What Claude (Anthropic) with web search answered for online ordering platforms (takeaways) on 2026-10-17

Claude (Anthropic) with web search claude-opus-5 asked 2026-10-17

Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included.

The question asked, verbatim: best online ordering platforms for takeaways

Brands named, in the order the engine gave

1. Flipdish recommended
   Flipdish - my default recommendation for a UK/Irish takeaway.
2. UK recommended
   Flipdish - my default recommendation for a UK/Irish takeaway.
3. Slerp mentioned
   Slerp - the one I'd put head-to-head with Flipdish if you're London-based or doing more than plain delivery.
4. Square mentioned
   Square Online (or Toast Online Ordering if you're already on Toast) - pick this if you want ordering to be a feature of your till rather than a separate subscription.
5. Square Online mentioned
   Square Online (or Toast Online Ordering if you're already on Toast) - pick this if you want ordering to be a feature of your till rather than a separate subscription.
6. Toast mentioned
   Square Online (or Toast Online Ordering if you're already on Toast) - pick this if you want ordering to be a feature of your till rather than a separate subscription.
7. ChowNow mentioned
   ChowNow - the strongest option if you're US-based: genuinely commission-free, integrates with 23+ POS systems (Toast, Square, Oracle MICROS), good built-in marketing.
8. Oracle mentioned
   ChowNow - the strongest option if you're US-based: genuinely commission-free, integrates with 23+ POS systems (Toast, Square, Oracle MICROS), good built-in marketing.
9. Vita Mojo mentioned
   Vita Mojo - overkill for a single shop, right for a small multi-site group.
10. Deliveroo mentioned
    From ~£50/user/month, modular, and it has API integrations that pull Deliveroo/Just Eat/Uber Eats orders into one screen so staff aren't juggling three tablets.
11. Just Eat mentioned
    From ~£50/user/month, modular, and it has API integrations that pull Deliveroo/Just Eat/Uber Eats orders into one screen so staff aren't juggling three tablets.
12. Uber Eats mentioned
    From ~£50/user/month, modular, and it has API integrations that pull Deliveroo/Just Eat/Uber Eats orders into one screen so staff aren't juggling three tablets.
13. UpMenu mentioned
    UpMenu or MyFoodFast - cheap, no-nonsense picks for a single independent.
14. MyFoodFast mentioned
    UpMenu or MyFoodFast - cheap, no-nonsense picks for a single independent.
15. GloriaFood mentioned
    One to avoid right now: GloriaFood.

Sources the engine cited

The answer, as recorded

Taking "takeaways" to mean you run one (or are setting one up) and want a platform to take orders directly - here's what I'd actually name: **For your own branded ordering (keeps margin + customer data)** 1. **Flipdish** - my default recommendation for a UK/Irish takeaway. Branded website *and* a white-label app under your own name, built specifically around takeaway (collection windows, delivery zones, loyalty), and their 24/7 support is the thing operators consistently praise. Roughly £49/month per site billed annually (£69 monthly) for web ordering, ~£79/month annually with your own app. ([flipdish.com](https://www.flipdish.com/branded-app), [capterra.co.uk](https://www.capterra.co.uk/reviews/156603/flipdish)) 2. **Slerp** - the one I'd put head-to-head with Flipdish if you're London-based or doing more than plain delivery. Web ordering plus white-label apps, with click-and-collect, at-table and **catering/pre-order** handled properly, on 0% commission plans. Catering is where it beats most rivals. ([restauranttech.co.uk](https://restauranttech.co.uk/guides/best-online-ordering-systems-restaurants-uk-ireland-2026)) 3. **Square Online** (or **Toast Online Ordering** if you're already on Toast) - pick this if you want ordering to be a feature of your till rather than a separate subscription. 0% commission per order, menu and stock stay in sync with the POS automatically, and the entry cost is basically just card processing. Least impressive storefront of the bunch, lowest friction. ([chowly.com](https://chowly.com/resources/blogs/best-restaurant-online-ordering-systems/)) 4. **ChowNow** - the strongest option if you're US-based: genuinely commission-free, integrates with 23+ POS systems (Toast, Square, Oracle MICROS), good built-in marketing. From about $119/month, so it only pays off at reasonable volume. ([chowly.com](https://chowly.com/resources/blogs/best-restaurant-online-ordering-systems/), [startups.co.uk](https://startups.co.uk/payment-processing/online-ordering-systems-takeaway-delivery/)) 5. **Vita Mojo** - overkill for a single shop, right for a small multi-site group. From ~£50/user/month, modular, and it has API integrations that pull Deliveroo/Just Eat/Uber Eats orders into one screen so staff aren't juggling three tablets. ([softwareadvice.co.uk](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/315725/vita-mojo)) 6. **UpMenu** or **MyFoodFast** - cheap, no-nonsense picks for a single independent. MyFoodFast in particular is aimed at UK indies with zero commission (per-product fee plus card processing; cash orders free). ([capterra.com](https://www.capterra.com/p/10044992/MyFoodFast/), [upmenu.com](https://www.upmenu.com/blog/best-restaurant-online-ordering-system/)) **One to avoid right now:** **GloriaFood**. It used to be the obvious free starting point, but Oracle is shutting it down (closing 2027), so don't build on it. ([appinstitute.com](https://appinstitute.com/gloriafood-shutting-down-alternatives/), [fleksa.com](https://fleksa.com/en/blog/best-gloriafood-alternatives-2026)) **On the marketplaces** - **Just Eat**, **Deliveroo**, **Uber Eats**: use them for discovery, not as your main channel. They take up to ~30% and keep the customer relationship. The standard play is to list on one or two for new-customer reach, then push repeat orders to your own site via menu inserts and order confirmations. ([getsauce.com](https://www.getsauce.com/post/restaurant-online-ordering-system)) If you were actually asking as a *customer* rather than an operator: Just Eat for the widest independent-takeaway coverage, Uber Eats for speed and tracking, Deliveroo for the better restaurants in cities.

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online ordering platforms, asked for other audiences: restaurants (asked 2026-10-17).

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