Live cameras for restaurants and cafés

A living atmosphere

For a restaurant with a panoramic view, a terrace, a stage or an open kitchen, a stream becomes a vivid extension of the website. The guest gets a much better sense of what kind of place it is.

The player can sit next to the menu, the events listing or the booking form. Taking and confirming a table is handled by the restaurant's own website or system.

Individual internal streams can be kept private and made available to branch managers.

Areas and use cases

A public field of view should show the space, not individual guests. Shots that reveal the architecture, the landscape or the open preparation area are especially useful.

• the summer terrace and the panoramic view;
• a wide shot of the dining room;
• the open kitchen, with no screens in shot;
• the stage and public performances;
• the courtyard or garden;
• the entrance and the weather outside;
• an event room;
• views from several branches.

Tills, card terminals, documents, internal areas and private functions are not shown publicly.

Live stream from a restaurant — example

An overview camera conveys the atmosphere of the space and helps guests see what the restaurant is like before they visit.

LIVE

Restaurant dining room

A live wide shot of the space and the atmosphere of the venue

What rtsp.me gives you

The service combines publishing cameras for guests with restricted viewing for the team.

• Existing camerasAccessible RTSP streams, with no equipment to replace
• Browser and mobileViewing on any mainstream device
• Sites and usersBranches and manager access
• Restricted accessPassword or allowed domain
• Cloud archiveRecording for the period you choose
• MonitoringSignal loss alerts
• HTML embeddingA player next to the menu or the events listing
• Video streamRTSP video in H.264 and H.265

Five steps to connect

Choose a wide field of view and make sure that tills, documents and private areas stay out of shot.

1. Create an account at rtsp.me.
2. Add the restaurant's IP camera.
3. Enter the RTSP link of the stream.
4. Wait for the check and configure access.
5. Take the link or the HTML code for your website.

The visitor watches the video in a modern browser, while the restaurant decides where the player goes.

What the business gains

Live video confirms the view from the window, how much room the terrace has and the scale of the stage. It is easier for a guest to choose a place for a meeting or an occasion.

The stream is easy to share before a concert or a seasonal opening. It complements the menu and the photographs without standing in for information about tables.

For a group of venues, cameras can be organized by site and made available to the users responsible.

Archive and monitoring

The cloud archive lets you review events within a chosen field of view over a given period, where the recording is kept lawfully and access is restricted.

rtsp.me monitors the signal and notifies you if it is lost, so the team can check the network, the power or the camera.

The retention period is chosen to suit the restaurant's needs, and viewing rights are given to authorized staff.

Privacy and limitations

People should not be shown in identifying close-up without good reason. A public field of view is pointed at the space, the landscape or the stage.

The venue is responsible for notice of video surveillance, for the choice of field of view and for archive access. During a private function the stream is switched off or made private.

Frequently asked questions