Restaurant Video Surveillance

Restaurant Security Cameras in Sarasota, FL

A restaurant runs on cash, inventory and a back door that is open half the day. Its cameras have to cover the bar and the registers, the kitchen line, deliveries and the dumpster area, and still be useful at midnight when the owner wants to know who locked up. We install UniFi Protect restaurant security camera systems in Sarasota and Manatee County.

Most of what owners ask us for is not about break-ins. It is about disputes at the register, a slip-and-fall claim, a delivery that came short, or a staff question that needs a clear answer. Cameras placed for those moments are different from cameras placed for a burglar. Installation work is carried out with our Florida-licensed low-voltage partner.

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Start your free restaurant camera plan

Two short steps. We walk the restaurant between services, when the floor is quiet.

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Camera packages for restaurants

Three starting points with real prices. Each system is fitted to the property on a free walk, and you get a fixed price before any work starts.

Business camera kit: eight cameras, a rack recorder, a PoE switch and a tablet showing eight camera views

For an office or a shop

Office 8

Doors, the register or front desk, the back door and the lot.

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Package option:

  • 8 cameras + recorder – from $4,200 equipment & installation, + tax. No monthly fee.

What is in the kit:

  • 6 UniFi G6 cameras, turret or bullet
  • 2 G6 Dome cameras for the entrance and the register
  • UNVR Pro recorder with 2 drives
  • Cameras on their own network segment
  • Installation and app setup
Commercial camera kit: vandal-resistant domes, bullet cameras, a plate camera, a panoramic camera, a large recorder and a switch

For larger sites and gates

Business Pro 12+

Warehouses, yards, associations and multi-entrance buildings.

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Package option:

  • 12+ cameras + recorder – from $10,900 equipment & installation, + tax. No monthly fee.

What is in the kit:

  • G6 Pro vandal-resistant cameras
  • AI LPR plate camera with an overview camera
  • G6 180 wide-angle camera
  • UNVR G2 Pro recorder with 4 drives
  • Installation and app setup
Home camera kit: four outdoor cameras, a recorder, a PoE switch and a phone showing four camera views

For a house

Home 4

The drive, the front door, the back yard and a side gate.

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Package option:

  • 4 cameras + recorder – from $2,500 equipment & installation, + tax. No monthly fee.

Less than a typical 5-year camera contract, and you own it.

What is in the kit:

  • 4 UniFi G6 cameras, turret or bullet
  • UniFi UNVR recorder with an 8 TB drive
  • PoE switch: one cable per camera for power and video
  • Installation and app setup

All LUMA camera packages include

  • Professional installation
  • No monthly fees or contract
  • Live view and alerts on your phone
  • NDAA-compliant UniFi hardware
  • Fixed price after a free walk
  • Florida-licensed low-voltage partner

Add-ons: Video doorbell · Extra cameras · Plate camera for gates · Alarm

Cameras We Install in Sarasota Restaurants

Five UniFi camera types, chosen for heat, grease, low light and long hours.

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A G6 180 covers the dining room between tables from one wall, which is what a slip-and-fall or an incident claim needs.

Best for: dining rooms and patios.

Where the Cameras Go in a Restaurant

The starting layout for a typical Sarasota restaurant:

Hand holding a phone with four camera views in front of a storefront at dusk
PositionCameraWhat it should capture
Entrance and host standG6 DomeFaces on the way in, and the door at closing.
Bar and POS stationsDome overheadPours, the register and the cash drawer.
Dining roomG6 180The floor between tables, for slip-and-fall and incident claims.
Kitchen lineG6 TurretThe line and the pass, out of fryer heat and grease.
Cash office and walk-in doorG6 TurretWho opened the safe or the cooler, and when.
Back door and deliveriesG6 Pro BulletVendors, deliveries and the dumpster area, with vehicles in frame.

Managers review from their phones and export a clip for an insurer or the police in a few taps; recording stays on a recorder in the office. Florida requires everyone's consent to record a conversation, so microphones stay off in the dining room and bar. See also business security camera systems in Sarasota.

Restaurant cameras in Sarasota: common questions

What does a restaurant camera system cost?

Most restaurants fit the Office 8 package, from $4,200 plus tax, or Business Pro for 12 or more cameras, from $10,900 plus tax. The fixed price follows a free walk of the restaurant.

How many cameras does a restaurant need?

A small restaurant usually needs 8 to 12: the entrance, the bar and each POS, the dining room, the kitchen line, the cash office, the back door and the lot.

Should restaurant cameras record audio?

In Florida we recommend no audio in guest areas, because recording a conversation requires everyone's consent.

Can managers check the cameras from home?

Yes. Each manager gets a UniFi Protect login with the cameras and the history you choose.

Will the cameras keep working in a hot kitchen?

Yes, if they are placed out of the direct heat and grease. We choose sealed turret cameras for kitchens and keep them out of the hood area.

Is there a monthly fee?

No. Video records to a UniFi recorder in the restaurant, with no subscription and no per-camera fee.

Call (941) 431-4640 to plan cameras for your restaurant

Request a Free Restaurant Camera Estimate in Sarasota

Tell us about the restaurant: the bar, the number of POS stations, the kitchen and the back door. We call back to book a walk between services.

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