Filed under ai in hospitality.
5 stories in the archive.
13 May 2026
AI in hospitality: what's worth it, and what's just hype
Every POS pitch in 2026 says "AI-powered". Some of those claims are real product, some are wallpaper. We separate the two, using ORDR's actual shipping AI features and the ones we deliberately do not ship, and argue for the narrow, bounded use of machine learning in hospitality software.
8 May 2024
Multilingual menus: where machine translation gets it wrong, and how we catch it
Machine translation is good enough for prose and dangerous for menus. Dishes are full of proper nouns, regional terms and cultural context that NMT systems mis-handle in specific, repeatable ways. Here is what we have seen go wrong, why, and the review gate ORDR builds in.
14 Aug 2022
Feature: automagic menu translation
Translating a menu by hand is tedious. From today, getting started (or adding a new language) is a single click. Under the hood, it is machine translation, so verify with a native speaker before going live.
23 Jul 2022
Feature: translated kitchen tickets
The same translation engine that helps customers read your menu can also print kitchen tickets in the language your chefs speak. Fewer mistakes on the line, happier staff.
23 Feb 2022
Feature: translated menus
Maintain a single menu across every language your customers speak. Prices, photos, and descriptions stay in sync automatically, and ORDR shows each customer the right menu based on their device language.