An online ordering page your restaurant actually owns

The aggregator maths that pushes owners to go direct

Commissions on the big food platforms are commonly cited in the 20-30% range per order, before you add packaging, discounts you fund yourself, and ad spend to stay visible - check current rates, they change and vary by city and category. On thin restaurant margins, that share decides whether a busy night is profitable or just tiring.

You will not replace aggregators overnight, and you may not want to. But every order a regular places directly with you is one where you keep the margin, keep the customer's number for your own WhatsApp, and control the experience end to end. A direct page is the cheapest customer you will ever acquire - the ones who already like your food.

• Regulars who order weekly cost you nothing to reach again
• No commission on direct pickup and prepaid orders
• You control your menu, prices and photos - no platform reformatting them

What buyers actually do on a restaurant page

People landing on your site are usually deciding one of three things fast: can I book a table tonight, can I order pickup now, and are you even open. If the answer takes more than a few taps, they bounce back to an app. Your page has to settle those three questions above the fold.

Photos matter more here than in almost any trade. A menu list without images gets skipped; a clear photo of the biryani or the cold coffee sells itself. Keep prices visible and current - nothing kills trust faster than a menu price that does not match the bill.

What your Kartrocket restaurant site includes

Everything below is live in the builder and grounded in what the platform actually does - nothing here is a mockup.

You can start from any of the restaurant and food templates at kartrocket.ai, each a working storefront, and shape it to your place.

• A photo menu with live ₹ prices you can update anytime
• Table reservations so guests book a slot directly
• Pickup orders with prepay - UPI, cards or COD, with prices computed on the server so a checkout can't be tampered with
• Timings, location and an embedded map so people find you and know you're open
• Photo galleries for your space, dishes and specials
• An enquiry form that routes to your own WhatsApp for catering or bulk orders

Prepaid pickup and reservations, without the no-show sting

A prepaid pickup order means the kitchen starts only when money is in - no cancelled orders wasting prep, no cash-handling confusion at the counter. UPI makes this natural for Indian diners; COD stays available for those who prefer it.

Reservations let you plan covers instead of guessing. You can take deposits where it makes sense for large tables or weekend peaks, so a booking actually holds. For catering and party enquiries, the form drops straight into your WhatsApp Business app, where you already talk to customers.

Free to run, and safe to experiment with

Building and publishing are free on a yourname.kartrocket.ai address with SSL. You can connect your own domain when you're ready. There are no plugin or app fees - you pay only real pass-through costs: courier charges if you ship (at Shiprocket rates), payment-gateway fees on prepaid orders, and your own domain if you bring one.

The part that matters when you're busy: checkout, payments and orders run on a locked commerce core the AI cannot edit. A clumsy prompt can never break the money path, every change is a saved version with one-click undo, and a broken section can't take down your whole site. You can tweak your menu on a Saturday rush without fear.