Customer story · Rodeo

Rodeo gets more guests with Ninetop

«In just a few weeks we have filled more tables and got a team that is far better informed. As the first customer, we are simply very impressed.»

Severin Gresvig

General manager & co-founder, Rodeo

Restaurant: Bistro with set menu and à la carte; Wood-fired oven and grill · opened in 2026
Location: Grünerløkka; Oslo
Capacity: About 70 guests; Plus a private room and outdoor seating

A new bistro on Grünerløkka, growing fast

Rodeo opened on Grünerløkka in 2026, started by the partners Petter Rolund Antonsen, Stian Eriksen and Severin Gresvig. The restaurant is a modern European bistro where local produce is cooked on a wood-fired oven and grill, or «bar and grill», as they call it themselves. So far it has been well received by guests and critics alike. Rodeo wants to think differently and challenge familiar norms, and that also goes for its choice of systems and partners. «We want to work with people who think like us», says Severin.

The team at Rodeo gathered around the wine table before service

Severin on three areas where Ninetop stands out

More guests at the same tables
Ninetop has given us more flexibility and more tools to reach the full potential of the restaurant. It is about giving guests as many ways as possible to get a table, without it affecting service. We especially enjoy the table allocation and the waitlist: the floor plan is used better, and tables that are cancelled get filled again. We used to feel tied to fixed limits. Now the system adapts to us.
A better-informed team that gives better service
The booking system is the hub of a modern restaurant. It has to collect the right information and pass it on effectively to both the kitchen and the floor. The dashboards in Ninetop give us the insight we need before and during service, and everything has become much clearer. The kitchen has far better insight into bookings, allergens and dietary needs. At the same time we build up our own guest data for every visit, in practice a CRM, so we know our guests better the next time they come. Together, that makes us better at what the job is really about: being good hosts.
A (real) partner that develops at our pace
Eivind and the team know our challenges well, and I see them more as sparring partners than as a supplier. The combination of understanding the needs and actually being able to do something about them is pure magic. The solution is developed further as needs arise, and it takes little time from idea to finished feature. We are still at an early stage, but I have great faith in what is on the roadmap.

Chefs at work in Rodeo's open kitchen, by the wood-fired oven and grill

Why Rodeo chose Ninetop

Severin has a background in technology, with seven years at Google in New York and experience from Norwegian start-ups, but less time in the restaurant industry.

«I quickly realised how critical a good booking system is for revenue, and for us to reach our full potential. With bigger providers I got the feeling that development moved more slowly, and we became a small fish in a big pond. When a single feature can decide whether you lose several hundred thousand kroner in revenue in a year, having a booking system that solves problems quickly becomes essential.»

«When I started talking to Eivind about Ninetop, I quickly understood that we thought alike, and that he understood our needs. What convinced me was how obsessed he is with solving the booking puzzle properly, combined with his experience as a waiter, host, head of bookings and general manager, and a solid understanding of technology. He has an overall picture few others have, and in a short time he has shown that both he and Ninetop deliver what they promise.»

«The onboarding has also been excellent. We have gained a sparring partner and strategist who dares to challenge us and find solutions, rather than a provider who sets up the system and wishes you good luck. To a large extent it feels as if we have got a booking system built around our needs. Had something similar existed when we were looking, we would have chosen it. It didn't. Now it does.»

Who should choose Ninetop?

«I recommend Ninetop to restaurants that want to use their booking system actively to run better, and that want a provider who listens, challenges and delivers quickly. For us it has meant more guests, better overview and better service, and we have only just begun.»

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