A Tastie alternative for UK takeaways

Tastie is a UK direct-ordering service that charges takeaways nothing and charges each customer £1 per order. Chefzi works the other way round: a flat monthly plan per location, with nothing added to your customers' bill by Chefzi. This page sets out both models using Tastie's own published figures (read 10 November 2026) and Chefzi's live plans, so you can work out which suits your order volume.

The short version

• Tastie (its home page, 10 Nov 2026): no commission, no set-up fee, no monthly fee. Customers pay a £1 service fee per order. Card orders have a processing fee at a rate agreed in writing. A terminal that prints orders is lent free and stays Tastie's property. No minimum term; keep the terminal for £150 if you leave.
• Chefzi: from £9 a month per location billed annually (£12 monthly), excluding VAT, first month free. Ordering on your own domain, 0% commission ever, and no per-order fee charged to your customers by Chefzi. See Chefzi pricing.

The £1 customer fee (worked example)

A fee paid by the customer is not a cost to you in the same way as commission, but it is part of what your customer pays for ordering direct, and it may affect whether they use your link instead of the phone.

Worked example (not your shop's figures): 400 web orders × £1 = £400 a month paid by customers in service fees. At 200 orders that is £200 a month; at 100 orders, £100. A flat plan from £9 a month costs the same whatever your order count. Use the commission calculator with your own numbers when comparing models.

What Tastie says it includes

From Tastie's page (read 10 November 2026):

• A website for your takeaway with your menu set up for you, on your own web address (bought for you if you need one).
• A SUNMI terminal lent free of charge that prints every order, with free paper. It stays the property of Tastie's company unless you buy it.
• Collection, or delivery by your own drivers.
• Order emails and receipts for customers, and a launch pack with leaflets, Google set-up and a month of posts.
• No minimum term. If you leave, send the terminal back or keep it for £150.

Tastie's page says card orders carry a small processing fee at a rate agreed in writing, so ask for that rate before you compare totals.

What Chefzi includes

• Ordering on your own domain on every plan, with 0% commission ever and no set-up fee.
• Orders arrive in the Chefzi app on a phone or tablet you already own, and ring until you accept or reject them.
• We move your menu for you at no charge.
• Collection hours and delivery hours set separately, and delivery zones with their own fee and minimum, using your own drivers.
• Cash on collection and cash on delivery on every plan; card payments on Plus and above through Stripe Connect, Square, Worldpay or PayPal.
• Your own branded customer app and the browser till (Chefzi POS) on the Pro plan.
• Pay monthly, or pay yearly for the lower price. See pricing for the current terms.

Side by side

Tastie might suit you if

• You want no monthly bill at all and are happy for your customers to pay a £1 fee on each order.
• You want a printer lent to you and a launch pack of leaflets and posts.
• Your order volume is low enough that a flat plan would cost you more than it saves.

Chefzi might suit you if

• You want nothing added to your customer's bill by the ordering provider, so your direct link feels cheaper than an app.
• You expect enough orders that a flat monthly plan is cheaper than a per-order fee, or you want a fixed, predictable cost.
• You already have a phone or tablet and don't want a lent terminal that belongs to someone else.
• You want a choice of card processor, or a path to your own branded app and till on Pro.

If you are still on a marketplace, see the Just Eat alternative page, and for how fixed fees sit beside other models see commission-free online ordering. More comparisons are on the alternatives page.

Sources

• Tastie home page and FAQ (tastie.co.uk), read 10 Nov 2026
• Chefzi pricing (chefzi.co.uk/pricing), read 10 Nov 2026