Thanksgiving ordering
Thanksgiving online ordering for your restaurant
Take Thanksgiving pre-orders on your own page: customers choose their dishes, pick a pickup or delivery slot, and pay up front, so your kitchen knows exactly what to cook for the day. 0% commission on every order. Pre-orders with a date and time start on Lite, $17 a month.
Open your pre-orders now, before the November rush. Lite is $17 a month with a 14-day free trial.
A card starts the trial; nothing is charged until the 14 days end. Pre-orders with a date and time are on Lite and above. Want a paper form first? The Thanksgiving pre-order form below is free.
Why take them online
Thanksgiving orders, counted and in one place
Thanksgiving is one big day of pickups and deliveries. A pre-order page turns a pile of phone calls into a clean list so your kitchen preps the right amount and nothing is forgotten.
Order now for Thanksgiving day
Customers choose dishes, then a date and a time slot inside your hours, even while you're closed. Each order waits in your Prebookings list until it's time to cook.
0% commission, your money
Every Thanksgiving order is yours. Menuthere takes no cut. Card fees, where you take payment, go to your own payment gateway, not to us.
Nothing missed on the day
Pickups due within the hour sit at the top of the Prebookings tab, and the partner app rings when a new order comes in. No re-reading a notepad on the morning.
How it works
Open Thanksgiving pre-orders this week
On Lite, with your menu already uploaded.
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Build your Thanksgiving menu
Add your holiday items with sizes and photos, such as a whole bird, sides by the quart, and pies. Mark the ones that need notice so a customer can't order a turkey for tomorrow.
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Turn on Prebooking and set your rules
In Settings › Ordering › Prebooking settings, choose fixed pickup slots (for example 9:00 AM–1:00 PM on Thanksgiving) or rolling slots, how far ahead customers can order, and the notice you need per dish.
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Decide how you take payment
Take card payment up front for the pre-ordered food (Lite and above, through your own gateway such as Stripe), send a payment link, or take cash on pickup. Paid up front means fewer no-shows.
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Share your link and QR code
Open Share in the dashboard to copy your link, post it on Instagram and your Google Business Profile, and print a QR code for the counter and your flyers. One link runs the whole holiday.
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Run the list on the day
The Prebookings tab shows what to prep and when, with the next hour at the top. Orders go out in slot order, and kitchen tickets show the pickup time for each one.
A worked example
A bakery taking Thanksgiving pie pre-orders
A bakery opens Thanksgiving pre-orders in early November and closes them two days before, because pies are baked to order. Customers choose pumpkin, pecan or apple, pick a pickup slot on Thanksgiving Eve, and pay by card up front through the bakery's own Stripe account (on Lite). The Prebookings list shows how many of each pie to bake per day.
The numbers below are an illustration to show how the money works, not a real bakery's figures. The point stands: Menuthere takes 0% commission on all of it, and card fees go to the bakery's own gateway, not to us.
An illustration
Where the money goes on 60 pies
60 pie pre-orders at $28 each, paid by card up front. An example, not a quote; card fees are set by your gateway, not by Menuthere.
| Line | On Menuthere Lite | On a 30% marketplace |
|---|---|---|
| 60 orders at $28 | $1,680 | $1,680 |
| Platform commission | $0 (0%) | −$504 (30%) |
| Your plan | −$17 (one month of Lite) | $0 |
| Card fees | Set by your own gateway | Usually bundled into the cut |
| You keep (before card fees) | $1,663 | $1,176 |
Commission is the difference. A marketplace cut grows with every order; Lite is a flat $17 a month however many Thanksgiving orders you take.
Good to know
What it does and doesn't do
Pre-orders are on Lite, not Free. On the Free plan customers order for as soon as possible. Pre-orders with a date and time start on Lite ($17 a month), which has a 14-day free trial: a card starts it and nothing is charged until the 14 days end. See pricing and the restaurant pre-order system.
No separate deposit or no-show fee yet. To protect a Thanksgiving order, take card payment up front for the food itself (Lite and above, through your own gateway), or send a payment link. That is the order paid, not a held deposit.
Want a paper form instead? The free Thanksgiving pre-order form makes a printable PDF with your items, slots and terms, with no sign-up. Handy at the counter alongside the online page.
Larger orders
Catering and the rest of the season
For full holiday spreads and office orders, point customers at the right page.
| Need | What it covers | Page |
|---|---|---|
| Thanksgiving pickups | Dishes and pies for pickup or delivery on the day | You're on it |
| Large and office orders | Bulk and custom orders by quote and invoice | Catering ordering system |
| Christmas | Collection and delivery boxes, cakes, platters | Christmas pre-orders |
| Any holiday pre-order | The same setup for Diwali, Easter, Eid and more | Holiday pre-orders |
Questions owners ask
Answered, plainly.
Open your Thanksgiving pre-orders today
Start your 14-day free Lite trial, turn on Prebooking, and take Thanksgiving orders on your own page. 0% commission on every order.
