iPad Table Service Order Takers

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Table Service in a cafe or restaurant via an iPad or other tablet device is just one of many extensions the Multi Retail EPoS solution has to offer.

Depending on your serving technique this may not be for you, as for example if your cafe or restaurant is pure counter service.

However if you are thinking of opening a cafe or restaurant in your store, wanting to change from counter service to table service or wanting to change from handwritten order pads you should explore what our solution can offer you.

Table Service Advantages

One of the advantages of table service, over counter service is that by leaving the table open for payment at the end, it gives you more opportunities to up-sell, extra food and drink orders can be added to the table until ready to take payment.

The menus and meal options are used by both the till and order takers so one change in the back office alters both. In quiet times you may just want to use the till point, but as tables start filling up you may want to start using the order takers as well.

You can have up to 8 areas listed down the left hand side of the screen with up to 30 tables for each area. The current status of the table is shown on the button. This will display the course the table is on and if a table is free for use.

Kitchen Printer

As soon as orders are placed they will be sent through to the kitchen to be printed. It does not matter how you take the orders the system will sort them into courses for printing.

You have the ability to move tables and to add extra items like drinks or desserts. More complex functions like split billing or taking payments will still need to be done on the main till points.

As well as your meal or drink selection you can also offer options that go with it or how you want it cooked. So for example for a soup you may show choice of bread or for steak whether you prefer medium or well done.

This can also be used for saying you do not want something i.e. no onions in a salad. Where you offer a four or five item breakfast for example this would also let you choose the items from the list offered.

You get a chance to review the order before storing it against the table and sending it to be printed in the kitchen for the chef. Changes of mind can be voided before placing or extra quantity added using the plus or minus buttons.

For more information on our EPoS solution please visit our website at http://www.openretailsolutions.co.uk or contact one of our sales team on 0115 9677 439.

EPoS Rugged Robust Stock Control Tablets…

rugged tablet

The rugged ST395 tablet by Sumo features an excellent sunlight readable 9″ touch screen and a high performance, energy-efficient dual core Atom processor in a slim and lightweight case. Rubberised corners help protect the unit from damage if dropped.

With built-in 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi to connect to your existing Wi-Fi infrastructure and a Bluetooth module which helps connect Bluetooth barcode scanners to the unit, this robust tablet offers many advantages to help make your workforce truly mobile. The internal battery lasts for around 4 hours of continual use with the added option of adding additional external batteries to the unit for longer lifetime use.

It is IP65-rated for water and dust resistance and can be used outside in most weather conditions. It comes with the latest Windows 10 IoT operating system and 4 GB Ram to handle any function required by the OpenXMobile stock control software. The 128 GB flash drive means you have the room to install other software if needed to enable dual purpose of the unit if required. It weighs just 1.1 Kilo’s and comes with an X-hand strap for easy grip and shoulder strap to easily carry the unit around your store.

We supply a WASP Bluetooth scanner as shown below with the unit. These can be charged on the provided cradle or directly by the AC adapter. 8 hours of continual use and easy Bluetooth setup makes this scanner the ideal partner for the ST395.

Recent manufacturing cost reductions has meant the ST395 is now more affordable and for only a small amount extra than the Work About Pro 4 handset you can add a fully functional tablet to your business. Features of the OpenXMobile software include Stock Enquiries, Sales History, Stock Adjustments, Wastage Adjustments, Own Use Adjustments, Scale Adjustments, Goods Inwards, Stock Transfers, Price Banding Reductions and Label Requests.

For more information on our EPoS solution please visit our website at http://www.openretailsolutions.co.uk or contact one of our sales team on 0115 9677 439.