Restaurant online ordering · Ireland
Then take orders commission-free on your own website, and keep it. Drag the sliders for your own numbers.
Handed to the platform, every year
€24,960
€480 a week · €74,880 over three years
Stop paying this →Drag the sliders for your own numbers, the default is one example, not a claim. Order volumes, average values and commission rates vary by business and deal; these are illustrative.
That accent slice is gone off every order, forever. The rest is what you actually cooked for. Own the ordering and you keep the lot, minus only the card fee.
You cooked it.
They keep 14–30% of it.
The problem
Every order through Just Eat, Deliveroo or Uber Eats hands the platform a cut off food you bought, cooked and packed. The busier you get, the more it takes, and it never stops.
Worse, the customer isn't really yours. Their details, their order history, the chance to bring them back, that all sits with the platform. You're a listing in their marketplace, competing on price with the takeaway two doors down.
A commission-free online ordering system on your own website fixes it: customers order and pay you directly for collection or delivery, the full amount lands in your account, and the customer is yours to keep.
That's around €24,960 a year on current numbers, want it back?
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Tell me about your place and how you take orders now. I'll give you a straight answer on what would suit, and what it would cost.
It's a custom online ordering page built into your own restaurant's website, where customers browse your menu and pay you directly for collection or delivery. Because the orders run through your own site instead of a marketplace like Just Eat or Deliveroo, there's no per-order commission and no monthly platform fee, you keep the full amount minus normal card fees, and you own the customer.
How it works
Order direct They browse your menu, pick collection or delivery, choose a time, and pay, all on your own website, on their phone, without ringing or queuing on a busy app. It looks and feels like your business, because it is.
No commission The customer pays you directly. The full amount goes to your account, minus only the normal card-processing fee, never the 14–30% a delivery platform takes off the top of every single order.
Your kitchen New orders print or pop up in the kitchen the moment they're placed, with the time and details. And because the customer ordered from you, their details and order history are yours, so you can bring them back, not the platform.
The real cost
Annual commission handed over, by monthly order turnover and commission rate. The figures climb fast.
| Monthly orders | 15% commission | 20% commission | 25% commission |
|---|---|---|---|
| €2,000/mo | €3,600/yr | €4,800/yr | €6,000/yr |
| €4,000/mo | €7,200/yr | €9,600/yr | €12,000/yr |
| €8,000/mo | €14,400/yr | €19,200/yr | €24,000/yr |
Card processing (~1.5–2.5%) applies either way and goes to the payment provider, not to a marketplace, and not to me.
Own it vs rent it
The same order, two very different receipts, one at your current average. Watch the commission line; drag the sliders above and these update.
| Feature | Your own ordering | Just Eat / Deliveroo | Phone only |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commission per order | None | ~14–30% every order | None |
| Monthly / listing fee | None | Often yes | None |
| Who owns the customer | You do | The platform | You do |
| Takes orders 24/7 | Yes | Yes | No, only when answered |
| Your brand & menu | Your site, your name | A listing among rivals | No online presence |
| Missed orders at peak | None, all captured | None | Lots, phone engaged |
Real-world numbers
Three typical Irish food businesses, and what they hand a platform in a year at those rates.
Café lunch-run
~120 orders a week · €9 average · 18% commission
€10,109/yr to the platform
That figure repeats every year the platform handles your orders. A one-off build is paid once.
Mid-size restaurant
~90 orders a week · €38 average · 20% commission
€35,568/yr to the platform
That figure repeats every year the platform handles your orders. A one-off build is paid once.
Busy takeaway
~200 orders a week · €18 average · 22% commission
€41,184/yr to the platform
That figure repeats every year the platform handles your orders. A one-off build is paid once.
Who it's for
If people order from you for collection or delivery, you shouldn't be renting that order back from a marketplace.
Collection and delivery orders direct, plus table bookings on the same site.
Your own ordering page instead of handing 14–30% to Just Eat on every order.
Click-and-collect, pre-orders and lunch runs, paid up front.
Pre-orders for collection, cakes, boxes and occasions, taken online.
What you get
Not a plugin bolted on and forgotten, an ordering system built around how your kitchen actually runs, in plain English.
Whether you're a busy takeaway in Dublin, a café doing lunch runs, or a restaurant adding collection alongside its tables, the core is the same. What it does is shaped around you.
Straight answers
But the apps bring me new customers.
They do, so don't delete them on day one. Add your own ordering for the regulars who'd come to you anyway, point your own channels at it, and let the apps be discovery. Over time the loyal orders move to the channel that costs you nothing.
Will my regulars actually switch?
If it's easier and you nudge them, a sign at the counter, a flyer in the bag, a note on your socials, yes. They were never loyal to Just Eat; they're loyal to your food.
How will people find my ordering page?
Your own site, your Google Business Profile, your social bios, QR codes on the counter and bags. It's linked from everywhere you already are.
What about delivery drivers if I leave Deliveroo?
You can keep your own drivers, use a flat-fee delivery service that doesn't take a cut of the food, or stick to collection. You decide, you're not locked to one platform's fleet.
Will it work with my kitchen printer / POS?
Usually, yes, orders can print to a kitchen printer or show on a tablet, and we scope any POS link before we start. Tell me your setup and I'll tell you straight.
What it costs
One fixed price up front, no hourly meter, no per-order cut, no monthly platform fee. Because there's no commission, it almost always works out cheaper than a year of app fees once you add them up. If a simpler setup would do the job for less, I'll tell you.
Grant funding generally won't cover a custom build like this. The Trading Online Voucher closed in December 2024, and its replacement, the Grow Digital Voucher, covers off-the-shelf software subscriptions, not custom website builds.
The honest bit
Online ordering earns its place when order volume is real and the commission actually stings. If a simple menu and a "call to order" line would serve you better for now, I'll say so. You'll get the honest answer either way, and if the apps genuinely bring you reach you can't replace yet, keep them and add your own ordering alongside.
Who builds it
Dave Coleman
Dublin-based full-stack web developer and SEO specialist. I build custom ordering and booking systems for Irish food businesses, commission-free, fixed price, and you own everything. More about how I work →
Common questions
Yes, your own online ordering system, built into your own website. Customers order and pay you directly for collection or delivery, so you keep the full amount minus normal card fees instead of handing 14–30% to Just Eat or Deliveroo on every order. There's no per-order commission and no monthly marketplace fee, and you own the customer relationship rather than renting it.
It varies by deal, but Just Eat, Deliveroo and Uber Eats commonly take somewhere between 14% and 30% of each order in Ireland, before any sign-up or marketing fees. On a busy week that's a large slice of your margin gone, every order, the calculator at the top of this page lets you put your own numbers in.
Over any real volume, your own ordering system is the cheapest, because it's a one-off build with no per-order commission, versus a marketplace that takes a cut of every order forever. Card-processing fees (around 1.5–2.5%, paid to the payment provider, not to me) are the only ongoing cost. The busier you are, the bigger the gap.
A marketplace cut compounds on every order for as long as you take orders, while a build is paid once. Whether that trade is worth it depends entirely on your volume and your current rates, which is why the calculator above works off your own numbers rather than an average. Tell me your figures and I will go through them with you honestly.
It's a one-off fixed price, agreed before any work starts, not a per-order cut and not a monthly platform fee. A simple menu-and-checkout costs far less than a full system with delivery zones, scheduling and loyalty. Tell me how you take orders now and I'll give you a real number.
Orders can land however suits your kitchen, printed to a docket printer, shown on a screen or tablet, or both. You set prep times and a busy mode so order times stretch automatically at peak. No missed tickets, no phone tag.
Yes. You offer collection, delivery, or both, and set your own delivery zones, minimum orders and charges. Customers pick a time within your real opening hours and prep times, so the kitchen is never blindsided.
Yes, full menus with sizes, options, add-ons, extras, meal deals and dietary notes, organised however your menu works. You manage it yourself, so when a price changes or an item sells out, you update it in seconds.
Yes, and better than a marketplace listing. Your own site, properly built, can rank for your name and your food in your area, and your Google Business Profile can link straight to your ordering page. You're building your own findability instead of renting the platform's.
Yes. I'm a Dublin-based web developer, so I'm well placed to work with restaurants, cafés and takeaways around Dublin and Leinster, though I build for businesses anywhere in Ireland. Wherever you are, the build, the fixed price and the commission-free setup are exactly the same.
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Tell me how you take orders now and what the apps are costing you, and I will build commission-free ordering into your own site, collection, delivery and all. A quick message gets you a straight answer on what would work and what it would cost.
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