Restaurant POS Software in Dubai
VAT-ready billing, kitchen tickets, inventory and multi-outlet reports for Dubai food businesses, on devices you already own. Remote setup in about 15 minutes.
Short answer
TasteIQ is restaurant POS software for Dubai cafés, restaurants and cloud kitchens. It handles billing with configurable VAT and service charge, billing currency per outlet (such as AED), kitchen order tickets, inventory and a multi-outlet dashboard on devices you already own. It costs $108 per outlet per year after a 14-day free trial with no card, and onboarding is remote and takes about 15 minutes.
TasteIQ in Dubai at a glance
| Price | $108 per outlet per year |
|---|---|
| Free trial | 14-day free trial, no card |
| Setup | Remote, about 15 minutes, on devices you already own |
| VAT | 5%: UAE standard rate. VAT-registered businesses show their tax registration number (TRN) on tax invoices. |
| Licensing bodies | DET and Dubai Municipality; Civil Defence for fire safety |
| Support | Monday–Saturday, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM UAE time (10:00 AM – 6:00 PM IST), by phone and WhatsApp |
How Dubai food businesses run, and what that means for a POS
Dubai packs mall food courts, hotel restaurants, specialty cafés and a large delivery-kitchen layer into one dense market. Operators typically price in AED, add 5% VAT, and many also add a service charge, so how tax and charges print on the bill matters as much as speed at the counter.
Many Dubai F&B operators run more than one outlet or brand across the city, so a shared menu and a dashboard that reports each outlet separately matter sooner than they do for a single-site restaurant. TasteIQ's multi-outlet dashboard syncs the menu and reports outlet by outlet.
Because setup is remote and the trial lasts 14 days, a Dubai outlet can test on real shifts, including a busy lunch and a weekend, before paying anything.
Which authorities license a Dubai outlet
A Dubai food business deals with a commercial licensing authority and a food-safety authority in parallel, and some concepts are licensed in a free zone instead. The site and the activity decide which applies.
| Where | Who | What to know |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial licence | Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DET, formerly DED) | Issues the trade licence with a food-and-beverage activity that matches your concept. |
| Food safety and kitchen layout | Dubai Municipality, Food Safety Department | Checks kitchen layouts before fit-out and inspects the finished site; food establishments also maintain a Foodwatch registration. |
| Fire and life safety | Dubai Civil Defence | Issues the fire-safety clearance that most standalone cafés and restaurants need. |
| Free zones | The free zone's own authority (for example Meydan, IFZA or Dubai CommerCity) | Some concepts are licensed in a free zone, where that zone's rules and approvals apply. |
| Abu Dhabi | Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA) | Abu Dhabi has its own food-safety regulator and licensing departments; Dubai approvals do not carry over. |
| VAT | UAE VAT at 5%, Federal Tax Authority | Register with the FTA once your taxable supplies reach the registration threshold; tax invoices carry your TRN. |
Get the current requirements and fee quotes from DET and Dubai Municipality before you sign a lease, because layout problems found after fit-out are expensive to fix.
Licensing follows the premises and the activity, and free zones have their own authorities, so confirm with the issuing body for your site before you commit to a lease. Civil defence and, if you serve alcohol, a separate permit are also required where they apply. We do not quote fees or thresholds here because they change.
Opening a café or restaurant in Dubai? Read our Dubai food licence guide.
VAT, service charge and invoices in Dubai
UAE restaurants charge 5% VAT on food and drink, and a VAT-registered outlet shows its tax registration number (TRN) on tax invoices. Consumer sales commonly use shorter simplified tax invoices.
In TasteIQ you set the tax percentage and whether menu prices include tax, add a service-charge percentage per outlet, and set the outlet's billing currency, for example AED. During the trial, print a bill and check that every field your accountant needs, including your TRN, appears the way you want it.
UAE e-invoicing: what it means for a restaurant
The UAE is introducing Peppol-based e-invoicing, starting with business-to-business and business-to-government transactions. Consumer sales are excluded for now, so walk-in diners are outside the first phases, but corporate accounts and catering invoices are not. Timelines in the sources we checked varied, with a pilot from 1 July 2026 and mandatory dates in 2027 depending on business size.
We have not published a TasteIQ integration with accredited e-invoicing providers. If you issue business invoices at volume, ask us for the current status and plan to use an accredited service provider alongside your POS.
Pick the route that matches your Dubai outlet
Restaurants and cafés
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Hotel F&B and resorts
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Comparing options
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What you get for $108/yr per outlet
One plan, the same in every city: $108 per outlet per year, after a 14-day free trial, no card. There is no setup fee and no AMC, and no hardware you are required to buy. It runs on Android and iOS phones and tablets, plus Windows and Mac, with standard receipt and kitchen printers.
- VAT-ready invoices with configurable tax rates and tax-inclusive or tax-exclusive menu pricing
- Service charge as a percentage, set per outlet
- Billing currency set per outlet
- Kitchen order tickets (KOT) by station
- Split bills, modifiers, discounts and table transfers
- Inventory deduction with low-stock alerts
- Daily sales, item and payment-mode reports
- Multi-outlet dashboard with menu sync
- Branded online ordering
How setup works
- Start the free trial. Create your outlet in the app. No card, no setup fee.
- Add your menu. Upload photos of your menu or type items in. AI reads items and prices; you confirm them.
- Connect printers and test. Pair the receipt and kitchen printers you already have and print a test bill and KOT.
- Go live. Train staff on real orders during the trial. Most outlets are billing in about 15 minutes.
Where TasteIQ may not be the right fit
We have not published a UAE e-invoicing (Peppol) integration. If you issue business invoices at volume, ask us for the current status and plan to use an accredited service provider alongside your POS.
Orders from Talabat, Deliveroo and similar apps are entered under the delivery or other order type rather than imported automatically. If automatic import is essential, ask us for the current status and test the exact workflow in the free trial first.
Card payments are taken on your own terminal or payment provider, and onboarding is remote, over phone and WhatsApp, on devices you already own. TasteIQ's hardware partner network supplies hardware in India; elsewhere, plan to use devices and printers you already have or buy locally.
Restaurant POS in Dubai: common questions
Yes. TasteIQ is headquartered in Bangalore and onboards Dubai outlets remotely by phone and WhatsApp on devices you already own. Support runs Monday–Saturday, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM UAE time, and most outlets bill within about 15 minutes.
About this page
Published by TasteIQ (MPYG Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore). We sell restaurant POS software, so read this as a vendor's guide rather than independent advice.
Facts and links last checked on . Tax, licensing and e-invoicing rules change by notification: this page points you to the right office and does not replace its advice or legal advice. If something is out of date, email founders@tasteiq.in and we will correct it.
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