Winston POS

• Table-service restaurants

  The vendor lists casual dining, fine dining and full-service restaurants as target types.

• Bars, cafes and hotel restaurants

  Separate vendor pages for bar, cafe and coffee shop, and hotel restaurant POS.

• Restaurants that want to keep their hardware and payment processor

  The system runs on existing Windows, iOS or Android devices and does not lock the restaurant to a payment provider.

• Multi-location chains

  The FAQ says Winston is suitable for chains with multiple locations.

• Cloud POS on any device

  Runs on terminals, tablets and handhelds using Windows, iOS or Android.

• Offline mode with Store & Forward

  Keeps taking orders and card payments when the internet is down.

• Kitchen display system

  Kitchen and bar screens for communication between kitchen, bar and service.

• Handheld POS

  Tableside ordering and tap-to-pay on a phone.

• QR code self-ordering

  Guests scan a QR code, select their table and order from the full menu.

• Online ordering

  Home-Order lets guests order from home for delivery.

• Reservations

  Online table booking module built into the POS.

• Time and attendance

  Staff clock in and out on the POS, with breaks recorded and hours reports.

• Tip management

  Tracks and pays out tips with an advanced clock-out overview per employee.

• Gift certificates

  Sells gift cards through the restaurant website.

• Loyalty

  Loyalty points and personalised offers with customer insights.

• Back office

  Manage floor plan and menu, and track financial performance.

• Winston AI

  Imports a full menu, answers questions about restaurant data in plain language, and turns reports into insights.

• Split checks and multiple payment methods

  Advanced split-check module and several payment methods per order.

• Configurable tax rates

  Different tax rates can be configured.

Pricing model

Quote only

No prices are published. The vendor says it combines low licence fees with free choice of hardware and processor, that modules are available at a fixed price, that updates are included, and that pricing is quoted by a dealer.

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.

• Names 4 integrations. The median in this category is 8.
• One of 110 products in this category with an iOS app. One of 116 products in this category with an Android app. 218 products in this category state their platforms.

Accounting

Restaurant365

Delivery

OLOStream Orders

Payments

Datacap

The integrations page groups partners under processors, gateways, ordering, analytics, tipping, reservations, hotel PMS, bookkeeping and kitchen displays, but shows the partner names only as logos.

Customers in

United States, Netherlands

Languages

English, Dutch

Platforms

Windows, iOS, Android, Web

Apps

Winston POS: POS app downloadable from Google Play, Apple App Store and Windows Store

Hardware

Runs on existing hardware: Windows 10 or higher (Intel 10th generation quad core, 8 GB RAM), Android 13 or higher (4 GB RAM), iOS 18 or higher. Minimum CPU is an Intel Celeron J6412 or equivalent. Recommended terminals, tablets, handhelds and kitchen screens from Posbank, iMin, Landi and Posiflex are listed.

The vendor says it is used worldwide and growing rapidly in the United States, and the site has Dutch and English versions. No country list is published.

Company

Winston POS, Inc.

Founders

Koen (surname not stated)

Customers named by the vendor

Restaurant Buon Gusto, Star Restaurant Monarh, Calida Kitchen & Wine

Support

Support comes through local dealers who handle installation, onboarding, training and migration from the old POS; a helpdesk and phone line are also listed.

Vendor

Winston

Headquarters

Netherlands

Built for

Restaurants, Cafés, Hotel F&B

Focus

Food-specific

Status

Active

Website

winstonpos.com

• RPOWER POS

  RPOWER POS is restaurant point of sale software that runs on a hybrid cloud and local system, with table-service, quick-service, bar and delivery features.

  Names 20 integrations, against 4 for Winston POS.

• Qu POS

  Qu is a cloud restaurant point of sale and ordering platform for large quick-service and fast-casual chains.

  Runs on Web, against Web, iOS, Android and Windows for Winston POS.

• Tabit

  Tabit is a cloud, mobile-first point-of-sale platform for full-service restaurants, restaurant chains and hotel restaurants.

  Runs on Web, against Web, iOS, Android and Windows for Winston POS.

• Focus POS

  Focus POS is restaurant point-of-sale software from Focus POS Systems, Inc., with add-on modules for online ordering, kitchen display, loyalty, gift cards and cloud reporting.

  Runs on Web and iOS, against Web, iOS, Android and Windows for Winston POS.

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These points were not confirmed when this page was written.

• Any price
• Contract terms
• Named integration partners beyond those in the FAQ
• Founding year, headquarters and employee count
• Funding
• Security certifications
• Full list of countries
• App store listing details

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. Homehttps://winstonpos.com/
2. FAQhttps://winstonpos.com/frequently-asked-questions-us/
3. Hardware requirementshttps://winstonpos.com/hardware-us/
4. Company storyhttps://winstonpos.com/who-we-are/
5. Paymentshttps://winstonpos.com/payment-processor-agnostic-pos/
6. Integrations pagehttps://winstonpos.com/third-party-integrations/
7. Winston AIhttps://winstonpos.com/product/winston-ai/
8. KDShttps://winstonpos.com/product/kitchen-display-system/
9. Time and attendancehttps://winstonpos.com/product/time-and-attendance/
10. Loyaltyhttps://winstonpos.com/product/loyalty/
11. Legal namehttps://winstonpos.com/privacy-policy-en/