Café invoice template and a free website

Your till looks after the counter. The jobs that need an invoice are the others: a platter order for an office, coffee for a meeting, the back room booked for a birthday. goud.work makes those quick on your phone, and gives the café a free page with your menu and photos, at its own address with a QR code for the window.

Your invoice
Your business name
INVOICE
Invoice No.
INV-0001
Date
15 November 2026
Due
29 November 2026
From
Your business name
Street and number
Town
Postcode
Phone
you@example.com
Bill to
Customer name
Street and number
Town
Postcode
Description of workAmount
Catering order£0.00
Platter£0.00
Coffee
1 item at £0.00
£0.00
Delivery£0.00
Room hire£0.00
Total due£0.00
Payment details
Account nameYour account name
Sort code00-00-00
Account number00000000
ReferenceINV-0001

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What goes on a café invoice

Easy Invoice offers Catering order, Platter, Coffee counted per item, Delivery and Room hire. An office that orders lunch every Friday gets the same lines each week, and after a few invoices Easy Invoice offers them with your last prices. Send the customer a quote for a big order, turn it into the invoice in one tap, and email it to their accounts team. Mark it paid when the transfer lands.

Lines cafes use most

  • Catering order
  • Platter
  • Coffee · per item
  • Delivery
  • Room hire

In Easy Invoice these are a tap each, and after a few invoices your own lines come first, with the last price you charged.

Your own page, free

Your page leads with photos of the food and the counter, then the menu with prices. Contact details and social links sit near the top so people can call ahead. Reviews come next, and the notice banner tells everyone about bank holiday closing. The Book button takes requests for catering orders and room hire, which you approve. Add the postcode and how far you deliver.

Your page as a café, drawn in a few seconds. Nothing is kept until you sign up.

An invoice in two minutes, on your phone

  1. WhoPick a customer, or type a new one with their postcode.
  2. WhatTap the usual lines for your trade. After a few invoices, your own.
  3. PriceOne price for the job or one per line. VAT is worked out for you.
  4. SendOn WhatsApp, by email or as a PDF, with your bank details on it.

Questions cafes ask

Do cafés charge VAT on takeaway food?

If you're VAT registered, hot takeaway food and food eaten in are standard rated. Much cold food to take away is zero rated, but sweets, crisps and soft drinks are not. The rules have odd corners, so HMRC's guide on catering and takeaway food is worth reading.

How do I invoice an office catering order?

Put each part on its own line: the platters, the coffee counted per item, and delivery. Add the date and the name of the person who ordered. Offices often pay by bank transfer within a set number of days, so your bank details on the invoice matter. A reminder goes out if it runs late.

Should I charge for room hire in a café?

Many cafés do, either as a flat fee or as a minimum spend for the group. Put Room hire on the quote so the customer knows before the day. If you drop it when they spend enough, say so on the quote. A clear line now saves an awkward talk at the till.

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