LaCarte turns your paper menu into a living, AI-powered digital menu your guests open by scanning a QR code at the table — no app to download.

With LaCarte you can:

• Build your menu with AI — photograph your paper menu or upload a PDF, and AI structures it into categories, dishes, descriptions and prices in minutes.
• Edit by chatting — add dishes, change prices and reorganize in plain language, using the built-in assistant or your own ChatGPT or Claude.
• Bring dishes to life — generate short AI animations of your dishes.
• Reach every guest — your menu is automatically available in 8 languages.
• Take orders — let guests order right from their phone.

Everything is managed from your Backoffice. The rest of this guide walks you through it.

1. Go to the LaCarte sign-up page and create your account with your email.
2. Add your first restaurant (we call it a place) — its name and a few basics.
3. You’ll land in the Backoffice, where you manage your menu, QR codes, orders and billing.

If you manage more than one restaurant, you can switch between them from the place selector at the top of the Backoffice.

Open Settings → Edit Place in the Backoffice to set up how your restaurant appears to guests:

• Name and logo — shown at the top of your digital menu.
• Address and opening hours.
• Look and feel — colors and styling that match your brand.

These details appear on your public menu, so it’s worth completing them before you print your QR codes.

The Backoffice is organized into three areas in the left sidebar:

• Menu — Content (your dishes and categories), QR Codes (table codes to print), and Orders.
• Settings — Edit Place (restaurant details), Billing (your plan), and Edit Profile (your account).

You can switch the interface language and toggle light/dark mode from the bottom of the sidebar.

The fastest way to get started is to let AI build your menu for you:

1. Take a clear photo of your paper menu, or have a PDF ready.
2. Start the menu import and upload it.
3. AI reads it and creates a structured menu — categories, dishes, descriptions and prices.
4. Review the result and refine anything that needs a tweak.

For best results, use a well-lit, straight-on photo where the text is easy to read. You can import several pages if your menu is long.

Open Menu → Content to manage your menu by hand at any time.

• Categories group your dishes (e.g. Starters, Mains, Drinks).
• Dishes have a name, description and price, and can have a photo.
• Reorder categories and dishes so the menu reads the way you want.

Every change you make is reflected on your live QR menu right away.

You don’t have to fill in forms — you can manage your menu by chatting in plain language.

• Use the built-in assistant to add dishes, change prices, write descriptions and reorganize.
• Prefer your own tools? You can connect your own ChatGPT or Claude to manage the menu conversationally.

For example: “Add a Margherita pizza for €9.50 under Pizzas” — and it’s done.

Your menu is automatically available to guests in 8 languages: English, Portuguese, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Greek and Arabic (right-to-left).

• Diners pick their language on the menu, or it follows their phone.
• You write your menu once; translations are handled for you.
• You can review and adjust translations so they match your house style.

A good photo sells the dish. To add one:

1. In Menu → Content, open the dish you want to edit.
2. In the media panel, upload a photo (you can also swap or remove it later).
3. Square, well-lit photos look best on the menu.

Once a dish has a photo, you can also turn it into a short AI animation — see AI dish animations explained.

LaCarte can bring a dish photo to life. When you upload a photo you can choose an effect:

• AI video — AI generates a short, looping video from your photo (steam rising, subtle motion). Generation takes a little while; you’ll see a “video being generated” status, and the video appears when it’s ready.
• Zoom & Pan — a gentle automatic zoom/pan over your still photo (no waiting).
• Static — the plain photo, no motion.

You can change the effect later with Change effect, without re-uploading the photo. AI videos are included in your plan — see How the free trial works for how they count during your trial.

Already have a video of a dish? You can upload it directly instead of generating one.

1. Open the dish and use the media panel.
2. Upload an MP4, MOV or WebM file.
3. LaCarte optimizes it for fast loading on phones and creates a thumbnail.

Keep clips short and vertical for the best fit on the menu.

Open Menu → QR Codes to create the codes your guests scan.

• Generate a QR code per table so orders arrive tagged with the table.
• Download and print them, or add them to table talkers/stickers.
• When a guest scans, your live menu opens on their phone — always up to date.

When a guest scans a table QR code, they get your live menu on their phone:

• Your branding, categories and dishes with photos/animations.
• Their choice of the 8 supported languages.
• The ability to order, if you’ve enabled ordering.

There’s nothing to install. Any change you make in the Backoffice shows up immediately.

If ordering is enabled, guests can order from their phone and you manage everything under Menu → Orders.

• Orders arrive tagged with the table they came from.
• Track orders through their lifecycle and by table session.
• Keep the Orders page open during service to stay on top of incoming orders.

LaCarte is a premium product with one simple offer and three billing options (prices shown excluding VAT):

• Annual — start free, then €24.92 / month, billed annually (best value).
• Quarterly — start free, then €33 / month, billed quarterly.
• Monthly — €39 / month, starts immediately (no trial).

There is no free-forever plan. You can change or cancel your subscription at any time from Settings → Billing.

The annual and quarterly plans start with a free trial; the monthly plan starts immediately with no trial.

Your trial converts to a paid subscription — whichever comes first:

• After 7 days (annual) or 3 days (quarterly), or
• Once you generate your 3rd AI video.

You’re never blocked mid-trial, we email you before any charge, and you can stop anytime. Your trial includes 3 AI videos. Zoom & Pan and static photos don’t count toward that limit — only AI-generated videos do.

Everything about your plan lives under Settings → Billing:

• See your current plan and status (trialing, active, etc.).
• Upgrade, change billing period, or cancel.
• Access your payment details and invoices.

Payments are securely processed by Stripe. If a charge or invoice looks wrong, contact support and we’ll sort it out.

Manage your own account under Settings → Edit Profile:

• Update your name and email.
• Change your password.

If you’re ever locked out, use the password-reset link on the login page.

Do my guests need an app? No — they scan a QR code and your menu opens in their browser.

How does AI build my menu? Upload a photo or PDF of your current menu; AI structures it into categories, dishes, descriptions and prices for you to refine.

Can I edit the menu with ChatGPT or Claude? Yes — use the built-in assistant, or connect your own ChatGPT or Claude to manage the menu by chatting.

What languages are supported? Eight: English, Portuguese, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Greek and Arabic.

When am I charged? On annual/quarterly, when your trial converts (7/3 days or your 3rd AI video, whichever first). On monthly, immediately. We always email before a charge.

Why is my AI video taking a while? AI videos are generated on demand and take a little time — you’ll see a status and the video appears when it’s ready.

Need a hand? We’re here.

• Use the chat bubble in the bottom-right of the Backoffice to message us directly.
• Or email [email protected].

When you write in from the Backoffice while logged in, we can see which restaurant you’re on, which helps us help you faster.