Clover: the solid modern POS
September 12, 2020
Clover: the solid modern POS

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Clover
Clover is used at my family restaurant, Divine Curry. It is a POS (point of sale) system used to record orders and collect payment. It is a white tablet on a stand that comes with Clover software hosted on the Android 4.4 operating system. The highlight of the system is their proprietary software with which you interact thought the touch screen. When you set up the Clover system, a representative comes and helps you input your restaurant menu into the system and gives you basic training on how to add future items. The software allows you to create orders for dine-in, takeout, or delivery, and all customer details that you enter are saved for future reference. You can easily go from any order to payment, which is supplemented by an add on credit card reader and receipt printer. In our case, we use the receipt printer to print orders for the kitchen as well as a receipt for the customer. All transactions are saved and can be viewed in the Clover portal on their website, which we used to do some analysis on the busiest times of the day and best selling items. All in all, Clover is a great POS system, with polished user experience, and helpful features.
Pros
- User experience
- Payment transactions
- Customer support
Cons
- Old operating system
- Limited features
- Limited reporting
- The system usually never has any technical problems.
- A few times, Clover servers have gone down, in which case, you are unable to do any transaction.
- The system is easy and fast so our customers don't have to wait long for payment.
While both of them get the job done, Clover is far easier to use than Aldelo. It actually feels like a POS system meant for the 21-century smartphone era while Aldelo feels a little deprecated. Clover is also far more affordable than Aldelo. It also looks better aesthetically.
Do you think Clover delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Clover's feature set?
Yes
Did Clover live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Clover go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Clover again?
Yes
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