Discover all the features of the ALaCarte.Direct Premium Pack in 2026. From intelligent OCR to AI-powered translation, custom templates, and advanced analytics.
🆕 What's New in 2026
Smart Menu OCR
Turn a photo of your menu into a digital menu in just 2 minutes:
- Automatic recognition of dishes, descriptions, and prices
- 98%+ accuracy powered by Google Vision AI + GPT-4
- Easy manual corrections
- Import from existing PDFs
Real-Time AI Translation
Your menu automatically translated into 15+ languages:
- French, English, German, Spanish, Italian
- Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Russian
- Chinese (Simplified/Traditional), Japanese, Korean
- Arabic, Hebrew, Turkish
Automatic detection of the customer's phone language.
Premium Templates
Exclusive new designs:
- Luxury: For fine dining establishments
- Bistrot: Warm and authentic
- Night Bar: Sleek, dark ambiance
- Fast Casual: Modern and dynamic
- Seasonal: Event templates (Christmas, Easter, etc.)
📸 Photo Features
Dish Photos
- Unlimited image uploads
- Automatic optimisation (compression, cropping)
- Swipeable gallery on mobile
- High-definition zoom
Cover Photo
- Atmospheric header image for your menu
- Automatic slideshow
- Presentation video (MP4)
📊 Advanced Analytics
Dashboard
- Views: Number of scans per day/week/month
- Popular dishes: Top 10 most viewed items
- Time spent: Average browsing duration
- Sources: Where your visitors come from (table QR, window display, web)
AI Insights
- Menu optimisation suggestions
- Underperforming dish detection
- Pricing recommendations
🍽️ Advanced Management
Multi-Menu
- Main menu, Brunch, Happy Hour, Children's menu...
- Scheduled activation/deactivation (by time of day)
- One QR code, multiple menus
Stock Management
- Mark items out of stock in 1 click
- "Last portions available" display
- Replacement suggestions
Daily Specials
- Dedicated highlighted section
- Weekly scheduling
- Customer push notifications (optional)
🎨 Customisation
Full Branding
- Logo in header
- Custom colours (primary, secondary)
- Choice of fonts
- Custom footer
Custom QR Code
- Your logo in the centre of the QR code
- Colours matched to your brand
- Multiple formats (PNG, SVG, high-resolution PDF)
📱 Customer Experience
Allergens & Dietary Requirements
- 14 major allergens identified per dish
- Filters: Vegan, Vegetarian, Gluten-free, Halal, Kosher
- Nutritional information (calories, macros)
Accessibility
- High contrast mode
- Adjustable text size
- Screen reader compatibility
- WCAG 2.1 AA compliant
🔗 Integrations
- Reservations: TheFork, Zenchef, Resy
- Ordering: Deliveroo, Uber Eats (menu sync)
- POS: Lightspeed, Square, SumUp
- Reviews: Google, TripAdvisor, Yelp
- Social media: Instagram, Facebook
🎧 Premium Support
- Priority chat: Response within 1 hour
- Phone: Dedicated direct line
- Onboarding: Personalised 30-minute session
- Account manager: Dedicated contact (groups)
💰 2026 Pricing
| Feature | Free | Premium | Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic digital menu | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Custom QR code | ⚪ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Unlimited photos | ⚪ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Multi-menu | ⚪ | ✅ | ✅ |
| AI translation | ⚪ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Menu photo OCR | ⚪ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Advanced analytics | ⚪ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Premium templates | ⚪ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Priority support | ⚪ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Multi-location | ⚪ | ⚪ | ✅ |
| Account manager | ⚪ | ⚪ | ✅ |
| Price/month | £0 | £25 | Custom quote |
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