QR menu and ordering for pizzerias in Essaouira
In Essaouira, a pizzeria serves the room, the counter and the orders that come in by message, all at once.
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.
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.
During the Gnaoua festival, the town fills far beyond the usual. The kitchen screen, with tickets turning from green to red, shows straight away where service is falling behind.
Service in a pizzeria
Pizza means choices: size, crust, tomato or cream base, extra toppings, an ingredient taken out. Taken by voice or over the phone, those options are the first source of mistakes. A pizza made twice is dough, toppings and an oven cycle lost, plus a guest left waiting.
The oven sets the pace. When ten pizzas land at once, the pizzaiolo must see the order of arrival and know which are for takeaway. Starters, salads and drinks go elsewhere, to the bar or the cold station.
A service with Tablilo
- 1The guest picks the pizza, its size and extras on the phone, with the price worked out automatically.
- 2The pizza goes to the oven station and drinks to the bar, each on its own screen or printer.
- 3The pizzaiolo sees the arrival order, the options and the waiting time of each ticket.
- 4For takeaway, the guest's phone rings when the pizza comes out of the oven.
- 5Eating in, friends split the bill, by item or in equal shares.
Useful features
- Kitchen display screen (KDS) and bar screenA kitchen display screen on any tablet: drinks to the bar, dishes to the kitchen, tickets that change colour and a 'Prêt' button that alerts the waiter.
- 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.
- Split bill for restaurants and cafésSplit the bill on the phone: everyone pays their own items, equal shares or a set amount. Cash, the venue's card terminal or its own online payment.
- Receipt printer and cash drawer for snack bars and cafés58 or 80 mm thermal printer, bar and kitchen tickets, bills, cash drawer and Z report: the till for your snack bar or café in Morocco, with Tablilo.
- Three menu looks: Moderne, Élégant, SoiréeModerne, Élégant or Soirée: pick the look of your QR menu, add your venue colour and change it whenever you like.
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.
Does the menu handle sizes and extra toppings?
Yes. Each pizza can have sizes and topping choices with their prices. Tablilo works out the total; it is never typed by hand.
Can I take takeaway orders without a website?
Yes. Create a takeaway link in Tables and share it on WhatsApp or your social pages. The guest orders, pays at the till on arrival, and the phone rings when it is ready.
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Practical guides
- How to photograph your dishes for a QR menuDaylight, framing, plating, background: how to take good photos of your dishes with an ordinary phone, for a QR menu that makes people hungry.
- How to write a menu that sells: categories, dish names and descriptionsCategories, dish names, short descriptions, clear prices and photos: a step-by-step method for a café or restaurant menu that makes guests order.
- Counter ordering: the guest's phone rings when the food is readySnack bars, shawarma and fast food: how to organise counter orders, the wait and the pick-up call, without shouting numbers or buying pagers.