OctoFood for Restaurants

Running online orders should not feel chaotic.
Work directly with customers.

Built for direct local ordering and pickup, starting with what matters most for margin and trust.

  • 🎁 0% for first 30 days
  • 💎 1.0% fee
  • 🔒 Stripe-hosted payments path
  • Direct merchant-to-customer relationship.
  • Pickup-first and reserve-capable operations.

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Team OctoFood reviews every submission personally. No sales call. No hoops.

0% fee for your first 30 days

Why OctoFood

  • 1.0% per-order fee with a clear pricing structure from the top.
  • No sponsored ranking or placement games.
  • Direct restaurant-customer relationship for pickup and reservations.

Payments & Security

Powered by Stripe

  • Built with Stripe Connect.
  • Payments onboarding and KYC run through Stripe for Full Platform.
  • Sensitive onboarding details are submitted through Stripe’s hosted flow.

What Happens Next

  • We review each submission and confirm lane fit.
  • You get a short setup checklist.
  • You share menu, hours, and pickup preferences.

Trust and Conversion

Merchant trust signals, then checkout-ready clarity.

Merchant trust signals

  • Built for local pickup-first restaurants with direct customer routing.
  • Transparent 1.0% fee from launch onward after the first 30-day 0% intro period.
  • No sponsored ranking in the customer ordering experience.
  • Customer relationship remains with the restaurant; OctoFood adds operational tooling.

Support signals

  • 1.0% per-order fee with 0% first-30-day launch window.
  • No ad-placement or sponsored ranking in restaurant ordering.
  • Clear onboarding lane boundaries for payments and readiness.

Local credibility

  • Lane choice is explicit: Full Platform or Self-Managed Payments.
  • Onboarding outcomes and required prep are shared before launch.
  • Built for direct local ordering without a delivery-commission marketplace layer.

Onboarding Lanes

Pick a lane. Know exactly what changes.

Both lanes support core ordering, reservations, and pickup verification; payment responsibility is what changes.

Recommended

Full Platform

Stripe Connect handles hosted onboarding and KYC flow for Full Platform. You get the full feature stack plus payout-linked workflow status in one path.

  • Unified order + reservation workflows
  • QR/PIN pickup verification
  • Expanded dashboard + analytics
  • Lightning Deals access
  • Recommended onboarding path
Alternative

Self-Managed Payments

Use everything on OctoFood except payments and keep your own transaction processor. Good for restaurants that want to test the platform or already have a payments stack.

  • Full ordering and reservation tooling
  • QR/PIN pickup verification
  • Keep existing payment processor
  • Upgrade to Full Platform anytime
  • Good fit for gradual migration

Payments Trust Boundary

Built with Stripe Connect for a stronger payments trust boundary.

Sensitive onboarding details for Full Platform stay in Stripe's hosted flow, not in manual handoffs.

Stripe

What Stripe handles

  • Built with Stripe Connect for the Full Platform path.
  • Payments onboarding and KYC run directly through Stripe’s hosted flow.
  • Sensitive payment details are collected in Stripe-hosted onboarding, not manually through OctoFood.
  • OctoFood uses Stripe connected-account state for payout availability and workflow status.

What OctoFood does with it

  • Uses the resulting connected-account state to enable payouts and workflow state.
  • Keeps manual collection of sensitive payment details out of this landing flow.
  • Reinforces a clear payment-data boundary in merchant-facing messaging.

Submit today. We review every onboarding request.

You submit once. OctoFood confirms lane fit, then sends:

Restaurant Economics

Keep the customer relationship where it belongs: with your team.

The goal is simple: help local restaurants do business with local people, with clear pricing and cleaner handoff workflows.

Most systems add distance between restaurant and customer. This one is built to remove it.

Revenue Quality

Keep 99% of every order.

OctoFood charges 1.0% per order — not 25-30% on other platforms. Your margins stay yours.

  • 1.0% flat fee vs 25-30% on other platforms
  • No hidden pricing layers for customers
  • Direct visibility into order details
Your Customers, Your Kitchen

The relationship stays with you.

Customers walk into your restaurant, not ours. You keep the ordering-to-hand-off experience control.

  • Customers pick up in person — you own the interaction
  • Control freshness and presentation before handoff
  • Build real loyalty, not platform dependency

Capability Set

What your team can run from one screen.

Keep the team aligned with one clear place to run orders, reservations, and pickup verification.

Orders

Order management

Accept, prepare, and complete pickup orders from one place.

Reservations

Reservation management

View incoming requests, confirm tables, and track reservation status.

Security

PIN handoff verification

Verified release flow with low-friction counter interactions.

Insights

Owner dashboard view

Track order, pickup, and reservation activity in one dashboard.

Transparent Reviews

Discretionary Reviews, Full Transparency

Restaurants control their review visibility. Customers always know what they are seeing and why.

If your restaurant has turned things around — new chef, new menu, better service — you should not be held back by stale reviews from years ago. OctoFood lets you showcase the window that reflects who you are today. Customers always see exactly which period is displayed, so there is full transparency without legacy baggage dragging down your score.

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Display Period
87%

89 reviews

Displaying reviews from: 1 Year

Included
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Jessica T.★★★★★
Jan 2026

Amazing ramen — the broth was rich and the noodles were perfect. Will be back weekly.

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Daniel K.★★★★★
Mar 2024

Food was cold and took 40 minutes. Wouldn't order again.

Restaurants choose what period to showcase. Customers always see exactly which window is reflected.

Operations Demo

See what your team runs from one screen.

Manage orders, reservations, and pickup verification — all from a single dashboard.

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Dashboard

OM-9021NEW
Sarah M.$36.50Pickup
2× Salmon Oshi, 1× Miso Soup
OM-9019PREPARING
Emma W.$15.00Dine-in
1× Teriyaki Don
OM-9017READY
Priya S.$38.50Pickup
1× Salmon Oshi, 1× Chirashi Bowl

How It Works

Four Simple Steps

From discovery to completion, OctoFood keeps every step fast, transparent, and straightforward.

1
Discover
Browse curated local restaurants with real menu prices
2
Order or Reserve
Place a food order or book a table in just a few taps
3
Prepare or Seat
Restaurant prepares your order or gets your table ready
4
Pickup or Complete
Verify with PIN, grab your food, and enjoy your meal

FAQ

Straight answers before you onboard.

A clear view of economics, onboarding, and operational controls.

Get your restaurant on OctoFood.

Team OctoFood reviews every submission personally. No sales call. No hoops.

0% fee for your first 30 days

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