Splitting the bill at restaurants has often been a hassle. Whether it’s a casual lunch with friends, a formal business lunch, or a celebratory dinner with family, diners have had to engage in an awkward conversation when it’s time to pay the bill. Thankfully, technology is revolutionizing the game with intuitively designed dine-in ordering solutions that offer split-bill capabilities.
Imagine a scenario where you are serving a table of five at your restaurant. They are satisfied, happy, and perhaps a little tipsy. Now, they would like to go home, but before that, they must pay their bill, and they would like to split it. In most cases, that’s when the trouble begins for the waiter. The waiter has to pull out a calculator and divide the total among them.
Afterwards, the customers will have to use the payment terminal 5 times so everyone pays what they owe. After the fifth customer pays, there might be a balance of, say, £6.5. After a few awkward moments, one of the customers volunteers to pay the remaining amount. It’s such a waste of time!
As technology evolves, advanced solutions have emerged to facilitate the seamless processing of group bills. As one of the companies at the forefront of digitizing ordering experiences, GonnaOrder has introduced a new way to settle table bills at a restaurant. Instead of servers having to calculate how much everyone in the group will pay, the new feature allows customers to quickly split the bill on their own and pay it online. This feature addresses the challenge of splitting the bill, improving the overall dining experience for all parties involved.
With the new split bill feature, customers can split the bill and pay it faster and more efficiently. All they need to do is scan the QR code placed on the table and share the bill the way they want. Here are more detailed steps that customers can follow to split the bill.
Apart from paying the total amount, GonnaOrder’s split bill feature comes with three options, which customers can use to pay the bill. These options give customers a more convenient way to share their bills. Here is how customers can split their bills:
When someone says, “split the bill,” they often mean dividing it evenly. This is the easiest and perhaps the most obvious solution for customers. With this option, customers share the bill equally, streamlining the payment process. All it takes is to scan the payment QR code to access the payment page and select the split the bill by the number of people option. Lastly, they input the number of people they would like to split the bill into. This divides the bill evenly, allowing individual customers to pay for their bill independently.
With this option, customers can select the specific items they want to pay for. It comes in handy when diners have agreed to who will pay for what items. Also, if a diner offers to pay for the specific items the group had, say drinks, or wants to pay only for items they consumed, this option is ideal.
This option allows customers to choose how much they want to pay. For instance, one customer can decide to willingly pay a higher amount than the rest. This option is also ideal for those who do not want to engage in a nitty-gritty of who-ordered-what. What’s more, customers have more freedom to decide how much they want to pay, enhancing payment convenience.
The digital bill splitting feature has numerous advantages for your staff, customers, and the restaurant at large. Here’s a breakdown of these benefits:
Ensuring faster table turnover rate is crucial to the success of modern restaurants. Implementing a digital split bill mechanism can significantly enhance a restaurant’s table turnover rate. By streamlining the payment process, diners can settle their bills swiftly, allowing for faster turnover and accommodating more patrons during peak hours.
This efficiency minimizes wait times between diners, maximizing the restaurant’s capacity utilization. With the hassle of bill splitting eliminated, customers are more likely to leave promptly, freeing up tables for new arrivals and ultimately increasing revenue potential for the business.
The split bill has revolutionized how restaurants approach group bills. Servers no longer have to make intricate calculations and juggle multiple checks. Instead, customers take over the process of splitting their bill and paying it online. The outcome? Faster table turnover and service. In fact, servers can efficiently close out tables, which is crucial during peak hours.
For group diners, whether it’s a business lunch or a family gathering, they can individually pay for what they ordered. This eliminates the need to remember who ordered what. With such seamless billing, diners enjoy a smoother dining experience without worrying about how they will split their bills.
The digital bill-splitting feature can positively impact tips for restaurant staff. It allows for a digital and more convenient way of splitting bills within the group or table diners, encouraging them to leave a tip. With the convenience of accurately splitting the bill, patrons experience smoother transactions and are likely to perceive the dining experience as more enjoyable.
Since individual diners will pay for different items, each can leave a tip independently. With the “leave a tip” feature integrated next to the split the bill mechanism, it increases the chances of diners leaving the tip, as they can conveniently select the percentage they’d like to leave as tip.
The new bill splitting feature can be a great selling point for customers. This feature allows diners to easily manage their orders and payments without issues. Unlike traditional approaches, where group customers often have to have an awkward conversation about who will pay what amount, the new feature automates everything. Customers can manage their payments without having to engage the servers.
Such an ordering experience unlocks a new level of convenience. This implies that customers are more likely to recommend the business to others or return. The outcome? Repeat business, customer loyalty, and long-term business success.
Manually splitting bills can be prone to errors, whether it is due to misplaced orders, miscalculations, or miscommunications. With a modern split bill feature, customers can share bills more effectively, minimizing the chances of error. For instance, the system calculates how much each diner will need to pay for the split by the number of people option. As a result, it improves the accuracy of transactions and reduces conflicts and disputes.
What’s more, the bill-splitting feature reduces the burden of splitting the bill. This allows servers to focus their effort on what truly matters – delivering excellent customer service. They can attend to diners’ needs faster and more efficiently, provide recommendations and ensure group orders are accurate. This results in a more pleasant dining experience.
GonnaOrder’s new bill-splitting feature is set to revolutionize how we split bills at restaurants or cafes. It simplifies the process for servers and diners, addressing the challenges related to splitting bills and streamlining the dining experience. Coupled with dine-in QR table ordering, the split bill feature allows customers to share the bill evenly or split it based on the number of items each individual has ordered. The outcome? Seamless management and processing of table orders.
Splitting bills has been one of the most challenging issues in the hospitality industry. With customers often going out as a group, paying for the shared table orders may raise concerns, with some experiencing conflicts or engaging in awkward conversations about how they’ll share the bill. In an era where convenience is supreme, GonnaOrder’s split bill feature is a game-changer for diners and restaurants. This feature has transformed the dining experience and set a new standard for efficiency and convenience in the hospitality sector. So, why wait? Embrace GonnaOrder for bill splitting and make your restaurant a safe haven for get-togethers, family time, and other group dining events!
Receive and manage table payments faster and more efficiently than ever. Let patrons enjoy the convenience of paying later and splitting the bill digitally!
