From table to kitchen to paid bill

Restaurant Management Software for Nigerian Restaurants

Coordinate the floor, kitchen, stock and accounts from one restaurant system built for the pace and realities of Nigerian hospitality.

  • Tables and service areas
  • Kitchen display workflow
  • Recipes and ingredient usage
Nigerian restaurant manager coordinating service with a tablet
Nigerian restaurant manager coordinating service with a tablet
The operating problem

Busy service can hide expensive gaps

Restaurant work crosses several teams in minutes. A server takes an order, the kitchen prepares it, the bar supplies a drink, a guest changes a side, and the cashier settles the bill. Paper tickets and spoken instructions can work on a quiet afternoon, then fail under Friday-night pressure. Missed modifiers, duplicate items and unclear tables damage both margin and guest experience.

Stock is harder because restaurants sell finished experiences but buy ingredients. Ten plates of a dish do not simply reduce “ten dishes” from a shelf; they consume defined quantities of protein, oil, vegetables, seasoning and packaging. Without recipe-level discipline, food cost becomes an estimate and purchasing happens after shortages are already visible.

Managers also need control over exceptions. Who voided an item after it reached the kitchen? Which table requested a split bill? What revenue came from the terrace compared with the main room? A generic retail till rarely represents these service moments clearly.

The Storeboot approach

One operational thread from seating to settlement

Storeboot lets you define restaurant service areas and tables, open checks, add covers and build orders with courses, seats and modifiers. Servers can send rounds toward the kitchen workflow, while the active check remains the commercial record for the table.

Kitchen display support gives preparation teams a clearer queue than handwritten slips. Recipe and modifier definitions connect menu items to ingredients, and you can choose when ingredients leave stock based on the restaurant workflow. Voids can reverse appropriate consumption and retain the reason for review.

At settlement, teams can print or reprint bills, record payments, apply configured service charges and split or merge checks before payment where appropriate. Management then sees sales, ingredient movements, branch activity and finance in the broader Storeboot back office.

Storeboot · Restaurant floor

Restaurant floor

24 active covers

9 occupied tables

Open checks

₦318,400

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Sales

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Stock

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Customers

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Illustrative Storeboot product view. Available information depends on your plan, modules and business setup.

Capabilities that work together

The features behind a more controlled operation

Each feature is useful alone. The bigger advantage comes when the same sale, item, location, customer and payment keep their context across the platform.

01

Floor plan and table state

Create areas such as Main Restaurant, Terrace, Pool Bar or Room Service, add tables and see which are available, occupied or awaiting cleaning.

02

Open checks built for service

Track covers, seats, courses and unsent versus fired items. Keep additions on the same table check and preserve the history through service.

03

Kitchen display workflow

Send prepared rounds to a kitchen queue so the back of house can see what is due without interpreting handwriting or repeated verbal calls.

04

Menu modifiers

Offer structured choices such as spice level, extras or removals. A modifier can affect price and ingredient consumption where relevant.

05

Recipes and ingredients

Define what a menu item consumes and deduct ingredient quantities when the operational event occurs, producing a more realistic stock and cost trail.

06

Bills, service charge and payments

Prepare the guest bill, handle supported split or merged checks, record payments and keep service-charge revenue identifiable in the accounts.

A practical rollout

From setup to useful daily records

Good software does not repair a process by magic. It gives the team a clear sequence, fewer places to record the same event, and better evidence for the next decision.

  1. 1

    Seat the table

    Choose the service area and table, open a check, add the cover count and assign the service context.

  2. 2

    Take a precise order

    Add menu items by seat or course and capture required modifiers so the kitchen receives the intended request.

  3. 3

    Fire and prepare

    Send a round to the kitchen display, track prepared work and consume recipe ingredients according to configured operations.

  4. 4

    Bill and close

    Review items, split or merge before payment where required, take payment, close the check and release the table.

Industry examples

What this looks like in a real business

Storeboot is configurable because two businesses in the same industry may sell, fulfil and account differently. These examples show common patterns—not rigid templates.

Fast-casual restaurant

Move orders quickly from counter or table to kitchen while recipes translate plates sold into ingredient usage.

Fine dining venue

Use seats, courses and modifiers to preserve service detail, then present a clear bill and process table-specific changes with a trail.

Hotel food and beverage

Separate restaurant, terrace, pool bar and room-service areas while management reviews the operation from one business account.

Straightforward pricing

Start free. Upgrade when operations demand more.

Basic is built for getting online and organised. Enterprise adds the branch, till, people, procurement and finance controls required by more complex teams.

Basic

For WhatsApp, Instagram & TikTok sellers, pre-order and dropshipping businesses.

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Free forever

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  • Free online store
  • Free subdomain
  • Unlimited products
  • Unlimited services
  • Unlimited orders
  • AI-powered & managed
  • Storeboot Payments
  • Customers & invoicing
  • Staff accounts
  • Inventory management

Enterprise

For in-house stores that need branches, POS and full back office.

₦5,000 /month

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  • Everything in Basic, plus:
  • Unlimited branches
  • POS / daily till support
  • Expense management
  • HR & payroll support
  • Roles & permissions
  • Offline POS / app sync
  • Supplier management
  • Payables & receivables
  • Procurement & finance

Yearly Enterprise billing is listed at ₦4,000 per month. Prices shown are in Nigerian Naira and may change; taxes, payment processing and any third-party services are separate where applicable.

A useful comparison

Storeboot versus a disconnected setup

A retail POS is optimised for immediate basket-and-payment transactions. Restaurant service keeps a check open while several people add, prepare and change items. Storeboot’s restaurant workflow represents tables, rounds, recipes and bill changes directly, while still connecting the final sale to inventory and finance.

NeedWith StorebootTypical manual setup
Guest context Areas, tables, covers, seats and courses A flat retail basket with a note
Kitchen communication Fired rounds and kitchen display queue Paper tickets or verbal calls
Food stock Recipe and modifier ingredient depletion Manual end-of-day estimates
Bill changes Recorded void, split and merge workflows Recalculate or recreate the order
Frequently asked questions

Questions business owners ask before switching

Need an answer specific to your process? Tell us how your team works and we will help you map it honestly.

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Does Storeboot support restaurant tables and floor plans?+

Yes. You can create service areas and tables, track operational table state and open checks against tables.

Is there a kitchen display system?+

Yes. Fired restaurant rounds can enter a kitchen display workflow so preparation teams can manage their queue.

Can menu items use recipes?+

Yes. A recipe can connect a menu item to ingredient quantities, and modifiers can also add or remove ingredient consumption.

Can staff split or merge bills?+

Storeboot supports controlled split and merge check workflows before payment, helping teams handle common group-dining situations without losing the record.

Can I add a service charge?+

Yes. Restaurant settings include a configurable service charge for new checks, with the amount retained distinctly in the transaction and accounting flow.

Can I manage more than one restaurant branch?+

Yes. Enterprise includes unlimited branches and consolidated management, with branch and location context throughout the wider platform.

Your next working day can be clearer

Put sales, stock and the rest of the operation in one place.

Create your Storeboot account without a card. Start with the workflow that matters most, bring the team in, and add more control as the business grows.