Full-Service Restaurants POS & Payments

Full-service restaurants juggle reservations, courses, split checks and tipped staff on every shift. We set up the POS, kitchen routing and tip rules so servers spend their time on guests, not the terminal.
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Payment solutions for full-service restaurants

How these solutions fit full-service restaurants

See what each option adds to the way your business takes and tracks payments.

Square for Restaurants

For full-service restaurants: Organize meals, takeout orders and catering with menu modifiers, kitchen routing and front-of-house checks in one restaurant workflow. Square describes its restaurant POS as "a business technology solution built for single- and multi-location full-service restaurants, quick-service restaurants, fast-casual restaurants, bars, breweries, and multi-concept restaurants." Coursing, seat-level ordering and a custom floor plan keep servers and the kitchen in step through a full dinner turn. Roots Payments, an independent Square Reseller, sets it up and supports it for full-service restaurants.
  • Recommend the Square plan and device mix that fits your service style
  • Build menus, modifiers, taxes, service charges and tip settings before opening day
  • Configure floor plans, printer and KDS routing, and team permissions
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Square Hardware Setup

For full-service restaurants: Choose and configure Square checkout equipment for meals, takeout orders and catering, including counter, mobile and staff workflows. Square describes Square Register as a way to "run your entire business right out of the box with a fully integrated, two-screen solution," and Square Handheld as "the powerful, feature-packed POS that fits in your pocket." A typical full-service mix is Square Handheld for servers, plus a Register or Stand at the host stand and service bar. Roots Payments, an independent Square Reseller, sets it up and supports it for full-service restaurants.
  • Recommend a device mix for your layout; you purchase directly from Square
  • Plan network, power and mounting before install day
  • Configure devices, printer profiles and device codes
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Square KDS

For full-service restaurants: Route meals, takeout orders and catering to kitchen displays so preparation teams can follow tickets and order status. Square describes Square KDS as "an efficient kitchen display system you can rely on. Organize and fulfill orders from anywhere, in one affordable solution." Appetizers, entrées and desserts route to separate stations, and expo sees every course before it goes out. Roots Payments, an independent Square Reseller, sets it up and supports it for full-service restaurants.
  • Map your line (stations, expo, bar) and route each item category
  • Mount and network KDS devices and test ticket flow before service
  • Tune timers, colors and bump behavior with your kitchen lead
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Square Integrations

For full-service restaurants: Connect Square transaction data with the tools used to manage checks, modifiers, tips and shifts, reducing repeated data entry. Square says sellers can "keep orders flowing even beyond your doors by integrating your favorite delivery partners like Uber Eats and DoorDash," and lists 100+ popular app integrations. Connecting a reservation platform plus DoorDash and Uber Eats puts seatings and takeout in the same system as dine-in. Roots Payments, an independent Square Reseller, sets it up and supports it for full-service restaurants.
  • Audit which apps you use and which ones Square can replace
  • Connect delivery partners and map menus, modifiers and prices
  • Set up accounting sync and test it against a real week of sales
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Square Staff

For full-service restaurants: Set roles, permissions and schedules for servers, cooks and managers, with a clearer view of staffing across shifts. Square says its staff tools let you "set availability, add shifts, manage time-off requests, and publish schedules for your entire team." Servers, bussers and bartenders share schedules, timecards and tip pools tied to the same POS. Roots Payments, an independent Square Reseller, sets it up and supports it for full-service restaurants.
  • Set up roles, permissions and pay rates
  • Configure tip pooling rules and cash-tip declarations
  • Build your first schedules and train managers on the Team app
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Square Payroll

For full-service restaurants: Organize payroll for servers, cooks and managers, using staff and time records to prepare pay runs. Square says Square Payroll lets you "pay employees from your dashboard, import timecards and tips, and process payroll faster." Card tips and declared cash tips import into each pay run, so tipped staff are paid accurately without spreadsheets. Roots Payments, an independent Square Reseller, sets it up and supports it for full-service restaurants.
  • Set up pay rates, jobs and tip eligibility for every role
  • Configure tip importing and cash-tip declaration
  • Run a parallel test pay run before your first live payroll
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Square Gift Cards

For full-service restaurants: Offer gift cards redeemable toward meals, takeout orders and catering and track purchased and redeemed balances. Square says sellers can "sell physical and eGift cards from your POS or online store." Holiday gift card sales are a major fourth-quarter revenue line for sit-down restaurants. Roots Payments, an independent Square Reseller, sets it up and supports it for full-service restaurants.
  • Set up eGift ordering on your site and social profiles
  • Plan holiday promotions (including bonus cards) and track liability
  • Train staff on selling, checking balances and redeeming
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Pay at the Table

For full-service restaurants: Let customers settle meals, takeout orders and catering at their table, with the check and gratuity handled at the point of service. Pay-at-table lets guests pay, tip and split the check on a handheld terminal or by scanning a QR code, while keeping their cards at the table.
  • Choose handhelds or QR based on your service style
  • Set tip prompts and split options
  • Integrate with your POS so checks close automatically
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Cash Discount Program

For full-service restaurants: Design a clearly presented cash-price program for meals, takeout orders and catering, with checkout wording and receipts aligned. A cash discount program posts the card price as the regular price and gives customers who pay cash a discount, which helps offset processing costs. A cash discount program can offset processing costs on large dinner checks when it's set up and disclosed correctly.
  • Review your state's rules and card-network requirements with you
  • Reprice menus so the posted price is the card price
  • Program terminals and receipts and install signage
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Credit Card Surcharging

For full-service restaurants: Plan credit-card surcharge disclosures for meals, takeout orders and catering, keeping eligible card payments distinct at checkout. Surcharging adds a disclosed fee to credit card payments to offset acceptance costs. Card-network rules limit it to credit cards and cap it at 3% or your cost of acceptance, whichever is lower. Where state law allows, a capped and disclosed credit card surcharge can offset acceptance costs on dinner checks.
  • Check your state's surcharge rules before anything goes live
  • Handle acquirer notification and card-brand requirements
  • Program debit detection and receipt line items
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Full-Service Restaurants payment questions

Start with the workflows your business needs. Options on this page include Square for Full-Service Restaurants, Square Hardware for Restaurants, Square KDS for Full-Service Restaurants. Roots helps compare the setup, software and processing requirements around how you operate.
Yes. Bring your current POS, checkout or billing tools and recent processing statements. We review ordering, counter or table service, kitchen routing and checkout, then plan the changes your full-service restaurants business needs.
Request a quote for your business. The review covers your payment mix, locations, software, hardware recommendations and implementation work. Consultations and payment reviews are free.
Bring recent payment statements, the systems you use and a record of how a customer places an order, receives a service or pays a bill. Tell us which full-service restaurants workflows need to improve so we can scope a practical setup.

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