WowRestro – Restaurant Ordering & Operations for WooCommerce
Transform WooCommerce into a commission-free restaurant ordering powerhouse with app-like menus, QR dine-in, live kitchen order board, and table reser …
5.0
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What the WordPress.org registry says about keeping WowRestro – Restaurant Ordering & Operations for WooCommerce running.
Tested to 7.1.3
Tested against the WordPress branch in use today.16 days ago
At least 1.2 releases a year since launch. WordPress.org only lists versions still available for download, so the real number may be higher.7.4
Your host must be running at least this version.6.2
woocommerce
These must be installed and active first.3
Maintenance & trust
Scored on how WowRestro – Restaurant Ordering & Operations for WooCommerce is looked after — not on how many stores run it.
95
out of 100Maintenance
35 / 35WordPress compatibility
20 / 20Support responsiveness
Not enough dataMerchant satisfaction
11 / 15Listing transparency
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5.0
3 ratingsWowRestro is a complete, commission-free restaurant online ordering and kitchen operations system built specifically for WooCommerce.
Say goodbye to hefty 15–30% aggregator commissions. With WowRestro, you own your customer relationships, keep 100% of your profits, and deliver a slick, lightning-fast ordering experience that keeps hungry diners coming back for more.
Whether you run a bustling pizzeria, trendy cafe, bakery, cloud kitchen, food truck, bar, or multi-location restaurant chain, WowRestro equips you with an enterprise-grade digital ordering suite right inside WordPress.
🚀 Why WowRestro Boosts Customer Engagement & Sales
- App-Like Speed & Flow: Powered by the WooCommerce Store API, customers browse categories, configure toppings, and checkout in seconds without annoying full-page reloads.
- Frictionless Mobile-First Experience: Over 80% of food orders happen on smartphones. WowRestro is engineered from the ground up for thumb-friendly mobile ordering.
- Irresistible Food Customization: Visual modifier popups make upselling toppings, crusts, dips, sizes, and combos effortless.
- Contactless Dine-In QR Ordering: Seat guests, let them scan their table QR code, browse your interactive digital menu, and order directly to their table.
- Real-Time Customer Order Tracking: Keep diners excited and informed with live visual progress updates from “Order Placed” to “Out for Delivery”.
🌟 Key Features Built for Modern Restaurants
📱 High-Converting Menu Storefront (36 Modern Templates)
- Single-Page Ordering App: Fast, responsive menu layout with sticky categories, search bar, and live floating cart.
- 36 Designer Templates: Tailored layouts for pizza places, burger joints, sushi bars, bakeries, cafes, and fine dining.
- Gutenberg Block & Elementor Widget: Embed your interactive food menu anywhere with drag-and-drop ease.
- Dietary Badges & Info: Highlight Veg, Non-Veg, Vegan, Gluten-Free, or Spicy items at a glance.
🍕 Advanced Modifiers, Add-ons & Option Groups
- Custom Modifier Groups: Add checkboxes, radio buttons, or quantity selectors for extras and add-ons.
- Selection Limits: Enforce required minimums and maximums (e.g., “Choose 1 sauce”, “Pick up to 3 toppings”).
- Pre-Selected Defaults: Guide customer choices with default selections to speed up checkout.
- Immutable Snapshots: Order modifiers are permanently locked into the receipt, preventing discrepancies.
🧑🍳 Real-Time Kitchen Order Board (KDS)
- Live Operational Board: Separate order operations into New, Accepted, Preparing, Ready, Out for Delivery, and Completed.
- Push Notifications & Sound Alerts: Real-time Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM HTTP v1) alerts your kitchen staff instantly the moment an order arrives.
- Manual / Phone Order Entry: Take walk-in or phone orders straight from the order board.
- Staff Access Roles: Assign dedicated
Kitchen Manager,Kitchen Staff, orWaiterroles without exposing sensitive WordPress admin settings.
🪑 Dine-In QR Table Ordering
- Contactless Digital Table Menus: Print automatic QR codes for each table.
- Automatic Table Tracking: Orders placed via table QR code are tagged with the table number and session automatically.
- Fast Re-Ordering: Guests can order extra drinks or desserts throughout their meal.
📅 Table Reservations Management
- Interactive Booking Widget: Embed table reservations with
[wowrestro_reservations]. - Guest Counts & Slot Capacities: Control available seats and time slots to prevent overbooking.
- Booking Confirmation & Statuses: Manage pending, confirmed, seated, and cancelled reservations.
⏱️ Smart Kitchen Capacity & Slot Reservations
- Avoid Kitchen Overwhelm: Cap the maximum number of orders per time slot (e.g., max 10 orders every 15 minutes).
- Atomic InnoDB Ledger: Concurrency-safe slot reservations ensure duplicate slot claims never occur during peak lunch and dinner rushes.
- Delivery & Pickup Windows: Flexible lead times, advance ordering dates, and service-specific schedules.
🏪 Multi-Store & Category-Specific Pages
- Dedicated Store Pages: Run independent ordering pages for sub-brands (e.g.,
/bakery/or/cocktail-bar/) with their own branding, colours, header, and clean confirmation page (/confirmation/). - Store Switcher Bar: Seamlessly navigate between locations or concepts using
[wowrestro_store_switcher]. - Shared WooCommerce Cart: Smart cart handling ensures orders remain isolated to the correct storefront.
📍 Multi-Location Branch Support
- Assign menu items, operational hours, and orders to specific restaurant branches.
- Allow customers to choose their closest branch using
[wowrestro_location_selector].
💳 Seamless Checkout, Tipping & Tracking
- Clean Confirmation URLs: Polished
/confirmation/experience that securely restores the customer’s order session without ugly query keys. - Tip Suggestions: Preset percentage buttons (10%, 15%, 20%) and custom tip fields at checkout.
- HPOS Compatible: 100% compatible with WooCommerce High-Performance Order Storage and Checkout Blocks.
- Zero jQuery Bloat: Built with vanilla JavaScript and lightweight SVG icons for peak speed and Google Core Web Vitals scores.
📋 Shortcode Quick Reference
Embed WowRestro anywhere on your WordPress site using these flexible shortcodes:
[wowrestro]– Displays the default online ordering menu.[wowrestro template="2" layout="tabs"]– Displays template 2 with tabbed category navigation.[wowrestro category="pizza,pasta" show_search="no"]– Restricts the menu to specific categories.[wowrestro_menu category="bakery" name="Artisan Bakery" header="store"]– Builds a branded store page.[wowrestro_store_switcher label="Our Brands" brand="Main Kitchen"]– Adds a navigation switcher between store pages.[wowrestro_reservations]– Embeds the table reservation booking form.[wowrestro_tracking]– Displays customer order tracking and status lookup.[wowrestro_staff_panel]– Staff ordering terminal for dine-in and POS table orders.[wowrestro_location_selector]– Branch switcher for multi-location venues.
💡 Ideal For Every Food Business
- Restaurants & Bistros
- Pizzerias & Italian Trattorias
- Burger Joints & Fast Food
- Cafes, Coffee Shops & Bakeries
- Ghost Kitchens & Cloud Kitchens
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries
- Food Trucks & Pop-up Eateries
- Catering & Meal Prep Services
No! WowRestro is 100% commission-free. Unlike Deliveroo, UberEats, or DoorDash that take 20–30% of every sale, you keep all of your revenue and customer data.
Yes! WowRestro provides a Progressive Web App (PWA) style single-page experience directly in mobile browsers. Customers browse menus, pick toppings, and pay instantly without downloading anything from the app store.
Under WowRestro > Modifier Groups, you can create reusable modifier sets (e.g., “Choose Crust”, “Extra Toppings”, “Choice of Dressing”). You can configure single-choice radio buttons, multi-choice checkboxes, minimum/maximum selection rules, and prices for each choice. Then assign them to any food product with a single click.
Yes! WowRestro features built-in Kitchen Capacity and Slot Reservations. You can define how many orders your kitchen can handle in each 15, 30, or 60-minute window. Once a slot reaches capacity, customers are prompted to select the next available time slot.
Each dining table can have its own QR code generated from the WowRestro dining settings. When a guest scans the QR code with their phone camera, the menu opens with their table number pre-selected. Their order is sent straight to the Kitchen Order Board tagged with their table number.
Staff can keep the Kitchen Order Board open on any tablet, iPad, or computer screen. WowRestro uses real-time push notifications (Firebase FCM) and audible chimes so the kitchen is alerted immediately when a new order lands.
Yes! WowRestro includes both a native Gutenberg Block and an Elementor Widget for the menu, plus flexible shortcodes for full customization in any theme or builder.
Yes! WowRestro is fully declared compatible with WooCommerce High-Performance Order Storage (HPOS) and both classic checkout and the new Cart & Checkout Blocks.
Yes! WowRestro 2.0 includes an automatic, non-destructive legacy migration tool that safely upgrades your settings, legacy modifiers, and order history.
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