## Best Free Restaurant POS System in Bangkok (2026)

URL: https://minimalpos.com/restaurant-pos/thailand/bangkok
Last reviewed: 2026-08-22

MinimalPOS is a free cloud restaurant POS used by Bangkok F&B businesses. It handles counter, table, takeaway and QR orders, sends them to a kitchen display, and keeps 7% VAT and the 10% service charge as separate lines on the bill. It records PromptPay and card payments against each ticket and reports the payment mix by shift.

Districts covered: Sukhumvit, Thonglor, Ekkamai, Ari, Silom, Sathorn, Ratchathewi, Phra Khanong, Charoenkrung.

### Running F&B in Bangkok

Bangkok's F&B market splits sharply between venues that add a service charge and venues that do not. A Thonglor or Sathorn dining room and a rooftop bar will run plus-plus pricing — 10% service charge, then 7% VAT on top — while a Charoenkrung shophouse or an Ari noodle shop typically shows a single price. A POS that treats service charge as just another tax line produces the wrong receipt for one of these.

The other Bangkok constant is a mixed local-and-visitor room. Sukhumvit and Silom venues serve guests who read Thai and guests who do not, often at the same table, and increasingly ask for a tax invoice with a company TIN on it. That means bilingual item names on the menu and a receipt layout that can carry both parties' 13-digit tax IDs.

Delivery in Bangkok is a three-way split — GrabFood, LINE MAN and foodpanda — and LINE MAN in particular has no equivalent elsewhere in the region. Counter service still has to hold up while several tablets are running.

Rents in the BTS-adjacent districts push venues toward high table turnover, so speed of order entry and how fast a table can be closed and reset matters more here than menu breadth.

### Local notes

- Bangkok venues that issue tax invoices need both parties' 13-digit Tax Identification Numbers, the date, an item description and VAT as a separate line — a request that comes up far more often in Sukhumvit and Silom than in a residential district. (Source: https://www.forvismazars.com/th/en/insights/doing-business-in-thailand/tax/value-added-tax-vat-in-thailand, checked 2026-08-22)
- Thai VAT is legislated to remain at 7% until 30 September 2026, so any Bangkok operator setting up a POS this year should expect to review the rate rather than treat it as permanent. (Source: https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/thailand/corporate/other-taxes, checked 2026-08-22)

### Questions

**Does it keep service charge separate from VAT?** Yes. Service charge and tax are distinct components, so a plus-plus venue can apply a 10% service charge and 7% VAT in the right order and show both on the receipt. Venues that do not add a service charge simply leave it off.

**Can the menu show Thai and English item names?** Item names carry whatever text you enter, so a bilingual menu works for both the guest-facing QR menu and the kitchen ticket. If you need a printable bilingual menu before setting up a POS, our free Thai and English menu generator produces one with a QR code.

**Is MinimalPOS free for a Bangkok restaurant?** Yes, as a limited-time launch offer, with no credit card required — including QR ordering, the kitchen display, table management, staff roles and full report history. Published Thai alternatives run from THB 490/month (Silom POS) to THB 990/month (StoreHub), before hardware.

**Does it suit a rooftop bar as well as a restaurant?** Yes. Fast drink entry with modifiers, food tickets routed to the kitchen, staff permissions, void tracking and end-of-night payment and void reporting are included, which is the workflow a high-turnover Bangkok bar runs on.