Restaurant POS system
A restaurant POS has to do three things at once: take the order, send it to the kitchen and close the till balanced at the end of the shift. Ordeli does all three and adds a fourth that almost no POS covers: letting the diner order and pay from their own phone.
No card, no lock-in and no hardware to buy.
The whole floor on one screen
Who is seated, what they ordered, who has paid and which table has been waiting twenty minutes. Without walking back round the bar.
Diners order and pay themselves
They scan the QR on their table and order from their browser. It takes off your staff the two jobs that eat the most time at peak service.
No hardware to buy
It runs in the browser, so a tablet, a laptop or the phone your waiter already carries will do.
Here the sale does not close in one go
What separates this from a retail till is that the sale does not close in one go. A table opens, takes several rounds, changes waiter, gets split between several people and may close an hour later.
That is why what matters is not the payment screen but how the system holds up with a full room.
- Live floor plan with the status of every table.
- Several rounds per table, without closing the bill in between.
- Bill split evenly or by dish, including shared ones.
- Orders straight to kitchen and bar, separated by destination.
- Cashing up with a count and any discrepancy in plain sight.
Stop walking back and forth to the till
In Ordeli the customer scans the QR on their table and orders from their browser, with nothing to download. They can pay whenever they want and only their share, even after sharing dishes with the rest.
It does not replace the waiter: it takes off them the two jobs that eat the most time at peak service — taking orders and going table by table to get paid.
The kitchen stops depending on legible handwriting
Orders land on a kitchen screen organised by course, with the clock on every dish and alerts when one runs late. Each section sees its own: the bar does not see kitchen dishes.
If you prefer paper, keep printing: the system sends to a thermal printer in parallel.
The till balances from the last close, not from midnight
Cashing up counts from the previous close, not from midnight, which is how a venue that shuts in the early hours actually works. It covers the float, the count, cash movements and a second signature.
And every payment creates its signed VeriFactu record, or TicketBAI if the venue is in the Basque Country. No separate modules.
What to ask a POS to find out whether it really complies
You will not find a POS system today that does not claim VeriFactu compliance. The difference is in how, and that is not in the brochure: some solve it with a third-party module billed separately, others build it into the product.
In Ordeli it is inside. The record is signed and chained when the receipt is issued, and TicketBAI for the Basque Country works the same way with nothing else to buy. What the rule requires exactly, and from when, is in the VeriFactu guide.
- Is it included in the subscription, or a module billed separately?
- Does it also cover TicketBAI, in case you open in the Basque Country?
- Can you export your records if you ever switch software?
- Is it working today, or "in development" for later?
No hardware supplier holds you hostage
None in particular. Ordeli runs in the browser, so a tablet, a laptop or the waiter's own phone will do. If you want to print orders or receipts, any networked thermal printer works.
That means no closed terminal to buy and no hardware supplier to be tied to. If you are coming from a UK-style EPOS or till system, this is the part that changes most: the software stops being attached to a specific box.
Frequently asked questions
Is this an EPOS or till system?
Same thing, different word. British and Irish operators usually say EPOS or till system, in Spain everyone says TPV, and most software in this market is sold as a POS system. Ordeli is all of those: it takes orders, sends them to the kitchen, takes payment and cashes up.
Does it work for a small bar or only for large restaurants?
Both. The Starter plan covers up to 10 tables and Pro up to 30. A bar with four tables uses the same thing as a thirty-cover restaurant, with fewer features switched on.
Can I still take payment at the till if the customer does not want to use their phone?
Yes. Paying from the phone is one more option, not an obligation: staff take cash or card as always.
What happens if the internet goes down?
The waiter app keeps taking orders and changing states offline, and syncs them when the network returns without duplicating anything.
How much does it cost?
From €79/month on an annual plan, VAT included. There is a 14-day trial with no card.
How many staff can use it at once?
As many as you like: users are not charged per head. What is capped is the number of linked devices — one on Starter, five on Pro and unlimited on Enterprise.
Can I try it without installing anything or talking to anyone?
Yes. You sign up, build a test menu and use it for fourteen days with no card. There is no compulsory guided demo and no salesperson in the way.
Try Ordeli for 14 days
No card, no lock-in and no hardware to buy.