PEAK HOURS
When the line is out the door.
Sub-100ms order entry, no page reloads. Orders land in the kitchen the moment they're rung up.
FOR RESTAURANTS
Take orders.
Turn tables.
Pay your team.
POS, table plan, kitchen orders, payroll, and online checkout: for one restaurant or a hundred.
Pressure points
Where the day gets hard.
These are the moments operators mention first. Kotao is built around them, not around a feature list.
NO-SHOWS
30% of weekends used to vanish.
Optional deposits via Kotao Payments drop no-shows by a third in operator data we've seen.
COMPLIANCE
TSE, GoBD, KassenSichV: handled.
German fiscalization compliance is built-in. Audit-ready exports on demand.
Operating day
From the first table to the daily close.
Coordinate reservations, service, and inventory.
Before service
Prepare your menu, prices, and table plan. Review reservations and plan stock requirements.
During service
Take orders, send them to the kitchen, and settle bills while keeping track of tables.
After service
Review sales and payments and prepare purchasing. We match the setup and devices to your workflow.
One record through the day
- Reservations
- Tables
- Orders
- Kitchen
- Payment
BUILT FOR
What your team uses every day.
One platform. The capabilities that matter for your industry, out of the box.
POINT OF SALE
Kotao POS
One POS for counter, table, and tap. Same data as your online store. Works offline.
See how it worksBOOKINGS & TABLE PLAN
Kotao Bookings
One booking surface for restaurants, salons, classes, events. Confirmations, deposits, no-show protection.
See how it worksCUSTOMERS & GUESTS
Kotao CRM
Live segments, loyalty, and email/SMS: built into the system. No CSV exports. No Klaviyo bill.
See how it worksTEAM & PAYROLL
Kotao HRM
Shifts, time-off, payroll, and onboarding for the whole team. Connected to the till, so labor cost stays honest.
See how it worksPAYMENTS
Kotao Payments
Cards, wallets, bank payments, vouchers, and local methods in one flow. Kotao keeps the payment, order, customer, payout, and accounting context attached to the same operating record.
See how it worksWEBSITE & STOREFRONT
Kotao CMS
Build the public site without a separate Shopify or Webflow bill. Products, content, and bookings share one data model.
See how it works
Implementation
Not all at once. All expandable.
A good rollout follows operational pressure. First the workflow blocking the team today, then the adjacent apps, then automation and reporting.
See the full platform- 01
Define the first location or highest-pressure workflow.
- 02
Review data, access permissions, and integrations; agree the import scope.
- 03
Connect payments, website, messages, and reporting.
- 04
Turn on more locations, apps, and automations in the rhythm of the business.
Lower no-show rate.
30%
Run the till. Run the books. Run the team.
POS, bookings, payments, inventory, payroll, website, reporting. One product. One bill. No plugin chain to maintain.