Waiter and Waitress Stations Pricing and Costs

Find great deals on the waiter and waitress stations your business needs

As with almost any other large item you purchase for your restaurant, the pricing and costs of professional host stations depend upon whether you decide to play it safe with standard, no-frills models or whether you think it's time your business upgrades to the more expensive, computerized systems. Standard service stations that help your waiters and waitresses organize napkins, flatware and other items necessary for efficient service can cost under $200. But if you're leaning toward the computerized Point of Sale, "POS", systems, you should expect to pay at least $2000, depending upon the special features you opt for.

It's easy to find information on waiter and waitress stations pricing and costs when you consider these points, as well as check out the following online sources:

1. Consider investing in what most waiter station makers regard as the future of hostess stations, the Point of Sale systems.

2. Compare prices on maitre d stands, a streamlined version of a waiter and waitress station.

3. Keep your waiter and waitress stations pricing and costs down to a minimum when you buy the most affordable service stations.

 

Find great prices on the newest items from leading waiter station manufacturers

Perhaps the greatest investment you can make when it comes to buying a waiter station is to invest in the Point of Sale restaurant system. These computerized stations allow your wait staff to order foods, check on availability and print easy to read receipts with just a few simple steps.
Try: Foodman helps you avoid the hidden costs of software and tech support when you purchase its POS systems, which sells for about $1300. Gemini Computers offers discounts on its POS systems, which range from $2000 to $3000. The price of a POS system at Buyer Zone and E Systems Sales depends upon the optional features you order but most of these service stations start at $2000.

Select waiter stations and maitre d stands that fit within your budget

Pay as little as $200 for a table top maitre d stand without all the frills. Or spend as much as $750 for a full floor model made by a respected manufacturer.
Try: Choose between wood and natural wood maitre d stands at Top Food Service that sell from $265 to about $400. Central Restaurant carries maitre-d stands in table top and full floor stand varieties. The table top versions start at about $120 and the full floor models range from $190 to $340. US Marker Board's maitre d stand costs between $450 and $500. Prices range from $650 to $750 for the stands that well-known supplier Instawares offers.

Get discounts on full service hostess stations that provide maximum efficiency

You'll see the greatest difference in cost when you start to price traditional waitress cabinets, under $100 for a standard wood two-foot service station or more than $4000 for a full-scale model with all the frills.
Try: Prices for waitress cabinet stations range from $600 to $4500 at Zesco, depending upon whether you're looking for a simple bar station or full-scale service station. K Petersen makes restaurant cabinets with single or multiple drawers and shelves that range between $1600 and $2700. Host stations with doors, drawers and shelves at Gala Source can range between $775 and $1100, depending on whether the supplier is offering the discounts it has become known for. Special order a waitress station with steel rack holders at the Webstaurant Store for as little as $67.

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