Simple Restaurant Management System using Java (2026)

Simple Restaurant Management System using Java With Source Code

The Simple Restaurant Management System using Java is intended for the use of people that has a mini restaurant.

This Simple Restaurant Management System will allow the user to record items that are being purchased by the customer.

Also, this system is capable of viewing the item that is already sold.

This system can be downloaded for free at the link below. You can also use this as a simple project in your school project.

The Simple Restaurant Management System Project In Java has several features that are suited especially in the restaurant store.

The System Java Project was developed using Java programming language in Netbeans IDE, and the database application used was XAMPP(MySQL).

The main features of the system available to the user are the following:

Food – Automatic Computation when a user keys in of order based on quantity.

Customer – Automatic Computation of customers bills

Customer – Automatic Computation of customer change

Customer – Capable of printing the orders of customers

Food – allow the user to search a food based on what category

The following are the software that you’ll need in order for this program to run:
1. Java Development Kit Software
2. XAMPP

You can download the JDK from this website link http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/pt/java/javase/downloads/index.html

and the xampp software can be found at this link https://www.apachefriends.org/download.html

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For questions, any other concerns, or thesis/capstone creation with documentation, you can contact me through the following:

To download the source code, click here.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does this Java restaurant or cafe management system work?

Menu inventory, customer orders, billing, kitchen queue, reports. JTable for menu/orders, JasperReports for billing, kitchen display. Standard Java Swing + JDBC + MySQL pattern.

What Java JDK and MySQL versions does this project require?

Most projects in this batch use Java JDK 8 or 11 with MySQL 5.7+ or MariaDB 10+. To run: install JDK (Adoptium / Oracle), install MySQL Server + MySQL Workbench, install NetBeans IDE (15+ supports modern JDK), open the project (.zip extracted folder), right-click + Open Project, add MySQL JDBC driver to Project Libraries, run.

How do I set up the database for this Java project?

Open MySQL Workbench (or phpMyAdmin if you have XAMPP), create a new empty database with the name specified in the project. Import the included .sql file via Server, Data Import in Workbench (or Import tab in phpMyAdmin). Update the connection class (usually DBConnection.java or DatabaseConnection.java) with your MySQL host, port, username, password, and database name.

Can I use this Java project for a BSIT capstone or thesis?

Yes, Java is one of the most accepted languages by Philippine BSIT panels. Extend it: add role-based access (admin/staff/customer login redirect), JasperReports printable reports, dashboards with JFreeChart, audit log, multi-branch support. Pair with Chapter 1-5 documentation matching your panel’s rubric.

Why am I getting ‘ClassNotFoundException: com.mysql.jdbc.Driver’ or ‘No suitable driver’?

Three common Java JDBC issues: (1) MySQL JDBC driver JAR not added to project Libraries. Right-click Project, Properties, Libraries, Add JAR/Folder, select mysql-connector-java-X.X.X.jar. (2) Wrong driver class name. Modern (8.0+) uses com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver, legacy (5.x) uses com.mysql.jdbc.Driver. (3) Connection URL missing serverTimezone parameter, add ?serverTimezone=UTC to the URL.

Where can I find more Java projects with source code?

Browse the Java Projects hub for the full library (120+ Java desktop systems). For modern Java web alternatives consider Spring Boot. For other desktop stacks see VB.NET Projects or C# Projects. For BSIT capstone idea lists see 150 Best Capstone Project Ideas.