Order at Table

Scan. Order.
Done.
No App Required.

Guests scan a QR code, browse your menu, and order from their phone. Your kitchen gets every order instantly. No waiting. No mistakes.

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No credit card required. No contracts. Included on every plan.

No App Needed
Works in any browser
Live Kitchen Display
Orders appear instantly
Flexible Payments
Pay per order, end of visit, or off-system
How It Works

Three Steps. Zero Friction.

1

Guest Scans

A QR code on the table opens your menu instantly in their browser. No app. No signup. Just scan and go.

2

They Browse & Order

Guests explore categories, customise items with modifiers, and submit their order. Multiple rounds, one tab.

3

Kitchen Gets It Live

Orders hit your kitchen display in real time. Track progress, mark items ready, and keep service flowing.

The table ordering welcome screen: join an open tab at your table or start your own with your name and party size
Scan & Start

One Scan, and the
Whole Table's In.

Each table gets its own QR code. Guests scan, give a name and party size, and they're ordering in seconds — or they join a tab a friend already opened, so the whole group orders onto one bill.

A QR code per table
The system knows exactly which table every order comes from — no table numbers typed into the wrong box.
Group ordering on one tab
Friends see the open tab at their table and join it. Everyone orders from their own phone; the kitchen and the bill stay together.
Honest wait times
When the kitchen is slammed, show a live wait-time banner — or pause new orders entirely for 15, 30 or 60 minutes.
Reorder in one tap
That second round of drinks? Guests re-add a whole previous order without hunting through the menu again.
The Menu

A Menu That Answers
Questions Itself.

"Does it contain nuts?" "Can I get it well done?" The menu already knows. Allergens, dietary tags, calories and photos sit on every item — and modifiers let guests build the dish exactly how they want it.

Allergens & dietary info built in
Tag products once — every dish shows its allergens, vegetarian/vegan/gluten-free labels and calories, right on the guest's phone.
Modifiers, required or optional
Cooking preferences, extras, sides, swaps. Required choices are enforced, optional ones capped — the kitchen always gets a complete ticket.
Notes on any item
"No onions please" travels with the ticket to the kitchen display and the printed docket.
Sold-out means sold out
86 an item from the kitchen and it greys out on every phone at every table, instantly. Stock counts can auto-86 it for you.
The guest's order sheet with items, service charge, a discount code field and a submit order button
Tabs & Rounds

Rounds, Not Queues.
Tabs, Not Chaos.

Guests review their order, apply a discount code, and submit — then order again whenever they're ready. Every round lands on the same tab, and payment works the way your venue works.

As many rounds as they like
One tab per table, orders submitted round by round. The kitchen sees each round as its own ticket; the bill stays whole.
Payment, your way
Take payment per order, once at the end of the visit, or keep payments off-system entirely and settle at the till — with service charges and tipping built in, on Stripe or Square.
Discount codes & offers
Guests apply codes at the cart, and automatic offers price themselves in. The server-side total is always the truth.
Email receipts
Guests can have an itemised receipt emailed after paying — no printer required.
The Kitchen Side

Your Kitchen Sees It
The Second It's Ordered.

Every guest order lands on a live kitchen display — with the table, the modifiers, the notes and the allergy flags. Big type, colour-coded ageing, and one-tap bumps keep the pass moving.

Stations that split the work
Drinks to the bar, food to the kitchen — each station screen shows only its own items and bumps them independently.
Ageing you can see across the room
Tickets turn amber at five minutes and red at ten, so nothing gets buried on a busy service.
Dockets on paper too
Print any ticket grouped by station, or run the auto-print page so every new order prints itself in classic 80mm format.
Chimes and recalls
New orders chime, bumped tickets can be recalled, and the screen stays awake on the pass all service long.
BookingNinja kitchen display with new, in progress and ready columns, station tags, modifiers, notes and an 86'd item
The QR codes admin screen listing every table with copy, regenerate and download QR actions
Setup

Print the Codes.
You're Live.

Table ordering uses the tables you already set up for bookings. Generate a QR code for every table in one click, download them, and stick them on the tables. That's the whole rollout.

One click for every table
"Generate All Missing" creates a code for each table on your floor plan. Download and print, individually or in bulk.
Regenerate any time
A code walks off on a laminated menu? Regenerate it and the old one stops working immediately.
Same tables as your bookings
No parallel table list to maintain — the QR codes belong to the same floor plan your reservations are seated on.
Choose what's orderable
Show or hide products and categories for table ordering, and set category availability windows for breakfast, lunch or late-night menus.
Analytics

Know What Sells,
When, and Where.

Every order feeds a live analytics dashboard: revenue trends, top products and modifiers, orders by hour and day, table performance, and how fast your kitchen really is.

Revenue and order trends
Daily takings, average order value, items per order — over any date range you pick.
Top products & modifiers
See what actually sells (and what gets added to it) so menu decisions stop being guesses.
Service speed metrics
Time-to-ready and time-to-completed, measured on every ticket automatically.
Daily summary & CSV export
End-of-day takings, tips and refunds itemised per payment — one click to CSV for your accountant.
Table ordering analytics with total revenue, orders, average order value, items sold, tips and a revenue trend chart
And For Your Staff

There's a Full POS in Here Too

QR ordering shares its spine with a full staff POS: the same tabs, the same menu, the same kitchen display — plus counter sales, discounts, refunds, shifts and cash-up.

Explore the Point of Sale
Use Cases

Made for the Way You Serve

Restaurants

Guests order starters the moment they sit down, and dessert without flagging anyone down. Servers serve; the system takes dictation.

Pubs & Bars

No more queueing at the bar with a table number in your head. Rounds arrive, tabs build, and the bar station sees every drink.

Cafés & Brunch Spots

Turn tables faster at peak brunch — guests order the second they decide, and the kitchen paces itself with wait times.

Terraces & Big Floors

Gardens, rooftops, poolside — anywhere staff walk miles per shift, QR ordering brings the menu to the guest instead.

Full Feature List

Every Feature, At a Glance

Everything included with BookingNinja's table ordering system. No add-ons, no hidden extras.

Ordering & QR

QR code per table (generate, regenerate, download)
No app or account required for guests
Mobile-optimised menu browsing and search
Join an open tab at the table (group ordering)
Guest name and party size capture
Reorder a previous round in one tap
Busy mode: pause orders or show a live wait time
Configurable upsell suggestions in the cart

Menu & Customisation

Product images, descriptions and prices
Allergens, dietary tags and calories on every item
Item modifiers with required and optional groups
Combos and set menus, guest-orderable
Item notes and special requests
Category availability windows (breakfast, lunch, late)
86ing and stock counts with automatic sold-out
Per-channel prices — QR menu can differ from the till

Tabs & Orders

Tab-based ordering (open tab, order multiple rounds)
Cart review before submitting
Order history per tab
Order status tracking (new, in progress, completed)
Complete visit flow with tab closure
Multi-tab enforcement options

Payments & Billing

Three payment modes: per-order, end-of-visit, or none
Stripe and Square support
Configurable service charges (percentage or fixed)
Tipping with preset percentages and custom amounts
Discount codes and automatic offers
Email receipts for guests
Saved payment methods for members
Refunds back to the original card

Kitchen Display & Printing

Live kitchen display with new / in progress / ready lanes
Station routing (bar, kitchen — your call)
Elapsed time indicators with colour escalation
One-tap bumps, order recall, void handling
86 items from the kitchen in two taps
Kitchen dockets grouped by station (80mm print)
Auto-printing station page for new orders
Sound notifications and real-time updates

Analytics & Reporting

Revenue trends with adaptive time grouping
Popular products by quantity and revenue
Top modifiers breakdown
Orders by hour and day of week
Table performance rankings
Payment method breakdown
Service time metrics (time to ready, time to completed)
Daily summary with tips, refunds and CSV export
Pricing

Included. No Extra Cost.

Table ordering is included on every BookingNinja plan. No upgrade required.

Included on all plans
£0

No extra charges for table ordering

Unlimited tables and QR codes
Unlimited orders and tabs
Full kitchen display included
Analytics and reporting included
No per-order charges
Guests order from their own phones
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No credit card required. No contracts.

FAQ

Table Ordering Questions, Answered

Do guests need to download an app?
No. Scanning the QR code opens your menu straight in the phone's browser — no app store, no account, no signup. Guests give a name and party size and they're ordering in seconds.
How do guests at the same table order together?
The first guest starts a tab; everyone else who scans the same table's code sees the open tab and can join it. Each person orders from their own phone, every round lands on the same tab, and the bill stays together.
How do payments work?
Three modes: take payment when each order is placed, take one payment at the end of the visit, or keep payments off-system and settle at the till. Card payments run through Stripe or Square with service charges, tipping and email receipts built in.
What does the kitchen see?
Every order appears instantly on a live kitchen display with the table, modifiers, notes and allergy flags. You can route categories to stations (bar, kitchen), bump items as they're ready, and print dockets in 80mm format — automatically if you like.
Can I stop orders when the kitchen is overwhelmed?
Yes. Busy mode pauses new guest orders for 15, 30 or 60 minutes (or until you resume), and you can show a live "current kitchen wait" banner on the menu instead so guests know what to expect.
What about allergens and dietary requirements?
Tag each product once with allergens, dietary suitability (vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and more) and calories — every item then shows this on the guest's phone automatically, and notes like "nut allergy" travel with the ticket to the kitchen.
Can the menu change during the day?
Yes. Categories can have availability windows (a breakfast menu that ends at 11:30, a late-night menu from 10pm), items can be 86'd in two taps, and stock counts mark products sold out automatically when they run dry.
How much does table ordering cost?
Nothing extra. Table ordering, the kitchen display, printing and analytics are included on every BookingNinja plan — including Free Forever — with no per-order fees.
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