Setting up and using Table Layouts

Premium Feature: This feature is available to restaurant customers with talech Premium service only.

Table Layout allows you to set up a floor plan, view open and seated tables, open an order, and assign tables to servers.

Jump to:

• Creating Rooms
• Creating tables and obstacles
• Starting orders in Table Layout

Creating Rooms

1. From the Dashboard view, tap on Tables.
2. talech creates a generic room called Dining Room. Tap on the pencil in the top right corner to enter edit mode.
3. Tap on the + Add Room box to create additional rooms.
4. In edit mode, you can also tap on a current room to update its name.
5. Hit Save in the top right corner when finished.

Creating tables and obstacles

1. From the Dashboard view, tap on Tables.
2. Tap one of the available Rooms.
3. Tap on the pencil icon in the top right corner to enter edit mode.
4. Use two fingers to pinch or zoom the blue restaurant floor canvas to create more/less table space.
5. Near the top of the screen is Table Shapes and Obstacles. Tap, drag and drop a table onto the restaurant floor.
6. Once a table is on the canvas, pinch and zoom on the table to increase or decrease its size. 
7. Tap on the table to update its settings. You can assign a name or table #, declare the number of seats, set a table size, and make the table available or unavailable.
8. Hit Save and hit Save again in the top right corner of the screen.

Starting orders in Table Layout

1. From the Dashboard view, tap on Tables.
2. Tap an available room.
3. Tap one of the tables that is currently green.
4. A window prompt will appear. You can verify that the correct table is selected, enter the number of guests, select a server, and enter a customer account if applicable.
5. Tap the green Start Order button.