Features explained

What each POS feature does, when it matters, and what to ask in a demo.

• Online ordering and delivery Your own online ordering versus delivery apps: costs, order flow and what to set up.
• QR code ordering QR menus versus QR order-and-pay, and when each fits a restaurant.
• Self-order kiosks Where self-order kiosks fit, what they cost, and what to check before you buy.
• Kitchen display systems Kitchen display screens versus printers: routing, expo and what they cost.
• Tip management Tip prompts, tip pooling and tip reporting: what a POS should handle and what the rules say.
• Table management Floor plans, seats, coursing and check splits: table management in a restaurant POS.
• Inventory, waste and food cost Recipe-based inventory, waste logs and food cost: what a POS can and can't do for you.
• Payment security and PCI PCI DSS, encryption and fraud basics for restaurants, from the standards themselves.
• Loyalty and gift cards Loyalty programs, gift cards and guest feedback: setup, rules and what they cost.
• Multi-location POS Central menus, local pricing and consolidated reports: running several locations on one POS.
• Reporting, labor and menu engineering The reports an owner actually reads, labor cost, scheduling and menu-mix analysis.
• Accounting integration Getting POS sales into your books: journal entries, deposit reconciliation and integrations.

Published by KwickPOS, a restaurant POS company. We include KwickPOS in comparisons and say so when we do. How we handle this.