Why Restaurants Choose Impos: The Features That Matter Most

Running a successful restaurant today requires more than great food and friendly service, it demands efficient systems, fast workflows, and reliable technology that supports your team during the busiest shifts. That’s why so many restaurants choose Impos Point of Sale (POS) as their hospitality platform of choice.

Impos is built specifically for the restaurant industry, with tools that streamline operations, improve accuracy, and enhance the overall guest experience. Here’s a closer look at the features that matter most to restaurants and why Impos continues to stand out.

1. Intuitive, Fast, and Customisable Order Taking

Speed is everything in a restaurant, especially during peak service. Impos is known for its lightning-fast interface, allowing staff to take orders quickly and accurately.

What restaurants love:

• Customisable menu layouts

• One-touch modifiers (perfect for complex orders)

• Split bills and multiple payment types

• Table maps tailored to your venue layout

Whether you run a café, fine-dining restaurant, or high-volume eatery, the ordering workflow is designed to minimise clicks and maximise efficiency.

2. Advanced Table Management for Smooth Service

Impos provides a visual, easy-to-navigate table management system that gives your team full visibility over the dining room.

Key capabilities include:

• Real-time table status updates

• Course tracking and timing

• Transfer or merge tables with ease

• Track customer seating, covers, and spend

This ensures your floor team stays organised and your kitchen receives accurate, timely information.

Reliable, High-Speed POS Hardware

In hospitality, downtime is not an option. Impos supports robust, industry-grade hardware designed for fast-paced environments.

Restaurants appreciate that Impos terminals, printers, and kitchen display setups are built to withstand heavy daily use, ensuring consistent performance during the busiest weekend rush.

4. Powerful Reporting to Make Smarter Business Decisions

Impos offers their own reporting platform, Impos Analytics that give restaurant owners real insights into their business.

Restaurant-focused reports include:

• Daily sales summaries

• Staff performance metrics

• Menu item profitability

• Stock movement and wastage

• Peak trading times

With real-time data at your fingertips, you can refine your menu, optimise staffing, and identify opportunities to increase revenue.

5. Seamless Integrations With Leading Hospitality Tools

Modern restaurants rely on a stack of digital tools, and Impos integrates seamlessly with many of the industry’s most popular platforms.

Some common integrations include:

• Accounting: Xero, MYOB

• Reservations: Now Book It, SevenRooms

• Online order ahead and at table: me&u, Uber Eats

• Loyalty and CRM platforms: Loke, Aura Buy Invest Donate

• Flexible $0 Cost EFTPOS Options: Tyro, Zeller, VostroPay

This creates a unified ecosystem where information flows smoothly between systems, reducing admin time and manual errors.

6. Real-Time Stock & Inventory Management

Managing stock is one of hospitality’s biggest challenges, and Impos helps simplify the process.

Benefits for restaurants:

• Real-time stock tracking

• Automated decrementing as items are sold

• Supplier and recipe management

• Alerts for low stock and discrepancies

By keeping tight control of inventory, restaurants reduce waste, lower costs, and maintain consistent quality.

7. Designed for Hospitality – Not Retail

Unlike generic POS systems, Impos is purpose-built for the unique needs of hospitality venues. From kitchen workflows to bar tabs to multi-area service, every feature is designed to support how restaurants actually operate.

This industry-specific focus means fewer workarounds, smoother training, and better long-term performance.

8. Exceptional Support From Hospitality Experts

Impos customers frequently highlight the value of having support teams who understand hospitality. With local experts available 24/7 to assist with setup, training, troubleshooting, and menu updates, restaurants get the ongoing help they need to keep service running effortlessly.

Hear from Hospitality Veteran Michael Tassis of the Tassis Group

“As a hospitality group managing multiple dynamic venues, Tassis Group relies heavily on efficient, reliable, and intuitive point-of-sale systems. Impos ensures outstanding operational efficiency, accuracy, and customer experience.

Impos provides seamless integration across our diverse venues, exceptional reporting, and user-friendly interfaces that empower our staff and enhance our service delivery. The Impos team consistently delivers excellent support, ensuring our operations run smoothly at all times. We highly recommend Impos to any hospitality operator seeking a trusted, responsive, and robust end-to-end POS solution.”