You run a restaurant, kebab shop, or café. If you use Wolt or Bolt Food, you know how painful the commissions are. On every order you hand the platform 25% to as much as 40% of the value. With €7,000 monthly delivery revenue, that is €1,750–2,800 going to aggregators — not your business.
In this article we show how restaurants build their own delivery channel, keep 100% of revenue, and still reach customers without depending on Wolt or Bolt.
What Wolt and Bolt Food really cost
Most restaurant owners focus on the visible commission — usually quoted as "from 20%." The real cost is higher:
- Base commission: 25–35% of order value
- Online payment fee: an extra 1.5–2.5%
- Visibility package: €70–220/month for better placement in the app
- Opportunity cost: your brand disappears — customers remember "Wolt," not your restaurant
Example: A restaurant with €12,000 monthly delivery revenue at 30% Wolt commission pays €3,600 per month. Over a year that is €43,200.
Can you have own delivery without hiring couriers?
This is the most common question: "I want my own delivery, but I do not want to employ drivers."
The answer is: yes — with Wolt Drive integration.
Wolt Drive is Wolt's courier service available to restaurants as a tool for fulfilling your own orders. The difference is critical:
| Wolt Marketplace | Own delivery with Wolt Drive | |
|---|---|---|
| Who acquires the order | Wolt | You (your site, Telegram, QR) |
| Commission | 25–35% per order | 0% commission |
| Customer data | Locked | Yours — you build a database |
| Brand | "Ordered via Wolt" | Your restaurant |
How it works in practice with RESTOBOT
RESTOBOT is a hospitality platform that connects your own website, Telegram bot, and Wolt Drive in one system.
Order flow:
- The customer visits your site (e.g.
kebab.restobot.pro) or messages your Telegram bot - They place an order and pay online
- RESTOBOT automatically dispatches a Wolt Drive courier
- The courier picks up and delivers on time
- You see the full order in the manager app
Zero order commission. The customer pays the courier fee — you receive 100% of the order value.
How much can you save? Sample calculation
A realistic scenario for a kebab restaurant in a major city:
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Monthly delivery revenue | €9,000 |
| Average order value | €14 |
| Orders per month | ~643 |
Cost on Wolt (30% commission): €2,700/month.
With own delivery via RESTOBOT:
- RESTOBOT Full subscription: €99/month
- 0% order commission — you keep the full amount
- Courier cost paid by the customer, not the restaurant
At €9,000/month delivery revenue that is ~€2,600 savings compared with a 30% aggregator commission.
Extra benefit: your own customer database for Telegram promotions — free.
How to get started — step by step
- Register a RESTOBOT account — email [email protected]
- Upload your menu — categories, photos, prices
We handle the rest — and you immediately get a ready website.
Will you lose Wolt and Bolt customers after switching to own delivery?
That is a fair concern. The answer: you do not have to leave aggregators completely.
The best restaurants use a hybrid strategy:
- Wolt and Bolt stay as channels for new customers
- Your own site and Telegram serve returning customers (zero commission)
- RESTOBOT loyalty card encourages ordering directly
Over time a growing share of orders moves to your own channel — without commission.
Summary
Commissions on UberEats, Wolt, Bolt Food, and Glovo are among the biggest operating costs for a modern delivery restaurant. Own delivery with Wolt Drive integration and the RESTOBOT platform lets you keep margin on online orders, build your customer base, and make your brand independent from aggregator algorithms.
Start free: www.restobot.pro — first 30 days at no charge, setup in 1 day.