Notes from the pass.
What we're building, and what we're learning about running a better floor. Short, practical, no fluff.
What is a POS computer for a restaurant?
A POS computer is simply the device that runs your POS software. Learn what matters, what does not, and how to avoid locked-in hardware.
What is a thermal printer and how does it connect to a POS?
Thermal printers print receipts and kitchen tickets without ink. Here is how USB, Ethernet, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth setups differ.
Why we built Garivio POS
Most tills are built for a spreadsheet, not a busy floor. Here's the bet we're making instead.
How to choose a POS for your restaurant or café
The features that actually matter on a busy floor — and the traps to avoid — when picking a restaurant POS.
How to create a free QR menu for your restaurant
Set up a QR code menu guests scan at the table — photos, allergens, languages — in minutes, with no app.
How much should a restaurant POS cost?
What goes into POS pricing, the hidden costs to watch for, and how to tell a fair deal from a lock-in.
Your floor shouldn't stop when the Wi-Fi does
How Garivio POS keeps taking orders, firing the kitchen and settling bills with no connection.
The best POS for a small café or coffee shop
Fast counter service, milk and size modifiers, regulars, a tiny footprint — what a café actually needs from its till.
What is a kitchen display system (KDS)?
A KDS replaces paper chits with a screen — how orders flow from new to ready, and why it cuts waste and mistakes.
How to switch your restaurant POS without losing a shift
When it's worth changing POS, how to move your menu over, and how to go live the same day — no downtime.
What is a cloud POS — and why it matters for restaurants
What a cloud POS actually is, how it differs from an old cash register, and why it matters.
How to set up a POS for a new restaurant
Hardware, menu, floor plan, printers, staff, a test run — the steps to set up your POS and open the same day.
The best POS for bars and pubs
Open tabs, fast rounds, splitting a round and a till that survives a Friday night — what a bar needs from its POS.
The best POS for bakeries and patisseries
Fast counter service, quantities and boxes, takeaway-first and a clean daily close — what a bakery needs from its till.
How to split the bill in a restaurant (without the headache)
Even, by item, or by guest — and how a POS splits any restaurant check in seconds.
Restaurant sales reports & the Z-report, explained
Daily sales, covers, top sellers, the payment breakdown and the Z-report — the numbers that actually run a floor.
iPad & tablet POS for restaurants: what to know
Why a browser-based POS beats a locked-in terminal — on iPad, Android tablet or computer.
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