For Operators
Check out these common questions about GoTab and your business.
GoTab provides a contactless, easy to use system for you and your guests to place, fulfill, and pay for orders. Guests can use their personal devices to order and pay, and our state-of-the-art system makes managing your menu and fulfilling orders simple. We don’t charge the outrageous fees of other third party services, and we let you control your system directly. Try GoTab today and see how we can help you!
No, the GoTab system is designed to be both an integrated or stand-alone service.
No, hardware is not required. We try to use all of your existing receipt printers, tablets, and KDS systems.
GoTab processes the payments and deposits the funds into your account.
There are two main concerns when a location has poor cellular service and/or bad Wifi. First, poor connectivity can impact GoTab’s ability to operate from the restaurant’s perspective. This means GoTab orders may not be processed quickly or GoTab could go offline altogether. The second way connectivity impacts GoTab is from the end users prospective. When a location has bad service, users may be unable to access the GoTab website, obviously limiting their ability to place orders.
If a location is in an area with bad cellular service, and the venue does not have fast or accessible WIFI, we may have to look at alternative solutions.
We are happy to help provide additional marketing materials to educate your guests! Materials include everything from table tents, posters, and stanchions to a-frames and menu inserts. These are available at an additional cost, but we’ve found them to be the most effective way to encourage adaptation.
Yes, guests have the option of paying with their preferred card or digital wallet option.
Orders can be received several ways. Digitally, through a receipt printer, or within your POS system.
Yes, you will have the option to set up scheduled orders. Guests can choose a time and date for their order.
GoTab can create pick tickets, manage drivers, and create delivery routes. Delivery drivers can use their GoTab account for both navigation and SMS communication with your customers.
We’re glad you asked! GoTab has a giant impact:
- Nearly 60% of customers prefer GoTab when the other option is a line (2019 data)
- GoTab results in 23% higher customer spend when compared to counter service
- Yelp reviews average 1/2 star higher for GoTab users (10% higher)
- GoTab enables unlimited throughput vs. POS (typically 3-5 times more at peak)
GoTab Zones provide the ultimate flexibility. Unlike a typical point of sale system, with zones you can segregate your business to accomplish anything you want. You can set up a Ghost Kitchen, create separate Drop Locations for direct-to-consumer ecommerce sales, or even generate delivery zones for home delivery of restaurant grocery items.
GoTab Order rules allow you to create customized coupons, discounts and fees within your GoTab management dashboard.
A Coupon — has an expiration date and can be used a certain amount of times; for example, a buy-one, get-one free discount.
Discounts are a percent or dollar amount of an item or check, for example, a staff discount.
A Fee is the inverse of a discount; for example, a delivery fee.
You can generate customer-level reports on Coupons, Discounts and Fees, add or remove customers from Coupons Discounts and Fees, or customize based on anything you’d like.
A GoTag tag is a way to identify each menu item to make it easier for guests to sort or search your menu. For example, vegetarian, vegan, spicy, etc. You can tag items so that chits print in the kitchen, the bar, or anywhere else. You can even identify products to show up via email or digitally versus a KDS.
A mobile ordering POS allows guests to place food and beverage orders using their smartphones. Currently, guests scan a QR code or tap an NFC chip to retrieve a digital menu. The key difference is that the guest can submit their order from their phone instead of flagging down a server or waiting in an ordering line. With GoTab, the guest can also open a tab because the guests’ credit card is verified before their order. They can continue to browse the menu and reorder against their open tab. An added benefit of GoTab is that servers using our restaurant point of sale system can also add to the open tab. When the guest is ready to depart, they can simply walk out, without flagging down a server to close out their tab.
Handheld POS systems allow hosts, servers and bartenders to take the POS with them as they move about the venue to take orders, make table touches, or communicate with the back-of-house. The GoTab Handheld POS has all of the features of a traditional POS station, just sized to a handheld terminal. Servers can use the GoTab Handheld POS to open tabs, place orders, take credit card/debit card payments, and much more.