TheFork Manager
Reservation software tied to Europe's largest restaurant booking marketplace
TheFork Manager is the restaurant-side reservation book and table management tool of TheFork, the booking marketplace founded in Paris in 2007 as LaFourchette. Restaurants gain visibility to the marketplace's consumer app and Tripadvisor traffic, and pay per cover for marketplace bookings. It is used across more than 20 European countries and Latin America.
Our reading. Best for restaurants in Southern Europe that need to fill empty tables with new diners from the TheFork and Tripadvisor audience and accept paying per cover for that demand.
Strengths
- Brings incremental demand from the TheFork and Tripadvisor audience
- Free-to-start plan with yield-management promotions
- Available in most EU markets with local support
Limits
- Per-cover commission on marketplace bookings can be costly for busy venues
- Owned by US-listed Tripadvisor, although run from Paris
Founded 2007 as LaFourchette, acquired by TripAdvisor in 2014; market leader in restaurant bookings across Southern Europe
Owned by Tripadvisor (US) since 2014 but headquartered and operated from Paris; founders Bertrand Jelensperger, Patrick Dalsace and Denis Fayolle
- 14 Jun 2026 AcquisitionAmerican Express agreed to buy Paris-based restaurant booking platform TheFork, which lists more than 50,000 restaurants in 11 European countries, for $700M in cash. Closing is expected before the end of 2026; for restaurants it signals a stronger link between reservations and Amex's dining and loyalty programmes.