Also, it gives the chance for customizing orders for the kitchen and invoices for the customers.

There's no report for total number of events in a custom time period (for example is the events list report had a sum at the bottom). Have to manually count up number of events.

The separate Private, Invoice, and BEO Notes sections are very helpful. The Banquet Event Order Report is perfect to give our kitchen to prep for events.

Easy to learn and easy to use. Customer service is quick and easy.

It was great for getting me started. The cost is lower than competitors, which made it an easy choice for using while launching our business.

This package encompassed all of our needs without being as bulky and expensive as competitors. Better Cater's support staff have always listened and made quick modifications to better suit our needs.

It is great- I can sign on from any computer or phone and access all of my accounts. They are great to work with for any questions you may have.

Ease of use, ease customer support, menus and lists are available at your finger tips.

We made the switch from Caterease to Better Cater about 2 1/2 years ago. The system was easy to learn and use.

As I starting using Better Cater, I found I had a need for certain information to further streamline my business and gather information. I would pose my need to the support team and they were amazing.

Don't spend a ton of cash on others when better cater is a great option and cost effective.

There have been some issues though with the delivery of my proposals - their software if often sensed as spam and I have had NUMEROUS instances where my bids are not being received in a timely manner.

Ease of use and simplicity for smaller companies that don't need something as intense as caterease.

They are constantly implementing updates for ease of use. We are happy with Better Cater- the yearly fee is much more realistic then the larger companies out there who offer the same or less.

Everything has been easier, less time consuming with Better Cater, I did purchase caterese it was not easy to use.

The lack of features my company needed. Needed more reports/better reporting.

There is no customer facing side, so customers must be emailed all invoices and BEOs separately.

There are so many features that we don't utilize all of them. Overall it has great value.

As a daily user of this software, I can surely say I like the fact of how easy is to organize and communicate with customers.

It's a very easy product to use. You can either build the back-end completely with menus or build as you go.

This program is so easy to use and very explainable to customers. I really like the way it is broken down into sections for their review.

He has worked with every request we’ve have had and we greatly appreciate the flexibility.

The staff is good at figuring out what you want and helping you accomplish it. And they are constantly upgrading the software.

Customer Service!!! I would give it 10 stars if I could. Prompt, reliable and helpful and if I make a suggestion for a change or addition it is done within minutes.

They have an amazing support staff. Very quick response time.

I will even email a question to support sometimes and they will send me a video tutorial answering my question. I cannot say enough good things about EBE.

Customer support is great and quick to respond. Some of the features are not intuitive, but clunky.

This program makes organizing event leads, calendar, payments, contracts, invoices so easy. EBE is super user friendly.

We are still learning all the features that we can benefit from.

The support I receive from the company. The thing about softwares is they all require time getting to know the system and figuring things out.

What is important for me is having the support I need to figure it out. This company hands down has the best support I've seen in quite some time.

Too much room for error when keying in multiple sections during the initial setup process for an event.

This, plus QuickBooks, represents all I need for my back office systems. It's made my life 100x easier by keeping all of my data in one place.

I just love how sample and easy this software is to understand and use. I just can’t imagine booking events without it.

I'm not sure I'm using EBE in the exact way it was intended.

We are a small volunteer run nonprofit organization that rents out an historic wedding and event venue. We are thrilled to have transitioned from a manual reservation process to Event Booking Engines.

Good, responsive tech support by phone or email--my many questions are quickly answered. Some good customization and integration options.

This software has helped us with reports and organizing our daily client interactions. I cannot say this enough...support is outstanding.

The calendar is easy to use, and while I haven't used the payments/contracts features, they seem like they will be a real help when we get into the heat of our event season.

I like the widgets for the website the most. Customer Service is fantastic...very personal.

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Better Cater is a cloud-based catering solution that is suitable for small and midsize catering businesses such as corporate catering, on-site catering, restaurants, event caterers, food trucks and large-scale food preparation. Key features include cost and time analysis, profit and costs calculations, contact management and proposals management.


The solution allows users to calculate cost and profits by automatically adding detailed ingredient information based on item quantities. Users can create professional templates and invoices customized with their branding.


Better Cater’s reporting feature allows users to create custom reports including kitchen prep lists, packing lists, shopping lists, banquet event orders and more. An event calendar provides a color-coded overview of all events happening within a month. Users can manage their customers and prospects using the customer relationship management feature.  



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Kitchen/Menu Management

Cost Management

Customizable Reports

Proposal Generation

Contract/License Management

Electronic Signature

Order Management

Invoice Management

Customer Database

Calendar Management

Room Booking

Recipe Management

Data Import/Export

Contact Management

Facility Management

Waitstaff Management

Booking Management

Real Time Data

Historical Reporting

Recurring Orders

Event Scheduling

Email Reminders

Real-Time Updates

Activity Dashboard

Alerts/Notifications

Reminders

Automated Scheduling

Event Management

Customizable Templates

Calendar Sync

Billing & Invoicing

Event Calendar

Real Time Reporting

Customizable Branding

Contact Database

Banquet Management

Quotes/Estimates

For Catering Businesses

Web browser (OS agnostic)

Monthly Plan: $69 (add additional users for $30 each per month)

Yearly Plan: $690 (add additional users for $25 each per month)

Email/Help Desk

FAQs/Forum

Knowledge Base

Phone Support

24/7 (Live Rep)

Chat

Self-Employed

2-10

11-50

51-200

201-500

Better Cater

Live Online

Webinars

Documentation

Videos

Event Booking Engines is a cloud-based software platform designed to help Venues, Hotels, Caterers, Restaurants and Hospitality Groups manage their events, calendar, tasks, proposals, contracts, payments, lead transfer and event ticketing. Key features include lead and customer management, online signature capture, calendar integration, messaging, user permissions and room scheduling.

Teams using Event Booking Engines can send custom proposals, log events, sign contracts, receive online payment and schedule vendors/staff for various events. Our platform provides numerous website plug-ins such as the client portal, tour requests, lead forms and more, which can be integrated with customer websites, optimizing the web visitor and customer experience. Additionally, users can automatically create as well as reassign tasks, and update activities on the master calendar for improving business processes. 

Event Booking Engines facilitates integration with various third-party applications such as FreshBooks, Xero, QuickBooks, ClickSend, MailChimp, Constant Contact, Facebook, Instagram and Stripe. The platform offers reporting and central dashboards, helping users monitor critical components of their business and ensure operational efficiency. Event Booking Engines provides support via phone, email and an inquiry form.


 






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