TouchBistro

TouchBistro is an iPad-based point of sale and restaurant management system for full-service and quick-service restaurants and bars. It covers tableside ordering, floor plans, payments, kitchen displays, inventory, scheduling, online ordering, reservations, loyalty and marketing, mostly as add-ons. In July 2026 the vendor announced that Harris had acquired it.

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TouchBistro's website on 30 September 2026
Best for
Full-service restaurants, Bars, breweries and wineries
Pricing
From USD 69 per month
Runs on
iOS, Web

Who it is for

  • Full-service restaurants

    Tableside ordering, floor plan and table management, bill splitting and a handheld device built for servers.

  • Bars, breweries and wineries

    Vendor pages describe POS setups for bars and clubs and for breweries and wineries.

  • Quick-service and fast-casual restaurants

    Dedicated POS pages for quick service and fast casual, with a kitchen display for order routing.

  • Multi-unit restaurant groups

    The vendor lists a multi-unit offering for managing several venues from one platform.

What it does

  • Tableside ordering

    Take orders, upsell and split bills at the table with the mobile POS.

  • Floor plan and table management

    Design floor plans, assign sections, track table status and transfers.

  • Menu management

    Build and change menus from the cloud.

  • Reporting and analytics

    Cloud-based reports viewable from anywhere; the vendor says 50+ reports.

  • Staff management and clocking

    Individual staff logins and permissions, clock-in and out, wage and labour cost reports.

  • Payments

    Card, debit, cash, contactless and digital wallet payments with POS integration and offline payments.

  • Kitchen display system

    On-screen tickets with audible alerts, order routing to stations and ticket history, powered by Fresh.

  • Inventory management

    Add-on inventory tool that integrates with the POS.

  • Labor management

    Add-on scheduling and team communication that uses POS data to forecast.

  • Profit management

    Digital invoice processing, accounting workflows and standardised inventory management.

  • Online ordering

    Takeout and delivery orders through the restaurant website and other channels with no commission from TouchBistro.

  • Reservations

    Bookings, waitlist, table status, guest notes and two-way SMS and email reminders.

  • Loyalty and CRM

    Loyalty programme with guest data capture and a branded customer web app.

  • Gift cards

    Physical and digital gift cards with online purchase.

  • Marketing automation

    Email and in-app campaigns, promotions and post-dining surveys.

  • TouchBistro One handheld

    A handheld combining ordering, payments and receipt printing, launched in August 2026.

Pricing

Starting price
From USD 69 per month
Pricing model
Subscription per location, with hardware and payments extra
Free plan
No

Point of Sale software starts at $69 per month, with hardware, payment processing and additional fees extra. The Essentials Bundle with hardware and integrated payments starts at $119 per month plus processing and fees. Custom Setup is quoted. Add-ons such as KDS, inventory, labor, online ordering, reservations, loyalty, marketing and gift cards are quoted individually. Software updates and 24/7 support are included.

How it compares

Compared with the 235 products in Restaurant POS that have a profile on this site. These figures describe the category. They are not a recommendation.

  • Its starting price is USD 69 per month. That is above the category median of USD 39, taken from the 23 products in this category that publish a USD price per month. The median mixes prices quoted with and without tax, so treat it as a rough guide.
  • Names 20 integrations. The median in this category is 8.
  • Does not have a free plan. 28 of the 50 products in this category that say whether they have a free plan do.
  • One of 110 products in this category with an iOS app. 218 products in this category state their platforms.
  • The category's 10 most-named integration partners are Uber Eats, DoorDash, QuickBooks, Xero, Deliverect, Deliveroo, Grubhub, Glovo, Stripe, OpenTable. Of these, this product's listing names Deliverect.

Works with

Accounting
Restaurant365MarginEdgeShogoDAVO by Avalara
Delivery
UrbanPiperDeliverectDoorDash Online Ordering
Inventory
WISK.aiOptimum ControlFreepourBevchekCraftableMarketMan
Other
AveroCoverdash
Payments
WorldpayChase Payment SolutionsMoneris
Scheduling
Push Operations7shifts

Xero, QuickBooks and Sage connect through MarginEdge; Shogo also connects to QuickBooks, Sage, Xero and Oracle NetSuite. Coverdash insurance is US only.

Where and how it runs

Customers in
Canada, United States
Platforms
iOS, Web
Apps
TouchBistro Reservations: Reservation and guest management. TouchBistro CFD: Customer-facing display
Hardware
Runs on Apple iPads (most models except some older generations), with optional cash drawers, receipt printers and iPad stands, or the TouchBistro One handheld. Conflict: the pricing FAQ says hardware financing is offered for venues with two or more terminals, while the hardware page says no payment plans are offered.

The vendor does not list countries. Harris's announcement says TouchBistro powers 16,000+ restaurants in 100+ countries; Canada and the US are inferred from the vendor's Toronto office and its US and Canadian market reports.

The company

Company
TouchBistro Inc.
Founded
2010
Headquarters
Toronto, Canada
Funding
  • Growth financing, CAD$150 million, November 2022 (Francisco Partners)
Customers named by the vendor
Eddie's Roadhouse

Security and support

Support
24/7/365 phone and email support from North America is included in the subscription, with dedicated implementation specialists.

Listing details

Vendor
TouchBistro Inc.
Built for
Bars, Cafés, Restaurants
Focus
Food-specific
Status
Active
Website
touchbistro.com
Also listed in
Bar & Nightclub POSPayment Processing for Food Businesses

Alternatives to TouchBistro

See all 276 in Restaurant POS

  • GoTab

    GoTab is a US restaurant and venue POS built around one open tab that follows the guest, whether staff or the guest starts it by QR code.

    Starts at USD 15 per month, against USD 69 per month for TouchBistro.

  • Harbortouch POS

    Harbortouch was rebranded as SkyTab, and SkyTab is now sold as Shift4 Dine, a restaurant point-of-sale platform from Shift4.

    Names 18 integrations, against 20 for TouchBistro.

  • SpotOn Restaurant

    SpotOn is a cloud-based point-of-sale system and restaurant management platform.

    Has a free plan. TouchBistro does not.

  • SkyTab

    SkyTab is now presented as Shift4 Dine, a restaurant point of sale from Shift4 with its own hardware, built-in payment processing, online and QR ordering, reservations, loyalty, labour scheduling and cloud reporting.

    Starts at USD 29.99 per month, against USD 69 per month for TouchBistro.

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What we could not confirm

These points were not confirmed when this page was written.

  • Prices of add-ons (all quoted)
  • Contract length and renewal terms
  • Payment processing rates
  • Countries where sold (Harris says 100+)
  • Security certifications such as PCI DSS
  • Named founders and employee count
  • Whether TouchBistro POS is available on Android (site describes iPad only)
  • Acquisition date: TouchBistro says July 9, 2026, Harris says July 7, 2026

Sources

Facts on this page come from the pages below, checked on 29 September 2026. Prices and features change, so confirm with the vendor before you buy.

  1. Homepagehttps://www.touchbistro.com/
  2. Pricinghttps://www.touchbistro.com/pricing/
  3. Companyhttps://www.touchbistro.com/about-us/
  4. Integrationshttps://www.touchbistro.com/features/integrations/
  5. Hardwarehttps://www.touchbistro.com/hardware-requirements/
  6. Restaurant POShttps://www.touchbistro.com/pos-solutions/restaurant-pos/
  7. Back of househttps://www.touchbistro.com/restaurant-back-of-house-solutions/
  8. KDShttps://www.touchbistro.com/kitchen-display-system/
  9. Reservationshttps://www.touchbistro.com/reservations/
  10. Online orderinghttps://www.touchbistro.com/online-ordering/
  11. Loyaltyhttps://www.touchbistro.com/loyalty/
  12. Gift cardshttps://www.touchbistro.com/gift-cards/
  13. Marketinghttps://www.touchbistro.com/marketing/
  14. Paymentshttps://www.touchbistro.com/touchbistro-payments/
  15. Supporthttps://www.touchbistro.com/features/support/
  16. Staff managementhttps://www.touchbistro.com/features/staff-management-scheduling/
  17. Addresshttps://www.touchbistro.com/privacy-notice/
  18. Fundinghttps://www.touchbistro.com/press-releases/touchbistro-raises-150-million-from-francisco-partners-to-accelerate-growth-and-pursue-strategic-acquisitions-2/
  19. TouchBistro Onehttps://www.touchbistro.com/press-releases/touchbistro-launches-touchbistro-one-all-in-one-handheld-device-built-to-streamline-restaurants/
  20. Acquisitionhttps://www.harriscomputer.com/news/harris-acquires-touchbistro
  21. App Store: Reservationshttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/touchbistro-reservations/id1471434899