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Food delivery & ordering app development

A food ordering product needs more than a menu and a checkout button — discovery, reservations, delivery, takeaway, and payments all have to work as one coherent system. MealApp is live proof this works end to end.

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Who it's for

Restaurant groups launching a direct-ordering app instead of paying marketplace commissions
Founders building a delivery/reservation platform for a city or region
Existing food products that need reservations, delivery, and takeaway unified under one order model

Core features for version one

Restaurant/menu discovery and search
Table reservations
Delivery ordering with address and fee logic
Takeaway/pickup ordering
Integrated checkout and payments
Real-time order and reservation status
Restaurant-facing admin for menus and orders

Recommended stack

React / Next.js
Node.js or NestJS
MongoDB or PostgreSQL
Realtime status updates
Payment integration

Typical timeline

TODO(owner): confirm typical timeline ranges for food delivery builds based on recent quotes.

Risks to plan for

Treating delivery, takeaway, and reservations as separate systems instead of one shared order model
Underestimating real-time status requirements until customers start asking "where is my order"
Delaying payment integration until after the UI is built, then discovering the data model does not support it
Skipping a restaurant-facing admin view and leaving operators dependent on phone calls

What this costs

Brand & landing work often starts near $499. Multi-page business sites commonly from $1,299. Full-stack web apps from $2,999+. Custom SaaS from $4,999+ depending on scope. Every quote is itemized in USD — see packages on the services & pricing page.

Proof

Read the matching case study, or open live products on the work page.

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FAQ

Do you build food delivery apps from scratch?

Yes — discovery, menus, ordering (delivery and takeaway), reservations, and payments as one product, following the pattern proven in MealApp (mealapp.app).

Can you add delivery to an existing restaurant site?

Yes. Scope depends on what exists already — a thin ordering layer on top of a current site is usually smaller than a full platform rebuild.

What does a food ordering build cost?

A focused ordering flow (menus, one order type, payments) commonly starts in the full-stack band from $2,999+. Adding reservations, delivery, and takeaway together moves it toward custom SaaS from $4,999+.

Do you handle driver/delivery assignment too?

That can be scoped as an extension of the order-status layer. Share your delivery model (in-house drivers vs third-party) in the brief so it can be quoted accurately.

Is there proof I can check before hiring?

Yes — MealApp (mealapp.app) is a live product covering discovery, reservations, delivery, takeaway, and payments. Open it and test the flow yourself.

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