Booking for caterers
Soopaspace turns an event enquiry into a tidy quote, holds the date with a deposit, and invoices the balance, so the booking side of your catering runs itself while you cook.
Free to start with your booking page, bookings and clients. Everything else is one paid plan: £9.99/month billed yearly, or £12.99 monthly.
How it looks
Kitchen refit
Total £2,000.00 · Deposit £500.00
How much now?
A £15.00 deposit is taken now by card. The remaining £45.00 is paid on the day.
Pay £15.00 depositHarbour Joinery
12 Quay Street, Leith
Invoice
INV-0042
Fitted shelving£480.00
Materials£120.00
Total£600.00
Deposit paid−£150.00
Left to pay£450.00
Illustrations of the product. Names and amounts are examples.
From enquiry to a held date
Most catering starts with a conversation about numbers, a menu and a date, not a fixed price. A client enquires from your page, you send a clear quote for the event, and a card deposit on the quote holds the date, so a booked Saturday is really booked.
- Clients enquire straight from your page
- You send a clear quote for the event
- A card deposit on the quote holds the date
- A date booked ahead stays put
The balance, paid without chasing
When the event is done, turn it into an invoice the client pays by card from the email, with the deposit already taken off. Paid, part-paid and overdue are all tracked, and a polite reminder chases the ones who forget.
- The balance invoiced after the event
- Paid by card from the email
- The deposit comes off the total
- Paid, part-paid and overdue all tracked
Tastings and gift vouchers
Offer a tasting or a planning meeting clients book from your page at no charge, so the first step is easy. Gift vouchers sell from the same page for a dinner party or a special occasion, money in before you lift a pan.
- A free tasting or planning meeting, booked online
- Gift vouchers sold straight from your page
- Income in before the work
- Everything in one place, not three apps
Try it on your own business
Start free with your booking page, bookings and clients. No card, no time limit.
Common questions
- Can I quote for an event rather than charge a fixed price?
- Yes. A client enquires, you send a quote for the exact event, and a card deposit on the quote holds the date. The balance is invoiced once the event is done.
- How do clients pay the balance?
- By card from the invoice email, with the deposit already taken off. Paid, part-paid and overdue are tracked for you, and a reminder chases anyone who forgets.
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One paid plan, one price
One app for the whole of it
£9.99/month, billed yearly
or £12.99 a month. Cancel any time.
- A booking page you edit on the page itself
- Fixed-price appointments, quoted jobs, or both
- Group events, courses & waiting lists
- Bundles, offers, discount codes & gift vouchers
- On-demand services: paid now, delivered later
- Reminders, two-way calendar sync & self-service rescheduling
- Quotes & invoices, with overdue ones chased politely for you
- Money, P&L, expenses & mileage
Free plan: your booking page, bookings and clients, with no card and no time limit.