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Restaurant management software
One piece of software to run your whole restaurant
QR menu, orders, POS, kitchen display, reservations, stock, recipe sheets, staff schedule and finances: Qarteo brings together in one tool what today forces you to juggle five apps and a notebook.
- One menu for everything
- Available anywhere, on every screen
- Several venues in one account
Why switch
Too many tools, not enough time
Software that doesn’t talk to each other
One app for reservations, one for the POS, one for scheduling: information gets lost between them.
Tasks still on paper
Stock counts, schedules, recipe sheets, time sheets: whatever isn’t digital takes time and ends up forgotten.
Margins you can’t see
Without a cost per dish or tracking of waste, you can’t know which dishes really make you money.
Features
Every module a restaurant needs
Turn them on as you go: start simple, and the tool grows with you.
QR menu and orders
Digital menu, table ordering, takeaway and delivery, waiter call and guest reviews.
POS and kitchen
Floor plan, payments, receipts, kitchen display by station and cash closing.
Reservations
Online reservations from your menu, request confirmation and table assignment.
Stock and purchasing
Ingredients, recipe sheets, automatic stock deduction on sale, suppliers and purchase orders.
Team
Scheduling, time clock, roles and access per employee, from server to manager.
Finances
Sales, expenses, margins and reports to steer your profitability week after week.
How it works
Moving to a single management tool
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Start with the menu
Import your menu: it serves the QR menu, the POS and the stock at once.
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Add your team
Invite your employees with the right level of access for each.
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Turn on modules
POS, kitchen, reservations, stock: one module at a time, at your pace.
The guide
Restaurant software: where to start?
What is restaurant management software?
It is the tool that centralises the restaurant’s activity: what you sell (the menu), how you sell it (orders, POS), what you use (stock, purchasing) and who does it (the team). The point is to enter each piece of information only once, and to have an accurate view of your business at all times.
The must-have features
Not every restaurant needs everything right away. But good software should cover these needs on the day they arrive.
- One menu for the dining room, takeaway and the QR menu
- A POS connected to the kitchen and online orders
- The cost of every dish through recipe sheets
- Low-stock alerts and supplier purchase orders
- Staff scheduling and time clock
- Clear reports: sales, margins, expenses
All-in-one or separate tools?
Separate tools can each be excellent, but every connection between them is a source of errors and one more subscription. An all-in-one tool like Qarteo reduces the number of tools, passwords and invoices, and above all removes double entry.
If you run several venues, you manage them from the same account, each with its own menu and settings.
Frequently asked questions
Is the software suitable for a small restaurant?
Yes. You can start with the free QR menu, then turn on the POS, stock or team only when you need them.
Can I manage several restaurants?
Yes. The Business plan lets you manage several venues in one account, each with its own menu, team and reports.
Do I need to install anything?
No, everything works online in the browser, on computer, tablet and phone.
Will my employees have access to everything?
No. You give each one a role: a server sees the floor and the POS, a manager the reports, and you keep control of the settings.
Can I try before paying?
Yes, paid plans come with a 14-day free trial, with no commitment.
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A better-organised restaurant this week
Start for free with your menu, add modules when you’re ready.
Free plan with no credit card · Paid plans with a 14-day trial