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A day, start to finish

Follow one full service — opening the till, taking orders, paying, and closing out.

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The fastest way to understand Menulisa is to walk through a normal day. Here’s how a single service flows from unlocking the door to counting the cash — and which screen handles each step.

Before you open

  1. 1Unlock the POS terminal by tapping your name and entering your PIN.
  2. 2Open a shift on the cash drawer and enter your opening float — the cash you’re starting with. See Cash drawer & shifts.
  3. 3Glance at the floor plan so you know which tables are which.

During service

  1. 1A guest sits down. Tap their table to open a check.
  2. 2Add what they order — pick the item, choose any size or extras, add a note like “no onions.”
  3. 3Tap “Fire” to send it. The order pops up on the kitchen display straight away.
  4. 4Cooks press Ready as each ticket is plated; runners take it out and press Serve.
  5. 5Guests can also scan the QR code on their table to browse the menu themselves while they wait.

When they're ready to pay

  1. 1Open the check and tap “Pay.”
  2. 2Take the whole bill, or split it — equally between guests, or by who ordered what.
  3. 3Add a tip if they’d like, choose cash or card, and confirm.
  4. 4Offer a receipt; the table is now free for the next guests.

At the end of the night

  1. 1Close your shift on the cash drawer and count the cash in the till.
  2. 2Menulisa shows the variance — expected vs counted — and prints a Z-report.
  3. 3Next morning, check yesterday’s numbers under Reports › Daily close.
TipThat’s the whole loop. Everything else in Menulisa — reservations, loyalty, reports, inventory — sits around this core flow to make it smoother.

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