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N° 02 — Coffee Be InCLIENT BUILD

Orders arrive on the phone the owner already uses.

Coffee Be In is an installable web app for a coffee shop in Patras, Greece. Customers browse the menu, order for pickup or book a table, and each order or booking reaches the owner as a WhatsApp message.

See it working →

The working demo uses a sample menu and prices. Orders and bookings sent from the demo go to North Star Labs, not to the café.

The app

Five screens, one tab bar.

Home.

The opening screen of the app.

Menu.

Browse by category, add items, change quantities and see a running total. Checkout asks for a name, a pickup time and an optional note.

Space.

Photos and video of the café, with a full-screen viewer.

Reserve.

Party size, date, time and seating area: outside, inside or bar.

Contact.

WhatsApp, directions in Maps, the address and a QR code for sharing the app.

How it works

No back office. The message is the order.

01

The customer builds the order or the booking in the app.

02

The app writes it out as a clear, readable message.

03

WhatsApp opens with the message ready, and the customer sends it to the café.

Payment happens at the counter, on pickup.

Built in

  • Greek and English throughout, switchable at any time.
  • Installs to the phone's home screen from the browser, without an app store.
  • Works offline after the first visit: screens, fonts and images are kept on the phone. Videos load when online.
  • No database and no admin panel. The owner receives everything on WhatsApp.

Not included today

These are not part of the app.

  • Loyalty: points, stamps or vouchers.
  • Online payment.
  • Customer accounts or login.
  • Saved carts: refreshing the page clears the order.
  • Order tracking or confirmation inside the app once the message is sent.
Elsewhere

The same screens, another business.

Without new features, only by changing content and labels, the same five screens could serve:

A bakery or pastry shop.

Pre-orders for pickup at a chosen time.

A bar or wine bar.

Table bookings by seating area.

A restaurant with takeaway.

Menu by category and pickup orders.

A hair or beauty salon.

Reserve used for appointments, Menu used as the list of services.

A shop with a small product range.

Menu as a catalogue, with pickup in store.

Anything from the "not included" list would be new work, scoped separately.

CLIENT BUILD

Built for a coffee shop in Patras, Greece. Awaiting final content from the owner.

Thinking of something similar for a business?

Write to me at contact@nstarlabs.com.

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