Case study · Online booking · Automation

ZumMoghulhof

Commission-free booking system instead of The Fork/Quandoo fees

Client
An authentic Indian restaurant in central Vienna.
Location
Vienna city centre, Austria
Year
2025
Platform
WordPress
Live site
zummoghulhof.at
ZumMoghulhof, Commission-free booking system instead of The Fork/Quandoo fees
ZumMoghulhof mobile
Overview

ZumMoghulhof is an authentic Indian restaurant in the centre of Vienna. What triggered this project wasn't design but cost: The Fork and Quandoo take a steep commission on every booking they pass on, and the guest's details stay with the platform. We built a custom booking module the staff run from a tablet. This is the reference our commission-free booking promise rests on.

Challenges

The problems we solved

01

Dependence on booking platforms

Commission left the business on every table booked, and the restaurant had no access to its own guest data. Their own module broke that dependence.

02

Staff have to run it, not an office worker

Bookings need to be seen and changed during service, on a tablet or a phone. The interface was built for that, not for a desktop.

03

Atmosphere that survives a screen

Choosing a restaurant is half emotional. The site carries the restaurant's own visual world rather than a generic hospitality template.

01 · Challenge

The restaurant wanted independence from third-party booking platforms (The Fork, Quandoo) and their high commissions.

02 · What we built
  • A custom, responsive site that captures the restaurant's atmosphere
  • A bespoke booking module the staff manage from a tablet
  • A guest-list feature for marketing
  • SEO for the Viennese market
03 · Results
  • Independent, commission-free direct booking
  • A brand-building tool for their own guests
  • The foundation for a digital guest relationship
What it does in practice

The restaurant now takes bookings directly, commission-free, and can use its guest list for marketing, the real payoff of owning the system. They didn't have to leave the platforms, but every booking that comes directly instead stays with the restaurant in full. The site doubles as a brand-building tool and the foundation of their digital guest relationship.

The website performs really well. We managed to reduce our dependence on booking platforms like The Fork and Quandoo, which charge high fees.
ZZumMoghulhof · restaurant, Vienna
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