The short answer

A restaurant or bar POS in Kenya should take orders at the table, send them to the kitchen and bar by station, split and merge bills, take M-Pesa by STK push, send every bill to KRA eTIMS and keep working when the internet drops. For bars, it should sell by the tot and the bottle from the same stock, with bar counts that show what went missing.

Front of house

  • A floor plan with tables, covers and who is serving each one.
  • Waiter handhelds, so orders go to the kitchen from the table.
  • Split a bill by item or by person, merge tables, and move a tab to another table.
  • M-Pesa STK push at the table, cards and cash.

Kitchen and bar

  • Kitchen and bar screens or ticket printers by station, with the time each order has waited.
  • Recipes that take ingredients from stock as dishes are sold.
  • Tots, doubles and bottles from the same stock, with bar counts that show what went missing.

Controls owners ask for

  • Voids and discounts that need a manager's PIN, with a reason recorded.
  • Shift close per waiter and cashier, with cash and M-Pesa against the bills.
  • Every bill sent to KRA eTIMS, including when the internet comes back after an outage.

Questions people ask

What is the best restaurant POS in Kenya?

One that runs tables, waiter handhelds and a kitchen display, splits bills, takes M-Pesa by STK push, sends every bill to KRA eTIMS and works offline. NanoPOS does all of these for restaurants, bars and hotels.

Can a bar POS sell by the tot?

Yes. NanoPOS sells tots, doubles and bottles from the same stock, and bar counts show what was not sold.