Way to sell
Scan, browse, order — table-side, no waiter wait.
Print a QR on every table. Customers scan with their phone camera, browse the menu, build the order, and submit — straight to your kitchen display or counter. Continuous re-ordering throughout the meal, a built-in call-waiter button, and table-aware orders so the kitchen knows exactly where each plate goes.
What is it
A dine-in operating mode tied to a built-in Tables module. You group tables by area (Hall, Patio, Bar), generate a per-table QR for each, and download all of an area's QR codes as a single PDF for printing. The customer scans, lands on your storefront with the table already selected, browses the menu on their phone, and submits the order — which is then tagged with the table number on its way to the kitchen. The Kitchen Display add-on streams open orders to a kitchen-mounted screen with a clear status flow (new → preparing → ready). The call-waiter button on the storefront pings staff without the customer having to flag anyone down. Continuous ordering lets the same diner add more rounds to the same bill across the meal — or you can disable it if your venue prefers a single up-front order. Delivery and pickup also coexist on the same storefront when you want diners and takeaway customers using the same menu.
How it works
- Set up your menu — categories, items, options (sizes, sauces, modifiers), prices.
- In Settings > Operation Mode pick QR Ordering and turn on the Dine-in service option. Open Apps > Tables, group tables by area, add each table by name and seat count.
- From Tables, download each area's QR codes as a printable PDF. Stick one on every table. Customers scan, land on your storefront with the table pre-filled, order from their phone, and the order arrives in your dashboard (or Kitchen Display screen) tagged with the table number.
Who picks this mode
Restaurants, cafés, and bars where waiter availability is a bottleneck or labour costs are tight. Food courts and hawker stalls where queueing slows turnover. Hotels with in-room dining, hospitals with patient meal ordering, offices with cubicle delivery. Any sit-down venue where you'd rather diners self-order from the table than wait to flag someone. Especially common across post-COVID Asia where QR ordering went from novelty to default expectation.
Pairs well with
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Learn more →Frequently asked questions
Do customers need an app to scan?
No. Every iPhone and Android camera reads QR codes natively. The customer opens the camera, points at the QR, and taps the link that pops up. No app, no scanner, no setup on their side.
How do per-table QR codes work?
In Apps > Tables you create your tables grouped by area (Hall, Patio, Bar). The system generates one QR per table that pre-fills the table number when scanned. Download an area's QR codes as a single PDF, print, and stick one on each table. Orders that come in already carry the table number — your kitchen never has to ask "which table?"
Can customers order more rounds during the meal?
Yes by default — continuous ordering lets the same table re-open the menu and add more items throughout the meal, all rolled into the same bill. Some venues prefer a single up-front order (faster turnover, fewer kitchen interruptions) — a Disable continuous ordering toggle in Settings switches behaviour to one-shot.
How do staff get notified when a diner needs help?
A Call Waiter button appears on the storefront when a customer is at a table, and staff get a notification in the dashboard. If your venue is server-light or you'd rather diners pay at the counter, the Disable Call Waiter toggle in Settings hides the button entirely.
Can the kitchen see orders without checking the dashboard?
Yes — install the Kitchen Display app and a kitchen-mounted screen streams open orders with a clear status flow (new → preparing → ready). The chef updates status from the screen and front-of-house sees the same status live in the dashboard, so plate-out timing stays in sync.
Can I take delivery and pickup orders from the same storefront?
Yes. With QR Ordering selected, you can still enable Delivery and Pickup as service options. The same menu serves diners scanning from a table and customers ordering takeaway online — all routed to the same dashboard, distinguished by service type.
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