• Running a standalone restaurant POS that has no connection to the hotel PMS, requiring manual room charge entry at the front desk?

  • Managing multiple F&B outlets -- restaurant, bar, room service, pool bar -- with no consolidated revenue view across them?

  • Kitchen staff relying on printed tickets with no visibility of order timing, course sequencing, or room service routing?

  • Reconciling bar stock at end of shift with no system link between what was poured and what was rung through the POS?

Hotel Restaurant and F&B Management Software

F&B management software built for hotels -- table management, kitchen display, room charge posting, bar stock control, and consolidated outlet reporting, all integrated with your PMS.

The hotel integration is the difference. Guests order at the restaurant, charge to their room, and the transaction appears on their folio without a manual transfer. We build for that operational reality.

  • Table management with real-time floor plan and reservation system

  • Kitchen display system routing orders from tables, room service, and bar to the right station

  • One-tap room charge posting to the guest folio in the PMS

  • Consolidated F&B revenue reporting across all outlets and meal periods

RaftLabs builds hotel restaurant management software that integrates F&B operations with the property management system. The key capability is room charge -- guests order at the restaurant or bar, charge to their room at the POS, and the transaction posts in real time to their folio in the PMS without manual transfer. We cover table management, kitchen display systems with order routing, menu management by meal period and outlet, bar stock reconciliation, and consolidated F&B and hotel revenue reporting. Most hotel F&B management projects deliver in 10-14 weeks at a fixed cost.

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GE
Bank of America
T-Mobile
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Techstars
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Products shipped
100+
Loyalty platforms shipped
20+
Cost delivery
Fixed
Week delivery cycles
12-14

The room charge posting is where standalone restaurant POS systems fall short.

A standard restaurant POS handles table turns, orders, and payments well. What it cannot do is talk to the hotel PMS. When a hotel guest orders dinner and wants to charge to their room, the workaround is a manual process: the floor manager calls the front desk, confirms the room number and name match, and the charge is entered separately. That process fails at volume, creates posting errors, and frustrates guests who expect the charge to just work.

Hotel F&B management software is built around PMS integration from the start. Room charge is a payment method at the POS terminal, not an afterthought. When the guest taps "charge to room," the system verifies the guest record against the PMS in real time, posts the charge to the folio, and the transaction is visible to both the front desk and the guest's final bill without any manual step. That integration -- across all outlets, for all charge types -- is what the software is actually for.

What we build

Table management and reservations

Floor plan configuration per outlet with table layout, section assignment, and seating capacity. Real-time table status across the floor -- available, occupied, reserved, needs clearing. Walk-in seating with cover count entry. Reservation management with direct integration to OpenTable or Resy via their API, so bookings made on those platforms appear in the floor management view without manual transcription. Allergen and dietary flag enforcement at the order stage: when a guest's dietary requirements are recorded on their reservation -- nut allergy, coeliac, dairy-free -- the POS flags any menu item that conflicts before the server confirms the order. Table turn time tracking by meal period and server. The floor management layer that lets your restaurant supervisor see the entire operation at a glance rather than walking the floor to count covers.

Kitchen display system

Order routing from table POS, room service, and bar to the relevant kitchen station -- grill, cold section, pastry, and pass -- based on item category rather than requiring manual rerouting. Oracle MICROS, Toast, and Square for Restaurants POS integrations are supported for properties that need the kitchen display to receive from an existing front-of-house system rather than replacing it. Course sequencing with fire timing: the system holds course two until the server confirms course one has landed. Order timing shows elapsed time per ticket so the expediter can prioritise. Order status visible on a second screen at the pass and on the floor app so servers know when a table's food is ready. The real-time kitchen visibility that replaces printed tickets and phone calls between floor and kitchen.

Menu management by outlet and meal period

Menu item setup with modifiers, allergen flags, dietary categories (vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free), and item descriptions used by staff at the point of order. Separate pricing by meal period -- breakfast, lunch, dinner, late-night -- and by outlet, so the poolside bar runs a different menu to the main restaurant without two separate systems. Daily specials added by the F&B manager without developer involvement. Seasonal menu rotation managed in the admin panel with activation date and outlet scope. The menu structure that reflects how hotels actually run multiple outlets across multiple dayparts.

Room charge and PMS integration

Room charge as a native payment method at every POS terminal across all outlets. The system presents a room number input, verifies the guest name against the live PMS record, and posts the charge to the folio in real time. Split billing between room charge and card for guests who want to pay part of a meal directly. Charge reversal workflow for disputes -- manager authorises the reversal at the POS, it posts back to the folio, and the guest's bill adjusts automatically. Integration built against Opera, Mews, Cloudbeds, and other PMS APIs -- the specific integration is scoped per project.

Bar management and stock control

Tab management for bar service -- open a tab to a guest name, room number, or card, add rounds throughout the session, close or transfer to the restaurant bill at the end. Cocktail recipe costing with ingredient quantities per serve so the bar manager knows the cost of each item on the menu. Over-pour and wastage tracking: daily variance between poured volume (measured by stock reconciliation) and rung volume (from the POS) flagged for management review. Stock requisition from cellar with approval workflow. End-of-shift reconciliation report comparing sales against counted stock.

F&B revenue reporting

Outlet-level revenue by meal period -- breakfast covers and revenue, lunch revenue by item category, dinner average spend per cover. Food cost percentage calculated per dish from recipe costing so the F&B manager can see margin at the menu item level, not just total revenue. Labour cost as a percentage of F&B revenue per outlet and per service period so the operations team can identify shifts where payroll is running above target. Tip pooling calculation showing the total gratuity collected across a service period and the distribution per staff member based on the configured tip split rules. Covers per hour by service period to identify peak staffing windows. Item-level sales mix showing which dishes and drinks drive the most revenue and which to retire. Health inspection compliance documentation: allergen matrices, temperature logs, and cleaning records accessible from the reporting module for inspection readiness. Consolidated hotel and F&B revenue reporting combining accommodation revenue with all outlet revenue, presented in a single GM dashboard rather than two separate spreadsheets.

Frequently asked questions

The POS sends a charge request to the PMS API in real time when the guest selects room charge as their payment method. The system verifies the room number and guest name match against the current PMS guest record -- this prevents charges being posted to the wrong folio if a guest mis-remembers their room number. Once verified, the charge posts to the folio as a line item with the outlet name, item descriptions, and amount. This happens in seconds, not as a batch at the end of the day. The front desk can see the charge on the folio immediately. We build against Opera PMS, Mews, Cloudbeds, and similar PMS APIs -- the integration is two-way for charge posting and reversal.

Yes, multi-outlet configuration is standard for hotel F&B. Each outlet -- restaurant, bar, room service, pool bar, grab-and-go -- has its own floor plan, menu, pricing structure, and kitchen display routing. Orders placed at any outlet route to the relevant kitchen station based on item category, with room service and bar routing configured separately from the main restaurant. Revenue reporting shows each outlet as a separate line and consolidates to property level. Staff are assigned to specific outlets with their own login and permissions. A single management interface covers all outlets, so the F&B manager sees the full property picture without switching between systems.

Standalone restaurant POS platforms are built for standalone restaurants. They handle table management, kitchen tickets, and card payments very well. What they don't have is a live connection to a hotel PMS, which means room charge requires a manual workaround -- typically a phone call to the front desk and a separate entry in the PMS. That process breaks at volume and creates reconciliation problems at checkout. Hotel F&B software treats the PMS connection as a core architectural requirement, not an add-on. Room charge, folio posting, charge reversal, and guest record verification are built into the payment flow from the start. If your property runs one standalone restaurant with no room charge requirement, a standard POS is the right answer. If you need room charge across multiple outlets connected to the PMS, that's where a custom build makes sense.

A single-outlet F&B system covering table management, a kitchen display, room charge posting to one PMS, and basic revenue reporting typically runs $30,000--$60,000. A multi-outlet system with kitchen display routing across stations, bar tab management, stock reconciliation, and consolidated reporting typically runs $60,000--$130,000. Cost depends on the number of outlets, PMS integration complexity, kitchen display station count, and reporting requirements. Delivery is typically 10--14 weeks for a single-outlet build and 14--20 weeks for multi-outlet. We scope every project before pricing -- contact us with your outlet count, current PMS, and the specific gaps your existing setup doesn't cover.

What clients say

What our clients say

Three-year average engagement. Founders and operators describing the work in their own words. No marketing varnish.

Paula Castro
Paula Castro
Ireland
Co-Founder, City Break Apartments

RaftLabs delivered everything we asked for and more, going above and beyond to meet our expectations throughout the project.

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Tell us your outlet count, current PMS, and what room charge and kitchen workflows you need. We'll scope the right system and give you a fixed cost.