QR menu and table ordering for cafés in Essaouira
In Essaouira, a café is judged by how fast the first tea arrives and how calm the waiter stays when the terrace is full.
Essaouira lives off tourism, its listed medina, its fishing port and the wind that draws board sports fans. A good share of guests speak neither Arabic nor French.
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English, Spanish, German and French visitors cross paths in the medina all year round. An English menu with photos and allergen tags answers questions before they are asked.
Rooftop terraces over the medina and facing the ramparts are a sunset classic, but the wind blows hard. Guests order from their phone without waiting, and the waiter stops running up and down the stairs for nothing.
Kitesurfers and windsurfers come off the beach hungry and in a hurry. A pizza or a sandwich ordered at the counter, paid first, with the phone ringing when it is ready, suits them perfectly.
Foreign visitors gladly leave a tip and a review when they are well served. Tip buttons with the waiter's name, then a direct link to your Google page after paying, turn a good evening into a visible review.
Service in a café or tea room
In a café, guests are served at the table and pay at the end, often in cash. Tables fill and empty fast in the morning, then guests stay for a long time in the afternoon and order a second tea or a water. Those small mid-visit orders are the ones that get lost: the waiter walks by, someone calls, he remembers three things and forgets one.
Almost everything goes to the bar: coffee, tea, juice, water. The kitchen, when there is one, mostly makes breakfast and a few plates. So the right setup is a screen or a printer at the bar, and the kitchen for dishes only. On match nights the room fills at once and everyone wants their order before kick-off.
A service with Tablilo
- 1The guest scans the table's QR and picks tea, coffee or juice in French, Arabic or English.
- 2The order reaches the phone of that table's waiter, who confirms with one tap.
- 3The bar gets its ticket on screen or on the printer and taps "Ready" when it is done.
- 4The guest asks for the bill from the phone, pays cash or by card, and can leave a tip.
- 5At night, you see sales, cancellations and each waiter's cash difference.
Useful features
- QR code menu for restaurants and cafés in MoroccoA QR code menu on every table: guests scan, choose and order from their phone, no app needed. Digital menu in French, Arabic and English.
- Waiter app for restaurants and cafésA waiter app on each waiter's own phone: personal PIN, orders to confirm, table calls and the day's tips. Nothing to install.
- Match mode for cafés: match prices and a table minimumMatch night at the café: match prices for the whole room, a minimum order per table, automatic stop the next day. Turn it on from your phone.
- Waiter tips, per waiter and with no mathsTip buttons on the bill with the waiter's name. Tips are tracked per waiter in 'Mon service' and in the owner's reports.
- Reports and anti-theft alerts for your tillRecorded cancellations, tables closed unpaid, cash difference, accountant export and a manager login: see what happens in your café, even when away.
Frequently asked questions
My guests are mostly foreign: which languages does the menu offer?
The menu is in French, Arabic and English, and guests switch language themselves. English covers most visitors who do not read French, and photos help everyone else.
Will my regulars really scan a QR code?
Those who want to order fast do, especially younger and busy guests. Others keep calling the waiter, who can key their order on his phone. Both reach the same place, the bar and the bill.
Do I need to buy tablets for a café?
No. Waiters use their own phones and the bar can use a tablet or screen you already have. A ticket printer is possible but not required.
Other venues in Essaouira
Cafés in nearby cities
Practical guides
- Lounges and rooftops: an evening service without mistakesLow light, music, moving tables and long nights: how to organise zones, orders, the bar and the bill in a lounge or rooftop.
- How to cut forgotten orders on the floorWhy orders get forgotten in the room and on the terrace, and the simple rules that stop it: table numbers, zones, handover to bar and kitchen, briefings.
- Paper kitchen tickets or a kitchen screen: which to pickPaper tickets or a screen in the kitchen and bar: strengths, limits, how to choose for a café, snack bar or restaurant, and how to set up without chaos.