Restaurant Management SaaS FAQ
Find answers to technical, commercial, and deployment questions regarding our Restaurant Management SaaS solution.
About This Solution
5 questions
Quick Answer
It's a cloud-based platform that centralizes reservation management, tablet-based POS, staff scheduling, and analytics for restaurant groups. It reduced order errors by 25% and increased table turnover by 28%.
- Online reservations: customers book tables directly
- Tablet POS: orders sent directly to kitchen
- Staff scheduling: shift management and employee portal
- Analytics: sales trends, popular dishes, peak hours
Quick Answer
A tablet-friendly POS lets servers enter orders directly, which are instantly sent to the kitchen display. It handles split bills, modifications, and payments — eliminating paper tickets and reducing order errors from 18% to 2%.
- Order entry: tap-to-order with customizations
- Kitchen display: real-time order queue in the kitchen
- Split bills: divide by items or percentage
- Payments: card, cash, and mobile wallet support
- Modifiers: allergies, cooking preferences, special requests
Quick Answer
Yes, the system includes a customer-facing reservation widget that can be embedded on your website. Customers see real-time table availability, choose their preferred time, and receive automatic confirmation and reminder notifications.
- Real-time availability: accurate table inventory
- Web widget: embeddable booking form for your website
- Auto-confirmation: email and SMS confirmations
- Reminders: automated reminders to reduce no-shows
- Waitlist: manage walk-ins during peak hours
Quick Answer
Real deployment metrics: order errors reduced from 18% to 2%, table turnover improved from 90 to 65 minutes, and staff costs decreased from 35% to 28% of revenue through better scheduling optimization.
- Order errors: 18% → 2% (89% reduction)
- Table turnover: 90 min → 65 min (28% faster)
- Staff costs: 35% → 28% of revenue
- Phone calls: significantly reduced with online reservations
Quick Answer
Full platform development takes approximately 7 months including POS, reservation system, staff scheduling, kitchen display, analytics, and deployment with staff training.
- Months 1–2: POS and kitchen display system
- Months 3–4: Reservation and customer-facing features
- Months 5–6: Staff scheduling and analytics
- Month 7: Testing, training, and launch
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Technical & Support
5 questions
Quick Answer
Built with React and Next.js for the frontend, Node.js for the backend, PostgreSQL for data storage, and AWS for cloud hosting. The POS interface is optimized for iPad and Android tablets.
- Frontend: React + Next.js
- Backend: Node.js — API and business logic
- Database: PostgreSQL — relational data
- Cloud: AWS — reliable hosting
- POS: tablet-optimized responsive interface
Quick Answer
Yes, the platform supports multi-location restaurant groups with centralized management. Each location has independent menus, staff, and operations while sharing a unified analytics dashboard for the owner.
- Independent menus: per-location menu management
- Staff assignment: location-specific scheduling
- Centralized analytics: cross-location performance comparison
- Shared recipes: standardize across all locations
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Yes, the POS integrates with major payment processors and supports card, cash, mobile wallet, and contactless payments. Split bills, tips, and partial payments are fully supported.
- Card processing: Stripe, Square, or your preferred processor
- Mobile wallets: Apple Pay, Google Pay
- Contactless: NFC tap-to-pay
- Split bills: by items or percentage
- Tip management: configurable tip suggestions
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Managers create and manage schedules visually, employees view their shifts through the app, and the system tracks labor costs as a percentage of revenue. It handles shift swaps, availability preferences, and overtime alerts.
- Visual scheduler: drag-and-drop shift management
- Employee app: view shifts, request time off, swap shifts
- Labor cost tracking: real-time staff cost as % of revenue
- Overtime alerts: notifications before overtime thresholds
- Availability: employees set their preferred hours
Quick Answer
Implementation includes full development, POS hardware setup guidance, staff training sessions, menu data migration, and ongoing technical support. We provide training materials for managers and front-of-house staff.
- Full development and deployment
- POS setup and configuration
- Staff training sessions
- Menu data migration
- Ongoing technical support
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