Every bar has regulars.
Almost none can name them.
You know their drink. You don't know their name, whether they came back last month, or how to tell them about Thursday. MESA gives you a free membership program your guests join by scanning a code on the bar — and the list belongs to you.
Free forever tier · no POS integration · no hardware · no discounting · no cut of your check
You already pay to reach your own guests.
Your POS records the sale. It cannot tell you who is a regular, who used to be, or who never came back — so the only way to reach them again is to buy them from someone else.
How it works now
- ✕A guest comes in three times, loves you, and leaves no trace you can act on.
- ✕To reach them again you buy ads against your own name, or rent a spot on a listings site.
- ✕Loyalty platforms want a POS integration, hardware, and a contract sized for chains.
- ✕Deal apps train people to only come when there's a discount, and take a slice on the way through.
- ✕The customer relationship ends up owned by a platform, not by you.
How it works with MESA
- ✓A code on the bar turns a guest into a named member in about ten seconds.
- ✓You can message your own members directly — no ad spend in between.
- ✓Nothing to install. No POS, no tablet, no new hardware, no IT.
- ✓Perks are access, not money off — off-menu pours, held seats, early invites.
- ✓The member list is yours, and you can take it with you.
Live in an afternoon.
No installation, no training day, no sales call required. Three steps, and the longest one is deciding what your perk should be.
Prove it's yours
Four ways to verify, and the fastest takes one tap: sign in with the Google account that already manages your Business Profile. Or take a code at your business email, answer a call to your listed number, or upload a licence.
Name your program and set one perk
Call it whatever your regulars would call it. Pick one thing members get — an off-menu cocktail, a held seat on a quiet night, first shot at an allocated bottle. Then add reward tiers for the fifth, tenth and twentieth visit if you want them.
Print the code and put it where people look
Download a QR or print a ready-made poster. Use a separate code for the bar top, the tables, the check presenter and the door — each one is tracked, so you find out which spot actually earns sign-ups instead of guessing.
What your guest actually does.
Ten seconds, at the bar, on their own phone. No app store, no download, no password.
- 1Points their camera at the code on the bar.
- 2Sees your venue, your program name, and exactly what they get — before being asked for anything.
- 3Taps once to join, signs in with Google, done.
- 4Shows the screen to your bartender to claim the perk.
- 5Gets your posts and offers from then on — because they opted in.
Right now it's all free.
Not a trial, not a starter tier with the good parts removed. Every tool below is live and costs nothing — because we'd rather have your venue on board than your money.
Why we're giving it away, honestly
MESA is only useful to a guest when enough venues nearby are on it. So the venues that join early are doing us the bigger favour, and we're not going to charge them for it. Paid plans will arrive once we've earned them — venues that claim now keep everything on this list free. Claiming takes a few minutes and costs you nothing, and the page is yours either way.
For comparison: loyalty add-ons from POS vendors typically run $69–165 a month and need their hardware. Listing-site ad packages commonly start around $300 a month. We're asking for a QR code on your bar.
The questions everyone asks.
Do I have to change my POS?
No. MESA doesn't touch your POS, your payments or your hardware. Visits are recorded when a guest checks in on their own phone, so there's nothing to integrate and nothing to break on a Friday night.
Do I have to discount?
No, and we'd rather you didn't. The perks that work best cost nothing — an off-menu pour, a seat held on a slow night, first refusal on a rare bottle. Discounts train guests to wait for the next one.
Do you take a cut of my sales?
Never. No commission, no per-cover fee, no revenue share — and right now, no charge at all. Your check is your check.
Who owns the member list?
You do. Those are your guests who opted in to hear from your venue, and you can export them. We're not in the business of renting you access to people who already like you.
How long does setup really take?
Verifying with Google is one tap. Setting the program and perk takes a few minutes. The slowest part is printing the code — most venues are live the same afternoon.
What if my staff forget to mention it?
That's why the code does the selling. A scan shows the guest the perk before asking them for anything, so it works whether or not anyone pitched it — which matters when your floor team turns over.
Find out who your regulars are.
Claim your venue in minutes. Free forever, and no card required.