Every dish with its round
On the kitchen display every dish carries the round it belongs to (R1, R2…) and the table's note: how many they are and their allergies.
Solutions · All-you-can-eat buffet
AYCE buffet, operated the way it actually works.
Rounds with a wait in between, a cap per person, premium dishes with quotas, allergies that reach the kitchen and one bill per table even when five phones are ordering. For sushi, Asian, hot-pot or grill. We designed it from the requirements of a Japanese AYCE restaurant in Barcelona.
- Rounds with a wait
- Cap per person
- Premium with quotas
- Allergies
- Last call
9:00 pm · All you can eatEvery round is ordered from the phone and reaches the kitchen with its table.
One buffet table
From «how many are you?» to the last round.
This is how a table of four goes through a 90-minute buffet in Mesero, with the real screens they see on their phone and demo data. Scroll slowly: the clock moves with the dinner.
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· Welcome
They scan the QR and say how many they are
The table's QR opens the buffet in the phone's browser, with no app. They choose how many they are and how many children; if children pay half the cover, or nothing, the screen tells them there and then. If you like, there is also a row for seniors with their own discount.
If you would rather the waiter counted the guests, the waiter opens the table from the POS and the guests go straight to the menu. You can charge for dishes left uneaten, and if you do, the notice appears here, before anyone orders.
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· First round
Every round has its cap
They order up to the round's cap, which can be fixed per table or set per person: 6 dishes for 4 guests makes 24. The counter at the bottom shows it while they choose.
Premium dishes have rules of their own: a maximum per round, a maximum per visit, a supplement per piece and a daily quota that, once used up, takes them off the menu until the next day. Everything goes into one order for the table, even when several phones are ordering.
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· The wait
Eight minutes for the kitchen to breathe
Sending a round starts the wait before the next one: 8 minutes by default, or whatever you set, counted from the moment they send it or from when the kitchen marks the round as delivered. The phone shows the countdown and, if the guest allows it, tells them when they can order again.
From the POS or the buffet panel, a waiter can skip a table's wait with one tap. And if the table needs anything, the bell button calls the waiter.
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· Last 10 minutes
The phone makes the last call
If the buffet has a time limit, the table's phone flags it in large type when 10 minutes are left, with the time remaining. Nobody has to go round the tables.
The bill is paid like any other: the cover per guest, the premium supplements and any drinks charged separately, on a single receipt that sums up the buffet.
The buffet panel
Every buffet table, on one screen.
Guests, rounds, dishes, the pricing model, the time left and the next round for each table, refreshed every 5 seconds. From there you skip a wait, correct the head count, log what came back uneaten or close the table.
- Pause when the kitchen is swamped. You choose how many minutes: tables already going carry on and their countdowns keep running, but nobody sends a new round until the pause ends. Guests see the reason you type. The kitchen can pause from its own screen too.
- A view for the TV. Full screen, for the dining room or the pass: one large tile per table, with its countdown.
Kitchen and waste
What the kitchen needs to know, and what stays on the plate.
A buffet round reaches the kitchen like any other order, with what the buffet adds on top: which round it is, who is ordering and what they cannot eat.
Allergies that don't get lost
The guest ticks their allergens from the 14 and writes anything else. Dishes that contain them disappear from their menu, those that may contain traces carry a warning, and the note goes out on every kitchen ticket.
In your kitchen's language
By default the kitchen ticket comes out in the language the guest ordered in. If your kitchen reads Chinese, Japanese or another language, you choose it, and each dish can have its own kitchen name.
Delivered, and the wait starts by itself
If the wait counts from delivery, the table's countdown starts on its own when the kitchen marks the round as delivered, with nobody touching anything else.
What comes back, with a photo
The waiter logs dishes that come back uneaten from the POS, the panel or Mesero Comandas, with a photo if they like. Charging for them is optional, and if you do, guests know from the welcome screen.
A buffet report
Sessions, how many tables order a second round and how many pay, revenue per table and per day, average time per table, the 10 most-ordered dishes and the 5 most often left.
How it is charged
A fixed cover or by the dish. You choose.
Buffets don't all work the same way, so Mesero has both. You start from a ready-made setup —standard buffet, sushi AYCE or drinks charged separately— and adjust it to your dining room.
- Fixed coverPer guest
The price per person times the guests; buffet dishes at €0. Children free or at a percentage, seniors with their own discount if you like, and drinks included or charged separately.
- By the dishWith a cap
Each dish at its menu price, with no cover. The cap per round only paces the kitchen.
- By time slotLunch and dinner
A different cover price depending on when the table starts: one for lunch, another for the evening.
All connected
The buffet is not a separate module: it is your POS with rules on top.
It uses the same menu, the same kitchen, the same till and the same inventory. What the buffet adds are the rules: how many dishes, how long to wait, what is charged separately and what happens to what is left.
- The dishes are the ones on your menu. You mark the premium ones and give them their rules; the rest go into the buffet as they are.
- The bill, like any table's. The cover, the supplements and the drinks on a receipt that sums up the buffet: guests, rounds and dishes.
- Groups and birthdays. A message on the welcome screen when the table reaches the number of guests you choose.
Pricing
Buffet mode is on Pro.
Pro costs €79/month, or €59 billed annually, and also includes QR ordering, the kitchen display, inventory and the rest of the suite. Enterprise, from €149/month, is for several venues.
Save up to 25%
Barra
For solo-operator bars and cafés: just what you need to sell, take payment and stay compliant.
€19/mo
Start free
- 1 POS terminal and 1 user
- Floor, bar, counter or takeaway
- QR ordering at the table
- Receipts, printing and VeriFactu
- Apps: Mesero Admin and Comandas (1 user)
Starter
For smaller restaurants that want a cleaner operation without extra complexity.
€39/mo
Start free
- 1 POS terminal and 5 staff users
- Tables and QR ordering, plus 1 KDS screen
- Apps: Mesero Admin and Mesero Fichar
- Mesero Comandas based on terminals and users
- VeriFactu included
- No online ordering, kiosk or CRM
Pro
For growing restaurants that need operations and sales to run from one system.
€79/mo
Start free
- 3 POS terminals, 15 staff users and 3 KDS screens
- Apps: Mesero Admin, Comandas and Fichar
- Online ordering, delivery and kiosk
- Advanced reservations + Google
- AI replies to Google reviews
- Full inventory, CRM and chat support
Enterprise
For groups and franchises that need control, integrations and multi-location visibility.
From €149/mo
Contact sales
- Unlimited terminals, users and tables
- Full suite: Admin, Comandas and Fichar
- Unlimited KDS, bookings and inventory
- All integrations plus an audit log
- Multi-location dashboard and priority support
- VeriFactu and cash control, in all four plans.
- No charge per guest or per round.
- No setup fee and no lock-in: 90 days free, no card.
- No commission per order; a card payment through Mesero carries only Stripe's fee.
Prices exclude VAT (21%). Compare what each plan includes →
FAQ
What buffets ask before switching POS.
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Talk to usWhich plan includes buffet mode?
Pro (€79/month, or €59 billed annually) and Enterprise (from €149/month). You can try it free for 90 days, no card needed.
How is the buffet charged?
As you prefer: with a fixed cover per guest, where buffet dishes are at €0, or with each dish at its own price and a cap per round. Children can eat free or pay a percentage of the cover, you can add a price for seniors and another for each time slot, and drinks can be included or charged separately. It all goes on one receipt.
What if the kitchen gets swamped?
You pause it for a few minutes from the buffet panel or from the kitchen display. Tables already going stay open and their countdowns keep running, but nobody sends a new round until the pause ends; guests see the reason you type.
How do I stop guests ordering more than they eat?
With the cap per round, the wait between rounds and the rules for premium dishes. If you like, you can also charge for dishes that come back uneaten: guests see it on the welcome screen and the waiter logs them, with a photo if they like, from the POS or from Mesero Comandas.
Do allergies reach the kitchen?
Yes. On the welcome screen the guest ticks their allergens from the 14 and writes anything else. Dishes that contain them disappear from their menu, those that may contain traces carry a warning, and the table's note goes out on every kitchen ticket, on screen and on paper.
Which languages do guests see?
The buffet screens come in Spanish, English, Catalan, Japanese and Chinese, and guests can switch whenever they like. Dish names appear in their language if your menu is translated, and the kitchen can receive orders in the language it reads.
Does it work for a self-service buffet?
No. Buffet mode is for all-you-can-eat served at the table: guests order in rounds from their phone and the kitchen prepares each round. In a self-service buffet, where everyone helps themselves, there are no rounds to manage.
Next step
Try it in your dining room, with your menu and your rules.
90 days free, no card and no lock-in. Switch the buffet on over your menu, run a trial service and tune the caps and waits with your real tables.
- €79Pro planA month, with buffet mode included.
- 90 daysFree trialNo card and no lock-in.
- 5 languagesFor the guestSpanish, English, Catalan, Japanese and Chinese.
- 1 billPer tableEven when several phones are ordering.