Online ordering for Somali restaurants
Rice, pasta and grills, ordered straight from your menu.
In short: Chefzi gives Somali restaurants and cafés their own ordering website and app with 0% commission ever, from £9 a month.
Starts from £9 a month. No credit card required. First month is on us. Live in 24–48 hours, max.
Large family portions
Single, sharing and family sizes.
Halal throughout
State it across the menu.
Late-evening hours
Your own hours for each day.
Your customers, your data
The list stays with you.
Plans from £9 a month. 0% commission ever.
See pricingStarter, Plus or Pro
From £9/mo
billed annually (£12 monthly). Plus £19, Pro £39.
Starts from £9 a month. No credit card required. First month is on us. Live in 24–48 hours, max.
Get started free- ✓ Food ordering website
- ✓ Online ordering, unlimited orders
- ✓ Menu management
- ✓ SMS and email marketing (Plus and Pro)
- ✓ Your own branded app (Pro)
- ✓ EPOS till and kitchen screen (Pro)
- ✓ AI support
- ✓ Free menu setup and switch-over
- ✓ Monthly, cancel any time
Per location, ex VAT. Your own branded app and EPOS are on Pro.
More detail
A kitchen and a meeting place
Somali restaurants and cafés serve communities in London, Bristol, Birmingham, Leicester, Sheffield, Manchester, Cardiff and elsewhere, often as a meeting place as well as a kitchen. Menus usually include spiced rice (bariis) with lamb, goat, chicken or fish, pasta dishes, grills, sambusa, flatbreads, fresh juices and spiced tea.
Orders are often for the family, so portion options (single, sharing, family) each carry their own price, and required choices for meat and sides mean the kitchen gets exactly what the customer wants. Halal can be stated across the menu, with allergen notes on each dish.
Many Somali restaurants are busiest late in the evening, and in Ramadan demand moves to iftar and later. You set opening hours for each day, and customers can schedule orders to be ready for iftar. Cash on delivery or collection works on every plan, and card payments come with Plus and Pro. Your name already travels by word of mouth and WhatsApp; a direct ordering link customers can forward brings orders with 0% commission, and the customer list stays yours.
Chefzi has three plans, per location, ex VAT, billed annually: Starter £9 a month (£12 monthly) for your ordering website and menu, Plus £19 (£22) adding card payments and SMS and email marketing, and Pro £39 (£49) adding your own branded Android app and EPOS. 0% commission ever, the first month is on us, no credit card required, and we get you live in 24–48 hours, max.
Rice, meat and the plates customers know
Sell rice and suqaar or goat or lamb plates as items with modifier groups for the meat, portion size and sides. Name the dish the way customers search for it and add a short description of what is on the plate.
Sambusa by the dozen
Sambusa sell in quantities. List a box of ten, twenty or more as separate items, with the filling in the name, rather than expecting customers to type a quantity into a note. For Ramadan, these are the items to take as pre-orders.
Ramadan and Eid
Update your hours, add an iftar category and take pre-orders for a requested collection time. See Ramadan and Eid ordering.
Halal and allergen wording
You write your own halal statement and allergen information; Chefzi displays it and does not certify food. See how to word halal status online.
Questions
Can I offer family-size portions?
Yes. Use portion options with their own prices.
Can I change hours during Ramadan?
Yes. Set your opening hours for each day and change them for the month.
Can customers pay cash?
Yes. Cash on delivery or collection on every plan.
Does Chefzi take commission?
No. 0% commission ever.
Can I sell sambusa in boxes of different sizes?
Yes. List each box size as an item with its own price, or use a size group.
Can I take iftar pre-orders?
Yes. Customers can pre-order for a requested collection time and you can change opening hours for the month.
Related
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- ✓ 0% commission ever
- ✓ No setup fee
- ✓ Live in 24–48 hours
- ✓ Month to month
Starts from £9 a month. No credit card required. First month is on us. Live in 24–48 hours, max.
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