bayti
How it works

From a halal home kitchen — to yours.

Bayti connects you with home chefs in your community who cook halal food from their own kitchens. Order what you would actually eat at home, choose how it arrives, and follow it from prep to door.

For customers

Ordering, end to end.

01

Browse local halal

Open /browse, search your city, filter by cuisine or "ready now." Every listing shows real photos, the chef behind the meal, prep details, and customer reviews.

02

Pick how it arrives

Each listing tells you what is available — pickup at the chef's home, the chef delivers themselves, or door-to-door via our delivery service. You choose what fits.

03

Checkout securely

Pay with Apple Pay, Google Pay, or any major card. Bayti uses Stripe so your card details never touch our servers. You get an email receipt the moment you pay.

04

Track prep and delivery

Watch your order move from "received" to "accepted by the chef" to "ready" and finally "delivered." We email at every step so you are never guessing.

05

Rate the meal

After delivery, leave a star rating — and a comment if you want. Reviews stay anonymous to the chef and help the next customer choose.

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What you pay

Transparent at checkout. No surprises.

Every order shows you each line before you pay. Here is what each one means.

Food
Each chef sets their own price. What you see on the listing is what the food costs.
Service fee
A small percentage of the food subtotal that keeps the platform running, processes payments, and pays for customer support.
Delivery (if applicable)
If the chef delivers themselves, they set their own delivery fee. If you choose our delivery service, the fee is quoted at checkout based on distance.
Tip
Optional. 100% of any tip goes to the chef (or driver, for delivered orders) — Bayti takes none of it.
Sales tax
Collected at checkout and remitted to your state on your behalf. Bayti operates as a marketplace facilitator so you do not have to think about it.
Refunds & cancellations

If something goes wrong, you are covered.

You cancel before the chef accepts

Instant full refund — no charge ever clears your card.

The chef cancels after accepting

Automatic full refund — the system fires within minutes of the chef hitting cancel. Funds typically land back on your card within 5–10 business days, depending on your bank.

The order is delivered but something is wrong

Email hello@getbayti.com with your order number. We look at every case individually and work with you and the chef.

Trust & safety

Built on transparency, not promises.

Halal commitment

Every chef signs a halal commitment at onboarding and lists their meat and ingredient sources. We rely on transparency and your reviews rather than a single certifying body.

Cottage food disclosure

Most chefs operate under their state's cottage food rules — meaning the food is prepared in a home kitchen that is not inspected by the state or local health department. We disclose this on every listing and every receipt.

Real reviews

Star ratings come from customers who actually ordered. Reviews stay anonymous to the chef. The aggregate rating is what you see on the listing and storefront.

One conversation per order

If you need to reach the chef before, during, or after an order, you have a single thread tied to that order — not a scattered group chat.

For chefs

Cook from your kitchen. We handle the rest.

Set your own menu and prices. List meals when you are cooking. Bayti handles payments, sales tax, customer communication, and — if you want it — delivery via our delivery service. Payouts land in your bank through Stripe.

Apply to cook on Bayti →
Common questions

Answers, straight up.

We launch city by city, starting where chefs have already signed up. The fastest way to see if Bayti is in your city is to open /browse and search — if no listings appear yet, we are not there yet. Email hello@getbayti.com to nudge us toward your city.
Every chef signs a halal commitment at onboarding and lists the source of their meat and ingredients on their storefront. We rely on transparency, customer reviews, and platform moderation rather than a single certifying body. If anything ever feels off, email us and we investigate.
Most operate under their state's cottage food rules (for example, Florida HB 663). That means the food is prepared in a home kitchen not inspected by the state or local health department — and we disclose this clearly on every listing and every receipt. Some chefs operate under additional state programs (like Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations in California and Utah). We confirm permits during the application review.
Each listing shows what the chef offers — pickup at their home, the chef delivers themselves, or door-to-door via our delivery service. You pick at checkout. If you choose our delivery service, the fee is quoted based on distance.
If you cancel before the chef accepts, you get an instant full refund and no charge clears. If the chef cancels after accepting, the refund fires automatically within minutes. If something is wrong with a delivered order, email hello@getbayti.com — we handle each case individually.
A small percentage of the food subtotal that keeps the platform running, processes your payment, and pays for customer support. You see the full breakdown at checkout — no surprise charges.
Yes — 100%. Bayti takes none of any tip you leave. For delivered orders, the tip goes to whoever delivered the meal (the chef if they delivered, the driver if our delivery service did).
Yes. Bayti operates as a marketplace facilitator, which means we collect the right sales tax for your state at checkout and remit it on the chef's behalf. The chef does not have to track this themselves and you do not have to think about it.
Each cart is tied to a single chef so that prep, pickup, and delivery stay coordinated. To order from two chefs, place two separate orders.
You get an email at every step — order received, chef accepted, ready, and delivered. You can also open your order page anytime to see the current status.
Yes — if you cook halal food from your home kitchen, we want to hear from you. Apply at /apply. We review every application and confirm what your state requires before you go live.
The web app at getbayti.com is fully mobile-friendly today — you can save it to your home screen and use it like an app. Native iOS and Android apps are coming.

Still have a question? hello@getbayti.com