Takeaway EPOS and commission-free ordering in Bristol
Bristol has 517 independent takeaways, and the five named groups are spread widely: 75 Chinese, 61 chicken and burger, 51 Indian, 47 kebab and 45 fish and chip shops. Whichever of them you run, ChefSynk handles the counter, your own website and app and, on Growth and Complete, the marketplaces from one till, with set-up and support from our Manchester team, remotely or on site by arrangement. Bristol is a remote set-up for our team, with visits planned ahead.
Bristol’s takeaway scene
517independent takeaways in the Bristol City Council areaCuisine mix (estimated from shop names)
- Chinese75
- Chicken & burgers61
- Indian51
- Kebab47
- Fish & chips45
- Other and unclassified238
ChefSynk analysis of the Food Standards Agency food hygiene register, November 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
What you get with ChefSynk in Bristol
The South West’s most crowded city
Bristol’s population grew by 10.3% between the 2011 and 2021 censuses, from around 428,200 to 472,400, well ahead of England’s 6.6% and the South West’s 7.8%. It is the most densely populated of the South West’s 30 local authority areas, with around 31 people on each football pitch-sized area of land, and the number of people aged 15 to 64 rose by 11.8% over the decade. Bristol ranked 11th for total population among England’s 309 local authority areas, the same position it held in 2011.
Five kitchens, one till
Chinese set meals, chicken boxes, curries, kebabs and fish suppers each need their own options. ChefSynk handles all of them with the same smart modifiers and meal deals, and on Growth and Complete the kitchen display routes every item to its station, so a shop that sells a bit of everything still sends each dish to the wok, the grill or the fryer. The dispatch display then brings the order back together in one bag. Labels branded for each channel make sure the right bag goes to the right rider.
Remote set-up, planned visits
Bristol is a long way from our Manchester office, so set-up is remote: your menu, devices, ordering site and marketplace links are built and tested with you over a remote session before go-live. If you want someone in the shop for installation or training, we plan that visit with you well ahead, around your trading hours, so it does not land on your busiest night. Your menu is loaded once and feeds the till, the kiosk, the website and the app. After go-live, the same team handles your support.
Help at any hour
Phone and WhatsApp support runs 24/7 on every plan, so a printer that stops late on a Saturday night gets an answer then, not on Monday. The till also keeps taking orders offline and syncs once the connection returns, and delivery updates wait on each driver’s phone if the signal drops, so a lost line does not stop service. You speak to the team that set you up.
Commission and your regulars
Whito and DineOpen’s third-party estimates for November 2026 put Deliveroo’s commission at about 20–35% of an order, Just Eat’s at about 14–30% and Uber Eats’ at about 15–35%. Bristol regulars who order from your own site cost you none of that. 0% commission. Customers pay a 50p + VAT platform fee on website and app orders. Your own ordering site and app come with Complete, or as the £55-a-month Branded Mobile App & Website add-on. Try the commission calculator to see what that could be worth for your shop.
Source: Whito, UK delivery app commission guide (opens in a new tab)
Kebabs and chips in step
Bristol’s 47 kebab shops and 45 fish and chip shops are almost level. Both trade on combinations, a wrap with salad and chips or a fish with mushy peas, and meal deals sell them at one price, with each extra a single tap on the till and online. Your ordering site sits on your own domain, in your colours, and is built for phones first. Loyalty, vouchers and discounts on the site give regulars a reason to order direct next time.
Questions from Bristol takeaways
Will anyone come to Bristol?
Yes, by arrangement. Most of the work is done remotely first, and when you want installation or staff training at the shop, we plan the visit with you in advance so it fits around your service. Day-to-day help is by phone and WhatsApp, 24/7.
Can I sell on the apps and my own site together?
Yes. Keep the apps for new customers and give regulars your own site. On Growth and Complete, marketplace orders join your own on one till, and orders on your own site carry no commission. Menu, price and stock changes sync to each platform from ChefSynk.
Is my customer data kept in the UK?
Yes. Your customer data belongs to your shop and sits in a secure UK cloud. Enhanced firewall security is available as a £15-a-month add-on for extra protection of your orders and customer data.
Can you help with social media?
Yes. Social media marketing is an add-on from £50 a month: done-for-you posts, two a month, to drive repeat orders to your own site and app. It sits alongside SMS marketing, which texts your own past customers.
Which takeaways are in the Bristol count?
They are the independent takeaways listed for the Bristol City Council area on the Food Standards Agency food hygiene register, counted by ChefSynk in November 2026. Cuisine is estimated from shop names, and 238 shops sit under other and unclassified because their names do not say what they sell.