Menus, QR ordering, allergen labelling, table bookings, commission-free ordering, card payments, a full POS and a live kitchen display — all in one plugin, on your own website, anywhere in the world. No monthly fees. No per-cover charges. No lock-in.
Restaurants are drowning in subscriptions. A menu plugin here, a booking SaaS there, 25–30% to the delivery apps, and per-cover fees that grow as you get busier. DineKit gives you the lot — free, on your own site.
Not just menus. DineKit now runs your bookings, ordering, payments, staff, guests, till and kitchen too — commission-free, on your own site, anywhere in the world.
Gorgeous, fast menus with sections, multiple prices, photos, badges and dietary tags. Seven designer templates, one-click looks and a click-to-style Design Studio — every menu can wear its own look, plus a photo or video banner on any section.
Print-ready QR codes and table cards (A4 & A6) that link straight to your live menu. Update once, everywhere changes.
Allergen labelling for your country's rules — the UK's 14 (Natasha's Law), the EU-14 and more — with icons, a printable matrix and dietary filters. Free.
Live "open now" status, holiday overrides and schema that helps Google show your hours. Never field a "are you open?" call again.
Reservations on your own site — a drag-and-drop floor plan, live availability, waitlist and deposits. No per-cover fees.
Eat-in, takeaway and delivery orders on your website — for now, or days ahead with pre-orders. Keep 100% — stop paying 25–30% to the apps.
Take deposits and order payments on-site with your own Stripe account — Apple Pay & Google Pay built in. You keep 100%.
Weekly rotas, holiday requests and a live "are we staffed?" dashboard built from your own bookings and covers.
Run the floor from a phone or tablet: order pad, split bills, cash & card, tips and X/Z cash-up. Your own till, free.
A live kitchen board — orders flow New → Preparing → Ready with per-ticket timers, one-tap advance and a full-screen mode for any tablet or kitchen TV.
Set your country and DineKit speaks your language of business — the right address labels, region terms and your own currency, everywhere.
A notification bell surfaces what needs you now — orders to accept, bookings to confirm, the waitlist and leave requests — each a one-click jump.
Message the DineKit team right from your dashboard — no account or key needed. Replies land back in the same screen. Help without leaving WordPress.
Install DineKit to a phone or tablet home screen, separate from wp-admin. It keeps working if the connection drops, and many tablets stay in live sync.
Broadband down mid-service? The till carries on. Open tables, fire to the kitchen and take cash exactly as normal — everything is held on the tablet and posts to your books the moment you reconnect.
Every guest's bookings, orders, loyalty and allergies in one profile. Staff see who's walking in — VIPs, lifetime spend, past no-shows — at the booking and at the till.
Set-menu events with per-guest pre-orders via a share link — guests pick courses and flag allergens; the kitchen gets one consolidated prep sheet.
Booking confirmations, automatic reminders, "your table is ready" and "order ready" texts — through your own Twilio account at raw Twilio prices, every switch off by default.
Most plugins bolt allergens on as an afterthought — or charge for them. DineKit ships allergen labelling as a first-class citizen, for wherever you trade: the UK's 14 (Natasha's Law), the EU-14 and beyond — with clear icons, "show only / avoid" filters for diners, and a printable allergen matrix for your staff and inspectors.
Every booking through a marketplace and every order through a delivery app is a customer you paid to reach — handed to a middleman who charges you to reach them again. DineKit keeps your menu, orders, bookings and customer data on your website, where they belong.
The typical restaurant cobbles together three or four paid tools. Here's how that compares.
| What you need | DineKit | Menu plugins | Booking SaaS | Delivery apps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital & QR menu | Free | Often paid | — | — |
| Allergen labelling | Built in | Rare | — | — |
| Table bookings | Free* | Separate plugin | Monthly fee | — |
| Online ordering | Free* | WooCommerce needed | — | 25–30% commission |
| Per-cover / per-order fees | None | None | Per cover | Per order |
| You own the data | Yes | Yes | No | No |
*Bookings, ordering, card payments and staff tools are all included free in the DineKit plugin — available today on WordPress.org.
Add DineKit from the WordPress plugin directory. Zero dependencies, works on any host.
The wizard drops in a sample menu. Edit dishes, prices and allergens in minutes.
Drop the menu block or shortcode on any page. It matches your theme automatically.
Generate table cards and go live. Update once — every QR code stays current.
Menus, bookings, ordering, card payments, staff, a full POS and a live kitchen display — all free, all on your own site, anywhere in the world.
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