How to hide an order from the table page

What hiding an order from the table means

The table page, at qmen.us/code/t/table, shows the order happening now and the one before it, with the items and the status of each. It's public: anyone with the QR code, or with the link someone shared in a group chat, sees what's there. Hide from table page is a switch on each order, in the waiter app, that takes that order off this page. If your place calls its tables tabs, the button reads Hide from tab page.

Hiding only hides: the order isn't cancelled, its status doesn't change and it stays on the bill. It carries on as usual on the kitchen display, in the waiter app, on the owner's dashboard, on the printed ticket and on the ready orders screen, if your place uses one. With it gone, the table page shows the table's other orders, or the note that there are no orders yet.

Why hide an order

• A table shared by different groups. At the counter or a communal table, whoever sits down later doesn't need to see what the other group ordered.
• Privacy for whoever ordered. A birthday surprise, or an order the guest would rather not leave in view of anyone who has the table's link.
• The table link gets around. Anyone who saved the link or got it in a group chat still opens the same page. A hidden order doesn't show up for anyone there.
• Nothing changes for the team. The kitchen cooks, the waiter serves and closes the bill as usual; only the public page stops showing the order.
• It comes back with one tap. Made a mistake, or the guest changed their mind? The same button becomes Show on table page.

How to hide and show it again in 5 steps

Five steps, from the waiter app to a table page without the order.

1. Send the order to the kitchen

   The button only appears on an order that's been sent. If the order is still a draft, finish adding the items and tap Send to kitchen.

2. Open the order in the waiter app

   Under Active orders, tap the table's order. The order screen opens with the items and, at the bottom, the buttons for handling the table and the bill.

3. Tap Hide from table page

   At the bottom of the order screen, next to Free table, tap Hide from table page. There's no confirmation: the order disappears at once from the table page, and anyone who has it open sees the change without reloading.

4. Check the table page

   If you want to be sure, open the table's QR code on your phone. The hidden order no longer shows there, and the table's other orders stay just as they were.

   Tip: Freeing the table already clears the page for the next guests. There's no need to hide orders one by one at the end of a visit: hiding is for while the table is still occupied.

5. Show it again whenever you want

   In the same spot, the button now reads Show on table page. Tap it and the order comes back to the table page at once, with the items and the status of each.

Frequently asked questions

Glossary

Public table link

An address like qmen.us/your-restaurant/t/7/, printed under each QR code so you can tell which card is which.

Table QR code

The code printed on the table that guests scan with their phone, no sign-in needed.

Waiter app

The ordering page each waiter opens through the restaurant's own link, right in the phone's browser.

Table

Each spot in the dining room registered in the system, with its own QR code for opening orders.

Tab

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

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