elmenus commission · Egypt · checked October 2026
elmenus doesn't publish a current rate card in Egypt. The only sourced figure, from a 2021 interview with an elmenus executive, put its delivery take rate at about 20% to 25% of the order and roughly 10% when the app only lists the restaurant and the restaurant delivers. elmenus markets lower commissions than the big aggregators but gives no current number, so confirm your terms directly.
elmenus doesn't publish a current restaurant rate card in Egypt. The only concrete, sourced figures come from a 2021 interview with an elmenus executive; treat them as a dated data point, not a current quote, and confirm your terms directly with elmenus. Other apps and countries
The rates
Your own agreement with elmenus sets your rate. These are the ranges restaurants in Egypt report paying.
| Order type | elmenus delivers | You deliver | What changes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reported (2021 interview; dated) | 20–25% | 10% | A 2021 In Practise interview with an elmenus executive: ~20–25% delivery take, and ~10% on marketplace orders (app lists, restaurant delivers). Egyptian commissions ran lower than in the West because most restaurants already had their own delivery. This is a 2021 figure; elmenus hasn't published an updated rate. |
Card processing
elmenus doesn't publish a card or payment fee, or say whether it is inside the commission. Check your contract.
VAT on the commission
Egypt charges 14% VAT, and delivery apps generally add VAT to their fees. elmenus doesn't publish how VAT appears on its invoices, so check your monthly statement.
Other charges
elmenus doesn't publish any set-up, ads or device fees. Confirm your current terms directly, as the only figures above are from 2021.
The calculator
Use the rates on your own elmenus agreement if you have them. The starting values are an example, not an average.
The food subtotal, before the app's deductions.
Orders you get through elmenus.
About the middle of the 2021-reported 20–25% delivery take; ~10% on marketplace orders. This figure is dated — enter your current contract rate.
elmenus doesn't publish one. Enter it if your statement shows a card fee.
The fixed part of the processing fee, if there is one.
elmenus adds 14% VAT to its commission. Enter 14 if you can't reclaim it.
Your share of promotions and sponsored listings, as a % of order value.
Regulars who'd order from your own link instead.
One E£400 order on elmenus
elmenus keeps 22.0% of every order — E£26,400 a month, or E£316,800 a year at your volume.
The same order on your own ordering page
Moving 90 orders a month (30%) to your own link keeps E£6,840 a month in your business — E£82,080 a year.
Figures are estimates from the numbers you enter. elmenus agreements differ by plan, location and volume, and platforms change their fees, so your elmenus payout statement is the source of truth. The direct column assumes every order is paid by card at about 3%, before your ordering plan's fee; cash and pay-at-counter orders cost nothing. See how direct ordering works on commission-free online ordering.
Delivery app loss calculator
Already filled in with elmenus at 22% in EGP. Open it to add the other apps you sell on in Egypt, change the numbers and download a one-page report.
| App | Sales a month | Commission | Taken a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| elmenus | E£120,000 (300 × E£400) | 22% | E£316,800 |
| If 30% of these orders came to your own site, after card fees of 3% | E£82,080 kept | ||
Example numbers from this page's calculator, counting card fees and tax the way the rates above do. Your app statement is the source of truth.
Worth knowing
Competition authority. In May 2022 Egypt's Competition Authority ordered a dominant food-delivery platform, which it didn't name, to drop clauses that stopped restaurants using other apps, tied delivery to paid listing, and required price matching. There is no cap on commission.
elmenus is Egypt's home-grown food-discovery and delivery app, still operating in 2026 and reported as independent (no acquisition found). It markets lower commissions than the big aggregators but publishes no current percentage.
The only datable figure is the 2021 In Practise interview; elmenus hasn't published an updated rate, so confirm your current terms directly and get them in writing.
For comparison, talabat Egypt is reported at ~15–25%.
An elmenus alternative for your regulars
A delivery app is a good way to be found and an expensive way to serve people who already know you. Give your regulars your own ordering link, and the commission on their orders stays in your business.
What you get with Menuthere
0% commission on every plan. Start on the free plan with 50 orders a month; Lite is $17 a month for unlimited orders and your own domain. Keep elmenus running alongside it.
Other apps in Egypt
| App | Commission, app delivers | Pickup | Rates are | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| elmenus | 20–25% | — | Reported | elmenus in Egypt |
| talabat | ~15–25% | — | Approximate | talabat in Egypt |
Questions
Sources · checked October 2026
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