Card guarantee

Fewer no-shows, with nothing paid up front.

Guests leave a card when they book. They only pay if they don’t show up or cancel too late. For everyone else, nothing changes.

An empty table is expensive

When a guest books and doesn’t come, the whole table is lost: the food is prepped, the team is there, and other guests couldn’t book.

A deposit protects the table, but many guests don’t like paying before they’ve eaten. The card guarantee protects the table without asking for anything up front.

How it works

  1. The guest books

    They put their card on file through Stripe’s secure page and accept the amount shown. Nothing is charged.

  2. They can change their mind

    Cancellation is free up to the deadline you set.

  3. They come to dinner

    They pay nothing more. Their card is deleted.

  4. They don’t show up

    Or they cancel after the deadline: their card is charged the agreed amount. For a no-show, the charge is made the next day, which leaves time to correct a check-in mistake.

With a deposit

  • The guest pays when booking.
  • They are refunded if they cancel in time.
  • Some give up on booking.

With the card guarantee

  • The guest pays nothing when booking.
  • Nothing to refund if they cancel in time.
  • The table stays protected if they don’t show up.

You stay in control

Your amount, your deadline

You set the fee by table size, and the free cancellation deadline.

Which guests

All guests, new guests only, or groups.

Nothing without your say

When your team cancels or moves a booking at the guest’s request, you choose whether to charge.

A deposit if you prefer

You can ask for a deposit instead, deducted from the bill.

The money goes to you

The fee goes straight to your Stripe account. Bientenu takes none of it: 30 € excl. VAT per month, no commission.

The card stays with Stripe

Neither you nor we see the number. The card is deleted no later than 7 days after the meal.

Protect your tables