Payment processing for restaurants, bars, nightclubs, breweries, cafes and food trucks, with POS integration, tip adjustment, contactless and tableside payments. Apply with confidence.
Discover a hassle-free way to handle payments in your bar or restaurant. Daystar serves full-service and fine dining restaurants, quick-service and fast-casual concepts, bars, nightclubs and lounges, breweries, taprooms and wineries, food trucks and pop-ups, cafes and bakeries, and catering operations, with setups that simplify transactions and keep service moving.
Late-night venues carry a higher chargeback profile that makes some processors cautious. As a high risk merchant account provider, Daystar places bars, clubs and lounges with acquiring banks that support them, and adds tools to keep disputes in check. Contactless payments, tableside ordering, loyalty integration and real-time sales analytics help every kind of venue serve guests faster.
There are no setup fees and no long-term contracts, most decisions arrive within 24 hours, and most approved merchants are live within 3 business days, so you can start processing quickly after approval. Our team reviews your venue type, hours and average ticket so your bar and restaurant merchant account is placed with an acquiring bank that fits.
Accept chip, swipe and tap cards at the counter, the bar and the table. Tip adjustment and gratuity handling make sure servers are paid correctly, and pre-authorized bar tabs let guests open a tab with a card and close out at the end of the night.


Use a payment gateway for online ordering, catering deposits, reservation fees and gift card sales. Integration with common restaurant and bar POS platforms keeps card payments, tips and reporting flowing through the system you already use. Reservation deposits and no-show fees can be charged to a tokenized card with the guest’s consent.
Take payments tableside, on the patio, at a food truck window or at a festival booth with handheld and mobile readers. Contactless and mobile wallet acceptance speeds up turns and reduces the time a guest’s card leaves their sight. Everything syncs back to your POS for end-of-night reporting.

Pay suppliers and collect from corporate catering and event clients with ACH and eCheck. Bank payments are well suited to large catering invoices, private events and recurring B2B accounts where card fees add up. Invoices can include deposit schedules for weddings and corporate events, and payments post automatically so your team does not chase checks.

Bill wine clubs, beer club memberships, coffee subscriptions and recurring catering contracts automatically. Recurring billing with reminders and failed-payment retries keeps membership revenue steady without manual follow-up. Members can manage their plan online, and clear renewal notices reduce disputes. Subscription revenue also smooths out slow seasons for breweries, wineries and coffee shops.

Serve tourists and international guests with multi-currency acceptance, ideal for venues in destinations like Miami. Cross-border cards can be routed to acquiring banks that support them, reducing declines at the table. Guests can see the amount in their home currency where supported, and your staff can process international cards exactly like domestic ones at the table or bar.

CBD and hemp credit card processing is a vital component for businesses operating in the burgeoning cannabinoid industry. As the demand for CBD products continues to rise, seamless and secure payment solutions have become imperative. With dedicated services tailored to the unique needs of CBD and hemp merchants, businesses can now efficiently process credit card transactions, providing customers with a convenient and trustworthy purchasing experience.
Daystar’s specialized Bar & Restaurant payment gateways are tailored to the unique needs of businesses, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and mitigating the challenges associated with the industry’s financial landscape. By offering reliable and seamless electronic payment processing, these gateways empower businesses to accept payments for CBD products, providing customers with a convenient and trustworthy purchasing experience.
Optimize your CBD and hemp business with our advanced ACH transfer and eCheck solutions, providing a secure and efficient payment processing experience. Say goodbye to the limitations of traditional payment methods and embrace the convenience of electronic checks. Our seamless ACH transfer system ensures quick and reliable transactions, allowing customers to make purchases with ease.n Yes. We offer chargeback alerts and fraud protection tools, with availability depending on your program. Our systems help flag fraudulent transactions and reduce chargeback risk.
Yes, we provide multiple MIDs. This feature is especially beneficial for businesses looking to diversify their payment processing across different products or services.
Many can. Late-night venues carry a higher chargeback profile, often from disputed bar tabs, so some processors are cautious. Daystar places bars, clubs and lounges with acquiring banks that support them. Itemized receipts, signed tabs, clear cover-charge and minimum-spend policies, and responsible alcohol service practices help keep disputes low.
Yes. Daystar works with common restaurant and bar POS platforms so card payments, tips and reporting flow through the system you already use at the counter and table.
Yes. Our setups support tip adjustment and gratuity handling so servers are paid correctly and your batches reconcile cleanly at the end of the night.
Funding timelines depend on your account and acquiring bank. Ask about faster funding options during underwriting, which matters when you are covering payroll, inventory and suppliers on a tight cycle.
Yes. Loyalty program integration and real-time sales analytics help you reward regulars and see what sells by day and shift.