NFC tap-to-menu & online ordering
Guests tap a compatible NFC-enabled phone on the table card to open the menu. We set up the card links and table context for your venue, with an online menu you can update centrally.
Hospitality
Restaurant order management with NFC and voice
NTAG 424 DNA NFC tap cards connect guests to your digital menu, while voice-assisted management helps staff interact with the system. Bring table, takeaway and delivery orders together with a kitchen display and workflows configured for your venue.
Delivered remotely. We are based in West Covina, California, and work with clients in the US, Canada, Europe and the UK, scheduling across Eastern and Western time zones. USD $30–$100/hr depending on the type of work. Request a free initial analysis. Venues normally pair this with business WiFi installation so ordering holds up at full capacity, and with a WordPress or WooCommerce site out front.
Key features
What the system does
NFC menu access, voice-assisted management and connected order handling, configured around service. The digital menu is live and public; ordering, kitchen display and POS integration are configured per venue. Read how we built it in the AI Assisted POS System for Restaurants digital menu case study.
Kitchen display & voice-assisted management
Review incoming orders on the kitchen display and use supported voice commands to manage the restaurant system. We demonstrate the available controls and confirm compatible devices and the staff workflow during setup.
Menu management
Change prices, descriptions, photos and categories once and the linked digital menu stays current. Mark an item sold out from the kitchen and it disappears from the menu mid-service.
Order tracking
Table, takeaway and delivery orders in one queue, tagged by type and sorted by when they need to be cooked. Each type can carry its own prep timing and cut-off time.
Reports
What sold, when, and how long it took to leave the pass. Enough to see which items earn their place on the menu and which service periods are actually understaffed.
Restaurant POS integration
We send orders into the POS you already use where it supports it, and run alongside it where it does not. Designed to fit your existing service workflow.
Manage the system by voice
Voice-assisted restaurant management gives staff another way to interact with the system. We demonstrate the supported commands, confirm suitable devices and agree how voice controls fit your service workflow.
Who it’s for
Built for cafés, restaurants, and delivery kitchens
Cafes
High volume, low ticket value, and a queue that has to keep moving. NFC tap-to-menu ordering at the table takes pressure off the counter at peak, and sold-out flags stop staff promising a pastry that went twenty minutes ago.
Restaurants
Table service where the order has to reach the right section and the kitchen has to sequence courses. Per-table NFC cards and a kitchen display help the kitchen track and sequence orders during busy service.
Delivery kitchens
No dining room, several brands, and orders arriving from multiple channels at once. One queue with type tags matters more here than anywhere — the kitchen cooks from a single list rather than three tablets.
How it works
Live in three steps
We set it up around your existing service rather than asking you to change it.
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Load the menu
We build your menu with categories, descriptions, pricing and photos, and configure NFC table cards and their menu links. If you have a current menu in any format, we work from that rather than asking you to retype it.
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Connect the kitchen
Orders route to a kitchen display, a printer, or your existing POS — whichever suits the kitchen. We set prep timings and cut-offs per order type and test it before a single guest sees it.
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Open for service
NFC cards go on the tables and you take orders. We stay reachable through the first services, because the things that need adjusting only show up with a full room.
Pricing
Restaurant ordering system pricing
We provide a fixed quote after reviewing your venues, terminals, and integration requirements. Send us your venue count, the POS you use today, and whether you need a kitchen display.
In production
Live today: the digital menu
We built and run AI Assisted POS System for Restaurants for Hearth & Grain — a mobile-friendly digital restaurant menu with live availability, menu search, category filters, item descriptions and pricing in a fast, distraction-free ordering experience. It is live and you can open it.
Questions
Restaurant order management FAQ
How does NFC tap-to-menu ordering work?
A guest taps a compatible NFC-enabled phone on the table card to open the digital menu. We configure the card link and table context for your venue. The menu is managed online, so changes do not require replacing the physical card — you never reprint.
Do guests need to download an app?
No. The menu and ordering flow run in the phone’s browser. This matters more than it sounds: asking a guest to install an app before they can order loses a significant share of them, especially first-time visitors and older guests. No install also means nothing to update, no app store reviews to manage, and no difference in behaviour between iPhone and Android.
Does it integrate with our existing restaurant POS?
That is the usual arrangement. Most venues we work with already have a POS they are trained on and an accountant who depends on its reports, so replacing it is rarely worth the disruption. We send orders into your existing POS where it supports it, and run alongside it where it does not. Tell us which POS you use and we will confirm what the integration looks like before you commit.
Can we take takeaway and delivery orders as well as table orders?
Yes. Table, takeaway and delivery orders all arrive in the same queue, tagged by type, so the kitchen sees one list in the order things need to be cooked rather than three separate screens. Each type can have its own prep timing and its own availability, so you can stop takeaway at nine while table service runs to eleven.
What is a kitchen display system and do we need one?
A kitchen display system is a screen on the line that replaces printed tickets. Orders appear as they are placed, show how long they have been waiting, and get cleared by the kitchen when they go out. The practical gains are fewer missed or misplaced tickets, a visible timer on every order, and an accurate record of how long each dish actually takes. Smaller kitchens often stay on printed tickets and that is a reasonable choice — we will not push a screen into a two-burner kitchen that does not need one.
How much does restaurant order management software cost?
It depends on how many venues and terminals you run, whether you need a kitchen display system, and how much POS integration work is involved. A single cafe using NFC ordering is a very different build to a multi-site group that needs consolidated reporting. We scope it against your actual operation and quote a fixed price rather than publishing a number that would be wrong for most people who read it.
Can we take online orders without third-party delivery apps?
Yes. Orders come through your own NFC-linked menu and ordering pages and land directly in your queue, so you are not paying a marketplace commission on each one and the guest relationship stays with you.
Can staff manage the system by voice?
Yes. The system supports voice-assisted management. We demonstrate the supported commands and confirm the device setup and workflow for your venue. An earbud in the illustration represents voice interaction; specific hardware and features are agreed during setup.