How to make an app for a banquet hall

A banquet hall sells each hall twice a day, and in the wedding season every slot matters. The manager has to know which hall is free for dinner on the 22nd, which family is coming for a tasting, how many plates the kitchen must plan and who still owes the second instalment. An app keeps the calendar, bookings and payments together.

Updated 2026-11-09

Who uses the app

The owner, the booking manager and the kitchen or banquet captain. Because they use different phones and the calendar must never be double-booked, connect your own Supabase database with sign-in for each person.

The screens a banquet hall app needs

Calendar: Each hall and the lawn by date, lunch and dinner slots, free, on hold or booked
Enquiries: Families who asked, with date wanted, guests, budget and when they visit for a tasting
Bookings: The family, function, hall, slot, menu package, minimum plates and extras like rooms and decor
Menu: Dishes chosen for each booking, sent to the kitchen
Payments: Booking amount, instalments and final payment for each function, paid or due
Event sheet: For the day: hall, timings, plates, menu, stage, vendors and the family's contact
Reports: Slots booked by month, plates served and money collected

Features worth asking for

A calendar that stops the same hall and slot being booked twice
Holds on a date that expire if the booking amount doesn't come by a set day
Payment stages with a WhatsApp reminder for each instalment
A booking confirmation and menu as a PDF for the family
An event sheet as a PDF for the kitchen and banquet captain
The final plate count changed up to a cut-off day, and the bill worked out
A reminder on the manager's phone the day before each function

Where the data lives

The calendar is shared by the owner, manager and captain, so connect your own Supabase database with sign-in from the start. To take booking amounts online, connect your own Razorpay account as well; the money goes to you.

How to make it with AppCub, step by step

Decide what the app does. List the screens you need, for example: Calendar, Enquiries, Bookings, Menu, Payments.
Describe it to AppCub. Paste the request below, changed to your own business and details.
Check the plan. AppCub shows the screens and features it will build. Change them in the chat until they are right; seeing the plan is free.
Try it on your phone. The app runs live next to the chat. Scan the QR code to install it, and ask for changes.
Share it. Share it as a web link, an APK file, or publish it on Google Play from your own developer account.

Copy this request, change the details to match your banquet hall, and paste it into AppCub:

Make an app for my banquet hall, Shubh Milan Banquets in Ludhiana, with Hall 1, Hall 2 and a lawn. Screens: calendar, enquiries, bookings, menu, payments, event sheet and reports. Each space has lunch and dinner slots; never allow two bookings in one slot. A date can be held for 3 days. Bookings have the family, function, menu package, minimum plates, rooms and decor. Payments in three stages with WhatsApp reminders. Make a booking PDF for the family and an event sheet PDF for the kitchen. The manager and captain use different phones. Maroon and gold.

Tips for a banquet hall app

Agree on the hold rule first, such as three days to pay the booking amount, and give AppCub that exact rule.
Enter your menu packages with every dish, so the menu screen and the kitchen sheet use the same names.
Start with the calendar and bookings for the coming season; add reports once a month of functions is in.
Give the kitchen and captain only the event sheet, not payments.
Ask for Punjabi or Hindi labels if your staff prefer them.

What it costs

Describing your app and seeing AppCub’s plan for it is free.
A new app usually takes 60 to 110 credits. Start with the 2-day trial for ₹99 (150 credits, enough for one app and a few changes) or the one-time App Pack for ₹499. Starter is ₹1,599 a month for 700 credits.
Google Play needs a paid plan (it includes the Play Store bundle and your app’s signing key) and your own Google Play developer account, a one-time US$25 fee to Google.
Work that fails or is rolled back costs no credits.

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Good to know

AppCub doesn't connect to billing machines or accounting software, and it doesn't message families by itself; the manager taps the WhatsApp button. Families can see free dates only if you build a customer screen on your online database.
AppCub builds Android apps. You can also share the app as a web link that opens on any phone; for the iPhone App Store, AppCub’s team can do it for you.

Questions

Can the app stop two families booking the same hall on the same night?

Yes. Each hall has lunch and dinner slots, and once a slot is booked or on hold, it can't be given again.

Can I put a date on hold for a family?

Yes. Ask for holds that expire after the number of days you choose if the booking amount isn't paid.

Can the app tell the kitchen how many plates to prepare?

Yes. The event sheet shows the final plate count and menu for each function, as a PDF the kitchen can keep.

Can families pay the booking amount in the app?

Yes, through your own Razorpay account once Razorpay and Supabase are connected; the money goes to you. You can also show a UPI QR code.

Can families see free dates from their phones?

Yes, if you ask for a customer screen on your Supabase database. It shows only free or taken, not other families' details.

Can I track enquiries that didn't book?

Yes. Keep every enquiry with its date and budget, and mark it booked or lost, so you can call back families before the season.

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