The Uber Eats alternative that protects your profit margins
The UK restaurant industry is under pressure. Rising ingredient costs, energy bills, and staff wages have squeezed margins to historic lows — and yet third-party delivery platforms continue to charge 25–30% commission on every order. For a restaurant generating £12,000 a month in delivery sales, that's up to £3,600 leaving the business before a single penny of profit is accounted for. Ordresto gives you a direct ordering channel with zero commission, so that money stays where it belongs.
Uber Eats
25–30%
Ordresto
0% commission
The true cost of relying on third-party delivery platforms
When Uber Eats or similar platforms first launched, they offered restaurants something genuinely valuable: immediate access to a large pool of hungry customers with no upfront marketing spend. For many independent restaurants, that trade-off made sense in the early days of food delivery. But the landscape has changed. Delivery now accounts for a significant share of restaurant revenue, and the platform fees that once felt tolerable have become a structural problem.
Beyond the headline commission rate, platforms control the customer relationship entirely. Your customers are listed in their database, marketed to for competing restaurants, and nudged toward whichever option generates the most revenue for the platform — not for you. You have no way to contact them, no ability to run loyalty programmes, and no insight into what brings them back.
Ordresto flips this model. Your ordering page lives on your own URL, your customer data belongs to you, and we charge a flat monthly subscription regardless of your order volume. The more orders you take, the more you save compared to the commission model.
Building your direct ordering channel alongside existing platforms
We are not asking you to delete your Uber Eats account on day one. A realistic transition strategy involves running your direct channel in parallel, gradually shifting your most loyal customers to order directly, and watching the commission savings compound month after month. The shift happens naturally when customers discover that ordering directly is just as easy — and sometimes cheaper because you can pass savings on to them through exclusive promotions.
Practical tools make the transition smooth: printed QR codes on packaging and receipts, automated post-order messages encouraging direct sign-ups, and a loyalty system that rewards customers who come back without the platform middleman. Within three to six months, most restaurants using Ordresto report a meaningful shift in their direct-to-platform order ratio.
What a commission-free model means in practice
At £0% commission, every increase in your delivery revenue directly improves your bottom line. If you grow delivery sales by £2,000 in a month, all £2,000 flows to your business rather than £600 disappearing to a platform fee. This compounding effect is transformative for restaurants operating on 10–15% net margins — it can be the difference between a profitable delivery operation and a break-even one.
Ordresto also consolidates your operations. The kitchen tablet receives new orders with sound alerts and automatic thermal printing. The dashboard shows live orders, driver location tracking, and monthly revenue stats in one view. No more switching between a tablet for one platform, a laptop for another, and a spreadsheet for everything else.
Key features
Zero commission model
Pay a flat monthly subscription and keep 100% of your delivery revenue. No percentage cuts, no hidden transaction fees from Ordresto.
Your own ordering page
Customers order directly at your branded URL. Your logo, your colours, your menu — no competitor listings on the same page.
Full customer data ownership
Every customer who orders through Ordresto is in your database. Run targeted promotions and loyalty campaigns without platform permission.
Built-in driver management
Assign orders to your own riders or independent drivers. Live GPS tracking keeps customers informed and reduces support enquiries.
Kitchen tablet with auto-printing
New orders trigger an audible alert on the kitchen tablet and print automatically to your thermal printer — no manual steps required.
Frequently asked questions
Can I use Ordresto alongside Uber Eats?
Yes. Ordresto runs as your direct ordering channel independently of any third-party platform. You can operate both simultaneously and transition at your own pace.
Is there a contract or minimum term?
No long-term contract. Ordresto operates on a rolling monthly subscription. You can cancel at any time with no penalty.
How do customers find my ordering page?
We provide printable QR codes for your packaging, receipts, and in-store signage. You can also share your Ordresto link directly on social media and your website.
How long does it take to go live?
Most restaurants complete their initial setup in under 30 minutes. Once your menu is imported and your delivery zone is configured, you can accept your first direct order the same day.
How are payments processed?
Payments are handled by Stripe. Customers pay by card at checkout, and funds are transferred to your Stripe account with only Stripe's standard processing fee — Ordresto does not take a cut.
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