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What is an anti-café management system?
In an anti-café, guests mainly pay for the time they spend. On top of that come table and room bookings, drink and snack sales, cash, and sometimes stock. That’s why software that only counts time may not cover the whole process. Heselo keeps that flow in one panel.
How is Heselo used in an anti-café?
In Heselo, tables and rooms, live sessions, products, and cash can be managed in one panel. You can create resources and rates that match your venue’s layout.
How does the anti-café model work?
A guest picks a table, sofa, room, or another zone and stays for a while. Drink and snack orders can come up during that time.
The key is to manage time, space, and extra sales without splitting them apart.
Which features matter in anti-café software?
Depending on the venue’s model, the core features can include:
- Table and room bookings
- Live sessions and time tracking
- Extra product sales
- Cash shift and count
- Product catalogue and stock
- Customer notes
- Staff permissions
How is hourly billing calculated?
A booking or walk-in turns into a live session. When the session is extended, the extra time is added to the bill. Product sales can sit on the same bill. That way staff don’t have to add up time and products separately.
How is an anti-café different from a gaming club?
In a gaming club, the main resource is usually a PS, console, or PC station. In an anti-café, tables, rooms, and other zones come first. Even so, both share similar processes: bookings, live sessions, and cash.
What to look for when choosing anti-café software
Do bookings and live sessions work in the same system? Can product sales be added to a session? Is the cash shift closed separately? Can tables and rooms have different rates?
The best test is to replay a real working day in the system: booking, check-in, extension, sale, and end-of-day close.