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QR ordering and online menus built for bar service.

Customers scan the QR at their booth and order another round from their phone. Happy hour prices auto-flip on at 5pm and off at 8pm. Limited cocktail specials cap at 30 a night. Your staff focuses on the bar; the menu runs itself.

Where bar service gets squeezed

Five frictions specific to bar operations.

Servers shuttling between tables and bar all night

Friday night, the place is full. Every table needs another round in 15 minutes. The single server runs herself ragged. Self-order via QR would help — but your POS doesn't do QR.

Happy hour pricing requires manual menu flipping

5–8pm RM 18 cocktails. After 8 RM 28. Currently the team manually swaps the printed menu, resets the POS, hopes no one orders in between.

Limited cocktail specials that sell out unpredictably

You make a Cocktail of the Week with limited ingredients — 30 a night max. Without a cap, the bar might say "yes" to the 31st order while the kitchen is already empty.

Regulars who deserve recognition without a punch card

Five regulars come every Thursday. They tip well. They drink your premium gin. You want to reward them — but a paper card is fiddly and a separate loyalty app is overkill.

Tickets that need to print to the bar, not the kitchen

Beer order to the bar. Food order to the kitchen. With one shared printer, the kitchen sees beer orders they can't fulfil and the bar misses food orders.

How WhatsMenu fits a bar

Each friction maps to a feature.

Order printing routes to the right station

Configure printer-per-category: cocktails to the bar printer, food to the kitchen printer. Each ticket prints automatically with no cross-routing. Clean separation, no confusion.

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Scheduled availability handles happy hour pricing

Set "happy hour cocktails" category: shows 5–8pm only with discounted prices. Same drinks, different prices. After 8pm the regular menu shows. No manual flipping; menu runs itself.

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Daily limit caps the cocktail specials

Cocktail of the Week: 30 a night. Once the cap hits, the storefront shows "sold out" and the bar stops being asked for it. No 31st order disappointment.

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Loyalty points reward the Thursday regulars

Customers earn points on every paid order. Premium gin earns more (set custom multipliers). After enough points, free drink or appetizer. No card, no separate app — same storefront.

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Reviews surface social proof for new visitors

Post-visit reviews show on the storefront. "Best Negroni in town" appears next to the cocktail menu. Tourists checking your venue before walking in see the reviews; conversion follows.

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How a bar uses WhatsMenu through a Friday night

Friday 5pm the happy hour menu auto-flips on. Tables 4 and 7 scan their QR codes; they order another round from their phones. Tickets print to the bar — bartender sees them in arrival order, makes the cocktails, calls them out. By 7:30 the Cocktail of the Week's daily-limit cap (30) hits — the storefront shows "sold out tonight," no more disappointment. At 8pm happy hour auto-ends; the regular menu re-shows. A regular Thursday-night visitor pays his bill: he's earned 200 loyalty points, redeems 100 for a free Negroni. He posts a 5-star review next morning. Saturday a tourist sees that review on your storefront before walking in.

Frequently asked questions

Can customers order another round from their phones via QR?

Yes. Generate a QR per table; customers scan, browse the bar menu, place an order. Tickets print to the bar automatically. Self-order = faster turn, less server-running.

Can I set happy hour pricing that auto-applies 5–8pm only?

Yes. Scheduled Availability lets you create a "happy hour" category that shows only between 5–8pm with discounted prices. Outside those hours, the regular menu shows. Auto-flips, no manual swap.

Can I cap the daily inventory of a special cocktail?

Yes. Daily Limit caps either total orders or specific items per day. Cocktail of the Week limited to 30 — once hit, the item shows "sold out tonight" on the storefront and dine-in QR.

Can I route bar orders to a different printer than food orders?

Yes. Order Print supports per-category printer routing. Cocktails → bar printer; food → kitchen printer. Each ticket arrives at the right station.

How do I verify customer age for alcohol orders?

Currently WhatsMenu doesn't enforce age verification on the order side; it's up to the bar to verify on collection. For most regional markets (MY, SG) age check happens at the door or table-side, not in the order app. If you serve a regulated market that needs ID verification, that's a custom workflow — get in touch.

How does pricing work for a bar using WhatsMenu?

Flat monthly subscription, no per-order fee. Payment-gateway processing fee (e.g. ~2.9%) on online payments only. If most orders pay at the bar after the round, no online fee at all.

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