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NewYour whole restaurant, on WhatsApp:send Gaston a voice note and it’s done.See how it worksThe cake of the day
THE FIRST 100% NATIVE AI MENU PLATFORM 🚀
The cake of the day
needs explaining
The laminated menu says 'homemade cake'. Customers cannot see which one it is today or review its ingredients before ordering.
Counter AI
29 Languages
14 Days Free
Stylish QR
IAMenu — AI Digital Menu for Coffee Shops
The cake of the day needs explaining
The laminated menu says 'homemade cake'. Customers cannot see which one it is today or review its ingredients before ordering.
Daily specials without reprinting
Change the cake of the day and this week's coffee origin from your phone. Publish the update without reprinting.
Images that explain the offer
Pair 'Carrot cake' with a reviewed image and useful description. Use your own photography when exact representation matters.
Your whole restaurant, in one WhatsApp chat.
Prices, dishes, AI photos, QR, bookings and stats: send Gaston a voice note and it’s done. No computer needed.
- Change prices and dishes with a voice note
- AI photos and descriptions
- QR and PDF on the spot
- Bookings and orders at hand
- Your business stats
- Remove the salmon, we’re out → Done ✅ Salmon is no longer on your menu. (Grilled salmon: Hidden from the menu)
- Raise all drinks by 10% → 12 drinks updated ✅ (Drinks · 12 products: Prices +10%)
- A Margherita and 2 beers for table 5 → Sent to the kitchen ✅ Table 5 is on. (Table 5 · Margherita + 2 beers: In the kitchen · €18.50)
- Sending you today’s board → Today’s menu created ✅ 6 dishes with allergens detected. (Daily menu: 6 dishes · allergens checked)
- Turn on English for the menu → Done ✅ Your menu is now in English. (🇬🇧 English: 82 texts translated)
- Send me the menu QR → Here it is 👇 Ready to print.
- How many bookings today? → You have 12 bookings 📅 Largest: 8 guests at 9 pm.
— 01 / Operations
What real restaurant problems does IAMenu solve?
IAMenu replaces repeated paper-menu edits with one reviewable workflow: import an editable draft, update the web menu, activate translations, verify allergen information and add approved images.
Editable Design
Adjust supported colors, fonts and layout controls without rebuilding the menu document from scratch.
Bulk Menu Requests
Ask Gaston to propose a grouped change such as raising drink prices, then review the affected products before publishing.
29-Language
Catalog
Draft translations with culinary context. Plans support 2, 4 or 8 active languages, and staff review the final copy.
— Example workflow / 02
Example: Hotel Preparing Menus for an International Group🇹🇷
A
Before
- Several guest-facing F&B menus need another active language
- Room service, restaurant and pool-bar copy must stay consistent
- Prices and regulated information need staff verification
B
IAMenu Action
- Use AI-assisted translation to create editable drafts
- Review culinary terms, prices and allergen information
- Export a branded PDF snapshot after approval
C
Result
Result: one documented review workflow across the selected menus
— 02 / AI Assistant
The AI Assistant (Gaston) takes the dirty work off your hands
You pull shots while Gaston proposes menu updates, translations and allergen suggestions for you to review.
☕ YOUR HELPER BEHIND THE BAR
01
From Chalkboard to Digital in Minutes
Upload a photo of your menu or chalkboard and Gaston extracts an editable draft for you to check before publishing.
- 01Upload a photo of your current menu
- 02Gaston extracts an editable draft
- 03Improve the copy for every item
- 04Translate it for your brunch guests
Example request:
"Upload a menu photo → extract an editable draft → review products, prices and translations"
02
Talk to Your Menu
No need to sit at a computer. Send Gaston a voice note between coffees.
"Make the carrot cake today's special"
"Change this week's single origin to Ethiopia"
"Mark the croissants as sold out"
"Raise oat milk drinks by 20 cents"
90
Functions
∞
Categories
24/7
By chat
Try Gaston for Free
Included in your 14-day trial
— 04 / Capabilities
Professional Tools
Specialty-chain quality for your independent coffee shop
Customized QR + Counter Copywriter
Your logo, your colors.
- Your brand
- Never expires
- Visual controls for colors, background and typography
Automatic Translation + Allergen Control
English for brunch, German for the summer.
- 29-language catalog; 2, 4 or 8 active by plan
- Gastronomic context
- Human-reviewed suggestions
Virtual Photographer + Spy on Your Menu
Generate optional menu images, then review them against the real cakes and coffees before publishing.
- Generate or improve menu images, then review before publishing
- Star products
- Peak hours
Specialty-chain quality for your independent coffee shop · Customized QR • Automatic Translation • Allergen Control • Virtual Photographer • Spy on Your Menu • Counter Copywriter
— 05 / Why it helps
Benefits at the Register
Clearer offers, fewer repeated questions and updates without reprinting the menu
01
Easy to Use
If you know how to use WhatsApp, you know how to use IAMenu.
02
Your Money is Yours
No commissions on sales. Just a flat fee for the software.
03
Present Pastry Clearly
Pair useful descriptions and reviewed images so customers can understand the display case.
04
Real Innovation
Stand out from the coffee shop next door with a 21st-century menu.
Launch offer · Limited seatsFounding 100.
Founding 100.
A price that won't come back.
We're choosing our first 100 restaurants. They get the founding price, locked for life: you renew every year at the same price, forever. When the seats are gone, they're gone.
Price locked for life
You renew every year at the founding price. Even if IAMenu raises prices, yours never moves.
30-day guarantee
If it's not for you, we refund every euro. No questions, no fine print.
14-day free trial
No card needed. Upload your menu and watch the AI build it before you decide.
The founding price is kept while your subscription stays active. No lock-in: cancel anytime.
— 07 / Example workflows
Example Coffee Shop Workflows
Three types of café, one digital menu adapted to each daily operation
01
Specialty Coffee Shop with Rotating Origins
Specialty coffee · the filter coffee changes origin every week
— Challenge
The filter coffee changes origin every week (Ethiopia, Colombia, Kenya...) and each origin has its own tasting notes and brew method. On a printed menu it is impossible to keep up: either it stays as a generic 'filter coffee' and the specialty value is lost, or you reprint every week. The result is that customers don't understand why a V60 costs more than a latte.
IAMenu workflow
With IAMenu: the barista updates the origin of the week from their phone — name, tasting notes and brew method. Gaston can draft a description and the system can translate reviewed copy into the active languages. The published menu can reflect what is in the grinder that morning without touching a printer.
Expected operational result
The origin of the week stays current without reprinting, while customers get clearer tasting and preparation information.
02
Brunch Spot in a Tourist Area
Brunch café · mostly international customers on weekends
— Challenge
On weekends most tables are tourists. Explaining what's in the açaí bowl, what shakshuka is, or whether the pancakes contain nuts drains the team right at peak hour, with a queue at the door and plates coming out of the kitchen. The team is small and there is no room to play translator table by table.
IAMenu workflow
With IAMenu: the customer scans the QR and reads the brunch menu in an activated language, with reviewed photos and operator-verified allergen information. Translations use gastronomic context, while the restaurant remains responsible for reviewing the published copy.
Expected operational result
A clearer self-service menu can reduce repeated questions and help a small team focus on service.
03
Bakery with a Display Case
Artisan bakery · the display case changes with each day's bake
— Challenge
The display case changes with whatever comes out of the oven and nobody knows for sure what's in each piece. Tree nuts, gluten, eggs and dairy are in almost everything, and answering 'does this cake have walnuts?' with confidence means memorizing every recipe. An allergen mistake in pastry is not an inconvenience: it is a real risk for the customer and a legal liability for the business.
IAMenu workflow
With IAMenu: every piece in the display case can include a reviewed photo and allergen information. AI suggestions are a drafting aid only: the baker must verify them against the actual recipe, ingredients and cross-contact procedures before publishing.
Expected operational result
Documented, operator-reviewed information reduces reliance on memory and makes the display case easier to understand from a phone.
— 08 / Operational summary
Why IAMenu is Different for Coffee Shops
Most digital menu apps offer a nice PDF and call it innovation. IAMenu has pillars of real AI running in production today, designed for the concrete daily operation of a coffee shop too:
Create and update categories, sections and products with reviewable Gaston requests.
Customize the customer menu with supported text, colors, typography and layouts.
Scale with active-language limits, role permissions and menu analytics.
01
Gaston - Your Helper Behind the Bar
A conversational assistant with around 90 functions that proposes menu changes by chat or voice. Say 'make the cheesecake today's special and mark the cold brew as sold out', review the change and publish it. It can also extract an editable draft from a photo or PDF.
02
Smart Swap - Real Menu Translations
AI translation with gastronomic context can preserve terms such as 'cortado' and explain local dishes where appropriate. IAMenu has a 29-language catalog, with 2, 4 or 8 active languages depending on plan; the operator reviews the published copy.
03
Super Chef - Reviewable Allergen Suggestions
AI can suggest the 14 EU allergen categories from product information. Because recipes and cross-contact conditions vary, the operator must verify every suggestion against the real ingredients and procedures before publishing.
04
GPT Image - Display Case Photos Without a Photographer
AI image generation is built into the dashboard and includes 10, 30 or 75 generations per month depending on plan. Review every generated image against the real product, or upload your own photography when fidelity matters.
05
Texts That Sell - 16 Combinations
Four writing styles combined with four lengths help draft product copy. Turn 'Matcha latte' into a description of its ingredients and preparation, then review the wording before publishing.
06
AI Colors - Your Brand in a Prompt
Write 'Nordic specialty coffee shop, light wood and cream tones' and the AI generates a complete color palette coherent with your space. Your digital menu inherits the aesthetics of your coffee shop, not a generic software template.
IAMenu combines an editable digital menu with AI-assisted import, translation, images, descriptions and allergen suggestions. Each output remains reviewable by the operator before it reaches customers.
View the transparent comparison— 10 / TRANSPARENT COMPARISON
IAMenu vs Other Digital Menu Apps for Coffee Shops
Total transparency. This is what IAMenu does better than the competition and also what we do not do, because we prefer to be honest rather than promise you everything:
| Feature | IAMenu | Alternatives |
|---|---|---|
| Menu translation | AI-assisted translation with gastronomic context; activate languages within your plan limit | Translation features and review workflows vary by product |
| Allergens in pastry | Suggestions for the 14 EU allergen categories, with operator review required before publishing | Allergen tools and verification workflows vary by product |
| Display case photos | Integrated AI image generation plus support for your own product photos | Some products support uploads, generation or both |
| Chat and voice management | Gaston, a conversational assistant with around 90 functions: change the daily special with a voice note from behind the bar | Dashboard, chat and voice capabilities vary by product |
| Pricing model | Flat fee from 19 to 69 euros per month, zero commissions on your sales | Subscription, commission and transaction-based models all exist |
| Product focus | An excellent digital menu: content, photos, allergens and languages, with optional QR ordering and reservations if you need them | Some products focus on menus; others combine menus with POS, accounting or delivery |
IAMenu does NOT do tax invoicing, does not process payments inside the app and has no delivery riders of its own. It is a conscious product decision: we are the complement to your POS, not its replacement. We prefer to do the digital menu, photos, allergens and translations excellently rather than offer ten mediocre features.
— Final step
Your Coffee Shop Deserves the Best
Experience the advantage of a professional digital menu. 14 days free, no credit card.
Create My Digital MenuStart from your current menu and review before publishing
The Digital Menu Built for Coffee Shops
A coffee shop does not run like a restaurant: the offer rotates every morning (the cake of the day, the seasonal bowl, this week’s coffee origin), the team is small and nobody has time to reprint menus or hire a designer. With IAMenu you can update the special from your phone, and translate the menu using AI translation with gastronomic context (a 29-language catalog) for the tourist-packed weekend brunch.
And for the everyday grind behind the bar there is the AI Assistant (Gaston): send it a voice note between coffees ("mark the croissants as sold out, make the cheesecake today’s special") and review the proposed menu changes before publishing. There is also a full guide for this vertical on the blog: digital menus for coffee shops, cafés and bakeries.
Benefits of a Digital Menu for Coffee Shops, Brunch and Bakeries
Daily Rotating Specials, Zero Reprints
The cake of the day, the seasonal bowl or the weekly filter origin change every morning. On paper, the menu is always behind; with IAMenu you update it from your phone and the QR reflects the published change without reprinting. When it sells out, you can mark it unavailable.
Review Allergen Information for the Display Case
Pastry often involves tree nuts, gluten, eggs and dairy. IAMenu can suggest relevant EU allergen categories from product information, but the operator must verify every suggestion against recipes, ingredients and cross-contact procedures before publishing clear icons to customers.
Weekend Brunch with International Customers
Customers scan and read the brunch menu in an activated language. This can reduce repeated questions at peak hour. Review every translation before publishing; café terminology such as "cortado" may need to remain unchanged.
A Display Case that Sells from the Phone
With AI-generated menu images, you can create optional visuals for cakes, bowls and specialty drinks. Review each image against the real dish before publishing, or use your own photography when exact representation matters.
Paper Menu vs Basic QR vs IAMenu
| Feature | Paper Menu / Chalkboard | Basic QR Menu | IAMenu |
|---|---|---|---|
| Updating the cake of the day | Crossing out or reprinting | Editing a PDF and re-uploading | Edit from your phone or propose changes by voice |
| Allergens in pastry | Generic sign or from memory | Manual tagging piece by piece | AI suggestions with required human review |
| Brunch menu for tourists | One language only | Literal generic translation | Gastronomic AI translation (29-language catalog) |
| Display case photos | No photos | Upload your own | GPT Image included in your plan |
| Chat / voice management | No | No | Gaston (~90 functions) |
| Monthly cost | Reprint on every change | 15-50 euros/month | 19 - 69 euros/month, no commissions |
Three Example Café Workflows
Specialty Coffee Shop with Rotating Origins
The filter coffee changes origin every week. The barista updates it from a phone with tasting notes ("jasmine and citrus, washed process"), and Gaston can draft a description for review. The published menu can reflect what is in the grinder that morning without touching a printer.
Brunch Spot in a Tourist Area
Weekend, queue at the door, tables full of tourists. Every customer reads the menu in their language, with photos and flagged allergens, and decides before the server arrives. The small team serves instead of explaining what is in the açaí bowl table by table.
Bakery with a Display Case
The display case changes with each day’s bake. Each item can include an operator-reviewed photo and allergen information checked against its recipe and cross-contact procedures. Customers get clearer information without relying only on the team’s memory.
Coffee Shop Digital Menu FAQ
How do I update a coffee shop daily special?
Edit the product from your phone or ask the AI Assistant (Gaston) to propose the change, review it and publish. The QR menu then shows the published version without a paper reprint.
Can IAMenu identify nuts and gluten in pastry?
IAMenu can suggest relevant EU allergen categories from the information you provide. Suggestions are not a compliance guarantee: verify them against each recipe, supplier information and cross-contact procedure before publishing.
Does it work for multilingual brunch menus?
Yes. IAMenu has a 29-language catalog, while Starter, Professional and Premium support 2, 4 and 8 active languages respectively. Review translations before publishing, especially local dish names and regulated information.
Can I use AI-generated images for cakes and drinks?
Yes. Plans include 10, 30 or 75 AI image generations per month. Review generated images against the real product before publishing, or upload your own photography when exact representation matters.
How much does a coffee shop digital menu cost?
IAMenu costs €19, €39 or €69 per month for Starter, Professional or Premium. A 14-day trial is available without a credit card, and IAMenu does not charge commission on menu sales.
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