Take a deposit
Take money from a customer before they eat, for a party or a big order, and print the deposit slip.
A deposit is money a customer leaves with you before they eat, for a party or a big order. You take it here and the customer gets a slip with its code and QR. They use it later to pay their bill.
The New deposit window
New deposit
Customer
Tan Ah Kow012-345 6789 · C-7K2M9Q
Change customer1Use on / before
2026-11-14
219:30
20
3Birthday dinner
Deposit amount
200.00
4Paid by
Cash5VisaDuitNow QR
200.00
Add another methodCancelTake RM 200.006
- Customer: find them by name, phone or code, or scan their QR. New customer adds one with a name and a phone.
- Use on / before: the day and the time it is for. You may leave it empty here.
- Pax and For (occasion, notes): how many guests, and what it is for. Both may be empty.
- Deposit amount: the money the customer leaves.
- Paid by: how they pay. For cash, key Tendered to see the change.
- Take RM 200.00: takes the deposit and prints the slip.
Take the deposit
- On the table screen, press 📒 Pay later / Deposit, tap Deposits, then New deposit.
- Find the customer, or press New customer and type the name and phone.
- Fill in Use on / before, Pax and For if you know them.
- Key the Deposit amount.
- Under Paid by, tap the method.
- Press Take RM 200.00. The deposit slip prints.
The POS says Deposit DP-HQ-T01-2610-000012 taken from Tan Ah Kow: RM 200.00. Paid by two methods? Press Add another method and key Amount by this method on each.
A booking's Deposit button opens the same window, filled in from the booking.
If something goes wrong
- Manager approval opens first: you may not take deposits alone. A manager types their PIN and presses Approve.
- The methods do not add up to the deposit amount.: correct the amount of each method.
- Visa needs a reference.: key the number on the card slip.