What exactly is Epose?
Epose is our own AI-powered EPOS and ordering system, built on the Autonomous AI platform. It runs on a tablet at the counter and on every phone at every table: QR ordering and pay at table, a kitchen display that routes tickets by station, Menu AI that upsells and hides sold-out dishes across every menu at once, and Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat orders on the same screen as your own. Because it shares one guest record with Ava, your website and your marketing, a guest known at the table is known everywhere.
Can Ava really book a table and take an order with no human?
Yes. During service and after closing, Ava answers the phone and WhatsApp, checks the table plan, books the covers and time under the guest's name and sends the confirmation. For orders she confirms items and price from your live menu, sends the ticket to Epose and the kitchen screen, and takes payment by link. She hands over to a named person for large parties, complaints, private hire and anything allergy-critical, and every call is transcribed.
Do we have to leave our current till, booking app or delivery apps?
Epose replaces the till, the QR ordering and the booking app. The delivery apps stay — Epose aggregates their orders onto one screen so you can retire the tablets and see the commission clearly. Most restaurants move in stages: Ava and QR ordering first, then the kitchen screen and delivery aggregation.
What hardware do we need?
A tablet for the counter, a screen or printer for the kitchen, QR stands for tables and a certified card reader. We quote the hardware at onboarding; many restaurants reuse tablets and printers they already have.
How does Menu AI work?
It watches what sells together and suggests the side, the starter or the second drink at the right moment on the QR menu and to staff; when a dish is marked sold out it disappears from the table menu, the website and the delivery apps at once; and it can push tonight's special or a slow-moving dish. You set the rules and the limits.
Does this handle allergens?
Epose carries the allergen information you publish on every menu and flags the 14 allergens per dish. Ava reads it on request. Neither guarantees a dish is safe — anything allergy-critical is handed to your staff, as it should be.
Can it cut our delivery-app commission?
It can't change the apps' rates — those are your agreements. What it does is put every app order on one screen so you see the commission, and give you direct ordering and a guest list you own, so repeat customers come back through you at zero commission. The calculator above shows what that is worth.
We're a small café — is this too much?
No. Core is built for exactly that: Epose on one tablet with QR order and pay, Ava on the phone, direct ordering, reviews and your own customer list — from £299 a month with the build done for you. The package grows if the room does.
Does it work for a group?
Yes. Complete runs multi-site Epose with one guest record across sites, site-level reporting, and sales and tips flowing through to your accountant and payroll without re-keying.
What do you need from us?
Your menu with prices and allergens, opening hours, table plan and turn times, deposit and no-show rules, access to your delivery apps and Google Business Profile, dish photos if you have them, and a named person for the weekly numbers. Onboarding collects it in one session.
How quickly is it live?
Onboarding is a paid, guaranteed build. Ava on the phone and Epose QR ordering typically go live inside 14 days; the kitchen display, delivery aggregation, marketing and the rest follow over the first month — timed for your next busy season. If we miss the date, we keep working at no extra charge.
What does it cost?
Plans from £299 a month plus a one-time onboarding fee from £499, on a 3, 6 or 12-month term; Epose hardware quoted separately. We are not VAT registered, so there is no VAT to add. Ad spend is billed to your own accounts and delivery-app commission stays on your own agreements. Full detail is on our pricing page.
