Menu in Arabic, French and English
With Tablilo your menu exists in Arabic, French and English, and guests switch language with one tap. Each waiter works in their own language, and the kitchen gets readable tickets in Latin letters.
Start the free trialThe problem: one room, several languages
In the same Moroccan café you serve a retired man who reads Arabic, students who read French and tourists who only read English. With a paper menu in one language, the waiter spends the day translating 'nus-nus' or 'msemen with honey'.
How the Arabic, French and English menu works
The guest scans the table's QR code. The menu opens in your default language, and they can switch to Arabic, French or English at any time. In Arabic the page reads right to left.
The order reaches the waiter in their own language: each waiter picks theirs, and their phone switches to it when they enter their code. Karim can work in Arabic while his colleague prefers French.
For the kitchen and bar, each dish can have a ticket name in Latin letters, because thermal printers have no Arabic.
Setup in the dashboard
At sign-up, Tablilo gives you a starter menu for your venue type, already in French, Arabic and English, with Moroccan items. You adjust names, descriptions and prices.
On each item, fill in the name in each language and, if you print, the 'Ticket name'. Left empty, the ticket uses the French name. In settings, choose the language the menu opens in.
Limits and good practice
Tablilo shows the texts you write: proofread each language, or ask someone fluent. A badly translated name hurts more than one left in French.
Keep local names when they speak for themselves (tajine, harira, msemen) and add a short description for tourists. The three languages are Arabic, French and English: no Spanish or German for now.
Who benefits most
Tourist restaurants and cafés in Marrakech, Fes, Agadir or Tangier benefit most, as do lounges and rooftops with foreign guests. A neighbourhood pizzeria gains too: its guests read the menu in Arabic or French, as they prefer.
Frequently asked questions
Do guests have to pick a language every visit?
No. The menu opens in your default language, and guests switch with one tap if they want.
Do my waiters need to speak French?
No. Each waiter picks their language (Arabic, French or English) and their phone switches to it when they enter their code.
Why a ticket name in Latin letters?
Thermal printers have no Arabic. The ticket name keeps kitchen and bar tickets readable.
Does Tablilo translate my menu?
The starter menu is already in three languages. For your own dishes, you write the name in each language.
Which venues it suits
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