Restaurant App Development · London
Restaurant App Development in London
Ordering, booking and loyalty apps for London restaurants and hospitality groups. The commercial case is straightforward — aggregator commission on every order is the largest controllable cost in most delivery operations — but an app only recovers it for customers who already know you.
Why this comes up
The problem
Delivery orders arrive through platforms taking a substantial commission, table bookings come through another paid channel, and none of those customers are yours to contact.
What you get
What we deliver
- Menu and ordering built for a phone, with modifiers that match how you actually cook
- Table booking alongside ordering, since most venues need both
- Kitchen integration, so orders print or display rather than being rekeyed
- Allergen information presented properly, which is a legal requirement not a feature
- Loyalty and reordering, which is where an app beats an aggregator
- Your own customer list, for marketing you control
Want this scoped for your business in London?
Thirty minutes, no charge, no sales script. You leave with a written summary of what restaurant app development would actually involve — whether or not you use us.
Working in London
London
London clients usually come to us because they want senior people actually on their project rather than a large agency's B team, and because Midlands rates buy considerably more delivery per pound.
Clients here are usually replacing an agency, and want senior people on the work at rates that are not Central London rates.
Sectors we work with in London
- Financial Services
- Professional Services
- Technology
- Media
- Hospitality
- Retail
What we work with
Technologies and platforms
- React Native
- TypeScript
- Stripe
- PostgreSQL
- Firebase
Who we work with
Industries we serve
- Restaurants
- Cafés
- Takeaways
- Pubs and bars
- Hospitality groups
Why us
Why London businesses choose Asionis
- Projects typically launched within 4–8 weeks
- No long-term contracts required
- All team members UK-based
- Dedicated account manager and development team
- Transparent reporting with monthly performance metrics
- Scalable from startup to enterprise
How we work
- Step 1
Free consultation
A 30-minute call to understand the problem. You keep the written summary either way.
- Step 2
Proposal
Scope, timeline and a fixed price, in writing, before anything starts.
- Step 3
Build
Short cycles with regular check-ins, so you see progress rather than hear about it.
- Step 4
Launch and support
We handle the go-live and stay available afterwards.
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Restaurant App Development in London — common questions
- Can we stop using delivery platforms?
- Rarely entirely — they bring discovery you cannot replicate cheaply. The realistic aim is moving repeat customers to direct ordering, where you keep the commission and the relationship. Treat it as shifting the mix rather than replacing the channel.
- How must allergens be handled?
- Allergen information must be available and accurate for food sold — this is a legal obligation, and Natasha's Law tightened labelling requirements for certain pre-packed food. An ordering app is a place customers will reasonably rely on, so accuracy and a clear update process matter.
- Does it need to reach the kitchen?
- Yes. Orders rekeyed by hand at a busy service produce mistakes and delays, and staff quickly resent the app. Integration with your EPOS or a kitchen display is what turns a nice ordering screen into an operational improvement.
- What gets customers to reorder?
- Saved favourites and one-tap reordering. The regular who orders the same thing weekly is the customer an app serves better than any aggregator, and making that repeat purchase effortless is the single most valuable feature.
- Do you work with businesses across Greater London?
- Yes. We are based in Leicester, United Kingdom and work with clients throughout London, including London and the surrounding Greater London area. Most collaboration happens remotely, and we travel for kick-offs and key milestones.
- What kind of London businesses do you usually work with?
- Clients here are usually replacing an agency, and want senior people on the work at rates that are not Central London rates. Beyond that we work across Financial Services, Professional Services, Technology, Media, Hospitality and Retail.
- Do you cover the areas around London?
- Yes — we work throughout London, including Reading, Milton Keynes, Cambridge, Brighton. London is an urban area of roughly 9,000,000+, and we take on work across the wider Greater London region rather than the city boundary alone.
Talk to us about Restaurant App Development in London
A 30-minute call with someone who would actually work on it. No sales script, no obligation.
- Projects typically launched within 4–8 weeks
- No long-term contracts required
- All team members UK-based
- Dedicated account manager and development team
- Transparent reporting with monthly performance metrics
- Scalable from startup to enterprise