GloriaFood Alternative: The Best Replacements Before It Shuts Down

GloriaFood closes on 30 April 2027

GloriaFood shuts down on 30 April 2027. If you take online orders through it, you'll need to be on something else before that date.

What GloriaFood did well, and where it fell short

GloriaFood was free to set up and fairly easy to use, which is why a lot of small restaurants picked it. If all you needed was basic online ordering, it did the job.

The gaps were real, though. Payment options were limited. There was no built-in loyalty or CRM, POS integration was minimal and the marketing tools were basic. You couldn't get a branded mobile app, and running several locations on it was awkward.

If your restaurant has grown since you signed up, the shutdown is a good excuse to pick something that fits the business you run now.

The best GloriaFood alternatives

1. Flipdish

Flipdish is the best GloriaFood alternative for UK and Irish restaurants that want ordering, POS and marketing in one place.

GloriaFood only did online ordering. Flipdish does that plus most of the other tech a restaurant runs on:

  • Restaurant websites and mobile apps that take orders under your own brand
  • The Flipdish POS system, which links front of house, the kitchen and your online channels
  • Self-service kiosks for in-store orders, so you don't need another person on the till
  • AI marketing that uses your customer data to send automated campaigns and bring people back
  • The AI Phone Agent, which picks up the phone and takes the order for you
  • Loyalty tools for rewarding regulars and getting more of them ordering direct

It works for a single site and for multi-location groups. Independents and large chains in the UK and Ireland use it across all their ordering channels.

2. Storekit

Storekit is built for counter-service restaurants and QSRs. It does less than Flipdish, has fewer integrations and isn't great for multiple sites. Fine for a single site that just needs basic online ordering.

3. Hungrrr

Hungrrr is an online ordering platform for hospitality. Fewer integrations and features than Flipdish, and no full POS and kiosk setup, which a growing restaurant will want sooner or later.

4. Square for Restaurants

Square suits small, simple operations. It handles payments and basic ordering. It struggles with complex menus, multiple locations or a lot of delivery volume.

Of these, Flipdish covers the most ground on what growing restaurants actually need: more ordering channels, POS integration, customer data and multi-location support.

How to move off GloriaFood

  1. Export your menu data before GloriaFood shuts down.
  2. Pick your new platform. Flipdish can rebuild your GloriaFood setup and add a lot on top of it.
  3. Collect customer emails and phone numbers while you still can.
  4. Set up a branded website or app with your new provider.
  5. Tell customers where to order now - email, social media, signs in the restaurant.
  6. Remove GloriaFood links from your Google Business Profile, website footer and social accounts before April 2027.

Don't leave it to the last month. Switching takes time, and you want customers used to the new link before the old one goes.

Why move early

The date isn't going to change. Moving early gives you time to test the new setup and fix whatever breaks, a full season to build direct relationships with customers, and a chance to launch a loyalty programme before the restaurants near you do.

Then there are your customers. Everyone ordering from you through GloriaFood will need a new way to order. Switch early, tell them, and you can move them onto your own branded channel. Leave it, and some of them will drift to a marketplace instead.

Talk to Flipdish about moving from GloriaFood. The team has moved restaurants off older platforms before and can tell you the quickest way to get fully up and running.