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Orders and waiters

The waiter app: take orders, send them to the kitchen, split the bill and close the table.

10 guides

How to take orders on your phone with the waiter app

Learn to take orders on your phone in the waiter app: tap the item, check the list and send it to the kitchen. Full guide, with custom items and notes.

5 min

How to enter an item that's not on the menu (custom item)

Add an item that's not on the menu straight onto the tab: the waiter types a name and price, it goes to the kitchen with the rest and joins the table's total.

4 min

How to write an order note on each item

Write an order note on each item, from how the meat is cooked to no onions, and see it highlighted on the kitchen display before cooking starts.

5 min

How to send the order to the kitchen, and what comes next

Learn to send the order to the kitchen in 6 steps: items leave Draft, show up on the right display instantly, and the ticket can still print.

4 min

How to add items to an order already sent

How to add items to an order already sent without opening a new one: new items wait, you check the amount and send them all to the kitchen in one tap.

4 min

How to cancel an item or the whole order

How to cancel an item or the whole order in the waiter app: what you can remove before sending to the kitchen, what locks after, and how the total adjusts.

4 min

How to mark an item as served in the waiter app

Learn how to mark an item as served in the waiter app: tap Serve and, once every item is out, the whole order shows as Served on the table page.

3 min

How to close the table's bill at the end of service

Learn to close the table's bill in the waiter app: one tap locks out new items and freezes the total, and the table is only free once you free it.

4 min

How to mark a waiter's shift and see who's on the floor

Waiter shift tracking in one tap: mark the shift on the Waiters page and see live who's on the floor now, since when and with how many orders in hand.

4 min

Several waiters at the same table, with no lost orders

See how several waiters work the same table in qmen.us: the tab belongs to the table, anyone on the team can add, serve and close, and no order gets lost.

5 min

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