For Hybrid Venues

One Venue. Two Identities. Zero Compromise.

Restaurant by day. Nightclub by night. DiResto handles the transformation automatically.

24 Hours at a Hybrid Venue

Follow a full day-night cycle. Watch one venue transform — and the system that orchestrates it.

8:00 AM Restaurant Mode

The Breakfast Shift Begins

The morning crew clocks in. Tables are managed on the floor grid, kitchen stations are routed for breakfast prep, the Customer App shows the brunch menu. Waiters take orders on their app. The POS shows standard pricing. No bar tabs, no door management, no service tickets — those features are dormant, invisible to the staff. It is a restaurant, and the system behaves like one.

5:00 PM Restaurant Mode

Dinner Service

Still restaurant mode. The dinner menu activates — same products, different pricing tiers via time-based pricing rules. Reservations from the booking calendar fill the floor. The operations dashboard shows table turnover metrics and waiter section performance. A party of 12 arrives for a birthday — the VIP booth mode gives them premium treatment at the reserved long table.

8:45 PM Approaching Switch

The Transition Approaches

DiResto checks the hybrid schedule: nightlife start time is set to 9:00 PM. The admin sidebar already shows all nightlife sections — they are always visible for hybrid venues so managers can prepare. Staff who work both modes can see the mode badge about to change. The last dinner bills are settling up. The bar back is restocking stations for the night ahead.

9:00 PM Nightlife Mode

The Switch

Automatically, the venue transforms. No one presses a button. No one changes a setting. The system reads the clock and activates six capabilities simultaneously. The Door App comes alive for check-ins and entry fees. Service tickets are now required for every item. Bar tabs can be opened. Time-based pricing switches to nightlife rates. Capacity tracking begins monitoring occupancy. Every new order is stamped with venue_mode='nightlife' for split reporting later.

6:00 AM Mode Reverts

Dawn Resets

When nightlife end time hits, restaurant mode returns. The night's performance is captured in nightlife-specific reports — door entries, service ticket reconciliation, bar tab summaries. The day's performance will be captured in standard restaurant reports. Both feed into the Unified Revenue report, which shows the complete 24-hour picture. A new breakfast shift begins, and the cycle repeats.

What Happens at 9:00 PM

Six capabilities activate simultaneously when the clock crosses your configured nightlife start time.

  1. The Door App activates — door staff can now check in guests, collect entry fees, and assign wristbands
  2. Service tickets are now required for every item sold, creating the per-drink accountability chain
  3. Bar tabs can be opened, charged, transferred, and closed through the POS and Waiter App
  4. Time-based pricing rules switch to nightlife rates — early bird specials, peak pricing, last-call deals
  5. Capacity tracking begins monitoring occupancy against the configured venue limit with real-time gauge
  6. New orders are stamped with venue_mode='nightlife' so revenue splits cleanly in reports

The Crucial Detail: Time-Aware Mode Detection

The function is_nightlife_active() is time-aware. It checks the current time against your schedule. For overnight venues (9 PM to 6 AM), it correctly handles the midnight crossover — when the start time is greater than the end time, the system knows the schedule wraps past midnight. Your staff doesn't toggle anything. Your managers don't flip a switch. The system knows what time it is, and it acts accordingly.

One Report. Complete Picture.

The Unified Revenue report breaks down income by venue mode, time period, and payment method — breakfast revenue next to late-night bar revenue in the same view.

Revenue by Mode

See restaurant-mode income vs nightlife-mode income side by side. Compare gross margins across both operating identities.

Revenue by Time

Hourly breakdown across the full 24-hour cycle. Identify peak hours, dead zones, and the revenue impact of your switch time.

Day-of-Week Patterns

Compare weekday lunch traffic to Saturday night revenue. Spot trends that inform staffing, pricing, and event scheduling.

Payment Method Split

Cash vs card vs tab close by mode. Understand how payment behavior shifts between your restaurant guests and nightlife crowd.

See Hybrid Mode in the Demo

Watch DiResto transform from restaurant mode to nightlife mode and back — in the interactive demo.

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