QR Ordering and Pay at the Table: A Guide for Restaurants

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Writing orders by hand and carrying a card reader table to table slows service at peak hours. With QR ordering and pay at the table, the guest orders and pays from their phone while your team focuses on the floor.

How orders reach the kitchen

The guest opens the QR menu, picks their dishes and sends the order. The ticket reaches the kitchen instantly, with a sound alert, and moves through New → Accepted → Ready → Served. Because each table has its own code, the order is already tied to the right table — no mix-ups.

Pay at the table with Apple Pay and Google Pay

When they finish, guests pay from their phone with Apple Pay or Google Pay via Stripe. The money goes straight to the restaurant's account (Stripe Connect). No waiting for a server and no queue at the till, so the table frees up sooner.

What it means for your team and turnover

• Fewer order errors: the guest writes their own order.
• Higher turnover: payment without waiting frees tables faster.
• Freed-up staff: time goes to the floor, not to taking payments.
• Tips and reviews: the digital flow makes it easy to ask for both at the end.

What about the cost?

Pay-at-table carries a 1.5% + €0.10 fee per transaction, plus Stripe's fee. The platform is free during the beta and then €40/month on the Pro plan.

How to turn it on

1. Create your restaurant and menu in Disho.
2. Connect your Stripe account to take payments at the table.
3. Print the per-table QR codes and place them.
4. Receive orders and payments from day one.

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