A restaurant owner in Lebanon can now put a full menu online, print QR codes for every table and start taking orders the same afternoon. That is the idea behind Kartee, a Lebanese startup building digital menus and table ordering for restaurants and cafes.
Kartee is built by Staks, a business management software company made in Lebanon, and is currently in public beta. Its promise is simple: setup takes minutes, and guests never have to download an app.
From paper menu to QR code in three steps
Getting started follows three steps. Owners add their dishes, photos and prices. They share the menu link through QR codes on tables, on social media or in chat apps. Orders then arrive straight on the restaurant's screen and in the kitchen.
Guests scan the code and the menu opens in their phone browser. Every dish can carry a full-screen photo, and owners can change prices, add specials or bring in seasonal dishes in real time. Places that only want a menu can switch ordering off and let guests browse.
One detail matters for anyone who has paid to print table cards: renaming the menu link does not break old QR codes, so printed codes never need reprinting.
Orders that skip the wait and land in the kitchen
When guests are ready, they order from the table instead of waving for a waiter. The goal is to serve more tables with the same staff and cut the mistakes that come with handwritten orders.
Staff follow every table on one live board, from the moment an order is placed until it is served and paid. A kitchen screen shows each new order instantly, with a timer that flags dishes running late. Tickets and bills print on any printer the browser can use, including 58 mm and 80 mm receipt printers.
Payment still happens at the table, by cash or card, and staff mark the order as paid. Online payment is not available yet. The hardware list is short: a tablet or a computer with a browser.
Branding, stock and reviews for growing kitchens
Owners can style the menu to match their restaurant, from the logo and cover photo to the color of every button, without hiring a designer. Each order can also suggest add-ons and featured dishes to lift the bill.
On the higher plan, Kartee links every order to its recipe and updates stock automatically. It warns when ingredients run low, logs deliveries, counts and waste, and shows the food cost and margin of each dish. Guest analytics track menu visits, dish views and where traffic comes from, such as table QR codes, Instagram, Google or WhatsApp.
Restaurants with several locations can run every branch from one account, with Staff, Manager and Owner roles, and one menu update applies everywhere at once. After a meal is served, Kartee also asks guests for a Google review, which helps a restaurant rank higher on Google Maps.
What a restaurant pays
Kartee has two plans, both with unlimited dishes, tables and orders. Starter costs $19 a month for one restaurant, with one user and one branch, and covers the digital menu, QR ordering, the orders board, the kitchen screen, printing, Google reviews and sales reports.
Growth costs $49 a month and adds staff roles, stock and recipes, guest analytics, 10 users and 3 branches. Extra users cost $4 a month each and extra branches $15 a month each. Paid yearly, the plans come to $190 and $490.
Every plan starts with a 14-day free trial that needs no card. New sign-ups also get 50% off for their first three months, which brings Starter to $9.50 and Growth to $24.50 a month during that period.
Restaurants and cafes can try Kartee free for 14 days. Start your digital menu
