Membership Software For Restaurants

Restaurant Membership Software

Join It runs the membership side of a VIP club, supper club or founders' program: who has joined, what tier they hold, whether this month's payment went through and how often they come in.

  • Monthly or annual tiers billed through Stripe
  • Digital member cards the host or server can check in seconds
  • Member pricing on dinners and events through Eventbrite
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Join It member list for a restaurant members' club showing tiers and payment status

Trusted by Restaurants, Breweries and Pizzerias worldwide

4,000+
Organizations
Associations, nonprofits, clubs & communities
$100M+
Payments
Recurring dues, one-time payments & event revenue
40+
Countries
From small social groups to tens of thousands of members
The Reality for Most Owner-Operators

Three Problems That Drain Every Owner-Operator

01

The Server Cannot Tell Who Is in the Club

A mug club or VIP tier only works if whoever is at the table can check it without leaving the floor. Join It puts live membership status on a digital card any phone can scan, so staff know in a second and the perk goes to the right guest.

02

A Limited Founders' Tier Needs a Cap

Twenty-five founders' seats at a premium price cannot become a hundred. Join It caps a membership type at the number you set and hides it when it is full, so the tier stays exclusive without anyone counting sign-ups.

03

Lapsed Members Keep Getting the Discount

A card expires, the member keeps coming in, and nobody notices until month end. Join It emails the member and you when a payment fails, marks the record overdue and shows lapsed status on the card the server scans.

Everything You Need

One Platform, Purpose-Built for Members' Clubs

Join It replaces your scattered tools with a single platform your whole front of house can use, without a training manual.

Member Records

Every member, contact detail, membership type and payment history in one searchable database.

Recurring Billing

Charge monthly or annual memberships automatically through Stripe. See who is current and who has lapsed at a glance.

Automations

Renewal reminders, overdue notices and failed-payment alerts go out for you, on the schedule you set.

Member Portal

Members update their own details, pay and download their card without calling the restaurant.

Communications

Send announcements and newsletters to your whole community or to specific groups, straight from your member list.

Tier Caps and Perks

Cap a founders' tier at a set number, hide it when full, and attach perks and member pricing to each tier.

Member management

Every Member Record in One Searchable Place

Stop keeping regulars in your head and club members in a sign-up form nobody opens. Join It gives your team one searchable member database, with every record, tier, note and payment in one place that the host stand can reach from a phone.

  • Import your existing member or loyalty list from a spreadsheet
  • Custom fields for favorite table, allergies and birthday
  • Full payment and visit history on every record
  • Staff logins for front of house without access to billing
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A membership confirmation email with Add to Apple Wallet and Add to Google Wallet buttons, next to a phone showing the saved digital membership card
Dues and Payments

Bill Club Members Monthly Without Chasing Anyone

Set up your tiers once and Join It charges each member on their renewal date. They get a receipt, the record updates itself, and you see who is current and who is overdue without a spreadsheet. Memberships sold at the bar can be recorded by hand.

  • Monthly and annual tiers, each with its own price and perks
  • Online payments through Stripe, with automatic receipts
  • Failed payment emails to the member and to you
  • Gift memberships a guest can buy for someone else
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Payment Collections dashboard showing a total of $120,620 collected with progress bars for Q1 Dues at 79% paid, Q2 Dues at 97% paid, and Q3 Dues at 100% paid, alongside buttons for sending reminders and exporting report.
Automations and Self-Serve

Give Members a Card the Table Can See

Every member gets a digital card in Apple or Google Wallet showing their tier and live status, so a server or host scans it with any phone and sees whether they are current. Behind it sits a portal where members update their own card and details.

  • Apple Wallet and Google Wallet cards with a scannable QR code
  • Card status updates automatically when a member pays or lapses
  • Each scan logged as a visit on the member record
  • Kiosk mode for member nights, so guests check themselves in
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A membership confirmation email with Add to Apple Wallet and Add to Google Wallet buttons, next to a phone showing the saved digital membership card
Real Restaurants

Restaurants and Breweries Already on Join It

The businesses below range from a brewery and cider house to a pizzeria to a neighborhood bar. They use Join It to bill club members automatically and give staff a card they can check at the table. If your place looks like these, it fits.

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Brew Lab 101 Beer & Cider Co.

NM

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Pizza 316

PA

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US

Wolfe's Den

VA

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US

Very easy platform to use and get used to using. The support staff is real and they respond in a timely manner. This is a real company, with a real product that works as advertised. We only have been live for about half a day and we're already seeing revenue come in with renewals.Thanks Join It for making the transition from our spreadsheet system to painless!!!

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Mike Doble
The Explorium Brewpub
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Up and Running in an Afternoon

01

Import Your Member List

Upload your existing spreadsheet using the import template, with names and emails as the minimum. Our support team helps you map the rest and load it, so nobody is retyping the member list by hand.

02

Set Up Tiers and Perks Once

Create your membership tiers, prices and caps, connect Stripe, and choose when reminders and receipts go out. From then on Join It charges each member on their renewal date and follows up when a card fails.

03

Invite Members to Their Portal

Send one welcome email. Members can then see their status, pay, add their card to Apple or Google Wallet and update their own details, without calling the restaurant.

Integrations

Plug in the tools you already use.

Join It sits alongside your email, accounting and event tools — so
member records, payments and registrations stay in sync without a single manual export.

Member data

Every new, renewed or lapsed member lands in the right list.

Mailchimp

Audiences and tags, kept current

Constant Contact

Contact lists synced automatically

Klaviyo

Segment members for lifecycle email
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many more

Payment data

Dues collected, reconciled and in your books.

Stripe

One-time and recurring payments

QuickBooks

Membership revenue in your ledger

Xero

Reconcile dues without re-keying
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many more

Everything else

Events, custom workflows and 
anything you want to build.

Eventbrite

Two-way event and attendee sync

Webhooks

Push events anywhere, in real time

API

Build on our documented REST API
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many more
These are the tools our customers love most. Zapier, WordPress, Squarespace and hundreds of others connect too — and anything else you run can reach us through webhooks or the API.
Common Questions

Restaurant Owners Ask Us

What is membership software for restaurants?

Membership software for restaurants helps manage customer memberships, dining clubs, subscriptions, perks, payments, renewals, and benefit records.

Restaurants may use memberships for VIP programs, dining clubs, recurring benefits, priority access, tasting events, or loyalty-style perks. Join It helps organize customer records, plan types, payments, renewals, digital cards, redemptions, and event benefits in one place. This makes membership easier to manage for staff and more convenient for customers. Digital membership cards are part of the Total plan and above.

Can restaurants sell membership programs online?

Yes. Restaurants can sell customer memberships online through Join It, including monthly, annual, or fixed-term plans.

Customers can sign up online, pay by card through Stripe, and manage their membership through a self-service portal. Restaurants can create membership types for VIP access, tasting clubs, loyalty programs, dining perks, or special event benefits. This helps create repeat revenue without relying only on one-off visits.

How do restaurant staff verify member benefits?

Staff can verify member status from Join It, and on the Total plan and above can scan a digital membership card to confirm active benefits.

At the host stand, counter, event entrance, or private dining experience, staff need a quick way to know whether someone is active and what benefits apply. Digital cards can be saved to Apple Wallet or Google Wallet and include a QR code for scanning. Digital membership cards and check-in tools are available on the Total plan and above.

Can restaurants track membership perk redemptions?

Yes. Staff can use check-ins, notes, and member records to track when benefits, discounts, or member experiences are redeemed.

The challenge in a restaurant is consistency across shifts: the host who promised a member tasting on Tuesday isn't the one seating them on Friday. Recording redemptions on the member profile gives every shift the same answer about what's been used and what a member is entitled to. Over a season, that record also shows which perks members actually value — useful when it's time to redesign the program. Check-ins are part of the Total plan and above, while member records and notes come with every plan.

Can restaurant memberships renew automatically?

Yes. Restaurant memberships can use recurring billing through Stripe and renewal reminders to keep memberships active.

Recurring restaurant memberships can create predictable revenue and make member programs easier to administer. Join It tracks payment history, renewal dates, and member status, while members can manage their payment details through the portal. This reduces manual follow-up and makes it easier for customers to stay active.

Can restaurants offer discounts for ticketed dinners or events?

Yes. Restaurants can connect membership status to event discounts, member-only dinners, tastings, or special access where configured.

Restaurants often use events to create higher-value member experiences. Join It can support member-only access or discounts through event workflows and integrations like Eventbrite. This helps restaurants turn membership into a tangible benefit rather than just a customer list.

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