Kitchen Receipt Order
Questions to ask to your Restaurant POS Terminal vendor
What To Ask To A POS Vendor
How Many Restaurant POS Terminal/Station Will I Need?
* Considering peak customer volume
You must plan the number of stations based on peak business. If you don’t you won’t be able to sufficiently handle the flow of customers during these periods.
* Number of staff taking orders
For a table service environment we suggest 1 station for every 3-5 servers. High volume areas such as bars and cashier stations may need to have a dedicated station for that purpose. When switching to a POS system from a cash register many people make the mistake of forgetting that their POS system will not only be used for cashing people out, but will now be used for order entry as well.
* Manage your restaurant layout wisely
If you have a bar you can bet the bartender will need his or her own station. Other stations should be located where servers can easily get at them.
* Having proper location where your customers pay for their meals
If you want your customers to pay for their meals though your servers carrying their own banks, then I suggest assigning fewer servers per station. But if you want them to pay at front, having 1 or 2 dedicated cashier stations would be better for speedy transactions.
What type of POS computer would be best for my business?
* Desktop: standard desktop computers.
o Least expensive computer option
o With a gurantee of 3 years of onsite warranty
o Takes more space but can be hidden away below a counter
o Flexible enough for adding extra ports
o Latest CPU speeds and memory
o Screen and computer are separate; in case of technical problems problems are isolated.
* Small form factor: originally phrased as shuttle form factor, a smaller type of PC.
o Compared to the standard computer, SFF is more stylish
o 3 Year Onsite Warranty Standard for this component
o Space-saving
o Fewer options for expandability
o Latest CPU speeds and memory
o Screen and computer are separate; in case of technical problems problems are isolated.
* All-in-ones:
the combination of touchscreen and computer.
o Stylish, space-saving terminal with fewer wires required
o Manufacturers warranty: 1-2 years (Not onsite)
o Comes standard with sufficient ports for almost any operation
o CPU speed is generally slower than the other two options but sufficient for the Point of Sale needs.
o Combined screen and computer
How many cash will I need?
* You may easily observe how many cash drawers your restaurant will need, unless your servers carry their own cash banks you should have a cash drawer at every station for ending transactions.
Integrated debit cards?
* Your POS systems can be used to process and keep records of all credit card transactions and allows you to store them in one convenient location.
* Can reduce seconds of transaction time with a high speed internet.
* A standalone terminal can be used in place if you do not have high speed internet connection.
How many kitchen/bar printers?
* Having one printer for your kitchen would be sufficient for your restaurant, not unless you have different sections serving different dishes inside your kitchen then it would be better if you place printers on all sections.
* For example, you can print all appetizer orders on one printer and have all your main dish printed on another.
* When choosing for printers to use for your kitchen and bar, use impact (dot-matrix) printers instead of thermal printers. Why? Because tickets that are printed on thermal printers becomes unreadable when exposed to heat, and the loud printing of impact printers can alert your cooks and bartenders that an order is coming through.
Is it essential to have more than 1 receipt printer?
* Since you're going to have more than one station, you would likely need more than just one receipt printer.
Do I need a back office computer?
* Having a back office computer allows managers to access POS systems for checking inventory levels, changing a menu, and even adjusting employee clock times.
* It's not quite necessary to have a back office computer for your restaurant, if you have less than 4 stations.. But if you do, it's always a great idea to host the database on a back office computer if you do have 4 or more stations so that none of the stations has the additional load of running the database.
About the Author
With over 20 years of restaurant point of sale experience and helping businesses in the food-service industry nationwide increase their efficiency and bottom-line profits, the author of this article is the VP of Customer Relations at POS-For-Restaurants.com.
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