A menu guests actually enjoy
Instant load, real photos, search, modifiers. Works on any phone — no app, no install, no friction.
Now in beta — 50 founding spots, invite-by-invite
Your menu,
Your menu,
live in 60 seconds.
QR menu for guests, live tickets for the kitchen, POS for the counter. One tool your staff and guests actually enjoy — no hardware, no sales call.
Free during beta · no card · no lock-in
0 hardware
0 setup fees
0 lock-in
direct founder support
export anytime
three steps
From signup to first order
A minute from creating your account to watching orders land in the kitchen. We timed it. Twice.
01 — setup
Add your first items
Drop categories and dishes in the admin. Paste prices, upload photos, or import from a PDF — we'll handle the rest.
02 — share
Print your table QRs
One QR per table, one for the door, or one for the whole room — your call. Generate, print, place. Guests scan and order.
03 — serve
Watch orders arrive
Orders hit the POS the instant guests tap send — under 100 ms, live via server-sent events. Kitchen prints, staff confirms, done.
the honest comparison
You know why you're shopping around.
The big POS vendors want a call before a price. They want you bolted in. They want your weekend. We don't.
| Feature | eato | Toast | Square / Lightspeed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time to first live menu | 60 seconds | days, with onboarding | hours to days |
| Sales call required | never | before pricing | for full features |
| Pricing | public, flat | quote-based | per-seat tiers |
| Hardware required | none — any browser | their terminals | their reader / iPad |
| Guest-facing menu | built-in, first-class | paid add-on | third-party integration |
| Data export | yours, any time, JSON | partial, on request | partial, on request |
Comparison based on public information as of April 2026. Things change — let us know if anything's stale.
try it right here
Three themes, one platform.
Every theme runs the same code. Add to cart, poke around — this is what your guests will see.
This isn't a mockup. It's a real tenant on eato running the same code your restaurant will run.
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what's in the box
Every piece guests and staff actually use.
Built around the moments that matter. Not the ones that look good in an enterprise RFP.
Orders that land instantly
The moment a guest taps send, the ticket is on every kitchen screen. Under 100 ms — if anyone's counting.
Today's numbers, right now
Revenue, average check, top items, orders by hour — updated the second a ticket closes. No nightly jobs, no exports.
Your brand, not ours
Logo, colors, currency, language. Every restaurant on eato looks and feels like itself, never like a template.
One spot or ten — same clean setup
Single cafe, food hall, dark-kitchen network, three locations with one team — all run on the same clean boundaries. No enterprise overhead.
who this is for
Built for places with good taste.
Especially the ones that don't have a procurement department.
Cafes & coffee shops
Small bars & wine bars
Newly-opened restaurants
Pop-ups & food halls
Dark kitchens & ghost brands
Boutique hotels
Seasonal venues
early access · 50 founding spots
We're in beta, and you're invited.
Free while we're in beta. When we launch: flat pricing, no per-seat fees, no contract. Founding spots lock in our launch price — forever.
Start in 60 seconds
direct founder support
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free migration
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launch price locked forever
We got tired of watching friends wrestle with bloated POS software to do simple things — print a menu, take an order, see yesterday's sales. So we built the tool we wished existed. A menu guests actually enjoy. A POS staff can learn in ten minutes. Software you can set up over an afternoon espresso.
— Your Name, building eato from a coworking cafe in Tashkent
questions
The ones we get most.
Do I need a printer or special hardware?
No. eato runs on any browser — phone, tablet, laptop, the machine you already own. If you want to print tickets, we support any AirPrint or standard network printer, but it's optional.
How does payment work?
Guests settle at the table — by cash, card, or your preferred processor. We don't lock you into a payment vendor. First-party Stripe and local gateways are on the roadmap.
Can I migrate from Toast, Square or another POS?
Yes. Send us your menu export — CSV, JSON, even a screenshot of the PDF menu — and we'll get you live in a day. Free while we're in beta.
What will it cost after beta?
Flat pricing, no per-seat fees, no contract. Founding spots (50 total) lock in whatever we launch at — forever. We'll announce the exact number well before switching on billing.
Where does my data live?
In your tenant, on our servers, with you holding the export key. Full JSON export on request, daily backups, GDPR-aware. You never have to beg for your own data.
What if my internet goes out?
The guest menu is cached and works offline — guests still browse, the cart still holds. POS fully offline support is a 2026 Q3 roadmap item.
How do I get support?
Direct line to the founders on Telegram and email during early access. Under 4 hours on weekdays. No tiers, no tickets, no phone tree.