Nobody pays when they order
A bar's till spends its evening holding unfinished bills. What matters is how easily a tab is opened, moved, added to and split — not how fast a single transaction closes.
What this actually needs
Tabs that survive the evening
A tab stays open across rounds, moves between tables when the group moves, and merges with another when two tables become one. Nothing is retyped.
Ordering where the customer is
A waiter tablet sends the round from the floor. The bar sees it immediately, and the person who took the order never walks to a terminal to enter it.
Splitting is the normal case
Split by item, by share or by seat, with a partial payment on one method and the rest on another. The order only closes when the backend says it is fully paid.
Happy hour without a manual price list
Time-bound campaigns run on their own window — a Tuesday 17:00–19:00 rate applies itself and stops on its own, priced at order time rather than corrected afterwards.
The apps that matter here
Frequently asked
Can a customer pay their own share from their phone?
Yes. A QR at the table opens the running bill; the guest pays their part and the tab stays open for the rest of the group. The till shows the remaining balance immediately.
What happens to open tabs at closing time?
They are still open — the software will not close a bill nobody paid. The cash-up report lists what is outstanding so the decision stays with the manager rather than with a timeout.
Do we need a tablet per waiter?
No. The waiter app runs on any Android or iOS tablet and sessions are per user, so a shared device works. Bars with a fixed bar-back station often use one tablet and the till.
Service starts at six.
Are you ready?
A live demo, thirty minutes. No slides: we build a scenario from your own restaurant, answer what you ask and talk pricing straight.