For chip shops, snack bars & takeaways

A POS system for your chip shop: a till as quick as the fryer

A fast service till for chip shops, snack bars and takeaways: a lot of orders in very little time. Two taps and the order is at the fryer, with a digital menu board that moves with your prices.

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The till screen of a snack bar with the snacks and an order in progress
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The sauce choice coming up on a portion of chips
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Speed

Sauce on the side without the queue stopping

Behind the counter every second counts. You ring the chips in, the sauce choice comes up on its own with the usual one already selected, and you are on to the next customer.

Favourites on the main screen

Your top ten sits up front, so most orders are two taps. Whatever moves fastest at the weekend is yours to bring forward.

Options with a default already picked

A sauce with the chips, a bread choice with a croquette: the popup appears with the usual choice already ticked. Your staff confirm it or pick something else.

A new starter works within ten minutes

No training and no crib sheet next to the till. Handy in a trade where you often work with students and stand-ins.

How to set up options and sauces
A self-ordering screen with photos on the products and the order beside it
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Self-ordering

Let the queue handle itself

On a Friday night the counter is the bottleneck, not the fryer. With a self-ordering screen customers tap their own order in and pay straight away, while you carry on frying.

Customers order and pay themselves

With photos on the products the screen explains itself. The order arrives in the same place as anything you ring in at the counter.

Your staff stay in the kitchen

Fewer people at the counter means more hands at the fryer. Your throughput goes up without rostering anyone extra.

Included in your subscription

Kiosks do not count as an extra device. Put one out when you need it, without your monthly amount changing.

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The screen at the fryer with the orders outstanding
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Why chip shops and snack bars choose 20Tabs

The ticket prints at the right station

What you ring in goes straight to the fryer or the kitchen screen, with the options underneath. No slips going missing between counter and fryer.

Your digital menu board moves with it

Change a price on the till and the screen above the counter matches immediately. No board for someone to update by hand.

No fixed till needed

A tablet on the counter is enough, and you start on the device you already have. If you would rather have professional till screens for heavy use, we supply those.

The revenue overview per day, where you can read Friday night in the figures
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A fast service till for a chip shop: what is different

A chip shop or snack bar is fast service: customer in, order, pay, wait for the chips, done. The whole transaction should stay under a minute. A POS system built for restaurants, with table management and courses, is overkill here and actually costs you speed. What you need is a snack bar till with a button screen that matches a fixed range, so there is nothing to search for.

That starts with favourites on the main screen for your top ten, and with options that do not hold you up. A sauce with the chips or a bread choice with a croquette comes up as a popup with the usual choice already selected, so in practice it is one confirmation. During the lunch and evening rush you also want a new starter working within ten minutes without training, and 20Tabs is built for that.

With peak hours a self-service kiosk is often the real win. Customers tap their own order in and pay straight away, while your staff stay in the kitchen instead of at the counter. The queue gets shorter, your throughput goes up, and you keep your service level without rostering extra people. For a busy takeaway that can be the difference between an ordinary and an excellent Saturday night.

At the back what counts most is that the ticket ends up in the right place. Add a kitchen screen and orders arrive straight at the fryer, in order and with the options underneath, so nothing goes missing between counter and kitchen.

Frequently asked questions about a POS system for chip shops

What is a good POS system for a chip shop or snack bar?

A fast service till with favourites on the main screen, options and sauces that come up as a popup with the default already selected, and a ticket that goes straight to the right station. During peak hours every second counts, so a new starter has to manage without training.

Do I need a self-service kiosk?

Not necessarily, but it often pays off. With a self-service kiosk customers order and pay themselves, so your staff stay in the kitchen instead of at the counter. The queue gets shorter and your throughput goes up, especially during the rush. Kiosks are simply part of your subscription.

What does a till for a chip shop cost?

Between €100 and €500 a month for one location, based on your revenue. Everything is unlimited in your subscription, kiosks included, with no setup fees and no charge per device. You start on the tablet you already have, or we supply professional till screens for heavy use. You can start from €25 a month with 20Tabs Go (plus 2% of revenue).

Can a chip shop run without a fixed till?

Yes, a chip shop runs just as well on a tablet or iPad till. You can even download the app on your phone. All the features are there and you can start straight away.

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