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Restaurant

Run a restaurant website. Manage tables and reservations, list your menu, showcase deals, keep a roster of waiters, and set up QR codes for dine-in, delivery, and pickup.

Restaurant management adds the tools a café, restaurant, or food business needs on top of a restaurant theme: table reservations, a menu, featured deals, and staff.

Restaurant tools are available on plans that include Restaurant.

Where to find it

Tool Address
Dashboard /user/restaurant
Tables /user/restaurant/tables
Reservations /user/restaurant/reservations
Menu /user/restaurant/menu
Intro Section /user/restaurant/intro-points
Background Images /user/restaurant/background-images
Waiter Management /user/restaurant/waiters
Affordable Deals /user/restaurant/affordable-deals
QR Menu Config /user/restaurant/qr-codes
Call Waiter /user/restaurant/call-waiter

Add ?language=en (or another language code) to manage content in that language.

Restaurant dashboard

The Dashboard (/user/restaurant) gives you a snapshot: total and available tables, total and pending reservations, and your most recent reservations. Click View All to jump to the full list.

Tables

Add each table in your restaurant so you know your seating at a glance.

  1. Open Tables and click Add New Table.
  2. Enter the Table Number and its Capacity (how many guests it seats).
  3. Set the status to Active, or Inactive for a table that's out of use.
  4. Click Create Table.

Reservations

Guests book a table from your site, or you add bookings yourself.

Each reservation has:

  • Customer Name, Phone, and Email
  • Number of Guests
  • Reservation Date and Reservation Time
  • Special Requests, such as "window seat" or "birthday"

New reservations arrive as Pending. Move them through the statuses:

Status Meaning
Pending New, not yet confirmed.
Confirmed You've accepted the booking.
Completed The guests came and ate.
Cancelled The booking is off.

To manage reservations:

  1. Open Reservations.
  2. Click View on a reservation to see all its details.
  3. Choose a new status under Status Management and click Update Status.

Add a reservation yourself

For phone or walk-in bookings, click New Reservation (Create Reservation), fill in the guest's details, date, time, and number of guests, and save.

Your restaurant menu uses the same item system as the online shop. Menu dishes are items — with names, prices, images, categories, and options.

  1. Open Menu (/user/restaurant/menu) to see your menu items.
  2. To add or edit dishes, use Product Management → Add Item and Items in the site sidebar.

See Online shop for how to add items, categories, and variations such as portion sizes.

Home page content

These tools fill the sections of your restaurant theme:

Tool What it's for
Intro Section Short highlight points in the intro area, such as "Fresh ingredients" or "Open late."
Background Images Background photos for the Hero, Special, and Deals sections. JPEG, PNG, JPG, or GIF, up to 2 MB.
Affordable Deals Special offers. Each deal has a Title, Description, Image, Price, optional Original Price, Discount %, a linked menu item, and a serial number for the order.

Waiters

Keep a list of your staff for the site.

  1. Open Waiter Management and click Add Waiter.
  2. Enter the waiter's Name, optional Phone Number and photo (up to 2 MB), and a Serial Number for the order.
  3. Tick Active and save.

QR codes

QR Menu Config keeps a list of QR code entries for the ways customers order.

  1. Open QR Menu Config and click Generate QR Code.
  2. Choose the Type: Dine In, Delivery, or Pickup.
  3. For dine-in, enter a Table Name (for example "Table 1") and a Table Identifier (for example "A1").
  4. Tick Active to make it available right away, and save.

Volnyn creates a unique QR code identifier for each entry. Share it with customers or add it to your printed menu.

To print a scannable QR image that opens your menu page, use the QR Builder and point it at your menu's web address.

Call waiter

Call Waiter lets diners at a table ask for a waiter from your site. Open Call Waiter (/user/restaurant/call-waiter), set Call Waiter Status to Active, and click Update.

Call Waiter needs real-time notifications to be set up for your account. If requests don't reach you, contact Volnyn support.

Tips

  • Set table capacities accurately so you can seat reservations quickly.
  • Confirm reservations promptly — move them from Pending to Confirmed so you can see at a glance which are settled.
  • Keep Affordable Deals to three or four so they stand out.
  • Use Background Images at a consistent size and style so the sections look like one design.

FAQ

Why can't I add a dish from the Menu page? Menu dishes are managed as items. Use Product Management → Add Item in the sidebar.

Can guests pay for a reservation online? Reservations are bookings only — they don't take payment. Customers pay for food orders through the item checkout with your payment gateways.

Can I show my menu in two languages? Yes. Add a language (see Languages and SEO), then add the item names and descriptions in that language.

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