Restaurants, Food Trucks & Ghost Kitchens

Run your dining room, kitchen staff, walk-in counter, and delivery orders with zero third-party commissions. Learn how to connect Kitchen Display screens, table QR code ordering, and cashier POS.

7 min read For Restaurant Owners 0% Delivery Fees
1

Activate Restaurant Features

In your store dashboard settings, set your Store Subtype to Food & Restaurant. This immediately activates restaurant tools across your store, including Kitchen Display Systems, Table QR ordering, meal customization modifiers, and kitchen printing.

2

Build Your Menu & Meal Modifiers

Add your menu categories (Appetizers, Mains, Drinks) and food items in Products & Menu. Configure option groups for item customizations—such as Choice of Protein, Spice Level (Mild, Medium, Extra Hot), and Extra Toppings.

3

Mount Your Kitchen Display System (KDS)

Mount an iPad, Android tablet, or monitor screen in your kitchen prep station and open Kitchen Display Mode from your manager menu. Enable audio alerts so kitchen cooks hear a chime whenever a new order is placed.

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| KITCHEN DISPLAY SCREEN MODE [🔊 Sound ON] |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| ORDER #1042 | ORDER #1043 | ORDER #1044 |
| Table #4 [Dine-In] | Takeout | Delivery (WhatsApp) |
| Status: NEW (Blue) | Status: PREPARING (Yel)| Status: NEW (Blue) |
+------------------------+------------------------+---------------------+
| 1x Grilled Salmon Bowl | 2x Smash Cheeseburger | 1x Seafood Soup |
| - Extra Lemon Butter | - No Onions | 1x Fried Plantains |
| [ MARK PREPARING ] | [ MARK READY ] | [ MARK PREPARING ] |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+

When kitchen cooks tap Mark Preparing or Mark Ready, the system automatically updates the ticket status and alerts the waiter or sends an instant WhatsApp update to the customer!

4

Enable Table QR Code Ordering for Dine-In Guests

Generate table QR stickers for your dining tables. Guests scan the QR code at their table with their mobile phone camera, view your menu, select meal options, and submit orders directly to your kitchen display without waiting for staff!

5

Run Counter POS & Deliveries

Cashiers open the Counter POS view on cashier tablets for fast walk-in sales with PIN logins. For delivery orders, assign orders to your delivery drivers so customers receive live GPS tracking links.

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What people also ask

Set your store subtype to Food & Restaurant in your Pludor dashboard to instantly unlock Kitchen Display Systems, table QR ordering, meal modifiers, and kitchen printing—then run dine-in, takeout, and delivery with no third-party delivery commissions. Pludor's free plan includes everything, and you only pay 4.99% + $0.90 per paid online order.

How can my restaurant take orders without paying delivery app commissions?

Take orders directly through your own system instead of third-party apps. With Pludor, orders come straight to your store—dine-in via table QR codes, walk-ins via Counter POS, and deliveries assigned to your own drivers—so you skip delivery-app commissions entirely. You only pay Pludor's platform fee of 4.99% + $0.90 per paid online order, and cash POS sales carry no platform fee at all.

What is a Kitchen Display System and does my small restaurant need one?

A KDS is a screen in the kitchen that shows incoming orders in real time instead of paper tickets. It speeds up prep, reduces errors, and lets cooks tap buttons to update order status. Pludor includes Kitchen Display Mode—just mount a tablet or monitor at your prep station and open it from the manager menu, with audio alerts for new orders.

How do I set up QR code ordering at restaurant tables?

Generate a QR code sticker for each table, then guests scan it with their phone camera to browse your menu, pick options, and send orders straight to your kitchen. In Pludor, table QR ordering is activated when you set your Store Subtype to Food & Restaurant, and orders flow directly to your Kitchen Display without staff needing to take them.

Can I let customers customize their food order, like spice level or extra toppings?

Yes—set up option groups for each menu item, such as Choice of Protein, Spice Level, or Extra Toppings. In Pludor, you configure these modifiers under Products & Menu, and the customer's choices appear on the kitchen ticket so cooks see exactly what to make.

How much does it cost to run a restaurant ordering system?

Pludor's free plan includes every restaurant feature—Kitchen Display, QR ordering, POS, and modifiers—at $0 monthly, with a 500 free credit welcome bonus and free monthly amounts for things like visits. You pay 4.99% + $0.90 per paid online order, and cash sales recorded in POS have no platform fee. Optional paid plans ($9 to $79 a month) bundle more credits and lower fees.

How do I notify customers when their delivery or takeout order is ready?

When kitchen staff tap Mark Ready on the display, the system alerts the waiter or sends an instant WhatsApp update to the customer automatically. In Pludor, you can also assign delivery orders to your drivers, and customers get live GPS tracking links to follow their order.

What's the best POS setup for a food truck or walk-in counter?

Use a tablet-based counter POS with PIN logins so cashiers can ring up walk-in sales quickly. Pludor's Counter POS view works on cashier tablets and is included free—cash sales recorded there carry no platform fee. You can run it alongside your kitchen display so counter and online orders all land in one system.

Can I run a ghost kitchen with just online orders and no dining room?

Yes—a ghost kitchen only needs online ordering, a kitchen display, and delivery management. Pludor supports this: set your Store Subtype to Food & Restaurant, take orders through your online store, view them on Kitchen Display Mode, and assign deliveries to your drivers with GPS tracking links for customers. No dining room or QR tables required.

Do I need special hardware for a kitchen display screen?

No—any iPad, Android tablet, or computer monitor works as a kitchen display. In Pludor, you open Kitchen Display Mode from the manager menu on the device and enable audio alerts so cooks hear a chime for new orders. No proprietary hardware purchase is needed.

How do I manage kitchen staff logins and permissions?

Give each team member their own staff account with a PIN so cashiers and cooks only access what they need. Pludor includes team staff accounts on the free plan (2 team members included, additional seats available), and Counter POS uses PIN logins for fast, secure shift work.

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