Cafes & Coffee Shops
Today’s special up before you’ve unlocked the door.
The pastry that sold out at half nine comes off the menu in seconds. The allergen question that held up the 8:15 queue answers itself. You run the morning rush from your phone, not from a Post-it by the till.
No card required · Live in under 15 minutes
- 20 secTo take a sold-out pastry off the menu
- £0Every menu change, every day
- 7 daysOf what your customers look at, free
What we hear most
These are the problems cafes tell us about most.
“My newest barista is the one fielding allergen questions”
Three weeks in and she’s the one telling a customer what’s in the soup.
“Half my morning trade are tourists, and the board is English only”
They point, guess, and hope there’s nothing in it they can’t eat.
“My oat milk price changes again and it’s written on a Post-it”
It looks amateurish, and it does nothing when someone asks what’s in the cake.
A normal Tuesday, after you go live
The morning rush handles itself.
You set the soup of the day while the kettle boils — fifteen seconds. A customer filters for vegan and picks the wrap without asking anyone. By Friday you can see the oat milk cortado is the most-viewed item of the week. Next week it goes top of the menu.
What’s included
Everything your cafe needs. Nothing it doesn’t.
- A warm, cosy look that feels like your cafe
- Today’s specials live before the first customer arrives
- Vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free filters, and every allergen shown
- Photos that help people decide and ask less
- See your most-viewed items, free
- AI-drafted replies to the Google reviews you paste inGrowth
- Your logo and colours, no watermarkEssential+
I’ve got three people on the morning rush and one of them has been here six weeks. There’s no way I can guarantee she knows every allergen in every cake we bake in-house. With the QR menu I set it once — sesame in the tahini blondie, gluten in the croissants, all of it — and customers check themselves. It’s taken a real weight off.
Features
The tools behind it
Start free. Grow when you're ready.
One price. Everything included.
Start with zero commitment. Upgrade the day you need more. Cancel in one click.
Questions owners ask
Ask us anythingDo 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.
