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Does this time of year feel strange to you? One week you’re slammed with summer traffic, the next it feels like someone flipped a switch. Kids are back in school. Weeknight dinners quiet down. But Saturdays explode with game-day crowds that turn a slow afternoon into a shoulder-to-shoulder rush.
Running a hospitality business today requires more than great food and service—it demands constant vigilance over costs. From vendor price swings to inventory waste, operators need clear, accurate, and timely data to protect margins. That’s exactly the problem opsi set out to solve with its newly launched restaurant invoice processing flow, unveiled in a recent webinar led by James (Head of Operations and Co-Founder) and Matt (Head of Product).
Hospitality today isn’t limited to four walls. Guests expect experiences everywhere, from lively patios and beer gardens to mobile food trucks, rooftop lounges, and seasonal pop-ups. For operators, that’s both an exciting opportunity and a complex challenge. Extending service beyond the dining room requires flexibility, speed, and the right tools to keep operations smooth while guests stay happy.
Opsi by GoTab, the intelligent restaurant management solution designed to streamline kitchen operations and financial tracking, today announced the launch of its Automated Invoice Processing capabilities - designed to help restaurants, bars, and hospitality groups replace slow, error-prone manual invoice workflows with real-time cost tracking and actionable financial insights.
The craft beer industry has never stood still. From hazy IPAs to barrel-aged stouts, breweries and taprooms have always been places of creativity and innovation. But in 2025, the change isn’t just in the pint glass—it’s in how breweries operate, how guests interact with them, and how technology powers the experience.
From axe throwing to VR lounges: how activity-based dining changed what guests expect, and what it demands of operators.
Stone Brewing is one of the most iconic names in craft beer. But behind the bold IPAs and legendary bistros lies an equally impressive operational engine. In a recent webinar with GoTab and TipHaus, Stone’s hospitality leaders gave us an inside look at how they’re using tech to improve guest experience, streamline ops, and keep their team focused on hospitality.
Breweries and taprooms operate far differently from traditional restaurants. Instead of fixed table service, your guests are roaming—moving between the bar, patio, merch counter or events, placing multiple orders in one visit. Add beer flights, growler fills, ticketed tastings, rotating events and retail merchandise into the mix, and you need a POS solution that flexes with your business demands. Here’s why GoTab outpaces Toast as the brewery‑focused POS.
Recently named Newsweek’s Best Golf Entertainment Venue in the U.S. for 2025, Atomic Golf is redefining what guests expect from eatertainment. And behind the scenes, powering every tab, order, and interaction? GoTab’s Entertainment Point-of-Sale platform.
For over 30 years, Garfinkel’s has been a cornerstone of the Vail, Colorado, experience. Locally known as “Garfs,” this iconic establishment in Lionshead Village has long been more than just a place to grab a drink after hitting the slopes. It is a neighborhood pub in a resort town, a spot where ski boots and flip-flops coexist, and where guests return each year like clockwork. It is the kind of place where stories are passed down through photos on the walls and where the traditions of après ski meet the future of hospitality.
GoTab, PourMyBeer and CourtReserve behind one Northeast Ohio pickleball club, and how the connected stack fits together.
GoTab and Intercard make reloading an arcade game card as easy as ordering a burger, on the same tab, from anywhere in the venue.
How pickleball and padel clubs raise food and beverage revenue with ordering technology built for a sports venue, not a diner.
We made it through the 4th of July, and now the real test begins! The weather’s hot and the pressure to deliver is on. This is the stretch where we either grind through or grow through. Growth looks different for everyone. Maybe you're adding new vendors to your food hall. Or, enhancing the entertainment activations you already have. Maybe you're just trying to streamline to save costs and increase sales and wondering if there’s a better way to keep it all running smoothly.
How Winter Park's 1978 dine-in theater modernized its service with mobile ordering while keeping the original character intact.
Modern food halls are vibrant, bustling environments—but they also present complex operational challenges. Coordinating multiple merchants, minimizing wait times, and managing revenue flows requires a robust food hall POS system built for multi‑vendor venues. GoTab offers a powerful solution designed specifically for multi‑merchant operations. Here are five ways GoTab can help you elevate your venue by enhancing the guest and operator experience.
Even the best-laid service plans can go sideways—especially on a holiday weekend. 📸 Picture This: It's the Fourth of July weekend and after hours of walking in the sun and sand at the beach, all I wanted was a cold drink and a shady spot to relax. We finally found a nice looking brewery and gratefully settled in, hoping to kick back and enjoy the afternoon. It was pretty empty and no one approached our table so we scanned the QR code at the table and ordered. We thought it would be nice to sit outside so we asked the bartender if it was ok to move.
The question operators kept asking at Bowl Expo: what should the systems behind an FEC or bowling center actually look like now?
What it takes to launch a dog park bar or any eatertainment venue: waivers, memberships, self-pour and the right service model.
Crate Escapes Dog Park + Bar in Westfield, Indiana, is the first of its kind in the state, combining 1.5 acres of indoor and outdoor play space with a self-serve tap wall, craft coffee bar, and a rotating calendar of community events. Read on to learn how one family’s group text turned into Indiana’s go-to hangout and how GoTab helped bring it all to life.
