One register that shows a cash price and a card price on every item — and automatically applies the right one at checkout so you keep more of every sale.
It's a normal restaurant point-of-sale — with two prices stored for every item and the smarts to charge the right one
A dual-pricing POS stores both a cash price and a card price for every menu item. When your server rings up an order, the ticket shows the cash price by default. If the guest pays with a card, the POS applies the slightly higher card price — the one with the processing cost already built in. Pay cash, get the lower price; pay by card, cover the card cost. Both numbers are printed on the menu and the receipt, so guests see them before they order.
Because the difference is disclosed up front as a cash discount — not tacked on as a surcharge at the end — dual pricing is legal in all 50 states, and your staff never has to run a two-menu system in their heads.
Four steps — and only the last one is any different from how your team already works
During setup we import your menu and store a cash price and a card price for each item. You set the card price, or we calculate it to cover your real processing cost — nothing is marked up beyond what the card actually costs you.
Staff tap items the exact same way they do today. The ticket totals at the cash price — no extra buttons, no mental math, no separate "dual pricing" workflow to learn.
Cash, check, EMV chip, contactless, Apple Pay, Google Pay, or a QR-code table payment. Both prices are already on the menu and receipt, so there's no surprise at the end of the meal.
Pay cash and the total holds at the cash price. Pay by card and the register switches to the card price for that payment only. On a split check, each guest is charged the right price for their own payment method.
The right point-of-sale does more than swap two prices — it keeps the whole restaurant running
Both prices live on every item and the POS chooses per payment. No manual toggling, no risk of a server charging the wrong price during a rush.
Split a table by seat, item, or amount across unlimited cards. Cash-paying guests get the cash price and card-paying guests get the card price on the same check.
Both prices print on the receipt and appear on your menus, with compliant signage provided — the disclosure that keeps dual pricing a legal cash discount.
Orders route straight to the kitchen display system. Dual pricing changes the money side only — your KDS, coursing, and expo flow stay exactly the same.
The card price carries through website orders, third-party apps, and scan-to-pay at the table, so every channel reconciles into one report and one deposit.
See cash vs. card mix, effective savings, and true net sales at a glance — so you know exactly how much dual pricing is putting back in your pocket.
Processing fees are one of the few restaurant costs you can cut without touching food, labor, or rent
Most restaurants pay 2.5%–3.5% on every card transaction. For a restaurant running $50,000/month in card sales at a 3% rate:
~$18,000/year in processing fees you can recover by building the card cost into the card priceYour real number depends on your card volume and current rate. Send us a recent statement and we'll run a free analysis showing exactly what you're paying now and what a dual-pricing POS would save.
The dual-pricing engine behind your POS, with transparent rates and restaurant-focused support
Everything But The Food configures and supports your restaurant POS; IP Payware provides the processing, next-day funding, PCI compliance support, and a dedicated account manager. Together that means competitive transparent rates, no hidden fees, and a dual-pricing setup that's compliant from day one.
Read the complete dual pricing guide at ippayware.net →Get a free consultation and statement analysis. We'll show you your real processing cost and set up a POS that keeps more of it in your register.
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Looking at the payments side too? See our restaurant payment processing page, or the full dual pricing guide from our payments partner IP Payware.