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Direct Dine
What Direct Dine is
Direct Dine provides restaurants with branded online ordering, guest retention and operations tools. Orders from a restaurant website, branded app, QR table or Direct Dine marketplace flow into a shared owner dashboard and kitchen screen. Restaurants can use an installable branded web app; native iOS and Android apps are available on request. The WordPress plugin includes an order board, menu import and editing, table bookings, daily stats, and payments through the restaurant’s own gateway or in cash. Listed checkout features include Stripe and PayPal, split tender, service fees, tipping, cash drawer sessions, and refunds with an audit trail. Other capabilities include a WhatsApp reservations bot and storefront support for 35+ languages. AI tools cover upselling, demand forecasting, menu imagery and screenshot-to-order. Starter costs $50 a month and includes unlimited orders, real-time menu management and 0% commissions. Direct Dine states it is not a certified fiscalization solution, so businesses are responsible for fiscalization and issuing fiscal invoices through their own certified system.
Who it suits
It suits small independent restaurants, cafés and food businesses looking for branded ordering and shared order management. Restaurants needing fiscal invoices must use their own certified system.
What it does well
- Orders feed into a shared dashboard and kitchen screen
- Supports website, branded app, QR and marketplace orders
- WordPress plugin includes menu tools and table bookings
- Storefront supports 35+ languages
- Starter includes unlimited orders and 0% commissions
What to know first
- No free plan is listed
- Starter costs $50 a month
- Native iOS and Android apps are available on request
- Not a certified fiscalization solution
Limits
Starter costs $50 a month and includes unlimited orders, real-time menu management, and 0% commissions. Direct Dine is not a certified fiscalization solution; businesses must handle fiscalization and fiscal invoices through their own certified system.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $50 /mo · Personalized Web App · Unlimited Orders · Real-time menu management · 0% commissions · No contract; cancel anytime | $50 a month |
| Essential | $149 /mo · Everything in Starter · Loyalty program · Branded gift cards · QR dine-in ordering · Multi-language menus · Staff shifts and roles · AI screenshot-to-order | $149 a month |
| Pro Growth AI | $199 /mo · Everything in Essential · AI business analyst and upselling · Demand forecasting and inventory · Multi-location account · WhatsApp reservations bot · AI-generated menu images | $199 a month |
As direct-dine.com lists them, read 30 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Getting started
- Visit the Direct Dine website.
- Choose a plan: Starter is $50 a month, Essential is $149 a month, or Pro Growth AI is $199 a month.
- Set up a branded storefront or use the WordPress plugin for menu and order tools.
- Use the installable branded web app; request native iOS or Android apps if needed.
Verdict
Direct Dine combines ordering channels with restaurant operations, payment and language features. Businesses should note the Starter price and plan for fiscalization through their own certified system.
Questions
How much does Direct Dine cost?
Starter costs $50 a month, Essential costs $149 a month, and Pro Growth AI costs $199 a month.
Does Direct Dine have a free plan?
No. The listed plans are paid, starting with Starter at $50 a month.
Which platforms does Direct Dine support?
Android, iOS, and web are listed. The product offers an installable branded web app, while native iOS and Android apps are available on request.
Can restaurants use their own payment gateway?
Yes. The WordPress plugin supports payments through the restaurant’s own gateway, as well as cash payments. The features page also lists Stripe and PayPal checkout.
Does Direct Dine provide fiscalization?
No. It says it is not a certified fiscalization solution, and businesses are responsible for fiscalization and issuing fiscal invoices through their own certified system.
Which AI engines are listed?
The site lists Ollama, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Gemini as AI engine choices.
Facts from Direct Dine's own pages
- AI tools
- AI features include upsell suggestions, demand forecasting, menu imagery, and screenshot-to-order; the site lists Ollama, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Gemini as AI engine choices. · direct-dine.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Data and AI
- The terms say businesses retain ownership of uploaded content, may request a machine-readable data export, and identifiable business data is not used to train AI models for other customers. · direct-dine.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Delivery orders
- Yes · direct-dine.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- No · direct-dine.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Languages
- The features page says the storefront supports 35+ languages, with per-locale translations and automatic language detection. · direct-dine.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Mobile apps
- The product offers an installable branded web app and says native iOS and Android apps are available on request. · direct-dine.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Notable limit
- Direct Dine states it is not a certified fiscalization solution and that businesses are responsible for fiscalization and issuing fiscal invoices through their own certified system. · direct-dine.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Ordering channels
- Orders from a restaurant’s website, branded app, QR table, or Direct Dine marketplace feed into a shared owner dashboard and kitchen screen. · direct-dine.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Payments
- The features page lists Stripe and PayPal checkout, split tender, cash drawer sessions, service fees and tipping, and refunds with an audit trail. · direct-dine.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Purpose
- Direct Dine provides restaurants with branded online ordering, guest retention, and restaurant operations tools. · direct-dine.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Security
- The privacy policy describes TLS/SSL in transit, encryption at rest for sensitive data, role-based access, multi-factor authentication for administrative access, regular security audits, and tenant data separation. · direct-dine.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Paid from
- 50 · direct-dine.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Support
- The homepage advertises 24/7 priority support for Direct Dine in its comparison table. · direct-dine.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Target customers
- The homepage describes Starter as built for small independent restaurants, cafés, and food businesses. · direct-dine.com, 30 Sept 2026
- A WhatsApp reservations bot collects booking details and sends reservations to the dashboard; the site says it uses the Meta WhatsApp Cloud API and encrypts credentials per tenant. · direct-dine.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Branded mobile app
- Yes · direct-dine.com, 20 Sept 2026
- WordPress
- The WordPress plugin adds a live order board in wp-admin, menu import and editing, payments through the restaurant’s own gateway, cash payments, table bookings, and daily stats. · direct-dine.com, 30 Sept 2026
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