Restaurant POS systems: what you need to know
The POS (point of sale) system is the combined hardware and software that allow you to accept and process payments in your restaurant or online from credit and debit cards, mobile payments, cash and contactless payment methods or payments from self-service and order and pay at table technology.
A restaurant POS system also supports stock control, kitchen display and menu management as well as offering real-time reporting data.
What is a restaurant POS?
In a restaurant setting, the POS system is the central point of operations for both front and back-of-house teams and facilitates every single payment taken from your customers. So, it’s really important that your system is secure, robust and adaptive to support the fast-paced environment of a restaurant.
From your customer's perspective, they will benefit from a seamless ordering and paying experience no matter if they order online or in the venue.
A cloud-based restaurant EPoS system supports all the ordering, paying and stock functions in your restaurant using digital ordering that communicates directly to the kitchen for faster and more accurate ordering while keeping all your operational data secure and accessible to you through any online device. So you always know how your business is performing.
Advantages of using a POS system in restaurants
- Faster service – serve your customers quicker, turn around more tables and deliver better accuracy between your front and back-of-house team with a streamlined kitchen display system.
- Simple for customers – An easy-to-use and configure a digital system that delivers automatic upselling prompts and product details to boost customer service and profitability.
- Support all payment methods – Seamless integration and interface with all major payment methods, loyalty schemes, shopping platforms and food delivery apps to drive revenue through every available channel.
- Real-time reporting – Up-to-date and live sales reporting records every transaction as it happens so you can monitor performance whenever and wherever you are with defined key performance indicators reflected in your customisable reporting dashboards.
- Save money – Stock result dashboards enable you to manage purchase orders, recipe costings, deliveries, returns and transfers as well as adapt and manage your menu products to reduce waste and save operational costs.
What does a restaurant POS do?
POS systems have evolved and many now encompass several important functions that support a range of functions in your restaurant.
Find out more about what a fully-connected cloud-based POS system can do for you and the different components that make up the hardware and software within your POS solution:
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