Getting started · Buffet / Shabu / Thai BBQ

Set it up once
sell all day

The system charges the buffet per head by itself, times every table, and lets guests scan and order refills all meal long. This page walks through every step, from setup to your first real sale.

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Overview

A selling day comes down to four moments

The gold-bordered panels are what the system does by itself once the first three steps are set up — staff add nothing.

Open the table
enter the guest count

Per-head charge
added for you

Timer runs
alerts on its own

Close the bill
overtime added

Setup

Three steps before you open

Under half an hour in total, done once and good from then on.

1

Tell the system you run a buffet

Open Settings › Shop › Business type and choose Buffet / Shabu / Hotpot

The buffet-only tools switch on straight away — the table timer, per-head pricing, the overtime charge, QR self-ordering for refills, and reservations.

2

Create the buffet price items

The system charges for the buffet through real menu items not a hidden surcharge, so the per-head amount flows into reports, receipts, tax invoices, discounts and stock deduction exactly like every other item.

Open Shop › Menu Management and create three items: Buffet — Adult · Buffet — Child · Overtime charge

Menu Management › Add item
Buffet — Adult
299
Included
Buffet
The price field is the price for one person not the price for the whole table
3

Turn on automatic per-head charging

Open Settings › Buffet and link the items you just created

Settings › Buffet

Charge the buffet automatically

Buffet — Adult — THB 299.00
Buffet — Child — THB 159.00
90
Overtime charge — THB 100.00
Minutes per sitting is set here only — every table that opens gets this limit by itself, with no need to set each one.
On the floor

Open the table and the system takes it from there

4

The per-head charge lands on the bill

Tap a free table and the system asks for the guest count — and the number of children if you price them separately. When the first order is sent, the per-head charge is added for that many guests.

Buffet — Adult×4 THB 1,196
Buffet — Child×1 THB 159
Sliced pork (refill)×3 included
Mixed vegetables (refill)×2 included
Fresh prawns×1 THB 59
The gold rows are what the system added by itself. If people join or leave mid-meal, edit the guest count on the table and the charge follows immediately.
5

Every table timed, alerts on its own

The countdown starts when the table opens and the card on the floor plan changes colour by itself — nobody has to note the time down.

A1

45 min

Time remaining

A2

10 min

Nearly up — alerts automatically

A3

+15 min

Over time — charge can be added

For a table that needs a different limit — a special booking, say — you can override the timer on that table alone.
Print the statement before taking payment — the overtime charge is added to the bill when the statement is printed, calculated per guest and only once per bill. Take payment without printing a statement and no overtime is charged.
6

Let guests scan and order refills

Ordering refills all meal long is the heart of a buffet. The system prints a small slip when the table opens — hand it over and confirm the guest count on the same piece of paper.

Sample BBQ Buffet

A1

Buffet charge

Buffet — Adult299 × 4
Buffet — Child159 × 1
5 guests1,355

Scan to order

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Details on top, QR underneath — you can confirm the guest count as you hand the slip over.

Guests who scan get the order sheet screen by itself — one row per item, quick plus and minus buttons, and anything included in the buffet shows no price. Orders reach the kitchen at once, with no paper slips to collect.

Good to know

Four things worth knowing first

Set prices with VAT included

Choose “Included” for VAT on the per-head items and the totals come out exactly right.

Automatic charging handles one price per shop

If you sell two tiers — standard and premium, say — make the one you sell most often the automatic price; staff can change the other on the bill.

Change prices after closing

Avoid editing the buffet price while tables are still open.

Free refills can be hidden on the bill

Switch hiding on and the bill keeps only the buffet charge and separately priced items, while the kitchen and your reports still see every line.

Ready to open your buffet

The first three steps take under half an hour. Free 14-day trial.

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