Fresh loaves of bread

Bakeries

The customer who checked for sesame before they reached the till.

Every item, every allergen, on a QR at the counter — so customers check themselves and you sleep easier. Set it up in an afternoon, update the seasonal range from your phone, and bin the laminated cards.

No card required · Live in under 15 minutes

  • 1 afternoon
    To set up every item with its allergens
  • £0
    Every time you change the range
  • 14 allergens
    Every customer can check themselves

What we hear most

These are the problems bakeries tell us about most.

  • “My allergen info is handwritten cards I can’t fully trust”

    A scribbled card is one supplier change away from being wrong.

  • “Every seasonal change means reprinting all the counter cards”

    The range moves a few times a year and the print bill follows it every time.

  • “I’m guessing how much to bake and binning what’s left”

    You decide the night before with no idea what people actually looked at.

A bakery counter stacked with labelled loaves and pastries

Sorted in an afternoon

One afternoon. Done for good.

Tuesday you build your full product list with every allergen flagged — forty minutes, done. Wednesday a customer checks the tahini blondie for sesame before they reach the till, no one asked. Thursday you change the seasonal range from your phone in twelve minutes. The laminated cards go in the bin and stay there.

What’s included

Everything your bakery needs. Nothing it doesn’t.

  • A handcrafted, artisanal look that suits the counter
  • Every allergen on every item, checked by the customer
  • A QR at the counter so people check before they order
  • Change the range from your phone in minutes
  • Allergen info that’s always current, never a guess
  • See which products get the most attention, free
  • Print a backup allergen sheet whenever you need one
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Example guest menu in the warm, cream style
Example menu in the Warm look — on every plan
I had a customer with a severe sesame allergy last spring. My counter card said no sesame in the almond croissants but we’d changed suppliers three months before. We were lucky nothing happened. After that I set up Octopus Menu that same evening. Every item, every allergen, live on a QR at the till. I sleep a bit better now.
Illustrative example (not a real customer)

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Questions owners ask

Ask us anything
Do my guests need to download an app?

No. Guests scan the QR code on the table and your menu opens in seconds. No app. No account.

How long does it take to set up?

You can be live in minutes. If you can use a smartphone, you can set up Octopus Menu — and Essential and Growth include a free onboarding session.

Can I change the menu during service?

Yes. Change a price, add a special or pull a dish in under 60 seconds, from your phone. It’s live the moment you save — no reprint.

Do you take commission on orders?

Never. Octopus Menu charges a flat monthly fee and takes no cut of anything you sell. No platform cut, no per-transaction fee, nothing hidden.

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No card required · Live in under 15 minutes

Trays of fresh pastries