Town vs Popmenu
Ordering included. No $1 per order.
Popmenu is $179, $299 or $499 a month per location (less billed yearly), online ordering is a paid add-on on every plan, and each online order carries a $1 fee. Town includes ordering, reservations and rewards for $300 a month with 0% commission.
- 0% commission on your orders
- No fee added to your guests
- Built and run for you
Popmenu figures from get.popmenu.com/pricing, checked October 7, 2026. Plans change, so check your own bill.
Line by line
Town vs Popmenu, at a glance.
What shows up on your bill, and who does the work.
| Town | Popmenu | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | $300 a month, flat | $179 / $299 / $499 per location month to month ($159 / $269 / $449 billed yearly) |
| Online ordering | Included | Paid add-on on every plan |
| Per-order fee | None | $1.00 per online order, paid by you or your guest |
| Reservations & waitlist | Included | Premier plan |
| Website | Custom design, built by our team | Popmenu website |
| Delivery | Same DoorDash & Uber drivers, up to 10 miles | Not listed on pricing page |
| Contract | No long-term contract | No contracts, cancel anytime |
| Email marketing | Included: newsletters and automatic emails | Automated email on every plan |
Popmenu figures from get.popmenu.com/pricing, checked October 7, 2026. Plans change, so check your own bill.
The math
What Popmenu costs at your volume.
Slide to your monthly online sales and pick a plan. Totals leave out the ordering add-on, because Popmenu doesn’t publish its price.
At a $30 average order, that’s a month. Popmenu figures from get.popmenu.com/pricing, checked October 7, 2026.
Sound familiar?
Why owners switch from Popmenu.
What we hear on calls, and how Town handles it.
Ordering costs extra
Online ordering is a paid add-on on every Popmenu plan.
$1 on every order
Each online order carries a $1 fee, paid by you or added to your guest.
Reservations at the top tier
Waitlist and reservations come with the $499 Premier plan.
Per location pricing
Every location pays its own plan.
Photos are on you
Your menu is only as good as its photos.
Delivery is a question mark
Delivery isn’t listed on Popmenu’s pricing page.
What you get with Town
Everything in one place for $300 a month, built for you.
Shown for an example Italian restaurant. Click through what’s included in $300 a month.
Your own website
A website as good as the food.
A custom site on your domain with your story, your photos and your menu, designed to turn “italian food near me” into an order or a reservation.
- Custom design and a real photo shoot
- Ordering and reservations built into the page
- Ranks in local search out of the box
Family recipes,
made fresh daily.
Order pickup or deliveryOnline ordering
Takeout night, without the commission.
Pickup and delivery straight from your site to your POS, with modifiers for pasta swaps, add-a-protein and half trays.
- Pasta swaps, sauces and add-ons priced right
- Scheduled orders for later tonight
- Orders drop straight into your POS
Delivery
Same drivers. No 30% cut.
Delivery orders go out on the DoorDash and Uber driver networks, dispatched from your own site, up to 10 miles out. The guest pays the delivery fee. You keep the pie.
- Same DoorDash & Uber drivers
- 0% commission on your orders
- Live tracking texts for the guest
Rewards & texts
Keep the Sunday regulars coming.
Every order builds your list. Points, birthday treats and a Sunday-gravy text bring families back week after week.
- Points toward a free dessert or tray
- Birthday and anniversary offers
- Texts and emails from your own sales
Reservations
Fill the dining room without per-cover fees.
Native reservations on your own site with reminders that cut no-shows and guest notes for anniversaries and birthdays.
- No per-cover fees
- Text reminders cut no-shows
- Notes for birthdays and big parties
Real restaurants on Town
Restaurants already running on Town.
Their real sites, taking orders at 0% commission.
Open now☰Lucca Bar
& Grill
Gastro-pub style cuisine and artful hospitality
VIEW MENUThe Grill · The Bar · The Garden
Lucca Bar & Grill
Gastropub
Website & ordering on Town
Open now☰APPETIZERS
Italian Garden
Italian & pizza
$185,000 in direct orders
Open now☰RESERVATIONS
Party sizeParties of 5+ please book at least 2 hours in advance.
Honey Berry Pancakes & Café
Brunch café
Reservations on TownSwitching from Popmenu
Live in about a week, with nothing switched off early.
15-minute call
We look at your Popmenu plan and add-ons and show you what changes.
We build it
Site, menu, ordering, reservations, POS and a photo shoot, while Popmenu keeps running.
Go live
Domain and Google profile point to Town, with redirects so rankings carry over.
Cancel Popmenu
Popmenu says no contracts, cancel anytime. If you pay yearly, time it with your renewal.
FAQ
Town vs Popmenu questions, answered
What does Popmenu cost?
Popmenu lists Starter at $179, Essentials at $299 and Premier at $499 a month per location month to month, or $159, $269 and $449 billed yearly. Online ordering is a paid add-on and each online order has a $1 fee. Prices from get.popmenu.com/pricing, checked October 7, 2026.
Who pays Popmenu’s $1 per order?
Popmenu lets you absorb it or pass it to your guest. On Town there’s no per-order fee to pass on.
Is online ordering included on Town?
Yes. Pickup, delivery, catering and scheduled orders are all included, along with reservations and rewards.
Can I keep my Popmenu website design?
We build you a new custom site, and we’re happy to keep the look, colors and photos you love.
What does Town cost?
Town is $300 a month, flat, with 0% commission and no fee added to your guests, plus a $499 one-time setup that covers your pro photo shoot, tablet and printer. No tiers, no add-ons and no long-term contract.
Switching from Popmenu
See your Town site next to your Popmenu bill.
Tell us about your restaurant and what you pay Popmenu today. We’ll show you your new site and the side-by-side on a quick call. Free, no pressure.
- ✓ 0% commission on your orders
- ✓ Same DoorDash & Uber drivers
- ✓ Done-for-you setup
Leave Popmenu for something that’s yours.
Everything included for $300 a month with 0% commission. We build it, you run it.