EATIGO

Project Type

Eatigo is a dining application which allows users to browse for restaurants on curated categories, top & new restaurant tabs, or use ‘here & now’ feature to see nearby restaurants, or simply search for the restaurant users are looking for. Users can select the restaurant they would like to dine in as they can pick a time, date & discount and confirm reservation. Users can do an instant booking confirmation which will be sent to them on the app, email and sms. Users can dine in 3 easy steps: first is arrive at the restaurant on time and show the booking code digitally, second is order any food items from the menu and enjoy the discount (drinks are excluded from eatigo’s discount) and the third is pay for the bill with discount already automatically deducted

Key Challenges

• The project involved massive volumes of data based on the huge number of diverse restaurants in the area as well as distinct keyword-driven data types to make it easy for diners to find precisely what they wanted.
• The system also needed to include a built-in reservation system, social media connections and a navigation utility for mobile users to reach their destinations.

Proposition & Solution

• Development of the website with the features of the online dining website.
• Login/registration section for the customers on the website
• Restaurant management module for the admin to create and manage the account for the restaurant owners.
• Advanced search [Solr] functionality. Restaurant module to view the details of the restaurant and book the restaurant online.
• A Widget System, so the booking could be made from other sites.
• Yield Calendar Implementation for real time calculation of discounts. Multilingual site for getting users from everywhere.

Our Development Process

• The Discovery Phase- Our business analysts performed a lot of research and brainstorming before the app development process. At the end of the discovery phase the “Who, Why, What, When and Where” of the project were thoroughly scrutinized.
• The Execution Phase- After gathering all the nuts and bolts to proceed, it was time for project execution. Our designers, developers and quality analysts followed agile development process for execution and worked side-by-side to achieve the project aims. Our project managers also did regular reviews to check the progress of the project went smoothly and according to the time.
• Sprint Base Project Delivery-We took client’s feedback on each stage of development and applied the feedback in the project. It helped us to meet the client’s expectations in the best possible manner.
• The Deployment Phase- Now, app was ready to be unleashed to the world after rigorous development & testing period. We deployed the app in the appstore.

Salient Features

• A deal website, offering discounts for restaurants.
• A method for calculation of deals & discounts.
• Run time calculation of discounts on the basis of peak time of day and peak time of week.
• Solr Search & memcaching for faster search results, a multilingual website.
• A restaurant widget facility using which the restaurant owner can place a widget on another website and book tables.

Results & Benefits

The result is a scalable and effective solution was delivered on time and within the stipulated budget. It met all the technology requirements of the client, allowing them to scale up their business. The website visitors are now able to search the restaurants and make bookings on a particular restaurant and take benefit of various deals offered by various restaurants on the website.