Epos Now Bar Software

Bar POS (point of sale), EPOS or electronic point of sale systems are all industry terms for a cash register or till. POS is a centralized platform that lets you manage inventory, take and process orders, and collect payments from guests. A modern bar POS system will also be able to integrate with accountancy applications, marketing platforms, and other business tools to streamline bar management.

POS systems connect to the internet and integrate with payment providers to process cash and credit/debit transactions. They also store all of your data securely in the cloud so that you can access it anywhere and from any device.

With the latest POS software, you can add bar inventory management to the system and assign stock to menu items. When an order is prepared and served, the bar software will automatically deduct ingredients used from the inventory. This means that when an item runs low, the POS can simply re-order supplies automatically, saving you time and energy.

Accounting software and POS software are separate entities but with an Epos Now POS system, you can integrate with your chosen accounting software provider like Xero or Quickbooks seamlessly.

Taking orders at table is one way bars can help improve employee performance, with smoother and quicker upselling, speedier service, as well as improving the image of the business. However, to process orders at the table, you need mobile POS systems.

There are a number of ways businesses using Epos Now can use the software in a mobile form. The first, is through the Pro+ mobile POS and card payments terminal. The Pro+ is an all-in-one POS and payments solution that is light and fully wireless, allowing your staff not only to take orders at table, but to take payment there and then (or add orders to tabs and tables should the customer wish to pay later).

For bars looking for simpler solutions, Epos Now Payments offer the Pro mobile card payments device, which can take payment at table while linked to a fixed point of sale terminal.

But bars that don't use Epos Now Payments still have plenty of options, as Epos Now's software can also work on most devices, including laptops, PCs, tablets and mobiles. So waiting staff taking orders at tables can use the software through a handheld tablet should they need to, either by downloading the app or accessing through the web at www.eposnowhq.com.

Epos Now customers benefit from the wide range of in-house and third-party apps that can help them in every aspect of trade. They can improve employee communication (with apps like the kitchen display system), create new sales channels (with website and online ordering integrations), or speed up the more mundane, time-consuming tasks (such as accounting integrations).

Apps in the Epos Now AppStore can be broadly grouped into general business tools and industry-specific apps. Among the former group is bulk import. This app allows users to upload and download business data (usually their products list) to make quick, sweeping changes using spreadsheets. This is a huge, cost-effective app for restaurants that regularly make numerous changes to their menu.

Loyalty apps such as Loyalzoo are very popular among restaurants looking to increase customer loyalty. Accountancy integrations like Xero, and Quickbooks are also popular for busy managers that want to spend less time on their finances and more with staff and customers.

However, bars that offer both wet and dry products may want to expand their sales channels, and they can do that using apps such as Order and Pay, an in-house Epos Now extension that lets customers place their own orders at the table using their mobile phones.

Bars offering delivery can partner up with Deliveroo to let customers order their food favourites straight to their door. If bars don't want to use Deliveroo, though, there are alternatives such as Hopt or Epos Now Delivery which provide a similar delivery functionality to Deliveroo but using a different platform.