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Who it is for

Cafés and restaurants

A restaurant site has one job on a Friday evening: show the menu quickly and take a booking without a phone call.

What you would ask for first

Roughly the order people actually ask, from the first week of using it.

A menu that reads well on a phone

Sections, prices, the vegetarian marks, and the two dishes you want people to order first. Not a PDF that has to be pinched.

A QR code for the table

Pointing at your own address, so the menu on the table is the menu you changed this morning.

Table bookings

Date, time, number of people, phone number. You confirm; nobody waits on hold.

Today’s specials, changed daily

One sentence to you, live in seconds — which is the only reason a specials board on a website ever stays current.

Directions that actually open the map

One tap to navigation, because a customer looking for you is already in the car.

What it costs you

You start with 300 free sparks, which is about forty changes — enough to get the whole first version standing and then some. After that a change is usually 3 to 8 sparks, or three to eight rupees, and you are shown the likely cost before it runs.

There is no monthly fee and no charge for having the account. Connecting a domain you already own is free, certificate included.

MenuQR codeBookingsSpecialsDirectionsPhotos

The bits that need something from you

Before it can be built. An embedded map needs a map key from Google in your name, and online payment needs a merchant account. Both are asked for with the steps attached.

What this does not do. Live table availability synced to your floor system is not built. Bookings arrive as enquiries you confirm.

Questions from this trade

Can I have separate lunch and dinner menus?

Yes, and you can change which one is shown in a sentence.

Will it work on the restaurant’s slow wifi?

It is built to load fast on a cheap phone and a poor connection, which is the normal case rather than the exception.

Describe your cafés and restaurant in a paragraph

Ask for access and a person reads it. If it is a fit you get an invitation and 300 sparks.

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Access is by invitation and a person reads every request. The founder test is free, takes a few minutes, and tells you what you are getting before you commit to anything.