r/restaurateur
29k members
r/restaurateur is a subreddit with 29k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses restaurant, looking for, tired of, business, and cost, 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?"
7 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "former trucker turned line cook, what did you underestimate most going from cook to owner?"
4 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 💩"
47 posts
#2
Looking For
18 posts
#3
Tired Of
7 posts
#4
Business
6 posts
#5
Cost
: "What is the Cost of liquor liability insurance for my bar restaurant in New York?"
5 posts
#6
Menu
4 posts
#7
Kitchen
4 posts
#8
Management
4 posts
#9
Price
: "I got tired of finding Sysco Price hikes on the invoice, so I made a FREE Chrome extension"
3 posts
#10
Delivery
: "We finally launched Delivery option in the Chubby Club app so you can order from all the Chubby restaurants in one place"
3 posts
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(28.7%)
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Last updated: October 26, 2026