I think McDonald’s did this once, it saved something like 5c per order/per item as they used offshore staff
Focaccin0 on
Perfect for people who feel anxious about making phone calls😅
metal_maxine on
Well, I guess it’s better than the “use our app to order, just scan this QR code” option.
ledow on
I say this all the time;
I do not understand why every restaurant and café, no matter how “posh”, doesn’t just have a tablet embedded in the table.
Sure, have a button for “we’d like waitress service” if you like but otherwise… how much time is wasted pissing about taking orders and walking back and forth when I could just send a ticket direct to the kitchen as and when I need stuff, split the bill by whatever patterns it offers (e.g. “fair split among X people”, “person A had this, person B had that so split it accordingly”, “let Bob pay for his own on the company card”, etc. etc.), let me see what “specials” are available, what ingredients/allergens are in everything, what’s “not on” tonight, let us order and then the late-comers can add to it, see how long your particular meal is going to take, etc. etc. etc.
The only part that a human needs be involved in is walking it to the table.
McDonald’s got this. They understand it, but even they do it wrong. I don’t want to walk up to a kiosk, or order on a mobile app… that could just a tablet in the table. Which they ALREADY HAVE quite often for the kids anyway.
It’s 2025 and I still just think that if I was ever starting a restaurant or café, I would START with that system from day one.
There used to be bars with a phone at every table with a number suspended above. The premise was that you could call women at the attractive table and avoid being rejected face to face.
bigdammit on
Thanks, I hate it.
atxtexasytexan on
they had a concept sonic in dallas when i was growing up that wasn’t a drive through and had phones like this at booths to place orders, middle schoolers could not handle the power
random_agency on
Some restuarants just have a QR code at every table now.
euph_22 on
That was probably so cool 30 years ago
Furrowed_Brow710 on
A&w used to do this too. Back in the 80s. Remember as a kid using it and looking over the booth to see them answer it in the kitchen area. Was cool.
dotsdavid on
They have good pizza also. The meat feast is the best.
tbodillia on
SOME, because the ones I’ve been in didn’t have a phone.
jschmeau on
Do they deliver the pizza to your table in a Toyota Corolla?
spwnofsaton on
This reminds me of a Sonic where I live. It didn’t last long. It was located in a strip mall and it was a different restaurant that had closed.
A Sonic opened up in its place and you used a phone to place your order and I can’t remember if you had to pick up your order or if they brought it to you. But it was always slow poor service and it didn’t last long. Now it’s something else. I think one of those healthy meal prep places.
Hot_Hoof on
I’d be way too socially anxious to ever order there
Edit: to to too
AvonMustang on
Not every Pizza King has these. However, my favorite Pizza King is the one in Avon, IN that has a model train to deliver your drinks and bread sticks right to your table. They have a person bring your pizza though…
any other utah olds remember training table? cheese fries in ultimate dipping sauce mmm
NotSoSmartChick on
Best pizza in the world, it’s what I grew up with.
Poultrygeist74 on
There was a place in my hometown (upper Midwest) in the early 80s that you walked in, picked up a phone and placed your order and someone brought it out to you. There was no seating, carry out only. I think they served barbecue or fried chicken, I can’t remember the name of it.
ubioandmph on
“Woah Black Betty, ding-a-ling”
Tjd3211 on
“What’s your favorite scary movie”
P1nCush10n on
MMM.. Royal Feast with that crumbly sausage… it’s been 30yrs+ but i still wants it.. my love.. my precious…
drewcstu on
grew up going to the ones in Angola and Fremont, Indiana!
No-Strawberry-5804 on
One we went to as a kid had a little train that delivered the drinks
angry_banana_eater on
So, how will it work with a deaf customer like me?
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yeah but this phone only orders sausage
I think McDonald’s did this once, it saved something like 5c per order/per item as they used offshore staff
Perfect for people who feel anxious about making phone calls😅
Well, I guess it’s better than the “use our app to order, just scan this QR code” option.
I say this all the time;
I do not understand why every restaurant and café, no matter how “posh”, doesn’t just have a tablet embedded in the table.
Sure, have a button for “we’d like waitress service” if you like but otherwise… how much time is wasted pissing about taking orders and walking back and forth when I could just send a ticket direct to the kitchen as and when I need stuff, split the bill by whatever patterns it offers (e.g. “fair split among X people”, “person A had this, person B had that so split it accordingly”, “let Bob pay for his own on the company card”, etc. etc.), let me see what “specials” are available, what ingredients/allergens are in everything, what’s “not on” tonight, let us order and then the late-comers can add to it, see how long your particular meal is going to take, etc. etc. etc.
The only part that a human needs be involved in is walking it to the table.
McDonald’s got this. They understand it, but even they do it wrong. I don’t want to walk up to a kiosk, or order on a mobile app… that could just a tablet in the table. Which they ALREADY HAVE quite often for the kids anyway.
It’s 2025 and I still just think that if I was ever starting a restaurant or café, I would START with that system from day one.
[THIS ACT IS OVER](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMuTvoD1QNs)
What is it, Commissioner?
There used to be bars with a phone at every table with a number suspended above. The premise was that you could call women at the attractive table and avoid being rejected face to face.
Thanks, I hate it.
they had a concept sonic in dallas when i was growing up that wasn’t a drive through and had phones like this at booths to place orders, middle schoolers could not handle the power
Some restuarants just have a QR code at every table now.
That was probably so cool 30 years ago
A&w used to do this too. Back in the 80s. Remember as a kid using it and looking over the booth to see them answer it in the kitchen area. Was cool.
They have good pizza also. The meat feast is the best.
SOME, because the ones I’ve been in didn’t have a phone.
Do they deliver the pizza to your table in a Toyota Corolla?
This reminds me of a Sonic where I live. It didn’t last long. It was located in a strip mall and it was a different restaurant that had closed.
A Sonic opened up in its place and you used a phone to place your order and I can’t remember if you had to pick up your order or if they brought it to you. But it was always slow poor service and it didn’t last long. Now it’s something else. I think one of those healthy meal prep places.
I’d be way too socially anxious to ever order there
Edit: to to too
Not every Pizza King has these. However, my favorite Pizza King is the one in Avon, IN that has a model train to deliver your drinks and bread sticks right to your table. They have a person bring your pizza though…
[https://youtu.be/EY5yPf9keVE?si=RssGD4eH_TTQQLIL](https://youtu.be/EY5yPf9keVE?si=RssGD4eH_TTQQLIL)
any other utah olds remember training table? cheese fries in ultimate dipping sauce mmm
Best pizza in the world, it’s what I grew up with.
There was a place in my hometown (upper Midwest) in the early 80s that you walked in, picked up a phone and placed your order and someone brought it out to you. There was no seating, carry out only. I think they served barbecue or fried chicken, I can’t remember the name of it.
“Woah Black Betty, ding-a-ling”
“What’s your favorite scary movie”
MMM.. Royal Feast with that crumbly sausage… it’s been 30yrs+ but i still wants it.. my love.. my precious…
grew up going to the ones in Angola and Fremont, Indiana!
One we went to as a kid had a little train that delivered the drinks
So, how will it work with a deaf customer like me?
‘*You’re*’ table number 1
A and W restaurants used to have this as well