--- description: Detailed reviews on Square for Restaurants based on features, pricing, usability, and ratings. Get a quick overview advantages and disadvantages. Compare Square for Restaurants with similar products. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/getapp/og_logo-94fd2a03a6c7a0e54fc0c9e21a1c0ce9.png title: Square for Restaurants Reviews, Prices & Ratings | GetApp Canada 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Restaurant POS Software](/directory/197/restaurant-pos/software) > [Square for Restaurants](/software/113137/square-for-restaurants) # Square for Restaurants Canonical: https://www.getapp.ca/software/113137/square-for-restaurants Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.ca/software/113137/square-for-restaurants?page=2) > Square for Restaurants is a cloud-based point of sale (POS) solution with support for dine-in, pickup \& delivery restaurant operations. The system provides tools for front \& back of house management, online ordering, credit card processing, mobile payments, employee management, reporting, and more. > > Verdict: Rated **4.3/5** by 52 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Key benefits of Square for Restaurants Floor plans can be customized with multiple sections, and be used to track covers, tables about to turn, and performance of revenue centers. Items can be dragged between courses when guests change their minds, and preset straight-firing, one-tap firing, and holding give users full control over the pace of meals. Multiple menus can be created for different dayparts, locations, seasons, and more, with users able to edit menus at any time and swap menus with a tap. Roles and permissions can be assigned to each staff member, to control what data they can access and operation they can carry out. Users can run reports and track sales, covers, comps and voids, customers, revenue centers, and more, and analyse server performance using sales data for each team member. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.3/5** | 52 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support Software | 3.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 3.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Square - **Location**: San Francisco, US - **Founded**: 2009 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$0.00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Your complete business toolkit, starting at $0. Choose from value-packed plans. No hidden fees or locked-in contracts. Cancel or switch anytime. - **Target Audience**: 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: English, French, Japanese, Spanish - **Available Countries**: Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, Japan, Spain, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - Access Controls/Permissions - Billing & Invoicing - Cash Management - Clock In/Out - Cost Management - Credit Card Processing - Customizable Reports - Discount Management - Electronic Payments - Employee Management - For Bars/Clubs - For Restaurants - Gift Card Management - Inventory Control Software - Inventory Management Software - Kitchen/Menu Management - Labor Cost Reporting - Loyalty Program - Mobile Payments - Multi-Location ## Integrations (28 total) - 7shifts - Bench - BentoBox - Chowly - Commerce Sync - Craver - Cuboh - DAVO - Deliverect - Deputy - Homebase - Humanity Schedule - Marketman - Odeko - Ottimate ... and 13 more integrations ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base Software - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Restaurant POS Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/197/restaurant-pos/software) ## Related Categories - [Restaurant POS Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/197/restaurant-pos/software) - [Food Service Management Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/192/food-service-management/software) - [Restaurant Management Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/196/restaurant-management/software) - [Bar POS Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/833/bar-pos/software) - [Food Delivery Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/909/food-delivery/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Using the app eliminates paperwork giving me more time to focus more on customer satisfaction. > > **Cons**: Not a software, but a very minor inconvenience with the round jack. The reader would occasionally turn during a card swipe, causing a read error. I secured a thin piece of sturdy plastic on the back side of the reader that uses the back of my device as an anchor. > > The choice to use Square for our credit/debit transactions was the best choice for us financially. Signing up was stress free, without a ton of confusing paperwork, and the fees were more than manageable. In less than a week I received a card reader that was compatible with my device, and free of charge. Transactions are securely managed by the Square app that allows me to track sales any time I want. A very small percentage of each transaction goes to fees and is processed immediately eliminating the monthly bill process. The app also features tools that track inventory, set up promotional offers, loyalty rewards, and collect feedback from my customers. On app tutorials walk you through everything with outstanding customer service for the bigger issues. ----- ### "Great as long as you got it" — 5.0/5 > **Jonathen** | *August 20, 2021* | Restaurants | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: I loved how in depth and detailed one could get and that it considered things like substitutions and such. > > **Cons**: Heaven forbid something wasn't working on the machine and we needed customer support. Always was a hassle, especially if it was an issue involving the POS system not wanting to be online. ----- ### "Glitchy Hellish Nightmare" — 1.0/5 > **Leah** | *June 9, 2022* | Food & Beverages | Recommendation rating: 0.0/10 > > **Pros**: The price is the only good thing about this software. But you get what you pay for and it’s not worth the savings\! > > **Cons**: The software is so glitchy that it has been an epic fail\! QR codes fail; printers randomly disconnect; the software double \& triple prints tickets (but with delays so it seems like new tickets); tech support is terrible (often barely speaks English \& can’t solve complex issues). No on-site support like competing products. We’ve spent thousands of dollars on staff trying to figure it out, but random glitches that have no explanation crash the iPads, QR codes and printing capacity. This doesn’t even scratch the surface of the issues we’ve had. The software cannot handle the complexity of a restaurant. NIGHTMARE\! > > Traumatizing. Glitches crashed our restaurant multiple nights in a row. Can’t handle a complex restaurant. Fine for a 1 terminal retail operation, but RUN AWAY if you are a restaurant owner. Use Toast\! ----- ### "Square For Restaurants is A+++" — 5.0/5 > **Nick** | *March 25, 2023* | Food & Beverages | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Great features, easy to use, fast, great hardware and customer support > > **Cons**: No cons come to mind. Square has pretty perfect for our needs ----- ### "Really great system" — 5.0/5 > **Ruby** | *March 7, 2024* | Hospitality | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: Easy to use, add and update products, very easy as well to train staff on how to use. > > **Cons**: There's a few limitations with regards to comping/discounting ----- Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.ca/software/113137/square-for-restaurants?page=2) ## Links - [View on GetApp](https://www.getapp.ca/software/113137/square-for-restaurants) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-MX | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | ----- ## Structured Data