Edinburgh, Scotland
Card machines for takeaways in Edinburgh
We set up Teya card machines for takeaways in the Old Town, Leith, Stockbridge and across Scotland, with a bespoke quotation based on your card turnover and a real person to call.
Edinburgh trade spikes hard around the festival period, so merchants here often want kit that copes with seasonal volume swings.
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Running a takeaway in Edinburgh
Edinburgh takeaways serve customers whose food plans often depend on what happens next. Visitors exploring the Royal Mile may want something to carry on with, while audiences at Edinburgh Playhouse or the Traverse Theatre can look for food around a performance. August brings the Edinburgh Festivals and a marked rise in visitor numbers. Alongside regular orders, that creates occasions when collection customers arrive with a show or another stop in mind.
The payment choices differ between someone ordering at the counter and someone phoning ahead for collection. Teya Pro takes contactless, chip and PIN, Apple Pay and Google Pay and has a built-in receipt printer. Pay by Link lets you send a payment request for a phone order by text or email. If you use a separate collection point, Tap to Pay can accept contactless payments on a phone through the Teya app.
Food before a Playhouse performance
Customers collecting food before a performance at Edinburgh Playhouse may arrive while others are still choosing their order. Teya Pro handles contactless, chip and PIN and mobile wallet payments at the counter. Its built-in printer lets you provide a payment receipt, while you keep your own food-order and collection process separate.
A phone order after sightseeing
Visitors finishing a day on the Royal Mile call ahead to arrange a takeaway collection. With Pay by Link, you can send a payment request by text or email for the phone order. Check the transaction in the Teya app or portal alongside your own order record before handling collection.
Separate collection during the Fringe
During the Fringe, a takeaway might separate collection customers from people placing new orders. Tap to Pay lets you accept contactless payments at that collection position using an iPhone or Android phone and the Teya app. It needs no extra hardware, while your main machine remains available for customers ordering at the counter.
How Teya helps takeaways in Edinburgh
Card on the doorstep
Portable 4G machines let drivers take payment at the door.
Phone orders
Payment links let customers pay before the food leaves the kitchen.
Late-night trade
Teya settles card takings the next working day as standard, and qualifying businesses can choose everyday or Instant Settlement options, with conditions and in some cases an extra charge.
Built into the machine
Payment Links for takeaways
Take deposits and phone orders — straight from the card machine. See how it works →
Typical setup for a Edinburgh takeaway
- Teya Pro at the counter
- Portable 4G machines for drivers
- Payment links for phone orders
Questions from Edinburgh takeaways
Can I request payment for Edinburgh takeaway orders placed by phone?
Pay by Link supports phone orders, with links sent by text, email or QR code. For customers arranging collection after visiting the Royal Mile, a text or email lets you request payment remotely. Use the app or portal to view the transaction against your own order record.
What if I use a separate collection counter during the Fringe?
Tap to Pay can take contactless payments on an iPhone or Android phone through the Teya app, without extra hardware. That gives a takeaway another payment option at a separate Fringe collection point. Teya Pro can remain at the main counter for printed receipts and chip and PIN.
Do you set up takeaways in the Old Town, Leith and Stockbridge?
Yes. We quote for takeaways anywhere in Edinburgh, including the Old Town, Leith and Stockbridge, and across Scotland. Each quote is bespoke, based on your monthly card turnover.
I run a takeaway near Edinburgh, in Musselburgh. Can you help?
Yes. We also help takeaways in nearby places such as Musselburgh, Kirkcaldy and Dunfermline. If you have more than one site, tell us about each one and we'll quote for the whole group.
Can my drivers take card payments?
Yes — Teya Pro runs on 4G with a 14h+ battery, so drivers can take payment at the door.
Can customers pay over the phone?
Yes — text them a secure payment link.
Do you cover takeaways in my area?
Yes — we set up takeaways across Edinburgh and the rest of the UK.