Square for Restaurants

Block, Inc.

About this app

Square for Restaurants moves with you on the Restaurant Mobile POS kit. Adding handheld devices to your POS allows your staff to focus on a better guest experience because they can take more orders without having to run back-and-forth to the countertop POS. Discover the smarter way to run your restaurant with the POS software built for restaurants.

The best part? It’s easy to integrate handheld devices into the Square for Restaurants POS system to speed up the process of taking orders and payments table-side, in line, or on the go.

And if you’re new to Square, all you need is a subscription to our Square for Restaurants Plus plan* and your choice of device: the Mobile POS kit or Square Terminal.

Reliable hardware that meets your team’s needs.

The Restaurant Mobile POS kit includes a Samsung Galaxy A32 5G — a slim option designed to fit into any pocket with a large 6.5’’ screen and offering digital receipts. This application runs on Samsung Galaxy A32 5G.
Square Terminal is an all-in-one device for orders and payments, made with durable 5.5’’ Gorilla Glass and a physical receipt printer built in. Square Terminal has Square for Restaurants software built in — no download required.

With Square for Restaurants Mobile POS, you can:

Deliver better hospitality with more time for table touches.

Keep tabs on your repeat customers with up-to-the-minute diner preferences, order history, and server notes.
Avoid ordering hiccups by seeing real-time inventory to know what’s selling and what’s about to sell out.
Give diners the flexibility to order and pay how they want, whether it’s at the table or through self-serve QR codes.

Streamline orders to your kitchen, no matter where orders are placed.
Get orders out quickly and accurately with table-side, curbside, online, and delivery orders powered through one powerful handheld device.
Arrange coursing to make your diners’ meals more enjoyable and keep staff in sync on when to hold and fire each order.

Whether it is for bars, quick service, or full service, Square for Restaurants is the POS that works harder for your business. And now, it fits perfectly into your apron pocket.

This is more than just a POS — it’s your path to thriving in the new era of dining.

“The biggest upside of the mobile POS has been keeping my staff on the floor more of the time, which has led to greater customer satisfaction.”
Frankie DiCarlantonio, Scaffidi Restaurant Group owner

New to Square or already enjoying our Free plan? Simply subscribe or upgrade your service to our Plus plan* to access Square for Restaurants Mobile POS** and dozens of other features that will help you and your servers get the most out of every shift.

*The Plus plan costs $60 per month per location including one countertop device (+$40/month per added countertop device).

**Until January 15, 2023, Plus plan subscribers will be able to use Square for Restaurants Mobile POS software on unlimited handheld devices for $0. A $50 per month per location fee applies starting on January 16, 2023. [Additional terms and conditions apply]. Limited-time offer valid through January 15, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. PST. Eligible sellers will receive $0 per month pricing for using unlimited Square Terminal and Restaurant Mobile POS kit devices within the U.S. during the promotional period, inclusive of all fees and taxes, and will then be automatically migrated to the standard $50 per month upon conclusion of the promotional period, unless the seller elects to opt out of using the product. All sellers will be notified via email prior to the end of the promotional period with the option to opt out before being migrated to standard pricing. To avail yourself of this offer, activation of the Square for Restaurants Plus plan is required. You must be signed into your own account. Square reserves the right to modify, revoke, or cancel the offer at any time. Void where prohibited, not redeemable for cash, and non-transferable.

Ratings and reviews

Convenient, when it works. Felt like we were constantly troubleshooting. Always adding/removing things that make no sense for restaurants. Biggest downfall was removing it from the app store for all the android phones it previously worked for (except the one they sell), with absolutely no notice. I luckily had a personal phone that was compatible, but I could see this being a problem for those that specifically purchased certain hardware for the app, for it to suddenly not work anymore.

after recent upgrade they convert open check tab to order tab since then i am not able to send open checks to main register or KDS from the android app. so frustrating. anyone know solution. I called customer care but they don't know anything.

I can't use it anymore because i got a new phone that isn't compatible. my phone is almost 2 years old, and I still can't use the app.

What’s new

Thanks for selling with Square. We update our app regularly to improve stability, so we recommend enabling automatic updates on devices running Restaurants Point of Sale.

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