Telangana
Restaurant POS Software in Hyderabad
Restrofi is restaurant POS software for Hyderabad's biryani houses, Irani cafes, tiffin centres and HITEC City kitchens: QR ordering, kitchen display and GST billing on the phones and tablets you already own, with 0% commission.
- ₹699/outlet/month
- No hardware
- 30-min setup
- 0% commission
- GST compliant
What is the best restaurant POS in Hyderabad?
The right restaurant POS for a Hyderabad restaurant depends on its format, how many outlets it runs, and whether it wants to buy hardware. Formats vary by neighbourhood: Old City (biryani houses, Irani cafes, mandi restaurants and Ramzan haleem), Banjara Hills & Jubilee Hills (upscale dining, cafes and bar-restaurants along the main roads) and HITEC City & Madhapur (IT-belt cafes, quick service and cloud kitchens). Restrofi is a cloud restaurant POS available to restaurants in Hyderabad and across Telangana with no hardware purchase. It combines QR table ordering, a kitchen display or printed KOTs, GST invoices with the CGST/SGST split, and RestroAI daily insights, and runs on the phones, tablets and PCs a restaurant already owns. Restrofi Premium costs ₹699 per outlet per month before GST, with zero commission on orders. Hyderabad biryani and mandi counters that take dine-in, parcels and delivery together can keep each order type separate, with its own packing charge on takeaway.
Comparing options beyond Hyderabad? Read our guide to the best restaurant POS in India, with pricing side by side.
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Hyderabad's food scene
The dining landscape
Hyderabad's restaurant trade runs on two clocks. In the Old City, around Charminar, Laad Bazaar and Pathar Gatti, the day is set by biryani handis, Irani cafes pouring chai with Osmania biscuits, and, during Ramzan, haleem that sells late into the night. Hyderabadi haleem carries a Geographical Indication (GI) tag, and dum biryani is the dish most visitors come for. Barkas and the older neighbourhoods also popularised Arabian mandi, which is now served across the city. The second clock belongs to the IT districts in the west (HITEC City, Madhapur, Kondapur, Gachibowli and the Financial District), where cafes, brewpubs, pan-Asian kitchens and delivery-first cloud kitchens serve an office crowd at lunch and late in the evening. Between the two sit older commercial centres such as Abids, Koti, Ameerpet, Secunderabad and Dilsukhnagar, full of Telugu meals restaurants, bakeries and tiffin centres serving idli, dosa, pesarattu and punugulu. On most menus, Telangana and Andhra cooking (gongura, pulusu, spicy fries) runs alongside the Nawabi tradition.
What people order here
- 01Dum Biryani
- 02Haleem
- 03Irani Chai & Osmania Biscuit
- 04Pathar ka Gosht
- 05Mandi
- 06Double Ka Meetha
The opportunity
Hyderabad diners are loyal to their favourites: high-demand dishes that bring repeat footfall. The restaurants winning here are the ones that serve faster, manage margins tighter, and keep every rupee they earn.
- QR ordering for faster tables
- 0% commission on every order
- AI margin alerts on top dishes
Neighbourhoods
Restaurant hubs in Hyderabad
Old City (Charminar)
Biryani houses, Irani cafes, mandi restaurants and Ramzan haleem
Banjara Hills & Jubilee Hills
Upscale dining, cafes and bar-restaurants along the main roads
HITEC City & Madhapur
IT-belt cafes, quick service and cloud kitchens
Gachibowli & Financial District
Corporate lunch trade, brewpubs and delivery kitchens
Secunderabad & Ameerpet
Established biryani, meals and tiffin trade near the stations
Hyderabad restaurant formats and what they need from a POS
Biryani houses and mandi restaurants run high-volume counters where a large share of orders leave as parcels, so fast order entry and a clear takeaway flow matter most. Irani cafes keep tables for a long time and add small orders round after round, which suits open table bills that are settled at the end. Tiffin centres and meals restaurants serve quick, low-ticket orders, often from a token counter. In HITEC City and Gachibowli, cafes and cloud kitchens depend on lunch and late-evening delivery, and many owners run more than one outlet. Restrofi covers all four with table QR ordering, counter billing, KOT printing or a kitchen display, and a multi-outlet dashboard.
GST, FSSAI and permits for Telangana restaurants
- GST: most standalone restaurants charge 5% GST without input tax credit, shown on the bill as 2.5% CGST + 2.5% SGST.
- Restaurants inside hotels where a room's tariff is above ₹7,500 a night (specified premises) charge 18% GST with input tax credit.
- Restaurants with annual turnover up to ₹1.5 crore can opt for the GST composition scheme. They pay 5% of turnover, issue a bill of supply and cannot collect GST from diners.
- Food ordered through Swiggy or Zomato: the platform collects and pays GST on those orders under Section 9(5) of the CGST Act, so they are reported separately from your own sales.
- FSSAI: basic registration up to ₹12 lakh annual turnover, a state licence from ₹12 lakh to ₹20 crore (issued by Telangana's food safety department through the FoSCoS portal), and a central licence above ₹20 crore.
- Local permits: premises in Greater Hyderabad need a GHMC trade licence, plus a fire NOC where the building requires one. Serving alcohol needs a licence from the Telangana Prohibition & Excise Department.
General information, not tax or legal advice. Rates and thresholds change, so confirm your own case with your CA or the licensing authority.
Everything Hyderabad restaurants need
QR ordering
Guests scan and order from any phone, then pay at your counter or online. No app. No WiFi password needed.
Kitchen display
Tickets land on the kitchen display instantly, or print as KOTs on a thermal printer. No missed orders, no shouting.
GST billing
GST-compliant invoices on every order, with sales reports you can export for your accountant.
RestroAI
Daily margin alerts. Identifies which dishes cost more than they earn.
WhatsApp briefings
Revenue, top dishes, and margin alerts every morning. In Hinglish.
Multi-outlet
Two locations or twenty, one dashboard for orders, revenue, and staff.
Read more: Restrofi for cloud kitchens, QR ordering and GST invoicing for restaurants in India.
Built for Hyderabad
Hyderabad's biryani and mandi restaurants take dine-in, takeaway parcels and delivery at the same counter, so the POS has to keep each order type separate without slowing the line. Restrofi sends every order to the kitchen as a KOT or onto a kitchen display the moment it is placed, and takeaway orders carry their own packing charge if you set one. Irani cafes, where a table orders chai in several rounds, can keep one open bill per table and add each round to it, either from the staff app or from the table's QR code, then settle once. Tech-belt cafes and cloud kitchens with more than one outlet see sales for every outlet on one dashboard. Pricing is ₹699 per outlet per month with 0% commission on orders, and it runs on devices you already own.
QR ordering
Guests scan and order from their phone, then pay at your counter or online. No app, no waiting. More covers per hour in Hyderabad's busiest slots.
Kitchen display (KDS)
Tickets land on the kitchen screen instantly, or print as KOTs if your kitchen prefers paper. No missed orders, no running between tables and the kitchen.
Automated GST billing
GST-compliant invoices with the CGST/SGST split on every order, with sales reports you can export for your accountant.
RestroAI margin alerts
Daily WhatsApp briefing: revenue, top dishes, and which items are costing more than they earn. In Hinglish, every morning.
- 0% commission on every order
- No hardware to buy
- From ₹699 per outlet per month
- Go live in 30 minutes
Restrofi vs Petpooja for Hyderabad restaurants
The most common alternative Hyderabad restaurant owners ask us about.
| Feature | Restrofi | Petpooja |
|---|---|---|
| Published price (before GST) | ₹699/outlet/month or ₹6,999 first year, then ₹8,388/year | Base Plan ₹12,000 |
| QR ordering + KDS | Included in Premium | In Operations Manager plans (from ₹20,000) |
| Devices | Phones, tablets, laptops you own | Phones, tablets, laptops you own |
| Commission on orders | None | None |
| Swiggy/Zomato integration | Add-on, ₹3,599/outlet/year (yearly plan, activated on request) | Included |
| Signup | Self-serve, same day | Via demo |
Petpooja figures from its own pricing page (Sep 2026). For the full comparison and hardware costs, see our Petpooja alternative page.
Common questions from Hyderabad restaurants
Is Restrofi available for restaurants in Hyderabad?
Yes. Restrofi is web-based restaurant POS software that runs on any phone, tablet or laptop, so restaurants anywhere in Hyderabad, from Old City biryani houses to HITEC City cloud kitchens, can set it up without buying a POS terminal.
What GST does a Hyderabad restaurant charge?
Most standalone restaurants in Telangana charge 5% GST without input tax credit, split on the bill as 2.5% CGST and 2.5% SGST. Restaurants inside hotels where a room's tariff is above ₹7,500 a night charge 18% with input tax credit, and small restaurants with turnover up to ₹1.5 crore may choose the composition scheme instead. You set the rate once in Restrofi and it is applied to every bill. Confirm your own case with your CA.
How do I get started with Restrofi in Hyderabad?
Sign up at restrofi.com, add your menu and tables, and print your table QR codes. Premium costs ₹699 per outlet per month (₹6,999 for the first year on yearly billing, then ₹8,388 a year). Book a demo if you want to see the kitchen display and billing flow first.
Can Restrofi handle biryani parcels and dine-in from the same counter?
Yes. Each order is marked as dine-in, takeaway or delivery, so a Hyderabad biryani or mandi counter can bill parcels and table orders side by side. Every order goes to the kitchen as a KOT or onto the kitchen display as soon as it is placed, and you can set a packing charge that applies only to takeaway orders.
How does Restrofi work for an Irani cafe where tables order chai in rounds?
Each table keeps one open bill. Staff add each round from the Restrofi app, or guests add it themselves by scanning the table's QR code, and the table settles once at the end with a single GST bill instead of a new slip for every chai.
Which FSSAI licence does a Hyderabad restaurant need?
It depends on annual turnover: basic FSSAI registration up to ₹12 lakh, a state licence from ₹12 lakh to ₹20 crore (issued by Telangana's food safety department through the FoSCoS portal), and a central licence above ₹20 crore. Premises in Greater Hyderabad also need a GHMC trade licence.
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