Lightspeed for Restaurants

 

2. Lightspeed for Restaurants

 

4.6Ease of use

Covid-friendly

Customer service

Features

Value for money


With several tiers to choose from, Lightspeed grows alongside your restaurant business, so you never pay out for more features than you need. Better still, Lightspeed has a range of features available for casual dining, quick service, and fine dining restaurants, meaning it can meet your requirements, whichever direction you choose to take your business. 

Lightspeed for Restaurants gives you the ability to create separate menus for separate devices, enabling you to streamline your restaurant setup for lunch and dinner services. And with the ability to take orders in minimal taps, servers don’t have to be at the table any longer than absolutely necessary, minimising Covid-19 transmission risk. 

One of the most common pain points for restaurants is customers splitting the bill. Instead of hasty mental math calculations at the table, Lightspeed for Restaurants enables waiting staff to automatically split the bill by seat, so customers only pay for what they’ve ordered. 

Restaurant owners have the option to integrate Lightspeed’s restaurant POS software with ordering apps, delivery software, customer loyalty software, and even supplier management software, meaning restaurant managers have all the tools they need to maximise their profits as the UK leaves lockdown. 




Lightspeed for Restaurants pricing: Most popular package £59/month

Pros

Grows with your restaurant

Features for different types of restaurants

Lots of integratable apps

Compatible with lots of payment companies

Good offline functionality (with server)

Cons

Upgrade your whole package to benefit from the best reporting

Initial setup is a little tricky, especially for bigger menus

What the users said:

“I've been using Lightspeed Restaurant POS at my cafe for over three years now, and it continues to be an excellent system. All of our sales numbers are easily tracked and sorted. The programing interface is highly customizable to individual needs.”

3. Square for Restaurants


4Ease of use

Covid-friendly

Customer service

Features

Value for money

 

For a relatively simple piece of kit, Square for Restaurants packs a lot of punch. Armed with an iPad, the Square Terminal, and the Square Card Reader, you could have all the equipment you need to get your restaurant business off the ground. 

Square’s restaurant POS software is fairly basic on its own, but with lots of possible integrations, you can create a package that best suits your restaurant business. One of our favourite integrations is Squarespace, a website builder that enables restaurants to create beautiful websites with built-in booking systems. 

Square is also compatible with a huge range of third party apps and POS accessories, meaning you can expand your system’s software and hardware as your restaurant grows. 

Not to be dismissed by ambitious restaurateurs, Square for Restaurants offers all the tools you need to help run a relatively Covid-secure business. It offers sophisticated table management features, and the option to integrate booking tools and delivery apps. Its Square Terminal and Card Reader also facilitate table service. 

Square doesn’t require you to have a merchant account, which means you can start serving customers as soon as you’ve received the Square Card Reader and downloaded the Square for Restaurants software onto your iPad. Instead, Square changes 1.75% per transaction, and usually pays into your business bank account in 1-2 business days. Check out our full Square review for more information.

Square for Restaurants pricing: Free, £69/month, or bespoke, all for an unlimited number of devices

Pros

Free version is pretty good for new restaurants

Good table management

Very easy to use

Integrates with delivery, booking, and ecommerce software

Cons

Reporting is more basic than other restaurant POS software products

Only compatible with iPad

Customer service can be a bit hit and miss

What the users said:

“We chose Square because the Square Terminal provides the freedom we need to take payments on and offsite, but also because we love the elegance of the design and the promise of a system that is faster and more straightforward for the business.”

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