How to choose a restaurant POS in Israel
Waiter tablets, staff languages, online ordering, processing, stock and food cost: practical checks with a Foody budget example in ILS.
A guide by the Foody POS team. The pricing example uses Foody’s public rates; the questions also help you review other vendors’ demonstrations and quotes.
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Start with service and staff languages
List the counter stations and waiter tablets that will run simultaneously. In a demo, open a table, choose a size and extras, then send dishes for preparation. Ask to see both POS and back-office interfaces in each language your team needs. Foody supports English, Hebrew and French in both interfaces, with right-to-left display in Hebrew.
Foody POS and interface languagesSeparate licences, hardware and processing
Check whether a price is per location, device or employee. A Foody POS licence covers one device running the application; staff accounts are separate. Hardware is not included in a licence. Check the model, OS, printer and processor before choosing equipment. Request a quote separating subscription, setup, training, EMV and payment fees.
Payments and processor compatibilityFollow an order from the website
Walk through pickup, delivery and a preorder with a cutoff and handoff date. Check where staff see preparation quantities and packing per customer. Foody Orders is available standalone and is also included in Foody Restaurant. Foody’s percentage commission on direct orders is 0%; subscription, processing and external services remain separate.
The direct-order journeyDefine the kitchen management scope
Displaying kitchen orders, limiting available dishes and accounting for ingredients serve different needs. Ask to see a recipe linked to a sale, ingredient consumption, food cost and a supplier receipt. Identify native functions and those requiring an integration. Foody Kitchen covers recipes, stock, suppliers, preparations and Foody Companion; an external POS connection requires technical validation and a separate quote.
Foody kitchen and stock managementBudget example: a restaurant with three POS devices
One counter POS and two waiter tablets. The calculation includes Foody Restaurant and the extra licence for the third device; Kitchen is separate.
| Component | Price in ILS excluding VAT |
|---|---|
| Foody Restaurant, two device licences included, per month | 890 |
| Third device licence, per month | 99 |
| Standard setup, once | 1,490 |
| On-site training, per day, if selected | 1,200 |
| Total monthly subscription | 989 |
| 12 months of subscription and standard setup | 13,358 |
For one location, excluding VAT. Hardware, training, EMV, processing, kitchen ticket printing and external services are excluded from the totals. This is not the restaurant’s full operating cost. The launch price is fixed for the first 12 months; cancellation notice and exclusions are detailed in pricing.
Bring these to your demonstration
- A menu with sizes and extras, plus the number of devices you need.
- Staff languages and the models of existing devices and printers.
- A pickup or delivery scenario, including a preorder window if needed.
- A recipe, its ingredients and an anonymised supplier receipt example when reviewing Kitchen.