Ordering
Serve your menu in English, Arabic, Spanish and French
Write each dish once per language and guests read the menu in the language they choose.
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What you get
Four languages
Add a name and a description for each dish in English, Arabic, Spanish and French.
Every part of the menu
Categories, dishes, option groups, options and ingredients all take translations, and so do meal deals.
The kiosk follows the guest
Guests pick their language on the kiosk welcome screen and the menu changes with it.
Orders in their language
Order emails and order history carry the translated names too.
Translate in stages
A dish without a translation shows its original text, so you can start with your best sellers.
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What it does
A menu in more than one language helps you serve guests who read Arabic, Spanish or French as comfortably as English. DineHarbor stores a name and a description per language on each part of your menu, and shows the right text to each guest.
How it works
- In the Manager, open a category, a dish, an option group, an option or an ingredient.
- Add a translation for each language you serve: a name and, if you want, a description.
- Save. The translated text is stored alongside the original, which stays as the default.
- On the kiosk a guest chooses a language on the welcome screen, and the menu follows.
- The translated names also appear in order emails and in a guest's order history.
What you control
Translations are text you write. The product offers four languages, the same four as the apps themselves. A dish without a translation in a language shows its original text, so you can translate your best sellers first and add the rest over time.
Plan for quality
Names and descriptions in food are easy to get wrong, and allergens matter more than style. If you are not sure of a translation, ask a native speaker or a colleague to check it before you save. Allergen information is held separately on ingredients and is not changed by translation.
Arabic, Spanish and French
The four languages are the same ones the DineHarbor apps are written in, so a guest who chooses Arabic, Spanish or French on the kiosk reads the interface and your menu in that language.
What it replaces
It replaces a second menu document in another language that falls out of date, and a staff member explaining the menu to each table. Use it with voice ordering, where the assistant speaks the guest's language.
Questions and answers
Which languages are supported?
English, Arabic, Spanish and French.
Do I have to translate everything?
No. Fill in what you need. A language without a translation falls back to the original text.
Does the AI translate for me?
There is no automatic menu translation in the product. You write the translations, or paste ones you have had checked.
Do prices change per language?
No. Only the name and description are translated.
Related features
- Restaurant Menu Builder With Options and DealsBuild menus with sizes, extras, half and half pizzas and meal deals, schedule items by time of day, and switch dishes off in one tap across every channel.
- Self Order Kiosk for RestaurantsA self-order kiosk app for your counter with photo menus, four languages, options and allergens, sending each order to your kitchen with a pickup number.
- AI Voice Ordering for RestaurantsGuests talk and an AI assistant takes the order on your website, kiosk or drive-through lane, reads it back and sends it to the kitchen.
- Allergens and Calories on Your MenuHold the 14 UK and EU allergens on ingredients, add calories and dietary tags to dishes, and show them on your ordering site, kiosk and kitchen tickets.
For your kind of business
- Takeaway and Fast Food POSSelf-order kiosks, a voice drive-through lane, kitchen screens and your own online ordering for takeaways and fast food, with collection and delivery.
- Fine Dining POS and ReservationsReservations and a drawn floor plan, waiter handhelds, courses and holds on the kitchen screen, and allergens that travel with every order to the pass.
Comparisons
Read more
- Turn a Paper Menu Into an Online MenuLearn how to photograph a paper menu, review an AI menu import, fix prices and options, add allergens and prepare clear translations before publishing.
- Allergens and calories on your menuA plain starting point for restaurant owners in the UK: the 14 allergens, Natasha's Law and calorie labelling, and how to keep the information in one place.