r/restaurateur

30k members
r/restaurateur is a subreddit with 30k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses restaurant, looking for, tired of, pos system, and menu, and they frequently recommend/review pos, scheduling app, and pos system.
A community for restaurant owners, managers and all those who want a behind the scenes look at how a restaurant actually functions.

Popular Themes in r/restaurateur

#1
Solution Requests
: "Restaurant owners, how do you find a good equipment repair tech?"
8 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "former trucker turned line cook, what did you underestimate most going from cook to owner?"
8 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "I Swallowed My Pride"
2 posts
#4
Opportunities
: "I’m working on expanding then franchising. How the heck do I find good 2nd generation restaurants? Everyone I’ve looked for has been 💩"
1 post
#5
Self-Promotion
: "Built something in AI for restaurants. Looking for an owner willing to pilot."
1 post
#6
News
: "UberEats to acquire ezCater - can they bring the industry's most hostile 3PM toward merchants to reality? Thoughts?"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/restaurateur

#1

Restaurant

: "I’m working on expanding then franchising. How the heck do I find good 2nd generation Restaurants? Everyone I’ve looked for has been 💩"
34 posts
#2

Looking For

18 posts
#3

Tired Of

7 posts
#4

Pos System

2 posts
#5

Menu

2 posts
#6

Restaurant Software

: "Restaurant owners/managers: what am I missing about this approach to Restaurant Software?"
2 posts
#7

Franchising

: "I’m working on expanding then Franchising. How the heck do I find good 2nd generation restaurants? Everyone I’ve looked for has been 💩"
2 posts
#8

2nd Generation Restaurants

: "I’m working on expanding then franchising. How the heck do I find good 2nd Generation Restaurants? Everyone I’ve looked for has been 💩"
2 posts
#9

Restaurant Owners

: "Looking to Connect with Restaurant Owners Across the USA – Toast POS & QuickBooks Online"
2 posts
#10

Christmas

1 post

Products Discussed in r/restaurateur

Pos

32 reviews
#1
Square
4.5★ from 4 reviews
#2
Toast
4.8★ from 4 reviews
#3
Revel
4.7★ from 3 reviews

Scheduling App

16 reviews
#1
7shifts
4.7★ from 3 reviews
#2
Homebase
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#3
Hotschedules
2.5★ from 2 reviews

Pos System

9 reviews
#1
Toast
4.7★ from 3 reviews
#2
Heartland
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
SmartTab
5.0★ from 1 review

Member Growth in r/restaurateur

Yearly
+7k members(28.6%)

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Last updated: October 26, 2026