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Budget POS for starting restaurant?

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Quick question for the community:

We're trying to figure out the best approach for our restaurant

Would love to hear from others who've dealt with this.
Jennifer Carter 👑 Master
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Carol Reed
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228 posts
Nov 20, 2025
Had the same problem, support was excellent when I contacted them.
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Nicole Nelson
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198 posts
Nov 21, 2025
I've been using Auto-Star for 5 months and it has been working well for us
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Kenneth Scott
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214 posts
Nov 22, 2025
For restaurant, I'd recommend considering looking at multiple options
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Emily Foster
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221 posts
Nov 22, 2025
+1 to this. We've seen similar results.
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Amber Reed
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198 posts
Nov 22, 2025
Training took about 4 days for our staff.
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Jonathan Taylor
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215 posts
Nov 22, 2025
Check out the tableside ordering setting, that might help.
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Megan Clark
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208 posts
Nov 22, 2025
+1 to this. We've seen similar results.
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Joyce Ross
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198 posts
Nov 23, 2025
Cost us about $185/month all in. Worth it.
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Amy Reed
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207 posts
Nov 23, 2025
Just went through this. Here's what I learned: take your time with the setup
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Mike Martin
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208 posts
Nov 24, 2025
Agreed with the above. Also worth mentioning you should also check the settings
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Raymond Ward
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214 posts
Nov 24, 2025
Make sure you're on the latest version. That fixed it for us.
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Nicole Young
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227 posts
Nov 24, 2025
For restaurant, I'd recommend considering looking at multiple options
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Diane Anderson
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213 posts
Nov 24, 2025
Make sure you're on the latest version. That fixed it for us.
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Derek Park
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224 posts
Nov 24, 2025
For restaurant, I'd recommend considering looking at multiple options
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Amy Reed
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207 posts
Nov 25, 2025
The online ordering integration is definitely worth the extra cost IMO.
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Chris Johnson
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206 posts
Nov 25, 2025
Check out the happy hour pricing setting, that might help.
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Michelle Hughes
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197 posts
Nov 26, 2025
+1 to this. We've seen similar results.
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Nancy Lewis
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208 posts
Nov 26, 2025
Just went through this. Here's what I learned: take your time with the setup
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Frank Wood
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207 posts
Nov 26, 2025
Training took about 5 days for our staff.
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Diana Carter
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225 posts
Nov 26, 2025
+1 to this. We've seen similar results.
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