How to take a table order

On the home screen, tap Tables to see your floor plan.

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1. 1Tables.

Choose the area at the top, then tap the table where the guests are sitting — here table 13 on the Terrace.

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1. 1The area (Main Hall, Terrace…).
2. 2Tap the table.

If your restaurant has it switched on, TekDot asks who is sitting at the table. Type the name, or leave it empty.

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1. 1Guest name (optional).
2. 2Tap Next.

Then it asks how many people are at the table (covers).

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1. 1Number of guests.
2. 2Tap Open table.

The order screen opens. Tap a product once to add it — tap again to add another one. The total updates straight away.

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1. 1Categories — tap one to show only those products (Beer, Mains, Desserts…).
2. 2Search — type part of a name to find it fast.
3. 3Tap a product to add it.
4. 4Added items appear here under Order Items.
5. 5Name and Covers — can still be changed here.
6. 6The total so far.
7. 7Close – Send — sends the order to the kitchen (Part 3).

Every item in the order has its own buttons:

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1. 1− one less.
2. 2+ one more.
3. 3Size & modifiers — e.g. large, extra cheese.
4. 4Discount on this item only.
5. 5Note for the kitchen, e.g. "no ice".
6. 6✕ Remove the item.

Some products have options. When you tap one, a box opens — tick what the guest wants. Extra charges are added to the price automatically.

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1. 1Tick the options — here "Add egg (+$0.75)".
2. 2Tap Add to Order.

Tap the note button on an item to tell the kitchen something — allergies, cooking, no ice. The note prints on the kitchen ticket.

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1. 1Type the note — here "No peanuts".
2. 2Tap Save.

When the order is complete, tap the red Close – Send button. The kitchen display and kitchen printer get the order, and you go back to the floor plan.

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1. 1Order sent to kitchen — the kitchen has it.
2. 2The table turns red = guests are seated with an open bill.

Tap the table again. The order opens with everything already ordered. Tap more products, then tap Close – Send again — only the new items go to the kitchen, on a new ticket.

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1. 1Preparing — the first items are with the kitchen.
2. 2Tap the extra product.
3. 3The new item appears at the top.
4. 4Close – Send — sends only the new item.