Host a dinner club in Bristol — we fill the seats.
The Bristol club is founding now, and founding cities need their first Captains. You bring the vibe; the club matches the guests, books the venue, bonds every seat and pays you credits for the night. If you’ve ever wanted your own dinner club — mystery tables on Wednesdays, drinks on Fridays — this is the moment to be the one who starts it in Bristol.
Become a Captain — free training18+ · No card required · Your first get-together is free
What hosting in Bristol looks like
You set the night — a dinner of six, a games night, a long lunch — and the club fills it: members matched by generation, interests and intent, every new group reviewed by a human before invites go out. Every seat carries a 12-credit bond, refunded on attendance, so your six seats are six people. No promoting, no chasing RSVPs, no guessing a headcount for the booking.
The weekly rhythm in Bristol: mystery tables midweek (register for the Wednesday pool; the club hand-sorts the tables of six), drinks on Fridays, and The Double Date for members who’d rather meet as couples — plus the full 50+ activities across the rest of the week. Think Harbourside walks, Wapping Wharf dinners, cider-adjacent games nights — and whatever format you’d love to see on the board.
The club trains you — free
No hosting experience needed. The Captain Academy is our Toastmasters-style hosting school: eight short modules, about an hour, covering arrivals, introductions, reading the room and landing the close. Then a playbook for your exact night — 50+ activities × 4 generations — so you never walk in without knowing how to run it.
Approval to host is instant once you’re a member: join, tap Become a Captain, take the Academy, and pick your first Bristol night. The club does the matching, the booking, the reminders and the 24-hour venue reveal. Your job is the humans.
What hosting pays
Captains never spend credits on their own events — hosting is always free for the host. On top of that, the club pays you for the nights you run:
- +12 credits every night you host, once every guest is marked in.
- +3 full-house bonus when every seat fills.
- +25 milestone bonus every five nights you host.
- Cashable monthly — earned credits build a Host Earnings balance under the Captain earnings program. A weekly host clears the payout line every month.
Not ready to host? Be a guest first
See what’s on in Bristol — founding members start free, crews are matched to your generation, and every night is hosted so you can watch exactly how a Captain runs a table before you run your own.
Common questions
Do I need hosting experience to host in Bristol?
None — that’s what the Captain Academy is for. Eight short modules teach the craft in about an hour, and a playbook for your activity and your crew’s generation means your first night arrives with instructions.
Who finds the guests?
The club. Members in Bristol are matched into your night by generation, interests and intent, every new group is human-reviewed, and a 12-credit bond on every seat means bookings turn into bodies. You never promote or chase.
What does it cost — and what does it pay?
Hosting is always free for the host. The club pays +12 credits every night you host, +3 for a full house and +25 every five nights, and earned credits cash out monthly under the Captain earnings program. A weekly host clears the payout line monthly.
Is it safe?
Every member is onboarded, every new group is reviewed by a human before invites go out, get-togethers are hosted in public venues, and the table runs on first names only. 18+ only.
Bristol has the venues. The club has the guests. We just need you.
Free Academy training, a table matched and seated for you, and credits every night you host. See what’s on in Bristol — or go straight to the Academy.
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