Table-top advertising for cafés & restaurants

Turn every table into revenue.

Kelp puts a free digital screen on your tables, rotating local ads and your own promotions. You earn a share of every ad. No cost, no effort.

  • Free hardware
  • No contracts
  • Silent by design
How it works

Set up for you. Earning from the first ad.

Three steps, and we handle the first one for you.

  1. 1

    We set up the screens

    Kelp brings a small screen and stand for each table, pairs them to your venue with a six-character code,, and you're live.

  2. 2

    Ads and your specials rotate

    Local, reviewed ads play alongside your own promotions. One slot in every three is yours — for happy hours, new dishes and events.

  3. 3

    You earn from every ad play

    Every completed ad play counts toward your share of the ad revenue. Watch it build in your dashboard, with the maths shown line by line.

Your content is never filler

The screen loops two ads, then one of yours. Your slot is guaranteed — and when there are no ads booked, the whole screen is yours.

For venues

Everything in one simple dashboard.

See which screens are online, how many plays your venue served today, and what you've earned this month. Upload a new special from your phone and it's on your tables within minutes.

  • No cost, no maintenance

    Hardware, setup and support are on us. No contracts, no minimum term.

  • Your content, your way

    Upload photos or short videos, crop them for the screen, pause or reorder any time.

  • Transparent earnings

    See plays per day, live screen status, and exactly how your share is calculated.

  • Bring your team

    Invite staff to keep your specials fresh while you stay in control of the screens.

app.joinkelp.comExample

Estimated revenue share · October

$136.80

Ad plays this month
18,240
Rate per 1,000 ad plays
$25.00
Gross ad revenue
$456.00
Your share
30%

Your café

6 tables

Online

Plays · last 7 days

Ads Your content

In rotation now

  • Happy hour 4–6pm8s
  • New autumn menu8s
  • Live music Fridays8s
Built for hospitality

A screen that respects the room.

Your guests came for the coffee and the company. Kelp stays in the background.

  • Always silent

    No sound, ever. Your music and your conversations stay yours.

  • Nothing to tap

    No touchscreens, QR codes or pop-ups. A calm screen guests glance at.

  • Keeps playing offline

    Screens store their loop ahead of time and ride through Wi-Fi drops.

  • Every ad reviewed

    Our team approves each ad, so only appropriate, local content reaches your tables.

For advertisers

Be the local name at every table.

Put your business in front of people in your neighbourhood, at the moment they're relaxed and looking up.

  • Hyper-local

    Reach people a few streets from your business, in the cafés they already visit.

  • Seen, not scrolled past

    A single full-screen ad at eye level, at the table, while guests wait and linger.

  • Counted plays

    Every completed play is logged per screen, so you know exactly what you paid for.

FAQ

Questions, answered.

Anything else? Drop us a line and a real person will get back to you.

What does it cost?

Nothing. Kelp supplies the screens and stands, sets them up, and looks after them. There's no fee, no contract and no minimum term.

What hardware goes on my tables?

A small Android phone in a table stand, locked to the Kelp screen. It runs fullscreen and needs only power and an internet connection — your venue Wi-Fi or a data SIM.

What if the Wi-Fi drops?

The screen keeps playing. Every screen downloads its full loop ahead of time, so it carries on through an outage and catches up on reporting once it's back online.

Will it make any noise?

Never. Every ad and every piece of your content plays silently. There are no touchscreens, QR codes or pop-ups either — it's a calm screen, not a distraction.

Who decides which ads appear?

Every advertisement is reviewed and approved by the Kelp team before it reaches a screen. Ads are local and appropriate for a café or restaurant setting.

How much of the screen time is mine?

By default, one slot in every three plays your own content — specials, events, new dishes. If you haven't added anything yet, a simple card with your venue name fills that slot.

How is my share worked out?

Advertisers pay a rate per thousand ad plays. You earn an agreed percentage of the ad revenue your screens generate, and your dashboard shows the calculation line by line as plays add up through the month. Plays of your own content are always free.

Can my team help manage it?

Yes. Invite staff to your dashboard so they can upload and update your promo content. Pairing screens stays with the owner account.

Your tables are already there. Let them earn.

Sign up in a couple of minutes. We'll be in touch to arrange your screens.