Bar and Restaurant Point of Sale (POS) software features

Bar owners shouldn’t have to spend time worrying about product shrinkage or lack of inventory. When you have the right bar POS software, you can say goodbye to these worries and focus more on your business and growing profits.

It will be easy to handle any customer transaction if you have the right bar POS software. Your POS can display information such as the average bar tab you get every night, the number of open tabs, returns or voids, and debit card processing details. Using this software allows you to easily manage inventory, determine which top-selling items to keep in stock, and track the performance of new products.

Useful Features of a bar POS software
The liquor inventory control is the most important feature of a bar POS software. This tracks all the liquor, wine, and beer you have in stock and lets you know when certain items are running low. It can even track how much liquor goes into each glass, so you would know how much money you can expect to make. With this feature, it helps keep your bartender honest when serving liquor – since supplies are closely monitored, they’ll be less likely to give their friends extra (or free) alcohol.

This software also offers other features to help you streamline your operations and track overall sales performance (you may want to request for a free POS system quote where a bar POS professional can tailor the right POS solution to meet your needs):

• Login secured– Requires authorized employees to log in each time they use the software.
• Liquor control devices (LCDs) – This helps reduce shrinkage by tracking the exact amount of alcohol a staff pour on bottles or glasses.
• Recipe lookup – Provides a “cheat sheet” reference for bartenders who need to look up the ingredients to certain mixed drinks.
• Data import and export – Downloads reports into your word processing or spreadsheet software for your personal bookkeeping efforts.
• Email list maintenance – Helps build your customer loyalty efforts by sending customers emails about limited offers, new product releases, and special events at your establishment.
• Gift card management – Supports your bar and restaurant with its gift card capabilities that can bring in repeat business.
• Schedule promotions – This bar POS software feature automatically manages price changes on alcohol under limited time promotions like “happy hour.”
• Barcode readers – Speeds up customer serving by easily scanning barcodes of beer and malt beverage bottles.
• Employee scheduling – Can help you determine the right number of employees needed for certain shifts based on your sales history.
• Customer management tools – Help manage open bar tabs, check split requests, and gratuities.
• Food service integration – Processes food and drink orders on one screen.
• Menu management – Toggles between different liquors so you can accurately track the amount of liquor that goes into certain drinks.

Need more information or an online resource?

Go to POS-For-Restaurants.com

The author of this article is the Vice-President on Customer Relations at POS-For-Restaurants with over 20 years of experience serving restaurants of all types throughout the U.S.