Odoo POS (Restaurant)
Floor plan, table orders and kitchen tickets in one till.
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What is Odoo POS (Restaurant)?
The restaurant configuration of Odoo POS adds table management, a visual floor plan, course sequencing, split and merged bills, and kitchen printer routing. It shares the same offline resilience and stock integration as the retail version.
Key capabilities
- Visual floor plan with live table status and transfers
- Split, merge and partial bill payment
- Kitchen and bar ticket routing by product category
- Recipe-level stock deduction when linked to Inventory
For UAE businesses
The UAE F&B sector is dense with multi-site operators; running several outlets on one Odoo database gives group-level food-cost and sales reporting that separate per-branch tills cannot.
Pros and cons
Strengths
- Visual floor plan with live table status and transfers
- Split, merge and partial bill payment
- Kitchen and bar ticket routing by product category
- Recipe-level stock deduction when linked to Inventory
Trade-offs
- Delivers most of its value when the surrounding Odoo apps are in use too, not standalone
- Odoo releases a new major version each year, and customisations need re-testing at each upgrade
- Self-hosting the Community edition means you carry the hosting, backup and upgrade work yourself
How businesses use it
- A UAE business uses Odoo POS (Restaurant) to floor plan, table orders and kitchen tickets in one till
- Odoo POS (Restaurant) suits teams that match: restaurants, cafes and bars wanting one system for floor, kitchen and books
- Companies already running Odoo add Odoo POS (Restaurant) so it shares one database with everything else they use
Getting started with Odoo POS (Restaurant)
- 1Start on the One App Free tier — no licence cost while you are only using this app
- 2Set up your company details, users and the basic configuration for Odoo POS (Restaurant)
- 3Import your existing data, then run one real process end to end before rolling it out to the team
- 4Add the neighbouring apps once this one is working, so data flows instead of being re-entered
Pricing & integrations
Odoo POS (Restaurant) pricing: Available under the One App Free tier; also in Community edition. Odoo's One App Free tier means you can run this app at no licence cost for unlimited users, which makes it unusually cheap to trial properly. It is also present in the free open-source Community edition, which you can self-host at no licence cost if you have the technical capacity to run it. Odoo's all-apps pricing is per user regardless of how many apps you switch on, so adding more modules does not increase the per-seat cost. Prices change and vary by country — check current figures via the link on this page rather than relying on any figure quoted elsewhere.
Works with
Best for
Restaurants, cafes and bars wanting one system for floor, kitchen and books
Our verdict
Odoo POS (Restaurant) is worth looking at if you match its sweet spot — restaurants, cafes and bars wanting one system for floor, kitchen and books. Its main advantage is that it runs on the same database as the rest of Odoo, so the data it produces is immediately usable everywhere else rather than needing an integration. The honest caveat with Odoo generally is that the subscription is rarely the largest cost: configuration and implementation usually are, and that is worth budgeting for before you commit. The free tier makes it genuinely low-risk to test this one first.
— The UAE Info Portal editorial team · Facts reviewed July 2026
Frequently asked questions
Is Odoo POS (Restaurant) free?
Odoo POS (Restaurant) is available under Odoo's One App Free tier, which lets you run a single app at no licence cost for unlimited users. The moment you add a second app you move onto the paid all-apps plan.
Can I self-host Odoo POS (Restaurant)?
Yes. This app is included in Odoo's free open-source Community edition, which you can host on your own infrastructure at no licence cost. You take on the hosting, security, backup and upgrade work in exchange.
What does Odoo POS (Restaurant) actually cost to implement in the UAE?
The subscription is usually the smaller number. Most UAE businesses spend more on configuration, data migration and training than on licences in the first year, and complex modules like Manufacturing or Inventory need that investment to work properly. Get a written scope from an implementation partner before budgeting.
Do I need an Odoo partner, or can I set it up myself?
Simpler apps — Invoicing, CRM, Project, Employees — are realistically self-configurable by a capable team. Accounting, Inventory and Manufacturing are where most companies bring in a partner, because a wrong configuration produces confident but wrong output. There are many Odoo partners in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
How does Odoo POS (Restaurant) fit a UAE business specifically?
The UAE F&B sector is dense with multi-site operators; running several outlets on one Odoo database gives group-level food-cost and sales reporting that separate per-branch tills cannot.
What happens when Odoo releases a new version?
Odoo ships a major version roughly once a year. On Odoo Online, upgrades are managed for you. If you have customisations, each one needs re-testing against the new version — which is the main practical argument for customising only where your process genuinely differs.
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Available under the One App Free tier; also in Community edition
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