A register and payment system change touches the busiest five minutes of the night. A feature list matters less than whether servers, kitchen staff, managers, online orders, and closeout agree.

• A demo that skips Friday-night volume.
• Online orders retyped into the kitchen.
• Hardware, payment, support, or contract terms left out of the quote.
• No documented offline or outage procedure.

• Map dine-in, bar, takeout, delivery, and closeout.
• Run the ten ugliest orders in each demo.
• Compare the complete quote and contract, not a headline price.
• Test offline steps and train staff before cutover.

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• Square for Restaurants — Official restaurant register and payment system feature source.
• Toast platform overview — Official restaurant process and product source.
• Square: Process offline payments — Official preparation, limits, and risk guidance.