# Kitchen display and courses: dishes sent to the right station

> beevity sends each dish to the kitchen station it belongs to, as a printed ticket and on the kitchen display. Later courses can be held and fired by hand or on a timer, and when the kitchen marks a dish ready, the till that took the order shows a card and plays a chime.

Source: https://beevity.io/features/kitchen/  
Updated: 10 October 2026  
Status: Ready

## At a glance

| Item | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| Stations | Named by you, for example kitchen and bar, routed by dish or category |
| Kitchen ticket | One 80 mm ticket per station: dish, note, seat, course, no prices |
| Kitchen display | Oldest first, station filter, course and seat, refreshes every few seconds |
| Dish states | New, sent, ready, served; later courses held as queued |
| Course firing | By hand, after 1 to 480 minutes, or when the previous course is served |
| Late warning | A card turns red after 15 minutes (adjustable) |
| Ready alert | Card and chime on the till that booked the dish, repeated every 5 minutes |
| Kitchen login | Sees the kitchen display only: no sales, reports or settings |

## How do orders reach the kitchen?

When a waiter adds dishes to a ticket, beevity sends them to the kitchen right away. Each dish goes to its station, set on the dish or inherited from its category. Each station gets its own printed ticket, and the kitchen display shows the order. A manual “Send” button covers anything that was held back.

The dish note travels with the line, up to 160 characters, with shortcut buttons you define per dish or for the whole menu: “no onions”, “less sweet”, “extra spicy”.

## How do courses work?

You name your courses, for example starters, mains and dessert. When an order with several courses is sent, the first course goes to the kitchen. Later ones are held and shown on the display as coming up, so the kitchen can prepare without cooking yet.

| Firing mode | What triggers the next course |
| --- | --- |
| Manual | The waiter taps “Fire mains” |
| Timed | A set number of minutes after the previous course was sent |
| On served | Every dish of the previous course has been served |

Timed and on-served firing can be combined, or both left off. Each course moves once, even when several tablets and the timer act at the same moment.

## What does the kitchen display do?

It lists orders oldest first, with station filter, course and seat, and refreshes every few seconds. A card turns red when it is late, 15 minutes by default. “Start now” pulls a held course forward. Marking a dish ready alerts the till that booked it.

## How is the waiter told that food is ready?

The till that took the order shows a card for the table and plays a short chime. If the plate waits longer than the reminder time, 5 minutes by default, it chimes again. Tapping “Picked up” marks the dishes served.

## Who can use the kitchen login?

A kitchen role sees the kitchen display and nothing else. It cannot sell, see prices or open reports.

## Frequently asked questions

### Do I need a screen in the kitchen?

No. Each station can work from printed tickets alone. The display adds timing, courses and the ready button.

### How does a dish know where to go?

Each dish, or its category, has a station. A green curry goes to the kitchen, a mango shake to the bar. Items without a station, such as a bottle of water, never go to the kitchen.

### What does the kitchen see of the guest?

The dish, its note, the seat and the course. Prices and the table’s internal guest note are never sent to the kitchen.

### Is the sound on all the time?

Each device chooses: chimes for my own orders, for all orders, or off. Browsers only allow sound after the first tap on the screen; until then the card still appears.

## Related

- [Open tickets & tables](https://beevity.io/features/open-tickets/)
- [Stock & recipes](https://beevity.io/features/inventory/)
- [Payments & receipts](https://beevity.io/features/payments/)

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beevity (ทีมขยัน กำไรหวาน) · beevity is a point-of-sale and booking system for Thai businesses whose staff earn commission: massage shops, spas, salons, clinics, bars, restaurants and resorts. beevity goes live in Thailand on 1 December 2026. These are the final testing days. Businesses on the waitlist get the first setup dates. Waitlist: https://beevity.io/waitlist/