diff --git a/addons/dine360_reservation/controllers/__pycache__/main.cpython-310.pyc b/addons/dine360_reservation/controllers/__pycache__/main.cpython-310.pyc
index b4c5937..80c043c 100644
Binary files a/addons/dine360_reservation/controllers/__pycache__/main.cpython-310.pyc and b/addons/dine360_reservation/controllers/__pycache__/main.cpython-310.pyc differ
diff --git a/addons/dine360_reservation/controllers/main.py b/addons/dine360_reservation/controllers/main.py
index 70ce2de..55e257e 100644
--- a/addons/dine360_reservation/controllers/main.py
+++ b/addons/dine360_reservation/controllers/main.py
@@ -195,6 +195,12 @@ class TableReservationController(http.Controller):
         if not start_time_str:
             return request.render("dine360_reservation.reservation_page_template", {'error': 'Please select a time slot.'})
 
+        if not email:
+            return request.render("dine360_reservation.reservation_page_template", {
+                'error': 'Email is required.',
+                'post': post,
+            })
+
         # Convert start_time to datetime object and localize to restaurant timezone (America/Toronto)
         restaurant_tz = pytz.timezone('America/Toronto')
         try:
diff --git a/addons/dine360_reservation/models/__pycache__/restaurant_reservation.cpython-310.pyc b/addons/dine360_reservation/models/__pycache__/restaurant_reservation.cpython-310.pyc
index b2bf0a2..e670bc4 100644
Binary files a/addons/dine360_reservation/models/__pycache__/restaurant_reservation.cpython-310.pyc and b/addons/dine360_reservation/models/__pycache__/restaurant_reservation.cpython-310.pyc differ
diff --git a/addons/dine360_reservation/models/restaurant_reservation.py b/addons/dine360_reservation/models/restaurant_reservation.py
index 1731b4a..17a1875 100644
--- a/addons/dine360_reservation/models/restaurant_reservation.py
+++ b/addons/dine360_reservation/models/restaurant_reservation.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class RestaurantReservation(models.Model):
     name = fields.Char(string='Reservation Reference', required=True, copy=False, readonly=True, default=lambda self: _('New'))
     customer_name = fields.Char(string='Customer Name', required=True)
     phone = fields.Char(string='Phone Number', required=True)
-    email = fields.Char(string='Email')
+    email = fields.Char(string='Email', required=True)
     num_people = fields.Integer(string='Number of People', default=1)
     
     floor_id = fields.Many2one('restaurant.floor', string='Floor')
diff --git a/addons/dine360_reservation/views/reservation_templates.xml b/addons/dine360_reservation/views/reservation_templates.xml
index dfb94e0..406b8cf 100644
--- a/addons/dine360_reservation/views/reservation_templates.xml
+++ b/addons/dine360_reservation/views/reservation_templates.xml
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@
                                                     <input type="tel" name="phone" class="form-control form-control-lg border-0 shadow-sm" style="background: #f8f9fa; border-radius: 12px; color: #171422 !important; border: 1px solid #fecd4f !important;" placeholder="+1 (647) 000-0000" required="1" t-att-value="post.get('phone') if post else ''"/>
                                                 </div>
                                                 <div class="col-md-12">
-                                                    <label class="form-label fw-bold">Email (Optional)</label>
-                                                    <input type="email" name="email" class="form-control form-control-lg border-0 shadow-sm" style="background: #f8f9fa; border-radius: 12px; color: #171422 !important; border: 1px solid #fecd4f !important;" placeholder="john@example.com" t-att-value="post.get('email') if post else ''"/>
+                                                    <label class="form-label fw-bold">Email</label>
+                                                    <input type="email" name="email" class="form-control form-control-lg border-0 shadow-sm" style="background: #f8f9fa; border-radius: 12px; color: #171422 !important; border: 1px solid #fecd4f !important;" placeholder="john@example.com" required="1" t-att-value="post.get('email') if post else ''"/>
                                                 </div>
                                                 <div class="col-md-12">
                                                     <label class="form-label fw-bold">Number of Guests</label>