Hi everyone, I’m wondering how you arrange your menu tiles. I’ve experimented with colors, photos of meals, and other elements, and now I’ve created some custom icons that I’m really enjoying. They’re simple, easy to identify the menu category, and look great on both larger tablet screens and the smaller handheld devices which was the most important as nothing really seems to translate to the smaller screens very well.   Have you received any feedback from your staff on what you've tried for your menu tiles?   Below are screenshots of what I just switched to   Screenshot 2026-07-01 at 12.10.36 AM.png Screenshot 2026-07-01 at 12.10.50 AM.png ... View more

For the past few months we've been working with hospitality operators to solve something that came up time and again: keeping digital menu boards in sync with Square without complicated setups or expensive enterprise software.   Would love you to take a look at SquareScreens.com - you can try it out with a 7 day free period, no cc required to sign up and have a play.   The result is a solution that automatically displays your fully live synched Square menu on any digital display, tablet or smart TV, making it easy to keep pricing, products and availability up to date.   A few highlights: • Automatic menu synchronisation from Square • Designed for cafés, QSR and restaurants • Works with single locations or multi-site operators • Remote management of displays   It's also pretty powerful and can be used as a full digital display content management system.   We're still adding features and would genuinely love feedback from the Square community. If you've been looking for a simpler way to manage digital menu boards, or you've tried other solutions and found them lacking, we'd love to hear what would make this genuinely useful for your business.   Happy to answer any questions in the comments. ... View more

Curious how restaurant and bar owners here are handling customer referrals. A few things I keep hearing from F&B owners I talk to: Most are doing it manually (discount codes, handwritten cards, "tell them I sent you") Nobody's tracking who referred whom, so rewards are inconsistent When they try third-party apps, most are built for retail or salons, not restaurants For those of you running anything referral-related: Are you tracking it, and if so, how? What reward works best in your experience — free appetizer, gift card, % off next visit? Has anyone tried tying it to loyalty points through Square Loyalty? I've been working on this problem specifically for Square merchants (I built a tool called ViralRef), and I'm trying to learn what actually moves the needle for restaurants vs. what we've seen work for salons. Happy to share notes with anyone who's experimenting. — Alejandro, Miami ... View more

Square keeps coming out with new features and resources- and likely there are plenty of businesses that benefit from this type of help.  BUT what *I* would really love would be to have a Square Team that is available to help you set up your Square in a way that works best for you!! People who know the ins and outs really well, as well as the new features available. Instead of lil ol me running my business and trying to learn the best way to set up my square, likely missing some tricks or easy ways to do things…  If I could hop on a consultation with someone and say “this is my business, this is how I would like for it to look/work” and they could professionally set it up for you?! From item entering to layout to online integration and subscriptions.  I know there are some platforms for website builds and things, where you can hire someone to do it for you, but that doesn’t seem quite like what I’m imagining - like almost but not quite. Same with video tutorials, not quite it.  Even a quarterly or yearly maintenance check in - “hey are there new features that could solve some problems I’ve had, or anything new I’m not utilizing here”.  I would definitely pay for this service, to have it built specifically for my shops, and would love if Square made it a resource, from actual Square folx.  ... View more

Across the UK and USA, we're seeing a noticeable shift: traditional cafes and diners struggling, while fast-food outlets (chicken shops, kebab, patty shops, etc.) seem to be on the rise. What are the key factors driving this change in your opinion? Is it purely economic pressures (rent, costs, inflation, eggs, coffee, dairy? ), or are changing consumer habits and the rise of delivery apps also major contributors? What are your experiences and observations in your local area?     ... View more