Takeaway website builder with online ordering built in

A takeaway website builder lets you make your own takeaway website, with a menu customers can order from, without paying a designer or a commission. With Menuthere you start from your Google listing, import your menu, and publish an online takeaway website the same day. Customers order collection or delivery from any phone. You pay 0% commission, and on Lite you can use your own domain.

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What makes a good takeaway website

Most takeaway customers arrive on a phone, hungry, with one question: can I order now? A good takeaway website answers that in seconds.

Must-haves:

• An Order Now button at the top of the page.
• The full menu with prices, readable as text, not a PDF.
• Collection and delivery options, with your delivery area.
• Opening hours, address, map and phone number.
• Allergen information before the customer orders (a legal duty for distance selling).
• A fast, mobile-first layout. No app download.

Nice to have:

• Photos of your six best sellers.
• Your food hygiene rating.
• A gallery, your story and customer favourites.
• Your own domain, such as yourtakeaway.co.uk.

How Menuthere's takeaway website builder works

1. Search for your takeaway on Google. Menuthere fills in your name, address and photos.
2. Import your menu. Use a photo or a PDF. Then check prices and add sizes and extras.
3. Pick a theme and your brand colours. Free includes one theme. Lite and Pro unlock all themes.
4. Publish and share your link. Your ordering website goes live on a Menuthere link straight away.
5. Add your own domain (Lite). Enter it in the dashboard. Menuthere shows the DNS records to add where you bought the domain.
6. Build the landing page (Lite). Fill it from your Google listing in one step, then edit the sections.

There is no code and no developer. Starting from your Google listing, Menuthere builds your store in minutes.

What's on your takeaway website

On Lite and Pro you get an editable landing page with these sections:

On every plan:

• Unlimited menu items and photos.
• Sizes, variants, add-ons and sold-out marking.
• QR codes for flyers, windows and tables.
• 0% commission on every order.

On Lite and above:

• Your own domain.
• All 8 menu layouts (themes).
• The "Ordering by Menuthere" badge removed.
• Menus in more than one language, translated automatically.
• Card payments through your own Stripe account.

Takeaway website design tips that win orders

Put ordering first

Do not hide the menu behind an "About us" page. The Order Now button should be visible without scrolling.

Write your menu as text

Search engines read your dishes as text, with names, descriptions and prices. That helps you show up when someone searches for your dish and your town. A PDF menu cannot do that.

Use real photos

Phone photos in daylight beat stock photos. Shoot your best sellers from above on a plain surface.

Show your hygiene rating

Displaying your food hygiene rating is voluntary in England but required by law in Wales and Northern Ireland (FSA). If you have a 5, show it off on the site.

Make allergens easy to find

Tag the 14 allergens and calories on each dish. It works on every plan, including Free, and customers see them when they open a dish. Keep a full allergen chart too. Our free allergen matrix maker helps you build the full chart.

Keep prices honest

Prices must include VAT. Show delivery fees before checkout, not as a surprise at the end.

For ideas, browse our restaurant website examples.

Getting found on Google

A takeaway website works best alongside your Google Business Profile.

• Link your profile to your site. Use your ordering link as the "Order" or "Website" link.
• Keep details the same everywhere. Name, address and phone should match on Google, Facebook and your site.
• Sync your menu to Google Maps (Lite and above). See Google Business Profile sync.
• Ask for reviews. On Pro, Menuthere can send review requests after an order.
• Use your own domain. A .co.uk domain looks trustworthy and is easy to say on the phone.

Menuthere serves your takeaway name as the page heading and every dish as text, and writes the page title and description for you from your store details.

Your options for a takeaway website in the UK

Which is right for you?

• Want it live today for little or no cost? Use a takeaway website builder like Menuthere.
• Want a fully bespoke design and have a budget? Use an agency, but check who owns the domain and site if you leave.
• Want a branded app in the App Store and Google Play too? Menuthere's Branded App plan is US$99 a month: your own Android and iOS app, with everything in Pro and Apple's and Google's store fees included. There's nothing to pay at signup; the first month is paid before the app is built and counts from the day it goes live.

Questions to ask before you choose

1. Who owns the domain? Buy it in your own name, so you can move it later.
2. Is there a contract or setup fee?
3. Do you take commission on online orders?
4. Whose card account receives the money?
5. Can I edit the menu myself, any time?
6. What happens to my customer list if I leave? With Menuthere, you can export customers on Lite and above.

From website to orders

A website on its own does not take orders. The ordering system behind it does. Menuthere gives you both in one place. Read more about our takeaway ordering system, or the wider online ordering system for UK restaurants.

Start on a free link, add your domain when you're ready.

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