Menu on their phone
Photos, prices, and categories guests can actually read at the table. Change tonight's special before the dinner rush — no reprinting.
Bar & restaurant apps
Your menu, your regulars, your brand — one app on their phone.
On every guest's phone.
Soniq Social helps bars, restaurants, pubs, breweries, and cafés put menu, events, and loyalty on guests' phones. Scan a QR, save to home screen — no App Store required.
12
Phone games
No
App Store needed
Live
Trivia nights
Your
Logo & colors
What it looks like
Your place, on their phone
These are real screens from our demo restaurant & bar. Yours would show your name, menu, photos, and colors.
Home
Hours, tonight's specials, upcoming events, and quick links — what guests see first when they open your app.
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Menu
Food, drinks, and more with photos and prices. Works for a full dinner menu, a bar snack list, or both.
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Events
Promote brunch, live music, private parties, or seasonal menus — and let guests share the event with friends.
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Gallery
A photo feed of your space and your food. You approve what goes live.
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Loyalty
Points, punch cards, and redeemable rewards — plus a wallet QR guests show at the bar.
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Trivia
Guests join from their phones, pick a leaderboard name, and play along while you host from a tablet.
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Games
Twelve quick phone games for the waitlist crowd — wins can earn loyalty points until the daily cap.
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What you get
One app for the way you actually run the place
Whether you're a dinner spot, a neighborhood bar, or both — menu, events, loyalty, and fun stuff for slow nights, all in one place guests can save on their phone.
Events & daily specials
Brunch hours, live music, wine week, happy hour — show up on your homepage so people know what's on tonight.
Loyalty that sticks
Points when they visit. Staff can check them in. Regulars pull up a simple rewards card on their phone — works at the bar or the host stand.
Games while they wait
Twelve simple phone games for the waitlist crowd or the table that's waiting on food. Keeps people engaged without extra work for your team.
Trivia night, built in
Run quiz night from a host screen. Guests join from their phones. Show the leaderboard on a TV. Pause between rounds so latecomers can still get in.
Feels like an app — no App Store
Guests tap “Add to Home Screen” on iPhone or Android. It looks and works like your own app, without waiting on Apple or Google.
Photos & reviews
Show off your dining room, patio, plates, and cocktails. Let happy guests leave a star rating you can highlight.
Easy for your team
Managers update the menu, post an event, or tweak the look from a simple dashboard. You decide who on staff can change what.
Screens around the room
Put trivia scores, loyalty check-in, or a welcome screen on a TV or tablet by the door — great for busy Friday nights.
Getting started
Up and running in days
No app developers. No printing new menus every week. We get you set up; your team keeps it fresh.
01
Choose a plan
Start with menu and events. Add loyalty when you're ready. Add games and trivia if that fits your crowd. Change plans later.
02
We set you up
You get your own link, a manager login, and a short setup walkthrough. Drop in your logo, colors, and first menu items.
03
Put QR codes out
Table tents, front door, receipts, social — guests scan once and can save your app on their home screen.
04
Keep it current
Update menus, post events, run loyalty, or host trivia from the same place. Your team learns it in one shift.
From owners & managers
Made for real restaurants and bars
Not a tech company pitch — the kinds of things we hear after a place switches over.
“We stopped reprinting menus every time a price changed. Regulars save the app on their phone and actually use it.”General managerNeighborhood restaurant & bar
“Quiz night used to mean paper and pens. Now people join from their table, we pause for breaks, and the big screen shows who's winning.”Events managerBrewpub
“I update lunch specials from an iPad in the office. Our old website took days and a phone call to anyone with login info.”OwnerCasual dining spot
Pricing
Straightforward plans
Every plan includes unlimited staff and customer accounts — no per-seat fees. Start with menu and events, add loyalty when you're ready, and add games and trivia if that fits your crowd.
Basic
Everything you need to put your menu, events, and info on guests' phones.
$49/mo
- Unlimited staff & customer accounts
- Menu & daily specials
- Events, photos & reviews
- Photo gallery & team page
- Guest reviews & contact info
- Save to home screen — no App Store
- Staff dashboard
Premium
Basic, plus a loyalty program your regulars will actually use.
$89/mo
- Unlimited staff & customer accounts
- Menu & daily specials
- Events, photos & reviews
- Save to home screen — no App Store
- Loyalty points & rewards
- Check-in & loyalty reports
- Check-in screen for front-of-house
Gold
Premium, plus games and live trivia for nights when you want the room buzzing.
$129/mo
- Unlimited staff & customer accounts
- Menu & daily specials
- Loyalty points & rewards
- 12 guest games
- Hosted trivia nights
- Leaderboards on phones and TVs
- TV / wall displays
Compare plans
| Feature | Basic | Premium | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited staff & customer accounts | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Menu & daily specials | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Events, photos & reviews | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Photo gallery & team page | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Guest reviews & contact info | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Save to home screen — no App Store | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Staff dashboard | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Loyalty points & rewards | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Check-in & loyalty reports | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Check-in screen for front-of-house | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| 12 guest games | — | — | ✓ |
| Hosted trivia nights | — | — | ✓ |
| Leaderboards on phones and TVs | — | — | ✓ |
| TV / wall displays | — | — | ✓ |
Unlimited staff & customer accounts
Basic ✓ Premium ✓ Gold ✓
Menu & daily specials
Basic ✓ Premium ✓ Gold ✓
Events, photos & reviews
Basic ✓ Premium ✓ Gold ✓
Photo gallery & team page
Basic ✓ Premium ✓ Gold ✓
Guest reviews & contact info
Basic ✓ Premium ✓ Gold ✓
Save to home screen — no App Store
Basic ✓ Premium ✓ Gold ✓
Staff dashboard
Basic ✓ Premium ✓ Gold ✓
Loyalty points & rewards
Basic — Premium ✓ Gold ✓
Check-in & loyalty reports
Basic — Premium ✓ Gold ✓
Check-in screen for front-of-house
Basic — Premium ✓ Gold ✓
12 guest games
Basic — Premium — Gold ✓
Hosted trivia nights
Basic — Premium — Gold ✓
Leaderboards on phones and TVs
Basic — Premium — Gold ✓
TV / wall displays
Basic — Premium — Gold ✓
See it on your phone
Open our demo — a working restaurant & bar app. Click through the menu, events, and photos like your guests would.
Questions
Common questions
Menus, loyalty, trivia, phones, ownership — the stuff owners and GMs actually ask.
How fast can we get started?
Most places are up and running within a few days. We create your site, you walk through a short setup, and you add your menu, photos, and hours. There's no waiting on an app store approval.
Do we need to build an iPhone or Android app?
No. Guests open your link or scan a QR code, then tap “Add to Home Screen.” It sits on their phone like an app. You don't submit anything to Apple or Google.
Is this only for bars?
Not at all. We built it for bars, restaurants, pubs, breweries, wine bars, cafés, and any sit-down or counter-service spot that wants menu, events, and loyalty in one place.
Who runs the technical side?
We do. Your menu, photos, and settings live on secure hosting. You focus on content — we handle the behind-the-scenes stuff.
Can it look like our place, not a generic template?
Yes. Your logo, colors, photos, and wording. Guests see your name first. A small “Powered by Soniq Bar Buddy” credit appears in the guest app footer — that's the app engine, not our marketing site.
Will it work on guests' phones?
If they have a modern iPhone or Android, yes. Safari and Chrome both work. Your staff can manage things from a phone, tablet, or computer.
How does loyalty work?
Staff check guests in or guests show a QR code from their phone. Points and rewards live in the app — no special scanners or POS hookup required to get started.
Can we do trivia or game night?
On the Gold plan, yes. A host starts a round on a laptop or tablet, guests play along on their phones, and you can show scores on a TV. Good for bars; some restaurants use it for private events too.
Can my staff update the menu without calling me?
That's the idea. You give managers access to change items, prices, specials, and events. You control who has access.
Can we try it before we commit?
Absolutely. Open the live demo on your phone, or email us for a walkthrough. We can also set up a preview for your team.
Who owns our guest list and menu info?
You do. Your content and customer loyalty data belong to your business. We don't sell guest information.
What if we want to add loyalty or trivia later?
Upgrade when it makes sense. Your menu and events keep working on any plan.
We have more than one location. Does that work?
Each location gets its own site and login. Ask us about pricing if you're rolling out to several spots.