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Restaurants, bars and kitchens

Every bill paid. Every plate priced.

For restaurants, bars, lounges, caterers and hotel kitchens.

Know what each plate costs you and who collected each bill, before the day ends.

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Restaurant, bar and lounge software for Nigeria

A point of sale, table service and accounting app for Nigerian restaurants, bars and lounges. For hotels, it runs the restaurant and bar, not rooms or bookings.

  • Cost every recipe, so you price from facts. Professional and up.
  • Tabs and bills with the waiter's name on them. Table service is Enterprise.
  • Bank transfers matched to the right bill. Enterprise.

Kitchens and caterers

Know what a pot really costs you. Cost the recipe, count the stock, invoice the corporate client and track who still owes you. Professional and up.

Run the floor (Enterprise)

  • A floor plan with your tables, showing which are free, open or waiting to pay.
  • Split a bill by item, by seat or equally.
  • Kitchen and bar screens, each with its own live board.
Simplebks kitchen screen with new, in progress and ready tickets by table
Guest QR menu on a phone with mains, sides, drinks and desserts

Behind the bar

  • Voids and comps are recorded with a reason, and a comps report shows what was given away.
  • Count stock and record each shortfall as missing, damaged, promotion or stolen.

QR menu

Professional and Enterprise publish your menu on a QR code. On Enterprise, guests order from the table.

Which plan includes what

ProfessionalEnterprise
Till with split payments and card terminals✓✓
Purchase orders, stock counts, unit conversions✓✓
QR menu guests can view✓✓
Floor plan, tabs, split and merged billsNo✓
Kitchen and bar screensNo✓
Tips, prepaid tabs, transfer matchingNo✓
Comps, voids and audit logNo✓
Guests order from the tableNo✓
Online orders from a public menu linkNo✓
24-hour offline tillNo✓
Profit and loss, balance sheet, cash flow✓✓

One Saturday night, one table

A table of four, from tab to books

An illustrative example. The names and amounts are made up. Four friends sit at table 5. The waiter opens a tab and adds three rounds, and each round goes to the kitchen or the bar as it is sent. The bill is ₦38,400, and the friends split it equally, ₦9,600 each. Three pay in cash and one pays by transfer; when the transfer lands in your bank feed it is matched to table 5's bill, so nobody has to ask who collected it. A tip is recorded separately from the bill, and the sale posts to your books.

FAQ

Can I run a restaurant or bar on Simplebks?

Yes, on Enterprise. You get a floor plan, tabs, split and merged bills, kitchen and bar screens, tips and bank transfers matched to the right bill.

Does Simplebks manage hotel rooms?

No. It runs a hotel's restaurant, bar and lounge, with tabs, bills and accounts. It does not handle room bookings or check-in.

Can I split a bill?

Yes, on Enterprise. Split by item, by seat or equally, merge two tabs, or move a guest to another table.

Can guests order from a QR code at the table?

Yes, on Enterprise. Guests order, follow their order, see the bill and ask for a server from their phone. Professional includes a menu guests can view.

How does Simplebks handle bank transfers at the table?

Transfers in your bank feed are matched against open bills. A clear match is confirmed for you, and anything unclear goes to a short list for a manager to match.

Can regulars run a tab?

Yes, on Enterprise. Use a prepaid tab that the guest tops up in advance, or charge the bill to a customer account.

Can I see who gave away or voided items?

Yes, on Enterprise. Voids, comps, discounts, table transfers, write-offs, tab merges, splits, tips and prepaid funding are recorded in an audit log, and a comps report shows what was given away.

Does a menu item take its ingredients out of stock when sold?

No. Combo and bundle items take out their component items. Recipes are kept in Production and do not take stock out at the till.

What does it cost for a restaurant or bar?

Table service, kitchen and bar screens, tips, guest ordering and online orders are on the Enterprise plan,. Professional includes the till, purchasing, stock counts and a QR menu guests can view. See the pricing page.

Can guests pay from their phone at the table?

On Enterprise, guests who scan the table code can see the bill and get your bank transfer details or an optional payment link. Transfers in your bank feed are then matched to the right bill.

Does the till work in a power cut?

On Enterprise, an approved till keeps selling for up to 24 hours with no connection and syncs when the network is back. The Professional plan does not include the offline till.

Is Simplebks for caterers and kitchens as well as restaurants?

Yes. Cost each recipe, count your stock, invoice the corporate client and track who still owes you. Recipes and stock counts are on Professional and up. Table service, kitchen and bar screens suit dining rooms and bars, and are on Enterprise.

How do I get paid, whichever way guests pay?

Bank transfers in your bank feed are matched against open bills. A clear match is confirmed for you, and anything unclear waits in a short review list for a manager (Enterprise). Tips are recorded separately from the bill. Regulars and corporate guests can top up a prepaid tab and drink against the balance, or put a bill on a customer account and pay later. Unpaid and part-paid bills sit in one list, with a write-off request when a bill will not be recovered.

What can I do on the floor?

On Enterprise, open tabs and add rounds, sending each round to the kitchen or bar when you are ready. Split a bill by item, by seat or equally, merge two tabs, or move a guest to another table. Tell Simplebks which categories go to which station and override it for a single item; staff bump an order when it is ready and recall it if it was a mistake. Mark an item sold out by hand, branch by branch: it is hidden from the guest menu and staff cannot add it to a table until you mark it available again. Add your tax and service charge once in settings and every bill carries them.

What control do I have behind the bar?

A comp applies to the whole bill, not to single items. An audit log records voids, comps, discounts, table transfers, write-offs, tab merges, splits, tips and prepaid funding. Run a stock count and record each shortfall as missing, damaged, promotion or stolen. Combos and bundles take their component items out of stock when sold. Buy by the crate and sell by the bottle: each product carries its own conversion.

What do guests get from the QR menu?

Guests open the menu on their phone with no app to install. Professional and Enterprise publish the menu for guests to view. On Enterprise you can print a QR placard for each table, and guests scan it to order, follow their order, see the bill, ask for a server and get bank transfer details or an optional payment link. Each guest can see the whole bill, their own items or an equal split, and ask for the receipt by WhatsApp or email. Enterprise also takes online orders from a public menu link for the order types you switch on (dine-in, takeaway or delivery), with a queue where staff accept, reject and fulfil them.

What about purchasing and the books?

Raise purchase orders to suppliers, receive them in parts and pay against them. Every sale, purchase and expense posts to your accounts. The profit and loss statement, balance sheet and cash flow are on Professional and Enterprise.

Open a tab and watch stock and books update with it.

From the table to the books, in one app.
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