Bar POS system for real-time traders
Delight staff and customers alike with one-tap ordering, multichannel sales, and real-time reporting so you can respond instantly on those busy Saturday nights.
WAS £899, NOW FROM £199*
Join 63,000 successful business location powered by Epos Now
Why choose Epos Now’s point of sale solution for bars?
Quicker sales
Streamline your payment processing with Epos Now Payments and save 4+ hours per month.
Efficient trade
Save more than £20 per month in till roll and ink with our high-res receipt printer.
Multiple channels
Save time and an average 30% on employee costs with Epos Now Online Ordering.
Access everything you need from one pub till
Our bar & pub system incorporates the must-have features to manage staff and safely serve your patrons.
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View real-time business data from any internet-connected device, wherever you are
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Leverage mobile ordering software to provide convenient at-table service
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Track sales, stock, and margin data to get greater visibility
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Integrate with over 100 smart business tools to boost efficiency and automate manual tasks
- Automate the tipping process with apps like Grateful
WAS £899, NOW FROM £199*
Take online orders with Epos Now Order & Pay
Create your own branded profile on our standalone mobile ordering platform. Customers can browse, order, and pay from their phones.
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Offer a low-cost food delivery service and process orders from your POS system
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Give customers greater choice with online ordering and collection services
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Provide a fully-contactless dine-in experience with app-less table ordering
Enjoy complete payment flexibility with Epos Now Payments
Epos Now Payments, our in-house payment processing service, delivers fast and functional payment solutions that connect seamlessly with your point of sale.
Safely accept chip and pin, contactless and remote payments from all major credit and debit card providers with clear flat rates and no hidden fees.**
With easy onboarding, clear pricing, and a single service team for all your support, we make payment processing simple.
Find maximum flexibility with dynamic menu options
Did a busy night wipe out your last keg of a customer favourite? Offering special food during certain promotions? Choose the bar POS that stays in sync with your business.
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Real-time inventory will tell bartenders when bottles are empty
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Add happy hour discounts or other specials with a single tap
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Update your menu anytime so staff can ring up limited-time food items quickly
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Split and combine bills and tabs without frustration
Choose a bar POS that can keep up with the demand
From working in noisy, dark rooms to cleaning up broken glass and spills, bartenders need flexibility and speed to get the job done and a hospitality POS can do the same.
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Spills are never a concern thanks to our water-resistant touchscreen displays
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Train new staff quickly with our easy-to-learn POS
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Create custom seating charts to match your bar's floorplan
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Offer digital free drinks or chips with a customer loyalty scheme
Plus, get instant access to your customer accounts and offer a quicker, more personal service with Epos Now Caller ID.
A POS solution to centralise your bar management
With Epos Now, your customers can go downstairs, outside, or to any other bar in your building without having to close out their tab.
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Payment authorisation ensures guests have sufficient funds when opening a tab
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Take drink orders on the go with handheld devices
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Keep customer notes so all bartenders can serve up their favourite drink
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Our simple menu design lets you work faster and decrease bar wait times
Offer greater choice with POS apps
Connect with major food delivery platforms, and introduce online ordering and pay-at-table services, to offer your customers more.
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Offer takeout and delivery options to create and meet demand
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Future-proof your business with a multi-channel solution
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Manage your guests from booking to goodbye with the OpenTable app
Serve on-the-go with the Air
Use our portable payments device to provide a speedier, safer, and more personal experience for your guests.
- Offer staff and guests more convenience with a lightweight, pocketsize payment device
- Accept payments and print receipts on the spot
- Accept chip and pin, contactless, and eWallet transactions at flat rates**
- Improve order accuracy to improve customer satisfaction
Award-winning support
With Epos Now, you're never going it alone. Our amazing support is ready and waiting to assist you with any issue you may have.
Benefit from dedicated phone support 24/7 and unlimited 1-on-1 coaching and training. On-site engineers are also available for further assistance throughout the UK.
FAQ about bar POS systems
If you'd like to know anything else about how Epos Now can help your business, get in touch with our team or read our frequently asked questions.
- Why is the POS an important part of the bar business?
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POS stands for point of sale, meaning the most crucial moment of contact between your business, and your team, and the customer. This is the moment you make a sale, and if it goes well, will lead to future sales, increased profits, and improved customer loyalty.
Point of sale systems are designed to create a fluid and effective sale that makes the most out of this interaction, encouraging upselling, helping staff keep their focus on the customer, while gathering data to make management of the business easier both during and after the sale. This makes Epos Now systems essential tools for those businesses relying on them.
- How do bar POS systems work?
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The right point of sale system for a modern bar works by centralising and simplifying the bar operation. Tracking orders and sales with table plans, open tabs, order numbers, which then send directly to a kitchen or prep station through an order printer or kitchen display. These systems also store transaction data, inventory, staff, and product performance, helping businesses make better decisions based on the data collected.
Bars can also adapt their POS systems through apps that expand sales channels and offer more management options. These apps could help with marketing, accounting, delivery and online ordering, loyalty programs, website integration and much more. Ultimately, bar and pub EPOS systems work by bringing together different bar management tools under one banner, giving bar owners a simple way to manage the entire business.
- What is the best EPOS system for a bar or pub?
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The best EPOS system for bars takes care of all key business functions including inventory management, price and promotion management, generating reports, managing and monitoring staff performance, while also giving you room to grow, with the ability to manage multiple locations if you expand.
It's also essential that your ideal system can keep drinks flowing on those busy Friday and Saturday nights, processing sales and making adjustments, doubling up, merging tabs and tables, all in just a few taps.
Ultimately, different bars and other business owners will have their own needs and the ideal system will be specific to you. If your bar has a kitchen, you may want a kitchen display screen integrated to your system. Maybe you'll want mobile payments and tableside ordering? Or even delivery and online ordering, which Epos Now incorporates through our AppStore, giving you the flexibility to create your own best POS system.
- What is a bar EPOS system?
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Till systems for pubs, nightclubs, restaurants, and bars are specialised hardware and software combinations that offer a user-friendly way for managers and staff to run business.
Combining everything from booking programs to a physical cash drawer for cash storage, a bar till system brings everything together under one umbrella, making managers, staff, and customers happy. Many bar systems, including Epos Now, require an internet connection as they use cloud-based point of sale technology to store data in real-time, linking the device used to process payments, to any device managers use to stay on top of trade. This also gives them the ability to track staff, sales, and even check inventory levels, confirming what stock you have even as you walk down the aisles at the wholesaler, with your team back at base pouring out every pint. You could call it in the field inventory management!
- How much is a bar POS system?
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The cost of your bar POS system will vary based on your needs. For instance, there are simple bar sales processors you could use for free, but you'll struggle to use them for more than the simplest tasks, which will likely make running your bar more difficult.
On the other hand, you can get comprehensive systems at very affordable prices for as little as a few hundred pounds upfront, with payment processing included, though you can expect competitive systems to come with a small recurring fee as well. Additional hardware and software such as a kitchen display system (KDS) will also raise the cost, but save you operating costs from day one.
Then, if you expand your system using apps like Sage or Xero, there might be an additional cost. Whatever your needs are, reach out to Epos Now's team and get your offer on an affordable POS system with powerful performance potential.