Restaurant scheduling guide
Build a weekly restaurant staff schedule for FOH, BOH, hosts, servers, cooks, and bartenders. Start with a free template, add availability, and share the schedule with your team.
Read the guide → Resources
Guides and writing for people who run the roster
Practical ideas for shift-based teams, starting with scheduling guides for restaurants, cafes, and bars.
Scheduling guides
Plan by venue type
Reference pages covering the roles, service periods, and coverage problems each kind of venue runs into. These are guides, not separate tools — they all open the same schedule maker.
Cafe scheduling guide
Plan barista, kitchen, floor, and manager shifts for a cafe week. Start with a free cafe schedule template and collect staff availability before publishing.
Read the guide →Bar scheduling guide
Create weekly bar staff schedules for bartenders, barbacks, floor, door, and managers. Plan late shifts, weekend peaks, availability, and shift swaps in one place.
Read the guide →Weekly template guide
Download a free weekly employee schedule template for hourly teams. Plan shifts by role, track hours, collect availability, and move from spreadsheet to live scheduling when ready.
Read the guide →Availability planning guide
Collect employee availability, time-off requests, preferred shifts, and role preferences before building the weekly schedule. Designed for restaurant, cafe, bar, and hourly teams.
Read the guide → From the blog
Notes from building CrewCentral
Why rostering is still broken in 2026
Spreadsheets, group chats, and six different apps. Here's why the scheduling problem for hourly teams hasn't actually been solved — and what needs to change.
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