What screen does the kitchen display work on?

Any screen with a browser — desktop monitor, old iPad, tablet on a stand, or a spare phone near the pass. No hardware to buy. If you have a screen in the kitchen, you're already set up.

Is the kitchen display included in the subscription?

Yes. The kitchen display is part of every OnlineMenu subscription — no add-on, no extra tier. It's included because a table ordering system that doesn't talk to the kitchen isn't solving the problem.

How quickly do orders appear on the kitchen screen?

Within seconds. The display polls every 8 seconds — orders appear on screen almost immediately after a customer or staff member submits them.

What if a customer won't order on their phone?

Staff open the staff ordering terminal on their own phone, take the order at the table, and send it to the kitchen without going back to the counter. The kitchen gets the same ticket, tagged as a staff order.

Kitchen Display System

Every order on screen.
Nothing falls through.

The moment a customer or staff member places an order, it appears on the kitchen screen. No dockets to print, no shouting across the pass, no orders going missing in a busy service.

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Kitchen Display Live

#018 0:32

Table 2 · Dine-in

1× Flat white (Lg)

1× Eggs Benedict

1× OJ

▶ Start

#017 4:15

Table 6 · Dine-in

2× Avo toast

⚠ No sesame — allergy

✓ Ready

#016 ✓

Pickup · 15 min

1× Big breakfast

1× Long black

Done

Hardware

Works on any screen you already have.

No hardware to buy. No new equipment to install. The kitchen display runs in any browser — on the monitor, tablet, or old iPad sitting in your kitchen right now. Plug it in and you're done.

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Desktop / monitor

4 × 3 grid — 12 tickets

Full 4-column, 3-row grid. Up to 12 active tickets per screen, with swipe-to-page for overflow. Best for a busy kitchen with a wall-mounted monitor or spare laptop.

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Tablet

2 × 3 grid — 6 tickets

6-ticket view optimised for a tablet propped up on the pass. Larger touch targets, easier to tap mid-service. Works on any iPad, Android tablet, or Samsung.

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Phone

Full-screen cards, swipe

One full-screen card per order. Swipe through the queue. Works in a pinch — a spare phone propped up near the kitchen is enough to get started today.

The most common setup: a spare tablet on a stand at the pass, or an old monitor mounted to the kitchen wall. Either works. If you already have a screen in the kitchen, you're already set up — no extra cost, no installation, no wait.

Paper dockets vs kitchen display

What actually changes in your kitchen.

Not just a different way to see orders — a different way to run the kitchen. Here's what shifts when every order is on screen.

❌ Paper dockets

📠Printer jams or runs out of paper at peak service

🔊Staff shout across the pass to relay order details

📋Allergy notes hand-written — easy to miss

🗂️Old dockets pile up — hard to tell what's done

⌛No timer — hard to know which orders are running late

💸Paper, ink, printer maintenance are ongoing costs

✓ Kitchen display

⚡Order appears on screen the instant it's placed

🔇Kitchen reads the ticket — no relaying needed

⚠️Allergy notes appear on the ticket in writing, every time

🟢New / In Progress / Done — clear at a glance

⏱️Live age timer on every ticket — turns red when overdue

🆓Included in your OnlineMenu subscription — nothing extra

In practice

From the moment an order is placed to the moment it leaves the kitchen.

When a customer places an order from their table — or a staff member places one on the floor — it appears on the kitchen screen within seconds. No action needed from the front of house. Built for the pace of a busy Saturday in a two-person kitchen.

Staff ordering works from any phone or tablet on the floor — no return trip to the counter. See how staff ordering works →

The kitchen taps Start to acknowledge the order and move it to In Progress. When it's ready, they tap Ready. The order moves to Done. It's still visible until dismissed — so nothing accidentally disappears while the plate is still on the pass.

Polls automatically — new orders appear without refreshing
Tap any ticket to expand the full item list in an overlay
Live age timer — amber at 5 minutes, red at 10
Allergy and special request notes shown prominently on the ticket
Order type shown on every ticket: dine-in, pickup, or staff order
Full order history — reopen any completed order in seconds

Ticket detail — expanded view

#019 Table 5 · Dine-in

Items

2× Flat white (Large)

1× Smashed avo

1× Eggs Benedict

⚠ Allergy note

No sesame on anything — anaphylactic reaction

✓ Mark ready

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Included in every plan

The kitchen display is not an add-on.

Every OnlineMenu subscription includes the kitchen display system. No extra module to buy, no hardware tier, no setup fee beyond the one-off $195 launch fee. It's part of the platform — because a table ordering system that doesn't talk to the kitchen isn't actually solving the problem.

See pricing → Try the demo

Want to see yours live today?

Text a photo of your menu to 027 202 5876. We'll have it running the same day — no obligation, nothing to set up on your end. 30 days free.

Try the live demo → Text us your menu

Built and supported locally in the Wairarapa — not offshore software, not a call centre. A real person who answers.