Table 7K38
+2:00late
- 1×Kathiyawadi thali
- 1×Dal khichdi with kadhi
CountStand · Restaurant POS and billing software for India Agentic AI restaurant operating system.
CountStand puts the till, the kitchen screen, stock and GST in one system, with seven agents working through the day on a timetable. They report. You decide.
By invitation · 30 days free for one outlet, no card · A reply within two working days
The whole system · a sample outlet
One system, every screen.
The till, the tables, the kitchen screen and the waiters’ phones at the counter; stock, recipes and the agents’ brief in Management.
The till on a sample outlet: menu tiles, the cart, GST and Charge.
Press Charge and the bill becomes the payment, in the same place.
Go to room 04Tables & Floor on a sample outlet: zones, tables seated or billing, one press to open a table.
Tables & Floor, the home screen for service.
Go to room 03The kitchen screen on a sample outlet: tickets by station, on their amber and red clocks.
One order, fired once, splits by station: the food to the kitchen, the coffee and chai to the bar.
Go to room 06Captain on a tablet at a sample outlet: the floor, ordering at the table.
Captain is the floor on a phone or a tablet, made for walking the room.
Go to room 07Stock and recipes on a sample outlet: stock levels, and recipes taking the stock off as dishes sell.
Recipes take the stock off as the dishes sell, so a shortfall shows before service.
Go to room 05The overnight brief on a sample outlet: the agents’ findings, each with Why and Review & act.
The agents read the numbers overnight and tell you what needs you.
Go to room 11
Press a screen to bring it forward.
01The office9:00 am · before opening
Six steps, then the first bill.
“6 steps, and your restaurant can bill its first customer.”
| No. | Step | It asks for |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Name | The name on the bill |
| 2 | Food | Your closest cuisine, for a ready-made menu |
| 3 | Number | Your mobile. CountStand does not message it |
| 4 | Tax | State, GSTIN, FSSAI: the step that decides whether your bills are legal |
| 5 | Menu | Ready-made, typed, photographed, or a CSV file |
| 6 | Printer | Or skip it; the checklist keeps it open |
Day one, your home screen says “Nothing has been sold here yet”, and shows a checklist where the numbers will be.
02The menu board10:00 am · before opening
A menu on the first morning.
- 1One menuChange a price once: ₹220 becomes ₹240 everywhere it shows
- 2The tillThe price on the tile is the price the bill charges: ₹240
- 3The kitchen screenReads the dish and its options from the same menu
- 4The billPrints the dish at ₹240 with its GST, split into CGST and SGST
03The floor11:00 am · before opening
Twelve tables in one press.
Set up tables asks for a zone, a prefix, the first and last number and the seats each, then shows exactly what it will do before you press it.
“Adds 12 tables to Ground floor: T1, T2 … T12.”
Detail 04.1 Up to 60 tables at a time. Only the owner sets them up.
- Free
- nobody on it
- Running
- a bill is open
- In kitchen
- food has been fired
- Bill printed
- the guest has the bill
It never removes a table with a bill open on it: Settle its bill before removing it.
04The till1:39 pm · lunch service
A tap adds the dish.
Portion and add-ons sit on one line, and the GST is worked out as each dish lands, CGST and SGST to the paisa. Press Charge and the bill becomes the payment, in the same place.
Engraved on the till’s keyboard
- ⌘KCommand palette
- /Search
- EnterAdd the dish
- ⌘↵Send, or charge
- []Menu sections
- EscOne step back
Cash
Give back ₹…
Type what the guest handed over, or tap the note.
UPI
Guest’s screen shows paid · record ₹…
A QR code with the amount already in it.
Card
Card approved · record ₹…
Your own card machine.
Refused
Cash refused · Income-tax rule 269ST
Cash reaching ₹2,00,000 on one bill. The law, not a setting.
Takeaway. Send & charge ₹…
sends it to the kitchen and opens the charge in one press. Splits. Equally, or by dish. Discounts and voids. A cashier needs a manager’s PIN and a reason, recorded every time.
05The store room4:00 pm · between services
Stock comes off by recipe.
Recipes take the stock off as the dishes sell, so a shortfall shows before service. A stock alert tells you when an item runs low.
- 1Dish soldA paneer butter masala with rotli, sold on bill #184
- 2Recipe deductsThe paneer, butter and gravy base it uses come off the books
- 3Paneer on handAt 1.2 kg after the recipes have taken the day’s orders
- 4The countEvery ingredient on one sheet; posting takes one confirmation
- 5Variance in ₹What went missing, in kilos and in rupees
06The kitchen7:00 pm · evening service
Amber at four. Red at eight.
KitchenAll stations
13:42live
- New2
- Preparing3
- Ready1
- Recalled1
- Late1worst +2:00
Table 9K39
1:00since recall
- 1×Margherita pizza
#184K40
3:00of 8 min
- 2×Filter coffee (Large)
- » Less sugar
- 2×Masala chai
#184K41
3:00of 8 min
- 1×Paneer butter masala with rotli (Full)
- » Extra gravy
- » Less spicy
- 2×Dabeli
- contains: peanut
- 1×Khaman dhokla
Table 4K42
1:00of 8 min
Seat 2 · PEANUT ALLERGY
- 2×Pav bhaji
- 1×Club sandwich
- » No onion
Table 11K43
0:20of 8 min
- 1×Filter coffee shake
- 1×Mango lassi
#181K37
1:00on pass
- 1×Masala fries
- 1×Cheese chilli toast
#184K41
3:00of 8 min
- 1×Paneer butter masala with rotli (Full)
- » Extra gravy
- » Less spicy
- 2×Dabeli
- contains: peanut
- 1×Khaman dhokla
#184K40
3:00of 8 min
- 2×Filter coffee (Large)
- » Less sugar
- 2×Masala chai
- 1TillOrder #184 fires: food to the kitchen, drinks to the bar
- 2Kitchen K41The paneer, dabeli and dhokla, on the kitchen’s printer
- 3Bar K40The coffee and chai, on the bar’s own printer
- 4Manager PINA cashier’s void needs a manager’s PIN and a reason
Through the partition, the bar
Coffee goes to the bar, on its own ticket.
One order, fired once, splits by station: the food to the kitchen, the coffee and chai to the bar. Allergy notes ride on the ticket.
07The waiters’ phones8:05 pm · evening service
The same floor, one-handed.
Captain is the floor on a phone or a tablet, made for walking the room. Tapping a table there does exactly what it does on the till.
- 1CaptainGuest ordering is switched off for the first restaurants; the captain takes T4’s order at the table, on a phone
- 2UPI QRThe amount due, ₹935, paid to your own UPI ID
08The shelf of papers8:20 pm · before every bill
Seven checks, then the bill prints.
Seven things are checked before a bill can print. If one is missing, the till refuses, names it, and says what to fix.
Akira Ghod Dod Road, Athwalines, Surat, Gujarat1 GSTIN 24AAJCA4501K1ZW FSSAI 2152500000012323 Akira - Surat------------------------------------------------TAX INVOICE INV/S0001/0001844Date 29 Sept 2026, 13:39 Cashier Priya PatelCovers 1 takeawayPlace of Supply: 24-Gujarat5Reverse charge: No ORIGINAL FOR RECIPIENT------------------------------------------------Item Qty Rate AmountPaneer butter masala with rotli (Full) 1 nos 290.00 290.00 + Extra gravyFilter coffee (Large) 2 nos 120.00 240.00Dabeli 2 nos 80.00 160.00Masala chai 2 nos 50.00 100.00Khaman dhokla 1 nos 100.00 100.00------------------------------------------------Subtotal Rs 890.00CGST 2.5% Rs 22.25SGST 2.5% Rs 22.25Round Off +0.50GRAND TOTAL Rs 935.006------------------------------------------------HSN/Tax summaryHSN 996331 Txbl 890.00 C 22.25 S 22.257------------------------------------------------Paid: UPI Rs 935.00 Thank you, visit again Authorised signatory: Akira ~~~~~~~~ CUT ~~~~~~~~
What it checks, and what it says when one is missing
- 1Address
The outlet’s address has no town or city.
- 2GSTIN
The GSTIN is missing or does not check out.
- 3FSSAI
The FSSAI licence number is missing. It has to be printed on every bill.
- 4Bill number
The bill numbering is not set up.
- 5Place of supply
The GSTIN and the outlet’s state disagree.
- 6₹50,000 and over
A bill of 50,000 rupees or more carries no customer name.
- 7HSN or SAC
A tax invoice needs an HSN or SAC code against every tax rate on it.
All seven in order, and the checklist row Make the first bill printable says: Bills will print as a TAX INVOICE.
No GSTIN? Bills print as receipts, which is legal. A wrong GSTIN is worse than none, because it looks checked.
Once a month Reports → Accounts → GST gives the portal-ready file, GSTR1_<MMYYYY>.json.
09The router cupboard8:40 pm · the line is cut
The line is cut. Keep billing.
The till keeps billing, taking cash and settling. Each action is saved on the device first, then sent in order, exactly once, when the line returns. Kitchen tickets and bills print when it does.
Offline — billing normally, 3 queuedBack online. Everything queued has been sent.
- 1Line dropsThe Wi-Fi goes at 8:40 pm on a Saturday
- 2BillingCash and settling carry on: “Offline — billing normally”
- 3Saved firstEach action is stored on the device before the screen says so
- 4Sent onceEverything queued is sent in order when the line returns
On the printer shelf
Nothing is lost while the printer is down.
- Queued
- Waiting for the printer. It will print.
- Failed
- The reason in a sentence, and Retry.
10The drawer11:30 pm · after close
Count it, type it, and it answers.
- Matches
- Short by ₹…
- Over by ₹…
An owner or a manager counts the drawer, types what is in it and presses Record and close. The Z-report prints; Settlements keeps the history and the payment mix.
The evening that earns it A bill at 1 a.m. The day rolls, 05:00 The briefs, 07:00 and 23:00
11The office5:00 am, then 7:00 am
The day turns at five.
You never open the day. It rolls at 05:00 on its own, so a 1 a.m. bill belongs to the evening that earned it.
At seven, the brief · in every plan
The agents read the numbers overnight and tell you what needs you. Each finding shows what it read, and every “No” you give is recorded.
| 07:00 | Morning brief | by email, daily |
| 23:00 | Evening brief | by email, daily |
| Mon 09:00 | Menu health | every Monday |
| Any time | Stock alerts | when an item runs low |
Where the agents stop
No agent files a tax return, moves money, or changes a shift on its own: every one of those ends with you.
12The vaultAlways
Your data is yours. Export everything, any time.
2years
After a guest’s last order, their personal details are erased automatically. The orders stay, anonymised.
8years
Bills, tax and the audit trail are kept for eight years, as the law requires. Customer records only with consent.
Nobody looks without a reason.
If anyone at CountStand needs to look at your data, they give a written reason first, and it is recorded. The audit log shows every governed change: who did it, and when.
We tell you before we change anything of yours — and if it could not wait, immediately afterwards, naming exactly what changed.
From the owner’s guide
13The leasePer outlet, per month
Three plans, priced per outlet.
Every plan keeps billing when the internet drops, does your GST and sends you the briefs. One outlet’s first 30 days are free.
Single
Where most beginOne café, restaurant or bar.
₹2,999per outlet
a month
That’s ₹99 a day
Billed every month, plus GST
Apply for accessEverything one outlet runs on
- Full POS, tables and the kitchen screen
- Keeps billing when the internet drops
- Inventory, recipes and purchase orders
- GST to the paisa, GSTR-1 and FSSAI
- Staff, shifts and payroll
- A brief every morning and evening
- Customer records, gift cards and store credit
Multi
Two or more outlets of one brand.
₹5,999per outlet
a month
From ₹11,998 for two outlets
Billed every month, plus GST
Apply for accessEverything in Single, plus
- All your outlets side by side
- Stock transfers between outlets
- A manager’s price change waits for your approval
- Support answered first
Group
Two or more brands, or a central kitchen.
₹7,999per outlet
a month
From ₹15,998 for two outlets
Billed every month, plus GST
Apply for accessEverything in Multi, plus
- Several brands under one company
- Central kitchen, production and indents
- Under-reporting audit every night
- On-site setup and a named person
By invitation · 30 days free for one outlet, no card · Prices exclude 18% GST · A reply within two working days
14The keys30 days free
Now let yours run itself.
By invitation, for one outlet or many. 30 days free for one outlet, no card, and a reply within two working days.
What is CountStand?
CountStand is restaurant POS and billing software for India: the till, the kitchen display, stock and GST in one system, with agents that read the outlet’s own data on a timetable and report to the owner.
It keeps billing when the internet drops, and the tickets and bills print when the line returns. Made for Indian restaurants, it is open by invitation, with 30 days free for one outlet.