WooCommerce Restaurant Ordering Plugin: 10 Tools for Taking Food Orders
If your restaurant site runs on WordPress, the ordering plugin you choose decides how the dinner rush goes. This list covers ten WooCommerce tools that take food orders, plus what to check before you install any of them.
Every plugin here solves one part of the job: taking the order, scheduling delivery, printing the receipt, getting paid. Start with the ordering plugin and add the rest only where you need them.
Why your restaurant needs a WooCommerce ordering system
Customers expect to open your site, browse the menu, customize a meal and check out in a few minutes. A WooCommerce restaurant ordering plugin lets you:
– Take orders directly through your WordPress site
– Avoid the commissions third-party delivery apps charge
– Control your branding, customer data and checkout
– Offer delivery, pickup or dine-in on your own terms
The right plugin takes orders without support tickets. The wrong one adds work to every shift.
What to look for in a WooCommerce restaurant ordering plugin
– Menu customization. Toppings, sizes, extras and special instructions. The plugin has to handle how customers actually order.
– Delivery and pickup scheduling. Customers choose when and how they get the food.
– Mobile responsiveness. Most orders come from phones. An ordering flow that breaks on mobile loses money.
– WooCommerce compatibility. Tight integration means fewer conflicts, a checkout that works and easier management.
– Speed. A slow ordering page loses orders.
The 10 tools
1. FoodMaster by WPSlash
FoodMaster is a restaurant ordering system built for WordPress and WooCommerce. It is not a generic eCommerce plugin with a food skin: it was built for restaurants, cafés and food delivery businesses.
What it includes:
– Menu management with add-ons, variations and conditional logic
– Delivery and pickup options with time-slot scheduling
– Automatic order notifications so the kitchen does not miss a ticket
– A mobile-first design that does not slow the site down
– WooCommerce integration, so it works with your existing payment gateways, tax settings and shipping zones
Setup is short. You install it, configure the menu and start taking orders, without a developer or a weekend of tutorial videos.
If you want your WordPress site to work as an online ordering platform, start here.
2. WooCommerce Product Add-Ons
This adds extra fields to your products: checkboxes for toppings, dropdowns for sauce choices, text fields for special requests.
Best for: simple menu customization without a complicated setup.
It pairs with a dedicated WooCommerce restaurant ordering plugin like FoodMaster when you need more advanced configurations.
3. WooCommerce Order Delivery
This lets customers choose a preferred delivery date and time at checkout.
Why it helps:
– Fewer “where is my order?” calls
– The kitchen can plan ahead
– Customers know when the food arrives
If your ordering plugin already includes scheduling (FoodMaster does), you do not need this one.
4. WooCommerce PDF Invoices & Packing Slips
This generates PDF invoices and packing slips for each WooCommerce order.
For restaurants:
– Receipts attached to order confirmation emails
– Records for accounting
– Packing slips you can print and stick on bags
It is free and lightweight.
5. YITH WooCommerce Quick View
Quick View opens a dish in a pop-up instead of a separate page, so customers stay on the menu while they browse.
People browse faster, add items faster and check out faster.
6. WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway
Stripe is one of the most widely used payment gateways, and WooCommerce’s official Stripe plugin connects it to your store.
What you get:
– Credit cards, debit cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay
– PCI compliant processing
– Payouts to your bank account
With your ordering plugin on top, checkout stays in one place.
7. Orderable
Orderable is another WordPress plugin for restaurant ordering, with a visual menu builder and a clean front end.
Pros:
– Drag-and-drop menu creation
– Tipping options at checkout
– Delivery zone management
Cons:
– Some features are in the premium tier
– Less flexible than FoodMaster for complex menus with conditional add-ons
It is a reasonable option. For menus that need depth, FoodMaster covers more of the ordering job.
8. WooCommerce Google Analytics Integration
This connects your WooCommerce store to Google Analytics so you can see:
– Which menu items get the most views
– Where customers drop off in the ordering process
– Which traffic sources bring in orders
Use it to adjust menu layout, pricing and marketing spend.
9. LiveChat or Tidio
Customers often have a question before they order: is this gluten-free, can I swap the fries, do you deliver to my area.
A live chat widget answers those questions on the spot, before the customer leaves for another site.
Tidio combines live chat with chatbot automation, so you can set quick replies for common questions and step in only when needed.
10. WooCommerce Multilingual (WPML Integration)
If you serve a multilingual city or a lot of tourists, a menu in more than one language helps.
WooCommerce Multilingual works with WPML to translate:
– Product names and descriptions
– Checkout fields
– Emails and notifications
It is a niche tool, and for the right restaurant it is worth the setup.
How the tools fit together
Each tool covers one part of the order. A working setup looks like this:
1. FoodMaster handles the menu, the ordering flow and delivery scheduling
2. Stripe processes payments
3. PDF Invoices generates receipts
4. Google Analytics shows what works and what does not
5. Tidio answers questions before the order
That is a short stack, not a pile of overlapping plugins.
Mistakes restaurant owners make with WooCommerce
Installing too many plugins at once. Every plugin adds weight. Start with a WooCommerce restaurant ordering plugin like FoodMaster and a payment gateway, then add only what you need.
Ignoring mobile. Test the whole ordering flow on a phone and fix anything that feels awkward before launch.
Skipping order notifications. If the kitchen does not know an order came in, the website does not matter. Set sound alerts, email notifications or both.
Overcomplicating the menu. Online menus should be scannable. Use categories, keep descriptions short and make the “Add to Cart” button easy to find.
Where to start
The plugin you pick affects how many orders you get, how the kitchen runs and how customers feel about ordering from you.
Building a restaurant ordering site from scratch, start with FoodMaster by WPSlash as the base. It handles menu logic, delivery management and order flow, so you do not have to combine five plugins and hope they do not conflict.
Then add the supporting tools from this list that your restaurant actually needs.
Questions about setting up online ordering? Leave a comment below or read the full feature breakdown of FoodMaster on the WPSlash website.