How to choose the best EPOS for your takeaway.
MyFoodFast’s buyer’s guide for UK takeaway owners: what a takeaway EPOS has to do, what it really costs, and what to ask before you sign.
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The short answer
The best EPOS for a UK takeaway puts counter, phone, website and Just Eat, Uber Eats and Deliveroo orders on one screen, sends every order to the kitchen, and shows you every price before you sign. For most independent takeaways that means a takeaway platform with its own ordering website, not a POS built around card payments alone. MyFoodFast is one: full POS from £40 a month per terminal, with your ordering website included and no aggregator commission (1% MFF on online card orders, plus Stripe processing).
- Pick for the order types you take: collection, delivery, phone and marketplace orders, not only the counter.
- Get every order onto one screen and into the kitchen. Separate tablets for each marketplace cost you time and mistakes on a Friday night.
- Have your own ordering website, so regulars order from you rather than through a marketplace that charges commission.
- Compare the full monthly cost: software per terminal, kitchen screens, marketplace integration, card fees and hardware.
- Prefer rolling monthly terms and hardware you own outright, so you are free to change supplier later.
Updated 9 November 2026.
What a takeaway EPOS has to do
Eight things to check, and the question that tells you whether a system really does it.
Every order on one screen
Counter, phone, your website, your app and the marketplaces should arrive in the same place, in one queue.
Ask: Do Just Eat, Uber Eats and Deliveroo orders come into the POS, and what does that cost each month?
Orders straight to the kitchen
A kitchen screen per station (pizza, grill, fryer) replaces shouted tickets and lost paper.
Ask: Is there a kitchen display, and does it show orders from every channel?
A menu built for takeaway food
Sizes, half-and-half pizzas, extras, meal deals and sold-out items, set once and used everywhere.
Ask: Can I mark an item sold out once and have it disappear from the website and the marketplaces?
Your own ordering website
Regulars who order direct cost you a card fee, not a marketplace commission, and you keep their details.
Ask: Is an ordering website included, and who owns the customer data?
Delivery and phone orders
Delivery areas, charges and drivers, plus a fast way to take a phone order with the customer’s address.
Ask: How are delivery charges, areas and drivers handled?
Card payments you can read
Know the rate for counter payments and for online orders separately, and who processes them.
Ask: What is my card rate in store and online, and is there a markup on top of the processor?
Hardware you are not locked into
Standard terminals you buy outright, or the tablet or PC you already own, keep your options open.
Ask: Do I own the hardware, and will it keep working if I leave?
Terms you can walk away from
Rolling monthly software with no cancellation fee means the supplier has to keep earning your business.
Ask: What is the minimum term and the notice period, and is there a cancellation fee?
Three kinds of system, and which fits a takeaway
Most EPOS systems sold to UK takeaways fall into one of three groups. Each can work; what matters is how it handles the orders you take.
| Kind of system | Built for | Check before you choose |
|---|---|---|
| Card-payment POSFor example Square and SumUp | Built around taking card payments at a counter, with their own card readers. | How delivery, phone and marketplace orders reach the kitchen, and what a takeaway menu with options and deals looks like on it. |
| Restaurant POSFor example Lightspeed Restaurant and Toast | Built for table service and hospitality: floor plans, courses, tabs and staff management. | Whether you are paying for table-service features you will not use, and what online ordering and marketplace orders add to the bill. |
| Takeaway platformFor example MyFoodFast, Foodhub and Flipdish | Built around collection and delivery: your own ordering website, POS, kitchen screens and marketplace orders on one menu. | Who owns the ordering site and the customer data, what each order costs you, and how long you are tied in. |
Weighing up a specific supplier? See how MyFoodFast compares with Foodhub, Flipdish, GloriaFood and others.
What it costs: one takeaway, worked through
A single-site takeaway with one POS terminal, one kitchen screen, its own ordering website and Just Eat, Uber Eats and Deliveroo orders on the POS pays £84 a month in software on MyFoodFast, plus card fees and the hardware once.
| What you get | Cost | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| POS terminal + kitchen screen | £49/month | Launch price per POS + KDS pair (standard £60), up to 5 pairs. |
| Your ordering website | Included | Comes with the base plan. 1% MFF on online card orders, plus Stripe processing; customers pay a 50p service fee per order. |
| Just Eat, Uber Eats and Deliveroo on the POS | £35/month | Platform Integrations: marketplace orders arrive on the POS and go to the kitchen. Marketplace commission still applies to those orders. |
| Counter terminal with customer screen | £533 ex VAT, one-off | Sunmi D3 PRO POS Terminal — dual display, bought outright (estimate; confirm with the supplier). Or use an Android tablet or Windows PC you already own. |
Software is rolling monthly with no cancellation fee. Every product price is on the MyFoodFast pricing page, and the commission calculator shows what moving regulars off Just Eat could save.
Choose by the kind of takeaway you run
EPOS for pizzerias
Half-and-half pizzas, sizes, deals and a busy delivery queue.
EPOS for chicken, kebab, fish and chip, Indian and Chinese takeaways
Fast counter service, phone orders and meal deals.
EPOS for dark kitchens
Several brands and marketplaces running into one kitchen.
EPOS for groups with two or more sites
One menu across sites, with prices and products set per site.
Questions to ask any EPOS supplier before you sign
- What will I pay each month for my setup, in writing, line by line?
- What is the card rate in store and online, and who is the processor?
- What does it cost to get Just Eat, Uber Eats and Deliveroo orders onto the POS?
- Is an ordering website included, and is it under my own name?
- Who owns the customer data, and can I export it?
- Do I own the hardware outright, and does it work if I leave?
- What is the minimum term, the notice period and any cancellation fee?
- What happens to orders if the internet drops during service?
- Can you import my current menu, and who checks it before I go live?
See what the MyFoodFast takeaway POS, kitchen display and online ordering do.
See exactly how it’s set up
Step-by-step guides and features worth knowing.
Takeaway EPOS questions
What is the best EPOS for a small takeaway in the UK?
The one that handles the orders you actually take. If most of your orders are collection, delivery, phone and Just Eat, Uber Eats or Deliveroo, choose a takeaway platform that puts them on one screen, sends them to the kitchen and gives you your own ordering website. If you only take card payments at a counter, a card-payment POS may be enough.
How much does a takeaway EPOS cost?
It depends on how many terminals and screens you need. On MyFoodFast, one POS terminal and one kitchen screen is £49 a month at the launch price, Just Eat, Uber Eats and Deliveroo on the POS is £35 a month, and your ordering website is included. Hardware is a one-off: a Sunmi D3 PRO with a customer screen is about £533 ex VAT. Every price is on the pricing page.
Does a takeaway EPOS need to connect to Just Eat and Deliveroo?
If you take marketplace orders, yes, it saves the most time. Without it, staff retype orders from separate tablets, which is slow and where mistakes happen. MyFoodFast Platform Integrations brings Just Eat, Uber Eats and Deliveroo orders onto the POS and kitchen screens for £35 a month.
What is the difference between a takeaway EPOS and a restaurant EPOS?
A takeaway EPOS is built around collection and delivery: phone orders with addresses, delivery charges and drivers, online and marketplace orders, and a fast kitchen queue. A restaurant EPOS is built around tables, courses and tabs. Many takeaways also seat customers, so check you get both if you need them.
Can I use a tablet instead of a full EPOS terminal?
Yes. MyFoodFast POS runs on Android, Windows and in a web browser, so it works on most tablets and PCs you already own, with a separate card reader for payments. A Sunmi terminal puts the POS, printer and contactless payment in one device, which is tidier on a busy counter.
Do I have to sign a long contract for an EPOS?
Not with MyFoodFast: software is rolling monthly, with no minimum term and no cancellation fee, and you buy any hardware outright. With any supplier, ask for the minimum term, notice period and cancellation fee in writing before you sign.
How long does it take to switch EPOS?
Create your account first. Go-live follows menu review, payment setup and any hardware or integration checks; timing depends on your setup. We can import your menu from your current ordering page and check it with you, and you can move in stages, keeping the marketplaces running throughout.
Try it on your own menu
Full POS from £40 a month per terminal, with your ordering website included. Rolling monthly, no cancellation fee.
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