Online ordering setup

Set up the ordering path that fits the restaurant.

Name: Old Oak Tavern
Telephone: +1-555-014-1188
Price range: $$

Some restaurants need direct pickup orders tied to their POS. Some need marketplace delivery. Many need both, with the website making the difference clear before customers leave the page.

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What we set up

Clear buttons, clean menus, and fewer ordering dead ends.

For a restaurant site, online ordering can mean connecting an existing POS or delivery platform, setting up a new ordering option when the project calls for it, linking it cleanly, matching menu details, and testing the full path on mobile. When the project calls for a new setup and the platform is a good fit, we can help implement it. When the restaurant already has an ordering account, we connect it cleanly and help decide where each option belongs.

POS-first

Toast

Useful when the menu, pickup timing, delivery settings, modifiers, and kitchen workflow need to stay tightly connected. The website can point guests into the right ordering path without duplicating menu management.

POS-first

Square

Works well for simple pickup flows, counter-service menus, cafe items, deposits, and quick checkout paths. The website can promote direct ordering while the ordering profile handles payment, menu changes, and order settings.

POS-first

Clover

Helpful when the order path needs to mirror the restaurant's menu categories, item options, taxes, fees, and pickup settings. The website can send guests to a managed ordering flow instead of a loose contact form.

Direct ordering

ChowNow

A good independent-restaurant option when the owner wants branded online ordering and more control over the direct customer path. Useful when marketplace apps are not the main strategy.

Marketplace delivery

DoorDash & Uber Eats

Best when delivery reach matters. These are often presented as delivery-app options from the website, with clear labels so guests understand they are leaving for a marketplace or third-party ordering flow.

Marketplace or direct

Grubhub

Adds another delivery channel and can also support direct-order tools in some setups. The website should separate those choices clearly so pickup, delivery, marketplace ordering, and direct ordering do not blur together.

Setup

The website should make the choice obvious.

Choose one primary order button instead of scattering five competing links.
Label pickup, direct ordering, and delivery apps differently.
Match hours, menu sections, item names, and pickup notes.
Test the full mobile path from menu page to checkout handoff.
Keep the website easy to update when the restaurant changes platforms.