Zoho POS for Restaurants: Billing, KOT & Kitchen Operations
Zoho POS for Restaurants brings omnichannel orders, table service, KOT, menus, recipes and inventory into one system, and Zoho has announced it as free for restaurants billing up to ₹12 lakh a year. ERPHUBs handles setup, hardware, integrations and training.
What is Zoho POS for Restaurants?
Zoho POS for Restaurants is a point-of-sale system for restaurant operations covering omnichannel orders, table service, kitchen operations, KOTs, menus, recipes and inventory. Zoho announced on 23 September 2026 that it will be free for restaurants billing up to ₹12 lakh annually. Terms beyond that were not detailed at launch.
Restaurant billing is not retail billing. Orders start at a table, a phone or an aggregator, travel to the kitchen as tickets and end as a bill with taxes and split payments. General billing tools miss KOTs, table management and recipe-level stock, which is where restaurants lose money.
Zoho POS already existed for retail and cafés. The restaurant edition extends it with dine-in service, kitchen operations, recipes and self-service kiosks. ERPHUBs confirms eligibility for the free tier before recommending it.
What Zoho POS for Restaurants Does
Omnichannel orders
Dine-in, takeaway, delivery and self-service orders handled in one system instead of separate order books.
Table service and KOT
Take orders at the table, send KOTs to the kitchen and cut errors and rework during peak hours.
Kitchen operations
Keep the kitchen and the floor in step, so the status of every order is visible.
Menus, recipes and inventory
Recipe-level ingredient tracking with batches and expiry, so stock reflects what was actually sold.
Kiosks and mobile billing
Counter billing, self-service kiosks or handheld billing at the table.
Payments and multi-outlet
Cash, card, UPI and split payments, with menus and prices updated across outlets.
Who Should Consider Zoho POS for Restaurants
Restaurants and dine-in outlets
Table service, KOTs and kitchen flow in one system.
Cafés and quick-service restaurants
Fast counter billing, combos and expiry-aware stock.
Cloud kitchens
Delivery-first ordering with recipe-level inventory.
Multi-outlet groups and franchises
Central menus and prices, with each outlet running its own billing.
What Businesses Struggle With Today
KOT chaos at peak hours
Handwritten or misrouted tickets cause errors, delays and wastage.
Stock that never matches sales
Without recipe-level tracking, ingredient use is guesswork.
Separate systems for dine-in and delivery
Sales are reconciled by hand at the end of the day.
Paying for software before revenue
A free tier removes the entry cost for smaller restaurants.
Zoho Products That Pair With Zoho POS for Restaurants
Zoho Books
Accounting and GST for the restaurant business.
Zoho Payroll
Salaries and compliance for kitchen and floor staff.
Zoho CRM
Guest data and repeat-visit follow-up.
Zoho Campaigns
Offers and announcements to regular guests.
These pairings are ERPHUBs recommendations for growing restaurants.
Zoho POS for Restaurants or a custom restaurant app on Zoho Creator?
Zoho Creator has a restaurant management app that can be customised, so it helps to know the difference.
Choose Zoho POS when
you want standard restaurant billing, KOT, menus and inventory that work out of the box.
Choose a custom Creator build when
your operation has unusual workflows, such as central-kitchen production or special reservation rules.
Zoho POS for Restaurants Implementation by a Zoho Authorized Partner
ERPHUBs is a Zoho Authorized Partner with a repeatable process for evaluation, configuration, integration, migration, testing, training and retainer support. Because Zoho POS for Restaurants is newly announced, we begin with a fit assessment and a small pilot rather than a big-bang rollout.
- Honest fit assessment, including when a configured Zoho CRM, ERP or Creator build is the better choice
- India-ready setup: GST, local payment methods and regional messaging approvals
- Zero-downtime migration with parallel run and validation
- Role-based training and a retainer Zoho consulting partner after go-live
Moving from another system? See our migration guides for Vyapar, Marg, Tally, or the full migration hub.
Our Zoho POS for Restaurants Implementation Process
- 1
Fit assessment and workflow mapping
We check whether Zoho POS for Restaurants is the right fit or whether a configured Zoho CRM, ERP or Creator build suits you better, and map your real workflows, staff roles and access rights.
- 2
Configuration and roles
Zoho POS for Restaurants is configured for your structure, with permissions by designation, and tested on a pilot outlet or counter before wider rollout.
- 3
Data migration
We clean, map and validate menu, item prices, recipes and guest data from your current billing app or Excel, then run old and new systems in parallel so work does not stop.
- 4
Integration and API work
We connect printers, kitchen displays, payment terminals, aggregators where supported, and accounting through Zoho Flow and custom API development.
- 5
Testing and user acceptance
Your team tests real scenarios end to end and signs off before go-live.
- 6
Training, handover and retainer support
Role-based training, documentation and hypercare, with ERPHUBs as your retainer Zoho consulting partner afterwards.
Status and sources. Zoho announced the restaurant POS on 23 September 2026 and said it will be free for businesses billing up to ₹12 lakh annually. Launch coverage did not detail limits on outlets, users, transactions or support, so ERPHUBs confirms eligibility and current terms before you commit.
Zoho POS for Restaurants, Answered
- Is Zoho POS for Restaurants free?
- Zoho announced that it will be free for restaurants billing up to ₹12 lakh annually. Limits on outlets, users, transactions and support were not detailed at launch, so ERPHUBs confirms current terms and your eligibility before you commit.
- Does Zoho POS support KOT and table management?
- Yes. Zoho describes restaurant capabilities including dine-in service, KOTs, menus and kitchen operations. ERPHUBs configures tables, kitchen routing and printers for your layout.
- Can it track recipes and ingredient stock?
- Yes. Zoho lists recipe management and inventory among the restaurant features, so stock can reflect what dishes were sold. ERPHUBs sets up recipes, units and reorder alerts with your kitchen team.
- Does it work for cafés, QSRs and cloud kitchens?
- Zoho already offers café-focused POS capabilities and the restaurant edition covers omnichannel orders. ERPHUBs tailors the setup to a café, quick-service outlet or cloud kitchen.
- Can I manage multiple outlets?
- Yes. Zoho POS supports multi-location management, including updating menus and prices across outlets. ERPHUBs designs roles and permissions for each outlet.
- Does it handle GST billing?
- ERPHUBs configures GST tax rules and invoice formats during setup and connects the POS to Zoho Books for accounting and filing support.
- Can we move from our current billing software?
- Usually yes. ERPHUBs migrates menus, items, recipes and guest data, and has guides for Vyapar, Marg and Tally users.
- Does ERPHUBs implement Zoho POS for Restaurants?
- Yes. ERPHUBs, a Zoho Authorized Partner, offers fit assessment, setup, hardware and integration planning, migration, staff training and retainer support. We recommend starting with one pilot outlet.
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