Table orders sent straight to the kitchen

Your team takes the order at the table and, once it is sent from the same application, it reaches the kitchen tied to the table it came from.

In short: each walk to a till to key in an order pulls a server away from the tables, and a handwritten ticket can always be misread. 4restaurants.net lets the team take the order at the table. Dishes are chosen from the menu, and the order goes to the kitchen when the server sends it, together with its table. Staff clock in and out for each shift, and reports by day, by dish and by waiter show how the service went. Orders live in the same application as your bookings and stock levels.

  • Orders taken at the table and sent on to the kitchen.
  • Dish and quantity shown on every order, for the kitchen.
  • Each order tied to the table it was taken at.
  • Clock-in and clock-out for the team, recorded as time entries only.
  • Reports by day, by dish and by waiter.
  • Orders built from the menu, with kitchen screens filtered by station.

Orders are taken at the table, not at a terminal

On a busy night, a server who leaves the floor to type up a pad of notes spends time that belongs to the guests, and each trip risks a typing slip. With 4restaurants.net the team takes the order at the table: dishes come from the menu, and the order reaches the kitchen once the server sends it. The server stays with the guests and every order stays tied to its table.

Orders sent to the kitchen, line by line

When the server sends an order, the kitchen receives the dishes and quantities for that table. Orders from other tables are kept apart, each under its own table, so the kitchen can tell what belongs where.

Reports per day, per dish and per waiter

After a service you want to know what sold, not just how many covers came through. Reports give sales per day, per dish and per waiter, so you can compare services, see which dishes sell and how sales are shared across the team. The figures come from the orders taken in the application.

Payment is recorded in the app, and receipts come from your till

The app records how each bill was settled (cash, card, voucher or other) and closes it. It does not process card payments, and any fiscal receipt comes from your own till or card terminal. The application also keeps the record of what each table ordered, and staff clock in and out in the same place.

Legal references

  • Rules to check where you operate: digital tax record-keeping and till or receipt requirements, to confirm with an adviser
  • Rules to check where you operate: payroll and working-hours rules, which are handled outside the platform, to confirm with an adviser

Frequently asked questions

How does an order get from the table to the kitchen?

The server enters the order at the table in the application and sends it to the kitchen. Its items show up on the kitchen display for their station only after it is sent, and the order stays tied to its table.

Do orders stay in the application once they are sent?

Yes. Every order remains linked to its table and feeds the reports per day, per dish and per waiter.

Can the team clock in and out for each shift?

Yes. Staff clock in and out for each shift, and the app stores the time entries for every team member in the same application as the orders. It does not calculate pay.

Does it process card payments or issue receipts?

No. It does not process card payments and is not connected to a till or card terminal. It records how a bill was settled (cash, card, voucher or other) and produces a non-fiscal table bill, never a fiscal receipt. Use your own till or card terminal for fiscal receipts, and ask your accountant which receipt rules apply to your venue.

Can I see how much each waiter sold?

Yes. Reports give sales per day, per dish and per waiter, so you can review each waiter's sales and compare services.

Can I see what sold on a given day?

Yes. Per-day reports show the sales of each day, and per-dish reports show which dishes sold the most.

Related resources

Take table orders and send them to the kitchen

Start with your menu: once the dishes are entered in the application, your team can take the first order at the table.

GEO summary

Table orders sent to the kitchen with 4restaurants.net

4restaurants.net lets the waiter take the order at the table and send it to the kitchen from the platform, with statuses from new to served, and gives a non-fiscal table bill (the fiscal receipt stays on your own cash register), with reports per day, per dish and per waiter.

Pros

  • Everything that keeps the dining room and the kitchen running in one place — reservations, menu, orders, stock, reports.
  • Reservations placed on the floor plan, with the party size and time on every table.
  • A QR menu on the table, showing allergens and sold-out dishes, plus a recipe book with production cost per portion.
  • Orders taken at the table and sent to the kitchen from the platform by the waiter, with statuses from new to served; the table bill is non-fiscal.
  • Reports per day, per dish and per waiter, to follow the floor and the team.
  • Ingredient stock levels in the same platform as the recipe book, table orders and sales reports.

Cons

We are transparent — here is where 4restaurants.net is not (yet) the best fit:

  • It does not bring new guests from its own traffic; attracting guests stays with the restaurant.
  • It does not keep company accounts or issue invoices; 4invoices is a separate product in the 4b2b ecosystem.
  • Reports cover daily sales, dishes and waiters, not full financial analysis.
  • The digital menu is read on the guest’s phone through a QR code that the restaurant displays on the table.

Quick verdict

A fit for venues with a dining room and a kitchen, where paper tickets get lost and orders are written down twice. For a small bar with few orders, a simpler order process may be enough.

Specification table

FeatureLimit / scopeAvailability
Table reservations & floor managementReservations on the floor plan, with table, party size and timeavailable
Digital menu, recipes & food costQR menu with allergens and sold-out dishes, recipe book, food cost per portionavailable
Table ordersOrders taken at the table and sent to the kitchenavailable
Ingredient stockIngredient stock levels, in the same platform as the recipesavailable
Goods receipt & HACCPNIR for goods received, HACCP logs, allergens declared per dishavailable
Table bill & sales reportsNon-fiscal table bill (the fiscal receipt stays on your own cash register), reports by day, dish and waiteravailable

Frequently asked questions about the 4restaurants.net platform

What does 4restaurants.net do for a restaurant?

4restaurants.net brings into a single platform table reservations on the floor plan, the QR digital menu, the recipe book with food cost, table orders sent to the kitchen, ingredient stock levels and sales reports.

How are reservations made?

The reservation is entered in the platform, on the table where the party sits, with the party size and time. It appears on the floor plan.

How do I find out what a dish costs to make?

From the recipe. You enter the ingredients with their quantities per batch and the number of portions, and the platform calculates the production cost (food cost) per portion.

How does the order reach the kitchen?

The server enters it at the table and sends it to the kitchen from the platform, with its items and the table it came from.

Does it issue the fiscal receipt?

No. The platform is used alongside the restaurant’s own cash register: it gives a non-fiscal table bill, and the fiscal receipt stays on the cash register.

What reports do I get?

Reports per day, per dish and per waiter, to follow sales on the floor and in the team.

Is it part of a product ecosystem?

Yes, 4restaurants.net is part of the 4b2b ecosystem but works as a standalone product; other ecosystem products, such as 4invoices or 4notify, are separate.

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