Takeaways

I honestly couldn't tell you the last time we had a takeaway, but our next-door neighbours get food delivered all the time - and I mean all the time! It's not uncommon for us to see delivery drivers dropping off takeaways for breakfast, lunch and dinner - and that's almost every day. It must cost them an absolute fortune, especially as there is a big family.

By my reckoning it’s over 10 years since we’ve had one. We’d rather go out to eat nowadays than stay home if not cooking.

The meal delivery service is very much alive and kicking and very regularly used
We certainly have a take away now and then not necessarily regularly
But the amount of deliveroo and Uber eats being delivered on their bikes are around all the time and yes breakfast, dinners and in the evenings
According to the grandkids a frozen pizza is nothing like a domino’s pizza Varian I m not a great pizza fan but I do like an Indian Chinese or Thai now and then as a treat

We have a Chinese takeaway approximately once a month as we haven’t got a Chinese restaurant within about 30 minutes drive.

Not a fan of pizza, but do get them delivered when sitting for the teenagers in the winter as they taste so much better than popping a frozen one in the oven

My friend and I have a Chinese takeaway roughly every six weeks at her house and yes, we get it delivered.

Oops sorry, we get our Chinese delivered.

We go shopping on a Saturday evening and our treat is to have a takeaway afterwards. Sometimes we have an extra large pizza from our local pizzeria which does three of us .It is freshly cooked and nothing like the ones you buy in a supermarket especially the cardboard-like ones found in the freezers.

Different families, different styles

Takeaways is what kept many restaurants open and in business during covid

We frequently have an Indian takeaway, I dont think I am particularly unusual

I can't believe that people can't believe that others do things differently from them .

I'm not particularly keen on pizza but freshly cooked pizza cannot be compared to frozen pizza.

We live in a village with an excellent Indian takeaway, who also do amazing pizza. We also have a chippy and a Chinese (neither of which we like). Our nearest town us about 7 miles away and there are a variety of Takeaways that deliver, some free if we spend over a certain amount.
We haven't had a takeaway since before Christmas but it's a nice treat occasionally.
I prefer to cook fresh food from scratch but I don't judge what other people choose to do. My daughter lives in the middle of a large city and eats out alot, she never cooks.
Her choice.

Doodledog

I can't believe that people can't believe that others do things differently from them .

Doesn't bother me what others do, but I can't believe how some people can afford so many takeaways (talking about my neighbours in particular).

We have an occasional Chinese or Thai takeaway but if it might only be once or twice a year. During lockdown a local chef who was paid off did start offering a Dine at home menu, they offered a Tapas menu & Greek menu which we ordered really enjoyed, like being on holiday😂 they would also do bespoke food delivery where you could give them a budget and they would create a menu for you. That was like going out for a nice meal and would be delivered plated and ready to eat, they would sometimes being the starters first, then main and dessert 30 mins later so everything not and presentation top notch unfortunately they do seem to do as many themed nights now only Sunday lunch. But you can still order the bespoke if you want. It suits us for a special occasion sometimes.

We had something like that too 62Granny and it felt like real luxury.

We are lucky enough to have a most sorts of restaurants that do takeaways in our village so can walk (well DH can!!) to collect an Indian or Turkish meal. Chinese and pizzas are not gluten free. There is a fish and chip shop in another village that does GF and a (very classy) burger van visits once a month.

A frozen pizza is not a patch on a fresh one and Domino's deliver and do gf.

I enjoy a night off periodically and we are lucky enough to have such choice. We indulge, maybe, once a month.

Nothing wrong with a good takeaway, as an occasional treat. We have fish & chips, maybe every 6 or 8 weeks. Very rarely we’ll have a Chinese or an Indian - they are all extremely high quality. We don’t have them delivered, though.

Takeaways are fine once in a blue moon but my children waste so much money on them when they come down to visit us.
They always leave a load un-eaten & it make me cross as I know how much money they waste on the stuff! Then a few months later they ask for a hand-out! Ridiculous.🤔

We have probably 3 or 4 takeaways a year as a treat. No delivery service out here in the sticks.

Doodledog

I can't believe that people can't believe that others do things differently from them .

Nor can I.

Good job not everyone lives out in the countryside!

Doodledog

I can't believe that people can't believe that others do things differently from them .

Varian
Is this a joke 😂 The British food takeaway industry is worth £26 Billion. That’s a year. And employs 50,000 people.
My daughter works from home. When she’s going to have a break she phones for a coffee and cake 😂

Doodledog
I don’t know why I was quoting you. 🤦🏼‍♀️

Good grief! The expense!

Ohh, that sounds very good, ringing for coffee & cake!
Could I get the number. 😊

Last takeaway was July last year. A curry with plain rice. Cost 50 pounds and was bland and watery.

We rarely have a take away and usually collect it ourselves- the most recent occasion was fish and chips when family from overseas were staying.
I suspect many of us are the wrong demographic for ordering home delivered take aways. Those I know use firms such as just eat and deliveroo are mostly younger or busy working people - either singles meeting up or those with young families wanting a date night in.