Cafés, family dining and quiet dinners: a restaurant POS for Islamabad
Islamabad has a café culture, family restaurants and dining rooms that serve many foreign guests. Restaurant POS Studio gives them Urdu and English screens, bookings, clear bilingual bills, federal sales tax set through FBR rules, and payments by card or wallet.
Islamabad · where we set up most
- F-6 and F-7 (Jinnah Super, Kohsar Market)Cafés, bistros and restaurants popular with families and foreign residents.
- Blue AreaRestaurants and cafés serving offices along Jinnah Avenue.
- F-10 MarkazFamily restaurants, BBQ and fast food.
- E-11Newer cafés and restaurants.
- Saidpur VillageRestaurants in a restored village setting at the foot of the Margalla Hills.
Full Service from Rs 5,900 · + applicable sales tax.
What does an Islamabad café need from a POS?
Islamabad cafés need size and milk variations, priced add-ons, reward points for regulars, quick card and wallet checkout, and a QR menu guests can read on their phones. Restaurant POS Studio covers all of these, with Urdu and English screens and an online store built from your menu.
Many Islamabad cafés serve students, office workers and families on the same day. Reward points and customer groups help you see who your regulars are and bring them back.
The online store and QR menu use the same products and prices as the POS. Change a price once and it changes everywhere.
- Size and milk variations
- Reward points for regulars
- QR contactless menu
- Online store built from your menu
How is sales tax set up in Islamabad?
In Islamabad Capital Territory, sales tax on services is federal and administered by FBR, not by a provincial authority. Set the rate that applies to your restaurant on the location, and the POS adds it to the bill. Confirm the current rate and any reporting rules with your tax advisor.
If you also run a branch in Rawalpindi, that branch is in Punjab and follows Punjab Revenue Authority rules. Each location in Restaurant POS Studio has its own rate and receipt layout.
If your restaurant must report invoices to a tax authority system, ask us before you switch so we can confirm how it will work for your branch.
- Federal rate set on the location
- Separate setup for a Rawalpindi branch
- Your tax number on every bill
- Daily tax report
Can it serve foreign guests and diplomatic-area dining?
Yes. Receipts can print English labels, menus can carry English and Urdu names, and the QR menu shows guests the dishes in English. Bookings hold table, time and notes for quiet dinners and private groups. Allergy flags print bold on kitchen tickets, which matters for guests with dietary needs.
Restaurants in the F-6 and F-7 sectors often serve foreign residents, visitors and families on the same evening. Coursing with fire and hold lets the kitchen pace a quiet dinner instead of sending everything at once.
Split checks by seat or by item help groups who pay separately, and several cards can be used on one check.
- English and Urdu menus
- Bookings with notes
- Allergy flags printed bold
- Split checks by seat or item
Setup notes for Islamabad
What our onboarding desk checks first for restaurants here.
- Set the federal sales tax rate on your Islamabad location, and give any Rawalpindi branch its own Punjab setup.
- Add English and Urdu names to every product, so foreign guests and the kitchen read the same dish.
- Turn on reward points for cafés with regulars, and show the QR menu on every table.
- Winter evenings and load-shedding can overlap; put the router and printer on a UPS and keep a mobile data hotspot ready.
Islamabad restaurant questions
Onboarding desk · usually replies within a business day
Do I register with a provincial tax authority in Islamabad?
No. In Islamabad Capital Territory, sales tax on services is federal and administered by FBR. Set the rate that applies to you on the location. Confirm the current rate and reporting rules with your tax advisor.
I have a café in F-7 and a branch in Rawalpindi. Is the tax the same?
Not necessarily. Rawalpindi is in Punjab and follows the Punjab Revenue Authority, while Islamabad follows federal rules. Each location gets its own rate and receipt layout.
Can guests read the menu in English on their phones?
Yes. The QR contactless menu shows your products with their English names and descriptions. Urdu names can be added too, and price changes at the POS show on the QR menu.
Can I run a loyalty programme for my café?
Yes. Reward points and customer groups are built in. Regulars earn points on each visit and redeem them on a later bill. Gift cards are also available.
Does it work for a restaurant in Saidpur Village with outdoor seating?
Yes. Draw indoor and outdoor tables on the floor plan, and servers can take orders on a tablet anywhere with a Wi-Fi or mobile data signal. Orders reach the kitchen screen the same way.
Can foreign guests split the bill and pay by card?
Yes. Split evenly, by seat, by item or by amount, and take several cards on one check. Card payments run through your bank's terminal.
Your Islamabad restaurant, on one screen.
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