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What is the best restaurant EPOS system in the UK?
When each one fits and what each costs, from its own page, read 4 November 2026. Nivasik is one of the options: we say that up front.
45-day free trial this Christmas · £0 a month per counter, list price £19 · no card · we set it up with you
No single product wins for everyone. What fits depends on your trade, on whether you want card payments built in, and on your total monthly cost. Here is what each company publishes, and when each fits.
How to choose
- A kitchen screen or printed tickets that match how your kitchen works
- Recipes that take stock off, so a plate has a real cost
- Table ordering that a server confirms before the kitchen starts
- The total cost, including card fees and delivery-app connections
The options
| Product | Fits when | Published price |
|---|---|---|
| Nivasik | You want the whole business on one set of books, on what you already own, with your own card machine | £0 for your 45-day Christmas trial; list price £19 a month |
| Epos Now | You want one supplier for the till hardware, card machine and processing in one bundle. | from £25 Payments and support subscription (required for the bundle discounts), per month from £19 Kitchen Display System add-on, per month from £225 to £299 Complete Solution bundle (countertop, card machine, cash drawer), one-off, hardware bundle |
| Square | You want card processing and the till from the same company, with a free tier to start. | £0 Retail Free, no monthly fee £49 Retail Plus, per month, per location £69 Restaurants Plus, per month, per location |
| SumUp POS | You already take cards on SumUp readers and want the till from the same provider. | £49 Point of Sale Pro, per month £19 each Add-ons: Advanced Stock, Kitchen Display Screen (per terminal), Advanced Loyalty, Advanced Promotions, Business Intelligence, Hospitality Module, per month 1.7% + 12p (table ordering); 2.7% + 12p (delivery and collection) Goodeats online ordering, per order |
| Toast | You run a restaurant and want an all-in-one platform with hardware and payments from one vendor. | starting at £80 Starter, per month starting at £150 Essentials, per month not published Custom Quote, |
| Lightspeed | You need multi-location retail or hospitality features and are prepared to ask for a quote. | No price published on the page we read |
| TouchBistro | You want a POS made only for restaurants. | starting at $69 Point of Sale, per month |
| Loyverse | You want a till on a free tier with paid add-ons and are fine with USD billing. | $0 Base POS, $25 USD Advanced inventory, per store per month $5 USD Employee management, per employee per month |
Sources
- Epos Now: read 4 November 2026
- Square: read 4 November 2026
- SumUp POS: read 4 November 2026
- Toast: read 4 November 2026
- Lightspeed: read 4 November 2026
- TouchBistro: read 4 November 2026
- Loyverse: read 4 November 2026
Straight answers
What is the best restaurant EPOS system in the UK?
There is no single one: it depends on your trade and on whether you want card payments built in. The table above says when each one fits. Nivasik fits when you want the whole business on one set of books at £0 for now.
What is the best-selling restaurant EPOS system in the UK?
No neutral public source ranks these by sales. The names you will meet most in the UK include Epos Now, Square, SumUp POS, Toast, Lightspeed. Vendor-written "top 10" lists exist, and each is written by a company selling one of the products on it.
What is the easiest restaurant EPOS system to start with?
One you can open before you sign up. Nivasik has a sample business that opens in your browser with no account, and we set your own up with you from a spreadsheet or a photo of your list.
What should I look for in a restaurant EPOS system?
A kitchen screen or printed tickets that match how your kitchen works Recipes that take stock off, so a plate has a real cost Table ordering that a server confirms before the kitchen starts The total cost, including card fees and delivery-app connections
Run your own place on it, free
Every plan is free for 45 days this Christmas. The list price stays on the page, crossed out, so you know what it is worth; during the trial you pay nothing. The whole product is unlocked, there is no card to enter, and we help you set it up: your rooms or menu or stock list, your staff and your prices.
This is an opening offer. We may change it, or end it, at any time, without prior notice. Ask for your data and we hand it over, with no exit fee.
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