Start with the daily service flow
Check whether the POS supports dine-in, takeaway, delivery, table sessions, KOT, and receipt printing in one flow.
A restaurant team should not need separate tools just to understand which table is active and what the kitchen is preparing.
Look beyond billing
Billing matters, but restaurants also need inventory, recipe cost, stock alerts, supplier workflows, and daily reports.
A cheaper POS can become expensive when the team still spends hours reconciling stock and sales manually.
Ask what AI actually does
AI should not be a label on the homepage. It should help with real work such as low-stock suggestions, report explanations, reorder drafts, and operational questions.