Pub and Bar POS
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A bar tab is opened by the barstaff by entering the customer's name or table number at the POS. Every round added to the tab is logged against that tab reference. At settlement, the barstaff call up the tab on screen, which displays the full itemised list of every drink ordered with timestamps. The customer can review the tab, and settlement can be split multiple ways, for example, equally between four people, or itemised so each person pays for their own drinks. Payment can be taken by cash, card, or any combination, with the POS handling the split calculation automatically. Any open tabs at closing time are flagged on the end-of-night report for manager review.

In the product setup, each spirit bottle is configured with its volume in millilitres and the standard measure size for that product. When a measure of whisky is sold, the POS deducts the configured measure volume from the bottle's stock count. At the end of each trading period, the system calculates the theoretical remaining stock in each bottle based on sales and compares this against the physical bottle count recorded during close-out. Variance reports identify which products show significant discrepancy between theoretical and physical, which is usually an indicator of over-pouring, free pours, or unexplained losses that your manager can investigate.

Yes. TimeWorks supports a combined bar and food service operation from the same system. Food and drink items are configured separately, with drinks managed at the bar POS and food orders routed to a kitchen display screen. Tables can have a combined bar and food tab open simultaneously, and the settlement at the end of the meal or session produces a single itemised bill covering both. If your pub has table service, the floor layout and table management features from the restaurant module are available within the same system at no additional configuration. Many South African pubs operate exactly this hybrid model, and TimeWorks handles it without needing two separate POS systems.

Yes. Licensed trading hours can be configured per day of the week in the system settings. Attempting to process a liquor sale outside the configured hours triggers a warning on the POS and requires a manager PIN override to proceed. The override event is logged with the manager's credentials and the exact time, creating an audit record in the event of any compliance query. This feature is particularly important during long weekends when trading hours may differ from a standard Sunday, and staff may inadvertently process a sale after the licensed cut-off without a system prompt.