Full service restaurants
Tables, split checks, tips, handhelds, kitchen routing, online orders, and a system the team can move through without slowing service.
Restaurants & Bars
When service gets busy,
When service gets busy,
Your payment setup has to keep up.
Full service restaurants, bars, cafes, quick service, and food trucks all run differently. Tabs, tips, split checks, handhelds, kitchen flow, online orders, and checkout speed all change what the right setup looks like.
We start with how your business actually runs, then recommend the point of sale, processing, and pricing options that fit it.
Start with the service model
Not every restaurant
Not every restaurant
Needs the same setup.
A dining room on Saturday night, a packed taproom, a cafe at 7 a.m., and a food truck at lunch solve different payment problems. Start with the operation that looks most like yours.
Bars & taprooms
Open tabs, fast authorizations, tips, handhelds, and a payment flow that can keep up when the room fills.
Quick service & cafes
Fast checkout, modifiers, loyalty, online ordering, labels, and kitchen displays that keep orders organized.
Food trucks & mobile
Compact hardware, mobile payments, simple menu changes, and a setup that can work wherever service happens.
Not sure which one fits? Tell us how service works at your business and we will start there.
What has to work
The dining room moves fast.
The dining room moves fast.
The payment flow has to keep up.
The check can start at the table, move through the point of sale, split across guests, include a tip, combine with online orders, and still need to reconcile cleanly at the end of service.
Check creation
The point of sale should support the way the restaurant opens, changes, and closes checks during service.
Check splitting
When guests split payment, the checkout should support the approved workflow without turning every change into a manager problem.
Tips
The payment setup may record client selected tips as part of the transaction. The restaurant determines payroll, distribution, pooling, tax, and compensation treatment.
Online orders
When the restaurant accepts online orders, the relationship between ordering, point of sale, kitchen workflow, and payment should be reviewed for the actual systems involved.
Bar tabs and authorization
When the restaurant uses tabs or incremental authorization, confirm that the selected processor, point of sale system, and configuration support the required workflow.
Closeout and reporting
Checks, payments, refunds, tips, and other transaction activity should leave useful records that help the operator understand what happened during service.
If the current restaurant system already handles these well, we should not replace it just to create a project.
Pricing programs
The menu does not pick
The menu does not pick
the pricing program.
Your numbers do.
A bar can have a very different card mix from another bar. The same is true for restaurants, cafes, and food trucks. We compare the actual processing cost and card mix before recommending how the business should price card acceptance.
Card mix
Debit, credit, and prepaid volume can materially change the comparison because the programs do not affect every card type the same way.
Current cost
Your actual processing statement tells us what the business is paying now and gives the estimate something real to compare against.
Customer experience
How prices appear on the menu, receipt, and payment screen matters too. The lowest modeled cost is not automatically the best operating choice.
We do not pick the program from the industry name
We can model the options from your numbers first. One recent statement lets us replace assumptions with the restaurant's actual cost and card mix.
What changes
Change what is broken.
Change what is broken.
Keep what is working.
Moving to Phase 3 should not automatically mean replacing everything in the restaurant. We separate the software, hardware, processing, support, and terms, then change the parts that actually need changing.
Keep what fits
If the current point of sale or hardware can stay and still support the new setup, keeping it may be the better answer. We check compatibility before recommending replacements.
Configure before service
When new equipment is needed, menus, taxes, tips, devices, routing, and other approved setup details should be configured before the restaurant has to rely on them.
Support after the switch
Payment and equipment support is available 24/7 from a US based team. When something needs attention during service, the restaurant should know who to call.
Know the terms first
Processing terms, equipment arrangements, pricing, and cancellation conditions should be clear before anything changes.
The goal is not a bigger project. It is a setup that fits the restaurant better.
Systems we install
Six systems we actually install.
Six systems we actually install.
Each fits a different operation.
We install all six, so the question is not which logo we like most. It is which system fits the way your restaurant actually runs.
Clover
Broad restaurant fit
A flexible option for restaurants that want countertop stations, handhelds, customer facing devices, apps, loyalty, and room to add capabilities over time.
See Clover →
Square
Cafes and simpler service
Worth a look for cafes, counter service, smaller menus, and restaurants that value a simple interface and a familiar ecosystem.
See Square →
Quantic
Restaurants that want flexibility
Restaurant and retail software with tables, handhelds, online ordering, kitchen tools, and flexibility around how the payment setup is structured.
See Quantic →
KORONA POS
Complex inventory and multiple revenue areas
Worth considering when the restaurant also manages serious inventory, retail items, events, tickets, or several locations from one operating system.
See KORONA →
Union
Bars and nightlife
Built around high volume bar service, open tabs, fast workflows, handhelds, and operations where the payment system has to keep pace with a packed room.
See Union →
SumUp
Smaller and simpler operations
A lighter option for businesses that need straightforward checkout, payments, and core point of sale tools without a large restaurant technology footprint.
See SumUp →
The right answer may also be the system you already have. We check that before asking the restaurant to relearn anything.
How switching works
Build it before
Build it before
the busy shift needs it.
If the restaurant actually needs a new system, the work should happen before launch day. We learn the current setup, configure the new one, review it with you, and plan the transition before the team has to depend on it.
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Learn the current setup
We review the menu, modifiers, taxes, tips, devices, kitchen routing, online ordering, staff workflows, and the parts of the current system the restaurant wants to keep.
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Build before delivery
We configure the approved setup before the equipment is put into service so the restaurant is not starting with empty hardware and a login.
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Review and train
The restaurant reviews the setup and the team gets training on the workflows they will actually use before the new system becomes the primary one.
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Plan the cutover
We decide when the new setup goes live, what still needs to be verified, and whether a short transition period with the current system makes sense.
The goal is not to make switching sound effortless. It is to do the work before the restaurant is depending on the new system.
Restaurant FAQ
Before you change anything,
Before you change anything,
Get these answers.
The right answer depends on the restaurant, the current system, and what is actually causing the problem.
Which pricing program should a restaurant use?
We do not choose one from the restaurant type alone. Card mix, current processing cost, customer experience, program rules, and how you want prices presented all matter. We can model the options from your numbers before recommending anything.
Can I keep the POS I already have?
Possibly. If the software is working and the payment relationship is the problem, we first check whether the existing system can support the setup you need. Compatibility depends on the platform, processor relationship, hardware, and configuration.
Can I keep the equipment I already have?
Sometimes. Existing stations, handhelds, terminals, printers, and kitchen equipment may or may not work with a different setup. We check compatibility before asking you to replace hardware that still has a job to do.
How long does switching take?
It depends on the restaurant and the system. Menu size, modifiers, devices, kitchen routing, online ordering, integrations, and training can all affect the timeline. We review the current setup first, then give you a realistic implementation plan before the cutover.
Can servers use handhelds?
Yes when the selected system and configuration support them. Handhelds can be used for ordering, payments, or both depending on the restaurant workflow and the system being installed.
How do open tabs and tips work?
That depends on the point of sale and restaurant setup. We look at how you authorize tabs, close checks, capture tips, handle tip pools, and get the information payroll needs before configuring the workflow.
Can online orders and kitchen screens work with the same system?
Often, but it depends on the platform and integrations involved. When the system supports it, the goal is to keep menus, orders, modifiers, and kitchen routing connected instead of creating separate manual processes.
What happens if we need help during service?
Phase 3 payment and equipment support is available 24/7 from a US based team. The exact support path can depend on the system and issue, but the restaurant should know who to contact before anything goes live.
Can Phase 3 handle our restaurant website too?
Yes. Phase 3 Digital can build and manage the restaurant website as a separate service. Website pricing is $99 a month with Phase 3 processing or $199 a month as Standalone Digital. Search and advertising services can be added separately when they make sense.
Phase 3 Digital
We can handle
We can handle
the website too.
Menus change. Hours change. Photos change. Events, staff, locations, and specials change. We build the restaurant website, write it, host it, and keep handling the normal updates after it goes live.
Use Phase 3 Digital on its own, or pay less when you also process with Phase 3.
Website plan
With Phase 3 processing
$99 / month
Standalone Digital
$199 / month
Same managed Website service. Processing customers receive the lower price.
- Written and designed for your restaurant
- Hosting, SSL, and Cloudflare
- Forms, calls, maps, and analytics
- Technical SEO and schema
- Normal website updates by email
Not included in this plan
Online ordering, kitchen integration, restaurant management software, and payment tools
No setup fee. Month to month.
Your domain, logo, and original photos remain yours.