Restaurant POS in Pakistan: tables, kitchen orders and invoices

What kind of restaurant do you run?

Before you compare software, be clear about how you serve. A dhaba with quick takeaway, a sit-down restaurant with waiters and tables, and a café with a counter queue need different things. Pick a POS that fits yours.

How should a POS handle tables?

For sit-down service, the bill has to stay with the table, whoever takes the order. Look for:

• Open a bill on a table and keep adding to it through the meal, so a second round of chai doesn't start a second bill.
• Move or merge tables when guests change seats, which they always do.
• One clear total per table at the end, split or whole, without searching through slips.

How does the order reach the kitchen?

Mistakes and delays happen between taking an order and the kitchen hearing about it. A restaurant POS should send the order to the kitchen as soon as it's placed, printed or on a screen, so both sides work from the same information.

What should a restaurant bill show?

A printed receipt for a walk-in and a proper invoice for a party booking both need correct numbers and a clear layout. Look for itemised bills, correct tax where it applies, and a receipt customers can read.

What do restaurants forget to check?

1. 1Speed at peak time: test it as if it were a full Friday night.
2. 2Working when the internet dips: the floor can't stop taking orders because the signal dropped. Offline billing matters in a restaurant as much as in a shop.
3. 3Easy for new staff: staff turnover is real, so a new waiter should be able to work the same day.

NexusTill has restaurants and cafés as their own business type, with tables, kitchen orders and bills. It works offline, so a slow connection doesn't stop the floor. Open a demo of a restaurant setup to see if it fits how you serve.

Written by The NexusTill team.