SQUARE FOR RESTAURANTS
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Free
Get the basics you need for day-to-day service and operations, and only pay when you take a payment.
£0/month
Unlimited devices
Unlimited locations
M–F, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. GMT support
Plus
Get the basics plus advanced features such as course management, live sales reporting and 24/7 support.
£69/month
Per month per location
Unlimited devices
30-day free trial
Premium
Partner with us to get the best rate structure for your payment volume, average transaction size and other business needs.
Custom pricing
Available if you process more than £200,000 per year
Other exclusions apply.*
Included with every Square account:
- Fund transfers as soon as the next working day or instantly for a small fee†
- End-to-end encrypted payments
- Active fraud prevention
- Account takeover protection
- Live phone support
- Offline payments¹
- Dispute management
- Fast online sign-up
Plans
- Free
- Plus
- Premium
Free
£0/mo.
Plus
£69/mo.
Premium
Custom
Processing rates per transaction
In person
1.75%
1.75%
Custom pricing may be available if you process more than £200,000 per year. Other exclusions apply.*
Contact sales
Online
1.4% + 25 pence for UK cards
2.5% + 25 pence for non-UK cards
1.4% + 25 pence for UK cards
2.5% + 25 pence for non-UK cards
Invoices
2.5% (online card payment)
2.5% (online card payment)
Manual entry and card on file
2.5%
2.5%
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Square Restaurant POS
Open bills
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Fast order entry (conversational modifiers and auto progression)
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Cash management
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Service charges
Service charges
Add automatic service charges to checks automatically, manually or based on party size for large groups.
Available in Square for Restaurants Plus and Premium.
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Does not include party-size thresholds
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Includes party-size thresholds
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Includes party-size thresholds
Reopen closed bills
Reopen closed bills
Reopen a bill to make an adjustment, like comping or voiding an accidental item.
Available in Square for Restaurants Plus and Premium.
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Seat management
Seat management
Add a cover count to your tables, including optional or required seat positions for different dishes, so your staff know where to place each plate.
Available in Square for Restaurants Plus and Premium.
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Floor plan customisation
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Square KDS (Kitchen Display System)
Included
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£15/mo. per KDS device
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Unlimited KDS devices
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Unlimited KDS devices
Ticket routing
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Customisable ticket layouts
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Real-time order updates
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Ticket timers
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Multi-device sync
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Kitchen performance reports
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Operations
Offline payments¹
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Device code login
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Remote device configuration
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Remote device management
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Dark mode
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Available only on iOS
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Available only on iOS
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Available only on iOS
Service charge reporting
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Shift reports
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Closing procedures
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Category rollup reporting
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Section sales reports
Section sales reports
Easily see how each part of the restaurant — bar, dining room or terrace — is doing in sales. View covers per section and total sales so you know exactly where you stand at any given moment.
Available in Square for Restaurants Plus and Premium.
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Menu reports
Menu reports
See reports based on your specific menus’ sales. Compare dinner versus lunch or lunch versus happy hour to make more informed business decisions.
Available in Square for Restaurants Plus and Premium.
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Add-on tools
£35 per device, per month
¹Free to use until 31 December 2024.
£35 per device, per month
¹Free to use until 31 December 2024.
Custom pricing available
Free plan included: Time tracking, clock in/out and one set of permissions (£20/mo. for Team Plus)
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Team Plus included
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Team Plus included
Free up to five team members, then £3/mo. per additional employee
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Compatible hardware
£99 + VAT
iPad 10.2” not included
£99 + VAT
iPad 10.2” not included
£99 + VAT
iPad 10.2” not included
£149 + VAT
Limited features including payments and receipts
£149 + VAT
Works with Square for Restaurants mobile POS app
£149 + VAT
Works with Square for Restaurants mobile POS app
Square for Restaurants mobile POS app is not available in this tier
£19 + VAT
Samsung Galaxy A13 5G phone not included
Works with Square for Restaurants mobile POS app
£19 + VAT
Samsung Galaxy A13 5G phone not included
Works with Square for Restaurants mobile POS app
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Free
Get the basics you need for day-to-day service and operations, and only pay when you take a payment.
£0/month
Unlimited devices
Unlimited locations
M–F, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. GMT support
Plus
Get the basics plus advanced features such as course management, live sales reporting and 24/7 support.
£69/month
Per month per location
Unlimited devices
30-day free trial
Premium
Partner with us to get the best rate structure for your payment volume, average transaction size and other business needs.
Custom pricing
Available if you process more than £200,000 per year
Other exclusions apply.*
*Custom pricing available for businesses that process more than £200,000 in annual sales. Contact sales for more information.
†Funds are subject to your bank’s schedule but are generally available in your bank account within 20 minutes of initiating an instant transfer. The minimum amount is £15 and the maximum transfer limit is £3,500 per day.
‡Sellers using Square for Restaurants on Square Register will receive 24/7 support.
¹Offline payments with Square Terminal (T2) and Register (X2) will be declined if you do not reconnect to the internet within 24 hours of taking your first offline payment. Square Reader (R12) – note: offline payments are not supported on older versions of Square Reader (1st generation – v1 and v2). Click here for help identifying your contactless reader – and Stand (S3) let you process transactions through offline payments for up to one hour in a single session and will be declined if you do not reconnect to the internet within 24 hours of the start of your offline payment session.
By enabling offline payments, you are responsible for any expired, declined or disputed payments accepted while offline. Square is unable to provide customer contact information for payments declined while offline. Contactless card payments, Square Gift Cards and Clearpay transactions do not work with offline payments. Learn more about how to enable and use offline payments (here)
²Sign up now and pay £0/month for Square Kiosk software until 31 December 2024. For subscriptions activated after this promotional period, a 30-day free trial will be available, following which Square Kiosk software will cost £35 per month for each active device. Cancel subscription at any time. Hardware not included.
FAQs
All three Square for Restaurants plans include fast order entry, menu manager, order manager, table management, open bills, service charges, remote device management, multi-location management, the Square Team Management free plan and Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. GMT phone support.
With the Square for Restaurants Plus plan, you get access to premium features including close-of-day reports, auto-marking unavailable, item counts, shared device settings, advanced reporting, live sales reports and Square Team Plus. With Square for Restaurants Plus, you can also use unlimited Square KDS devices at no cost. Finally, your Square for Restaurants Plus plan also comes with 24/7 phone support for the moments that matter.
Square for Restaurants Premium subscribers get everything listed above as well as custom pricing for additional Square tools, such as Square Marketing, Square Loyalty and Square Online. Eligibility applies. Contact sales to learn more.
To see a complete list of features for each restaurant point-of-sale system plan, visit our pricing page.
Yes, Square KDS is available with the Square for Restaurants Plus subscription (£69 per location) with no additional cost per KDS display.
Hardware is not included with your Square for Restaurants subscription. You can shop for compatible kits and devices at the Square Shop to find hardware that suits your needs. Contact our sales team for hardware discount offers (eligibility applies). Square for Restaurants is compatible with iPad and industry kitchen printers, receipt printers, cash drawers and routers, so you may be able to use your existing hardware.
You can switch from Square Point of Sale to the Square for Restaurants Free or Square for Restaurants Plus plans by subscribing here. You’ll be able to utilise your existing features and setup. The only new setup will be for added functionality that’s included with your Square for Restaurants plan.
You can upgrade from the Square for Restaurants Free plan to the Square for Restaurants Plus plan by subscribing to it here. You’ll be able to utilise all existing features and setup. The only new setup will be for the added functionality that’s included with your upgrade. After your 30-day free trial, you’ll be charged £69 per month per location. If you choose not to subscribe, you’ll be downgraded to the Square for Restaurants Free plan, and you can continue to use the Restaurants POS system or choose to use Square Point of Sale.
You’ll have the option to keep your Team Plus subscription. If you cancel it, you’ll still be able to utilise the Team Management free plan features. You’ll see messaging in your dashboard to let you know which features you’ll lose with the downgrade. You can compare plan features on our pricing page.
To upgrade to the custom Square for Restaurants Premium plan, contact our sales team.