On a £30 order, how much do you actually keep? The number the platforms never print in bold: roughly £21 — before your food costs. Here are the real UK rates, cross-checked in 2026.
The UK rates
- Deliveroo: 25-30% commission on full-service delivery.
- Just Eat: around 15% plus 50p per order — the “cheap” one, until you do the maths on volume.
- Uber Eats: 20-30% depending on the plan.
Add payment processing on top, and VAT applies to the commission itself. Self-delivery and collection tiers are lower (roughly half), but most volume runs through full service.
What that means over a year
A pub or takeaway doing £8,000/month through platforms at ~27% hands over about £26,000 a year in commission — often more than a full-time staff member. And unlike a staff member, the commission never pulls a shift.
The part nobody says out loud
Every platform order also trains their customer, not yours: the app owns the relationship, the data, the reviews and the reorder. You pay 25-30% to rent your own regulars.
The honest way out
Direct ordering on your own website removes the platform commission on every order that switches over. It doesn’t remove standard payment fees (~2%, same as everywhere) — and not all customers will switch: 15-20% at the start is a realistic assumption. Even then, the maths win comfortably.
Our restaurant pack: website + online ordering + till + kitchen screen, 0% platform commission — and the website is yours (source code on GitHub). Restaurants are set up case by case: get in touch for yours. Our results, proof included · The real case of a restaurant on page 1 in 2 months
Sources: public rate cards and 2025-2026 market studies, cross-checked (Deliveroo, Just Eat, Uber Eats UK), internal research file dated 05/07/2026. Exact rates vary by contract and area — check your monthly statement: the “commission” line doesn’t lie.
