MenuNerds kitchen display with new, preparing and ready columns and the orders waiting to start

Product guide

MenuNerds guide for kitchen staff

Work from the kitchen display: orders arrive in real time, move through preparation and leave the queue once they are ready.

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System Login

About this screen: Log in to access the real-time Kitchen Display.

Navigation:

  • Demo access: sandbox accounts are issued on request: request a guided demo.
  • Enter credentials → click Login → redirected to Kitchen Display
  • All pending orders appear in real time, with no extra steps needed
Tip: Keep the Kitchen Display screen visible throughout your shift for continuous order monitoring.
System Login

Kitchen Operations

Real-Time Order Processing

The kitchen display auto-updates with incoming orders, so staff simply focus on cooking and marking items complete.

🔴

NEW

Order received

→
🟡

PREPARING

Currently cooking

→
🟢

READY

Ready to serve

Kitchen Dashboard

About this screen: Home screen after login, with kitchen statistics and quick access to key functions.

Navigation: Sidebar → Dashboard

  • View today's completed orders count
  • Check active items in preparation
  • Quick access to Kitchen Display and Products
Tip: Start your shift by checking the Dashboard for an overview before switching to the Kitchen Display board.
Kitchen Dashboard

Kitchen Display

About this screen: Order tracking board organized by processing stage, displayed in status columns, auto-updated.

  • NEW (red): New order, not yet started
  • PREPARING (yellow): Currently being prepared
  • READY (green): Completed, waiting to be served
  • Click Start to move an order to Preparing status
  • Footer shows: Active Items, Avg Prep Time, Completed Today
Tip: Monitor the READY column frequently to notify the waiter to deliver dishes as soon as they are done.
Kitchen Display

My Orders

About this screen: View your order processing history (track dishes you've prepared during your shifts).

Navigation: My Account → My Orders

  • View all orders processed under your account
  • Filter by date or order status
  • Reference past orders for quality tracking
Note: This shows your personal order history (use the Kitchen Display in Sidebar for real-time active orders).
My Orders

My Favorites

About this screen: Saved menu items for quick reference during order preparation.

Navigation: My Account → My Favorites

  • View frequently referenced menu items
  • Save dishes you handle most often for quick access
  • Use as a reference for recipe and ingredient information
Note: Favorites are personal to your account and do not affect the main menu or order flow.
My Favorites

My Profile

About this screen: View and update your staff profile information.

Navigation: My Account → My Profile

  • Update name and phone number
  • Click Save to apply changes
Note: Profile information is synced with the store's staff management system.
My Profile

Change Password

About this screen: Update your account password to maintain account security.

Navigation: My Account → Change Password

  • Enter current password → new password → confirm
  • Click Save to update account security
Warning: Never share your account password with anyone to protect system data.
Change Password

Running MenuNerds in your own organisation

Names, prices and plans on these screens are set up differently for each deployment. We deploy MenuNerds on your domain and adapt it to how you work, and you receive the running system and its source code.

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Tell us your use case and roughly how many users. We set your case up on the version in production and go through it with you one role at a time, before anything is signed.

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