How to add online ordering to your restaurant website.
Adding online ordering to your site means choosing a platform, building your menu, connecting payments, setting pickup and delivery, then dropping an "Order Online" button onto the website you already have. Do it right and you take orders directly — commission-free. Here's the step-by-step with Ordering.co.
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To add online ordering to your restaurant website, choose a commission-free ordering platform, build your menu, connect a payment processor, set your pickup and delivery options, then embed an "Order Online" button or branded ordering page on your existing site. Ordering.co adds commission-free online ordering and native apps to your restaurant — you keep the margin and own your customer data.
Three ways to take online orders — and the catch with each
They all "add online ordering," but they differ wildly on commission, branding and who owns the customer.
1. List on a marketplace (Uber Eats, DoorDash). Fast reach, but 15–30% commission per order, and the customer belongs to them, not you. Good for discovery, brutal on margin.
2. POS-native ordering. Convenient if your POS offers it, but you're locked to that POS and its limits, and branding and flexibility are often thin.
3. Your own branded ordering on your site. A commission-free platform that embeds ordering into the website you already have — plus your own apps. You keep the margin, the brand and the data. This is the route that compounds.
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Book a demo →How to add online ordering in 6 steps
You can be live in days. None of this requires rebuilding your website.
Choose your ordering platform
Pick a commission-free platform that lets you embed ordering into your existing site and owns nothing of your customer data.
Build your menu
Add items, photos and clear descriptions, set modifiers and bundles, taxes, and time-based availability (e.g. lunch-only).
Connect payments
Link your processor, enable Apple Pay and Google Pay, configure tips, and run a small end-to-end test order.
Set pickup, delivery & zones
Define pickup and delivery hours, lead times, delivery zones, fees and minimum orders so every order is profitable.
Add it to your website
Drop an "Order Online" button or embedded ordering page onto your current site — and publish your branded apps.
Test, launch & promote
Place a live test order, switch on Order with Google, and push the link to your customers by email, social and in-store.
Marketplace vs POS-native vs Ordering.co
The same "Order Online" button — but very different economics behind it.
| Marketplace listing | POS-native | Ordering.co | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commission per order | 15–30% | Low/flat | 0% |
| Own your customer data | No | Usually | Yes |
| Your brand & domain | Theirs | Limited | Yours |
| Branded native apps | No | Rarely | Included |
| Works with your site | Off-site | Sometimes | Embeds |
| Setup time | Days | Days | Days |
Stop renting your customers from delivery apps. Take orders on your own site.
See it live →Why direct ordering beats the apps
Every order through your own site is an order that doesn't lose 15–30% to commission. On thin restaurant margins, that's often the difference between a profitable order and a break-even one. Over a year, direct ordering can return thousands you'd otherwise hand to a marketplace.
You also keep the customer relationship — emails, order history, preferences — so you can run loyalty, promotions and win-backs. Marketplaces guard that data; on your own platform, it's yours to grow repeat business with.
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Get a demo →Common questions about adding online ordering
How do I add online ordering to my restaurant website?
Can I take online orders without paying commission?
Do I need a new website to add online ordering?
How long does it take to set up online ordering?
Can customers order for both pickup and delivery?
Does Ordering.co work with my existing website?
Add commission-free ordering to your restaurant
Tell us about your restaurant and current website. We'll show online ordering live — menu, payments, pickup and delivery, the order button and your apps — and map your fastest path to direct orders.
- Commission-free ordering on your own site
- Branded apps & Order with Google
- Own your customer data & loyalty
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