Abstract: A system for implementing a robotic waiter includes a menu-translator in communication with the restaurant-POS system for translating a selected menu stored in the restaurant-POS system into a structured menu-document representative of the selected menu, a menu-presentation engine in communication with the menu-translator for translating the structured menu-document into a format understandable by a conventional browser, an order-presentation engine for creating a structured order-document on the basis of data received from the browser, and an order-translator in communication with the restaurant-POS system for translating the structured order-document into a format understandable by the restaurant-POS system.