For beach bars & pavilions

A POS system for your beach bar: mobile payment, sand and all

A mobile till for your beach bar or pavilion, on the iPhone, iPad or Android tablet you already have: take orders out on the terrace, take payment with Tap to Pay and watch your revenue in real time, even with your feet in the sand.

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The floor plan of the terrace with the open bill on each table
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Mobile payment

Your till is the device in your hand

On a full terrace your staff move from table to table. The order goes on there and then and the guest pays straight away, without anyone having to go inside.

Card payment on the same device

With Tap to Pay the guest holds their card or phone against the device you have just rung the order in on. No separate card reader to lose or fill with sand.

Repeat a round with one tap

Four beers and two colas on table seven, and the same again ten minutes later. You repeat the round without tapping it all in again.

Nothing to store away over winter

No cash drawer, no cables, no fixed stand. If your pavilion goes up and comes down with the season, your till goes in your pocket.

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Seasonal staff

A new starter, on the terrace ten minutes later

In season, people join who will be gone again by September. You do not want to spend half a day on training each time, and you still want to see who rang what in.

Everyone has their own PIN

A stand-in signs in with a personal code and signs out when the shift ends. On every bill you can see who rang it in.

You decide who may do what

Who can give a discount, amend a bill or get into the back office? You set that per role, so everyone can serve without everyone having access to everything.

No training day needed

Anyone who can use a phone can use this. The interface speaks for itself, including for someone who started a week ago.

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Kitchen

What you ring in on the sand is on the screen inside

Your furthest table sits tens of metres from the kitchen. The order does not have to walk that distance, because what you tap in at table twelve is on the screen already.

Straight onto the preparation screen

No slips to hand in inside and no trip back to the bar. What you take down is on the screen before you reach the next table.

The kitchen rings when it is ready

There is a bell on the preparation screen, so the floor knows something is waiting without anyone checking every five minutes.

Bar and kitchen each on their own screen

Drinks go to the bar and food to the kitchen, split automatically. Nobody waits on a ticket meant for someone else.

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The revenue overview per day, where you can read the weather in your figures
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Why beach pavilions choose 20Tabs

The weather decides your day, not your till

A rush at thirty degrees or a quiet day of rain. You add a device or leave it be, without your subscription moving with the number of devices.

Works on 4G and 5G

No fixed line on the beach? 20Tabs carries on over your device or a mobile router. If your wifi drops, you keep taking payment over mobile data.

Your revenue in your pocket

You see in real time what is coming in, even when you are not standing in the place yourself. Handy for deciding whether to put someone else on the terrace.

Starting costs no investment

Runs on the iPhone, iPad or Android tablet you already have. From €25 a month, with no setup fees and cancel monthly, so you are not locked into a yearly contract for a business that is seasonal.

Several open bills on a busy terrace
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What makes a good till for a beach bar?

A beach bar asks for something different than a restaurant. The terrace is often most of the business, the staff change through the season, and the weather decides whether it is a stampede or dead quiet. A traditional hospitality till with fixed hardware and a yearly contract is a poor fit for that. What you need is a mobile till for your beach bar that flexes the way your business does.

On the floor it is all about speed. You repeat a round of drinks for the terrace with one tap, and you take payment straight away with Tap to Pay on the device in your staff member's hand. No separate card reader to lose or fill with sand, and no queue at one fixed till while it is busy outside. With a real-time overview in your pocket you can also see straight away where the rush is and whether you have enough people out on the terrace.

Just as important is how quickly new staff get going. Seasonal staff and stand-ins come and go, so you do not want half a day of training every time. The 20Tabs interface speaks for itself, so someone is out on the floor within ten minutes. Because everyone works under their own PIN, your reports simply show who sold what, without you having to look over anyone's shoulder.

And then there is the connection, which is where it goes wrong fastest on a beach. 20Tabs works over the internet, but it does not matter which one: if the wifi drops, you carry on over 4G or 5G. Whether you run a pavilion by the sea or a place by a lake, you do not need fixed POS hardware to get started.

Frequently asked questions about a POS system for your beach bar

Do I need fixed POS hardware for a beach pavilion?

No. 20Tabs runs on an iPhone, iPad or Android tablet, so you do not need a cash drawer, cables or a separate card reader with sand in it. Card payments go through Tap to Pay on your device. If you would still like fixed POS hardware, that is possible too.

Does 20Tabs work on the beach, where there is no fixed internet connection?

20Tabs works over the internet, but it does not matter which connection that is. With no fixed line on the beach, 20Tabs carries on over 4G or 5G through your device or a mobile router.

Can I be ready in time for the season?

Yes. You create an account yourself and set your menu up in a few minutes; within an hour you are processing your first order. There is a getting started guide for a flying start, so you are ready well before opening.

How quickly can changing staff work with it?

Seasonal staff and stand-ins are out on the floor within ten minutes; the interface speaks for itself, so lengthy training is not needed. Everyone signs in with their own PIN, so your reports show who sold what.

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