Easy way to accept bitcoins in my restaurant?

[huytungvn]

amazing ide. Use more and more bitcoin.. 

[freedomno1]

Hi all. What would be the easiest way to start accepting Bitcoins as a form of payment in my restaurant?

Regards,
Barry

What country are you located in there might be a way
There are new developments in Canada and an API coming for retailers
Looked through other posts not sure of Australia's developments but worth noting

[bernard75]

We have a few bars accepting btc.
They all use those qr code generetors, you copy it with your phone and after 1 confirmation are on your way.

Edit: I know 1 confirmation is not much, but they just trust their customers same as with cc chargebacks.

[Kris]

The problem that even zero confirmations transaction may take time before it appeared in the chain. There always will be awkward timeout which have to be politely filled somehow.  I see the following scenario:

- client asks for the bill
- waiter brings tablet to the table on the nice stand and leaves
- tablet got open screen with all the bill details and QR code, it automatically refreshes waiting for payment
- client may take her time to learn the bill and do payment scanning QR or whatever else on his own device
- when payment acknowledged (0 or more confirmations) tablet screen got changed to whatever else signaling that client is free to leave
- waiter or cashier may peek from distance that payment cleared

Similar to this I think.

https://vimeo.com/67461331

[freedomno1]

The problem that even zero confirmations transaction may take time before it appeared in the chain. There always will be awkward timeout which have to be politely filled somehow.  I see the following scenario:

- client asks for the bill
- waiter brings tablet to the table on the nice stand and leaves
- tablet got open screen with all the bill details and QR code, it automatically refreshes waiting for payment
- client may take her time to learn the bill and do payment scanning QR or whatever else on his own device
- when payment acknowledged (0 or more confirmations) tablet screen got changed to whatever else signaling that client is free to leave
- waiter or cashier may peek from distance that payment cleared

Similar to this I think.

https://vimeo.com/67461331

That would work pretty efficiently actually

[elasticband]

contact the guy in ENgland who accepts bitcoins in his pub, he has reprogrammed his till to contain a wallet and display QR codes i believe

http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-06/17/london-bitcoin-pub

[The Bitcoin Co-op]

Just tell us where you live so the nearest Meet Up can come party at your establishment. If you're near Vancouver, we volunteer to set it up for you (and party, if you're licensed).

[HollowIP]

Payment options for people with smartphones. You can put the scan code on the menu.

[wachtwoord]

This is kind of funny. I wonder how many people actually pay for a restaurant bill with btc.

I have paid for a restaurant bill with btc.

The cup cake business gets at least one Bitcoin paying customer each day according to some interview I saw. This is likely a (slight?) over-representation because some Bitcoin enthusiasts are bound to have visited the store primarily because they could pay in Bitcoin.

[bernard75]

Payment options for people with smartphones. You can put the scan code on the menu.

We have a few pubs here in Berlin and they put the QR code on the bill including tip.