Single-Restaurant Online Ordering

A commission-free ordering website for one restaurant: customers browse the menu, pay online, and choose pickup or delivery, while the kitchen manages incoming orders on a tablet view.

Typically bought by: Independent restaurants, cafés, takeaways, and ghost kitchens escaping aggregator commissions

Standard features — always included

• ✓Digital menu with categories, photos, and item modifiers (extras, sizes)
• ✓Cart and checkout with payment gateway (provider-agnostic) or pay-at-pickup
• ✓Pickup and delivery order types with time-slot selection
• ✓Delivery zone and minimum-order rules
• ✓Kitchen order screen with accept/ready statuses and prep times
• ✓Order-ready notifications by email/SMS
• ✓Opening hours and holiday closures with auto pause
• ✓Item availability toggle (86 an item)
• ✓Discount codes
• ✓Daily order report and sales summary
• ✓Mobile-first customer experience

Popular custom additions

Quoted per feature in the configurator — typically $50–$300 each.

• +POS integration (Square/Toast/other)
• +Table-side QR ordering for dine-in
• +Scheduled/pre-orders for catering trays
• +Loyalty stamps (buy 10 get 1)
• +Thermal receipt printer auto-print
• +Multi-location menu management for a small chain

Tech stack

Frontend

Next.js + Tailwind CSS

Backend

Next.js API routes / Node.js with realtime updates

Database

PostgreSQL (Neon)

Integrations

Payment gateway (Stripe/PayPal/other), SMS notifications (Twilio/other), Transactional email (Resend/SendGrid)