What Claude (Anthropic) with web search answered for online ordering platforms (takeaways) on 2026-10-25

Claude (Anthropic) with web search claude-opus-5 asked 2026-10-25

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 mentioned
   Flipdish - my default pick in the UK/Ireland.
2. UK mentioned
   Flipdish - my default pick in the UK/Ireland.
3. Google mentioned
   It's takeaway-first rather than restaurant-first: branded website ordering, your own iOS/Android app, kiosks, Google "Order Online" integration, and decent reporting/push-notification marketing.
4. Order mentioned
   It's takeaway-first rather than restaurant-first: branded website ordering, your own iOS/Android app, kiosks, Google "Order Online" integration, and decent reporting/push-notification marketing.
5. StoreKit mentioned
   StoreKit (now "sk takeaway") - best value if you're cost-sensitive.
6. Square mentioned
   Square Online - pick this if you're already on, or open to, Square POS.
7. Square Online mentioned
   Square Online - pick this if you're already on, or open to, Square POS.
8. Square POS mentioned
   Square Online - pick this if you're already on, or open to, Square POS.
9. GloriaFood mentioned
   GloriaFood - the genuinely free option for testing whether direct ordering works at all.
10. Slerp mentioned
    Slerp - worth a call if you're a premium or multi-site brand (it's strong with London operators) and you care about catering, pre-order and nationwide shipping alongside normal takeaway.
11. ChowNow mentioned
    ChowNow - if you're in the US.
12. Toast mentioned
    Commission-free, integrates with 20+ POS systems (Toast, Square, Oracle MICROS), ~$119/mo and up.
13. Oracle mentioned
    Commission-free, integrates with 20+ POS systems (Toast, Square, Oracle MICROS), ~$119/mo and up.
14. Just Eat mentioned
    - Just Eat - usually the cheapest headline rate, and notably so on self-delivery tiers;
15. Uber Eats mentioned
    - Uber Eats and Deliveroo - add for reach and for their rider fleets if you don't deliver.
16. Deliveroo mentioned
    - Uber Eats and Deliveroo - add for reach and for their rider fleets if you don't deliver.
17. DoorDash mentioned
    - DoorDash Merchants - Best online ordering systems for restaurants 2026 (https://merchants.doordash.com/en-us/blog/best-online-ordering-for-restaurants)

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The answer, as recorded

Quick read on the ask: "takeaways" plus the phrasing suggests you're running (or advising) a takeaway and want the ordering platform, not a consumer app. Answering that way. The key split is **your own-brand ordering site** (you keep the margin and the customer data) versus **marketplaces** (you rent demand at 14-35% a head). Most takeaways that do well run both, and push repeat customers from the second to the first. **Own-brand ordering - what I'd actually recommend, in order** 1. **Flipdish** - my default pick in the UK/Ireland. It's takeaway-first rather than restaurant-first: branded website ordering, your own iOS/Android app, kiosks, Google "Order Online" integration, and decent reporting/push-notification marketing. Low-to-no fixed monthly, with the cost moving into card fees (~2.5%) and small per-order customer fees. Good fit for chip shops, kebab, pizza, Indian/Chinese - the segments it was built around. 2. **StoreKit (now "sk takeaway")** - best value if you're cost-sensitive. Zero commission, free core tier, you mainly pay card processing. Reviews are unusually strong (4.9/5 across ~100+). Less polished on marketing automation than Flipdish, but for a single site it's hard to beat on economics. 3. **Square Online** - pick this if you're already on, or open to, Square POS. Free branded ordering page, no commission on direct orders, pickup/delivery, loyalty, and it syncs to the till without an integration project. The hardware/POS lock-in is the tradeoff. 4. **GloriaFood** - the genuinely free option for testing whether direct ordering works at all. QR codes, social links, no commission. Thin on branding and analytics; treat it as a stepping stone. 5. **Slerp** - worth a call if you're a premium or multi-site brand (it's strong with London operators) and you care about catering, pre-order and nationwide shipping alongside normal takeaway. 6. **ChowNow** - if you're in the US. Commission-free, integrates with 20+ POS systems (Toast, Square, Oracle MICROS), ~$119/mo and up. **Toast Online Ordering** instead if you're already a Toast site, purely for the single-system simplicity. **Marketplaces - for discovery volume** - **Just Eat** - usually the cheapest headline rate, and notably so on self-delivery tiers; best first marketplace for a takeaway with its own drivers. - **Uber Eats** and **Deliveroo** - add for reach and for their rider fleets if you don't deliver. Both land in the ~25-35% range on fleet-delivered orders. Run them as paid customer acquisition, not as your main channel. Two caveats worth your attention: the pricing above comes from vendor pages and comparison sites, and commission tiers are negotiated per site and per volume - get quotes rather than trusting any published number, including these. And several of the "commission-free" platforms recover their margin through per-order customer fees, which depress conversion, so compare on total cost per order, not on the commission line. Sources: - [startups.co.uk - Best online ordering systems for takeaway and delivery](https://startups.co.uk/payment-processing/online-ordering-systems-takeaway-delivery/) - [GetApp - sk takeaway (StoreKit)](https://www.getapp.co.uk/software/2039339/sk-takeaway) - [Capterra - sk takeaway reviews](https://www.capterra.co.uk/reviews/203009/sk-takeaway) - [Slerp - Flipdish alternative for UK restaurants](https://www.slerp.com/?p=94071) - [DineOpen - Deliveroo vs Just Eat vs Uber Eats commission 2026](https://www.dineopen.com/blog/deliveroo-vs-just-eat-vs-uber-eats-commission-2026) - [Fooderise - Uber Eats vs Deliveroo vs Just Eat comparison](https://www.fooderise.com/en/blog/uber-eats-vs-deliveroo-vs-just-eat-comparatif-restaurateurs) - [DoorDash Merchants - Best online ordering systems for restaurants 2026](https://merchants.doordash.com/en-us/blog/best-online-ordering-for-restaurants) - [Sauce - Online ordering system for takeaway](https://www.getsauce.com/post/online-ordering-system-for-takeaway)

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online ordering platforms, asked for other audiences: restaurants (asked 2026-10-25).

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