AI Restaurant POS – Complete Restaurant Management System | AI Powered | Node JS

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

Tech Stack

• Next.js 15 (App Router)
• React 19, TypeScript
• MongoDB + Mongoose
• NextAuth.js (credentials)
• Tailwind CSS
• Multi-language: English, Spanish, French

What You Get

• Full source code
• Documentation included
• Seed script for sample data
• Easy installation with npm
• Self-hosted—no monthly fees

Requirements

• Node.js 18+
• MongoDB (local or Atlas)
• OpenAI API key (required for AI features)

Important: OpenAI API Disclaimer

An external OpenAI API key is required for the AI features to function. The AI Assistant, AI Insights, and related AI-powered capabilities will not work without a valid API key configured in Settings.

• Any costs associated with the use of the AI service (OpenAI API usage) are the sole responsibility of the buyer.
• This item does not include a pre-paid API subscription. You must create and fund your own OpenAI account.