> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.storetalk.app/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Restaurant Ordering App > Menu ordering for restaurants & cafés — dine-in table QR, WhatsApp takeaway & delivery, item modifiers & allergens, kitchen display, and pay by card or Apple Pay The **StoreTalk Restaurant Ordering App** turns one menu into three ways to order — a guest scans a QR code at their table, a remote customer orders over WhatsApp, or your staff ring in a walk-in at the counter. Every order flows into a single kitchen board and one checkout. It is built for restaurants and cafés from the ground up: item modifiers (size, milk, add-ons), allergen labelling, dine-in tables, and a live kitchen display — none of which the general E-Commerce app provides. It works **multi-currency** (GBP, EUR, USD, INR), so a café in London and a diner in Kochi run the same app in their own currency and with their own payment provider. ## What it does Guests order from their phone with no app to install. At a table they scan the printed QR code and the menu opens already bound to that table. Remotely, they tap a WhatsApp button and browse the same menu for collection or delivery. Orders are priced with tax and an optional service charge, paid by card / Apple Pay through your payment app, and sent straight to the kitchen display — where staff bump each ticket from *preparing* to *ready* to *served*. ## Features * Menu with categories, item photos, and **required or optional modifier groups** (size, milk, extras) with per-option prices * **Allergen and dietary labelling** (the 14 FSA allergens, vegetarian / vegan markers) * **Dine-in table QR codes** — scan to order; guests **pay now or run a tab** and settle at the end * **WhatsApp ordering** for takeaway and delivery, with a live tracking link and status messages * **Counter / walk-in** orders from the dashboard, and a **customer self-order kiosk** * **Kitchen Display** — tickets routed by station (grill, bar, cold) with live timers and bump / recall * **Floor board** — occupied tables, running tabs, **Close tab** / **Clear table**, and the live order queue * **Station screens** — lock a touch screen to the kitchen, floor, counter, or customer self-order * **Automatic tidy-up** — idle tabs auto-close and abandoned orders clear on their own * Tax handling (**VAT or GST**, inclusive or exclusive) with an optional **service charge** and tips * **Multi-currency** — GBP, EUR, USD, INR; prices always shown in your currency * Pay by card, Apple Pay, Google Pay and more via your installed **Stripe** or **Razorpay** app ## How a typical dine-in order looks ``` Guest scans the QR code on Table 4 ↓ Menu opens, already bound to the table ↓ Guest adds items → chooses modifiers → reviews VAT + service charge ↓ Pays by card / Apple Pay ↓ Order fires to the Kitchen Display as station tickets ↓ Kitchen bumps: preparing → ready → served ↓ Table frees automatically once the order is complete ``` ## How a typical WhatsApp order looks ``` Customer taps "View Menu" on WhatsApp ↓ Browses the menu → orders for collection or delivery ↓ Pays via the WhatsApp payment link ↓ Kitchen prepares → "Ready for collection" message sent ``` ## Before you start You'll need a **payment app installed** on your account — Stripe for GBP / EUR / USD, or Razorpay for INR — to take payment at checkout (see [Collecting payments](/payments/collect-payments)). If you'd rather take payment at the counter, set the payment timing to *pay on collection* in Settings and the kitchen will fire as soon as the order is placed. Build categories, items, modifiers and allergens. Print table QR codes and run the kitchen board. Pay now or run a tab, table hand-over safety, and auto-cleanup timings. How remote customers order and get live updates. Lock a touch screen to the kitchen, floor, counter or self-order. Install Stripe or Razorpay to take card payments.