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Pub software: tap lists, menus, events, bookings & socials

Pubs: one system for the bar, the bistro and the beer garden. Pour more, admin less.

The tap list's on a chalkboard, the bistro menu PDF is from last winter, trivia lives on a Facebook post and function enquiries sit in someone's inbox. We build tap list, menu, events, booking and social systems for pubs that all talk to each other, then we host them and look after them.

Looking for pub software that runs the taps, the bistro and the events?

A good local is a bar, a bistro, a gig venue, a sports bar and a function centre under one roof. Most pubs run each bit on a different app, plus a whiteboard behind the bar and a group chat for the staff. Change a keg or a special and you're updating the chalkboard, the TV, the website and Facebook by hand.

Wollopit builds custom pub software around how your pub actually runs. Change a tap once and it flows to the screens, website and QR menu. The bistro menu matches the till. Trivia, bands and the big game sell their own tables. Functions go from enquiry to run sheet without the back and forth. We connect the tools you already like, replace the ones holding you back and look after the lot on our own servers.

01The problems

What we hear from pubs

Does your pub have these problems? Here's how we'd fix them.

Most pubs we talk to have great staff and loyal locals running on a patchwork of apps, chalk and good intentions. It works, right up until State of Origin night.

  • The problemThe tap list is always out of dateA keg changes, the chalkboard gets rewritten and the website and TV still show last week's beers.
    How we fix itChange a tap once on your phone. The screens, website and QR menu update on their own.
  • The problemKegs kick mid-rushNobody saw it coming, the replacement isn't cold and the bar's three deep.
    How we fix itKeg levels from POS pours or flow meters with low-keg alerts and an 'on next' list for the cellar.
  • The problemThe bistro menu is everywhere and wrongA PDF on the website, a whiteboard for specials and prices in the POS that don't match.
    How we fix itOne menu manager. Edit once and the printed menu, QR menu, website and till all match.
  • The problemSpecials nobody seesSteak night, parmy Tuesday and happy hour live on a sandwich board out front.
    How we fix itDay-part specials that switch on by themselves across the screens, website, QR menu and socials.
  • The problemEvents buried in FacebookTrivia, bands and comedy posted once and lost. Bookings by DM and a list on the bar.
    How we fix itAn events calendar on your website, Google and Facebook with table bookings, tickets and reminders.
  • The problemBig game nights turn into chaosEveryone wants a table with a view of the screen and nobody wrote anything down.
    How we fix itSport screenings with bookable tables and zones, game-day menus and a fixture list on the website.
  • The problemRaffles and meat trays on paperTicket books, cash tins and a member draw nobody can find the records for.
    How we fix itRaffles and member draws run digitally with ticket sales, winners logged and records kept.
  • The problemBistro bookings by phoneThe phone rings through service and the book behind the bar is unreadable by Saturday.
    How we fix itOnline bistro bookings with table plans, deposits for big groups and SMS reminders.
  • The problemFunctions living in an inboxBirthdays, wakes and work parties juggled across emails, a diary and a whiteboard.
    How we fix itFunction enquiries become quotes, deposits and run sheets on one shared venue calendar.
  • The problemSocials eat your MondayPosting the same trivia night to Instagram, Facebook and Google one login at a time.
    How we fix itOne social dashboard: schedule everything, auto-post events and specials and see what brought people in.
  • The problemReviews nobody answersGoogle and Facebook reviews pile up and the bad ones sit there for months.
    How we fix itEvery review and message lands in one inbox so you can reply in seconds.
  • The problemRosters by group chatShift swaps in a group chat, RSA certificates in a drawer and checklists half done.
    How we fix itStaff rosters, swaps, open and close checklists and RSA records on staff phones.
02What we build

Solutions

What we build for pubs. Usually all talking to each other.

Pick the one that's hurting most or join the whole lot up. Everything is built around how your team works, not the other way round.

01

Tap list manager

Change taps from your phone with styles, ABV, sizes and prices, an 'on next' list and tap history.

02

Bar & beer garden TV screens

Tap boards, specials, events and the next big game on any TV, updating on their own.

03

Bistro menu manager

Menus, specials, kids menus, dietary tags and sold-out toggles synced to print, QR and the POS.

04

Day-part specials

Steak night, happy hour and lunch specials that switch on and off by themselves.

05

Events calendar

Trivia, bands, comedy and karaoke on your website, Google and Facebook with reminders.

06

Sport screenings

Fixture lists, bookable tables and zones for the big games and game-day menus.

07

Trivia night system

Team bookings, scoring on a tablet and leaderboards on the screens.

08

Raffles & member draws

Digital raffle tickets, meat tray draws and member draws with winners and records logged.

09

Bistro bookings

Table plans, deposits for big groups, waitlists and SMS reminders.

10

Functions & private hire

Enquiry to quote to deposit to run sheet for birthdays, wakes and work parties.

11

Social media dashboard

Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and Google in one place with a content calendar and auto-posts.

12

Reviews & messages inbox

Google reviews and social messages in one inbox the whole team can answer.

13

Members & loyalty

A member card in their phone wallet, points, birthday perks and member pricing at the bar.

14

Online ordering & takeaway

Bistro takeaway and bottle shop click and collect with pickup times.

15

Gift vouchers

Vouchers sold online and redeemed at the bar or in the bistro.

16

Staff rosters & checklists

Rosters, shift swaps, open and close checklists, line cleaning and RSA records.

17

Email & SMS marketing

Locals lists, event reminders and specials sent to the right people at the right time.

18

A website that fills the pub

Hand-built, quick on mobile, with live taps, menus and events, built to rank for 'pub near me'.

03The systems

The big ones

Your whole pub, on one system.

These are the systems pubs ask us about most. Each one works on its own and they get properly clever when they're joined up.

Tap list management

Change a keg once. Everything else follows.

Swap a beer from your phone behind the bar and the TVs, website and QR menu follow within seconds. The cellar gets a heads-up before a keg kicks.

  • Swap taps in two taps on a phone
  • Live TV tap boards
  • Website and QR menu always current
  • Keg levels from POS pours or flow meters
  • Low-keg alerts for the cellar
  • 'On next' list
  • Sizes and prices: pot, schooner, pint, jug
  • Style, ABV and tasting notes
  • Guest taps and tap takeovers
  • Tap history: what sold, how fast
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Menu management

Bistro menus that match the till.

One editor for the bistro menu, specials and kids menu. Change a price or mark a dish sold out and it updates the printed menu, QR menu, website and POS at once.

  • Bistro, bar and kids menus in one place
  • Sold-out toggles in one tap
  • Day-part specials on a schedule
  • Print-ready menus and table cards
  • QR menus for every table
  • Prices pushed to your POS
  • Dietary and allergen tags
  • Game-day and event menus
  • Happy hour pricing
  • Menu changes scheduled ahead

Event management

Trivia, bands and the big game, sorted.

Create an event once and it appears on your website, Google, Facebook and the pub screens. Table bookings or tickets, reminders and a fixture list for every big game.

  • Weekly trivia and karaoke
  • Live music and comedy
  • Sport screenings with fixtures
  • Bookable tables and zones
  • Tickets or free RSVPs
  • Raffles and meat tray draws
  • Shown on the pub screens
  • Auto-posted to socials and Google
  • Band bookings and payments
  • Bar takings per event

Bookings & functions

Tables and functions without the phone tag.

Bistro bookings with table plans and deposits for big groups. Function enquiries turn into quotes, deposits and run sheets on one venue calendar everyone can see.

  • Online bistro bookings
  • Table and area plans
  • Deposits for big groups
  • Waitlists and SMS reminders
  • Function enquiry forms
  • Quotes and packages
  • Deposits and final payments
  • Run sheets for the floor
  • Room and beer garden calendar
  • Function menus and drinks tabs

Social media dashboards

Every channel, one dashboard.

Plan, post and reply across Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and Google Business Profile without logging in four times. Events and specials can post themselves and you see what actually filled the pub.

  • Content calendar for every channel
  • Scheduled posts and stories
  • Auto-posts for events
  • Auto-posts for specials
  • Reviews and messages in one inbox
  • Ready-made templates in your branding
  • Reach, follows and engagement
  • Which posts drove bookings
  • Team logins without shared passwords
  • Monthly reports

Members & loyalty

Locals who feel like members.

A member card in their phone wallet, points or stamps on every visit, birthday perks and member pricing at the bar. Member draws run themselves and the records keep themselves.

  • Digital member card
  • Member pricing at the POS
  • Points or stamp rewards
  • Birthday perks
  • Member-only events
  • Member draws with records
  • Gift vouchers
  • Email and SMS to members
  • Visit and spend insights
  • Sign-up from a QR on the table
04How it changes

Before and after

Trivia night, wolloped.

Here's how a Wednesday trivia night could change. Every pub is different, so we map yours first.

Before

  1. Post on Facebook and hope people see it
  2. Team bookings by DM, phone and a list on the bar
  3. Answer sheets and scores on scrap paper
  4. Bistro gets slammed with no warning
  5. Winners announced and forgotten
  6. Do it all again by hand next week

After

  1. The event posts itself to socials and Google
  2. Teams book tables online and get reminders
  3. Scores go in on a tablet and show on the screens
  4. The kitchen sees team numbers ahead of time
  5. Leaderboards and winners post themselves
  6. Next week's trivia is already live
05Services

Everything under one roof

Software, websites and systems for pubs.

Whether you're starting fresh or upgrading what you've got, it's one team from the first sketch to the support call.

Custom software for pubs

Built around how your pub actually runs: tap list manager, bar & beer garden TV screens and the admin in between, in one system you own.

Websites for pubs

Fast, hand-built websites that rank for the searches your customers make and turn visits into enquiries, bookings or orders.

Pub system upgrades

Running on spreadsheets, old software or a platform you've outgrown? We move your data across and upgrade in stages so the business never stops.

Apps and portals for pubs

Bistro menu manager and day-part specials: customer and staff portals that work on any phone without an app store.

Integrations and automation

We connect Square, Lightspeed and SwiftPOS so information moves on its own and nobody retypes it.

Hosting, support and care

Managed hosting, updates, backups and security for your pub, looked after by the people who built it.

06Integrations

Connections

Plays nicely with what you already use.

We connect to the tools you rely on, work alongside the ones you're happy with or replace the ones holding you back.

  • Square
  • Lightspeed
  • SwiftPOS
  • H&L
  • Xero
  • MYOB
  • Stripe
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • TikTok
  • Google Business Profile
  • Mailchimp
  • Klaviyo
  • Eventbrite
  • Humanitix
  • Deputy
  • Tanda
  • Twilio SMS
  • Untappd for Business
  • Google Calendar
07How we work

The process

Some people dip their toe in. We turn up in a rebreather.

We get properly below the surface of your pub: the systems, the busy days and the jobs everyone hates. Then we fix the bits that matter most first.

  1. 01

    Think

    We spend time behind the bar, in the bistro and in the office, then work out what's actually slowing you down.

  2. 02

    Archi-tech

    We plan it before writing code: your taps, menus, events, bookings, members, hosting and cost.

  3. 03

    Build

    Real engineering, shown to you early and often. Usually the most painful bit first, so you get a win quickly.

  4. 04

    Look after

    We host it, maintain it and keep improving it. When something breaks you call the people who built it.

08Questions

FAQ

Things pubs ask us.

Something else on your mind? Ring 0423 011 252 and ask the people who'd build it.

Can the tap list update our TVs and website at the same time?

Yes. Change a tap once and it flows to your screens, website and QR menu. It can post to your socials too if you want it to.

Do we need to replace our POS?

Usually not. We connect to Square, Lightspeed, SwiftPOS, H&L and most popular systems so prices and specials stay in sync.

Can people book tables for the big game?

Yes. You can set up zones near the screens, take bookings or deposits per game and show the fixture list on your website.

Can you run raffles and member draws digitally?

Yes, within the rules for your state. We build the ticketing, draws and records so everything is logged properly.

Do you build anything for gaming rooms?

No. We stick to the bar, bistro, events, functions, members and marketing side of the pub.

Can you run our socials from one dashboard?

Yes. Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and Google Business Profile can be planned and scheduled from one place, with reviews and messages in one inbox.

How much does a pub system cost?

It depends on what you need, so we quote up front once we understand it. No surprise invoices, no lock-in and you own what we build.

How long does it take?

Smaller jobs like a tap list or events calendar can be quick. Bigger systems are planned in stages so you get the first win early.

Who looks after it once it's built?

We do. We host it on our own managed servers and keep it updated and secure. When you need something you ring the people who built it.

We already have systems. Can you upgrade them instead of starting again?

Usually, yes. Most pubs we work with keep what's working and upgrade the rest in stages. We move your data across, connect the old and new while we switch and retire the old system only when the new one is proven.

Contact

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