Direct Dine
Commission-free online ordering, QR dine-in, kitchen board and AI upselling for restaurants, on their own domain.
What you get
- Branded PWA storefront on the restaurant's domain
- QR dine-in per table, paid at the table
- Live kitchen board and ticket printing
- AI upselling and screenshot-to-order
- WhatsApp reservations
Direct Dine is my own restaurant platform, sold as a monthly subscription. Restaurants keep their customers and their margin: a branded ordering app, table QR codes, a live kitchen board, WhatsApp reservations and AI that suggests the right add-on.
In short, Direct Dine is a restaurant online ordering system that runs on the restaurant’s own domain instead of a marketplace. Pricing starts from $50 a month, with no contract and no commission per order, so the price does not grow with the number of orders.
Who it’s for
Direct Dine is built for independent restaurants, cafés and small groups that want online orders without handing a percentage of every ticket to a delivery marketplace. It suits places that already have regular customers and want those customers to order directly, and places that want faster dine-in service with QR codes at the table.
Key features
The storefront is a branded progressive web app on the restaurant’s domain, so guests can open it from a link or add it to their home screen like an app. Each table gets its own QR code: guests scan, order and pay at the table. Orders arrive on a live kitchen board, and tickets can be printed for the kitchen.
Two AI features help the size of each order. AI upselling suggests the right add-on at checkout, and screenshot-to-order turns a screenshot of an order into a cart. Reservations come in through WhatsApp, the channel many guests already use to contact a restaurant.
How it works
The restaurant subscribes, sets up its menu and connects the ordering app to its domain. Guests order online or from the table, and the kitchen sees each order in real time over WebSockets. Direct Dine is built with Laravel, React and MySQL. If the restaurant already runs a WordPress site, Direct Dine for WordPress brings the same menu, cart and reservations into it.
Frequently asked questions
Does Direct Dine take a commission on orders?
No. Direct Dine is a monthly subscription from $50 a month, with no commission per order and no contract.
Can guests order and pay from the table?
Yes. Every table has its own QR code, and guests order and pay at the table. The order goes straight to the kitchen board.
Do I need a new website?
No. The ordering app runs on the restaurant’s own domain, and restaurants on WordPress can use the Direct Dine for WordPress plugin inside the site they already have.
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