# Food Ordering App Development | Own Your Customers | BrightRay > BrightRay builds food ordering apps for takeaways, restaurants and cafes — menu, order and pay, commission-free. Quoted per project, typically 8-12 weeks. Source: https://brightray.co.uk/food-ordering-app-development/ App development # Food ordering app development for takeaways and restaurants Yes, BrightRay builds your own branded food ordering app so customers browse your menu, order and pay directly, on iOS and Android. It is a bespoke build quoted per project after a quick scope, usually live in about 8 to 12 weeks plus app-store review, and it lets you keep the margin the delivery platforms take rather than renting your own regulars back from them. Get a quote [See pricing](https://brightray.co.uk/prices/) Or call 0800 208 4430 · [WhatsApp us](https://wa.me/447977785345?text=Hi%20BrightRay%2C%20I'd%20like%20a%20quote%20for%20a%20website.) · [Book a call](https://brightray.co.uk/book-a-call/) - Your full menu with options, extras and allergen info, updated whenever you like - Order and pay in-app, with collection, table or delivery times you control - Keep your customer list and market to it directly — no per-order commission - Order alerts straight to the kitchen or a tablet, with a clear order history From £500 fixed Live in 7 days 20% off for charities Found on Google What you get ## Everything, as standard. Whatever the budget, these aren’t extras. They’re the baseline for anything that leaves the studio. ### Designed for you No off-the-shelf themes. Your site is designed around your business, your customers and what you actually need it to do. ### Built for phones first Most of your visitors arrive on a mobile. Your site is designed for the small screen first, and looks sharp everywhere else. ### Found on Google Sensible titles, descriptions and structure, plus your Google Business Profile set up properly so local customers find you. ### Fast by default No bloated page-builders. Lean, hand-written pages that load in a blink — which Google rewards and visitors notice. ### Plain-English support One person, direct contact, no ticket queues. Questions answered in language you don’t need a translator for. ### WhatsApp built in Every enquiry can go straight to your phone by WhatsApp — customers message you in one tap. Standard in every package. Pricing ## Simple, upfront pricing. Agreed before any work starts. The price you’re quoted is the price you pay. Essential · ONE-OFF £500 - Up to 5 pages, custom designed - Contact form, WhatsApp & click-to-call - Google Business Profile setup - Search-engine basics done right - Live in around 7 days - 30 days of free tweaks Choose Essential Growth · MOST POPULAR £950 - Everything in Essential - Up to 10 pages - Booking & enquiry forms - Galleries & news section - Online payments if you need them - 60 days of free tweaks Choose Growth Bespoke · FROM from £1,800 - Everything in Growth - Online shop or bookings - Member & login areas - Integrations with your tools - Scoped and quoted together - Timeline agreed up front Talk it through Optional extras ## Add only what you need. WhatsApp chat, Google Business Profile setup and mobile-first design are standard in every package. These are the extras — pick any, or none. [### Advanced SEO £100 Keyword research, optimised titles & meta on every page, schema markup, sitemap + Google Search Console and local-SEO tuning.](https://brightray.co.uk/guides/) [### Interactive calculators from £150 Cost estimators and quote calculators that keep visitors on your site, boost engagement and turn browsers into enquiries.](https://brightray.co.uk/#contact) [### GEO — AI search £100 Get recommended by ChatGPT, Google AI & Perplexity: answer-first content, FAQ & entity schema, directory consistency and AI-answer testing.](https://brightray.co.uk/how-we-use-analytics-to-get-you-more-leads/) [### SEO + GEO bundle £175 Both add-ons together — the full “Get Found” search + AI-answer package.](https://brightray.co.uk/guides/) [### Extra pages £40 each Add more pages beyond your package as your business grows.](https://brightray.co.uk/#contact) [### Online shop £350 Sell up to 10 products or take payments — typically £500–£2,400 elsewhere.](https://brightray.co.uk/#contact) [### Booking system from £150 Let customers book appointments or slots online.](https://brightray.co.uk/booking-system/) [### Copywriting £45 / page We write the words for you, in plain English.](https://brightray.co.uk/#contact) [### Blog / news setup £90 A blog or news section, ready for you to post updates.](https://brightray.co.uk/guides/) [### Logo & branding from £120 A clean logo and colour palette if you need them.](https://brightray.co.uk/#contact) Keep it growing ## Simple monthly plans. All optional, all by Direct Debit, cancel any time. The one-off build is yours to keep either way. ### Care Plan £25/mo Hosting, SSL, updates, security, backups and small monthly edits — cancel any time. ### Care + Growth £45/mo Everything in Care, plus a monthly SEO & GEO refresh, a content update and a simple analytics report. ### SEO & GEO ongoing £75/mo Monthly ranking and AI-visibility monitoring, with ongoing tweaks to keep you ahead. Registered charities and community groups get 20% off every package and add-on, plus the first 3 months of any monthly plan free. [See every price on one page](https://brightray.co.uk/prices/), including apps, the booking system and charity prices. What we do ## Websites and an AI voice assistant for small businesses. A website that brings in enquiries, set up for Google and AI search, plus an AI voice assistant (AI receptionist and smart voicemail) that answers the calls you miss. [WebsitesA website that wins you work →Designed and built for you, mobile-first, set up for Google and AI search. Live in as little as 7 days.](https://brightray.co.uk/websites/) [AI receptionistEvery call answered, 24/7 →A natural, clear voice answers your calls, takes the details and emails you a summary, recording and transcript.](https://brightray.co.uk/ai-receptionist/) [AI voicemailNo more lost voicemails →Only answers the calls you miss. Callers talk to an assistant instead of a beep, and you get their details straight away.](https://brightray.co.uk/ai-voicemail/) Website + AI voice assistant Your website brings in the calls and the AI voice assistant answers them, 24/7. We set up both for you. Ring 0141 461 4870 to talk to our AI receptionist. It’ll take your details and we’ll call you back. [Book a call about both](https://brightray.co.uk/book-a-call/?topic=receptionist) [How it works](https://brightray.co.uk/websites/#bundle) Questions ## Asked and answered. How much does a food ordering app cost and how long does it take?+ It is quoted per project after a short scope, because price depends on payments, menu complexity and whether you need delivery zones or table ordering. Most builds run about 8 to 12 weeks plus app-store review time. Why build my own app when I am already on delivery platforms?+ Delivery platforms are good at finding new customers but take a cut of every order and own the relationship. Your own app lets regulars order commission-free and lets you reach them directly with offers, so you keep more margin on people who would happily order from you anyway. Get in touch ## Let’s build yours. Tell us what you do and what you need — two sentences will do. You’ll get a reply within one working day with a fixed price and a start date. No obligation. Or call 0800 208 4430 [Book a call with us](https://brightray.co.uk/book-a-call/) [Request a callback](https://brightray.co.uk/book-a-call/#callback) Prefer to give us the full picture? [Start a detailed project brief](https://brightray.co.uk/brief/) — pick your business type, content and exact brand colours.