Is Uber Eats worth it for restaurants while paying 30% commissions?

I run a restaurant and it is sooooo not worth it.  30% commissions is super high.  Are you kidding me?  Maybe for pasta dishes that already have good margin but for steaks and seafood, paying 30% will make us lose money for sure.

Of course, restaurants are allowed to charge whateve we want, but then we'd have to jack up our prices, and I feel like that is bad for the business and worsen customer perception of the restaurant.  My vote goes for NO.

Well, if you know anything about restaurant business, for takeouts, there is a decent profit margin, as those orders will not incur expenses for wait staff, space in the restaurant, parking spaces, etc.  Any takeout orders would be outside of their standing operational costs, so restaurants grealty welcome it. (Just cook and receive money.)

Therefore, you'd think Uber Eats would be great for restaurants.  30% commissions?  That does seem high, but as long as the net covers the cost of the ingredients and chefs cooking the, there must be profit.

I can't believe any restaurant would agree to this.

Totally.  It is a great way to make additional money and also get the word out.  Sure there are commissions but you price your food correctly. People understand if your food costs more than usual.  They are getting the convenience.

Like others have said, we love take out customers.

Keep in mind this eliminates the need for delivery drivers too. 30% sounds like a lot but even if they make a tiny profit, they can do well on volume.

Why would a restaurant pay 30% to Uber. They can just suggest on their takeout menu that their food can be delivered by UberEats.

Zero commission is very good.

If Uber makes a couple bucks on every delivery, that's fine with them, the only additional expense is computer time.

Who gets squezzed here? You guessed it, the poor sucker that delivers the "eats".

It drums up the business as it is a new channel to gain customers.  It isn't shabby to have Uber promoting your restaurant.  

See, our business spends a good chunk of change on advertisements and marketing.  So that will play into doing the math.

Uber allows the restaurants to charge whatever we want, so we can assure we make profit.