Specify a takeaway till around peak, not around a quiet Tuesday. At peak the counter, the phone and two delivery platforms are all producing orders, the kitchen needs them in sequence, and a driver is waiting. Everything else about the system is secondary to whether it holds up in that hour.
The six things to write into a specification
Orders from the counter, the phone and named delivery platforms into one queue. Kitchen printing or a screen with order sequencing. Preparation times shown to the counter. Staff logins with void permissions. A day end report that separates delivery from collection. And card acceptance at a rate you have seen in writing. Anything else is optional.
Whether the free tier is enough
A free tier covers a counter only takeaway with one printer and one operator. It usually stops at delivery platform integration, multiple printers and staff permissions, which are exactly the things a busy takeaway needs. storekit's own tier list shows third party delivery fleets in its paid tier, which is the shape across most suppliers.
The card rate that comes with the till
Takeaway EPOS is frequently bundled with a card terminal, and that terminal's rate becomes part of the software contract. Published in-person rates on this shelf run from 0.79% to 1.75%. On a takeaway's card volume the difference between the ends of that range is worth more over a year than the software licence.
Questions people ask about epos system for takeaway
Is free takeaway EPOS software enough?
For a counter only shop with one printer, yes. Add delivery platform orders, a kitchen printer and staff permissions and you are on a paid tier at most suppliers.
What should a takeaway EPOS specification include?
One order queue across counter, phone and delivery platforms, kitchen sequencing, staff permissions, a report that separates delivery from collection, and a card rate quoted in writing.
How much should a takeaway pay per month?
On published UK tiers, a takeaway with delivery integration generally lands between about 50 and 200 pounds a month per site, plus hardware and the card rate.