Staff scheduling built for restaurants
Manage availability, reduce no-shows, and track hours across locations. Built for the chaos of hospitality.
Free up to 10 employees
73%
industry turnover rate
Minutes
to build a schedule
Automatic
shift reminders
Restaurant scheduling is chaos. We get it.
High turnover, weekend rushes, split shifts — we built Turnozo for this.
- Last-minute call-outs with no backup plan
- Staff constantly texting to check their schedule
- No-shows during Saturday dinner rush
- Juggling schedules across multiple locations
- See who's available to cover open shifts
- Staff check their own schedule on mobile
- Automatic reminders before every shift
- One view across all your locations
Know who's available before you schedule
Restaurant staff have complicated availability. Let them set their own preferences so you never schedule someone who can't show up. Learn more about availability.
- Staff set their weekly availability
- Request time off directly in the app
- See availability while building schedules
From chaos to clarity in 3 steps
Restaurant employee scheduling that actually works.
Build your roster
Drag shifts onto your weekly grid
Publish & notify
One click alerts your whole team
Track hours
Staff clock in, timesheets build themselves
Works from the kitchen, the floor, or home
Your staff doesn't sit at desks. Neither should their scheduling app. Turnozo works beautifully on any phone — plus native apps for iOS and Android.
- Check schedule from any device
- Clock in/out from mobile
- Sync to Google/Apple Calendar
- Request time off on the go
My Schedule
This week
Server
Server
Server
Accurate hours. Automatic timesheets.
Staff clock in from their phones. You get accurate timesheets without the paperwork — ready for payroll in one click. Learn more about time tracking.
- One-tap mobile clock in/out
- Optional GPS verification
- Export to payroll (CSV, Excel)
- Late employee notifications
Sarah M.
4:58 PM → 11:02 PM
6.07h
CompletedJames K.
5:05 PM → 11:15 PM
6.17h
CompletedMaria G.
5:00 PM → —
4.5h
● Clocked inDowntown
8 staff · 24 shifts/week
Midtown
6 staff · 18 shifts/week
Airport
4 staff · 12 shifts/week
One dashboard for all your locations
Running multiple restaurants? Manage schedules, track hours, and see coverage across every location from a single dashboard.
- Separate schedules per location
- Switch between locations instantly
- Role-based access for managers
Restaurant scheduling by the numbers
Hospitality has the highest turnover of any industry. Bars, cafes, catering companies, and bakeries all share the same fundamental challenge: keeping shifts filled with a workforce that's constantly changing.
75%
Average restaurant turnover rate
Three out of four employees leave within a year. A "good" restaurant turnover rate is 50-60%. At $5,864 per replacement, a 20-person restaurant spends $58K-$88K per year just replacing people.
Source: National Restaurant Association / Homebase 2025
61%
Hospitality turnover rate (all food service)
This includes bars, cafes, catering, and bakeries. The pattern is the same everywhere: unpredictable schedules drive people out. Workers who get their schedule less than a week in advance are 3x more likely to quit.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) JOLTS
30-35%
Typical labor cost as % of revenue
Labor is the biggest controllable cost in any restaurant, bar, or cafe. Overscheduling by just 2 hours per shift across 7 days costs $7,000-$15,000 per year. Underscheduling costs even more in lost sales and poor service.
3-5 hrs
Time managers spend on scheduling per week
Between building the schedule, handling swap requests, covering callouts, and texting the group chat. That's 150-260 hours per year. With scheduling software, most restaurant managers report cutting this to under 1 hour.
Scheduling across hospitality: restaurants, bars, cafes, catering, and bakeries
Each type of food service has unique scheduling patterns, but they share the same core challenges. Here's what differs:
Restaurants: BOH + FOH coordination
Kitchen and front-of-house run on different rhythms. Prep starts at 6 AM, dinner service runs until 11 PM. You need overlapping shifts and role-based scheduling so the right mix of cooks, servers, and hosts are on at every hour.
Bars and nightlife: late-night shifts
Shifts that cross midnight need software that handles overnight correctly. Friday needs 5 bartenders, Monday needs 1. Templates for peak vs quiet nights save hours of rescheduling every week.
Cafes and bakeries: early morning + student staff
Bakery prep starts at 4-5 AM. Cafes peak at morning rush. Both rely heavily on students whose availability changes with class schedules. Self-service availability updates prevent the constant back-and-forth.
Catering: event-based teams
Catering schedules change with every event. One day you need 3 people, the next you need 15. Open shifts and instant notifications let you assemble crews fast without calling through a list.
Frequently asked questions
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Join restaurants using Turnozo for simpler scheduling and time tracking.
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