Bar & Nightclub POS

Introduction

Serving drinks quickly to a crowd is different from running a restaurant table. Tabs need to stay open and be pre-authorised, rounds must be entered in seconds, and stock is counted in measures and kegs rather than plates. The software in this category is built for that pace. It ranges from pub tills with stock control to systems made for breweries, wineries and cashless festival venues. Of the 32 profiled products, 20 mention offline use, which matters in a cellar bar or a field where signal drops. Many also cover food service, so pubs and gastropubs can run both from one system.

Who needs it

Pubs, bars, nightclubs, taprooms, wineries and event venues. It becomes worth having when tabs are lost, stock variance is hard to explain, or you run several bars and want one view. A single small bar can start with a simple iPad till. Groups usually need central price control and reporting.

Written 30 September 2026