For restaurants & cafes

Bill fast, control food cost

Print receipts in seconds, track ingredients down to the gram, and know the true cost of every dish. Paper & Pen keeps the kitchen, the till and the books working together.

  • Free, fast receipts
  • Ingredient and recipe costing
  • Supplier purchase orders

Free forever · No credit card required · Add modules anytime

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Built in Oman · used worldwide

Quick receipts

Take an order, apply tax and service, and print or share a receipt in seconds.

Recipe costing

Define recipes from ingredients so you know the real cost of every dish.

Ingredient stock

Track raw materials by unit, batch and expiry, with low-stock alerts.

Supplier orders

Raise purchase orders to suppliers and update stock and cost on receipt.

Food cost percent

Compare dish cost to menu price so your margins stay healthy.

Sales reports

See top dishes, daily takings and trends across days and branches.

A faster front of house

Receipts that keep the line moving

Lunch rush leaves no time for slow billing. Add items, apply VAT or service charge, take payment and hand over a clean receipt in seconds, then share it on WhatsApp if a guest asks. Every sale posts to your books automatically, so closing the day is a glance, not an evening of typing.

  • Add items and take payment fast
  • VAT and service charge handled for you
  • Daily takings reconcile automatically

The kitchen tells the truth

Recipe costing that protects your margin

A dish is only profitable if you know what it costs. Build recipes from ingredients, let Paper & Pen cost each plate from live purchase prices, and watch your food-cost percentage as supplier prices move. Track ingredients by batch and expiry, raise purchase orders, and keep waste in check. Built in Oman with native OMR, AED and SAR and 5% VAT, and ready for USD, EUR or any market.

  • Recipes costed from live ingredient prices
  • Batch and expiry tracking on raw materials
  • Purchase orders that update cost on receipt

Questions

Everything you need to know

Can I cost my menu from ingredient prices?
Yes. Define each dish as a recipe of ingredients and Paper & Pen calculates its cost from current purchase prices, so you can set menu prices that protect your margin.
Does it track ingredients and expiry?
Yes. Raw materials are tracked by unit of measure, batch and expiry date, with low-stock alerts so you reorder before you run dry.
Can I apply VAT and a service charge?
Yes. Apply 5% GCC VAT, a service charge or any tax rate, all calculated automatically on the bill.
Is billing free for a cafe?
Sales and Invoicing, including receipts, is free forever. Add Inventory and Manufacturing when you want ingredient tracking and recipe costing.
Can I manage more than one outlet?
Yes. Track sales and stock per branch and see live quantities and daily takings across all your outlets from one workspace.

Serve fast, cost smart

Start free with receipts and billing, then add Inventory and recipe costing to take control of food cost.

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