Comparison · Menuveo vs TheFork
Menuveo or TheFork: two different models for filling tables.
Two different models for filling tables. Menuveo and TheFork side by side: per-diner commission, discounts, who owns the customer, Google Maps and menu, with prices as of September 2026.
Isaac Lacosta5 min read
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Menuveo
Flat fee- Flat fee. Zero euros per diner.
- The customer and their data are yours.
- People find you on Google Maps and book direct.
TheFork
Their model- Commission on the diners who arrive through its app.
- Marketplace with its own user base.
- Promotions to fill empty tables.
TheFork data taken from its public website on 19 September 2026. TheFork may change it at any time; if you see something out of date, write to us and we will correct it. Menuveo has no relationship with TheFork.
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- Flat fee. Zero euros per diner.
- The customer and their data are yours.
- People find you on Google Maps and book direct.
How they differ
TheFork is a marketplace: it brings you diners from its app and charges a commission on those who arrive through that channel.
Menuveo is the flat-fee alternative, from €59.99/month + VAT and €0 per diner: it positions you on Google Maps and you get direct bookings as an official Reserve with Google partner.
What TheFork does well
TheFork has an app with many users and is useful for filling empty tables with promotions. Its management tool, TheFork Manager, includes training, an account adviser and support seven days a week, according to its website. For a restaurant with spare capacity in a tourist area, the traffic from its app can make up for the commission.
What each one includes
Tap “Partial” to see exactly what is included.
Google Maps ranking
Menuveo
YesTheFork
NoAutomatic daily set menu (menú del día) with AI
Menuveo
YesTheFork
NoMultilingual digital menu with allergens
Menuveo
YesTheFork
Lets you upload the menu. It does not list translation or a daily set menu.Parcial
Bookings with no per-diner commission
Menuveo
YesTheFork
Bookings from its app, TripAdvisor and partners pay commission (a % of the average bill, according to its website). Bookings from your website, Instagram and Facebook are included in the price.Parcial
"Book" button on Google (Reserve with Google)
Menuveo
YesTheFork
Yes
What each one costs, with an example
Take a 40-cover bar with 20 bookings a day. At 2.5 people per booking and 25 days, that is 1,250 booked diners a month. Suppose 40% come in through the TheFork app and the rest through Google, the phone or your website.
With TheFork, those 500 diners pay the commission set in your contract; multiply that figure by 500 and add your plan’s fee. With Menuveo you pay the Ultra plan fee and nothing per diner, whether 500 come or 1,500.
| Item | TheFork | Menuveo (Ultra) |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly fee | Not published; the one in your contract | €99.99/month + VAT (Ultra) |
| Commission per diner | The one in your contract × 500 diners from its app | 0 € |
| Google Maps worked on daily | No | Included |
| Translated menu and daily menu | No | Included |
| Own website | No | Included |
When switching makes sense
These are the signs we see in restaurants where switching pays off.
- More than half of your bookings already come by phone, Google or your website.
- The booking button on your Google listing points to a channel that pays commission.
- You fill up at lunchtime thanks to the daily menu and do not need discounts.
- You want the customer’s phone number so you can tell them about the new menu.
- Your menu is not translated and your daily menu does not show on Google.
What to ask before you sign or renew
TheFork does not publish its prices on its website, so the comparison depends on what your contract says. These questions give you the figures to fill in the example above.
- What percentage of the average bill is charged for each diner who arrives from its app, TripAdvisor or its partners.
- What your plan’s monthly fee is and which features it includes.
- Whether bookings that come in through the Google button pay commission on your plan.
- Who pays for the discount on the offers and Yums you activate.
- Which diner data you receive and whether you can export it whenever you like.
How the migration works
You do not need to cancel TheFork on day one. We set up your Google listing, the menu and the daily menu, and change the Google booking button so it points to Menuveo. You export your future bookings from TheFork Manager and we load them into your diary.
From then on, TheFork stays for the people who arrive from its app. If in two months that channel brings you little, you close it; if it brings you a lot, you keep it. You decide with data, not with the invoice.
Who each one is for
If more than half of your bookings come through Google, your website or the phone, Menuveo works out better for you: the fee is fixed and does not grow with the tables you fill. With a hypothetical commission of €2 per diner (use the one in your contract), 500 diners a month from its app come to €1,000; Menuveo Ultra is €99.99/month + VAT, however many come.
If you depend on an app bringing you new people every week and the discount suits you, TheFork does that job. What it does not include is the work on your Google Maps listing, the translated menu or the daily menu published every morning.
To try it without risk, keep TheFork for its app and move the Google booking button to Menuveo. In two months you see which channel brings each booking and how much you save; Menuveo has no lock-in, so if it does not pay off you leave.
Menuveo
Neighbourhood restaurants and daily set menu (menú del día) restaurants that already have demand nearby and want that demand to find them on Google Maps and book without commission. A 40-cover bar that fills up thanks to its daily menu does not need to pay for every diner.
TheFork
Restaurants with a lot of spare capacity or in very touristy areas that accept paying per diner and offering discounts to fill up. If you have 120 seats and a half-empty evening sitting, its app can fill gaps that your neighbourhood does not.
Frequently asked questions
For a restaurant that already has demand in its area, Menuveo: direct bookings from Google and your website at €0 per diner, plus your Google Maps listing, menu and daily set menu, from €59.99/month + VAT with no lock-in.
Pro €59.99/month (choose Google bookings, or Google Maps and website) and Ultra €99.99/month (both). VAT not included, €60 setup, no lock-in and €0 per diner. Bookings that come in through Google or your website pay nothing per diner.
TheFork does not publish the price of its plans or its commission percentage. Its website says that bookings from its app, TripAdvisor and partners pay a commission based on a % of the average bill, and that bookings from your website and social media are included. Ask for the figures in writing before you sign.
Yes. Menuveo handles your Google listing, your menu and direct bookings; TheFork carries on with its app. We block time slots in each system so tables are not double-booked.
We switch on Menuveo, change the booking button on your Google listing, and you export your future bookings from TheFork Manager. TheFork can stay active for its app while you measure where each booking comes from.
Its website does not detail this plan by plan: it mentions Google bookings included in the price as a benefit of the Enterprise plan. Ask in writing how they are charged on yours.
By a different route: moving your listing up on Google Maps and publishing your daily menu on menuveo.es, with no discount and no commission. The Bar APZ and El 9 Suprem cases went that way.
With Menuveo, the name, phone number and history of every booking are yours and you can take them with you whenever you like. With TheFork, check in your contract which diner data you receive.
