AI Restaurant – AI Powered Smart Restaurant Management | Offline POS, Voice Order, AI Analysis

AI Restaurant is an intelligent, AI-powered restaurant management system built with Next.js 15, React 19, and MongoDB. Manage your Point of Sale, kitchen display, menu, tables, reservations, customers, and inventory—all with built-in AI assistance, offline POS, and voice ordering.

Live Demo: https://ai-restaurant-kohl.vercel.app/
Demo Login: admin@restaurant.com / password123

Why AI Restaurant?
AI Restaurant combines a full-featured restaurant management platform with AI-powered insights, offline-first capabilities, and voice ordering. Built for modern restaurants that want powerful tools without high costs.

Key Features

POINT OF SALE (POS)

• Create orders with menu items, table assignment, and customer linking
• Configurable tax rate and service charge (Settings)
• Order types: Dine-in, Takeaway, Delivery
• Send to Kitchen and Mark as Paid options
• Receipt printing (regular and thermal)
• Offline-Full POS in IndexedDB when offline—orders sync automatically when back online
• Voice Ordering—hands-free ordering via Web Speech API

KITCHEN DISPLAY

• Live order queue with Pending and In Progress sections
• Prep duration and elapsed time tracking
• Overdue indicators
• Start and Ready buttons for workflow

MENU & CATEGORIES

• Dynamic categories with icons
• Menu items with pricing, availability, and images
• Recipe management—link menu items to inventory ingredients
• Automatic inventory deduction when orders are confirmed

TABLES & RESERVATIONS

• Table management with capacity
• Availability based on active orders
• Reservation booking with date, time, party size, customer

CUSTOMERS

• Customer directory with search
• Add customers from POS or Customers page
• Order history per customer

INVENTORY

• Track inventory items with quantity and unit
• Recipe-based automatic deduction on orders
• Low-stock alerts

AI FEATURES

• AI Assistant—context-aware chat using live menu, inventory, and orders. Get menu recommendations, dietary info, demand forecasting, and operational tips specific to your restaurant.
• AI Insights—demand forecasting, labor scheduling recommendations, menu recommendations, customer insights, inventory alerts
• Configure OpenAI API key in AI Settings

STAFF & ROLES

• Role-based access: Admin, Manager, Chef, Waiter, Staff
• Admin: Full access including Settings, Staff, Analytics
• Manager: POS, orders, menu, tables, reservations, customers, AI
• Staff: POS, kitchen, orders, menu, tables, reservations
• Chef: Kitchen, menu, recipes, inventory

SETTINGS

• Restaurant name, currency, timezone
• Tax rate and service charge (POS & Charges)
• Opening hours and open days
• Contact info (address, phone, email)
• Theme (light/dark/auto) and language

ANALYTICS

• Sales analytics and reporting
• Revenue and order trends