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Take an order

Add dishes from the menu, choose the options, add notes, and check the order before you send it to the kitchen.

  • Restaurant POS Tables and orders
  • 4 min read
  • Updated October 20, 2026

For Waiter or captain

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Add items

  1. Find the dish
    Who
    Waiter or captain
    Where
    The order screen of the table
    What changes
    Pick a category chip (the chips are the product groups, All shows everything), type in Search menu..., or scan a code into Scan barcode or type SKU (press F1 to jump to it).
  2. Add it
    Where
    Press the dish's card
    What changes
    It joins the New Order list. Pressing the same dish again adds one to its quantity, unless the line has a note, a seat or options that differ.
  3. Choose its options
    Where
    Customize window (only for dishes that have options)
    What changes
    Tick the options, write Special instructions (optional), then Add to Order. See Modifiers: options on a dish.
  4. Adjust the line
    Where
    The line in New Order
    What changes
    Change the quantity with the minus and plus buttons, remove the line, or press the tag icon (Seat / course / note) to set the seat, the course and a note for that dish.
  5. Add a note for the whole table
    Where
    The note box under the list (Table notes (allergy, preferences...))
    What changes
    Up to 200 characters; it prints on the ticket.

A dish that is greyed out cannot be added. A combo adds all its parts at once ("Combo added: N items"): see Combos and bundles.

What happens while you add items
AreaChange
TableNothing yet: the check shows only what was sent
KitchenNothing until Send KOT / BOT
Invoice and IRDNothing
StockNothing

Remove an item you have not sent

Press the bin icon (Remove) on a line of New Order. A window asks Reason for remove (Wrong item selected, Customer changed mind, Duplicate item, Kitchen not available, or Other with your own words, up to 200 characters), then Remove. Without a reason the screen says: Please select remove reason. The line is gone from the order; under the list, Removed Items shows what was removed on this screen. A dish already sent is voided instead: Void an item.

Check before you send

The list shows each dish, its options and its price, the Subtotal and the Grand Total of the order. When the total looks wrong, check quantities and options. The billed total also carries VAT and service charge: see From the bill to the invoice in Accounting.

When the order is right, press Send KOT / BOT: Send an order to the kitchen and reprint a KOT.

Common questions

Can I add an item after the table is billed?

No. The check is closed. Open the table again for a new check.

Two waiters add items to the same table.

Each device keeps its own draft. Whoever presses Send KOT / BOT sends the items on that device; the other device's draft stays until it is sent.

The dish needs a price change.

Prices come from the product in Accounting: The menu: dishes and drinks are products.

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