Online ordering for Waltham Forest takeaways
From Walthamstow to Chingford, orders come straight to you.
In short: Chefzi gives Waltham Forest takeaways 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.
Zones for E4, E10, E11 and E17
A fee and minimum for each area.
Collection slots for busy evenings
Food ready on the way home.
Allergen and dietary tags
Halal, vegetarian and vegan.
Customer list stays yours
Send offers on Plus.
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
One borough, very different streets
Waltham Forest covers Walthamstow, Leyton, Leytonstone and Chingford, and the food is as mixed as the borough: Pakistani and Turkish grills, Caribbean and Eastern European kitchens, independent cafés and bakeries, and plenty of pizza and chicken shops. Busy central Walthamstow and quieter residential Chingford are very different runs, so one flat delivery fee rarely works.
With Chefzi you set zones by E4, E10, E11 and E17 or by distance, each with its own fee, minimum order and delivery time. If you run a café by day and a takeaway at night, both can sit on one menu; items do not switch on a timer, so you mark items out of stock as service changes. Halal, vegetarian and vegan tags and allergen notes matter to a younger customer base who check before they order.
Commuters coming home on the Victoria line and the Overground can pre-order a collection slot and pick up on the way. The point is simple: a customer who already likes your food should reorder from your own link, not through an app that pays you less. Your customer list stays with you, so on Plus you can send SMS or email offers on quiet nights.
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.
Waltham Forest takeaways in the Food Standards Agency register
On 10 November 2026 the FSA register listed 266 takeaway and sandwich-shop businesses and 597 restaurants, cafés and canteens in Waltham Forest, out of 1,972 registered food businesses. The postcode district with the most takeaways was E17, with 131 (49.2% of the total), followed by E4 with 50.
Of the 260 takeaways with a published hygiene rating, 36.5% were rated 5, compared with 61.9% of takeaways across England. A rating of 5 is the top score in the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme. See food hygiene ratings for takeaways.
That is a lot of kitchens competing for the same customers on the same marketplace apps. A direct ordering page of your own, with 0% commission, is how an independent keeps the repeat customers it already has. See commission-free online ordering and the commission calculator.
Food Standards Agency figures for Waltham Forest
These counts are from the Food Standards Agency open data, pulled on 10 November 2026. “Takeaway” means the FSA business type “Takeaway/sandwich shop”. Cuisine rows are a name-keyword estimate, not a census. How ratings work, including appeals and re-inspections, is a separate guide.
| Measure | Waltham Forest |
|---|---|
| Takeaway / sandwich shops | 266 |
| Restaurants, cafés and canteens | 597 |
| All registered food businesses | 1,972 |
| Takeaways rated 5 | 36.5% of rated businesses |
| Takeaways rated 4 or 5 | 70.8% of rated businesses |
| Takeaways rated 0, 1 or 2 | 11.2% of rated businesses |
| Mean rating of rated takeaways | 3.8 |
| Takeaways awaiting inspection | 6 |
| Takeaways inspected in the last 12 months | 157 |
| Postcode districts with a takeaway | 7 |
| England benchmark | 61.9% rated 5 · 51,814 takeaways |
| FHRS rating | Takeaways |
|---|---|
| 5 | 95 |
| 4 | 89 |
| 3 | 47 |
| 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 11 |
| 0 | 16 |
| Awaiting inspection | 6 |
| Postcode district | Takeaways | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E17 | 131 | 49.2% |
| E4 | 50 | 18.8% |
| E10 | 46 | 17.3% |
| E11 | 32 | 12% |
| E15 | 5 | 1.9% |
| IG8 | 1 | 0.4% |
| E7 | 1 | 0.4% |
Source: Food Standards Agency, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Extract date 10 November 2026.
Questions
Can I charge different delivery fees for Chingford and Leyton?
Yes. Each zone has its own fee and minimum order.
Can I sell café items in the day and takeaway at night?
Both can sit on one menu. Items do not switch on and off on a timer, so you mark items out of stock or update the menu as service changes.
What does it cost?
Starter £9 a month billed annually (£12 monthly), Plus £19 (£22) and Pro £39 (£49).
Is there commission?
No. 0% commission ever.
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Starts from £9 a month. No credit card required. First month is on us. Live in 24–48 hours, max.