Lavu KDS vs Square

Lavu KDS 2.0 is the key to strong communications and order accuracy at your restaurant or bar. Use the Lavu Kitchen Display System to easily track orders and ensure that customers get their meals quickly and exactly as requested. Lavu KDS 2.0 has been designed to let you take control of your kitchen operations. Whether you’re a full-service restaurant, a high-volume quick-service chain, or any other food & drink establishment type, Lavu KDS 2.0 will help your business operate at top efficiency. Lavu KDS also speeds up delivery orders. Our smart and sleek iPad-based Kitchen Display System provides a real-time ordering system that is directly integrated with your Lavu point-of-sale system. Use Lavu KDS 2.0 to increase productivity and accuracy—and decrease waste, without the need for paper tickets. Lavu KDS 2.0's stylish touch-screen display makes your process simple and fast. The Lavu KDS can be extended to display on full-screen monitors should that fulfill your needs. Features: • Order prep instructions • Paid and unpaid identifiers • Customizable interface options • Customizable display options • Ticket updates • Customizable headers • Order timer • Visual indicators for updated or deleted items • Modifiers appear in red, for easy viewing • Expand button, to make an order full screen for clear visibility • See the number of items on a ticket • Avoid missing orders: Now you can't bump an item until you've scrolled to the bottom of an order. • Coming soon: Reporting on order times and item times. • Itemized orders • Late order notifications • Rich Apple iOS capabilities • Closed order tracking • Real-time communication • Communicates on your local network

The Square for Restaurants Point of Sale app helps you manage front- and back-of-house operations for your full-service restaurant, quick-service restaurant, fast-casual restaurant, bar, or brewery. Get the powerful point-of-sale system designed to serve guests who are dining in, getting takeout, or ordering online. Handle orders, set up menus, manage table layouts, accept payments, enable coursing, get insights from real-time sales reports, and more. ORDERS & PAYMENTS * Turn tables faster and keep lines moving. Increase staff efficiency with an easy-to-use, intuitive interface. * Empower servers to get every order right with the ability to enter orders the way people talk. * Take orders even when you’re short-staffed with QR codes. ONLINE ORDERING * Create a free, customizable online ordering site. * Manage all orders from your POS, including in-person, online, and third-party delivery orders. * Reach more diners with Google, Instagram, and Facebook selling integrations. MENU MANAGEMENT * Create and customize your menus from the office, remotely, or directly from your POS. * Keep service running smoothly with your staff always in the know of what’s selling and what’s about to sell out. FLEXIBLE PAYMENTS * Accept all major credit cards, Apple Pay, and Google Pay so you never have to turn a diner away. * Set up automatic tipping, move or assign checks to your staff, reopen closed checks, and manage voids with just a few taps. * Never miss a sale with offline payments. Learn more at https://squareup.com/us/en/payments/offline-payments-guide.  * Square handles all PCI compliance fees or chargebacks on your behalf. * Get deposits in your bank account as fast as the next business day or access your sales instantly with a Square Checking account. Learn more at squareup.com/us/en/banking.  FLOOR MANAGEMENT * Customize your floor plan with intuitive click-and-drag layouts. * Tip out staff, close out the cash drawer, manage comps and voids, and run close-of-day reports all from the POS. * Keep tables turning by monitoring their real-time status. * Stay on pace with coursing — letting the kitchen know when to hold or start firing dishes. SUPPORT * Customer support available to guide you through any questions. Learn more about Square for Restaurants and set yourself up from Square Dashboard before activating this app on an iOS device: https://squareup.com/us/en/point-of-sale/restaurants