Describe your sandwiches, modifiers, sides, and pickup schedule. Makeform turns them into an online deli order form that sends clear orders to your team.
Send deli orders to Slack, Google Sheets, and Zapier.
Sample prompts for the builder
Choose a prompt, adapt it to your menu, or send it to the builder. Each example shows an order flow, not a live AI result.
Audience
Walk-in regulars ordering ahead for pickup
Format
Conditional sandwich builder with pickup time
Prompt size
258 chars
Example form structure
Conditional sandwich builder with pickup time
Sandwich size and bread
Protein, cheese, and extras
Toppings and condiments
Sides and drinks
Pickup date and time
Suggested routing tags
New orders
Pickup queue
Catering
Give every sandwich and modifier a stable label, and ask for one item at a time so the prep ticket is easy to read.
Step 1
Choose
sandwiches, sizes, and quantities
Step 2
Customize
bread, toppings, extras, and sides
Step 3
Schedule
customer contact and pickup time
Step 4
Prepare
a structured order reaches the deli queue
Why use an order form
A structured deli order form collects bread, toppings, and pickup details in a consistent sequence.
Show bread, cheese, toppings, and extras only when they apply to the selected item.
Require a customer name, mobile number, pickup date, and time so staff can identify every bag.
Send submissions to an inbox or sheet where the team can sort orders by pickup time.
Built around your counter
Start with the closest pattern, then replace its items and rules with your menu.
Guide customers through size, bread, fillings, condiments, extras, sides, and quantity.
Present named sandwiches and allow only supported substitutions and additions.
Attach each meal to a diner while sharing one coordinator and pickup time.
Collect tray types, serving estimates, dietary portions, labels, and pickup details.
Order setup
Describe your menu logic, review the generated fields, and publish the order form.
List items, sizes, ingredients, allowed changes, sides, and pickup details.
Require essential choices and use conditional logic for item-specific modifiers.
Offer supported times and state cutoffs. Define any capacity-based slot requirement precisely.
Share or embed the form and route submissions to the channel your team monitors.
Online form vs calls and PDFs
Deli orders need nested choices, a pickup deadline, and a consistent preparation record.
Field guide
Follow the sequence customers decide and the deli prepares: item, changes, sides, and pickup.
Menu item
Use familiar menu names, short descriptions, and sizes. Separate signature sandwiches from build-your-own orders.
Modifiers
Put bread, temperature, cheese, toppings, condiments, and extras in labeled groups. Use conditional paths for relevant questions.
Sides & drinks
Offer available sides, drinks, and desserts with quantities, tied to the same customer and pickup time.
Preparation notes
Use preparation notes for unmatched details and a separate dietary or allergy prompt for visibility.
Customer details
Collect the customer's name and contact. For groups, capture the coordinator and each diner's label.
Pickup handoff
Ask for a pickup date and offered time, then restate the location and cutoff. End with an order review acknowledgment.
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Open toolFAQ
Answers for deli owners moving from phone notes to structured online intake.
A deli order form lets customers choose sandwiches, bread, toppings, sides, quantities, and pickup time. It captures contact details and gives staff one structured preparation record.
Include item, size, quantity, bread, temperature, cheese, removals, toppings, condiments, extras, sides, drinks, and preparation notes. Finish with customer name, mobile number, pickup date, time, and any bag label.
Yes. Conditional logic can open the full ingredient path for build-your-own sandwiches while showing only permitted changes for named items. It can also reveal platter counts or group labels only when relevant.
Use repeated sections or item blocks so each sandwich keeps its quantity, modifiers, and label. For a cart with calculated totals, inventory, or payment, specify that requirement and confirm the published setup supports it.
Offer supported pickup windows, state cutoffs, and update unavailable menu choices. Treat capacity-based slot locking or live inventory deductions as explicit requirements rather than assuming a static form manages them.
Yes. Add a visible allergy or dietary field and explain how staff review it. Provide contact details for ingredient questions. The form records customer information; it does not determine item suitability.
Yes. Makeform offers unlimited free forms and responses, so you can generate, edit, publish, and collect deli orders freely. The paid tier removes the Makeform badge.
Submissions arrive in your Makeform inbox and can connect to Google Sheets, Slack, or Zapier. Test the path with a sample order before sharing, including labels, pickup times, and notes.
Replace rushed order notes with a repeatable flow.
