Guides, answers and honest comparisons.
Everything we've written to help you pick the right system and run calmer shifts, from deep-dive cost guides to quick answers.
What to read first
If you are choosing a system this month, start with costs and comparisons, then dig into the operating guides. Every figure we publish on competitor pricing comes from a published page and the same venue profile.
How much a restaurant POS costs in the UK
Software, hardware, add-ons and card fees with a worked monthly example.
Best restaurant POS systems UK 2026
Seven systems compared on real monthly cost, contracts and features.
How we compare UK POS costs
Assumptions, arithmetic and sources behind every comparison figure.
Cash to open versus all-in
Hardware kits versus the monthly total. Servio is lowest on both at a £25 ticket, and £0 to open.
Six written help articles
Going live, menu import, Stripe, kitchen tickets, exports and dropped internet.
Which page produced the pilot?
How we count reads and app handoffs without an advertising pixel.
Guides by job to be done
- EPOS system UK: costs, types and how to choose between traditional and cloud.
- Cloud POS explained: architecture, offline behaviour and what cloud should mean.
- Restaurant POS systems: coursing, splits, QR ordering and kitchen display in one queue.
- Coffee shop and café EPOS: counter speed, modifiers and prep screens for the morning rush.
- QR ordering and kitchen display: operating guides for the floor and the pass.
- Compare Servio against traditional POS stacks, or pick a vendor page under Resources → Compare.
- Help: go live, import a menu, connect Stripe, if the internet drops.
Blog
We write about POS costs, QR adoption and lessons from venues across the UK.
Read the blogHelp centre
If you're mid-setup or something isn't behaving, start here.
Get helpFAQ
Quick answers on pricing, hardware, payments and going live.
See the answersCompare
See how Servio stacks up against Square, Toast and the rest.
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