Are there any interested and able to provide all possible assistance in creating an electronic menu for cafes and bars?

Question

Freelance

I have been working on the idea of ​​creating an electronic menu for a cafe for a long time. The idea is not new, I saw implementations, but somehow all this ... not really. As it usually happens, you want your own, with blackjack and other goodies. There are certain developments in this area, there are also some thoughts on paper, some only in my head. I tried to involve friends in the implementation of the idea, but their enthusiasm was not enough for a long time. All in words only. And so you want to take and bring the matter from beginning to end. And this is not so easy in our post-Soviet state, where technology is just beginning to penetrate into various fields of activity.

So, we need developers (python / django), designers, sponsors, creatives, those who have familiar cafe owners who are ready to participate in testing the product (if, of course, it is being implemented) and any other individuals who are ready to help. Freelancers do not want to order, because I want a team that will work on the project even after it enters the market (if possible).

I can only say that so far all Russian developments are not very popular due to various reasons from poor development of the software itself to the conservatism of restaurateurs.

Answer 1

As it usually happens, you want your own, with blackjack and other goodies.

A little pooftoplyu: at one time I tried to promote one restaurateur (he had 2 restaurants and 2 cafes at that time) in the glorious city of K., at that time the main PDA on the market was Palm. He riveted a demo, such as a waiter's workstation, muddied the infrared transmission in the hall (they didn’t even dream about Wi-Fi then) so that the order would appear in the kitchen as soon as the client gives birth to it.
The show was successful, but when the question of price arose, they politely laughed at us and said that for that kind of money they would be able to hire one more student per shift, who would run to the kitchen and pass the order. This is despite the fact that for work we, in our youth, asked for only $ 500 per nose, well, plus iron on top.
These were tall trees and green grass before.
So what am I: the conservatism of restaurateurs is still a strong thing. Although many places use such a thing.

Answer 2

Well, in our neighboring Chinese restaurant, the waiters hammer in the order on the palm. Or something similar. Accordingly, there are no pieces of paper or as a keepsake. And they no longer need to go to the kitchen - they took the order and immediately go to another table, and the first one is already prepared by the cooks. Here, just any eMenu complements, and does not replace the waiter.

Answer 3

python/django - why? You will have to cut a lot.
I would take some ready-made CMS as a basis, for example, Drupal and what we get:
1. A ready-made core that can create / customize dishes from the admin panel
2. Beautiful design of dishes: name, photo (with a bunch of previews of different sizes ), price, weight, list of products, ... in general, anything has
3. A bunch of features of modern CMS, up to e-mail subscription and sending new dishes to regular customers
4. The ability to maintain a customer database with notes about what they like and how generously they pay
5. If there is a CMS, then there is a public site where you can at least create a forum, even order a table and dishes from home :)
6. Now they do WiFi in cafes and many go with mobiles, tablets, laptops ... for geeks you can place an order without the waiter approaching :) Put the instructions on the table and the geek will order everything himself and talk with the chef about professional suitability while he cooks eat
It sounds already beautiful and almost like you don’t need to do anything, all the modules are ready and debugged, you just need to assemble?
Not really. Of course, you need to assemble and it will work, but you will also have to program:
1. Display and order the menu to make AJAX
2. Custom things will also be enough
But in any case, a ready-made CMS is a more universal solution and faster to implement

Answer 4

Does it really work anywhere in the world? Except for Japan, let's say...
Because I don't really understand why a restaurateur would do this.
Indeed, a system that needs to be learned, pieces of iron that constantly break, they are dropped into a supper, etc., errors, updates ... Or, a simple, reliable, millennia-old system of waiters who collect orders.
In addition, the waiter is a figure with feedback, he can tell you what kind of dish it is, advise something, etc.
Well, you can probably get confused and make a complete interactive there and an encyclopedia for each dish - but why? Yes, and many visitors do not want to bother, they want to eat. And then you have to do something yourself, poke somewhere ...
It seems to me that this feature can be used if the restaurateur gives birth to some special project, some kind of cyber cafe or restaurant of the 21st century, and here everything is digital and virtual, except for food. And the institution will have a corresponding bent contingent. But the idea must come from the restaurateur, obviously in this case.
I'm not trying to dampen the enthusiasm, it's just worth seriously considering the idea and being sure that it will come in handy.

Answer 5

Something like SambaPOS?

Answer 6

You can make up a small page and place it on a local server.
If you need to use tablets, then the same page can be wrapped in PhoneGap.
If an administrator or a chef needs to frequently edit the menu, add pages, you can write a generator with a simple interface.
If you need Interactive, then it's easier to do as holyorb2 suggests

Answer 7

in the provinces of the Russian Federation there is something on ipads - instead of a menu, an ipad is brought to the client where he taps on the dishes.
But it seems that after a year of use, the project was turned off - either the average client of the restaurant is too stupid, or expensive - I don’t remember.

Answer 8

The electronic menu seems to be already offered for free.