Online ordering for Indian restaurants and takeaways

An Indian takeaway order is rarely one dish: it’s curries, rice, breads, sides and dips, each with a spice level and a choice of protein. That’s a lot to take by phone and a lot to get wrong on a busy night. Your own online ordering site lets customers build the order themselves, with every choice on the ticket, and it keeps the regulars who order every week off the delivery apps’ commission.

Indian food in Ireland

Indian citizens were the third-largest group of non-Irish citizens in Census 2022, after Polish and UK citizens, and the CSO noted that Indian citizens drove most of the growth in Asian citizens living in Ireland. The OpenStreetMap count is a floor, since many smaller places aren’t mapped.

Indian takeaways serve two audiences: Irish customers who order a Friday curry, and an Indian community that knows exactly what a good biryani or dosa should taste like and orders for family gatherings and festivals.

How Indian orders work online

• Spice level as a required choice. Mild, medium, hot, extra hot, on every curry, so the kitchen never has to guess.
• Protein choices. Chicken, lamb, prawn, paneer or vegetable as options with their own prices.
• Breads, rice and sides. Naan, garlic naan, pilau rice and raita as extras.
• Thalis and family meals. Build each as one item with required choice steps: choose two curries, a rice, a bread and a side.
• Collection and delivery. Delivery fees are calculated by distance, with a minimum order you set.

Diwali, weddings and big orders

Diwali 2026 falls on Sunday 8 November. Around Diwali, Eid and family celebrations, Indian restaurants take large trays and party orders that need planning. Scheduled pre-orders let customers book a date and time in advance; you set the minimum notice and how many orders each time slot can take, so a 40-portion tray doesn’t land on the same half hour as your Saturday rush. Card payment is taken when the order is placed, into your own Stripe account.

Allergens

Indian menus often contain milk (ghee, cream, paneer), nuts, mustard, sesame and gluten, all among the 14 allergens. The FSAI says that for food ordered at a distance, allergen information must be available in writing before the order is placed and again at delivery. On your own site you can write the allergens into each dish’s description; keep printed allergen information with deliveries too.

What the apps cost

Uber Eats publishes its Irish rates: 30% when Uber delivers (33% on Uber One orders) and 13% when you deliver or the customer collects, plus a €650 activation fee (checked on 6 October 2026). A €40 order for two at 30% costs €12.00 in commission before VAT. A €150 party order at 30% costs €45.00. Run your own numbers in the commission calculator.

How OrdFox helps Indian restaurants

• Your own ordering site on your own domain; your own iOS app on the Professional plan (Android is coming soon).
• Required choices and extras for spice, protein, breads and sides.
• Scheduled pre-orders with slot limits for festivals and parties.
• Your own drivers with a driver app, dispatch and live tracking, included on every plan.
• A counter and phone POS on any tablet, and a kitchen screen by station (tandoor, curry, rice) on the Complete plan.
• Card payments into your own Stripe account.

Your Flipdish menu is moved for you in 48 hours (switching from Flipdish), and GloriaFood users get a free, done-for-you GloriaFood migration. Plans start from €45 a month billed annually (€59 monthly), ex. VAT, on a 12-month agreement. Setup is tailored and quoted before you commit. See pricing.