bentolabs
← Selected work

Direct restaurant ordering / In development / demonstrated flow

Bento Ordering

Your restaurant. Your ordering channel.

A direct ordering platform for takeaways: checkout, restaurant acceptance and diner tracking. Being developed as a migration option for businesses moving away from GloriaFood.

EXPLORE THE WORKFLOW
BENTO ORDERING DEMO RESTAURANT

Dinner, your way.

Vegetable rice × 1GBP 6.80
ModifierNo onions
FulfilmentCollection
Continue to card payment
CUSTOMER CONFIRMATION

Payment received.

Example order#042
StatusSubmitted
NextRestaurant response
RESTAURANT INBOX

A new order.

Collection#042
PaymentConfirmed
Staff actionAccept or reject
RESTAURANT DASHBOARD

Order accepted.

Order#042
Promised ready19:20
Next actionStart preparing
DINER TRACKING

The kitchen
has your order.

Accepted / collection at 19:20

COLLECTION PATH / STAFF UPDATES

From the kitchen
to the customer.

  1. 01PreparingKitchen starts work
  2. 02ReadyDiner sees the update
  3. 03CollectedStaff mark completed
Illustrative sequence based on the product workflow. Example records; not a live system.
01 / Checkout

The customer builds their own order.

Menu items, modifiers and collection or delivery choices lead into checkout. Example prices and order details are illustrative.

02 / Payment

Payment unlocks submission.

For an immediate card order, a successful Stripe payment moves the order to submitted. The restaurant is notified and the diner sees confirmation.

03 / Accept

The restaurant takes over.

The restaurant accepts the order and sets the promised ready time. The diner tracking view reflects the accepted state; preparation is a subsequent staff action.

04 / Prepare & collect

Progress stays visible to the diner.

The collection path moves through preparing, ready and completed when staff mark it collected. Delivery follows its own dispatch and delivered path.

The business problem

Restaurants need a direct ordering channel they can carry forward when an existing provider retires its service.

What we built

A restaurant storefront and embeddable ordering surface, card checkout, an owner order inbox, order-state transitions and diner tracking.

Where the work stands

The June 2026 recorded demo follows menu selection, modifiers, Stripe test payment, restaurant acceptance and a tracking update. This is development evidence, not a claim of a live merchant rollout or a completed migration.

Technology, with a purpose

  • Next.js
  • TypeScript
  • PostgreSQL / Supabase
  • Stripe

Something similar on your mind?

An ordering, booking or customer-service platform owned around your operation.

Discuss a project →