Lightspeed Restaurant in the UK: prices, fees and contract

What Lightspeed Restaurant says about its POS and kitchen screen

Lightspeed says Lightspeed Restaurant is an iPad-based system for hospitality that covers kitchen coordination, ordering, payments, inventory and reporting in one cloud system.⁶ Lightspeed says staff can use it as a mobile POS to move between tables, send orders to the kitchen and take payment on the spot, and can split orders into courses or order by seat.⁶ Lightspeed says bills can be split by item, cover or seat, and floor plans can be created and managed from one system.⁶ Lightspeed says Lightspeed Restaurant keeps taking and sending orders when the connection drops, then syncs once it is back online.⁶ Lightspeed says it manages multiple locations from one back office, with menus, pricing and reporting synced across every site.⁶ Lightspeed says its Kitchen Display System puts onsite and online orders on one screen, replacing paper tickets and kitchen printers.⁶ Lightspeed says each kitchen station can have its own display screen and orders can be filtered by source, with a blinking alert when orders need to move.¹

On our rate card Lightspeed Restaurant: From £79/mo; card rate: Not published.

What Lightspeed Restaurant says about Order Anywhere and delivery

Lightspeed says Order Anywhere offers same-day, express and scheduled delivery and lets the restaurant keep its customer data and branding.² Lightspeed says Order Anywhere lets guests order takeaway straight from the restaurant's website, cutting out third-party middlemen and their commission fees.⁶ Lightspeed says takeaway customers can choose to collect right away or order for a later date.⁶ Lightspeed says a restaurant can sync its delivery menu with Deliverect so it appears on third-party apps such as Deliveroo and UberEATS.⁶ Lightspeed says Order Anywhere can switch between a restaurant's own drivers and on-demand couriers through its Uber Direct integration.² Lightspeed says Order Anywhere brings orders from every sales channel into the ePOS, which simplifies workflows and reporting.²

What Lightspeed says about QR code ordering

Lightspeed says Order Anywhere lets customers open the menu from a link or QR code on any device without downloading an app.⁶ Lightspeed says customers can add a tip and pay by credit or debit card at the Order Anywhere checkout.⁶

On our rate card Lightspeed Order Anywhere: From £149/mo; fees per order: Not published.

What Lightspeed says about paying at the table

Lightspeed says Pay at Table lets staff settle any open table by number, with payment status syncing in real time between the terminal and the ePOS.⁶ Lightspeed says bills can be split among groups who pay at different times, and staff can pre-authorise payments at the bar and collect tabs.⁶ Lightspeed says Tableside turns iPhones into compact ePOS and payment devices for taking orders and payments at the table, counter or patio.⁶ Lightspeed says Tableside also puts menus and allergen information on the server's phone.⁶

On our rate card Lightspeed Tableside: From £149/mo; fees per order: Not published.

What Lightspeed says about Lightspeed Payments

Lightspeed says Lightspeed Payments is built in, with card, contactless, mobile wallet and QR code payments syncing to the ePOS so takings reconcile without manual entry.⁶ Lightspeed says Lightspeed Payments has no monthly transaction limit and comes with accounting tools.⁶

What Lightspeed says about insights, integrations and funding

Lightspeed says its Advanced Insights product generates detailed sales reports and breaks down menu performance.³⁶ Lightspeed says the Staff Turnover report in the back office shows receipts processed, covers and revenue for each staff member.³ Lightspeed says Lightspeed Pulse sends live sales numbers to a phone, along with revenue, covers, open orders and table turn time.⁶ Lightspeed says Benchmarks and Trends compares a restaurant with similar venues in its local area.⁶ Lightspeed says Lightspeed Capital gives a cash advance that can be used for any business expense and repaid as the restaurant makes sales.⁶ Lightspeed says its Apicbase integration pulls in sales data and adds tools for stock, food costs and production.³⁴ Lightspeed says its Tenzo integration lets restaurants use data analytics to improve operational efficiency and revenue growth.³ Lightspeed says Lightspeed Restaurant connects to hotel systems such as Oracle OPERA Cloud and Mews, and also RoomRaccoon and Protel, so food and drink can be charged to a guest's room.⁵

Releases Lightspeed Restaurant has announced

• 22 Oct 2024 Lightspeed said in October 2024 that Order Anywhere is now integrated with Uber Direct, adding on-demand courier delivery alongside a restaurant's own drivers.²

From Lightspeed Restaurant's blog

1. How to Master Your Kitchen’s Order Flow 18 Nov 2024, read 12 Oct 2026
2. Why Flexible Delivery is the Future of Hospitality 22 Oct 2024, read 12 Oct 2026
3. 5 Ways to Increase Revenue with Restaurant Analytics 25 Jul 2024, read 12 Oct 2026
4. Demand Forecasting: The Power of Apicbase and Lightspeed Integration 11 Jun 2024, read 12 Oct 2026
5. Hotel PMS vs. hotel ePOS: What’s the difference? 19 Apr 2024, read 12 Oct 2026
6. Lightspeed Restaurant: the ePOS and payments platform for restaurants 14 Nov 2023, read 12 Oct 2026