Caribbean playbook · 7 min read
The Guyana playbook: GYD, Georgetown lunch rush, oil-boom expats
How Georgetown restaurants use Tablefllow to serve the corporate lunch crowd, Mashramani, and the growing oil-and-gas expat base.
By Tablefllow Team · June 8, 2026
Guyana's dining scene has doubled in five years. Oil-and-gas has brought a permanent expat community that eats out four nights a week and pays in GYD, USD and sometimes card. Tablefllow is how you serve both worlds off one menu.
GYD pricing, USD display
Base currency GYD. Turn on the USD display toggle for the Movietowne / Providence / Kingston corridor — expats are used to seeing both.
The 11:30–1:30 lunch rush
- Publish a 'Corporate Lunch' menu with only 6 items and 15-min prep guarantees.
- Pre-order slots every 10 minutes from 11:30.
- One-tap group orders — send a link, everyone adds their meal, one bill.
Mashramani (Feb 23)
Publish a Mash-week menu, broadcast on WhatsApp, and enable pickup-only from Feb 21–24. Republic/GBTI bank transfer covers 80% of payments; leave card on for the rest.
Expat WhatsApp list
Tag guests by country and workplace during checkout. Broadcast Sunday brunch to 'Expat, oil-and-gas' the Thursday before — it's the highest-converting segment we've measured in the region.