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Bars and Restaurants

Bars and restaurants

Bars and restaurants

Deliver seamless service that customers will notice — powered by a single partner standardizing your network and tools across locations, so you can cut friction and costs.

The best fiber Internet speed for your restaurant

Venue type

Recommended speed

Supports

Mid-size restaurant (50–150 seats)

500 Mbps–1 Gbps

8–12 POS terminals, 75 guest devices, 
kitchen display, mobile ordering

Large venue / franchise
(150+ seats or multi-location)

1–10 Gbps dedicated fiber

Full POS stack, KDS, digital menus, delivery integrations, guest WiFi, CCTV

Why fiber Internet for restaurants

Fiber Internet provides several benefits for restaurants and bars of various sizes, including:

Symmetric upload/download speeds

Critical for cloud-based POS systems, real-time inventory syncing and delivery platform integrations that require consistent upload, not just fast downloads.

Dedicated bandwidth

Unlike shared cable, fiber provides a dedicated connection that does not degrade during peak service hours when neighboring businesses are also online.

Lower latency

Sub-10ms latency for payment processing, live sports streaming and kitchen display systems.

Scalable capacity

Fiber infrastructure supports upgrades from 500 Mbps to 100 Gbps (in select markets) on the same physical line without a technician visit.

Invincible Wifi™

Built-in failover and redundancy keep operations running

Spectrum Business provides solutions that keep your business connected, even during blackouts:

  • Automatic 5G failover activates within 60 seconds of an interrupted fiber connection
  • Spectrum's monitored SD-WAN automatically reroutes traffic during outages without operation intervention
  • 24/7 network monitoring with proactive alerts to keep you informed
  • Backed by a 100% SLA with service credits for guaranteed reliability
Invincible wifi products
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Guest Wifi

Secure connections for guests and business

Connect guests to a separate, secure internet connection. With bandwidth throttling per device, guests can enjoy streaming and browsing without impacting your business’ POS system.

BAR & RESTAURANT TV

Everything fans want. 
All in one place.

Access live sports, news and entertainment, fully licensed and centrally managed for high-volume venues.

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Sunday ticket, peacock sports pass

Add Premium Sports with EverPass

Get access to NFL Sunday Ticket and Peacock Sports Pass, with one provider handling it all.

NFL Sunday Ticket only includes out-of-market Sunday afternoon games; it does not include (1) games available in market on local channels (CBS, FOX) or on NFL Network and (2) national NFL games. Select digital-only andinternational games excluded. NFL Sunday Ticket via EverPass is only available for commercial establishments in the U.S., U.S.V.I. and P.R. EverPass is a trademark of EverPass Media, LLC. Peacock is a trademark of Peacock TV LLC.

Sunday ticket, peacock sports pass

Add Premium Sports with EverPass

Get access to NFL Sunday Ticket and Peacock Sports Pass, with one provider handling it all.

NFL Sunday Ticket only includes out-of-market Sunday afternoon games; it does not include (1) games available in market on local channels (CBS, FOX) or on NFL Network and (2) national NFL games. Select digital-only andinternational games excluded. NFL Sunday Ticket via EverPass is only available for commercial establishments in the U.S., U.S.V.I. and P.R. EverPass is a trademark of EverPass Media, LLC. Peacock is a trademark of Peacock TV LLC.

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ESPN+ Logo

now available

Turn fans into regulars with ESPN+

A nonstop calendar of sports featuring, SEC, ACC and Big 12 college football, PGA Tour events like the Players Championship, exclusive NHL games and more.

Spectrum Business Internet & Business TV required. ESPN+ For Business: Requires Business Internet and select TV subscriptions. Equipment required; fees may be extra. An ESPN+ for Business commercial license is required for distribution of ESPN+ in all public and commercial venues, including restaurants and bars. Your ESPN+ license will be provided by Spectrum. Commercial licenses will not include all content available on ESPN+ for residential use. Programming will be subject to change. Additional terms apply.

Customer spotlight: Imperial Pizza

Case Study

“A huge upgrade” 
- Steven Khoury, Partner, Imperial Pizza

With solutions like Managed Network Edge and Unified Communications with RingCentral, Imperial Pizza sales have grown an estimated 10%.

Set Back Box TV |

Real use cases. Measurable impact.

Dig deeper with helpful resources and expert insights

Guide

Gain a competitive advantage across franchise locations with managed solutions

Franchisors can increase profitability and scale effectively when they adopt solutions engineered to work together across a range of complex needs. Are you providing the digital infrastructure franchisees need to be competitive

Managed Router Services | Retail

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Juggling all the facets of your franchise is no easy feat

Keep every ball in the air with Spectrum Business® franchise solutions.

Managed Workplace Package | franchises

E-Book

Scale network connectivity to optimize margins and customer experiences

Managed services offer an affordable, scalable and secure way to create consistency across franchise locations while simplifying IT so you can pursue new — and future — market trends.

Managed Network Edge | Retail

Report

AI Adoption in SMB Communications: Insights for Midsized Businesses

New IDC research shows mid-sized businesses are moving to AI at scale, with success tied to secure networking, cloud alignment and managed services expertise.

Managed Router Services | Midsized business

BARs and RESTAURANTs CYBERSECURITY

Stronger security. Safer service.

The average cost of a data breach in the hospitality sector topped $4 million in 20252. As cyberthreats evolve, your protection should too. Safeguard operations with modern, layered security that protects your guests, data and bottom line.

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BARS AND RESTAURANTS CYBERSECURITY

Stronger security. Safer service.

The average cost of a data breach in the hospitality sector topped $4 million in 20252. As cyberthreats evolve, your protection should too. Safeguard operations with modern, layered security that protects your guests, data and bottom line.

Solutions designed for bars and restaurants

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Provide your guests and employees with reliable speeds up to 100 Gbps and a service-level agreement-backed 100% uptime guarantee3. Strong internet keeps your business running — connecting devices, transactions and guest WiFi without interruption.

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Elevate guest satisfaction with an immersive entertainment experience, including HDTV, casting streaming applications and over 200 channels — so customers can always watch what they want and enjoy their stay even longer.

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Unify communication across FOH, BOH, servers and online order teams with a single cloud‑based platform. With voice, video and messaging running over any internet connection and no hardware to maintain, staff stay synced on orders and guest needs in real time — improving speed, accuracy and overall service.

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Let us design, implement and manage your restaurant network WiFi. High volumes of users and traffic demand performance that meets the needs of staff and guests. Our experts will assess, design, install and support your entire WiFi network while providing access point support and handling any network change requests.

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With SD-WAN, you can efficiently and cost-effectively apply the right type of connectivity to each location across your entire restaurant network using application-aware intelligent routing. 

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1State of the Restaurant Industry 2025,” National Restaurant Association, 2025.
2Cost of a Data Breach Report 2025: The AI Oversight Gap,” Ponemon Institute and IBM Security, July 2025.
3100% uptime SLA guarantee applies only to Dedicated Fiber Internet, Secure Dedicated Fiber Internet, Ethernet Services, Cloud Connect and Enterprise Trunking.