> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.mesobordering.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Waiter Dashboard: Live Overview and Alerts

> The MesobOrdering Waiter Dashboard shows active tables, pending orders, revenue stats, and live waiter call and overdue bill alerts.

**URL:** `/waiter/dashboard` **Access:** After login, or click **Dashboard** in the waiter navigation.

The Waiter Dashboard is your home screen — a quick overview of your current shift.

## Layout

The Waiter layout has a **bottom navigation bar** (mobile) or a **left sidebar** (desktop) with these links:

* **Dashboard** — Home overview
* **Tables** — View and manage tables
* **Orders** — View all orders
* **Place Order** — Take a new order for a table

## Overview cards

**Date & Time display:** Current date and time shown prominently in the top-right corner.

**Stats cards:**

| Card                | Icon | What it shows                                        |
| ------------------- | ---- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| **Active Tables**   | 🪑   | Number of tables with an active guest session        |
| **Pending Orders**  | ⏳    | Orders waiting to be prepared (PENDING or PREPARING) |
| **Today's Revenue** | 💰   | Total ETB value from completed orders today          |
| **Avg Order Value** | 📊   | Average ETB per order today                          |

## Waiter call alerts

If a guest at a table presses the **Call Waiter** button on their phone, a **yellow alert banner** instantly appears at the top of your dashboard:

> 🛎️ **Table \[X]** is calling for a waiter — "I need assistance" *\[Time of request]*

* Click the **✕** button on the right to dismiss the alert once you've attended to the guest.
* Multiple alerts can stack if several tables call at once.

**Bill Overdue Alert:** If a table has been waiting too long for their bill, a **red alert** appears:

> ⏰ **Overdue Bill — Table \[X]** — waiting **\[N] minutes**. Process payment immediately.

Click **Go to Bills →** to jump directly to the bills page.

## Quick actions

Four large buttons for fast navigation:

* **👨‍🍳 Kitchen View** — See the kitchen order queue (with pending orders badge)
* **🪑 Tables** — View all active tables
* **📝 All Orders** — See all recent orders
* **💰 Process Bills** — Jump to bill processing

## Active Tables panel

The left panel shows all currently occupied tables:

* **Table Number** (bold)
* **Guest count** (e.g. "3 guests")
* **Current Total** (in ETB)
* **ACTIVE** badge
* **View** button — Go to the table's detail view
* **Bill** button — Jump directly to billing for that table

## Recent Orders panel

The right panel shows the last 10 orders with columns:

* **Order ID** (short)
* **Table Number**
* **Amount** (ETB)
* **Status** badge (color-coded)
* **View** button — See order details
* **Start Prep** button — Appears for PENDING orders; click to move to PREPARING