One too many logins
Online ordering, menu boards, rewards, email, analytics, QR codes — I was tired of paying for five different tools that never talked to each other.
Built in a real restaurant · No monthly software subscription · Try it free
I built this at my own restaurant because nothing else did what I needed.
MenuSpace started behind the counter at Frizby's. I was juggling too many subscriptions, too many logins, and software that clearly wasn't built by anyone who had ever actually worked a dinner rush.
So I built my own. It runs menus, online ordering, kitchen flow, rewards, marketing, analytics, and in-store screens from one place — and it's what I use every day.
Built by a restaurant owner
Used in a real restaurant
No MenuSpace order commission
Self-hosted
Built between shifts
MenuSpace started at Frizby's, my restaurant in Alabama. I built it because I needed it, not because I thought it would become a product.
Yours to keep
Install it on your own hosting. Use your own brand. Your menu, your customer data, your restaurant — nothing running through someone else's dashboard.
Why it exists
I wasn't trying to build restaurant software. I was trying to run a restaurant.
MenuSpace grew out of real frustration — orders, menus, screens, specials, rewards, customer communication, marketing. I needed one place to handle all of it. There wasn't one. So I made it.
It's not trying to be enterprise software. It's a working restaurant tool that kept getting better because I kept running into problems that needed solving.
Real problems, practical tools
Every feature exists because something in my restaurant needed it first.
The easiest way to understand MenuSpace isn't a feature list — it's seeing the problems it came from.
Customers kept asking to order online
So I built a direct ordering system that runs from your own website. No third-party marketplace, no commission cut on every ticket.
The TVs were just sitting there
So the menu wall and media wall became part of the system. Screens that actually work for you — menu boards, promo displays, video.
Marketing felt like shouting into the void
So I added campaign links, QR tools, email, analytics, and the Wormhole tracker to see what was actually bringing people in.
Regulars needed a reason to keep coming back
So rewards, receipts, customer tools, and follow-up marketing became part of the same flow — not a separate app bolted on the side.
What it helps with
Start with what you need. Turn on more when it makes sense.
You don't have to use every piece on day one. Most people start with two or three things and grow into the rest. There's no pressure to flip every switch at once.
Run the restaurantOnline ordering, menu management, kitchen display, staff tools, receipts, reservations, and location controls.
Use your screensDigital menu boards, media wall, videos, specials, QR codes, and in-store promotions.
Bring people backRewards, email campaigns, Wormhole links, QR campaigns, analytics, and customer engagement tools.
Stay in controlSelf-hosted PHP files, local JSON data, your own domain, your own branding, and no MenuSpace order commission.
Guided feature tour
Walk through it the way I'd show it to another restaurant owner.
The features page explains MenuSpace in plain restaurant language — the same way I'd walk someone through it in person at Frizby's.
Tour
Daily Operations
Watch how a customer finds your menu, places an order, and how that order moves through the kitchen.
Tour
Marketing & Wormhole
Build a promotion, share it, track it, and actually see which campaigns brought people back.
Tour
Menu Wall & Media
Turn your screens into menu boards, video displays, specials boards, and QR-powered marketing.
Tour
Website & Control
Keep your restaurant website, menu, hours, branding, and customer experience fully under your control.
Try it before buying
Install it, poke around, and decide if it fits before spending anything.
There's a 14-day evaluation license so you can run MenuSpace on your own hosting and actually see how it works in your setup — not just a staged demo environment.
No credit card required. No monthly software subscription. No MenuSpace commission on your orders.
Ready to look around?
Start with the story, then take the tour.
See where MenuSpace came from, walk through how it works, and try it free when you're ready to test it on your own setup.