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Bar overview

Working in a bar environment requires you to be fast, efficient and responsive. Our software helps keep bar service running smoothly by allowing you to lay your screen out in the best possible configuration.

Bar tabs can also be used effectively to help speed service up further. You can use Idealpos' internal tabs or start using third-party options like Clipp and Tyro.  These will allow customers to open a temporary account which is then closed at the end of the night, or when the patron wants to leave the venue.

There are many different types of promotions that can be configured based on what you want to sell. The ability to offer a happy hour, jackpot and raffles can also help to improve your business.

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  • Internal or Third-party Bar Tabs
  • Promotions including Happy Hour, Jackpot and Raffles
  • Stock Exchange Interface
  • Coupons and Gift Vouchers
  • Customisable POS Screen Layout for Fast Service
Configurable POS Screen

Configurable POS Screen

Customise your screen as much as possible to allow for fast, efficient service. The use of images on the buttons representing different products can make it easy for new staff who are not used to the products to identify quickly the item they are looking for.

Idealpos also allows the quick programming of the POS screen, even during the middle of a sale if required, to make sure you are able to get your system perfect in any situation.

Used in some of Australia's most highly-reviewed bars, we know our software can stand up to even the toughest critic while still allowing your customer to enjoy a cocktail or two.

Strong Integrations

Strong Integrations

Open bar tabs on your phone using Clipp and leave the venue as soon as you like, without needing to go back to the bar!

That is the future, and the future is now. With a direct integration between Idealpos and Clipp, you have the ability to offer your customers the best way to open a bar tab in your premises. Seamless integration means less time spent on meaningless tasks and more time spent on customer service.

Technology Advances

Technology Advances

No more walk-outs or insufficient funds. With Tyro’s BarTab function, customers pre-authorise their bar tab limit and hold onto their card. You can finalise the tab without seeing the card again and your customers are only charged for what they use. They won’t regret anything in the morning and neither will you.

Tyro Payments Limited ACN 103 575 042 AFSL 471951 is the issuer of its own financial products and the owner of this information. Tyro does not take into account your personal circumstances. Before deciding on any products please consider if they are suitable for you.
You can contact Tyro on 02 8907 1700 or at tyro.com/contact.

Bar Tabs

Bar Tabs

Bar tabs allow you to give your customer freedom by purchasing items from the bar and finishing multiple transactions quickly, and then finalising the sale when they are ready to leave.

Bar tabs have many advantages over processing a sale for every transaction, the most beneficial of which is time saving. Less time processing transactions will mean more time serving customers. Most customers who open a bar tab will also have a higher spend rate, increasing your profitability.

Happy Hour

Happy Hour

Easily create a Special Price Schedule, or multiples of, to give your customers specials throughout the day, which repeat each week for the week, a day or only an hour.

Limit which customers can receive the specials or which POS terminals to host the specials on.

Pocket Stock App

Pocket Stock App

Idealpos utilises an app to allow you better management tools for the serious side of your business, stock control. With Stock Manage you are able to perform a stocktake on all your locations, transfer stock between locations, receive items into stock and assign barcodes to all items.

If required you can use a scanning device by Linea Pro which gives your phone extra functionality. This scanning device is not required, but it is if you want to scan all your items.

Pocket Stock links directly to Idealpos and transfers data in a matter of seconds, allowing you to get on with the job you need to do.

Raffles & Jackpots

Raffles & Jackpots

Raffles and Jackpots can give your customers additional purchase values that can make them enjoy your venue more.

Raffles allow you to sell tickets for various prize draws. This is usually common as a meat tray on a particular evening. You have the ability to link it with promotions so that bulk purchasing of tickets is less than if purchased individually. For example you might offer customers to "Buy 1 for $1 or 5 for $4".

Jackpots are a great way to record sales of a particular item for a promotion and offer a randomly selected winner at the conclusion or specific date. This type of function usually works best with customers linked to every sale to make it easy to identify the winner, otherwise each customer purchasing the item will need to keep their receipts.

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Singular Customisation...

One advantage of Idealpos is being able to fully customise a single POS terminal to bar settings, while the other terminals in the restaurant are all configured towards food and table service.

The bar teminal can have default access to drinks and bar service functions, all the while still being able to access any food items they require on a separate tab, and access to the table map for complete customer management.

Additional feature info...

With a bar environment being in the hospitality industry, many features that are used in both restaurant and quick service can also be used in the bar to good effect.

Some of these features are Coupon Promotions, Customer Display, Customer Rewards and Kitchen Printing to name a few. With Idealpos' in-built Training Mode, you can easily see how a feature might be beneficial to use in your business using your very own data!

Idealpos helps our business to integrate multiple marketing, customer & loyalty program databases into a POS solution, whereby our customers can best be serviced with convenience. It's a stand-alone POS solution. Idealpos is exceptional, however it really stands out due to its scalability and the ease with which it can handle more complex demands.

Anne Stevenson

Anne Stevenson

Finance Manager - Aspley Hornets, Aspley

Here at The Surf Club Kingscliff we have been using the Idealpos point of sale system for well over 5 years. In my 20+ years hospitality experience I feel it to be a superior product. Coupled with amazing technical support from Head office, in particular Louis Badham. It really is the professional way to run your business.

Chris Watson

Chris Watson

General Manager - Cudgen Headland SLSC, Kingscliff

Idealpos has been a wonderful addition to our business, their offer and experience that provides a multi-venue hotel group with a product that delivers integration, new features, design and updates for the ever changing hospitality industry has been unquestionable. We have been operating 34+ Ideal terminals and software for more than eight years now and highly recommend the service support by their friendly team and helpful staff.

Craig Power

Craig Power

Manager - The Pub Group, Tamworth

I have Idealpos installed at Bar Alto and have found the Idealpos Point of Sale System to be an excellent product to manage my restaurants. At Bar Alto, we have 8 point of sale terminals located in both the bar and restaurant areas.

Simon Hill

Simon Hill

Owner - Bar Alto, New Farm

Bars that use our Bar POS system

Aspley Hornets

Aspley Hornets

Ayr Anzac Memorial Club

Ayr Anzac Memorial Club

Bar Alto

Bar Alto

Aussie World

Aussie World

Collective

Collective

Cudgen Headland SLSC

Cudgen Headland SLSC

Deception Bay Bowls Club

Deception Bay Bowls Club

Dutch Courage

Dutch Courage

Gerards Bar

Gerards Bar

Laruche

Laruche

Malt Dining & Bar

Malt Dining & Bar

Noosa Harbour Wine Bar

Noosa Harbour Wine Bar

Portabella

Portabella

Super Whatnot

Super Whatnot

The Pub Group

The Pub Group

Woodford Gold Club

Woodford Gold Club

Bar POS system integration partners

LMG Marketing

LMG Marketing

We know the hospitality business inside out and we know that you need accurate and relevant information in order to make sound business decisions. If you are a liquor supplier, hotel chain or independent liquor buying group, we can help you handle all the data you need.

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Bevcon

Bevcon

Bevcon have been Australia's leaders in bulk Spirit Dispensing and draught beer metering for well over a decade. Bevcon clients include iconic Hotels, large Leagues and RSL Clubs, huge Casinos, and busy Nightclubs - as well as many smaller venues.

With a proven interface to Idealpos, Bevcon Spirit Guns and Draught Beer Flowmeters can increase profits by 15%, while making your bar operation more efficient and visually appealing.

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Lightyear

Lightyear

Lightyear is an Intelligent Accounts Payable solution designed to save Accounts Payables teams up to 80% of their time.

Lightyear automates the Accounts Payable process for businesses and groups of all sizes. We automate: line-item data-extraction from supplier bills, approvals process on every bill, supplier statement reconciliation, price-checking of every product purchase and cloud storage of your documents for up to 7 years.

Collaborate with your internal team members, accountants, bookkeepers and suppliers with our digital approvals process. Communicate on every bill with a notes and task management system.

Sync all of your stock purchase data with Idealpos to keep all systems up to date. You can also integrate Lightyear with a range of accounting systems to transfer your Accounts Payable data.

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