Aldelo POS manual
Note that this comparison is between the Foodman Server-Station
system and Aldelo Dine-in. Aldelo is typical of the POS systems
on the market. Our comments would apply equally to most of the
other systems.
The following image is of the Foodman TouchScreen. Note that
there are 54 buttons on the screen. The buttons are easy
to set-up, easy-to-read, easy-to-learn, easy-to-use, fast and efficient.
The following is the Aldelo Server Screen.
Before we continue, we want to make a point about the use of icons
on POS touchscreens. Having a picture on the button for a chicken dish
is cute, but what do I do when I have four chicken dishes? Aldelo
uses the same icon for several different dishes. Because the icons
are so generic, it is essential to have the name of the item on the button.
So, to a degree, the icon is useless.
So if the icons are useless, why
bother with them? The answer, of course, is to make the software
more 'attractive' to the prospective buyer and, therefore, easier to sell.
Additionally, you will have extra work when setting up your menu
if you use icons. So, why bother with them?
Before you buy, you should find out what it is like to do your
menu. Or, does Aldelo do it for you, and if so at what cost?
You can call Aldelo at 877-639-8767 to ask them about creating
your menu. Be aware that Aldelo says the following on their website:
"Creating a restaurant menu database is easy but could be time
consuming.
If you don't have the time to spend on menu programming
or not sure if you can design the menu efficiently, then let our
experienced programmers help you."
We spent some considerable time reading their 359-page PDF manual and trying
to figure out how to add new items to the menu, etc. There are 21 pages
devoted to Menu creation in the PDF manual.
We spent some time trying to work with the Menu. There are a total
of nine different screens (plus, several subordinate screens) pertaining
to the Menu in Aldelo, they are:
Menu Categories, Pizza Builder Setup, Modifier Builder Setup,
Menu Groups, Menu Items, Menu Items Auto Prices, Menu Modifiers,
Forced Modifiers, Pizza Builder.
By Contrast, Foodman uses one screen. Different...
