Restaurant mode
Tables, Areas, Split and Merge Bills
Table management is where a restaurant's evening is won or lost: which tables are free, which have been sitting for ninety minutes, who wants to pay separately. TripleBill shows every table on a map by area with what it has ordered and for how long, and lets you move, merge and split without losing a line.
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A table map by area
Create areas the way your floor is laid out — AC hall, Garden, Terrace, Party hall — and add tables with their seats. The restaurant screen shows each area as a grid of tiles. A busy tile shows the running amount and how long the table has been open; a free one is plain. Captains can add the number of guests (covers) when they open a table.
A short note can sit on a tile — "Reserved 8 pm, Rahul" — so the floor knows a table is held. This is a note, not a booking system.
- Areas and tables with seats
- Running amount and time on each tile
- Covers per table
- Bell on the tile when a QR guest calls staff
Move, merge, split
| Action | What happens |
|---|---|
| Move | The whole order, with its KOTs, moves to another table |
| Merge | Two open tables become one order; covers are added together |
| Split by items | Chosen lines move to a new order on the same table, billed separately |
| Split in equal parts | The order becomes N orders, each with 1/N of every line, so the parts add up to the total |
Settling the table
A dine-in bill can carry a service charge as its own line with its own GST, so the tax and the reports see it. Take cash and UPI on one bill, print the receipt on 58 or 80 mm with a UPI QR, or send it on WhatsApp. Non-owners can be capped at a maximum discount percentage on an order.
A worked example: a birthday table that splits three ways
A party of eight sits at T4 and T5 in the Garden. The captain merges T5 into T4 so there is one order with 8 covers. They order ₹4,140 of food and drinks. At the end, two guests want to pay for their own drinks: the captain splits by items, moving their 2 mocktails (₹360) to a new order. The remaining ₹3,780 is split in 3 equal parts of ₹1,260 for the three families.
Each part is its own GST bill with its share of the service charge, and the four bills add up exactly to the original order.
Sample figures, before GST and service charge.
Captains on the floor
Captains can work from any phone browser on the restaurant screen, or from the Android app, which has a tables screen for taking orders and sending KOTs. A restaurant-only Android app opens straight on the tables; the owner signs in once and staff use their PIN.
Owners can cap the discount a captain may give on an order, and every void after a KOT needs a reason, so the floor moves fast without losing control of the bill.
- Tables screen on the Android app
- Restaurant-only app with staff PIN
- Discount cap for non-owners
- Voids need a reason
What it does not do (yet)
- Table reservations and waitlists — use the tile note for a held table
- A drag-and-drop floor plan — tables show as a grid per area
- Moving single items from one table to another — split by items, then merge
How to set up tables and split a bill in TripleBill
- 1
Add areas and tables
In Settings → Restaurant → Tables, add your areas and the tables in each with their seats.
- 2
Open a table
Tap a free table on the restaurant screen, enter the covers and add items; send the KOT.
- 3
Move or merge if needed
Use Move to shift the party to another table, or Merge to join two open tables into one order.
- 4
Split and settle
At the end, split by items or into equal parts, then settle each part by cash, UPI or both and print the receipts.
Frequently asked questions
How many parts can a bill be split into?
Split in equal parts divides every line by the number of parts you choose, so each part pays the same and the parts add up to the total.
Does splitting break the GST?
No. Each part is its own GST bill with its share of each line and of the service charge.
Can I see how long a table has been sitting?
Yes. The tile shows the time since the table was opened, and table turnover is in the restaurant reports.
Can I take reservations?
Not yet. A note on the table tile can mark it as held; there is no booking calendar or waitlist.
Can captains manage tables from a phone?
Yes, from any phone browser or the Android app's tables screen.
Can a party move tables after ordering?
Yes. Move takes the whole order, with its KOTs, to the new table, and the old table becomes free.
Can I add a service charge to dine-in bills only?
Yes. Set the service charge percentage in restaurant settings and keep it for dine-in only; it prints as its own line with its own GST.
Which plan includes table management?
Tables, KOT and split / merge are part of restaurant mode on the Pro plan (₹499/month, ₹4,999/year or ₹9,999 for 3 years). Every new business gets a 7-day free trial with everything unlocked.
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