A POS system for restaurants is an electronic point of sale designed to be used in all hospitality settings, from bars, pubs, cafes, and bakeries, to hotel restaurants.

An electronic point of sale gives hospitality businesses the ability to process sales, take payments, manage inventory, access sales data and more. Think of it as a modern cash register that does so much more.

A cloud-based ePOS like Lightspeed Restaurant can be used from anywhere and integrates with a range of partners, so you can personalise your restaurant’s technology stack to meet your unique needs.

Lightspeed Restaurant's pricing varies relative to the subscription you wish to purchase. Find out more about our restaurant point of sale system prices.

Yes, Lightspeed Restaurant ePOS continues to work offline without any problems. All data entered while offline is stored locally on the device and automatically uploaded to the cloud as soon as the connection is re-established.

NOTE: This does not apply to master data maintenance anqsd ecloud evaluations that can only be used with an existing internet connection.

Yes. Lightspeed is a restaurant till system that can integrate with other software providers to personalise your restaurant’s technology stack to suit your unique needs.

We integrate with a range of partners including OpenTable, Mr Yum and MarketMan.

Explore our restaurant POS integrations page to discover the full list of partners including delivery platforms and accounting software.

Lightspeed's restaurant POS system lets you manage as many locations as you want, all in one place. Easily keep track of guest data and reports across locations and change all menus in a few clicks, all from your restaurant ePOS. Find out more about managing multiple locations with Lightspeed.

Lightspeed Restaurant is a modern POS till system that’s cloud-based. A cloud-based ePOS system means restaurant staff can use handheld hardware to process orders which are sent straight to your bar or kitchen. The back-of-house staff see the orders on a kitchen display screen. With a cloud-based ePOS system, you can keep tabs on your restaurant no matter where you.

If you have taken out a monthly subscription, you can cancel a contract at the end of your subscription month. If you have taken out an annual subscription, you must wait until the end of your subscription to terminate your contract.

Lightspeed ePOS is built for speed and helps restaurants optimise their operations with an easy-to-use, cloud-based solution. With Lightspeed, users get a customisable, user-friendly interface, access to industry-leading insights and personalised 24/7 support.

An iPad cash register lets you manage orders, deliveries and sales reports from a cloud device. iPad cash registers are easy to use and set up. This type of register helps restaurants improve efficiency, accuracy and the customer experience by streamlining ordering, payment processing and data collection. You can also integrate your hardware, like a receipt printer.

Lightspeed Inventory lets you keep track of your ingredients with inventory management software that tells you exactly how much stock you've used, how much you still have on hand and how much you need in your next order.

You can consistently take and review inventory in real-time so you can know exactly what and when you need to order and automate your recurring orders to your suppliers right from one place.

Plus, create kitchen management processes that produce consistent recipes, simplify prep and reduce food waste.

Learn more about Lightspeed Inventory here.

Yes. Lightspeed’s customisable solution lets you plug in your hotel PMS to your restaurant ePOS and seamlessly manage multiple revenue centres. With Lightspeed, hotels can fully customise their floor plans to accurately reflect their hotel restaurant, monitor their entire business and offer guests charge-to-room options. Check out our hotel page to learn more.

Yes! Every new Lightspeed customer is entitled to free personal training on our Lightspeed restaurant ePOS system. Plus, our support team is available 24/7 for all your questions via chat and dedicated telephone line.