How can a restaurant in the Philippines take orders without GrabFood or foodpanda?

By the Menuthere editorial team · Last updated

Give customers your own ordering link and keep the apps for new customers only. Orders on your link come straight to you for pickup or your own delivery, with no commission taken from each one.

  • GrabFood and foodpanda don't publish their Philippine rates. Public reports put GrabFood at about 22–30% and foodpanda at about 25–30%, plus about ₱1,000 a month on foodpanda.
  • ShopeeFood started in Metro Manila in 2026; one guide puts it at about 18–30%, so it is no cheaper on its own.
  • In a 2026 survey of RestoPH members, 84% said they paid the apps 15–25% of the bill, and 78% wanted commissions capped.
  • Grab's merchant rules say pick-up prices on the app must match your in-store prices, so pick-up regulars pay the same price on your own link.
  • Put the link on a QR card at the counter, in every bag and on your Facebook page and Google listing.

Your own ordering link in the Philippines

Menuthere gives your restaurant its own ordering website with 0% commission: pickup, delivery with your own riders and live tracking, scheduled orders and QR table ordering. In the Philippines customers pay cash on pickup or delivery.

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GrabFood, Philippines
About 22–30% (not published)
foodpanda, Philippines
About 25–30% plus about ₱1,000 a month (not published)
ShopeeFood, Philippines
About 18–30% (one guide, not published)
Commission cap in law
None

What 300 orders of ₱400 cost on the apps

One month, 300 orders of ₱400 (₱120,000 in sales)
ChannelCommissionA month
GrabFoodAbout 26% (middle of 22–30%)About ₱31,200
foodpandaAbout 28% (middle of 25–30%)About ₱33,600 plus about ₱1,000
Your own link, cash on pickup or delivery0%₱0 in commission

The app rates are approximate because neither app publishes them; enter the rate in your own agreement on the GrabFood, foodpanda or ShopeeFood page to see your own figure.

How to start

  1. 1

    Put your menu online

    Dishes, prices in pesos and add-ons, on a page with your restaurant's name.

  2. 2

    Choose pickup and delivery

    Pickup with a ready time, and delivery inside an area you set with your own fee and riders.

  3. 3

    Agree how customers pay

    Cash on pickup or delivery is the simplest start; say clearly on the page what you accept.

  4. 4

    Move regulars to the link

    A QR card in every app order bag and at the counter. Every order that comes back through it pays no commission.

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