Restaurant table efficiency.

Table turnover (turns) measures how many times each table is used per service. Revenue-per-table and revenue-per-table-hour show whether the restaurant makes efficient use of its most scarce resource: seating capacity. Fast casual targets 3-4 turns; casual dining 2-3; fine dining 1-1.5.

40 tables, 200 covers in a 10-hour service = 5 turns/day per table. Revenue 60 per cover × 200 = 12,000 daily. 300 per table per day, 30 per table per hour. Excellent for casual dining. Most restaurants struggling on profit have table turns under 2 - effectively half their capacity is idle.

Improving table turns: reservation management (no empty tables during peak), course timing (reduce dwell without rushing), pre-ordering apps (food arrives faster), digital payment (no waiting for bill). Each can add 0.5-1 turn per day in busy restaurants. More turns at same cover value = more revenue from the same rent.

Run it with sensible defaults

Using tables of 40, covers per day of 200, avg cover value of 60, service hours of 10, the calculation works out to 5.00. Nudge the inputs toward your own situation and the output recalculates instantly. The defaults are meant as a starting point, not a recommendation.

The levers in this calculation

The inputs — Tables, Covers per Day, Avg Cover Value, and Service Hours — do not pull with equal force. Not every input has equal weight. Flip one at a time toward extreme values to feel which ones move the needle most for your situation.

How the math works

Turns = covers ÷ tables. Revenue per table = daily revenue ÷ tables. Per table hour = per table ÷ hours. The working is transparent — you can verify every step yourself in the formula section below. No black box, no opaque "proprietary model".

What the score tells you

Headline financial numbers — income, savings, debt — each tell part of the story. This calculation stitches several together into a single read you can track over time. The value is in the direction, not the absolute number.

What this doesn't capture

The score is a composite of the inputs you provide. Life context — job security, family obligations, health, housing — doesn't appear in the math but shapes the real picture. Use the number as a prompt, not a verdict.