Built by one person. For UK independents.
Seatly is a small, independent software company building one thing well: a restaurant booking platform that doesn't take a cut of your covers.
Why this exists
UK independent restaurants are paying enterprise prices for software that wasn't built for them. OpenTable charges per cover. ResDiary locks you into annual contracts at £89 to £299 a month. Quandoo is closing UK operations entirely.
A large share of UK independent restaurants still take bookings on paper or by phone. Not because they don't want a digital system. Because the existing options are priced and built for chains, not for the UK independents we serve — whether that's a 40-cover bistro in Southampton, a 150-cover gastropub in the Cotswolds, or a small group running two sites.
Seatly is the alternative. Flat monthly subscription from £59. White-label booking widget that stays under your colours and restaurant name. UK GDPR compliant by default. Data stays in London. No per-cover fees, ever.
Who's behind it
Nick Sahota — founder, designer, developer, and customer support. 10+ years in the IT industry, with experience across aviation and air traffic management software, full-stack and mobile development, SQL Server and database engineering, and data visualisation in Power BI.
Updates and progress posts live on @hxrnake on X .
How we work
- 01. UK first. Every decision optimises for independent UK venues. Not generic SaaS that happens to support GBP.
- 02. No lock-in. Monthly rolling. Export your data anytime. Cancel without a phone call.
- 03. Honest about stage. We're pre-launch with no live customers yet. The first cohort of UK independents will be onboarded in Southampton soon. If you want to be in it, get in touch.
The boring details
- Legal entity
- Seatly Software Ltd (in formation)
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Data residency
- London (AWS eu-west-2 via Supabase)
- ICO registration
- In progress
- Stage
- Pre-launch, first cohort opening soon
- Founded
- 2026
Want in on the first cohort?
We're onboarding UK independents one at a time. Tell us about your venue and we'll tell you whether Seatly's a fit.