Restaurant POS System Software, Offline Point of Sale for Cafe, Bar, Food Truck, Kitchen Display & Inventory

Restaurant POS system software you buy once and own forever. No monthly fees, no internet needed, no installation. Storm Restaurant POS runs offline on your Windows PC, Mac, tablet or laptop in any modern browser. Take orders, run tables, send orders to a live kitchen screen, split bills, print receipts and close the day with full reports.

Built for restaurants, cafes, coffee shops, bars, food trucks, takeaways, bakeries and pop up kitchens.

★ WHY OWNERS CHOOSE STORM POS
• One payment, no subscription. Popular cloud POS systems charge every month, every year.
• Works 100% offline. Your internet goes down, your till keeps working.
• Your data stays on your device. Nothing is sent to anyone.
• Opens in seconds. Double click the file and you are trading.
• Light and dark mode, large touch mode for tablets.

★ ORDERS AND TABLES
• Table plan with areas, seats and live running totals
• Open checks: send rounds to the kitchen, pay once at the end
• Courses with hold and fire, seat numbers, order notes
• Bar tabs, split checks, merge tables, move parties
• Reservations with table holds and no show tracking
• Quick takeaway and counter sales

★ KITCHEN DISPLAY, LIVE ON A SECOND SCREEN
• Plug a second monitor into your computer and tap "Open on second screen"
• Orders from the front desk appear in the kitchen instantly, no internet or network needed
• The kitchen taps Start cooking and Mark ready, and the front desk sees it straight away
• Tickets by station (kitchen, bar, grill and more)
• Colour timers, allergen badges and highlighted modifiers
• Sound alerts for new orders, recall, full screen mode
• The kitchen screen never locks and needs a manager PIN to close
• Prefer paper? Print kitchen tickets automatically on a kitchen printer

★ PAYMENTS
• Cash with change calculation, card, EFT, gift cards and loyalty points
• Split evenly, by item, by seat or by custom amounts
• Several payment methods on one bill
• Tips recorded separately from sales
• Cash rounding option

★ RECEIPTS AND PRINTING
• Works with 58 mm and 80 mm receipt printers and A4 or Letter paper
• Print, save as PDF or share receipts
• Your logo, tax number, footer message and barcode
• Guest checks, kitchen tickets per station, credit notes
• Receipt labels in English, Afrikaans, Spanish, French or Portuguese

★ MENU
• Modifier groups (extras, sauces, cooking preferences)
• Sizes, combos and meal deals, open price items
• Barcode and SKU with USB scanner support
• Mark items sold out in one tap
• Import and export your menu with CSV

★ STOCK AND COSTING
• Recipes deduct ingredients automatically on every sale
• Food cost per dish, waste log, stock counts, low stock alerts

★ REPORTS AND CASH UP
• Dashboard, sales, items, hourly, staff, tips, tax, discounts, refunds, labour and profit and loss
• X and Z reports, cash up with expected cash and variance
• Export to Excel, CSV and PDF

★ STAFF AND SECURITY
• Manager, Supervisor and Worker roles with permissions
• PIN sign in and quick staff switching, auto lock
• Manager approval for voids, refunds and big discounts
• Full audit log of every action

★ CUSTOMERS AND LOYALTY
• Customer profiles, visit history, allergies and birthdays
• Loyalty points and gift cards with balance tracking

★ TAX AND CURRENCY
• Works in any country and any currency
• Tax inclusive or exclusive pricing, several tax rates, service charge
• Your date format, number format and 12 or 24 hour time

★ WHAT YOU RECEIVE
1. Storm Restaurant POS 2.1 (single HTML file)
2. Illustrated User Guide (21 chapters with screenshots, including the two screen kitchen setup)
Demo data is included so you can explore straight away, then remove it in one click.

★ HOW IT WORKS
1. Buy and download instantly
2. Double click the file to open it in Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox
3. Add your business details, menu and tables
4. Start taking orders

★ KITCHEN SCREEN HARDWARE (optional)
• Best: a touchscreen monitor connected to your computer (HDMI plus USB for touch)
• Budget: any monitor plus a mouse on a long USB cable
• Free: any monitor or TV as a display only, the front desk marks orders done
• Kitchen far from the till? An HDMI and USB extender over Ethernet carries both over one cable

★ PLEASE NOTE (so you know exactly what you are buying)
• Licence for one business location
• Data is saved on the computer and browser you use. Back up daily with the built in backup button.
• The live kitchen screen works on a second monitor of the same computer. Separate devices (for example a tablet plus a PC) do not sync with each other.
• Card machines run separately. Record card payments in the POS after your terminal approves them.
• No cash drawer or scale connection. USB barcode scanners work.
• This is a digital download. No physical item will be shipped.

★ FAQ
Does it need internet? No. It runs fully offline.
Is there a monthly fee? No. Pay once, use it for as long as you like.
Can the kitchen see orders on its own screen? Yes. Connect a second monitor to your computer and tap "Open on second screen". Orders appear in the kitchen instantly and the kitchen can mark them ready.
Can I use a tablet in the kitchen? Not as a separate device in this version. Use a second screen on the same computer, or print kitchen tickets on a kitchen printer.
Will it work on my iPad or Android tablet? Yes, as a single till, in a modern browser. Large touch mode makes buttons bigger.
Can I use my own currency and tax? Yes. Every currency, tax rate and format is a setting.
Can I try it first? See the photos and video. The download includes demo data so you can explore before entering your own menu.
Do I get help? Yes. Message me through Etsy and I reply within one business day.