Restaurants in Tennessee
Music City crowds, your own online ordering.
Tennessee wages sit at $7.25, so app commissions eat margin. Direct ordering, catering and an AI host for busy weekends.
- 12,351restaurants in Tennessee
- 4,962sit-down (full-service)
- 17restaurants per 10,000 people
- #30of 51 by number of restaurants
What Tennessee owners are up against
The pressures, and how we take them off you.
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Delivery apps take 15-30%
DoorDash's US plans charge 15%, 25% or 30% per delivered order. Orders on your own site keep that margin in the restaurant.
Source · 2026-11
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Many restaurants run at a loss
42% of US operators said they were not profitable in 2025, per the National Restaurant Association's 2026 State of the Industry report.
Source · 2026-02
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Servers earn $2.13 cash
Tennessee's tipped cash wage is $2.13, so servers' pay rides on covers. Filling slow hours with offers keeps good staff earning and staying.
Source · 2026-11-05
Lead with:Online orderingMaya, the AI phone hostReservationsOffers, rewards & campaigns
Law watch
What’s changing for Tennessee restaurants.
Federal 'No Tax on Tips' deduction (One Big Beautiful Bill Act)
Tipped staff can deduct up to $25,000 of qualified tips from federal income tax for 2025-2028; a recruiting talking point, not a cost change.
From 2025-01-01 · Source
Wages in 2026
Minimum wage $7.25; tipped minimum $2.13. Maya answering the phone frees paid hours for cooking and serving.
For information only, not legal advice. Check the source for your city.
Markets in Tennessee
Pick your city.
Does WhatsTable work for restaurants in Tennessee?
Yes. WhatsTable works for any restaurant on Clover, in any cuisine, anywhere in Tennessee. We set it up with you on a call.
What is the minimum wage for restaurant staff in Tennessee in 2026?
The state minimum wage is $7.25 and the tipped minimum is $2.13. Some cities set higher rates. Check the official source for your city.
What does it cost?
There is no monthly fee, no setup fee and no contract. WhatsTable takes 5–10% of the sales that come through it. Walk-in sales cost you nothing.
Restaurant owners in Tennessee are represented by Hospitality Tennessee.
You cook. We’ll bring the orders, in Tennessee.
We take care of marketing and sales, so you can take care of the kitchen and good food. 20 minutes on a call.
$0 a month · No setup fee · No contract · Nothing added to your guests' bill