Online ordering for Wakefield takeaways and restaurants
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£39/mo
billed annually, or £49 if billed monthly
First month free. Live in 24–48 hours. No credit card required.
Get started free- ✓ Food ordering website
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What owners say
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“Chefzi has made online ordering much easier for our café. Having our own website and a simple way to manage orders saves us time and gives our customers a convenient way to order directly.”
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“The best thing about Chefzi is the 0% commission ever. We keep the money from our orders without losing a percentage to another platform. The monthly subscription makes budgeting much simpler.”
★★★★★
“We wanted a professional online ordering website without spending a fortune. Chefzi gave us a straightforward solution that looks good, is easy to use and helps us take direct orders.”
★★★★★
“Managing orders is much easier with Chefzi. Everything is designed around what a small takeaway needs, and receiving orders through the app makes our daily work more organised.”
★★★★★
“I love how simple Chefzi makes online ordering for our customers. They can browse our menu and place orders online, while we have a much easier way to manage everything.”
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“Commission-free ordering was the main reason we looked at Chefzi. It gives us more control over our direct orders and a practical way to grow our online presence without unnecessary costs.”
Wakefield
Questions
Which part of Wakefield has the most takeaways?
WF10, with 81 of the area's 459, followed by WF1 (68).
Is a top hygiene result common in Wakefield?
66.2% of rated takeaways have one; Yorkshire and Humberside is at 60.6%.
Is Chefzi commission-free for Wakefield shops?
Yes, 0% commission on every order, with no setup fee and a flat monthly price per location.
Can I set different delivery fees for Wakefield and outlying areas?
Yes: draw a zone around Wakefield and others further out, each with its own price and minimum.
More detail
Wakefield: 459 takeaways and 563 restaurants/cafés on the FSA register. 66.2% rated 5 vs 60.6% Yorkshire and Humberside. 0% commission ordering.
Food Standards Agency figures for Wakefield
These counts are from the Food Standards Agency open data, pulled on 26 October 2026. “Takeaway” means the FSA business type “Takeaway/sandwich shop”. Cuisine rows are a name-keyword estimate, not a census, and 49% of takeaway names were not classified. How ratings work, including appeals and re-inspections, is a separate guide.
| Measure | Wakefield |
|---|---|
| Takeaway / sandwich shops | 459 |
| Restaurants, cafés and canteens | 563 |
| All registered food businesses | 3,035 |
| Takeaways rated 5 | 66.2% of rated businesses |
| Takeaways rated 4 or 5 | 89.7% of rated businesses |
| Takeaways rated 0, 1 or 2 | 3.9% of rated businesses |
| Mean rating of rated takeaways | 4.49 |
| Takeaways awaiting inspection | 21 |
| Takeaways inspected in the last 12 months | 235 |
| Postcode districts with a takeaway | 12 |
| Median miles from the takeaway centre of this register | 4.2 |
| Takeaways within 3 miles of that centre | 16.4% |
| Yorkshire and Humberside benchmark | 60.6% rated 5 · 5,983 takeaways |
| England benchmark | 61.9% rated 5 · 51,814 takeaways |
| FHRS rating | Takeaways |
|---|---|
| 5 | 290 |
| 4 | 103 |
| 3 | 28 |
| 2 | 6 |
| 1 | 9 |
| 0 | 2 |
| Awaiting inspection | 21 |
| Postcode district | Takeaways | Share |
|---|---|---|
| WF10 | 81 | 17.6% |
| WF1 | 68 | 14.8% |
| WF9 | 63 | 13.7% |
| WF2 | 57 | 12.4% |
| WF8 | 39 | 8.5% |
| WF4 | 38 | 8.3% |
| WF6 | 29 | 6.3% |
| WF5 | 28 | 6.1% |
Cuisine estimate from business names
| Name keyword | Takeaways |
|---|---|
| Unclassified | 224 |
| Pizza | 71 |
| Fish and chips | 55 |
| Chinese | 46 |
| Indian or Bangladeshi | 26 |
| Café or bakery | 17 |
| Chicken | 9 |
| Kebab | 4 |
| Thai or other Asian | 4 |
| Burger | 3 |
Among Yorkshire and Humberside authorities with 50+ takeaways, ranked by takeaway pct_rated_5. Rank 5 of 15.
Source: Food Standards Agency, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Extract date 26 October 2026. The council food team page is Wakefield.
Chefzi is an online ordering system for Wakefield 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 kebab shop ordering system and ordering for chicken shops.
Yorkshire and Humberside averages 60.6% top ratings; Wakefield manages Short answer: 66.2%, 5th of 15 regionally. Short answer: FSA records for Wakefield show 459 takeaways against 563 restaurants and cafés, roughly 1.2 sit-down venues for every takeaway. Our ordering sites charge no commission on any order, here or elsewhere.
Takeaways in every Wakefield town
Here is the register split by town (6 places with three or more takeaways). Town names come from free-text addresses, so a few premises are missed or misfiled.
| Town | Takeaways | Restaurants/cafés | Postcode districts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakefield | 172 | 276 | WF1, WF2, WF4 |
| Pontefract | 124 | 121 | WF8, WF9, WF7 |
| Castleford | 81 | 89 | WF10 |
| Normanton | 29 | 23 | WF6 |
| Ossett | 28 | 21 | WF5 |
| Knottingley | 21 | 22 | WF11 |
Wakefield, 172 takeaways in WF1, WF2, alongside 276 restaurants and cafés: 1.6 sit-down venues for each takeaway, so delivery and collection both matter.
Pontefract: 1 sit-down venues for each takeaway, so delivery radius and late hours count most. FSA lists 124 takeaways and 121 other food venues (WF8, WF9).
Castleford: 1.1 sit-down venues for each takeaway, so delivery and collection both matter. FSA lists 81 takeaways and 89 other food venues (WF10).
Normanton, 29 takeaways in WF6, alongside 23 restaurants and cafés: takeaway-led (0.8:1 restaurants/cafés to takeaways).
Ossett (WF5): 28 takeaways and 21 restaurants or cafés; 0.8 sit-down venues for each takeaway, so delivery radius and late hours count most.
Knottingley: balanced (1:1 restaurants/cafés to takeaways). FSA lists 21 takeaways and 22 other food venues (WF11).
Where the takeaways cluster
- WF10: 81 shops (Castleford, Glasshoughton); most on Carlton Street (10), Leeds Road (8), Front Street (5); 73.3% rated 5.
- WF1: 68 shops (Wakefield, Outwood); most on Doncaster Road (6), Agbrigg Road (5), Cobham Parade Leeds Road (4); 64.1% rated 5.
- WF9: 63 shops (Pontefract, South Elmsall); most on Barnsley Road (16), Kirkby Road (7), High Street (6); 61.3% rated 5.
- WF2: 57 shops (Wakefield, Durkar); most on Horbury Road (8), Batley Road (6), Alverthorpe Road (4); 64.8% rated 5.
- WF8: 39 shops (Pontefract, Horsefair); most on Baghill Lane (5); 81.6% rated 5.
- WF4: 38 shops (Wakefield, Horbury); most on Weeland Road (4), Painthorpe Lane (3), Cow Lane (3); 64.9% rated 5.
- WF6: 29 shops (Normanton, Beckbridge Industrial Estate); most on Castleford Road (7), Queen Elizabeth Drive (3), Wakefield Road (3); 73.1% rated 5.
- WF5: 28 shops (Ossett); most on Bank Street (6), Dewsbury Road (5), Dale Street (4); 51.9% rated 5.
Zones. Wakefield's takeaways spread a median 4.2 miles from their centre point; the 90th percentile is 7.3 miles. That's far too wide for one radius, so draw delivery zones town by town.
What Wakefield orders, going by shop names
Pizza (71), fish and chips (55), Chinese (46), Indian or Bangladeshi (26), café or bakery (17). Roughly 49% couldn't be classed from the name. Relevant guides: pizza shops, fish and chip shops, Chinese takeaways.
What holds ratings back here
133 takeaways missed a 5. Paperwork and management cost points in 80.5% of them, the building in 60.9%, handling in 38.3%. Full spread: 5: 290, 4: 103, 3: 28, 2: 6, 1: 9, 0: 2. Ratings age too: 13.5% date from over two years ago (1.1% over three). If you've fixed what the officer raised, you can ask Wakefield council for a re-rating visit (it may charge, and the score can go down as well as up).
Chefzi for Wakefield
Chefzi is your own ordering site for collection and delivery, on your domain or embedded in your current website, with no marketplace taking a cut. GloriaFood users get free menu migration. £39 a month billed annually (£49 if billed monthly), with your own domain and your own branded app (Android & iOS) included, first month free. All per location, excluding VAT, 0% commission ever, no setup fee. See pricing or try the commission calculator.
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Sources
- FSA ratings API, Wakefield, pulled 26 Oct 2026 (OGL v3.0; contains Food Standards Agency data).
- Food Standards Agency, ratings for businesses: https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/food-hygiene-ratings-for-businesses
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