A quick-service restaurant lives and dies at noon. The POS has to take an order in three taps, the kitchen has to see it instantly, and the line has to move. Clover’s QSR setup is built around that, and because QSR runs the most transactions of any restaurant type, the processing line is where the money is. This page covers the layout, the plan, and the numbers.
The layout
| Position | Device | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Register | Station Duo | Orders, customer tap and tip, dual pricing display, cash drawer |
| Second register at peak | Mini | Same menu, same account |
| Lobby | Clover Kiosk, one or two | Self-order, upsell prompts, takes a quarter or more of peak orders |
| Line | Clover Kitchen Display, or kitchen printers | Tickets by station, timers, bump |
| Line busting | Flex | Staff take orders and payment in the queue |
| Pickup shelf | Online ordering to a dedicated printer | Pickup and delivery orders separated from walk-up |
Hardware placed at no charge for qualifying restaurants through us. Device detail on the Station Duo and Kiosk pages.
Menu for speed
Combos as single items with modifier prompts for sides and drinks. Modifier defaults so the common order needs no taps. Item images on the register and kiosk. Categories in the order staff reach for them. Menu-board prices as cash prices with the card price disclosure line. Daypart menus for breakfast and lunch switch automatically.
Kitchen
Kitchen Display routes each item to its station (grill, fry, assembly) and shows elapsed time. Bumped orders move to expo. For a one-station kitchen, a printer is cheaper and simpler. Either way, kiosk and online orders route the same way as register orders.
Online ordering and delivery
Clover Online Ordering is included on the Counter Service plan: a branded ordering page, pickup times, and orders into the kitchen queue. DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub integrate through the App Market with menu sync, so third-party orders land in Clover instead of on a shelf of tablets. Online orders are card-only and run at the card price. Details on Clover online ordering.
Dual pricing at volume
A QSR doing $80,000 a month at a $14 ticket runs about 5,700 transactions. On clover.com’s 2.3% + 10¢ that is about $2,400 a month; on a typical processor account it is $2,000 to $2,800. Under dual pricing the card price covers it and the restaurant pays $0. The customer sees both totals at the register; the kiosk shows the card price. Menu board and register signage carry the disclosure. The mechanics are on dual pricing on Clover.
Cost
Hardware placed. Counter Service at $59.95 a month plus Kiosk software at about $34.95 per kiosk and any delivery integration fees. Processing $0 under dual pricing or interchange-plus. Month to month. The Toast comparison for QSR operators considering it is on Clover vs Toast.