onlinemenu.co.nz  ·  Built in the Wairarapa, New Zealand

Neighbourly is switching off. Give your regulars a better way to order.

For Wairarapa cafes and food spots: table ordering your customers scan and tap, orders straight to the kitchen, on a system you own and control.

Wairarapa launch offer: 30 days free, and we build your menu for you no app, no commission, no contract

What is OnlineMenu?

OnlineMenu is a done-for-you ordering system built for New Zealand cafes and food venues. Your customers open your menu on their phone, browse, and place their order. No app to download, no queue at the counter, and nobody hand writing orders.

The order lands on a screen at the counter or in the kitchen the moment it is placed. Your team makes it. The customer picks it up or it comes to them. That is the whole loop.

It runs on any phone and needs no special hardware. It is built and working now, and we are bringing on our first Wairarapa venues.


How it works, in plain English

1

Customer scans the QR

A small sign or sticker on the table or counter. They point their phone camera at it. No app, no download.

2

They browse and order

Your full menu appears on their phone. They choose what they want and tap order. About thirty seconds.

3

Order hits the kitchen

It appears on your screen or tablet straight away. No mishearing, no scribbled tickets.

4

Customer picks up

You call their name when it is ready. Fewer people stacked at the counter, faster turnaround.

Why this matters right now

Neighbourly, the neighbourhood site owned by Stuff, pauses from 23 September for a rebuild, with no set date to return. For a lot of Wairarapa cafes that was one of the ways locals kept up with you, your specials, your hours, your news.

When a channel like that switches off, the lesson is worth taking: the places you reach your customers through are not yours, and they can go quiet without warning. Your own ordering page is different. It is yours, it stays up, and it gives your regulars something better than a feed, a fast way to order and pay that you control.

You own it. Your menu, your QR code, your customer orders. Nobody can pause it, rebrand it or switch it off but you.

Why cafes here like it

Shorter queues

People order from the table or the footpath instead of stacking up at the counter. Your team makes coffee instead of taking orders.

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No app, no friction

Customers scan and order in the browser. Nothing to install, no account to create. Works on any phone.

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No order mistakes

Every order reads exactly as the customer placed it. No mishearing an oat flat white as an almond latte on a busy Saturday.

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No commission

One flat monthly price. No cut of every order like the big delivery apps take, no per order fees.


What you get, from day one


Pricing, and the Wairarapa launch offer

OnlineMenu normally starts at $59 per month for a single venue, plus a one-off $195 launch that covers us building your menu, producing your branded starter pack, and getting you live. No commissions, no per order fees, no hidden charges.

To get started as a Wairarapa venue
30 days free
and we build your menu for you

Run it with real customers for a month at no cost. No card up front, no contract, cancel any time.

After the trial, if you keep it: a one-off $195 launch and $59 per month. That is all.

See exactly what your customers would experience

Aroha Cafe is a working demo built on the real OnlineMenu platform. Place a test order and see the whole flow, menu to confirmation, before you commit to anything.

  • Browse a real cafe menu, categories, size options, dietary tags
  • Add items to your cart, choose dine in or takeaway, add notes
  • Place a test order, nothing is made, but the whole flow runs
Try the demo →
What you will see
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The customer view
Exactly what a customer scans from your QR code, no app, no account, no friction.
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Full ordering flow
Cart, order type, table number, pickup time, special notes, the real thing.
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Both sides of the order
Your customer confirmation, plus the alert the cafe owner gets the moment an order lands.

Want to give it a go?

Text or email us a photo of your menu and we will build it and get you live, usually the same day. No cost to try it for the first 30 days.

Text us your menu Email hello@onlinemenu.co.nz
Bryan White  ·  027 202 5876  ·  onlinemenu.co.nz