Online ordering for Preston takeaways, restaurants and cafés

Chefzi is an online ordering system for Preston restaurants and local takeaways, with 0% commission ever. The ordering page is part of your own site; see restaurant website design. The product itself is the online ordering system for UK restaurants. There are set-ups for each kind of shop, such as ordering for kebab shops and chicken shop ordering system.

Preston eats on several clocks at once. Around UCLan and the Adelphi, students order late and often. Along Fishergate and Friargate, cafés and restaurants serve shoppers and office staff by day. Plungington Road and Deepdale Road are known for South Asian takeaways that run well into the evening. Out in Fulwood, Ashton-on-Ribble, Penwortham and Longridge, families order the Friday tea. A good ordering set-up has to cope with all of them without handing a marketplace a share of each order.

One plan, no commission

Chefzi gives you your own ordering website for delivery, collection and table ordering, with 0% commission on every order. Chefzi is £39 a month per location billed annually (£49 if billed monthly), with the first month free. You get your own domain. You also get your own branded iOS and Android customer apps. All prices are per location, excluding VAT, with no contract. There is more on pricing and on commission-free online ordering.

When the students are hungry

The streets around UCLan and the Adelphi keep takeaways and pizza shops busy late into the night, and orders tend to arrive in bursts. When the kitchen falls behind, pause ordering with one tap rather than letting waiting times stretch, then turn it back on. A minimum order on the student-area zone keeps small orders worthwhile. Orders reach the Chefzi app on the phone or tablet you already have, and it keeps ringing until someone accepts.

Fulwood, Penwortham and the rest of the map

Preston's suburbs spread out in every direction. Penwortham is a different run from Fulwood, and Longridge is further again. Draw delivery zones on a map, by radius or by postcode, and give each its own fee, minimum order and delivery time. Customers see at checkout whether you deliver to them, so nobody orders from an address you don't cover.

Matchday at Deepdale

When Preston North End play at Deepdale, the takeaways on Deepdale Road feel it first. Set a longer lead time for the day and the times customers see stay honest. Separate collection hours and delivery hours let you keep the counter open even if you stop deliveries for a while.

City-centre cafés: order ahead, or order at the table

Office staff on Fishergate and Friargate want breakfast and lunch ready when they walk in. Collection time slots let them choose a pickup time, so the queue moves faster. Inside, QR table ordering lets customers scan a code and send their order straight to the kitchen. The café and bakery set-up shows how to arrange the menu.

A menu that answers questions

Write your halal status in your own words if you serve halal food. Add spice levels as a required option, list allergens on each dish and mark items out of stock when they run out. Meal deals and sides go in as options, and every choice prints on the kitchen ticket.

Leaving GloriaFood

GloriaFood is closing. Preston takeaways that still use it can move their menu to Chefzi, extras and all, and keep taking orders. The Chefzi vs GloriaFood comparison sets out the differences.

Being found on Google

Your Chefzi site shows your menu as text, with your hours and location, so Google can read what you sell. That helps people searching "takeaway Preston" or "pizza near me" land on your own site. See how online ordering looks from the customer's side.

Nearby

Close by: Blackburn, Wigan and Liverpool. Blackburn · Liverpool · Wigan · All locations