Welcome — start here
How to use Dynabite
Every feature in the dashboard, with the actual screen you'll see and a numbered walkthrough. New here? Try the four steps below in order — most operators get from sign-up to taking real orders inside an afternoon.
First-day quick start
- STEP 1
Set up reservations
Drop your tables on the floor plan and turn on online bookings.
- STEP 2
Build your menu
Categories, items, modifiers, allergens — once and you’re live.
- STEP 3
Turn on QR Pay & Order
Diners scan, order, and pay at the table. No app needed.
- STEP 4
Light up the Kitchen Display
Tickets land in the kitchen the moment they fire.
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Reservations
Fill every seat. Calendar, floor plan, and walk-in queue.
Menu & Orders
From kitchen to table — menu, orders, delivery, QR pay, KDS.
- MenuFree
Build categories, items, modifiers, allergens, and translations.
- Menu SettingsStarter+
Day-parts, availability windows, prep times, and tax rules.
- Orders & Pre-ordersFree
Track in-progress orders, accept pre-orders attached to a booking.
- DeliveryStarter+
Dispatch, route to drivers, or hand off to a delivery aggregator.
- Pay & Order (QR)Free
Diners scan, order, and pay at the table. No app install.
- Kitchen DisplayStarter+
Real-time KDS — tickets land in the kitchen the moment they fire.
Tools
Inventory, procurement, recipe costing, CRM, and analytics.
- InventoryGrowth+
Stock by item, recipe-linked auto-deduction, low-stock alerts, waste log.
- ProcurementGrowth+
Suppliers, draft POs, auto-email when stock dips below the reorder point.
- Recipe CostingGrowth+
Cost-per-dish, target margin, and price-suggest engine.
- CRMGrowth+
Guest profiles, segments, visit history, dietary notes.
- AnalyticsStarter+
Covers, revenue, source mix, day-of-week heatmaps.
- Page BuilderFree
Public restaurant page on dynabite.net — drag-drop sections.
- AI InsightsGrowth+
Plain-English summaries of week-over-week changes.
Operations
Run a tight ship — schedules, time off, turnover, catering.
- My ScheduleGrowth+
The per-staff "what am I working" view.
- Staff SchedulingGrowth+
Build the rota, forecast labour cost vs. covers.
- Time OffGrowth+
Request, approve, and budget time-off allowance.
- Table TurnoverGrowth+
Average dwell time by table, by day-part, by section.
- Catering & EventsGrowth+
Quote, contract, deposit, and run private events.
- DepositsGrowth+
No-show capture and pre-authed bookings.
- Food Safety (HACCP)Growth+
Temperature logs, checklists, audit trail.
- FranchiseEnterprise
Multi-brand oversight, cross-outlet reporting.
Marketing
Loyalty, gift cards, referrals, promotions, feedback, revenue.
- Loyalty ProgramGrowth+
Earn-and-burn points, tiers, in-store QR redemption.
- Gift CardsGrowth+
Sell, redeem, and bulk-issue gift cards.
- ReferralsGrowth+
Member-get-member program with first-visit attribution.
- Promo CodesGrowth+
Time-bound, item-specific, or first-visit promo codes.
- Feedback & ReviewsGrowth+
Post-visit surveys; route reviews to public sites.
- Revenue ManagementGrowth+
Demand-based pricing, no-show insurance, deposit tuning.
Ecosystem
Marketplace, financing, hiring, training.
Settings
Team access and platform settings.