Revenue & the room
Table Turns & Capacity Calculator
What is the ceiling on this room, and how close am I getting to it?
Before you spend on marketing, find out whether the room can even seat the guests you are trying to attract. Turn time is the whole cycle: seated, served, paid, cleared, reset.
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The answer
Theoretical cover capacity
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4.62 turns per seat over 6 hours
- Turns per seat4.62
- Seats86
- Service window6 hrs
- Revenue at theoretical capacity$15,048
- Capacity used62.6%
- Unused theoretical capacity148
- Revenue represented by unused capacityThe unused theoretical cover capacity valued at your average check. It is not guaranteed demand.$5,624
- Turn time needed for 10% more coversMinutes per turn that would deliver 10% more covers in the same window.113.49
This is a whole-cover estimate under ideal timing, not a promised maximum. Party sizes, arrival bunching, table mix, and reset time all move the real result.
03 Show the arithmetic
Turns per seat = (service hours × 60) ÷ turn time in minutes
Theoretical cover capacity = seats × turns per seat, rounded down to a whole cover
Capacity used = actual covers ÷ theoretical cover capacity × 100
04 What the answer leaves out
- Real utilisation well below 100% is normal and not a failure. Party size mismatch alone costs most rooms a meaningful share of their seats.
- Cutting turn time raises the ceiling but can cut average check. Test both together before pushing service faster.
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