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

# Restaurant Information and Localization

> Set your restaurant's name, contact details, country, timezone, default currency, customer site language, and dashboard visibility from the web admin.

Your restaurant's core details, location, and money formatting all live in the web admin Settings area. Getting these right early means receipts, the customer website, and your dashboard all show the correct name, currency, and times from day one.

This page covers three related settings screens you reach from the browser dashboard:

* **Restaurant Information** — name, address, contact details, cloud kitchen, Google review link, custom tax fields, and predefined tip amounts.
* **App Settings (Timezone and Localization)** — country, timezone, default currency, customer site language, and dashboard visibility toggles.
* **Currency Settings** — the list of currencies you can use, and which one is the default.

<Note>
  **Permissions.** You need the **Manage Settings** capability to view and change any of these screens. If you can't see Settings, ask an administrator to grant it on your role.
</Note>

## Restaurant information

Open **Settings > Restaurant Information** to set the details that identify your business across receipts and your customer-facing website.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Set your core details">
    Fill in or update:

    * **Restaurant Name**
    * **Restaurant Address**
    * **Phone Code** — pick your country dialing code from the searchable dropdown
    * **Phone Number**
    * **Email Address**
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add a Google review link (optional)">
    Paste your **Google Review Link** so customers can be pointed to leave a review.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Turn on cloud kitchen (if it applies)">
    Use the **Cloud Kitchen Enabled** toggle if this restaurant operates as a cloud (delivery-only) kitchen. Leave it off for a standard dine-in location.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save your changes">
    Save to apply. Your updated name and contact details flow through to receipts and the customer website.
  </Step>
</Steps>

### Custom tax fields

On the same screen you can manage **custom tax fields** — extra named tax identifiers you want to appear with your restaurant's details. You can **add, edit, and delete** them, giving each a **name** and an **ID**. Add as many as you need.

<Tip>
  Custom tax fields here are just labels for display. To actually calculate tax on orders and items, set up your taxes in [Setting Up Taxes](/essential-setup/taxes).
</Tip>

### Predefined tip amounts

You can also define **predefined tip amounts** that appear as quick-pick options when taking payments. Add, edit, or remove amounts to match what your customers commonly tip.

## Timezone and localization

Open **Settings > App Settings** to set where your restaurant is, how times are shown, your default currency, and what language your customer website uses.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Choose your country and timezone">
    Select your **Country** and **Timezone** from the dropdowns. Both are required. The timezone controls how order times, shifts, and reports are displayed, so make sure it matches where you operate.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Pick your default currency">
    Choose the **Currency** the restaurant uses by default. This pulls from the currencies you've set up in Currency Settings (see below).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set the customer site language">
    Choose the **Customer Site Language** your public ordering website should display in. English is the default; other languages are available if they've been activated for your account.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save">
    Save to apply your localization choices.
  </Step>
</Steps>

### Dashboard visibility toggles

The same screen has three toggles that control whether live activity pop-ups appear on your dashboard:

| Toggle                       | Effect when turned on                                  |
| ---------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Hide New Orders**          | Stops new-order alerts from appearing on the dashboard |
| **Hide New Reservations**    | Stops new-reservation alerts from appearing            |
| **Hide New Waiter Requests** | Stops waiter-request alerts from appearing             |

<Tip>
  Turn these on if a busy dashboard is distracting, or off if you want to be notified the moment something comes in.
</Tip>

## Currency settings

Open **Settings > Currency Settings** to manage the list of currencies available to your restaurant.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Add a currency">
    Add a new currency with its **name**, **code**, **symbol**, and **exchange rate**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Edit or delete a currency">
    Update any existing currency's details, or remove one you no longer need from the list.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set the default currency">
    The **default** currency is chosen on the **App Settings** (Timezone and Localization) screen, not here. Add the currency you want here first, then select it as the default there.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Warning>
  Add a currency in **Currency Settings** before you try to choose it as your default — only currencies that exist in the list appear in the default currency dropdown.
</Warning>

## Related

<Columns cols={2}>
  <Card title="Setting Up Taxes" icon="receipt" href="/essential-setup/taxes">
    Create taxes and choose order-level or item-level tax mode.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Order Numbering and Types" icon="hash" href="/essential-setup/order-numbering-and-types">
    Configure order numbers, QSR mode, and custom order types.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Branches and Operating Hours" icon="building-store" href="/settings/branches-and-operating-hours">
    Manage branches and set opening hours per location.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Languages, Storage, and Modules" icon="language" href="/settings/system-storage-languages">
    Activate languages and configure right-to-left support.
  </Card>
</Columns>