Payment & business solution
Bring check review, tipping, payment, and receipt selection to the guest while preserving server assignment, split-check logic, payment security, and final closeout. Compare merchant fit, implementation steps, limitations, and complete-cost variables before selecting a provider.
Plain-language definition
Pay at table is a restaurant checkout flow completed on a supported handheld device or guest-facing digital experience at the table.
Day-to-day workflow
The server or guest retrieves the open check, verifies items, chooses split and tip options, presents payment through the supported flow, receives confirmation, and the POS closes the correct amount without later re-entry.
Implementation
The implementation requirement is specific: check retrieval method, table and server mapping, split support, tip and signature rules, receipt delivery, Wi-Fi coverage, device charging, fallback, refunds, and accessibility. AMP can document dependencies and questions, but the merchant and applicable providers must confirm compatibility, account approval, responsibilities, testing, training, and support in writing.
Complete cost
handhelds or QR service; payment and POS software; networking, charging, cases, processing, support, replacement, and training Compare recurring, transaction-based, one-time, optional, and exit costs separately. A proposal is incomplete if it omits equipment ownership, software term, support scope, or cancellation obligations.
Failure planning
Failures include loading the wrong check, weak dining-room connectivity, duplicate payment after a slow response, unsupported split logic, dead devices, tip mismatch, or a payment that authorizes but does not close in the POS.
Decision guide
Handhelds provide a managed device and can support staff-led service; QR flows use the guest's phone but depend on web usability and check matching. Compare hospitality style, split checks, accessibility, connectivity, and support.
Know before you decide
Complete-cost view
Only a written proposal and agreement can establish actual pricing and terms.
Owner questions
Verify table, server, check, and amount matching, including transferred tables and reopened checks. Test safeguards that prevent one device from loading or closing another party's bill during busy service.
Test equal and item splits, partial payments, multiple tenders, tips before and after authorization where supported, receipt options, failed payments, retries, voids, and refunds. Confirm the POS closes exactly the authorized amount.
Survey Wi-Fi coverage and congestion, charging capacity, battery runtime, cases, device assignment, software updates, and fallback checkout locations. A successful test beside the router does not establish whole-floor reliability.
Handhelds provide managed hardware and staff guidance; phone flows reduce merchant devices but depend on guest connectivity and web accessibility. Compare hospitality style, splits, support, security, device cost, and check-matching reliability.
Published 2026-08-03 · Modified
AMP-controlled product catalog approved as the first-party source for listed POS capabilities; final configuration still requires written confirmation. Source reviewed .
Primary standards-body background for merchant payment-data security responsibilities. Source reviewed .
Federal accessibility standards and guidance relevant to customer-facing digital interfaces. Source reviewed .
Share the current process, the constraint you need to remove, and the systems that must remain. AMP can return a scoped next step without treating a headline rate or feature list as a complete recommendation.