Restaurant AI FAQ
TL;DR
Direct ordering through your own AI agent + Stripe Connect payouts. A $50 third-party order leaves you with about $35 after marketplace commission. The same $50 order taken direct through Aedan Rose leaves you with about $48 after Stripe processing fees — Aedan Rose takes zero commission and zero per-order cut, so you keep 100% of every order after Stripe fees. Per order, that's about $13 extra; across volume, it pays for the platform many times over.
The math
Marketplace commission: typically 25-30% per order. On a $50 average ticket, $12.50-$15.
Direct Stripe fee: 2.9% + 30¢. On $50, about $1.75.
Difference per $50 order: roughly $13 extra retained.
Annualised on 1,000 orders/month: $156,000 retained vs handed to a marketplace.
What direct ordering actually requires
A conversational ordering layer (Aedan Rose handles this — guests type what they want, AI matches the menu).
Payment processing (Stripe Connect, with payouts direct to your bank).
An order ticket your team can read at service (dashboard + mobile push).
A way to communicate when the order is ready (push to guest, or pickup window).
What you give up
Marketplace discovery. DoorDash brings you visibility you don't have to earn. Most direct-ordering restaurants either keep marketplaces as a discovery channel and run direct as the high-margin channel, or invest the saved margin into local marketing.
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