Zeta POS is a locally-hosted point-of-sale system for takeaways, delivery and small restaurants, running on any till, laptop or tablet down to 10". The phone rings, the customer's on screen, the order's placed in 30 seconds — and the kitchen never loses its place.
Margherita
£8.50
Pepperoni
£10.00
For the full till — caller-ID, kitchen and reports — view on a desktop device. The Zeta POS is built for a counter screen, not a phone.
30 sec
to take a phone order
4 lines
caller-ID watched at once
< 5 MB
kitchen-display install
0
per-transaction fees
Launching soon
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Why Zeta
Most POS software is a cloud app with the rough edges hidden. Zeta makes a few deliberate, unusual choices — and they're exactly the ones a busy operator feels on a Saturday night.
Caller-ID hardware, in the box
A small USB device sits on the phone line and watches up to four lines at once. Before you’ve picked up, the customer’s address, allergies and last order are in front of you. Most POS software treats caller-ID as someone else’s problem. We ship the hardware.
Crash-resilient kitchen
Bump state, dismissed tickets and alerts are written to disk as they happen. When the screen reboots mid-service it picks up exactly where it left off — nothing bumped twice, nothing forgotten.
Two apps, one LAN
They’re separate processes talking over your shop’s own network. One can crash without taking the other down, and they re-sync the moment they reconnect. No single web app to take the whole shop offline.
LAN-first by design
Zeta runs over your shop’s local network. The internet is optional for day-to-day service — handy when the broadband drops mid-rush and the cloud till next door goes dark.
Honest pricing
Flat plans from £16.99 a month — or buy it outright and own it. Cards go through whichever processor you choose; Zeta never sits between you and the customer’s card, and never takes a cut per sale.
GDPR-aware from day one
Deleting a customer cascades through every linked table — orders, call log, marketing list — and rewrites personal data to a placeholder so your reports still add up. Marketing consent is a separate flag from allergy consent, so opt-ins stay honest.
Caller-ID hardware
A small USB device sits on the phone line and watches up to four lines at once. Before you've lifted the handset, the customer's address, allergies and last order are on the till — no fumbling through a paper book while a queue builds behind the counter.
Most POS competitors leave caller-ID to someone else. This is the difference a takeaway operator feels on the very first call.
Incoming call · Line 2
07700 900482
Jaspreet Patel
Customer since Mar 2023 · 8 orders
Kitchen display
A standalone app for the pass — station-routed, glanceable, and crash-resilient. Reboot it mid-rush and it picks up exactly where it left off. Nothing bumped twice, nothing forgotten. And out front, a customer-facing collection screen shows whose order is being prepared and whose is ready to grab.
2× Margherita Pizza
+ extra mozzarella
no basil
1× Garlic Bread
well done
1× Lamb Kebab Wrap
+ chilli sauce
no onions
1× Regular Fries
2× Coke
1× Chicken Korma
⚠ no nuts — separate prep
mild spice
2× Pilau Rice
3× Onion Bhaji
1× Chicken Shawarma
+ extra garlic mayo
+ pickles
1× Mixed Grill
no lamb chop
2× Fries
2× Lamb Kebab Wrap
+ extra chilli
1× Chicken Shawarma
no salad
4× Fries
1× Pepperoni Pizza
+ jalapeños
stuffed crust
1× Onion Bhaji
2× Coke
Each menu item is tagged to one or more stations. The grill screen never shows a milkshake.
Bump state and alerts hit the disk as they happen. Reboot mid-rush and nothing is lost or double-bumped.
A high-contrast banner on any ticket with allergy notes — the one alert a cook can’t scroll past.
Neutral, then amber as the deadline nears, then red and pulsing when it’s overdue.
Two-app architecture
The till and the kitchen display are independent processes talking over your own network. One can fail without taking the other down — and they re-sync the moment they reconnect. No single cloud app to take the whole shop offline.
System map
USB · 4 phone lines
Decodes incoming calls and pushes ring events straight into the host.
the anchor
POS app
Tauri + React
WebSocket server
:7172
SQLite database
orders · customers · menu
no local DB · RPC over WebSocket
standalone app · station-routed
Survives a power cut — bump state on disk.
If the kitchen screen reboots mid-service, it picks up exactly where it left off.
Admin & reporting
Revenue today, this week, this month. Average order value. Payment mix. Every order with a recall, reprint or edit button. Day-end Z-reports. Clean XLSX and CSV exports for the accountant.
Admin · Overview (preview)
The numbers the owner checks first.
Revenue today
£1,284.50
+12.4%Orders today
96
+8Recent orders
For the full admin view — orders, refunds, exports, customers, calls, settings — view on a desktop device. The Zeta POS is built for a counter screen, not a phone.
Friday, 16 May · live trading
Revenue today
£1,284.50
Orders today
96
Avg order value
£13.38
This week
£8,940.20
Net sales · last 14 days
Share of today's revenue
Card processed
£745.01
Live · evening service
| Time | Order | Type | Pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:42 | #1043 | Delivery | Card | £24.80 |
| 19:38 | #1042 | Takeaway | Card | £11.20 |
| 19:31 | #1041 | Dine-in | Cash | £42.60 |
| 19:24 | #1040 | Delivery | Card | £18.95 |
| 19:19 | #1039 | Takeaway | Cash | £8.40 |
| 19:07 | #1038 | Delivery | Card | £31.15 |
Who it's for
Takeaway, delivery and dine-in share the same surface — so a hybrid venue runs on one system instead of three.
Pizza shops, curry houses, kebab shops
The phone rings, the customer pops up, the order is taken in 30 seconds and the kitchen sees it the instant it’s placed. Two receipts print — one for the kitchen, one for the bag.
30-cover bistros, wine bars, cafés
The same fast ordering surface, kitchen display and dual receipts as a takeaway today. Open tabs, coursing and per-seat splits are the next major workstream.
Pizzerias with tables, Sunday-roast pubs
Takeaway, delivery and dine-in share one menu, one customer database, one kitchen screen and one set of reports. No second system to keep in sync.
FAQ
Still not sure? A 20-minute demo answers it faster than any page.
Basic is £16.99 a month for one POS screen; Standard is £19.99 a month with two POS screens, three kitchen screens and a collection screen. Prefer to own it? A £1,499 one-time purchase buys the platform outright. Every plan starts with a 30-day free trial, and a £10 one-time menu setup is optional — we load your full menu for you.
No. There are no minimum terms and no lock-in — cancel anytime. Merchants stay because it works, not because they’re trapped.
Yes. Zeta runs over your shop’s LAN; the internet is optional for day-to-day service. Only the planned licence check-in needs a connection.
No. Zeta is a flat monthly plan or a one-time purchase — never a percentage of your takings. Card payments go through whichever processor you choose, so you can shop the rates.
You need a screen the kitchen can read — a touchscreen tablet, an old monitor on a mini-PC, or a screen on a Windows stick. The kitchen app is a small separate install, under 5 MB.
Bump state and notifications are written to disk as they happen. On restart the screen picks up exactly where it left off — no tickets lost, no double-bumps.
Yes. One till acts as the host and runs the database; others connect as clients over the LAN and take orders independently.
Not directly today. Card payments are recorded as a payment line; the transaction itself goes through whatever terminal you already use. Direct terminal integration is on the roadmap.
Yes. A customer can ring on Friday for a 7:30pm Sunday pickup; the order sits in a Pre-orders tray and is released to the kitchen automatically, with a countdown chip for the cook.
Today, orders are placed as single tickets — fast enough for quick-service venues. Open tabs, coursing and per-seat splits are the next major workstream.
Yes. Run Zeta on the kit you already have, or have us supply POS terminals, kitchen screens, collection screens, printers and cash drawers — pre-configured, shipped ready to use, with menu loading and go-live support included.
During working hours our team can remotely log in to your till and fix issues live — no site visit needed. Email support is there around the clock, and every plan includes it.
Windows 10 and 11 — it runs on the till hardware, laptops and tablets you already have. The installer is a Windows build today.
Records are stored locally in your shop’s database. Deleting a customer anonymises every linked record so analytics keep working without retaining personal data.
See it on your own menu
A 20-minute screen-share with your real menu and a live caller-ID demo. No slide deck, no obligation — just the till, the kitchen screen and your questions.