Nine kinds of system make up most restaurant tech stacks. Here is what each one does and what to ask before you buy.
Takes orders and payments, sends tickets to the kitchen, and produces the sales reports every other system relies on.
Lets guests order directly from you for pickup or delivery, and pulls delivery app orders into one place.
Moves money from your guest's card to your bank account. The pricing structure matters more than the headline rate.
Pays your team, files payroll taxes, and handles tip reporting, new-hire paperwork and year-end forms.
Keeps your books, captures supplier invoices, and shows profit by location without a month-end scramble.
Builds schedules, tracks clock-ins, manages shift swaps, and shows labor cost against sales as the week unfolds.
Recognizes returning guests, brings them back with email and text offers, and helps you collect and answer online reviews.
Tracks what you have, what each dish costs to make, and what to order, so food cost stops being a month-end surprise.
Takes bookings online, manages the waitlist and the floor, and keeps notes on guests who come back.