Restaurant POS software · India
Restaurant POS software that bills fast, files GST right and runs on the tablet you already own
In short: Restaurant POS software from Rikaab runs the counter, the kitchen and the owner’s phone: tables, takeaway and delivery tickets, KOTs and a live kitchen display, a UPI QR for the exact bill, shifts and daily closure, with every bill a valid GST tax invoice. It is ₹799 a month with every feature included, works offline, and comes as an Android app.
What a restaurant POS has to do in India
A point of sale for an Indian restaurant is not a cash register. Every counter bill is a tax invoice under GST, so it must carry a consecutive serial number, your GSTIN, the SAC code, the taxable value and the tax split, and the numbering must never skip. The counter must also stay fast at eight in the evening, print KOTs to the kitchen, take UPI without a soundbox and keep billing when the internet drops.
Rikaab was built inside a working kitchen to do exactly that. The counter runs on an Android tablet or any browser, the kitchen display runs on a second tablet, waiters take orders on their phones, and the owner sees the day on theirs.
Hardware you already have
- Any Android phone or tablet, or a laptop with a browser. No proprietary terminal.
- Bluetooth, USB and LAN thermal printers (ESC/POS) for KOTs and bills, printed in the background by the Android app.
- UPI payments by QR for the exact bill amount, with your restaurant name and the bill number in the payment note. No soundbox needed.
- Internet optional: the counter keeps billing offline and syncs when it is back.
How it compares
Most restaurant POS suites in India sell a core plan and then charge separately for the kitchen display, inventory, online ordering and a waiter app. Rikaab publishes one price with all of it included. See the side-by-side pages for Petpooja, POSist and DotPe, including where each of them is the better fit.
What you get
Everything restaurant pos software needs, in the box
Everything marked Live is built and in daily use. Anything still on the way is labelled Coming soon.
Counter & kitchen (POS)
A tablet POS built for the dinner rush, with a kitchen display that keeps up.
- Tablet POS with tables, takeaway and delivery tickets
- KOTs and cancellation KOTs to the kitchen; live kitchen display with Start and Ready
- Captain app for waiters taking orders at the table, with a ding when a dish is ready
- Shifts, cash drawer, X and Z reports, daily closure
- Split payments and a UPI QR for the exact bill, with your restaurant name and bill number in the UPI note
- Billing keeps working offline; bills sync when the internet is back
- Bluetooth, USB and LAN thermal printers: KOTs and bills print in the background from the Android app, a USB print station or a LAN bridge
- Hindi dish names and ₹ on printed slips
Order alerts
An online order rings every phone that can take it, like a call, until someone accepts.
- New online orders ring the counter and the owner’s phone, screen off or locked, until accepted
- Accept with a prep time from a full-screen card; if nobody picks up it rings again, then wakes the owner
- Running-late orders and a printer that has stopped printing are flagged
- Zomato and Swiggy partner-app notifications on the same device can ring the same way
Android app
One app for the counter tablet, the waiter’s phone, the kitchen screen and the owner. Available now.
- Runs on everyday Android phones and tablets; no special terminal to buy
- Pick what the device is for on first launch: Counter, Waiter, Kitchen or Owner
- Kiosk mode: full screen, screen kept on, app pinned so staff cannot leave it
- Prints to Bluetooth, USB and LAN printers in the background, even with the screen off
- Order alerts that ring like a call, sounds and haptics, and it keeps billing offline
Billing & GST
Every bill is a valid tax invoice; month end is an export, not a project.
- GST tax invoices: CGST + SGST or IGST by place of supply, HSN/SAC per line, round-off, amount in words
- One gap-free invoice series per GSTIN per financial year; corrections by credit note, never deletion
- GST-inclusive or GST-extra menu prices, your choice
- Credit notes, quotations and dues on record
- GSTR-1 export: b2b, b2cl, b2cs, cdnr, hsn and docs, built from the invoices actually issued
- Swiggy and Zomato bills recorded under section 9(5), with payout and TDS reconciliation
- Bring your old PDF invoices across in a batch
- soonE-invoicing (IRN and signed QR) for businesses above the e-invoice threshold
That is 4 of 10 areas. See the full list.
Questions people ask
Which is the best POS software for a small restaurant in India?
For a single restaurant or a small chain that needs GST-correct bills, a fast counter and online ordering without an implementation project, Rikaab covers the counter, kitchen, waiters, GST, WhatsApp bills, inventory and online orders for ₹799 a month, everything included. Large chains with central operations teams may prefer an enterprise platform such as Restroworks.
Does Rikaab work on an Android tablet?
Yes. The Rikaab Android app runs the counter, the kitchen display, the waiter’s phone and the owner’s back office on everyday Android phones and tablets, prints to Bluetooth, USB and LAN printers in the background and keeps billing offline. It is available now; we install it with you during onboarding.
Does the POS work without internet?
Yes. The counter keeps billing offline and the bills sync when the connection returns, so the dinner rush never waits for the Wi-Fi.
How much does restaurant POS software cost?
Rikaab is ₹799 a month per restaurant, GST extra, with every feature included and no setup fee. Franchises and multi-outlet brands are priced by outlet on a call. There is a 14-day free trial with no card.
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