Cafe and casual restaurants
Experience a new level of excellence in cafe and casual dining with Katalyst — designed to enhance the unique charm of your concept while revolutionising every aspect of operations.
Transform your cafe operations
Designed to enhance the relaxed atmosphere that defines your establishment, Katalyst keeps service moving without losing the feel.
Order and payment management
Seamlessly manage orders and payments while preserving the relaxed atmosphere that defines your establishment.
Table management
Adaptable table management ensures efficient seating, optimising customer flow and satisfaction.
Menu and inventory
Craft personalised menus and track ingredients in real time to elevate your culinary offerings.
Data-driven insights
Comprehensive analytics provide valuable insights to make informed decisions and refine offerings for maximum appeal.
Customer relationships
Integrated reservation management and CRM tools foster loyalty within your cafe or casual concept.
See your exact savings — before you commit to anything
Most POS vendors quote a bundled processing rate and hope you don't read the statements. Send us yours — we'll show you the line-item difference Katalyst Payments would make on the same volume. No demo required first.
24-hour response · No commitment · Confidential. We work off your real merchant data, not a sales-pitch estimate.
- How it works
Your last 3 months of merchant statements
Or just your effective rate and monthly volume — we'll work with what you have.
We map the same volume onto Katalyst Payments
Interchange-plus pricing, no bundled markup, no surprise tier shifts.
You see the exact monthly + annual difference
Average client saves $55K+/year. We show you the math before you commit to anything.
We use Katalyst in our own restaurants every day.
Katalyst was built in 2015 by restaurateurs Dan Roland, Cole Dillon, and Scott Bleczinski — operators of a Massachusetts restaurant portfolio worth $15M+. Every feature exists because we needed it in our own dining rooms first.
Read our story- $55K+
Saved per year, on average
- 29%
Increase in guest count
- 11%
Increase in revenue
- 200+
KPIs tracked
Built for cafe and casual operators
A 30-minute walkthrough of Katalyst tuned to your concept.