{"question": "best online ordering platforms for takeaways", "category": "online-ordering-platforms", "category_name": "online ordering platforms", "audience": "takeaways", "audience_name": "takeaways", "engine": "Claude (Anthropic) with web search", "model": "claude-opus-5", "asked_at": "2026-09-26T23:14:32Z", "permalink": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/s/online-ordering-platforms-takeaways-2026-09-26", "question_page": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/q/online-ordering-platforms/takeaways", "brands_named": [{"position": 1, "brand": "Just Eat", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 2, "brand": "Deliveroo", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 3, "brand": "Uber Eats", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 4, "brand": "DoorDash", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 5, "brand": "Flipdish", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 6, "brand": "Online", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 7, "brand": "Slerp", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 8, "brand": "Toast", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 9, "brand": "GloriaFood", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 10, "brand": "US", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 11, "brand": "Owner.com", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 12, "brand": "ChowNow", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 13, "brand": "Menufy", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 14, "brand": "Chowly", "label": "compared"}], "sources_cited": [{"url": "https://restauranttech.co.uk/guides/best-online-ordering-systems-takeaway-restaurants-uk-ireland-2026", "domain": "restauranttech.co.uk", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.mantomarketing.com/blog/direct-ordering-website-for-takeaway-uk", "domain": "mantomarketing.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://get.chownow.com/blog/restaurant-marketing-reviews/", "domain": "get.chownow.com", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://chowly.com/resources/blogs/toast-vs-square-for-restaurants/", "domain": "chowly.com", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://chowly.com/resources/blogs/best-restaurant-online-ordering-systems/", "domain": "chowly.com", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://www.gloriafood.com/", "domain": "gloriafood.com", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://www.owner.com/blog/online-ordering-system-for-restaurants", "domain": "owner.com", "source_type": "other"}], "answer_text": "Answering for the case you're running a takeaway and want to take orders yourself (rather than looking for somewhere to order dinner from). The big decision isn't really the software - it's **direct ordering vs. marketplace**: Just Eat/Deliveroo/Uber Eats/DoorDash bring you demand but take roughly 25-35% and own the customer; your own ordering channel costs £20-£300/month flat and keeps the margin and the data. Most takeaways end up running both, and shifting repeat customers to direct.\n\n**If you're in the UK or Ireland:**\n\n1. **Flipdish** - my default recommendation for a volume takeaway. Branded website + own-brand app, built specifically for the chippy/pizza/kebab end of the market, good kitchen and driver handling, and it's designed around pulling customers off the aggregators. Costs more than a plugin but it's the one that behaves like a real ordering business.\n2. **Square Online** - the cheapest, fastest way to start if you're independent and low-volume. No monthly fee for ordering; you just pay card processing (~2.9% + 30p/30¢). If you're not sure you'll stick with it, start here.\n3. **Slerp** - flat monthly fee, commission-free, and the polish suits premium/deli/bakery-styl", "answer_truncated": true, "measurement": "One answer from one engine on one date. Not a ranking and not a claim about the world; brands the engine did not name are not recorded.", "limitation": "Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included.", "alerts": {"name": "Answer Watch Pro", "price_usd": 79, "period": "month", "gets": "daily change alerts for up to 5 brands in what one AI answer engine says, history, CSV export. Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included", "url": "https://bikoosh.com/answers"}}