How to transfer the restaurant to a new owner

What an ownership transfer is

Transferring the restaurant changes who's in charge; it doesn't create a copy. The profile stays the same, with the same menu, the same tables, the same QR codes stuck on them and the whole history of tabs — except that, from that moment on, everything is run by another Google account. Since each qmen.us account owns at most one restaurant, it works like passing a baton: it leaves your hand and goes into the other person's.

The action lives in the Danger zone, that red-bordered block at the very end of Settings that comes closed and has to be opened. It's instant and has no undo button: the second you confirm, the Dashboard disappears for you and appears for them. If there are regrets, only the new owner can send it back.

Why it's tucked away in the Danger zone

• There's no going back from your side. The change takes effect instantly and owner access leaves your account at the same moment. Keeping it in the Danger zone, with the block closed and the button locked until you type the restaurant's name, is exactly so this decision never happens by mistake.
• Nothing is copied, everything changes hands. Menu, tables, kitchens, waiters and the whole history of tabs travel with the restaurant. There's no half transfer, and no way to take just the menu.
• It beats lending your account. Since the owner signs in with Google, sharing a sign-in would mean sharing your personal email. With a transfer, the other person signs in with their own account and you leave cleanly.
• The restaurant doesn't stop for a minute. The table QR codes, the public address and the waiters' access stay the same after the change — nobody has to reprint stickers, and the kitchen keeps receiving orders as usual during service.
• It's free, like everything else. Transferring costs nothing, adds no fee and changes no plan: qmen.us is free for the restaurant and charges no commission per order.

How to transfer the restaurant in 6 steps

Six steps: two to prepare, three inside the form and one to check what changed afterward.

1. Open the Danger zone in Settings

   In the top menu, go to Settings and scroll to the end of the page. The last block has a red border and the title Danger zone; it comes closed, so click it to open it. The first item inside is Transfer restaurant, before Delete restaurant and Delete my account.

2. Make sure the other person has already signed in to qmen.us

   Before filling anything in, ask the person to open qmen.us in the browser and sign in with their Google account at least once. We only transfer to an account that already exists, and it can't own another restaurant either — each account runs at most one. Agree together on exactly which email will become the owner.

3. Fill in the email of the person receiving it

   In the Email of the new owner field, write the address of the Google account that will take over the restaurant. It has to be the account's actual email, not an alias or an alternate email: we look up exactly that address when you confirm. Upper and lower case don't matter.

4. Type the restaurant's name to unlock the button

   Below, the form asks: Type [restaurant name] to confirm. Write the name exactly as it appears there, with accents, spaces and punctuation. The Transfer restaurant button stays locked until the name matches and the email looks valid — that's on purpose, so nobody clicks it by accident in the middle of service.

   Tip: The same typed-name trick appears in the other two blocks of the Danger zone. Look at the title above the field before you type: transfer and delete sit just inches apart.

5. Confirm and watch the change happen instantly

   Tap Transfer restaurant. The browser asks "Transfer the restaurant? You lose owner access immediately." — if everything is right, confirm. We show a message that the restaurant was transferred to the email you entered and take you back to the home screen, now without the Dashboard. If the email has no account, if it's your own or if the person already owns another restaurant, nothing happens and the explanation appears in red.

6. See what changes and what stays the same

   For the dining room, nothing changes: the public address, the table QR code, the numbering, the menu, the waiters' access and the whole history of tabs stay exactly as they were, now under the new management. The only thing that changes is your account, which still exists but has no restaurant linked to it. If you'll keep working there, ask the new owner to add you as a waiter with your Google email.

Frequently asked questions

Glossary

Danger zone

The part of Settings with the actions you can't undo: transfer, delete the restaurant and delete the account.

Owner

The account that runs the restaurant: it sees Settings, the menu, tables, team and history. There's one account per restaurant, and one restaurant per account.

Google account

How owners sign in to qmen.us. There's no password sign-up at this door, so the person receiving it must have signed in with Google at least once before.

Waiter

The person who takes orders on a phone at the waiter URL, using the staff password.

Tab

The open bill of a table, where items add up until it's closed.

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