Table
Identity is the table.
Guests scan a tent. Staff see a floor of seated, free, and pending-validation tables. The check stays on table number until you settle.
3Seated4 covers
7ValidateQR order
12Free2 covers
Dine-in operations
The dining room,on one stack.
MENU is restaurant software from Octanest for the floor, the counter, and the guest phone — owner console, tablet POS, and QR menu. Table service or token service.
Already on MENU?
Open your app.
One front door for the whole restaurant. Owners and managers use the console, staff use the POS, guests scan the table QR.
Owners and managersOwner consoleMenu, tables and QR, staff, tax and the day summary. Sign in with your work email.Sign in to owner console Cashiers and captainsPOS loginFloor, tokens, guest-order queue and billing. Unlock with your PIN on a set-up terminal.Open POS DinersGuest QR menuGuests open it by scanning the QR on their table or token slip. No app download.Open guest menu
Four steps
Photograph the menu. Run the floor the same week.
A single path from a paper menu to live POS, QR, and kitchen tickets.
- 01
Photograph or import
Upload a menu photo, PDF, or spreadsheet in the owner console.
- 02
Review the AI draft
Names, prices, and categories come back as a draft you can edit before anything goes live.
- 03
Publish to POS + QR
One publish step sends the catalog to the tablet POS and the guest QR menu.
- 04
Take orders, settle, repeat
Staff run tables or tokens. Guests order from the phone. You settle on the POS.
Table 7
Scan to order
Paneer TikkaAI draft
Starters · ₹280
92%
Table 7 · Check
2 pendingPaneer Tikka × 1₹280
Butter Naan × 2₹80
Masala Chai × 1₹40
GST 5%₹20
Total₹420
KOT · Token 4
SentSpice Garden · Counter
Veg Biryani × 1 · mildR2
Garlic Naan × 2R2
The product
Five surfaces. Three ship today.
Owner, POS, and guest QR are in this release. Staff and kitchen display are marked Coming soon — no mock screenshots.
Owner console
- Catalog, photos, 86s, and publish to POS + QR.
- Tables or tokens, staff roles, tax, and printers.
- QR tent print and a same-day summary.
PendingSent to kitchenReadyPaidOffline · cash
Table 7
Scan to order
Tablet POS
- Floor board or active-token board on a tablet.
- Open a check, validate a guest QR order, settle UPI or cash.
- Cash still works if the tablet goes offline.
Table 7 · Check
2 pendingPaneer Tikka × 1₹280
Butter Naan × 2₹80
Masala Chai × 1₹40
GST 5%₹20
Total₹420
Guest QR
- Scan a table tent or a counter QR in token mode.
- Browse, add spice and size, place the order, pay.
- Optional save-to-Arounds after the order.
Table 7 · Spice Garden
4821
Show this code to staff
Save on Arounds
Optional guest handoff after the order.
Staff / captain app
A phone app for captains is not in this release. The floor and tokens run on the tablet POS today.
KOT · Token 4
SentSpice Garden · Counter
Veg Biryani × 1 · mildR2
Garlic Naan × 2R2
Coming soon
4ActivePax 1
5ReadyCounter
6NextIssue
Staff / captain mobile is not in this release. Wireframe, not a product screenshot.
Kitchen display
A dedicated kitchen screen is not in this release. Tickets print from the POS and owner printer settings.
KOT · Token 4
SentSpice Garden · Counter
Veg Biryani × 1 · mildR2
Garlic Naan × 2R2
Coming soon
Kitchen display is not in this release. Preview cards, not a product screenshot.
New
KOT · Token 4
SentSpice Garden · Counter
Veg Biryani × 1 · mildR2
Garlic Naan × 2R2
Cooking
Ready
Service modes
Table or token. Same catalog.
An outlet runs in table mode or token mode. Hybrid at the same outlet is not in this release.
Token
Identity is the token + pax.
The counter issues the next token. KOT and bill print with the token number. Guests attach via a shared counter QR — not table N.
4ActivePax 1
5ReadyCounter
6NextIssue
What changesTableToken
IdentityTable numberToken + pax
Guest QRPer-table tentShared counter QR
Kitchen ticketTable on the KOTToken on the KOT
SettleClose the tableClose the token
Capabilities
What MENU actually does
Owner console
Catalog, tables or tokens, staff, tax, printers, and a day summary in the browser.
Tablet POS
Floor or token board, open checks, guest-order validation, and settlement.
Guest QR
Scan, browse, add modifiers, place the order, and pay from a phone.
AI menu draft
Photo or file in, editable catalog out — then you publish.
GST-aware bills
Inclusive or exclusive GST profiles, shown on POS and guest bills.
Offline cash path
The POS can keep taking cash if the network drops. Card and UPI wait for a reconnect.
Arounds handoff
Guests can save the restaurant on Arounds after they order.
Print-ready QR tents
Table tents and inventory from the owner console, with the official MENU mark in the QR.
AI onboarding
A photo in. A draft menu out.
The owner console walks a photo or PDF through extract → review → publish. You accept or reject each line before guests or staff see it.
1 · Menu photo
2 · Extracted draft
Paneer TikkaAI draft
Starters · ₹280
92%
3 · Review in the console
Octanest ecosystem
MENU sits on the same core as the rest of Octanest.
Auth, catalog, orders, and notifications are shared primitives. Arounds is the guest-facing community app — not a second restaurant stack.
Auth
Staff and owner sign-in
Catalog
Items, prices, 86s
Orders
Checks, tokens, rounds
Notifications
KOT and guest status
Owner, POS, and guest QR on one catalog.Arounds
Save the restaurant
Pricing
On request.
MENU is not listed as self-serve plans. Tell us the outlet, service mode, and how many tablets you expect to run. We reply with a pilot shape — not a public price list.