Five Star Restaurant Menu and Food Ordering vs Orderable – Restaurant & Food Ordering System

Create a stylish, responsive restaurant menu and add it to your site in minutes. With the easy-to-use builder and the included layout and customization options, you’ll have it set up in no time. This restaurant plugin can also be used to enable a food ordering system directly on your site, and you can manage the orders from our associated Five Star Restaurant Manager mobile app. This is available in the ultimate version, which you can read about in the Food Ordering section below. Food Ordering Demo Menu Demo Key Features Unlimited restaurant menus and menu items. Responsive layout, so your restaurant menu looks great on mobile and all devices. Add your restaurant menu to any page via the included Gutenberg blocks and shortcodes. Add a menu directly into any of your restaurant site’s block theme templates via the included patterns. Add unique photos and prices to each food or drink menu item . Optional sidebar to display your restaurant menu sections, for quick navigation. Full restaurant menu schema structured data automatically integrated, so Google can correctly identify your page as a menu and use it accordingly in search results. Create a QR code that you can use in restaurant to let your guests see your online menu. Five Star Restaurant Menu is very user friendly and comes with a walk-through that runs automatically when you activate the plugin and will help you create your first menu items, add the menu to your site and set key options! Restaurant Menu QR Code The plugin comes with the ability for you to generate a QR code that leads directly to your online menu. You can place these, for example, at the tables in your restaurant, so guests can scan them and gain easy and quick access to the restaurant menu page on your website. There are several great benefits to utilizing your online menu in your restaurant, including: Quick updates: You can instantaneously make changes to your restaurant menu. No matter how small or big the change you need to make is, you won’t need to reprint anything or explain it to every customer. Save money and trees by avoiding the need to print your restaurant menus. Creates a more contactless experience, no longer having menus shared between all customers. Restaurant Menu Sections The plugin comes with the ability to create separate restaurant menu sections. This allows you to divide a menu into multiple parts, making it more clear for your customers. You can even include a note for a section (e.g. “All items in this section come with salad or fries.”). Some examples of sections you can create are: Appetizers Main Course Dessert Menu Kid’s Menu Gluten Free Menu Weekly Specials You can then add a sidebar to your restaurant menu page, which lists all your sections, so your guests can quickly find what they’re looking for. In addition to this, you can also create completely separate and customizable restaurant menus. This feature can be used for several different purposes including individual menus for different meals, but also separate menus for drinks or snacks. It even works great if your restaurant is split up into different areas (e.g. a dining hall, a cafe, a bistro, etc.). Some examples of individual menus you can create are: Breakfast Brunch Lunch Dinner Wine Drinks Snacks Cafe Menu Specialties The possibilities are endless! More Features! Several additional features are included that will help ensure you’re able to set your restaurant menu up easily and with all the options you need. They will also enable you to deliver the best and easiest drink and food menu experience for the visitors to your restaurant’s website. These features include: Extra Gutenberg blocks to display individual sections or items on a page (instead of just a whole menu). Several extra patterns, so you can integrate restaurant menus, sections and individual items directly into your block theme. Ability to add multiple prices for a single item. Advanced template system for further layout customization of your restaurant menu(s). Simple compatibility with WPML for multi-language sites. Restaurants can add a footer to each drink or food menu for legal disclaimers or other notes. Display reviews for restaurant menu items (requires the premium version of the Five Star Restaurant Reviews plugin). Add a submit review form to restaurant menu items (requires the premium version of the Five Star Restaurant Reviews plugin). Widgets to display quick restaurant menu items in your sidebar or footer. Premium Restaurant Menu With the premium version of the plugin, you can extend the functionality of your restaurant menu to offer your guests the best possible experience. This includes multiple layout options, the ability to add custom fields to your menu items, sorting and filtering options, and much more. Premium features include: Additional responsive restaurant menu styles/layouts, including: The Refined style, which displays your restaurant menu in an elegant layout, without images, like you may find in an upscale restaurant. The Image style: Perfect for showcasing all the great photos you have of your restaurant menu items. The Ordering style: Designed and adapted for use specifically with the ordering features available in the ultimate version, this layout makes browsing, adding to cart and checking out a breeze. The Luxe style: A variation on the Refined style, this minimalist layout gives a luxury feel to your restaurant menu and fits in any theme. Custom fields to add any extra info you want to your restaurant menu items. Sorting, filtering and search options to let your customers find the exact meal or item they’re looking for. Icons to indicate dietary and ethical requirements, including organic, gluten-free, kosher, halal and many more. Badges for item features, specials and sales. Special/discount pricing. Google maps to show off local suppliers or ethical sourcing programs. Add a related items section to the single menu item page. Labelling options that let you change the wording for all the labels displayed on the front end of the plugin. Advanced styling options to change the fonts, colors, widths, borders, etc. of the different restaurant menu elements on your restaurant site. By combining the sorting/filtering/search options with the badges, dietary icons and specials, you can be sure that your guests will be able to locate the best possible menu items for them in no time at all. Food Ordering (Requires Ultimate Version) The ultimate version of the Five Star Restaurant Menu plugin lets you add a complete food ordering system to your restaurant website. Stop paying commissions to third-party services and start offering ordering directly on your site. Key features of the food ordering platform include: Add-to-cart buttons for all restaurant menu items. Intuitive cart that fits into any theme and lets customers easily add items directly from the your restaurant menu and check out. Options to have the responsive cart display at the bottom of the screen or on the side. Require payment immediately or give your customer the option to pay at the restaurant. Use Stripe payment intents (see below for details) or PayPal as your payment gateway. Create unlimited notifications, which can be sent via email and/or SMS to the restaurant admin and the customer when a new order is placed and/or whenever the status is changed for a food order. Easy-to-use admin interface lets you quickly manage your orders. Advanced order edit screen, via which you can update the customer information, the items in the order, the order status as well as the payment amount. Syncs directly with the Five Star Restaurant Manager mobile app (iOS and Android), so you can receive push notifications for new orders and manage your orders in the restaurant kitchen or on the go. Setting it up couldn’t be easier. When you enable the ordering feature, an “Add to Cart” button will appear on each restaurant menu item, which will let you add as many items as you want to the cart. There are also options to enable advanced ordering features, which let you have multiple prices per item as well as add-ons that guests can select when adding items to their cart. From the cart, you can then increase and decrease the quantity, remove items and view any special requests or add-ons. Checkout is a breeze with the included options. You can set it so that customers are required to pay right away at checkout or give them the option to pay when they pick the food up at your restaurant. Combine this with the available custom fields feature, which lets you add new inputs to the order form, and you can set up the checkout process however you like. For example, you could have an option for delivery and then require immediate payment either via Stripe or PayPal. Stripe Payment Intents The Stripe payment gateway now makes use of their payment intents system. With this you can enable many different types of payment methods, all directly from within your Stripe account. These include credit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, direct debit, Afterpay and many other country- and region-specific methods. There is now also an option to take payments as holds and then charge/capture the payment at a later time. You could use this, for example, to only capture the payment once someone has arrived at the restaurant to pick up their food. Further customization features for the restaurant ordering system include: Add-ons for menu items, which can be selected when adding to cart (e.g. extra toppings). Restrict when ordering should be available by setting up a schedule. Set a minimum order total (e.g. in dollars, euros, etc., depending on your chosen currency). Option to temporarily pause ordering (e.g. you are at capacity in your restaurant or for orders). Alternatively, set a maximum number of orders that you can take. Fields for the customer to leave notes for both individual items and the overall order. Add custom fields to the order form (e.g. if you require extra info from your customers, want to offer delivery, etc.). Styling and labelling options to further customize the order form. Once an order is placed, you will receive a customizable notification that contains all of the order information. This is also created as an order in the plugin admin panel, where you can view all the details and also change the status and edit the order. Your customers can then view the order status right on your menu page via an intuitive order progress bar. There are further options to customize the ordering experience by setting specific hours when the ordering should be available as well as advanced features that let you add customization options to each menu item (e.g. “Add bacon”, “Upgrade to onion rings”, etc.). There is also an array of styling options to modify the colors of the ordering elements, including the buttons, the cart and the progress bar. Five Star Restaurant Manager Mobile App The ultimate version also syncs directly with our Five Star Restaurant Manager mobile app, for iOS and Android, which lets you manage your orders from your phone or tablet without needing to log in to your site/WordPress. With this, you can: Receive push notifications when new orders are submitted. View all orders directly in the app. Change the status of individual orders (e.g. to preparing or ready). Access the customer’s phone number or email address to quickly get in touch with them. With these features, you can set the app up on a tablet in the restaurant kitchen, to prepare orders as they come in, or for you to manage them anywhere on the go! For further information and purchasing options, please visit our WordPress restaurant menu homepage. We are also pleased to offer a free 7-day trial of either the premium version or the ultimate version of the plugin, which you can use to test out features like the ordering system, additional layouts, custom fields and filtering options before buying! This plugin is one part of our suite designed to give you the best WordPress restaurant experience. Check out the powerful Restaurant Reservations plugin and let your customers reserve a table directly on your site. 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Documentation | Upgrade to Pro Orderable is a user-friendly WordPress plugin that adds online ordering to your restaurant website. Add your dishes, create your online ordering restaurant menu, customize your pickup/food delivery schedule, and manage your orders with ease. With Orderable, you’ll have everything you need to take your restaurant business online, with no commissions and no added fees. Who is Orderable for? Orderable is an online food ordering system that is perfect for: Local Restaurants and Cafes Takeout/Takeaway Businesses Local Florists Online Food Stores Local Bakeries Farmers Markets Local Hardware Stores Speciality Stores Orderable’s Features for Online Restaurant Ordering Online Ordering Menu – With our ready-made layouts, no coding skills are required to create your online menu. Zero Transaction Fees – We charge no fees per transaction, and there are no hidden costs. Delivery/Pickup Date Slots – Make restaurant management easy by setting exactly when you’re available to deliver and accept pickup orders. ASAP Delivery – Allow customers to select ASAP as their delivery/pickup preference. Lead Time and Preorder Days – Set lead time and preorder days for your orders so you have full control over your delivery schedule. Holiday Scheduling – Prevent orders you can’t fulfill on specific dates/special occasions. Restrict Orders to Open Hours – Set your open hours and only allow orders within those times/days. Live Order View – View, manage, and process orders in real-time via Orderable’s live order screen. Receipt/Ticket Printing – Print orders directly to a local printer (physically or wirelessly connected). No need for a 3rd-party service. Receipt/Ticket Layouts – Create and customize your own receipt layouts/designs of any kind, including Kitchen, Delivery, Packing Slip, and Order Confirmation receipts. Mobile Friendly Ordering – Allow customers to order from their mobile device. Orderable’s layouts are mobile-friendly. Automated Pickup/Delivery Slot Reminder Emails – Send automated email reminders to customers who haven’t picked their slot yet. Floating Cart Widget – Instead of taking customers to the default WooCommerce checkout, a floating cart widget lets them see their order at a glance. Orderable works with the ecommerce plugin, WooCommerce (it even installs it for you). So you can use any online payment providers that WooCommerce offers (PayPal, Credit Card, Apple Pay, and more), add fees, and accept coupons. Orderable’s (Free) Features in Detail The core Orderable plugin is 100% free. With this, you can start taking online orders in a matter of minutes. Here are the features that make Orderable the smart choice for your restaurant business. ✔️ Online Ordering Menu By using Orderable, you’ll be able to create your online food menu in minutes. Once you’ve created your menu items/dishes, you can add them to an online menu that you customize. Display it as a grid or list layout, include images or not, and decide what you want to happen when a customer clicks on a dish. ✔️ Zero Transaction Fees Orderable charges zero fees per transaction, and there are no hidden costs. The only time you might need to pay extra is when upgrading to the Pro version of Orderable for extra features (scroll down to see what those are). ✔️ Delivery/Pickup Date Slots Orderable allows you to select which days of the week you offer your pickup or delivery services and what delivery zones these apply to. You’ll be able to add as many of these as you like and customize them for pickup, delivery, and different days of the week. Let’s say you want to offer pickup only on the weekend. You can. Or you want to offer different delivery days for different delivery zones (with added delivery fees for the distance). You can do that, too. ✔️ ASAP Delivery Allowing customers to select ASAP delivery at the checkout is as easy as turning on a setting in Orderable. This can then be customized further with the following setting. ✔️ Lead Time and Preorder Days Set how long you need to prepare your order with lead time (minutes, hours, days). This is particularly helpful if you want to offer ASAP delivery but need a set period of time to prepare the order. Preorder days allow you to control how many days in advance customers can order from your restaurant menu. ✔️ Holiday Scheduling With Orderable, you’ll be able to set up specific holiday dates or special occasions where you won’t offer delivery and/or pickup services. For example, if your store only accepts pickup orders on Christmas Eve, you can set up a holiday schedule to accept only this service without changing your entire schedule. ✔️ Restrict Orders to Open Hours You can set your store’s open hours with Orderable’s built-in settings. Then, if you want to restrict orders to these hours, you can turn on the Orderable setting. When a customer attempts to place an order out of hours, they’ll see a message at checkout telling them when you’ll reopen. ✔️ Live Order View View, manage, and process orders in real-time with Orderable’s live order screen. This screen makes a noise when new orders come in and can be filtered for delivery and pickup orders so restaurant managers and kitchen staff can keep track. ✔️ Receipt/Ticket Printing and Customization Print receipts/tickets for each order via the Orders/Live Order View page and the single order screen. This button opens a print dialogue box, allowing you to customize print settings and select your desired printer. Create and edit receipt layouts with the in-build WordPress block editor. Customize everything from spacing, to colors. With a selection of pre-built layouts (Kitchen, Delivery, Packing, and Order Confirmation), you can get set up in minutes. ✔️ Automated Pickup/Delivery Slot Reminder Emails Send automated email reminders to customers who haven’t picked their slot yet. This is particularly useful for customers who checkout using Google or Apple Pay. Or if they forgot to set a date slot at the checkout. These reminders are optional and can be customized in terms of frequency and number, as well as their contents. ✔️ Floating Cart Widget Instead of taking customers to the default WooCommerce checkout, a floating cart widget lets them see their order at a glance. You can customize where product information and the description appear in this layout. Take It a Step Further With Orderable Pro The premium version of Orderable provides you with a whole host of revenue-boosting and scheduling features. If you’re looking to take online ordering up a notch, Orderable Pro is for you. Here are all the additional features you get with Orderable Pro: Delivery/Pickup Time Slots – The free version of Orderable allows customers to select the date they receive/pick up their order. The Pro version allows you to get even more specific with time slots. Customize their frequency, hours, lead time, and more. Table Ordering – Accept table orders via your online menu with printable QR codes assigned to table numbers. Perfect for contactless ordering. Multiple Store Locations – Create multiple different store locations on one website and have customers select their closest location on the front end of your site before ordering. Product Add-Ons – Offer add-ons such as toppings, sauces, and customization with Orderable Pro. Charge additional fees should you wish to. Order Bumps – Use cross-selling for your online food delivery website with order bumps. Encourage customers to buy additional items, such as desserts or sauces, right in the floating cart widget. Custom Checkout – Upgrade the default WooCommerce checkout with one designed specifically for food ordering websites. Checkout Tipping – Include tipping at the checkout and increase your average order value. Customize default tip amounts or offer a custom tip as determined by the customer. Timed Products – Set up products/product categories that only appear on your menu for certain days of the week or times of the day. Perfect for breakfast/lunch menus. Maximum Orders Per Day/Slot – Determine the maximum number of orders you can take per day or per time slot to keep on top of your orders. Custom Order Statuses – Create order statuses that are custom to your business and delivery system. For example, ‘Prepping,’ ‘Ready for Delivery,’ or ‘Quality Control.’ SMS, Email, & WhatsApp Notifications – Based on your order statuses, send order notifications to customers, staff, or delivery drivers via email, SMS, or WhatsApp. Dietary & Promotional Product Labels – Customize your menu with product labels that show off specific dish features. For example, ‘Vegan,’ ‘Gluten Free,’ or ‘Chef Special.’ Nutritional Information – Add a table of nutritional information to your dish’s description by filling in some easy-to-use fields. Allergen Information – Include specific allergen information to your food items and keep customers informed. Pause/Resume Orders – Got an emergency or run out of ingredients? You can pause or resume orders directly from the live order view screen. Join the Orderable Inner Circle Join our facebook group community: Learn the tactics and techniques that other Orderable users are doing to grow their businesses. Also, get exciting insider information on upcoming feature releases.