Restaurant POS software reviews

The newest POS offering from Lightspeed, aptly named Lightspeed Restaurant, delivers the same interface found in their flagship product for retail stores. Since it’s cloud-based, management can create schedules and track labor, build menus and monitor sales reports from anywhere. It links communication between the the kitchen, wait and host staff in real-time.

Lightspeed Restaurant is extremely customizable. Users can build menus online that are complete with photos and descriptions. Order items have a “show & tell” feature that displays those images and details. Users can incorporate cooking options and toppings into the menu, which will automatically factor into the cost of the product.

Each customer can be assigned to their own seat; staff can merge or move tables on the fly, even in the middle of a shift. The Quick Service module is accessible from the floor view, but they also have a separate portal dedicated to takeout and delivery service. While the management portion of the software works in any Web browser, the POS and order-taking aspects themselves are exclusively on iOS—meaning iPads, iPhones and iPods touch.

Unlimited staff accounts are available, and each user is able to use their preferred language. The software is highly versatile, and can be tailored as a solution for a number of verticals in the food and beverage industry. Full service restaurants, bars and lounges can take advantage of features like floor management, customer-tracking and multiple users. Bakeries, coffee shops, food windows will benefit from the Quick Service terminal.