Takeaway EPOS and commission-free ordering in Edinburgh
There are 725 independent takeaways in the City of Edinburgh Council area, and Chinese takeaways lead with 94, with chicken and burger shops next at 54. ChefSynk gives an Edinburgh shop one till for counter, website, app and marketplace orders, with set-up and support from our Manchester team, remotely or on site by arrangement.
Edinburgh’s takeaway scene
725independent takeaways in the City of Edinburgh Council areaCuisine mix (estimated from shop names)
- Chinese94
- Chicken & burgers54
- Indian49
- Kebab32
- Fish & chips19
- Other and unclassified477
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 Edinburgh
Scotland’s capital, second only to Glasgow
The City of Edinburgh had an estimated 515,000 residents in mid-2022, the second-largest population of Scotland’s 32 council areas after Glasgow City. That is a large customer base for a shop that wants to sell direct instead of through an app.
Source: National Records of Scotland, mid-2022 population estimates (opens in a new tab)
Kebab shops ahead of the chippy
Unlike Glasgow, Edinburgh has more kebab shops than fish and chip shops, 32 against 19. Kebab orders are all about the extras, sauces, salad and cheese, and ChefSynk’s modifiers keep each one to a tap, with the kitchen display on Growth and Complete highlighting every change.
Set up from Manchester before we travel
Our team in Manchester loads your menu, links your devices and tests your ordering site with you remotely. If you want someone in the shop for the installation or to train new staff, we plan an Edinburgh visit with you.
The marketplace cut
On third-party estimates from Whito and DineOpen, November 2026, Just Eat keeps about 14–30% of an order, Uber Eats about 15–35% and Deliveroo about 20–35%. Each customer who switches to your own site takes that cut off the bill. 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.
Source: DineOpen, 2026 commission comparison (opens in a new tab)
Delivery your own way
Run your own drivers with the driver app, which assigns jobs by zone and load and batches nearby deliveries to cut petrol cost. Customers track the driver live on your branded page, and you see every active order on one map. The driver app is an add-on at £10 a month per driver.
Upsells that lift the basket
Upsell prompts on the kiosk suggest a drink or a side at the right moment, and the kiosk pulls menus and prices straight from your till, so there is no double entry and no price drift between the two.
Questions from Edinburgh takeaways
Is ChefSynk available in Edinburgh?
Yes. Edinburgh shops are supported by our Manchester team, remotely day to day and in person by arrangement for installs and training.
Can the till run table service as well as takeaway?
Yes. The EPOS has counter and table service modes with floor plans, so a shop with a few seats can run eat-in and takeaway from the same till, with split bills and tipping built in.
Can I see which channel my orders come from?
Yes. Analytics breaks sales and margin down by channel, day-part and category, and marketplace reporting on Growth and Complete shows commission and payouts per platform beside your direct orders.
Does the kiosk show allergens?
Yes. The kiosk shows allergens and photos beside each dish, and on Growth and Complete the dispatch display adds allergen prompts to the bag check-list before an order goes out.
What if my connection drops on a Friday?
Orders keep going through the till offline, and everything syncs back once you are online again.
Can my menu on the apps follow my till?
Yes, on Growth and Complete. Prices, dishes and out-of-stock items you change in ChefSynk update on Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats as well, and commission and payout reporting shows what each platform costs you.
Do I get reports for my accountant?
Yes. The till produces Z-reports, VAT breakdowns, voids and payment-method splits, and analytics can export clean reports whenever your accountant asks for them.
Where does the Edinburgh data come from?
They are ChefSynk’s November 2026 analysis of the Food Standards Agency food hygiene register, counting independent takeaways in the City of Edinburgh Council area. Cuisines are estimated from shop names, so read the mix as a guide.