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Online ordering and QR menus built for café flow.

Pre-order pickup via WhatsApp before the morning rush. QR code dine-in so the barista isn't taking orders. Loyalty points so the daily flat-white customer earns toward a free one. Built for the way modern cafés actually run.

Where café operations get squeezed

Five frictions cafés hit between the espresso machine and the till.

Morning rush bottleneck at the till

Queue snakes out the door; the barista takes orders AND makes drinks; service slows; impatient customers leave. There's no way to take orders ahead — phone is too slow, and you don't want to set up a separate app.

Regulars who deserve loyalty without a punch-card

The same five customers come every morning. You know their drink. They deserve a "10th coffee free" — but a paper punch-card is fiddly and a separate loyalty app is overkill.

Limited weekend bakes that sell out by 11am

You make 30 cinnamon rolls Saturday morning. By 10am they're gone. By 10:30 a customer walks in expecting one based on Instagram. They leave annoyed.

Seasonal menus that need to come and go

Christmas peppermint mocha. Hari Raya kuih boxes. Mooncake season. Every time you launch one you're manually adding/removing items, fixing your printed menu, training staff again.

Dine-in service vs. takeaway with the same staff

You have 2 baristas. One making, one calling out orders. Adding a third "take orders from tables" person isn't economical. Self-service via QR menu would help — but your current POS doesn't do QR.

How WhatsMenu fits a café

Each friction maps to a feature you turn on when needed.

Scheduled availability handles seasonal and time-of-day items

Christmas peppermint mocha shows from Dec 1 to Dec 26 only. Pumpkin spice latte returns automatically each October. Breakfast pastries hidden after 11am. No manual updates each season — set once, it runs.

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Daily limit caps the limited-batch bakes

Cap cinnamon rolls at 30 per Saturday. Once the cap hits the storefront shows "fully booked" and the dine-in QR refuses the item. Customers don't walk in expecting what's already gone.

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Loyalty points without a card

Customers earn 1 point per RM spent; 100 points = a free flat white. Their balance shows when they next order. No plastic, no separate app — just the same storefront.

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QR code menu lets dine-in customers self-order

Print a QR per table. Customers scan, order from their phone, your barista just makes drinks. Faster service, freed-up staff, no extra hire.

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Order printing keeps the bar moving

Connect a thermal printer behind the bar. Tickets print automatically — self-served QR orders, online pre-orders, WhatsApp orders all queue identically. The barista works from the print queue, not from chasing requests.

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How a café uses WhatsMenu in a typical week

Friday 7am, the breakfast pastries menu auto-shows. By 9:15 the limited-batch chocolate croissants hit their cap and the storefront flips to "fully booked." A regular has been WhatsApp pre-ordering her usual oat-flat-white for pickup at 8:30 every weekday — she earns enough points by week 4 for a free Saturday morning treat. At 11am pastries auto-hide; lunch sandwiches show. Saturday morning the shop fills up — table 3 scans the QR, orders 2 lattes and a brownie via their own phone; the barista sees the print, makes them, calls the order. At 12 noon a tour group of 8 walks in; every table self-orders via QR; 8 minutes later all 8 drinks are out without a queue at the till.

Frequently asked questions

Can customers pre-order coffee via WhatsApp before they arrive?

Yes. Share your storefront link in WhatsApp Business; customers tap, build a cart, and the order arrives in your WhatsApp inbox as a structured message. They walk in, you hand them their pre-made flat white. Solves the morning bottleneck without an app.

How does loyalty points work — do I need to buy hardware?

No hardware. Loyalty runs on the storefront — customers earn points on each paid order automatically; redeem at checkout. Configure earn rate (e.g. 1 point per RM 1) and redemption (e.g. 100 points = RM 5 off) in Settings → Apps. They see their balance every visit.

Can I limit how many of a popular item we make per day?

Yes — Daily Limit caps either total orders or specific items per day. Set cinnamon rolls at 30/day, espresso shots unlimited. Once the cap hits, the item shows "fully booked" on the storefront.

Does WhatsMenu support seasonal menus that come and go?

Yes. Scheduled Availability lets you set start/end dates per item or category. Christmas drinks show Dec 1–Dec 26; mooncake boxes show late August through October. Set once, runs automatically — no manual on/off each season.

Can my QR-ordering customers pay at the counter instead of online?

Yes. Configure pay-at-counter as the default checkout option for QR orders. The order prints to the bar; customers settle the bill on exit. Many cafés prefer this — keeps the order flow fast without a payment step.

How does pricing work for a café using WhatsMenu?

Flat monthly subscription, no per-order fee. Payment gateway fee only (e.g. Stripe ~2.9%) when customers pay online. Cheaper than running a separate POS + loyalty app + ordering app.

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