Solved: Re: Store credit card info/ bar tabs

Willy2guns · ‎02-20-2025

hello , I was wondering if there has been any progress/ update on this topic , I’m approaching a point at which I may need to switch to another POS system is not , thanks

Donnie-M · ‎02-20-2025

@Willy2guns The pre-authorization for tabs in square for restaurants does just this:

"

If a check has a preauthorization associated, the preauthorized card will be the first payment method listed during checkout. If the customer asks to pay their tab by using a split tender payment, the preauthorized payment can only be used for one of the split payments. To complete a preauthorized transaction:

From the Square Restaurants POS app navigation menu, tap **Checkout**.
Tap Pay > choose the top **Pre-authorize [Card ####]** option. "

https://squareup.com/help/us/en/article/8455-enable-and-configure-preauthorization-for-bar-tabs

You always run the risk the card could be declined because they don't have enough credit, but you only need the card in the beginning here.

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Donnie-M · ‎02-20-2025

@Willy2guns The pre-authorization for tabs in square for restaurants does just this:

"

If a check has a preauthorization associated, the preauthorized card will be the first payment method listed during checkout. If the customer asks to pay their tab by using a split tender payment, the preauthorized payment can only be used for one of the split payments. To complete a preauthorized transaction:

From the Square Restaurants POS app navigation menu, tap **Checkout**.
Tap Pay > choose the top **Pre-authorize [Card ####]** option. "

https://squareup.com/help/us/en/article/8455-enable-and-configure-preauthorization-for-bar-tabs

You always run the risk the card could be declined because they don't have enough credit, but you only need the card in the beginning here.

Donnie
Multi-Unit Manager
Order Up Cafe/Tombras Cafe/Riverview Cafe/City County Cafe
Roddy Vending Company, Inc.
www.OrderUpCafe.com

Using Square since July, 2017
Square Champion
Breaker of Things

"Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment."

"You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want." Z.Z.
Do you want to have great restaurant menus that are easy to edit and don't cost a fortune? I use MustHaveMenus and you can too!
MustHaveMenus

JJ_ · ‎02-20-2025

Thank you for the reply here, @Donnie-M ✨

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