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Case study · Entertainment Tech

Antakshari Cafe

One pain at a time—for theatre-style sessions, long-table seating, and a checkout flow guests understand. Mocks align with the live experience at antaksharicafe.com.

GA · Production

The door has a paper list. The website still shows “available.”

The pain

Long-table layouts mean two guests can “book” the same stretch of seats when holds aren’t visible. Staff reconcile at the last minute while the queue backs into the lobby.

How Antakshari Cafe answers it

Seats are modeled per side of the table—booked, on hold, or open—so the floor plan, the box office, and the guest’s confirmation all agree before doors open.

Session · Sat 8:00 PM · Table A

Long table · seat map

Stage front · illustrative chips

Left · A-side
L1 L2 L3 L4 L5
AISLE
Right · B-side
R1 R2 R3 R4 R5

Guests think they’re “in.” Finance sees no payment.

The pain

Soft holds, partial groups, and pending UPI blur the line between reserved and confirmed. Someone always arrives expecting a seat that was never locked.

How Antakshari Cafe answers it

Every booking row shows status in plain language—hold, paid, checked in—so front-of-house and accounts chase the same queue, with expiry visible before you oversell the house.

Bookings · Tonight
Search guest Holds expiring Settle dues

Reservation list

Same statuses on web + door tablet

Guest Seats Status
Meera K. L2–L3 · 2 Paid
Rahul V. R2 · 1 Hold · 12m
Group · Table B 6 seats Checkout pending

Show night is scattered: capacity, check-ins, and “who’s left?”

The pain

Without one pulse for the evening, managers ping each other for headcount, no-shows, and walk-ups. The room feels full—or empty—before anyone has a single number.

How Antakshari Cafe answers it

A session dashboard rolls up sold vs checked-in, holds, and remaining capacity so the team steers the house from one screen—before the first chorus.

Tonight · Antakshari × Live band
Capacity filled
18 / 24
Seated + paid
Checked in
12
Doors · 45 min
On track

Fill vs holds

Illustrative split for the session

Paid / seated Active holds Open

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