# DineMate > DineMate lets guests scan a QR code or tap an NFC tag to order and pay by UPI, gives your kitchen a live board, and uses AI to forecast demand. Built for restaurants, cafés, food courts and hotels in India. Smarter ordering. Better decisions. More profitable restaurants. From QR ordering to kitchen operations and AI demand forecasting, DineMate helps your restaurant know what will sell tomorrow, how much to prepare and when you will be busiest. ## Key facts - Product: QR & NFC ordering, kitchen display, UPI payments and AI forecasting for restaurants. - Audience: restaurants, cafés and tea shops, bakeries and snack bars, quick-service outlets, food courts and malls, and hotels and guesthouses in India. - Guests order from a browser by scanning a QR code or tapping an NFC tag; no app or account is needed. - Plans (monthly, excluding 18% GST): Starter ₹999, Growth ₹2,499, Intelligence ₹4,999. - Free trial: 14 days, no credit card needed. Sign up at https://app.dinemate.app/signup. - Payments: UPI, cash, card tracking; UPI goes straight to the restaurant's own UPI ID. A UPI QR alone is not proof of payment. - Contact: info@dinemate.app, phone and WhatsApp +91 77363 74314. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dinemate.app_/ ## Features - [QR & NFC table ordering](https://dinemate.app/features/qr-nfc-ordering.md): Guests scan a QR code or tap an NFC tag, browse your menu and order from their own phone. No app, no sign-up. - [Live kitchen board & display](https://dinemate.app/features/kitchen-display.md): A real-time board moves every order from New to Preparing to Ready, with a full-screen kitchen display for the pass. - [Counter POS & receipts](https://dinemate.app/features/counter-pos.md): A full-screen point of sale for counter orders: quick cash entry, on-screen UPI QR and 80 mm receipts. - [UPI, cash & card tracking](https://dinemate.app/features/upi-payments.md): Take UPI, cash or card, with a payment ledger you can trust. Confirmation stays with you unless a provider verifies it. - [Menu, variants & add-ons](https://dinemate.app/features/menu-management.md): Edit prices, photos, sizes and add-ons yourself. Changes reach open menus and the POS instantly. - [Sales analytics](https://dinemate.app/features/analytics.md): See revenue, best sellers, payment mix and your busiest hours, with comparisons to the previous period. - [AI demand forecasting](https://dinemate.app/features/ai-forecasting.md): Tomorrow's sales, how many portions to prep, and when the rush will hit, learned from your own orders plus weather and festivals. - [One QR for a whole food court](https://dinemate.app/features/food-court-zones.md): A single QR code or NFC tag for a mall or food court: guests choose a restaurant first, then order as usual. - [Bring in your POS data](https://dinemate.app/features/pos-integrations.md): Already on a POS? Send your menu and orders into DineMate and keep one place for analytics and forecasting. - [Staff roles & PIN sign-in](https://dinemate.app/features/staff-access.md): Owner, manager, cashier and kitchen roles, with fast PIN sign-in for shared screens. - [Real-time alerts](https://dinemate.app/features/real-time-alerts.md): Live updates everywhere, plus optional push notifications for staff and "your order is ready" alerts for guests. ## Use cases - [DineMate for restaurants](https://dinemate.app/use-cases/restaurants/): Table QR ordering, a live kitchen board, counter POS, UPI payments and AI demand forecasting for dine-in restaurants in India. - [DineMate for cafés and tea shops](https://dinemate.app/use-cases/cafes-tea-shops/): A fast counter POS, table or counter QR ordering and a live ready alert for cafés and tea shops. UPI payments, no hardware to buy. - [DineMate for bakeries and snack bars](https://dinemate.app/use-cases/bakeries-snack-bars/): Counter POS, takeaway QR ordering and live order tracking for bakeries and snack bars. Update availability in seconds, accept UPI. - [DineMate for quick-service outlets](https://dinemate.app/use-cases/quick-service/): A live kitchen display, counter POS and QR ordering that keep quick-service lines moving. UPI payments and staff PIN sign-in. - [DineMate for hotels and guesthouses](https://dinemate.app/use-cases/hotels/): Put a QR code in each room and let guests order from your restaurant or room-service menu. Rooms work like tables. UPI, live kitchen board. ## Solutions - [Restaurant QR ordering system](https://dinemate.app/qr-ordering-system-india/): Guests scan a table QR or tap NFC, order and pay by UPI from the browser. No app, no sign-up. Live kitchen board included. 14-day free trial. - [Restaurant POS software](https://dinemate.app/restaurant-pos-software/): A browser-based counter POS with cash and UPI, printed receipts, a kitchen display and staff PIN sign-in. Works alongside QR table ordering. - [Restaurant analytics software](https://dinemate.app/restaurant-analytics/): Revenue, best sellers, payment mix and a weekday-by-hour busy-hours heatmap that update with every order. Built into DineMate. - [AI restaurant forecasting](https://dinemate.app/ai-restaurant-forecasting/): Forecast the next 7 days of sales, portions to prep and busy hours from your own orders, local weather and the festival calendar. Intelligence plan. - [Restaurant software for Kerala](https://dinemate.app/restaurant-software-kerala/): QR ordering, UPI payments, kitchen display and forecasting for restaurants, cafés and food courts in Kerala. Support by phone and WhatsApp. - [Food court ordering system](https://dinemate.app/food-court-ordering-system/): One QR or NFC tag opens a page listing every restaurant in your mall or food court. Guests pick, order and pay at that outlet. ## Guides - [QR code ordering for restaurants: how it works and how to start](https://dinemate.app/guides/qr-code-ordering-for-restaurants.md): What QR and NFC table ordering is, what guests and staff experience, what it costs and how to set it up in an afternoon. - [Restaurant demand forecasting: what it is and how much data you need](https://dinemate.app/guides/restaurant-demand-forecasting.md): How restaurants forecast sales and ingredient demand, what affects it in India, and how to judge whether a forecast is any good. - [UPI payments for restaurants: QR codes, links and reconciliation](https://dinemate.app/guides/upi-payments-for-restaurants.md): How restaurants can accept UPI, why a UPI QR is not proof of payment, and how to keep clean records at the end of the day. ## Pricing and answers - [Plans and pricing](https://dinemate.app/#pricing) - [Frequently asked questions](https://dinemate.app/#faq) - [Full content as one file](https://dinemate.app/llms-full.txt) ## Policies - [Privacy](https://dinemate.app/privacy/): What data DineMate collects, why, and how it is protected. - [Terms of service](https://dinemate.app/terms/): The terms that apply when you use DineMate.