Question 1

What is the best POS system for a restaurant in Egypt?

Accepted Answer

The right POS for an Egyptian restaurant has to survive an unreliable connection, speak Arabic properly, and file e-invoices with the Tax Authority. MB ALFA does all three: tills keep selling fully offline and sync when the network returns, the interface and receipts are genuinely right-to-left in Arabic, and e-receipts are transmitted to the ETA directly from the point of sale.

Question 2

Can a POS system keep working without an internet connection?

Accepted Answer

Yes, but only if it was built that way. MB ALFA is offline-first: every till holds a complete local database, so cashiers take orders, print receipts, split bills and close shifts with the network entirely down. Queued work syncs to the server in order when connectivity returns, without duplicate orders. Systems that merely cache a menu will let you browse offline but not sell.

Question 3

How much does a POS system cost in Egypt?

Accepted Answer

MB ALFA is priced per plan and scales from a single outlet to a multi-branch chain, shown in your local currency on the pricing page, with a 7-day free trial that does not require a credit card. The larger cost question is usually hardware and setup: MB ALFA runs on an Android tablet, iPad, Windows PC, Mac or browser you may already own, and drives standard thermal printers rather than proprietary terminals.

Question 4

How do I manage several branches from one system?

Accepted Answer

MB ALFA gives each branch its own tills, stock, staff, shifts and pricing, while an owner sees one branch or every branch combined from a single login. Stock transfers move inventory between branches with a full audit trail, and every report — sales, cost of goods, staffing, net profit — can be run per branch or consolidated. There is no separate installation or database per location to reconcile.

Question 5

How do I actually track food cost and waste?

Accepted Answer

MB ALFA tracks stock at ingredient level through recipes, so selling a dish deducts every component it contains rather than one line item. Purchase orders, goods receiving, supplier balances, waste and stock counts all post against the same item record, and the profit report subtracts cost of goods, waste, salaries and supplier payments — so the margin shown is what actually remains, not revenue minus an assumed percentage.

Question 6

Can I switch POS systems without losing my products and customers?

Accepted Answer

Yes. MB ALFA imports products, categories, prices, customers, suppliers and opening stock during onboarding, and the team runs the first import with you rather than handing over a blank template. Existing barcodes are preserved, and retail products that arrive without one are given an internally generated EAN-13 so every item scans from day one. A single-outlet business is typically selling on the new system within a few days.

Question 7

What do supermarkets and retail shops need that a restaurant POS lacks?

Accepted Answer

Retail needs barcode and weighing-scale checkout, shelf-label printing, packaging-unit conversions and supplier purchase orders — none of which a dine-in POS has. MB ALFA handles all of them: scanned and weighed items at the till, printed barcode labels in millimetre-accurate sizes, conversions between cartons, cases and units, and an internally generated EAN-13 for products that arrive unbarcoded.

Question 8

How can I take online orders without paying aggregator commission?

Accepted Answer

MB ALFA gives you your own branded ordering site and your own driver dispatch, so the order and the margin stay with you. Online orders arrive automatically in the cashier queue and on the kitchen screens next to dine-in orders, drivers are assigned from a dispatch console and tracked live, and customers get WhatsApp updates at each stage of the order.

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