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Restaurant Starter Stack
Core operations stack for restaurants — a purpose-built POS and integrated staff scheduling. Covers order management, payments, and labor cost tracking from day one.
Estimated combined subscription cost
$103.99/mo/month
Total for all tool subscriptions below — paid directly to each provider
pos-integrationstaff-schedulinginventoryreporting
How These Tools Connect
Native
Zapier
Make
API
Manual
None
Integration score: 100%1 of 1 integrations verified
7shifts(native API)✓
What's in This Stack
| Tool | Monthly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| $69/mo | $828/yr | |
| $34.99/mo | $420/yr | |
| Total | $103.99/mo | $1248/yr |
How to Set Up
Estimated time: About 1.5 hours
1
Set up Toast POS, configure your menu, and install hardware
2
Add your staff, connect Toast for labor-vs-sales tracking, and build first schedule
Reviews from Restaurant Businesses
1 review
Maria R.
restaurant · 50+ employees · Used 30 mo · 1 month ago
5.0
The POS that was actually built for restaurants — and it shows
We switched from Square to Toast and the difference is night and day for a full-service restaurant. Menu modifiers, kitchen display integration, tip management, online ordering — Toast understands restaurants in a way general-purpose POS systems never will. The hardware is purpose-built and survives a busy kitchen. Setup took a full week but it was worth every hour of configuration.
+ Restaurant-specific features like kitchen displays and coursing+ Online ordering is built-in rather than a third-party add-on+ Reporting breaks down by daypart, section, and server
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Implementation Plan
Your step-by-step guide to getting Restaurant Starter Stack up and running
Timeline: 1 week
Total Time: ~1.2h
Steps: 2
Before You Start
- A business email address (avoid using personal email for tool signups)
- Your business bank account details for accounting tools
- Access to your website (for embedding booking widgets, review badges, etc.)
- A list of your current services/products with pricing
- Any restaurant-specific licenses or compliance documents
W1
Week 1: Foundation Setup
Get your essential business tools up and running · ~1.2h
How to Know You're Done
- All tools are connected and data flows between them automatically
- Your team can use each tool without asking for help
- Customer-facing touchpoints (booking, reviews, invoices) are live
- You've processed at least one real transaction through the full stack