Guests raising glasses of wine

Wine Bars & Small Plates

Mark the bottle that just sold out, before the next table orders it.

A live wine list you update the moment a bottle runs out — sulphites on every bottle, tasting notes on the guest’s phone, and the whole thing in French when the table from Paris sits down. Your sommelier stays on the floor, not answering the same question all night.

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  • £0
    On a list that used to cost hundreds to reprint
  • Up to 24
    Languages, so the table from Paris reads it too
  • Per bottle
    Sulphites on every wine, checked by the guest

What we hear most

These are the problems wine bars tell us about most.

  • “My wine list is out of date before the ink dries”

    A bottle sells out or a delivery lands and the laminated list is already wrong.

  • “My sulphite notice is one line on the wall”

    It should be on every bottle, not a blanket statement no one reads.

  • “Guests keep choosing bottles I sold out of an hour ago”

    Every “sorry, that’s gone” chips away at the premium feel of the place.

Red wine being poured into a glass

Your floor, without the paper list

The sommelier stays on the floor all night.

A table of six arrives, two of them from Paris. They read the full list in French. A guest with a sulphite sensitivity checks each wine before ordering. A bottle sells out at half eight and you hide it before anyone else asks for it. Your sommelier spends the night at the tables, not explaining the difference between two Burgundies — the tasting notes are already on the phone.

What’s included

Everything your wine bar needs. Nothing it doesn’t.

  • A refined, dark look that suits the roomEssential+
  • A live list with tasting notes, updated from your phone in seconds
  • Sulphites on every wine, checked by the guest
  • Mark a bottle sold out the moment it’s gone
  • Every guest reads the list in their own language
  • The charcuterie and cheese covered too
  • AI-drafted replies to the Google reviews you paste in — you post themGrowth
  • An 18+ notice on the wine list
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Example guest menu in the dark, refined style
Example menu in the Elegante look — Essential and Growth
We get a lot of international guests — we’re in Marylebone. I was spending £600 a year printing laminated wine lists and half of them were wrong within a month because something had sold out or a new delivery changed things. Now the list is live, the sulphite notes are on every wine, and I had a French couple last week who read the whole thing in French without asking the sommelier a single question. That’s the experience I want to give.
Illustrative example (not a real customer)

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Essential£19per month
Growth£49per month

Questions owners ask

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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

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