r/restaurateur
28k members
r/restaurateur is a subreddit with 28k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses restaurant, looking for, tired of, menu, and pos system, 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
Advice Requests
: "For those who've successfully raised menu prices without losing regulars - what was your approach?"
18 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Seeking funds"
11 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Franchisor removed out DoorDash markup, now we’re bleeding margin."
3 posts
#4
Ideas
: "I've been tossing around the idea of a soup/sandwich spot with a twist, tell me why/why not."
1 post
#5
Self-Promotion
: "The Ultimate Restaurant Management Tool Kit for SUCCESS. Over 36 Pages Filled With Everything You Need to Know About Running Your Business"
1 post
#6
News
: "Sysco data breach: 2.7M customer and staff records leaked (names, emails, phones, business addresses, job titles). Be wary of personalized scams and watch for invoice-fraud and payment-change scams"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/restaurateur
#1
Restaurant
: "adding event options to the Restaurant"
43 posts
#2
Looking For
19 posts
#3
Tired Of
7 posts
#4
Menu
: "who do you use to reprint Menus when you rebrand, without overpaying"
4 posts
#5
Pos System
2 posts
#6
Delivery Trust
2 posts
#7
Ai In Restaurant
2 posts
#8
Reviews
: "How fast do you respond to Reviews?"
2 posts
#9
Employee
: "5 5-star review from an Employees friend"
2 posts
#10
Customer
: "Sysco data breach: 2.7M Customer and staff records leaked (names, emails, phones, business addresses, job titles). Be wary of personalized scams and watch for invoice-fraud and payment-change scams"
2 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
+6k members(28.3%)
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Last updated: July 25, 2026