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Checking What Restaurant POS Software And Hardware Is Best For Your Business

Restaurant POS Software

To be able to run your business to success, keep in mind the basics: good food, good service and the right location. These days, there’s another important consideration: in order to run your POS system, you’ll be needing a good restaurant software you can rely on.

Though the harware are more visible, your POS software is the the core of your POS systems. Doing a careful evaluation of restaurant POS software is key to getting a system that will satisfy your customers and employees.

What to look for in restaurant software
First of all, identify your needs, know exactly what task you want to be done using a software. Any reasonable restaurant software can handle checks by diner or table, track orders per server, has the ability to move diners at the bar to a table, manage waiting lists and reservations, and many more.

After you’ve found that restaurant software that can meet your needs, give it a test drive to learn how to use it. While there will always be a learning curve for your staff when you purchase a new POS system, choosing restaurant software that’s easy to use can reduce the learning curve to manageable levels.

You may learn more about ease of use by having one or two of your servers involved in the evaluation. They’ll be able to try out the kinds of oddball situations and changes that can cause problems with some software.

  • Security – each employee should have their own user account. You should be able to limit access to sensitive reports and functions (such as comping meals) to managers, if desired.
  • Flexibility – servers or waiters should be able to manipulate checks to match the whims of your patrons: easily splitting checks and tracking special orders, for example.
  • Reporting – this is one of the best features of POS software it can create detailed report which is a great advantage for business owners. So you better make sure the software you choose gets detailed information either per check, per server, or overall, ranging from daily to annually.
  • Multiple location support – if applicable, make sure the system is capable of tracking and reporting on multiple locations, including local differences in staffing and pricing.

Don’t forget your hardware
Of course you’ll need to invest in restaurant POS hardware as well: computers to run the restaurant software on, touch-screen displays for servers to enter order, and printers to produce order slips for the kitchen. The software will use will dictate any special hardware requirements – The only big deicision with it comes to using hardware is how many will you need.

Think you need learn more when it comes to searching for the right POS dealer? Get more details on restaurant Point of Sale systems at POS-For-Restaurants.com and receive free unbiased quotes from the Restaurant POS professionals serving your area.

 

 

The author of this article is the VP of Customer Relations at POS-For-Restaurants with over 20 years of POS experience meeting the automation needs of many restaurants in the U.S.