If you have been eating out in the last couple of years in the UAE then chances are that you have seen various QR codes on most restaurants’ tables as a physical menu card. Out of curiosity, you probably even have scanned some of them with your mobile phone and have found out that it opens a digital and colorful QR menu for the restaurant.
CompuCash POS system with QR menu
QR Menus, also known as a digital menu, have been trending already for a couple of years now and are slowly beginning to supplant traditional paper menus. It became especially popular during Covid-19 pandemic as it allowed customers to view the details of a restaurant’s menu touch-free, in their mobile phones. So to make the customers’ experience even more convenient, CompuCash developers took one step further – they integrated a digital QR code menu with Point of Sale system so you can have a true touch-free experience where customers can order directly from their phone and the order will pop up on the POS and get printed in the kitchen making the ordering experience smoother and truly digitalized. If you visited CompuCash clients all over the UAE most likely you would have experienced this already. Visit our POS system UAE page to read more about the product.
How QR menu POS integration works and what do digital menus mean for you?
Find the QR menu on the table
QR menu codes will be designed, printed and set on the tables where a visitor can scan it with their phone. A regular mobile camera is enough to read the QR code. The restaurant’s menu then pops up on their phone with pictures, prices and descriptions in several languages. Which products are being shown there can be configured in CompuCash Backoffice, and by each outlet allowing ConpuCash clients in the UAE to customize their menu and cater to their clients needs by highlighting dishes and drinks they see fit. The customers view detailed images of the menu items that would otherwise not be accessible with a printed menu. This is particularly important for cities like Dubai where more than 200 nationalities that speak a variety of languages call it home.
Make your order
Once a customer has selected the menu items, chose the modifier under each dish or drink allowing your customers to select and customize their order, it will be forwarded straight to the POS system and is indicated by a flashing window and/or acoustic signal. The service provider sees all the order information with table number at the POS system and can review it before confirming. After confirmed the kitchen order ticket (KOT) will be sent to the assigned bar/kitchen printers or displays saving the customers and restaurants operations previous time.
The entire digital menu can be managed in CompuCash back-office from anywhere and all orders are automatically delivered to CompuCash POS. The customer does not have to download any apps onto their phone, just scan the QR code and the digital menu will appear.
This solution is extremely suitable for busy restaurants, lounges, cafes and bars because the customer can place an order or additional order quickly without needing to wait for the waiter or even browse through multiple menus.
4 Ways QR code supported digital menus benefits your business over traditional paper menus
Safety
Safety first – in time, traditional restaurant printed menus can get quite dirty and damaged after countless times of browsing. It might even be a major turnoff for business owners to keep up with printing menus, changing prices and products. So QR menu is a good solution when providing touch free and hygienic e-menu browsing for your clients. Look our restaurant POS systems for further details.
Cost-saving
With the QR code solution there is no need to re-print hard copy menus if they are damaged. Or if you just want to modify some items and prices. Whole QR menus can be updated online with in just few minutes by few clicks allowing business owners and managers to update products and prices, so your customers will always have the most recent menu available. This process eliminates the need for printed menus and helps to keep overall operational costs low.
Better customer service
- For last but not less important, digital menus help you out during busy hours. Whatever the reason, it happens even in the most exclusive restaurants and cafes that in a rush hour some table is not served in time. Using our QR menu integration with POS the customer can easily just order themselves without having to wait for the waiter cuts down on the element of human errors in the ordering process.
- QR code payment solution. With CompuCash QR code payment solution you allow your customers to view and pay their bills without the need to wait for the waiters to bring physical bill cutting the waiting time for customers and at the same time allowing businesses to turnaround tables quicker and increase their revenues.
Want to start using e-menu for smart ordering?
Ask our digital specialist in the United Arab Emirates for demo +971 50 566 5278 or email us at [email protected]
