Sharing a tab

A table’s tab is shared automatically by whoever places the first order, but anyone joining afterward needs to be let in.

Joining a table already in progress

If you scan a table’s code and someone there has already started ordering, you’ll be offered a request to join instead of starting a fresh tab. Send the request and wait, you’re not added automatically.

Approving a request

Everyone already on the tab sees join requests as they come in, with the option to approve or reject each one. Approving adds that person to the shared tab; rejecting simply declines it. Whoever’s already at the table decides, mozo doesn’t need a waiter involved for this.

What sharing a tab actually means

Everyone on a shared tab can see the full order history for that table and how much each person has ordered. Orders placed by anyone on the tab count toward the same running total, which is what staff use when closing out at the end of the visit.

Why the approval step exists

Without it, anyone who scanned a table’s code could add themselves to a stranger’s bill. Requiring an existing guest to approve keeps a table’s tab under the control of the people actually sitting there.