CONCEPT DEMO · made-up Indian takeaway · no real orders, calls or payments

SPICE CORNERINDIAN TAKEAWAY · MADE-UP DEMO

Never miss an order when the phone's ringing off the hook.

An AI phone assistant answers when the team is busy, takes the order, reads it back and texts the customer a payment link. The kitchen only gets the order once it's paid.

About 30p per phone order

Per-call prices assume an average call of about 2 minutes. Card fees (Stripe, 1.5% + 20p) are separate and go to Stripe.

How it works

Four steps, no paper, no unpaid orders.

  1. Customer callsThe AI answers, says it's the takeaway's automated assistant, and takes the order from the menu.
  2. Order read backItems, spice level, address, total, time and allergies are all confirmed out loud.
  3. Payment link by textThe customer gets a secure card / Apple Pay link straight to their phone.
  4. Paid → kitchenOnly when payment clears does the order text through to the kitchen.

Listen to a sample call

An example call made with AI voices. The business and customer are made up.

1 min 17 s · tap any line to jump to it · phone-line version

  1. Hello, you're through to Spice Corner. I'm Spice Corner's automated ordering assistant. Are you after a takeaway tonight?

  2. Aye, hiya. Can I get a delivery, please?

  3. Of course. What can I get for you?

  4. Can I get a chicken korma and a lamb rogan josh, two pilau rice, a garlic naan, onion bhajis, and poppadoms with the chutney tray.

  5. Lovely. How would you like the rogan josh? Medium, or on the hotter side?

  6. Hot, please.

  7. Hot it is. And what's the delivery address?

  8. 8 Thistle Court. AB1 2CD.

  9. Thanks. And can I take a name and a mobile number for the order?

  10. Callum Reid. 07700 900123.

  11. Thanks, Callum. Does anyone have any allergies I should pass on? Just so you know, the korma is made with ground almonds.

  12. No allergies. That's fine.

  13. Great. So that's one chicken korma, one hot lamb rogan josh, two pilau rice, a garlic naan, onion bhajis, and poppadoms with the chutney tray, delivered to eight Thistle Court. That's forty pounds fifty for the food, plus two pounds delivery, so forty-two pounds fifty altogether, and it should be with you in about forty-five minutes. I'll text you a secure payment link now, and your order goes to the kitchen as soon as it's paid.

  14. Brilliant, cheers.

  15. Thanks for ordering with Spice Corner, Callum. Enjoy your meal!

What gets texted

The customer pays first. Then, and only then, the kitchen gets the ticket.

SPICE CORNERText message · 18:41
Hi Callum, thanks for calling Spice Corner! Your order SPC-1042: 1 × Chicken Korma £10.50 1 × Lamb Rogan Josh, hot £11.50 2 × Pilau Rice £7.00 1 × Garlic Naan £3.50 1 × Onion Bhajis £4.50 1 × Poppadoms + Chutney Tray £3.50 Delivery £2.00 Total £42.50 Delivery to 8 Thistle Court, AB1 2CD, about 45 mins.
Pay securely here DEMO pay.example/spice-corner/SPC-1042 Your order goes to the kitchen as soon as it's paid.

1. Customer's textOrder summary + payment link

→
£42.50 paid 18:42. Ticket released to the kitchen.
Spice Corner OrdersText message · 18:42
🔔 NEW ORDER SPC-1042 · PAID ✅ £42.50 DELIVERY · due 19:25 1 × Chicken Korma 1 × Lamb Rogan Josh, HOT 2 × Pilau Rice 1 × Garlic Naan 1 × Onion Bhajis 1 × Poppadoms + Chutney Tray Customer: Callum Reid, 07700 900123 Address: 8 Thistle Court, AB1 2CD Allergies: none declared (told korma contains ground almonds)
Sent automatically after payment
Reply OK to confirm, or LATE 15 to text the customer a new time.

2. Kitchen's textSent only after payment

Spice Corner is a made-up business. The menu, prices, times, customer, address and phone number are examples only (07700 900xxx is a range set aside for fiction).

What it costs

Simple pricing, no commission on the order.

AI phone ordering

About 30p per order
  • Calls average about 2 minutes
  • 15p a minute
  • Regular: £65 a month for 400 minutes (about 200 calls), about 33p a call. Busy night? Extra calls are just 15p a minute, and every extra call is another order
  • Large: £99 a month for 800 minutes (about 400 calls), about 25p a call
  • Large works out cheaper if you take more than about 313 calls a month

Card payments · Stripe

1.5% + 20p
  • per standard UK card payment (2.8% + 20p for premium UK cards)
  • No setup or monthly fees
  • On the £42.50 example order: about 84p

Separate from the above, and it goes to Stripe. stripe.com/gb/pricing

For comparison · Just Eat

14% or 30% + VAT
  • Just Eat's own example on a £20 order: £3.36 commission when you deliver
  • £7.20 when Just Eat delivers

From Just Eat's partner sign-up page, checked 22 Oct 2026. Your own agreement may differ. restaurants.just-eat.co.uk

Prices checked 22 October 2026 and may change. Actual cost per order depends on how long each call takes.

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