Shift4 Dine POS Features

Know Your Numbers. Run a Smarter Restaurant.

Shift4 Dine's Lighthouse dashboard gives you real-time visibility into every aspect of your restaurant: sales by hour, day, and server; labor costs as a percentage of revenue; top-selling menu items; and trends over time. Access it from your phone, tablet, or computer—anywhere, anytime.

Get Your Free Demo

Flying Blind Costs You Money

Too many restaurant owners make decisions based on gut feelings instead of data. Which menu items are actually profitable? Which servers are driving the most revenue? Is your labor cost percentage where it should be? Without real-time analytics, you're guessing—and guessing is expensive.

SkyTab's Lighthouse dashboard puts every metric at your fingertips. See what's working, spot what's not, and make data-driven decisions that improve your bottom line.

Your Daily Snapshot

Every morning, Lighthouse shows you exactly where your restaurant stands — sales, labor, menu performance, and trends. No digging through spreadsheets.

Lighthouse — Mario's Pizzeria

Today's Sales

$4,827

+12% vs last week

Transactions

143

Labor Cost

27.4%

Under 30% target

Avg Ticket

$33.75

This Week's Sales

$6K$4K$2K$0
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun

Top Selling Items

#ItemQtyRevenue
1Classic Burger87$1,218
2Truffle Fries64$576
3Margherita Pizza51$714
4House Salad48$432
5Draft IPA112$784

Decisions This Data Helps You Make

Real numbers lead to real action. Here are four decisions Lighthouse data makes obvious.

Tuesday lunch labor is 35%Cut one server from Tuesday schedule.

Chicken parm outsells veal 4:1Drop the veal, add second chicken option.

Server A $48/ticket, Server B $31Coach Server B on appetizer upsells.

Online orders spike 40% on FridaysAdd dedicated expo station for digital orders.

Know Your Best Sellers

Lighthouse tracks every menu item — quantity sold, revenue generated, and trends over time. See which dishes drive profit and which ones take up menu space without earning their keep. Compare performance across lunch vs. dinner, weekday vs. weekend, or dine-in vs. online orders.

Use this data to engineer a menu that maximizes margin — not just one that fills seats. Drop low performers, promote high-margin items, and adjust pricing based on real demand instead of guesswork.

Take It With You

Lighthouse is cloud-based — access your dashboard from your phone, tablet, or any computer with a browser. Check your sales during your kid's soccer game, review labor costs from home after close, or pull up last week's numbers during a meeting with your accountant.

Reports export to PDF or sync directly with QuickBooks — so your accountant gets clean data without you manually entering a single number.

Lighthouse

Mario's Pizzeria

Today's Sales

$4,827

+12%

Transactions

143

Labor Cost

27.4%

<30%

Avg Ticket

$33.75

This Week

M
T
W
T
F
S
S

Check your numbers from anywhere.

How It Works

1

Every transaction, clock-in, and order flows into Shift4 Dine's Lighthouse dashboard automatically.

2

Access real-time reports from any device—phone, tablet, or computer.

3

Drill into sales, labor, menu performance, and employee metrics with easy filters.

4

Export reports or sync directly with QuickBooks for your accountant.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Lighthouse is cloud-based and accessible from any device with a web browser—phone, tablet, or computer.
Yes. Sales, labor, and performance data updates in real time throughout the day. You can check your numbers during service or after close.
Yes. Reports can be exported and also synced directly with QuickBooks and other accounting software through Shift4 Dine's integrations.

Make Decisions with Data, Not Gut Feelings

See Lighthouse in action during your free Shift4 Dine demo. We'll walk you through the reports that matter most for your restaurant.

Get Your Free Demo

30-min demo • No commitment • See savings instantly

30-min demo • No commitment • See savings instantly