What happens when someone calls in sick before service?

Send shift requests to available staff via push notification. Staff can accept from their phones. The first to accept gets the shift, and the roster updates automatically.

Restaurant & Café Rostering

Restaurant staff rostering, made simple

Streamline your food service staffing with RosterMate. Manage kitchen, front-of-house, and bar teams from one platform — built for New Zealand restaurants, cafés, and eateries.

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Shifts for lunch & dinner

Unlimited

Venues & locations

Built for Food Service

Scheduling for busy service

From breakfast rushes to dinner service, RosterMate helps you coordinate kitchen staff, servers, and bar teams. Handle split shifts, manage availability, and keep your whole operation running through peak hours.

Split shifts & service periods — build rosters for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, with split shift patterns for staff who work morning and evening.

Kitchen & front-of-house — separate areas for kitchen, service floor, and bar, with staff seeing every shift in the mobile app.

Cover no-shows fast — when someone calls in sick before service, push shift requests to available staff and the first to accept gets it.

Restaurant staff rostering software for food service

Restaurant rostering features

Purpose-built tools for food service businesses.

Staff Availability Management

Staff update availability in the mobile app
See who's available when building rosters
System flags scheduling conflicts
Track leave requests and approvals
Roster updates when leave is approved

Templates & Service Patterns

Create templates for service periods
Copy previous week's roster with edits
Drag-and-drop rostering interface
Split shifts for lunch and dinner service
Visual indicators show uncovered shifts

Time Tracking & Payroll

Clock in via mobile app or kiosk with PIN
GPS geofencing (50-100m accuracy)
Offline kiosk mode with automatic sync
Reports on hours worked and overtime
Export timesheets to payroll

Restaurant staffing challenges we solve

Designed for the fast-paced food service environment.

Variable Service Demand

Adjust staffing levels quickly for busy weekends and quiet weekdays. Copy rosters and modify on the fly to match covers.

Kitchen & Service Coordination

Create separate areas for each section. View all rosters together or filter by kitchen, wait staff, or bar.

Last-Minute No-Shows

When someone calls in sick before service, send shift requests to available staff via push notification.

Leave Management

Staff request time off via the app. Managers approve in seconds. The system checks conflicts and updates the roster.

Team Communication

Send roster updates, shift changes, and service announcements. Staff receive push notifications instantly.

Multiple Locations

Manage multiple restaurant locations from one account. View all venues together or filter by individual site.

Why restaurants choose RosterMate

Get through every service with the right team on the floor.

Coordinate kitchen, service, and bar teams easily

Adjust staffing quickly for service demand

Handle split shifts and service periods

Find emergency cover with push notifications

Manage multiple restaurant locations

Export timesheets directly to payroll

Restaurant rostering FAQs

Common questions from restaurant and café owners across New Zealand.

Create separate areas for kitchen, service floor, and bar. View all sections together or filter by specific area. Staff can view all their shifts in one app regardless of section.

Yes. Create two separate shifts for the same person on the same day (e.g. 11am-3pm and 5pm-10pm). Both shifts appear on their schedule and clock-in times track separately.

Copy previous rosters and modify as needed. Add or remove shifts with drag-and-drop. Send shift offers to available staff when you need extra coverage for busy services.

Send shift requests to available staff via push notification. Staff can accept from their phones. First to accept gets the shift, and the roster updates automatically.

Yes. Add all your restaurants to one RosterMate account. View rosters for all locations together or filter by specific venue. Generate consolidated reports across locations.

Staff clock in via mobile app with GPS geofencing (accurate to 50-100 meters), or use a kiosk with PIN codes at a terminal. Kiosks work during internet outages with automatic sync. Export all time data to payroll.