How To Set Up Tables For Your Restaurant

Setting up your tables lets you run your floor from your POS - open a tab against a table, send orders to the kitchen, and print the bill for the right table. Each table also gets its own QR code, so your guests can order from their seat.

This article is written for dine-in restaurants - full service restaurants, pubs, cafes with seating and anywhere your guests order at a table. If your customers order and collect at a counter, please read How To Set Up A QR Menu instead.

Before You Begin

Tables need the Restaurants plan. If your plan does not include it, the Add button is disabled and you will see an upgrade prompt. Please read Subscriptions.
It helps to have your floor plan in front of you, so you can name your tables the same way your staff already refer to them.

Login to the web app with your email and password. If you do not have an account yet, please follow Registration. If you have forgotten your password, please read Login.

Step 2 - Create Your Organization

An organization is your restaurant. Everything you enter - products, tables, orders, settings - belongs to it. Skip this step if you have already created one.

Select I am a Business Owner, then click Get Started.
Fill in your country, company name, website and full business address. All the fields are explained in Create Organization.
Click Complete Setup.

If you run more than one restaurant, please create a separate organization for each one. To learn more, please read Organizations.

Every item on your menu is a product. You can create an unlimited number of products under any subscription.

To add items one at a time, please follow Add Products. Name and Price are required.
If your menu is already in a spreadsheet, you can import it in one go. Please follow Add Bulk Products and save your file in CSV format.
Add a photo to each item. Please follow Product Images.
Group your items into categories - Starters, Mains, Desserts, Drinks.

Step 4 - Set Up Your Taxes

Please set your taxes before you take your first order, so your guests are charged correctly from day one.

Please follow Taxes Settings.
India merchants are taxed per product. Please read GST Overview.

Step 5 - Add Your Tables

Select your organization.
Select Settings -> Restaurants from the left hand panel. All your tables are listed here.
Click the Add button.
Fill in the details.
- Name * required - Up to 100 characters. Please use the name your staff already use, such as Table 1 or Patio 2.
- Capacity - [optional] Number of seats. Whole numbers only.
- Floor - [optional] For example Ground or First.
- Zone - [optional] For example Patio, Bar or Garden.
Click OK, and repeat for each table in your restaurant.

For more on managing your tables, please read Tables Setup.

Step 6 - Open A Table

Click any table in the list to open it. Three things live here.

Details - change the Name, Capacity, Floor or Zone, then click Save.
QR code - the code your guests scan to order from this table, along with its link. Print it and place it on the table. Please read Scan To Order to turn this on.
Table Designer - lay the table out the way it sits on your floor. Choose a shape of Circle, Square or Rectangle, use Rotate to match its angle, and Add Seat or Remove Seat to set the seats around it. Click Save Design when you are done.

Next Steps

To start taking orders against your tables, please read Restaurants.
To let your guests order from their own phone with the table QR code, please read Scan To Order.
To add your waiting staff to your organization, please read Employees.

Questions? please email [email protected]