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How Merlin Cloud transforms Restaurants, Pubs and Cafes

Revolutionise your restaurant, pub, or café with Merlin Cloud's AI-powered solutions. Streamline operations, improve customer experience, and boost profitability with smart tools designed to optimise every aspect of your business, from kitchen efficiency to customer engagement.

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Fully understand how your restaurant is performing

In the fast-paced hospitality environment, having a clear understanding of your restaurant’s performance is crucial. With Merlin Cloud's advanced tracking solutions, you can monitor customer movements from the moment they enter your establishment until they leave. Our system tracks foot traffic, queue lengths, and even the movement of products within your restaurant, providing you with a comprehensive view of your operations.

This data is fed into a detailed traffic analysis, allowing you to see peak times, customer flow patterns, and areas that may need attention. By understanding how customers interact with your space—whether it's waiting in line, choosing products, or moving through different sections—you can make informed decisions to optimise service, reduce wait times, and improve overall customer satisfaction.

Solutions

You can use and combine our products in a way that works best for your business. Below is a collection of our favourite solutions

Get the Full Picture of Your Restaurant

With our visualisation tool, Merlin Vision, you can gain a complete understanding of how your restaurant operates. Merlin Vision creates detailed heat maps that show customer traffic patterns, helping you identify high and low activity areas. By analysing long-term historical data, you can understand trends in product lifts, queue dynamics, and occupancy levels over time.

Additionally, Merlin Vision provides a live view of your entire restaurant, accessible from one central dashboard. This allows you to monitor everything happening in your restaurant in real-time, no matter where you are. With these insights, you can make data-driven decisions to optimise operations, improve customer experience, and ensure your restaurant runs smoothly, even when you’re not on-site.

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Integrate a check-in kiosk or mobile reservation system into your restaurant

Improve your restaurant's efficiency and customer experience by integrating our advanced kiosk solution. With this system, you can offer a seamless, no-human ordering process where customers can place orders directly from a kiosk or even from their table using a mobile device. This not only speeds up service but also reduces wait times and enhances the overall dining experience.

Beyond ordering, the kiosk system allows customers to easily check in for reservations, leave reviews, and participate in special events or promotions. Whether it's ordering a meal, providing feedback, or engaging with your restaurant's events, our kiosk solution makes it simple and convenient for your customers, leading to higher satisfaction and increased loyalty.

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Track queues being formed in your restaurant

Do you often struggle to predict when your restaurant will be busiest? Our intelligent queue tracking system can take the guesswork out of managing peak times. By continuously monitoring customer flow and queue formation, our system identifies patterns and predicts your busiest periods with precision.

This data can be seamlessly integrated into your employeeing schedules, ensuring you have the right number of employees on hand during peak times. By anticipating high-traffic periods, you can optimise employee allocation, reduce wait times, and improve overall service efficiency, allowing you to focus on delivering an exceptional dining experience.

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Let Us Manage The Employee Rota With Our Allocation Tools

Take the hassle out of employee scheduling with our advanced allocation tools. Using queue learning algorithms, our system can automatically predict and allocate employee based on real-time and historical data. Whether you run a restaurant, pub, or hotel, our solution ensures that you always have the right number of employee on hand to meet demand.

By analysing patterns in customer flow and peak times, our tools optimise your employee rota, ensuring efficient coverage during busy periods and reducing unnecessary labor costs during quieter times. Let us handle the scheduling so you can focus on what matters most—providing excellent service to your customers.

 

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Ensuring Restaurant Security with Motion Tracking and Recording Theft

Protect your restaurant with our advanced motion tracking and security system. Our AI-powered cameras monitor and record all movement within your establishment, ensuring that every individual’s actions are tracked and securely stored. In the unfortunate event of a theft, this detailed footage serves as crucial evidence that can be kept on file and used to report the incident to authorities.

By continuously monitoring the premises, our system not only helps deter potential theft but also provides you with peace of mind, knowing that your restaurant is under constant surveillance. With our solution, you can maintain a safe and secure environment for both your staff and customers.

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Ready to increase your store performance by 24%?

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Thanks to Merlin Cloud, I now understand my customers patterns and can therefore increase my sales.

Omar Abdulkarim

Co-founder of Mission Cafe

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Frequently asked questions

We have a friendly team of account managers who would love to answer any questions you have along with a complete knowledge base.

How can Merlin Cloud help improve my restaurant’s performance?

Merlin Cloud’s advanced tracking solutions monitor customer movements, foot traffic, queue lengths, and product interactions, providing you with a comprehensive view of your restaurant’s operations. This data allows you to optimise service, reduce wait times, and improve overall customer satisfaction.

What is Merlin Vision and how does it benefit my restaurant?

Merlin Vision is a visualisation tool that creates detailed heat maps and tracks long-term trends in your restaurant, such as customer traffic, product lifts, and queue dynamics. It provides real-time and historical data that helps you understand and optimise your restaurant’s performance.

Can I monitor my restaurant remotely with Merlin Vision?

Yes, Merlin Vision provides a live view of your entire restaurant from one central dashboard. This allows you to monitor everything happening in real-time, even when you’re not on-site, ensuring that you stay informed and in control.

How does the kiosk system improve customer experience in my restaurant?

Our kiosk system enables a seamless, no-human ordering process, allowing customers to place orders directly from a kiosk or mobile device. This reduces wait times, speeds up service, and enhances the overall dining experience. It also facilitates check-ins, reviews, and event participation.

Can the system predict when my restaurant will be busiest?

Yes, our intelligent queue tracking system continuously monitors customer flow and queue formation, identifying patterns and predicting your busiest periods. This helps you optimise staff allocation and manage peak times more effectively.

How does Merlin Cloud help with employee scheduling?

Our advanced allocation tools use queue learning algorithms to predict and automatically allocate staff based on real-time and historical data. This ensures that you have the right number of employees on hand during busy periods, reducing labor costs and improving service efficiency.

What security features does Merlin Cloud offer for restaurants?

Merlin Cloud’s security system includes AI-powered motion tracking that monitors and records all movements within your restaurant. In case of theft or suspicious activity, the system alerts you and securely stores the footage, which can be used as evidence if needed.

Can Merlin Cloud’s systems integrate with my existing restaurant management tools?

Yes, Merlin Cloud’s solutions are designed to integrate seamlessly with your existing restaurant management systems, ensuring a cohesive and efficient operation across all aspects of your business.

How can the system help with customer engagement?

Beyond ordering and check-ins, our kiosk system allows customers to leave reviews, participate in events, and engage with your restaurant through personalised interactions, leading to higher satisfaction and increased loyalty.

Is the data collected by Merlin Cloud secure and private?

Absolutely. Merlin Cloud takes data security seriously. All data collected by our systems, including motion tracking and customer interactions, is securely stored and protected, ensuring privacy and compliance with relevant regulations.

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