Cafe management system: run the counter, tables and menu together

A cafe is busiest in short bursts. The morning queue wants to order and leave, while the afternoon tables want to sit, add a second coffee and pay later. A cafe management system has to handle both without making the person at the counter switch tools.

What a cafe needs from its system

• A fast counter screen: tap the drink, take the payment, call the next person.
• Takeaway and dine-in orders in the same list, so the bar sees one queue.
• Table orders from a QR code, for guests who stay.
• A menu you can change in seconds when the pastry case empties.
• Separate stations, so drinks go to the bar and food goes to the kitchen.
• A simple end-of-day total by cash and card.

Counter and table service in one place

With GiveMyMenu, the counter uses the point of sale for walk-up and takeaway orders. Guests at tables scan a QR code and order from their phone, and both kinds of order land on the same kitchen display, sorted by station. A barista sees every drink in one list, whoever ordered it. When the last croissant goes, mark it sold out once and it disappears from the QR menu and the counter screen together.

Setting up a cafe in an afternoon

1. Photograph your printed menu and let the AI menu import draft the items, then check the prices.
2. Split items between a bar station and a kitchen station.
3. Create your tables and print a QR code for each one.
4. Add one staff login for the counter.
5. Take five practice orders before you open.

What it costs to start

The Free plan covers one cafe with up to 10 tables and 2 staff accounts, with no card and no end date. It includes the POS, QR ordering, the kitchen display, print views, payment recording and a few AI menu imports each month. New accounts get 90 days of Pro features at launch, so you can try table PINs, stock tracking, your own branding and detailed reports during real service.

Know the limits

GiveMyMenu does not run a loyalty card scheme or process card payments for you. You keep your card terminal and record the payment against the bill. If a stamp card matters to your regulars, keep it on paper for now.