OrderTab
Less walking, faster service, better advice
The OrderTab takes the order at the table and sends it straight to the kitchen and the POS. With OktoFIN, guests pay right there and get the receipt on their smartphone.
Self-ordering
Ordering at the table: OrderTab
Ordering at the table: OrderTab
Software: SW-OT
Save legwork
The order goes from the table straight to the kitchen and the POS. Servers stay with the guest instead of walking to the POS.
Served faster
The kitchen has the order before the server leaves the table. No paper slip, no second entry at the POS.
Better advice for guests
Photos, descriptions and allergens for every item are on the device. Servers show guests what they are ordering.
Pay at the table
With OktoFIN, guests pay by card or smartphone right at the OrderTab, tip included. Cash always works.
Receipt as a QR code
Guests scan their receipt from the display. No mobile printer on the belt, no paper.
More revenue
While ordering, the device suggests matching sides and drinks.
How servers settle the bill.
Servers take the order at the table and send it to the kitchen and the POS. How the bill is settled afterward depends on how many devices are at the table and where the card is read.
Option A · One device at the table · recommended
OrderPayTab with OktoFIN
Order, payment and receipt run on a single device. The server takes the order at the table, sends it to the kitchen and settles the bill right there.
- Order and payment in one flow
- Contactless cards and mobile payment methods directly on the device
- Tip suggestions on the display
- Digital receipt via QR code, no mobile printer
- No second card payment device
More about OktoFIN-ONEOne device, one flow.
Option B · Three devices at the table
OrderTab with a separate card device
The familiar setup for venues that keep their card payment device with their current provider. The order goes via the OrderTab to the kitchen and the POS. The bill is settled on the mobile card device, the receipt comes from the belt printer.
- Orders and kitchen as usual via the OrderTab
- Card payment via the mobile device of your own provider
- Receipt from the mobile printer on the belt
- Three devices to carry, charge and maintain
- The amount is entered again on the card device
Order terminal, card device and printer: the server carries three devices.
The flow on video
Taking the order with the OrderTab, sending it to the kitchen and the POS, payment on the mobile card device. 43 seconds.
Option C · One device at the table, payment at the register
OrderTab without payment on the device
Here the OrderTab only takes the order. The table is also ready at the register right away. The card payment device is fixed at the register, where the bill is settled and the receipt is printed.
- Orders and kitchen via the OrderTab
- Billing at the register, the table is already there
- Card payment device fixed at the register, no second mobile device
- For card payments, the server walks to the register
The OrderTab stays the device at the table. The payment moves to the register.
The devices at the table compared
| Feature | A · OrderPayTab with OktoFIN (recommended) | B · OrderTab with a separate card device | C · OrderTab without payment on the device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devices at the table | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Card payment | on the same device | separate mobile device | on the register's card device |
| Cash payment at the table | yes | yes | yes |
| Tip suggestion | on the display | on the provider's card device | not applicable |
| Receipt | QR code, no mobile printer | mobile printer on the belt | register printer |
New in OrderTab 6
- Menu with photos Items and categories as large picture tiles.
- Reorder in three taps An item the table already had is quickly ordered again.
- Call the next course in two taps The next course for a table goes straight to the kitchen.
- Allergen filter The menu shows only what the guest can tolerate.
- Move tables and seats Guests change tables and the order moves with them.
- Split the bill By seat or by individual items.
- Receipt type per payment Receipt, hospitality receipt or QR code.
OrderTab functions
- Server login
- Order taking
- Side orders
- Ways of preparation / cooking levels
- Order memo
- Table management
- Course management
- Reading contactless customer chip cards (NFC)
- Article information
- Cross-selling
- Transmission to kitchen
- Transmission to cash register
- Cash payment
- Payment through mobile card terminal
- Graphical table plan
- Move tables and seats
- Split the bill by seat or article
- Menu with article pictures
- Allergen filter in the menu
- Receipt type per payment: receipt, hospitality receipt or QR code
OrderTab benefits
- Reduction of walking distances.
- Increased speed.
- Overview and control.
- Enhanced service through article information.
- No double entry of data.
- No servers lining up at the register.
- Seamless communication between servers and the kitchen.
- Cost and staff savings.
- Sales increases.
- No handwritten notes in the kitchen.
- Quick corrections.
How the POS, the kitchen and the OrderTab work together
All devices are connected to the server in the venue. The OrderTab sends the order there, and from there it goes to the kitchen and the register. The OktoPOS Manager works on the same data.
System Requirements
- Software:
- Data Connection:
- Wi-Fi