Pay at the Table: Faster Turns Without the Card-Trip Shuffle

Nothing kills table turns like the card-trip shuffle: server walks the check over, walks the card back, walks the receipt back. Pay at the table collapses all of that into one stop beside the guest — and the minutes you save per cover add up to real revenue on a busy night.

Take the payment where the guest sits

• Present the check and capture the card at the table so the server never leaves the floor with a guest's payment method.
• Support tap, chip, and mobile wallets at the table so guests pay the way they prefer without waiting on a terminal trek.
• Print or send the receipt on the spot so the table is free for the next party the moment guests stand up.

Split by seat, not by argument

• Keep each order tied to its seat from the start so splitting the check later is arithmetic, not archaeology.
• Split evenly, by item, or by seat without re-keying the order, and let each guest pay their share at the table in one pass.
• Apply comps, voids, and discounts to the right seat before tendering so every split total ties back to the original check.

Close faster and reconcile cleanly

1. Tender each share at the table and confirm every seat shows paid before the party leaves — no chasing a walked tab.
2. Settle card batches the same night so tableside authorizations become captured funds with nothing left hanging.
3. Reconcile by server and tender type at close so tableside card totals tie to the batch and cash drops stay separate.

Use Swagger UI or OpenAPI for the current seat-split, tableside-tender, and batch-settlement shapes.