QR code table ordering for UK restaurants: how it works and what it costs

Updated 13 Nov 2026. Rival prices below are from each provider's own pages, read on 12 November 2026 (Storekit re-read 13 November 2026). Chefzi sells QR table ordering, so it is one of the options covered.

In short: QR table ordering lets a seated guest scan a code, order from their own phone in the browser, and have the ticket reach the kitchen with the table number on it. It needs no app download and no hardware per table. Published prices run from £9 a month with Chefzi (billed annually, ex VAT) to £99 a month on Storekit's Grow plan, the lowest plan it lists with QR order and pay, so check what each plan includes before you compare.

How QR table ordering works

1. You print one QR code per table. Each code carries the table number.
2. The guest scans it with their phone camera and the menu opens in the browser. Nothing is installed.
3. They choose items, add notes and check out. They can pay online, or ask for the bill at the end if you take payment at the table.
4. The order lands on the kitchen screen, printer or order app with the table number attached.
5. Staff bring the food to the right table.

The same menu can run your takeaway website, so you edit prices and sold-out items in one place.

What it costs: published prices, read 12 November 2026

Prices are as each provider publishes them. VAT treatment and card fees differ, so check the provider before you sign. If you are comparing whole systems rather than the QR feature alone, see the online ordering system prices guide.

Is QR ordering right for your restaurant?

QR ordering suits you if:

• A table waits for the first waiter visit or for the bill, and you want faster second rounds.
• You have a café, bakery or casual restaurant where guests are used to ordering at the counter.
• You are short-staffed in the rush.

It suits you less if you run a fine-dining room where service is the product, or your guests are mostly older and not comfortable on a phone. Many restaurants keep a waiter for the first order and use QR for repeat rounds.

Setting it up without slowing service

1. Switch on the table channel and choose which items it shows. You may not want the full takeaway menu on a table.
2. Print one code per table, with the table number printed under it so staff can check it, and place it where a seated guest can see it. Our QR code order kit makes numbered table cards.
3. Test every table before service. Scan each code with your own phone, place an order and check the right number reaches the pass.
4. Mark sold-out items before the rush so guests are not ordering things you cannot make.
5. Decide how guests pay. Chefzi lets you take cash at the end; card payment is on Plus and Pro.
6. Tell your staff the rule: a guest can always ask for a person. QR should save time, not remove it.

Rules and details to check

• Allergens: put allergen information on the digital menu, and make sure staff can still answer questions. See the allergen information guide.
• Tips and service charge: see tips law for UK restaurants before you add a tip prompt to the QR checkout.
• Reservations: a full booking sheet plus a full QR room can overrun a Friday. Chefzi's QR code does not cap the room by itself; the booking request page is where you manage seats. See table reservations.
• Kiosks: QR is not a self-order kiosk. Chefzi has no kiosk, so if you want a screen at the counter, look at a provider that sells one.

Where Chefzi fits

Chefzi's table ordering is on every plan. The guest scans the code and orders in the browser, and the ticket arrives in the Chefzi Orders app with the table number, and on the kitchen screen on Pro. See Chefzi table ordering and pricing. Moving from GloriaFood? Read replacing GloriaFood dine-in QR ordering.

Sources

• Storekit pricing, storekit.com/pricing, read 12 Nov 2026.
• FastOrdr, fastordr.com, read 12 Nov 2026.
• TableSpark, tablespark.uk, read 12 Nov 2026.
• Chefzi table ordering and pricing, chefzi.co.uk, read 12 Nov 2026.