Square for Restaurants on Square Register
You are able to use Free directly from your Square Register and take advantage of Restaurant Free features.
Sign in to Square for Restaurants on Square Register
To get started for the first time with Square for Restaurants on Square Register:
Sign in using your email and password or create a Restaurant device code from your online Square Dashboard.
Once you have created a Restaurant device code, sign in by tapping Device Code in the top corner of the Register screen.
After you’ve logged in to Square Register, you can start taking payments.
If this is your first time using the Square Register and you’ve already set it up, make sure to check for an update by tapping Utilities > Settings > General > About Register > Software Update.
If you have already been accepting payments on Square Register using Square Point of Sale, simply sign out of each device and sign in with a Restaurants device code.
Navigate the Square for Restaurants Launchpad
The launchpad is a scrollable workspace that consolidates a wide collection of tools, called widgets, to help you access item availability menus, Order Manager and more. Tap the arrow on a widget to open or close it, or tap directly on the widget to see the full menu and more information about it.
Widgets
Keypad
The keypad widget is a quick tool to add custom amounts to an order, adjust the quantities of items or to use as a calculator.
Order Manager
Order Manager helps you keep an eye on your orders with three live statuses: New orders, In progress, and Ready. Incoming orders that need action will show up in green along with the number of new orders. New orders will stay green until the order status is updated. You can tap any of the three status options to launch the Orders page with the selected status in focus.
Note: You must enable orders on your device settings to see the Order Manager widget.
Item Availability
Stay on top of your current stock with the item availability widget. This read-only list shows you unavailable items and items with a low count. To get a closer look, select the View All button or one of the items listed.
Restaurants Feature Availability on Register
Keep in mind that only Square for Restaurants Free features are available on your Register. When upgrading from Restaurants Free to Restaurants Plus or Premium plans, the paid features are currently not available on Register. But if you do upgrade, you will have access to Plus Dashboard features like Category Rollup Reports and Menu Reports.
| Feature | Square for Restaurants Free Plan (Register Compatible) | Square for Restaurants Plus Plan |
| Remote Menu and Grid Management | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Remote Device Management | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Shared Device Settings | ✖️ | ✔️ |
| Service Charge Reporting | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Menu Reports | ✖️ | ✔️ |
| Section Sale and Cover Reports | ✖️ | ✔️ |
| Category Rollup Reports | ✖️ | ✔️ |
| Open Checks (& Predefined Checks) | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Decimal Quantities | ✖️ | ✖️ |
| Item Creation on the POS | ✖️ | ✖️ |
| Device Settings on the POS | ✖️ | ✖️ |
| Image Tiles | ✖️ | ✖️ |
| Dark Mode | ✖️ | ✔️ |
| Auto-Gratuity (manual or always apply) | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Auto-Gratuity (based on seating) | ✖️ | ✔️ |
| Order Manager | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Advanced (Conversational) Modifiers | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Table Maps | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Table Colours Based on Time | ✖️ | ✔️ |
| Coursing | ✖️ | ✔️ |
| Seating & Cover Counts | ✖️ | ✔️ |
| Item availability & Item Counts | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Reopen Closed Bills | ✖️ | ✔️ |
| Shift Reports | ✖️ | ✔️ |
| Close of Day | ✖️ | ✔️ |
| Live Sales Report in App | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| 9am-5pm EST, M-F French Support | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| 24/7 English Support | ✔️ | |
| Free Team Management | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Paid Team Management | Available as add-on | Included |
You can compare the features between Square POS, the Square for Restaurants Free Planand Plus Plan on the available chart for Free.
Restaurants on Register FAQ
If you’d like to log in using a device code, be sure you select Restaurants when creating your device. Settings are adjusted via your Square Dashboard device code and are not adjusted in the point of sale.
With Square for Restaurants on Register, we’ve added a left hand keypad. You can easily add custom amounts, item quantities, or use it as a calculator. This keypad cannot be disabled.
Hardware setup, Register Settings, and Troubleshooting can all be found in Utilities along the bottom bar of your Square Register. To setup hardware, Click Settings and scroll on the left hand side to hardware. Connect third party hardware, setup printer stations, and adjust your customer facing display.
Yes! You are able to apply Automatic Gratuity manually (per cheque) or automatically (to all cheques) from your Square Register. To enable Automatic Gratuity, navigate to your Square Dashboard, Points of Sale, and Service Settings.
Yes, as your Square Register does count as one device. Keep in mind that Register only supports Free POS features at this time. If you are subscribed to Square for Restaurants Plus and using Square Register, you will be charged per device. Check out Square for Restaurants Pricing to learn more.