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Lavu is a Point of Sale solution designed for use by restaurants, bars, and nightclubs - from full-service, quick-service, and franchise restaurants, to food trucks, coffee shops, and lounges. Users can choose between bar,...
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- Industry: Wine & Spirits
- Company size: 11-50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Love Lavu and the team !
My experience with Lavu is second to none insofar as POS systems. We love this system and look forward to seeing the new implementation once released in November.
Pros
This software continues to grow with the customer demands. We seem to never be outdated or lacking. The servers have an ease of use on the floor with the iPads at table side. We love the software so much so that we will be implementing it at two other facilities.
Cons
There are cons to each software but there is not a dealbreaker for us with this software. It continues to grow and with that growth sometimes there seems to be the older than time conflict between tech and accounting due to reports however, the Lavu team are able to populate these reports in a timely manner. We have gotten everything we need from this program to meet the consumer demand of our growing winery.
Alternatives Considered
Toast POSReasons for Switching to Lavu POS
The service team was extremely helpful in designing the system to meet our needs. Ironically we are more busy than we ever have been and this software and the tech team have been amazing in helping us realize the potential of what we can do with this software and realize efficiency through growth. We are happy to have made this decision.Response from Lavu
Hi Gladys, thanks for your feedback. We appreciate hearing firsthand from our customers, and it really helps to hear what works so great and what can be improved upon. We appreciate your business and we thank you for being a loyal Lavu customer!
- Industry: Restaurants
- Company size: 11-50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Seafood restaurant
Lavu has made it much easier for our restaurant to handle the influx of customers during the summer months
Pros
Used Lavu as our Point of Sale for years, I really like how easy it was to use and how portable the iPads are. Simple setup, we got it done ourselves in a few hours. Support team always there if we need it.
Cons
If wifi is flaky, system slows done, especially in busy times
Response from Lavu
Hi Mia, thank you for your feedback! It's great to hear how well Lavu has worked for your restaurant and staff. Please reach out if you have any questions!
- Industry: Food & Beverages
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Lavu POS Review
used to have excellent customer service, but our system went down two days before xmas and we were unable to run credit cards for half the day. second busiest day since july. Couldn't enter tips that day either.
and i tried calling them 3 times that night, plus an email. their chat hasn't worked in months.
4 days later I still have not heard from them
Pros
i don't remember why I chose them over the three other ones I tried a couple of years ago.
I think because I could use my own credit card processor.
But its easy enough to use for the features that i use which are basic operation of cash register
it is intuitive and takes little training
Cons
things go wrong, the printer drops offline a lot and needs help getting back. sometimes its the wifi that reconfigures to a different wifi, sometimes the printer just randomly stops working.
I can't use the staff scheduling because they insist that work week starts on sunday, yet that is halfway through the weekend. our schedule and pay period run monday- sunday
but I am now looking for a system that can organize cake orders for a week or a month after the order is taken, which most systems don't do.
Also they said that my gift cards would integrate, but they did not
Response from Lavu
Hi Matt, thanks for leaving us a review. We appreciate hearing from all of our customers, and we do love that Lavu helped you with processing on your terms. We have expanded our customer support team to be available 24/7, in several countries, through chat, email, and phone.
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- Industry: Restaurants
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Lavu POS review
overall Lavu is great. The staff is always looking for ways to improve the system & takes events when they come up and handles them to the best of their ability
Pros
Integration from our old Pos was simple.
Being able to add pictures of products or change color of box to help locate the items faster
Ability to change prices, product name, add new product with ease.
Ability to check/change anything from anywhere is a plus
Cons
When the internet is out, tickets don't print to the kitchen or credit cards aren't able to be run.
When happy hour times are up, you can still increase product quantity.
Having a large food menu, along with a large bar selection has us set up with several tabs & it makes it hard to be fast entering in orders.
Response from Lavu
Hi Candy, thank you so much for your feedback! We really appreciate hearing about your experience with Lavu, and that it helps you streamline your restaurant's operations!
- Industry: Wine & Spirits
- Company size: 11-50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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requested
Pros
The reports are extremely useful. I like the option to put recipes with the individual menu item.
Cons
When the system is overloaded and goes down, it never comes at a convenient time, generally Friday at 5pm
Response from Lavu
Hi Deanna, thanks so much for your feedback! We're glad to hear that Lavu helps specifically with your reporting! If you have any questions, please reach out!
- Industry: Restaurants
- Company size: 11-50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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Dissapointed with costumer service and sales!
Thi POS is great, simple adn easy. Disappointed of how coustmer service followed up to solving problem. And also, we have a plan to open another 1 account because we open new bar, we tried reached up by email, phone, they just asnwer to follow up but nothing happen.
Pros
This POS was great, easy to use and you can syncronized to other cloud system inventory. Features and function are supply great actually for low-medium restaurant capacity.
Cons
The missed up of this POS are the total of revenue doesn't matching, has to be manual counted after cashier closing. Cloud uploading data is really slow now, bill that has been closed was reopened by themselves. All revenue i've got not accurate on back office sides. I have contacted their custumer support to get assist from them but they reply another 3 or 4 days after and didn't fixed what we complained about. As manager incharge to responsible of revenue and accuration product sold got frustrated.
Alternatives Considered
Lightspeed RetailResponse from Lavu
Hi Gede, thanks for letting us know how Lavu worked for you - we appreciate the feedback. We apologize that a customer service team member did not get back to you soon, and we hope you do not hesitate to reach out again if you have any issues.
- Industry: Restaurants
- Company size: 11-50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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POS review
Hardly ever crashes
Pros
Tons of reports available, all tables at fingertips…
Cons
Wish all the reports would print from the new version by right clicking and printing on the page, like the old version…
Alternatives Considered
Toast POSReasons for Switching to Lavu POS
PriceResponse from Lavu
Hi Jackie, we appreciate the feedback! We're happy that Lavu is helping your business streamline operations, and is a good price point for you as well.
- Industry: Restaurants
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Lavu
Tracking sales, payroll etc. very easy
Pros
I've had lavu for 15 years. It was great in the beginning easy to use, reasonably priced. Best of its kind.
Cons
Has become more complicated. Increased price. Ability to use multiple devices taken away. Crashes too often
Response from Lavu
Hi John, thank you for your feedback, and your loyalty of 15 years! We are constantly trying to make improvements so that we can be the best of our kind, and we appreciate your patience while we make those improvements.
- Industry: Restaurants
- Company size: 11-50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Lavu Review BFW
Pros
LTG - has bugs but best feature. Needs tweaking and bug fixes
Cons
REPORTING. Confusing and not robust. The
Response from Lavu
Hi Antony, thank you for your feedback! We really appreciate knowing what works and what doesn't work for our customers, so we can constantly improve the product.
- Industry: Hospitality
- Company size: 501-1,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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Great support platform
Pros
I think it is intuitive software concerning the user, mainly because of its ability to be customized depending on the team's needs. Above all because of the human support, especially [SENSITIVE CONTENT] for his infinite openness, trust, and kindness.
Cons
I believe that the process of implementing electronic invoices is the least agile
Response from Lavu
Hi Appu, thanks so much for reaching out and letting us know what you think of Lavu! It's great to hear that Lavu has been able to help your restaurant, and customer service is always there for you when you need it.
- Industry: Restaurants
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Good product, hard to find anything that compares.
Pretty good experience overall. Over the years we've had communication issues. There have been some price increases and fees snuck in that I wasn't happy about. I can usually read between the lines and see when they are doing things to attempt to make.. and they haven't always been the most upfront about it. I usually call them out on it and at times have had to email the[SENSITIVE CONTENT] about issues that weren't getting resolved. I will say he's immediately gotten on the issues each and every time I've email and gotten me taken care of. Years ago there were some pretty bad issues with the service going offline and we were totally down. This has gotten 1000% better since they switched to AWS hosting. We did have another several hour outage recently, but that's the first and only one in years.
Pros
Pretty easy to use, stable for the most part. We've been using the software for 7+ years I believe. Over time we've integrated and started using more and more of their products such as KDS and card processing. Recently restructured their pricing and we now get the same service for less!
Cons
At times, certain things could be easier. I don't think the pizza building is perfect and could still use work. This goes for both Lavu and MenuDrive. We make it work and they've made lots of improvements over the years with help from our input.
Response from Lavu
Hi Brian! First off, I'd like to thank you for your continued business, and for your feedback! We really appreciate your comments, and we are continuously improving our product to fit the needs of each customer.
- Industry: Food & Beverages
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Not really for Bars
We're a high volume craft beer bar. It can start tabs. It works for now. If the complaint list keeps growing, we'll have to switch. It works fine, but when it doesn't work, it totally halts service.
Pros
I guess it's easy to use, but it's kinda clunky. Programming is inconsistent across different devices. The speed is ok. It does what I need it to do, which the #1 reason I went with Lavu over Square was that you could start a bar tab with a preauthorization.
Cons
LAVU complaints
Should get Free set up support 1 month a year; if there is an update we should get free support
Quick serve shouldn't disappear
Can't Add a cc to an existing tab - currently deletes the new order
Needs Select and Repeat button
Needs Fewer approval buttons
Should Show change on screen
Should add auto grat to total tips
Can't Change auto grat, % or amount
On tip page, be able to enter tip or total, and show total.
Entered tips should disappear from screen - be able to filter list
On End of Day reports page, discounts and auto grat need to be included. Auto grats dont go to the business. Service charges do.
Auto grats need to show on payments page
Chip cards cant start tabs. Cant have 2 processors in lavu - chip card and swipe card types
Tip screen times out , and deletes entered tips
Response from Lavu
Hi Stephanie, thanks for your review. It's extremely helpful for us to hear how Lavu works for all restaurant types, including bars. We are constantly improving our product so that it runs seamlessly for every customer.
- Industry: Management Consulting
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Former Lavu User
Overall, for the two years the system was satisfacotry. Until recenlty it was for the current management at the restaurant. The dealer is helpful - he is our first line of tech support before we go to KLAvu for support.
Pros
I liked using Lavu because it was the first POS for the restaurant where I worked. While I was employed there I used the system for 2 years. The set up was easy as the dealer came to the restaurant and set it up and did a one day training for the staff.
Cons
They system seems to have alot of glitches. Recently, the restaurant reported to me that they had a glitch and lost printers. Tech support finally helped and got the printers up but somehow lost half the menu. Also, I have witnessed personally that the sales tax is charging out properly.
Alternatives Considered
Toast POSReasons for Choosing Lavu POS
We needed better reporting and labor tracking.Reasons for Switching to Lavu POS
The fees and support were better by Lavu at the time.Response from Lavu
Hello and thank you for your review! We appreciate the feedback and we are happy that Lavu worked so well for your business.
- Industry: Food & Beverages
- Company size: 201-500 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Lavu POS
Pros
Lavu POS is a very easy-to-use iPad-based POS. I have been using it for more than 7 years and it has improved from time to time. The ease of setting up a menu online through the Lavu control panel in no time is a blessing you can set multiple modifiers and group modifiers for all the items. The customer order-taking process is very smooth & quick for the staff as they can add the food or beverages item send it to the Kitchen the items will be printed on the respective station. Lavu POS suits our restaurant environment as we have seating arrangements upstairs and downstairs everything works flawlessly with the old apple routers that we have been using.
Cons
They have been fixing most of the glitches from time to time. We started using Lavu Retro that was the most stable version of Lavu since that there have been so many changes current version is 5.0. It works slow during busy hours but not most of the time.
The item adds up to the receipt multiple times which makes the reconciliation difference in the end-of-day report. The printer stops working sometimes so we have to close the app and reopen it again.
Response from Lavu
Hi Murtaza, thank you for your review! We love hearing from our customers. We are always working towards making our product the best it can be!
- Industry: Restaurants
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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Review
It’s been like a love and hate relationship
Pros
It was nice and easy to get used to. The system was nice.
Cons
The WiFi would go offline sometimes for hours
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My manager made the switchSwitched From
SoftTouchResponse from Lavu
Hi Lok, thank you for your feedback! We're sorry that your restaurant's wifi has been having issues - it's always a nuisance when that happens. Please reach out if there is anything we can help with.
- Industry: Food & Beverages
- Company size: 11-50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Great inventory and POS software
Great inventory and POS software. Ease of use and easy to teach employees to use.
Pros
Ability to have multiple locations. Ability to make inventory items easily. Ability to use an iPad for inventory counts.
Cons
Have to manually bath credit cards at end of day.
Response from Lavu
Hi Michael, thanks so much for your review! We're very happy that Lavu helped your multiple locations streamline operations. We appreciate your business!
- Industry: Restaurants
- Company size: 11-50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Great on-line ordering system for Breakfast/Lunch restaurant
We are happy with Menudrive, the cost is acceptable and we like how our staff doesn't need to answer the phone to get the order. Our diner is loud and it's hard to hear the order, get the payment info, delivery address etc. Plus they often want to know their total price. Menudrive allows them to easily place their order & pay for their order - without taking up staff time. We wish all of our take out and delivery orders would be via Menudrive.
Pros
Menudrive is easy to program; took some time but our menu is large and we being a breakfast diner we had many options for customers ie: how do they want their eggs cooked, meat type, bread type, etc. Menudrive allows an unlimited amount of items & required info
Cons
when entering items it was redundant having to enter the time available (if it wasn't an all day availability). Lots of key strokes but once it's done, it's done.
Response from Lavu
Hi Patty, thank you for your feedback! We love to hear from our MenuDrive customers, and how the product can help out businesses like yours!
- Industry: Restaurants
- Company size: 11-50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Excellent POS for beginners
Pros
Is an easy to use, easy to program POS system. We use it from the beginning of our opening. Easy to use for employees and low cost for owners.
Cons
Probably make improvement on the schedule part to be more robust.
Reasons for Switching to Lavu POS
Prices, and easy use and opportunity to growResponse from Lavu
Hi Angel, thank you for your feedback! We are always trying to improve our POS system, and scheduling is on that list!
- Industry: Food & Beverages
- Company size: 51-200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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My Pos Lavu
I’ve been using Pos Lavu for over 10 years, so I’d say it’s been great.
Pros
I love the ease of use and customization
Cons
Just common glitches that happen from time to time
Response from Lavu
Hi Agostino, thank you for being a loyal Lavu customer for over a decade! That's amazing to hear! We appreciate your business and do not hesitate to reach out with any issues.
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Saves us time and money, works great for us!
I started using Lavu Point of Sale about 2 years ago. Before switching to the system we were using paper tickets, I didn't realize how inefficient this really was until I made the switch to an electronic system. Not only are we now spending less time managing each order, accuracy has gone up, and my shrinkage has gone down. The kitchen is only allowed to make items that are rung into the system and print out which has help cut down on theft or giving items away. The biggest time savings is getting the customers checked out. Previously during our lunch rush we would have a line of people waiting to pay and leave, now we are able to handle them as they come up to the counter since everything is already totaled up in the system.
Another big help has been the ability to use iPods to take orders at the table. We usually have a rush after church on Sundays, sometimes a line at the door. Before my servers had to go to the table, take the order, then take the ticket back to the kitchen. Now my servers go to the table, take the order, hit send and it prints in the kitchen. Then they can go straight to the next table. Anything we can do to speed up the time it takes to turn a table is a plus.
The amount of features that have been added in the last couple years has been amazing, it's nice to see that they are actively working on the software. The biggest thing for us has been the addition of 'always offline mode'. You just use the system and the orders go to the cloud in the background. When we first got setup we had some issues with the internet which interfered with using the system. They offered us a local server option but I did not want to install more hardware. While my internet situation was much improved by switching from DSL to cable I always worried that my connection going out could be a possibility. With the new version (3.0.3) the system keeps working even if my internet connection were to go out.
The Lavu POS software has worked great for us and I highly recommend it.
Response from Lavu
Hi Dennis, thanks so much for your feedback. We're so happy that you chose to use Lavu for your restaurant, and that it is working well for your operations. Please reach out if you have any questions!
- Industry: Restaurants
- Company size: 11-50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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The Best POS System
I absolutely love the point of sale system. Helps to be able to take orders from customers and send the order to the kitchen from the table. Then you can move on to the next table. It is so easy to learn and use. I like that you can go into the backside of the program and check your sales for the day, your amount of hours that you worked for the week and also what your own statistics are for tables waited on, amount of food you sold and what the prices of everything are. It is so Awesome!
Pros
Easy to use, easy to set up and it is self-explanatory. You can go into the backside of the program and checks your sales for the day, how many customers you yourself have waited on.
Cons
Not much about the software that I didn't like. Sometimes though I would have a hard time getting connected on my Ipad.
Response from Lavu
Hi Judy, thank you for your feedback! We love hearing how great Lavu is working for our customers! We're glad you like it.
- Industry: Food & Beverages
- Company size: 11-50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Good pos system
Good system, very easy to set up and use to the servers
Pros
Easy to use, very friendly for the new hires
Cons
Some of the reports we need are not ready
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PriceResponse from Lavu
Hi Gabriela, thanks for your review! We are happy that Lavu is easy to use for your staff. We are also constantly updating our reporting options, so we will keep you posted.
- Industry: Restaurants
- Company size: 51-200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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LAVU support request
Fair learning curve
Pros
iPad capability, informative and [SENSITIVE CONTENT] is deeply appreciated
Cons
One location at a time we have to input only one location at a time this is frustrating
Alternatives Considered
Revel SystemsReasons for Switching to Lavu POS
IpadResponse from Lavu
Hi Bernadette! Thank you for your feedback, and for being a Lavu customer for so long!
- Industry: Restaurants
- Company size: 11-50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Best software and easy.
Easy to use and the customer service are amazing.
Pros
Easy to use the pos while you are busy.
Cons
The customer service is one of the best customer service ever.
Response from Lavu
Hi Ahmad, thank you for reaching out and letting us know how happy you are with Lavu! We're always eager to help if you have any issues.
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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fraud by billing request or shutdown lavu
Pros
about the sistem we are of course happy after one year of lavu at our restaurant, our job is helping from lavu, accouting administration kitchen and all is going in perfect harmonies
Cons
fraud by billing request or shut down lavu. Yes that happen two times , last time few days ago I get a message on a strange open windows of lavu account, was about to pay or shutdown the system but we always pay, so I was worry what happen if shotdown lavu at my place then they ask the min payment, so I used my credit card for pay it but at end they took more for Hosting PAID without any consense from me. we used to pay an agent of lavu so he doesn't answer fast half and that can happen. Now he said like last time they will refund to me but of course after some month... so disappointed about it. Hope to try back faster my money because the agent he asks me to pay him to because isn't his fault. hope someone tries to explain and solve my problem.
Response from Lavu
Hi Enung, thanks for your feedback! We really appreciate it. We're sorry that you had some billing difficulties with Lavu, and we would love to hear more details. Please reach out to us at (855) 767-5288.