Restaurant team communication
One APP to connect your front-of-house, back-of-house, and everyone in between.
Replace group texts and message your team in the app they already use to check schedules and clock hours.
90,000+ food & beverage businesses rely on Homebase.
restaurant employee messaging
The only app you need to manage your restaurant team.
Organize your team communication in the same app they already use for schedules, time tracking, and paychecks.
No need to pay for another app.
Message your team, post announcements, update schedules, track hours, and run payroll—all in one place.
No more scattered texts, calls, and emails.
Reach your entire team in one app with read receipts and threads to keep it organized.
No information overload.
Create groups based on location, role, department, and more so everyone gets the messages that matter.
Chaos-free team communication starts here.
Restaurant team communication app
Connect with your team in every way you need to.
- Send direct messages, group staff by roles, shifts, or locations, and make team-wide announcements.
- Connect employees without needing them to exchange personal numbers with each other.
- Organize messages with threaded replies, and know when your team has seen them with read receipts.
- Keep it professional with manager visibility into all messages.
Team chat for restaurants
Team communication and team management in one place.
- Your team self-manages swaps, trades, covers, and open shift claims—you just approve.
- Automatically remind everyone to take, waive, or correct missed breaks.
- Managers get alerts if employees are no shows, late, or forget to clock in and clock out of their shifts.
Restaurant employee communication
Help your team feel connected, informed, and valued.
- Send announcements and pin them so your team sees important updates the moment they open the app.
- Ask for shift feedback at clock out to see how things are going for your employees day-to-day.
- Allow the team to send each other shoutouts and recognition badges to show appreciation.
Organize your restaurant team’s communication in four easy steps.
Reach your whole team in one app and know that your messages won’t be missed.
1. Add your team.
Invite staff or sync contacts from your POS and payroll.
2. Start messaging
Message individuals or group chat by role, departments, and locations.
3. Check read receipts
See unread counts and know who’s seen your messages.
4. Stay in sync
Message, schedule, and track hours in one connected app.
A real impact on real teams.
The restaurant team communication app that makes work easier.
small business customers and growing.
We help small businesses conquer their workday everyday.
of our customers rate us extremely easy to use.
We help hourly teams stay organized with less manual admin.
of our customers recommend us.
Our customers tell us they would recommend us to another small business owner to manage their teams.
Get your restaurant team in sync with one app.
Customer Stories
Hear it from restaurant owners.
Homebase is a proven solution for restaurants, bars, cafes, and more.
Calvin Su
Butter Baker, Owner
“They clock in, clock out, and then the managers use that data to run reports and build the next schedules. It makes everyone’s life much easier.”
Roxana Rodriguez
Owner
“Even when I’m not in the store, I can track my employees’ hours. If someone forgets to clock in or out, I can fix it from my phone or computer, wherever I am.”
Edward Wang
Owner
“From clock-in to timesheets to payroll, everything runs seamlessly.”
Adding time clocks gave us the structure we were missing. It set clear boundaries without changing our culture.
Bridgette Matthews
Owner
Jeremy Peaches
Owner
“Homebase is great! If we didn't have it, we would still be doing it the old-school way with paper notes.”
Jasmine Bunn
Coach
“We always need covers. So that's like my favorite part about Homebase: if I need a sub or anything, it's super, super easy.”
I used to spend 6 hours a month fixing schedules. Now? I spend 6 minutes checking them.
Sean McLaren, Owner
Plato's Closet
Eduardo Rodriguez
Owner
“Anything can be done with the right tool, and Homebase has definitely been a tool that has helped our business grow. It's super versatile.”
The restaurant team communication app that goes above and beyond.
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Time Clock
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