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What to look for in a restaurant POS

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Hey everyone,

What to look for in a restaurant POS

I'm running a restaurant in Boston, MA and looking for advice. We currently have been looking at different options. Any recommendations or experiences to share?

Thanks in advance!
James Mitchell 👑 Master
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Stephanie Hill
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222 posts
Sep 4, 2025
Just went through this. Here's what I learned: take your time with the setup
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Frank Price
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226 posts
Sep 10, 2025
Agreed with the above. Also worth mentioning you should also check the settings
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Steve Hall
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191 posts
Sep 12, 2025
Cost us about $65/month all in. Worth it.
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Heather Brooks
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227 posts
Sep 14, 2025
Training took about 3 days for our staff.
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Michelle Hughes
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197 posts
Sep 17, 2025
I've been using Presto for 18 months and it has been working well for us
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Raymond Sullivan
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205 posts
Sep 23, 2025
Different perspective here - you might want to consider a different approach
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Adam Young
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196 posts
Sep 25, 2025
Agreed with the above. Also worth mentioning you should also check the settings
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Nicole Carter
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239 posts
Oct 11, 2025
We had the same issue. What worked for us was contacting support
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Ashley Sanders
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196 posts
Oct 18, 2025
Different perspective here - you might want to consider a different approach
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Raymond Miller
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197 posts
Oct 23, 2025
Different perspective here - you might want to consider a different approach
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Kevin Robinson
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214 posts
Oct 25, 2025
Just went through this. Here's what I learned: take your time with the setup
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Ann Harris
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231 posts
Oct 27, 2025
Agreed with the above. Also worth mentioning you should also check the settings
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Brenda Park
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231 posts
Nov 1, 2025
Check out the delivery tracking setting, that might help.
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Nancy Park
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227 posts
Nov 6, 2025
Different perspective here - you might want to consider a different approach
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Mike Martin
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208 posts
Nov 10, 2025
Make sure you're on the latest version. That fixed it for us.
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Willie Martinez
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217 posts
Nov 24, 2025
Agreed with the above. Also worth mentioning you should also check the settings
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