Lightspeed Restaurant Features

Management

Inventory management

Never fall behind in ordering replenishments for your stock with automated recurring orders and delight your staff by freeing up the hours they spend with manual stock counting.

Customizable menu

Create your menu in minutes, add or remove items at will, add modifiers or create combos in just few taps. Add photos and descriptions to let guests know exactly what to order.

Adjustable floorplan

Make sure floorplan adjustments are added to the system so your staff always know where to go and customers never wait too long.

Kitchen display

Reduce wait times with a display that helps the kitchen staff prepare orders as they are sent.

Staff profile

Give each member of your staff customized access to Lightspeed Restaurant so they only see what they need.

Hardware

Printers, iPads, cash registers—we can provide you with all the hardware you need to create the perfect work environment.


Tableside ordering

Mobile service

Go where your customers are and take orders on the spot while they are being sent directly to the kitchen or bar.

Takeout and delivery

Process takeout and delivery orders in one system and see orders as they come in on your Kitchen Display System.

Contactless online ordering

Let customers order and pay at the table directly from their phones to save time.

Flexible billing

Forget about manual calculations and big headaches when it comes to bill splitting. Divide, group and transfer items between seats. Do it all.

Payments

Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay—allow your customers to use their preferred payment methods and close their experience as smoothly as it started.


Mobility and cloud

iPad POS

With an iPad POS, all your data, your menu and your ordering system are always with you, no matter where you go.

Remote access

Want to log in remotely and keep an eye on your establishment? Not a problem.

Mobile reporting

See in real time how your restaurant is doing and make immediate adjustments.

Offline mode

Our Offline Mode ensures that your business knows no interruption. No need for additional hardware to protect your data when the internet is down.

PMS integration

Connect your PMS to your POS and give your hotel guests a seamless experience, from their room to the restaurant area.

Safe data storage

Your data doesn't depend on hardware and is always secure. No matter what happens, all the intel you need to run your business is here.


Staff

Clock in and out

Allow your staff to clock in and clock out of the system when they start and end their day to better calculate work hours.

Employee reports

See how members of your team are doing. From hours to sales, Lightspeed Restaurant gives you a complete picture of their day.

Employee permissions

Not everyone needs to check the stock or sales numbers for the whole team. Decide who can see what in the system for more efficiency.

End of day reports

Let Lightspeed Restaurant tell you how your day went. Overall sales, sales per employee—you can see it all.

Individual accounts

Give your employees sales tools tailored to their needs. Set up individual accounts to give them their own work ecosystem.

Scheduling integrations

Get an overview of your employees' schedules to better plan for peak periods and never be short on staff.


Multiple locations

Saved accounts on devices

All accounts can be saved on your devices so even if you need to transfer a device temporarily, you never lose your information.

Centralized giftcards

Let your customers promote your products with gift cards that are valid across all your locations and can be used with a quick QR Code.

Location reporting

Get all your data for every location you have in your POS so you can get see an overview of your entire business.

Additional locations

Whether you’re looking to open a new location or develop your own franchise, all it takes is a few clicks to add new locations.

Customer data

See all your customer information, per location, from a single platform.


Reporting

Product reports

See your top selling products, your orders and your current stock as well all the information related to costs and taxes.

End-of-day reports

View an overview of your sales and your cash drawer activity.

User report

See every transaction processed by your staff and a list of the receipts per user with tip information.

Accounting

Have your accounting numbers automatically posted every day and don't spend hours doing all the calculations yourself.

Mobile reporting

See all your data and access all your reports on your mobile device so you can be on the move and analyze the performance of your business.

Cash drawers

Cash drawers are where the money comes and goes. Make sure you track all the related activity and see a detailed breakdown of all the transactions.


Customer Management

Customer data

Keep tabs on what your customers are buying and how frequently they are coming in order to build relationships with them.

Timed promotions

Happy hour or special promotions? Set discounted prices directly in the system and let the system turn the promotions off automatically.Happy hour or special promotions? Set discounted prices directly in the system and let the system turn the promotions off automatically.

Customer Facing Display

Offer your customers full transparency and receive fewer questions about pricing with a display that lets them see everything.

Customer tabs

Make your guests feel right at home with customer tabs listing all their orders.

Gift cards

Allow customers to make other people discover your business with gift cards that will expand your reach and increase the word of mouth.

Loyalty

Build loyalty programs and reward your most loyal customers in order to strengthen customer relationships and drive repeat business.


Training and support

Webinars

Check our webinars to see how you can use your new Lightspeed POS and get information on best practices in your industry.

Onboarding session

Our onboarding agents will walk you through our POS so you can make the best use of it.

24/7 support

With Lightspeed, support is one less thing you need to worry about. We have agents available around the clock to answer your questions.

Email and chat support

Have a quick question? Don't wait on the phone to get the answer and simply send us a message by email or chat, and we'll get back to you!

Customer forum

Share your experience and get tips and pieces of advice from your peers with our community forum.