Taking Payment for Curbside and Pickup Orders During the Holiday Rush

How restaurants can handle mobile payment processing for holiday pickup and curbside orders: prepaid online checkout as the default, a separate pickup payment point, handhelds at the curb, and clear rules for refunds and cash.

October 12, 2026

Split Checks and Shared Plates: POS Payment for Large Group Tables

How to handle POS payment for large family-style tables: asking how the table will pay at the start, splitting shared dishes, taking payment at the table, mixed tenders, deposits, and automatic gratuity.

October 12, 2026

Holiday Set Menus on QR: Updating a Seasonal Menu Without Reprinting

How to run a holiday set menu on a QR code menu: keep the same table codes, schedule the holiday menu separately, show course choices clearly, handle sold-out items in real time, and pace the kitchen.

October 12, 2026

The Busiest Night of the Year Stress Test: What a Cloud POS Does When Wi-Fi Drops

Before the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, run a 20-minute outage drill: what a cloud-based point of sale system keeps doing offline, what pauses, and how to back up the connection and power.

October 12, 2026

Holiday Walk-In Crowds: Running an Online Waitlist on the Busiest Weekend of the Year

An hour-by-hour look at running an online waitlist on the Saturday after Thanksgiving: rules set in the afternoon, remote joining, a separate lane for large parties, ready texts, and keeping the kitchen in step.

October 10, 2026