What guests see on your restaurant's table QR code

What the table page the QR code opens is

What guests see on the table QR code is that table's page, at the address qmen.us/your-code/t/table-code. It opens straight in the phone's browser, with no sign-in, no password and no app: at the top is the label with the table number, the restaurant's name and the title Your orders. It's a tracking screen, not the bill — it lists the items and each one's state, without prices.

The heart of the page is the card for the order in progress: who ordered, with which waiter, the status badge, the four-stage timeline (Ordered, Preparing, Ready, Served) and the list of items, each with its own badge. If the waiter is still putting the order together, the card says Putting your order together and the items read On the list. When the kitchen changes something, the screen updates on its own, in real time, without anyone touching anything.

Why this screen takes weight off your dining room

• No more "when's it coming?" every five minutes. Guests see for themselves whether the dish is in the queue, being prepared or already ready and waiting to be taken out, and the time estimate comes from that kitchen's real history, not a fixed guess. Waiters walk less and answer fewer repeated questions.
• Each item has its own state, not just the whole order. At a table where the fries come out before the burger, you can see Ready on one item and Preparing on the other — including a count of how many items are still in the kitchen.
• Nothing to install and nothing to type. qmen.us runs in the browser: the camera opens the link and that's it. No guest has to create an account, download an app or give a phone number to follow what they ordered.
• The table stays private when it needs to. The page isn't indexed by search engines, the waiter can take an order off the screen with Hide from table page and, once the table is freed, the next guests open the same QR code on a clean screen.
• The order still belongs to the restaurant. The screen charges nothing and no money goes through qmen.us — it's free for the restaurant, with no commission per order. Payment and PIX are still arranged directly between the customer and the restaurant.

The table page step by step, from the QR code to the rating

Seven screens, in the order guests come across them after scanning the code.

1. Point the camera at the table QR code

   The phone's camera recognizes the code and offers the link. Just tap it: the page opens in the browser, with no sign-in, no app and no registration. The address is the table's, in the format qmen.us/your-code/t/table-code — guests can save it, send it to their group chat or pin it to their home screen, and it keeps working.

2. Check the top of the screen

   At the top is the Table label with its number or nickname, the restaurant's name (which links to the public page, with the full menu) and the title Your orders. Below it, the line Updates automatically · in real time says what the page does: nobody needs to pull down to reload.

3. Read the card for the current order

   The main card shows the name of whoever ordered (or Order # with the number), the with line naming the waiter looking after the table, and a large badge with the order's state: Ordered, Preparing, Ready or Served. Right below comes the message of the moment — The kitchen is preparing it, Order ready!, All served — enjoy your meal!.

4. Follow the order timeline

   There are four stages laid out horizontally: Ordered (Received), Preparing (In the kitchen), Ready (Ready to serve) and Served (Enjoy your meal). The two in the middle count actual items — 2 items in the kitchen, 1 item ready — so guests can tell when part of the order is already out. While the kitchen works, the Ready in about 15 min estimate counts down the time that has passed, and the number comes from the restaurant's own real prep history.

5. See each item's status

   Each line shows the quantity, the item's name, the chosen size or flavor and the note, if any (no onions, steak doneness). Beside it, the item's own state: Waiting, Preparing, Ready or Served. While the card says Putting your order together, the items show as On the list — the waiter is still putting it together. A custom item, typed in on the spot, looks just like the others.

   Tip: An item added later, to an order that was already sent, only shows up on the table page once the waiter sends that addition to the kitchen. Until then it stays only on their phone, so the guest isn't confused.

6. Call the waiter without raising a hand

   When the restaurant turns on waiter calls, the footer shows the line Need something? Just call. with the Call waiter button. It only shows up for people who are actually in the dining room: the phone confirms its location within 300 meters of the restaurant. When they tap it, we pick the waiter with the fewest open orders and alert them right away — the screen replies with a We've let ... know message naming the person coming to the table.

7. After eating, rate the meal and check the table's history

   Once everything is Served, the How was it? card appears, with the dishes you ate and the Rate your order button — the score and the note go straight to the owner. If the table already ordered a round earlier, it's listed below under Also at this table. And if nobody has ordered anything yet, the screen says No orders at this table yet and explains the next step.

Frequently asked questions

Glossary

Table QR code

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

Table

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

Draft

An order's first status, while the waiter is still putting the list together and nothing has gone to the kitchen yet.

Preparing

The stage the guest sees on the table page while the kitchen works on the order.

Ready

An item's status after the prep station marks it done; the waiter is alerted right away.

Served

The order's status once every item has been served; the bill can still stay open.

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