Published Paper Details:

Today’s era is said to be the world of technology. So many efforts have been taken by restaurants owners also to adopt information and communication technologies such as PDA, wireless LAN, costly multi-touch screens etc. to enhance dining experience. This paper highlights some of the limitations of the conventional paper based and PDA-based food ordering system and proposed the low cost touch screen based Restaurant Management System using an android Smartphone or tablet as a solution. The system consists of a Smartphone/tablet at the customer table contains the android application with all the menu details. The customer tablet, kitchen display connects directly with each other through Bluetooth/wifi . Orders made by the customers will be instantly reach the kitchen module. This wireless application is user-friendly, improves efficiency and accuracy for restaurants by saving time, reduces human errors and provides customer feedback. This system successfully overcomes the drawbacks in earlier automated food ordering systems and is less expensive as it requires a one-time investment for gadgets.