Who is Square for Restaurants best for?


If you’re already using Square for card payments, ecommerce or invoicing – and opening a café, bar or restaurant – it’s a no-brainer to try out Square for Restaurants. The software works seamlessly with Square payments and integrates with all your Square activities across multiple locations, but it only works with Square’s card machines (and only on iPad).

 

Most other POS software in uk  providers charge their subscriptions per tablet till, which quickly racks up the monthly cost.

 

That being said, even the Plus plan lacks many advanced features like ingredient-tracking and table reservations, so you’ll need to figure out what features would benefit your establishment and see if Square can meet those criteria.

 

For a similar monthly fee, you can get more features with other software like TouchBistro or Lightspeed Restaurant.

 

On the other hand, if you have multiple till points at the same location, there’s lots of money to save because the monthly fee covers unlimited iPad tills at the same location. Most other POS providers charge their subscriptions per tablet till, which quickly racks up the monthly cost.

 

Other options: 5 leading POS systems for UK restaurants

 

Our verdict

 

Square for Restaurants is a welcome addition to the British Square offering, but Restaurants Plus may be overpriced for just one till. The main things you are paying for is a restaurant-tailored POS system with crucial features for this sector, customisation options, coordinated orders between front and back of house – with 24/7 support thrown in for good measure.

 

Other POS systems for hospitality have more advanced features for a similar price (or similar features for less), but with multiple tills at one location, Square can work out cheaper per iPad.

 

Square can integrate with tons of partner apps to expand on various functions for customer loyalty, online ordering, restaurant management and more, so you’re not totally limited with the features. What you can’t change is the fact it only works with Square’s own card terminals, so there is no option to use other payment systems.

 

The absence of a locked-in contract makes Square for Restaurants a low-risk investment, but finding out what functions you need in your food business is key to deciding whether it is the best value for your budget.

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