Zesty Documentation
Plain-language guides for running restaurant ordering, kitchen, billing, stock, staff, analytics, mobile, and support workflows in Zesty.
Zesty is a restaurant operating workspace. It connects table QR ordering, staff order entry, kitchen display, billing, payments, inventory, customers, staff permissions, reporting, and support in one place.
Use these docs when you are setting up a new outlet, training staff, checking what a module does, or preparing a team for live service.
Start here
| If you are… | Start with |
|---|---|
| A new owner setting up your first outlet | Getting started → Restaurant setup |
| Choosing how you sell (counter vs tables) | Sales workflow modes |
| Checking what each module does | Feature catalog |
| Going live with QR and kitchen | Menu and QR ordering → Orders and billing |
| Closing the day with confidence | Shift Desk |
| Training mobile staff | Mobile → Easy and Standard |
| Running multiple outlets | Branches |
Evaluate Zesty before production setup
- One-hour demo — Try a seeded restaurant workspace. Data is fake and the workspace auto-deletes after one hour.
- Pilot program — Apply for assisted menu import, kitchen and billing setup, and a guided first shift.
Everything Zesty can do (by area)
Daily service
- Orders — Staff orders, QR orders, order history, lifecycle actions
- KDS Board — Kitchen columns: incoming, cooking, ready for handoff
- Billing — Bills, tax, discounts, split payments, UPI, cash, receipts, refunds
- Tables — Table layout, QR codes, dine-in sessions
- POS — Counter register for quick paid sales (can run without table service)
- Operational shift — Open shift before service; close through Shift Desk
Menu and customers
- Menu — Categories, items, prices, food type (Veg/Non-veg), images, availability, import
- QR ordering — Customers order from the browser; no app install needed
- Customers — Phone-based records, visit history, loyalty points
- Campaigns — WhatsApp outreach when you have consent (plan permitting)
- Feedback — Customer feedback linked to service context
Stock and money
- Inventory — Raw materials, recipes, stock counts, transfers, purchase orders, suppliers
- Expenses — Operating expenses with categories and approvals
- Sales and analytics — Revenue, payment mix, item performance, trends
- Profit Advisor — Owner signals for margin and cost issues (plan permitting)
Team and control
- Staff — Invites, roles, permissions, shift activity
- Branches — Multi-outlet profiles, feature overrides, branch workspaces
- Alerts — Low stock, mismatches, and operational exceptions
- Access logs — Audit trail of important changes
- Settings — Profile, tax, payments, printers, features, white-label, billing plan
Mobile and help
- Mobile app — Easy and Standard interfaces, operations workspace, offline support
- Zesty Assistant — Ask product and operating questions (plan permitting)
- Support — Tickets and audited support access
Not every module appears for every restaurant. Your plan, feature catalog, sales workflow mode, and staff permissions control what you see.
Doc sections
- Getting started — onboarding, trial, launch guide
- Restaurant setup — profile, branches, tables, payments
- Menu and QR ordering
- Orders, KDS, billing
- Inventory
- Customers
- Staff and access
- Analytics and operations
- POS and marketplace
- Branches
- Mobile
- Support
These docs explain product behavior for restaurant users. They do not replace your legal, tax, food-safety, payment-provider, or accounting obligations.