Dining Table Projection Mapping
Dining becomes the story
Animation projected onto the tabletop and the plates, with a custom story built around your menu and the rhythm of service. A complete, permanent hardware and software installation for restaurants, hotels and resorts — designed, installed, calibrated to each table and supported by us.
The guests sit down, the lights dip, and the table starts to move. Cutlery dances, flowers bloom across the cloth, and miniature chefs get to work on the plate before the real dish lands on it. Each chapter of the story is started by your staff as a course arrives, so the show keeps pace with the kitchen instead of the other way round.
This is a permanent installation that you own: laser projectors mounted overhead, playback hardware, a central console, and an original animated story written around your menu. We design it, install it, calibrate it to each table and train your team to run it every day.
See the experience
A second story: Kutch on the table
Both films on this page are demonstrations, recorded as actual projection on a real table with four physical plates. This one takes a regional theme instead of a chef.
Capabilities
What's included in dining table projection mapping
Projectors + mounts
Commercial laser projection, secure overhead mounts, signal cabling and playback hardware.
Calibrated to each table
Tabletops and plates are aligned individually, then tested in the restaurant's own lighting.
Original 3D storytelling
One five-minute master story, reused across tables: miniature chefs, culinary transformations, music and sound design.
Service-led playback
Staff trigger each chapter as the dishes arrive, so the story follows the agreed menu and service cues.
One central console
Run tables together or individually. Local players, control hardware and playback software are included.
Ready for daily use
Commissioning, staff training and an operating guide are included. On-site mounting, wiring and fitting are charged separately.
The investment
One clear calculation
Master tabletop area × finished content minutes × rate. The price covers the original content and the first table's hardware.
Original content + first-table hardware
₹10,000per sq ft per finished minute
Minimum initial scope: 12 sq ft × 5 minutes = ₹6 lakh + GST
Content is charged once for the agreed master layout. Additional tables playing the same approved content are charged for hardware only, with routine resizing and calibration included.
- Hardware included; on-site fitting charged separately
- Two review rounds and unlimited playback
- First 12 months of care included
- Optional care from year two: ₹18,000 per table per year + GST
One table example
6 ft × 3 ft = 18 sq ft
- Tabletop area6 ft × 3 ft
- 18 sq ft
- Finished contentExcluding service pauses
- 5 minutes
- Price18 × 5 × ₹10,000, plus GST
- ₹9 lakh
Indicative pricing: the rate may change with content complexity. New scenes or menu changes are quoted separately. The final quote separates content, hardware and fitting, and any complexity changes are agreed before production.
Pricing is for permanent installations in India. One-off dinners and venues in other countries are quoted separately.
Work out your costYour venue
What the room needs
The site basis for the price above, and the items that are quoted on top of it.
Fixed tables
Each projector is calibrated to one table position, so the tables it covers stay where they are.
Light surfaces
Light-coloured tabletops and plates carry the picture; the story is designed around them.
Controlled lighting
The room's lighting has to dim for the show. We test every table in your own lighting.
One projector per table
Typically a short-throw laser projector mounted overhead. The final model and number depend on table size, mounting height and lighting.
Fitting and building work
On-site fitting, civil or electrical work and ceiling reinforcement are extra, and listed in the quote.
What you own
Equipment ownership and the rights to play the content at your venue are included. Editable files are not.
It can talk to the system that runs your service
We also build restaurant POS and commission-free online ordering, so the people installing your tables understand how a kitchen and a floor actually run. POS integration with the projection system is available as an extra and quoted separately.
Use cases
Where dining table projection mapping pays off
Signature tables
One or two tables that guests book for the experience and talk about afterwards.
Hotels & resorts
A dining experience guests cannot get at the property down the road.
Regional and themed menus
The story of a place or a cuisine, told course by course on the table.
Private dining rooms
A room that earns its premium, run by your own staff from one console.
How we deliver
From idea to opening night
Brief + site check
Table sizes, menu, room photos, mounting height and lighting. We confirm the site suits projection.
Approved brief
We agree the story, its chapters and the service cues in writing before production starts.
Animation + two review rounds
The five-minute master story is produced with music and sound design, and reviewed with you twice.
Fitting + calibration
Three to five days on site: mounts, cabling, playback hardware, then each tabletop and plate aligned and tested.
Commissioning + training
Your staff learn the console and get an operating guide. Remote support and two preventive visits follow in the first year.
Industries we serve
Technology we use
FAQ
Questions we hear a lot
How is dining table projection mapping priced?
Master tabletop area × finished content minutes × the rate. The indicative rate is INR 10,000 per sq ft per minute and includes the original content and the first table's hardware. A 6 ft × 3 ft table with a five-minute story is 18 sq ft × 5 minutes × INR 10,000 = INR 9 lakh plus GST. The minimum initial scope is 12 sq ft × 5 minutes, INR 6 lakh plus GST. On-site fitting is charged separately, and the rate may change with content complexity.
What does it cost to add more tables?
Content is charged once for the agreed master layout. Additional tables playing the same approved content are charged for hardware only. Routine resizing and calibration are included.
What does 'five minutes' of content mean?
Five minutes of finished animation, not counting the pauses for service. Staff trigger each chapter as dishes arrive, and playback is unlimited once the installation is running.
Can the story change when our menu changes?
Two review rounds are included during production. New scenes or menu changes after that are quoted separately.
What does the restaurant need to provide?
Fixed tables, light-coloured table surfaces and controlled lighting. Projectors mount overhead — typically one short-throw laser projector per table, with the final model and quantity depending on table size, mounting height and lighting. Civil or electrical work, ceiling reinforcement and POS integration are extra.
Who owns the equipment and the content?
Equipment ownership and the rights to play the content at your venue are included. Editable source files are not.
How long does an installation take?
Eight to ten weeks from booking, an approved brief and site access. Allow three to five days on site for fitting, commissioning and staff training.
What support do we get after opening?
The first 12 months include remote support, two preventive venue visits covering all tables and manufacturer-warranty coordination. From year two, optional annual care continues this cover at INR 18,000 per table per year plus GST. Parts and new content are excluded.
Do you do one-off dinners, or venues outside India?
The pricing on this page is for permanent installations in India. For a single dinner, wedding or launch, or for a venue in another country, send us the date, place and table layout and we will quote separately.
