๐ฝ Hospitality POS
Dine-in table service ยท KOT to kitchen ยท Bill split ยท Kiosk self-serve ยท Raw material auto-deplete at EOD
Setup your dining tables
- Hospitality โ Dining Setup โ Tables
- Click + New Table. Enter: Table No (e.g. T-01), Section (Family / AC / Terrace), Seats (2 / 4 / 6), Status (Available by default)
- Repeat for each physical table. Or click Bulk Create to generate T-01 to T-30 in one shot.
- Optional: enable Table Turnaround reporting to see avg minutes per table.
Open a table order
- Go to Hospitality โ Hosp POS. Grid of tables โ coloured by status (green=free, orange=occupied, red=bill pending).
- Tap a free table โ prompts for Cover count (# guests) + optional Waiter
- Menu opens. Tap items to add โ categorized by Starter / Main / Bread / Dessert / Beverage.
- Tap Modifiers on any item to add customization ("No onion", "Extra spicy")
- When ready, tap Save. Table turns orange. Order held until KOT is fired.
Send KOT to kitchen
KOT = Kitchen Order Ticket. Fires the items to the kitchen printer or KDS screen.
- From the open table order, tap โถ Send KOT
- Items go to their respective kitchen stations (based on Category โ KOT Printer mapping in Hospitality Setup)
- Kitchen prints a physical KOT (58mm thermal) OR sees the order on the KDS screen
- Add more items later? Tap Add to Order โ new items โ Send KOT again. Only NEW items go to kitchen.
๐ก KOT Status Log tracks: Sent โ Cooking โ Ready โ Served. Waiter tap "Served" on the KDS to close the loop.
Modifiers & Combos
Modifiers: item-specific choices (spice level, portion size, no-onion). Combos: fixed meal deals (Thali = Rice + Dal + Sabzi + Roti + Curd at โน150).
- Modifier setup: Hospitality โ Modifier Setup. Create groups (e.g. "Spice Level" = Mild/Medium/Hot). Link to items on Item form.
- Combo setup: Hospitality โ Deal Setup. Add components + fixed price. At POS, ordering the combo drops all components as sub-lines.
Split bill (per person / per item)
Group of 4 wants separate bills โ no problem.
- On the table screen, tap Split Bill
- Choose Equal Split (รท N ways) OR Per Item (drag items into person buckets)
- Each split becomes a separate receipt. Take payment per person.
- Table closes only when all splits paid.
Transfer table + Merge tables
- Transfer: guest moved from T-03 to T-07. Long-press T-03 โ Transfer โ pick T-07. Order + KOT history moves with them.
- Merge: two tables joined for a larger group. Long-press T-05 โ Merge into โ pick T-06. Orders combine.
Kitchen Display System (KDS)
Big screen in the kitchen showing live orders โ replaces printed KOTs for modern kitchens.
- Open /Hospitality/KDS on a tablet or TV mounted in kitchen
- Configure at Hospitality โ KDS Setup: which stations to show (Tandoor / Curry / Cold), font size, ticket colours
- Chef taps Cooking when starting an item, Ready when done, Served after delivery
- Prep-lag alerts fire if any item sits > 15 min without status change
End of Day (EOD) + BOM auto-deplete
At close, EOD posting: sums the day's sales, deducts finished-good inventory, AND automatically explodes recipes (BOM) to also deduct raw ingredients.
- Setup recipes: Production โ BOM Designer. For each menu item, define components ("Paneer Butter Masala" = 200g Paneer + 100ml Cream + 50g Butter + spices)
- Close a shift at any terminal: POS โ Day End โ Post
- System writes: Consumption ILE per BOMLine ComponentItemID. Raw inventory (Paneer, Cream, Butter) all drop.
- Kitchen manager sees remaining raw stock โ reorder before running out.
๐ก Recipe yield drift report: Insights โ Hospitality โ Yield Drift. Shows dishes where actual vs recipe cost diverges โ probable pilferage or portion creep.
Self-serve Kiosk (customer places own order)
Standalone touchscreen at door โ customer browses menu, orders, pays via card/UPI. No cashier needed.
- Open /Hospitality/HospKiosk on a tablet/kiosk stand at the entrance
- Configure branding: Hospitality โ Kiosk Branding (logo, colours, welcome slides)
- Customer picks Dine-in / Takeaway, browses menu, adds items, checks out, taps to pay
- Order auto-fires KOT + generates a queue number. Customer waits for pickup or table service.
๐ฌ Ask Saathi: "top 5 dishes today" ยท "which table is slow" ยท "kitchen prep-lag" ยท "recipe cost of paneer butter masala"