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Takeaway / Delivery recommendations during COVID

stonemuse
stonemuse Posts: 34,057
edited March 2020 in Not Sports Related
Due to restaurants being closed, I intend to try out a number of the takeaway services that are on offer by various places. 

Started today with a delivery by Shampan Welling (also in Bromley). 

Poppadoms and a great selection of pickles, Naan, excellent choice of Indian starters and mains. Delivered in a number of recyclable boxes which kept the food warm until the end. 

Thoroughly recommended. 

Look forward to reading more recommendations ... if eating in restaurants is stopped for a long period, it will be good to know where quality food is still available. 

Comments

  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,875
    Chinese from Bamboo in Bexley last night (collection). 

    Seem to be very few decent Chinese locally but feel this one is worth driving a few miles for. Never had a bad meal there
  • clb74
    clb74 Posts: 10,829
    AFKABartram said:
    Chinese from Bamboo in Bexley last night (collection). 

    Seem to be very few decent Chinese locally but feel this one is worth driving a few miles for. Never had a bad meal there
    A moderator should be setting a better example and not encourage people to drive miles for a take away
  • NomadicAddick
    NomadicAddick Posts: 2,115
    My Dad is offering a delivery service of ale for the SE9 area. I'm sure he'll go a little bit further though.
    https://www.facebook.com/thelongpond/posts/3104614239581579?comment_id=3104838882892448&notif_id=1584884645185645&notif_t=feed_comment
  • Talal
    Talal Posts: 11,511
    My first thought was to avoid takeaways but maybe I'm wrong. Can it be caught from someone coughing into food? 
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,057
    Talal said:
    My first thought was to avoid takeaways but maybe I'm wrong. Can it be caught from someone coughing into food? 
    https://increasily.com/takeaways-coronavirus-guide-customers-operators/


  • mendonca
    mendonca Posts: 9,418
    How much was a whole meal at home from Shampan as a takeaway?
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,899
    NomadicAddick said:
    My Dad is offering a delivery service of ale for the SE9 area. I'm sure he'll go a little bit further though.
    https://www.facebook.com/thelongpond/posts/3104614239581579?comment_id=3104838882892448&notif_id=1584884645185645&notif_t=feed_comment
    We miss him on here. 
  • Talal
    Talal Posts: 11,511
    stonemuse said:
    Talal said:
    My first thought was to avoid takeaways but maybe I'm wrong. Can it be caught from someone coughing into food? 
    https://increasily.com/takeaways-coronavirus-guide-customers-operators/


    Thanks. I think for now I'd still feel more comfortable avoiding while we have enough food in. 
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,057
    mendonca said:
    How much was a whole meal at home from Shampan as a takeaway?
    Depends what you order ... ours was £25 for two. 
  • Baldybonce
    Baldybonce Posts: 9,668
    My local Chinese takeaway Brother Garden have said they will be closing down soon to protect the staff.

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  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 13,819
    AFKABartram said:
    Chinese from Bamboo in Bexley last night (collection). 

    Seem to be very few decent Chinese locally but feel this one is worth driving a few miles for. Never had a bad meal there
    Our local Chinese takeaway have had a note in the window saying they were on holiday in China due to return late March. 

    Regardless of the rights and wrongs on this, while we used to use them every couple of weeks I think we may swerve that for a month or two. 

    Hoping they reopen 
  • PopIcon
    PopIcon Posts: 5,970
    UberEats 50% (up to £20) until March 31st, just got email.
  • ImBetterThanShaun
    ImBetterThanShaun Posts: 153
    When is the rate my plate take away special thread going live? Never had a contactless take-away roast before but this was pretty good. £12.50.
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,057
    ImBetterThanShaun said:
    When is the rate my plate take away special thread going live? Never had a contactless take-away roast before but this was pretty good. £12.50.
    Wish I’d taken a picture of mine now. 
  • Tavern
    Tavern Posts: 7,681
    stonemuse said:
    ImBetterThanShaun said:
    When is the rate my plate take away special thread going live? Never had a contactless take-away roast before but this was pretty good. £12.50.
    Wish I’d taken a picture of mine now. 
    Looks great
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,053
    Funny old world.
    We've got people sounding desperate for cash and others paying £12.50 for a takeaway roast.
    (I'm not having a dig at anyone, just an observation).
  • Huskaris
    Huskaris Posts: 9,859
    edited March 2020
    Covered End said:
    Funny old world.
    We've got people sounding desperate for cash and others paying £12.50 for a takeaway roast.
    (I'm not having a dig at anyone, just an observation).
    I acknowledge that you're not having a dig, but pointing out that right now what the country needs is everyone that can afford £12.50 to buy a roast from a local pub to be doing so, rather than buying from supermarkets that are already filled up.

    Helping save businesses in serious trouble and reducing burden on supermarkets. Two birds, one stone.

    I'm certainly aiming to try out the takeaways that I can see are not places you would traditionally think are takeaways. 
  • ImBetterThanShaun
    ImBetterThanShaun Posts: 153
    Covered End said:
    Funny old world.
    We've got people sounding desperate for cash and others paying £12.50 for a takeaway roast.
    (I'm not having a dig at anyone, just an observation).
    Yep all small businesses I’m sure are desperate for cash at the moment so happy to support where possible 👍 
  • NorthStandUltra
    NorthStandUltra Posts: 2,540
    McDonalds closing all restaurants from 7pm tomorrow night 
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,496
    NorthStandUltra said:
    McDonalds closing all restaurants from 7pm tomorrow night 
      This is big. Their unique food chain is huge and pretty exclusive to them.
    Hope that food gets distributed elsewhere.

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  • PopIcon
    PopIcon Posts: 5,970
    NorthStandUltra said:
    McDonalds closing all restaurants from 7pm tomorrow night 
    Good.
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,080
    clb74 said:
    AFKABartram said:
    Chinese from Bamboo in Bexley last night (collection). 

    Seem to be very few decent Chinese locally but feel this one is worth driving a few miles for. Never had a bad meal there
    A moderator should be setting a better example and not encourage people to drive miles for a take away
    Yeah, but he was driving that way anyway on his way home from the pub, so its all good.  ;)
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,080
    NorthStandUltra said:
    McDonalds closing all restaurants from 7pm tomorrow night 
    I really hope they do something useful and public spirited with their drive through facilities.  If they put together some standardised grocery boxes and sold them on a drive through basis it could take a lot of pressure off the supermarkets whilst allowing people to get some essentials with minimal human contact.
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,057
    Stig said:
    NorthStandUltra said:
    McDonalds closing all restaurants from 7pm tomorrow night 
    I really hope they do something useful and public spirited with their drive through facilities.  If they put together some standardised grocery boxes and sold them on a drive through basis it could take a lot of pressure off the supermarkets whilst allowing people to get some essentials with minimal human contact.
    That’s a very good idea 
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    'Drive Thru' toilet roll dispenser.

    Cuts out the middleman
  • Brendan_O_Connell
    Brendan_O_Connell Posts: 8,938
    AFKABartram said:
    Chinese from Bamboo in Bexley last night (collection). 

    Seem to be very few decent Chinese locally but feel this one is worth driving a few miles for. Never had a bad meal there
    Agreed.  Stay out of Bexley, we don’t want your kind round here!  
  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    Not a big takeaway eater and never had a meal delivered to my door, however in these times I would not trust anybody preparing a meal for me other than my wife or myself. I bet people are taking the meal off the driver and exchanging cash etc and then going straight in and eating it without washing hands etc.

    Not suggesting people on here but I would wager up and down the country.

    People are dying and the economy is on its knees at the minute, Takaways should have been shut down the same time the pubs and restaurants were. Plus the amount of food hoarding that has gone on why are people using takeaways, cook the fecking food you bought.
  • RodneyCharltonTrotta
    RodneyCharltonTrotta Posts: 14,835
    Stig said:
    NorthStandUltra said:
    McDonalds closing all restaurants from 7pm tomorrow night 
    I really hope they do something useful and public spirited with their drive through facilities.  If they put together some standardised grocery boxes and sold them on a drive through basis it could take a lot of pressure off the supermarkets whilst allowing people to get some essentials with minimal human contact.
    Use them as drive thru testing centres possibly.

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