How do I run a Supper Club?

A Supper Club makes one night a month feel completely different from normal service.

Set it up

Anything the menu marks Off shows Switched off when you open it: press Switch on and set it up (on a phone, + Add more lists them). Changes wait for Save in the bar at the bottom of the page, or at the top right of an offer’s full-screen editor on a phone.

1. Open Your club, then Settings, then How people join.
2. Under Free or paid, choose Paid membership, then press Switch to paid.
3. Under How do members pay?, choose Just monthly. Pick your fee under What’s the monthly fee?, or press Something else to type your own. Choose whether Do new members get a free trial?, then press Save price.
4. Connect Stripe on the same page, so members can pay you. See How do I launch my club?
5. The monthly supper. In What members get, press Weekly & monthly offers. Choose Same every time, then Free item, with “a members’ supper, with a welcome drink or alcohol-free alternative”. Under When it repeats, set Repeat every to 1 month, choose Specific weekday, then First and your day. Custom… 30 days. Press Save.
6. Guest-chef first dibs. Press Club perks in the menu, then Add a perk, with a Heading such as “Early access to guest-chef collaborations and special dinners”. Press Done. Send the actual news from Broadcasts → Write something.
7. A members’ table. Press Add a perk, with a Heading such as “Priority for our shared table at member suppers”. Press Done.
8. A guest place. Press Add a perk, with a Heading such as “Bring a guest to selected suppers at a fixed price”. Press Done, then Save. Announce the supper itself from Broadcasts → Write something.

What members get

A members’ supper each month with a welcome drink, first word on guest-chef dinners, priority at the shared table, and the chance to bring a guest at a fixed price. If your club already has members, they stay in, free, with everything they get today. The fee is for people who join from now on.

What your staff need to know

Scan the member’s pass for the monthly supper. If payment hasn’t gone through, you’ll see Membership paused. Guest-chef alerts, the table and the guest place are all Club perks, listed under Club perks when you scan.

How you’ll know it’s working

A paid club’s Paid members page, under How it’s going, shows what’s coming in. Members shows each person’s Membership status.

Related

• Supper Club on our inspiration page
• Chef’s Table Club
• Which kind of offer should I use?