How does QR code pay-at-table work?

Each table's QR code links to the active order. Diners scan it on their phone, review the bill, add a tip, and pay via Stripe. The system marks the order as paid and the server is notified.

How does recipe costing work?

Each menu item has a recipe with ingredient quantities. The system multiplies ingredient quantities by current purchase prices to calculate the theoretical food cost per dish, helping you monitor actual vs theoretical cost variance.

Can I 86 items in real time?

Yes. When an item runs out, the manager marks it 86'd from the menu management dashboard. It immediately becomes unavailable for ordering on all server tablets and the online ordering module.

Travel & Hospitality

Build a Restaurant Management System with AI - in Hours

ProjectCode generates a complete, production-ready Restaurant Management System from a single natural language prompt. In hours instead of months, you get a React frontend, NestJS REST API, PostgreSQL database, and authentication - fully integrated, live-previewed, and deployed to a URL you own.

Estimated build time: 3–5 hours

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The Challenge

Why building a Restaurant from scratch is hard

Building a Restaurant Management System from scratch requires months of development time and significant engineering resources. Teams struggle to coordinate frontend, backend, database, and authentication while managing restaurant-specific business logic, integrations, and role-based access rules.

What's Included

Everything your Restaurant needs

ProjectCode generates a production-ready Restaurant with all the modules your team needs from day one.

Table management with floor plan and reservation display

Order taking with kitchen display system (KDS) integration

Menu management with modifiers, combos, and 86ing

Split bills, tips, and multiple payment types

Inventory management with recipe costing and wastage tracking

Staff scheduling and payroll summary

Customer loyalty program with digital stamp cards

Sales analytics: covers, average check, category performance

Architecture

How it's built

The generated Restaurant follows production-grade architecture patterns.

React 18 + TypeScript frontend with role-based dashboards tailored for restaurant workflows

NestJS REST API with dedicated restaurant modules, DTOs, validators, and service layer

PostgreSQL relational schema with normalized tables for all restaurant entities

JWT + Google OAuth authentication with granular permission gates per role

Real-time Socket.IO events for live restaurant status updates and notifications

Managed hosting with one-click deploy, custom domain, and auto-SSL

Database

PostgreSQL schema designed for Restaurant

ProjectCode generates a normalized, indexed PostgreSQL schema with the right tables and relationships for your use case. You own the schema and can evolve it freely.

tables (id, number, capacity, section, status, current_order_id, location_id)
orders (id, table_id, server_id, type, status, items jsonb, subtotal, discount, tax, tip, total, payment_method, placed_at, closed_at)
menu_items (id, name, category_id, price, cost, description, image_url, modifiers jsonb, is_available, prep_time)
reservations (id, customer_id, date, time, covers, table_id, status, notes, source)

schema.sql (preview)

-- Generated by ProjectCode
-- Restaurant Management System schema

CREATE TABLE tables__id (
  id UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(),
  created_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW(),
  updated_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW()
  -- ... auto-generated columns
);

CREATE TABLE orders__id (
  id UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(),
  created_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW(),
  updated_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW()
  -- ... auto-generated columns
);

CREATE TABLE menu_items__id (
  id UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(),
  created_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW(),
  updated_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW()
  -- ... auto-generated columns
);

CREATE TABLE reservations__id (
  id UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(),
  created_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW(),
  updated_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW()
  -- ... auto-generated columns
);

Tech Stack

Production-ready from day one

Every generated app uses a battle-tested stack you can deploy anywhere and own completely.

Frontend

React 18 + TypeScript + Tailwind CSS

Backend

NestJS 10 + Node.js + TypeScript

Database

PostgreSQL (managed or Supabase)

Auth

Email OTP · Google OAuth · GitHub OAuth

Deployment

Managed hosting · Custom domain · Auto-SSL

AI Models

Claude Sonnet · Claude Opus · Kimi

Try It Now

Example prompt to get started

Copy this prompt into ProjectCode and get a working app in minutes.

ProjectCode prompt

Build a restaurant management system for a full-service restaurant group with 5 locations. Include a floor plan-based table management view, order taking with kitchen display screens showing prep status, a menu builder with modifiers and allergen flags, split-bill and multiple payment types including QR code pay-at-table, inventory management with recipe costing and daily wastage entry, shift scheduling, a digital stamp loyalty card, and a daily sales dashboard with cover count, average check, and item category breakdown.

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Deployment

Deploy your Restaurant anywhere

Managed hosting

One-click deploy to a live URL managed by ProjectCode.

Custom domain

Connect your own domain with auto-provisioned SSL via Cloudflare.

GitHub export

Push to your GitHub repo and self-host or deploy via Vercel, Railway, or AWS.

Docker ready

Export a Dockerfile and docker-compose for any containerized environment.

Pricing

Start free, scale as you grow

No per-seat fees. No vendor lock-in. Token-based pricing that scales with your usage.

Free

Start building your first app. Live preview, managed hosting, and full code export included.

Token Packs

From $5

Purchase token packs that roll over every month. Build more, pay only for what you use.

Enterprise

Custom

Custom models, SLA, SSO, and private cloud deployment for large teams.

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FAQ

Common questions about building a Restaurant

Orders placed on the server tablet appear instantly on the KDS screen in the kitchen, organized by course. The kitchen team bumps items when ready, and the server is notified when items are up. Time-in-queue is tracked for speed-of-service reporting.

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