Thinking of trying this out. I am seeing GrubHub, DoorDash, Postmates, UberEats. Where to go?
Avoid those. Call the restaurant directly or use their website. Because capitalism.
At that point it’s better for me to just get the food directly, because I’m the most socially incompetent person alive, especially on the phone.
Online ordering is the best, especially when it’s the only option even at the restaurant. Pay on your phone and leave, it’s crazy more places haven’t adopted it.
Some smaller restaurants rely on these third parties as they can’t pay for drivers.
Let them tell you which one they prefer then.
In that case they’ll likely suggest you use one of those sites on theirs.
I always try to order from the restaurant’s own website, as I know I support the restaurant the most in that case. Sometimes it’s even cheaper on their own site.
Otherwise I mostly use Wolt. The other option is Just Eat. There’s not really any other options afaik which is kind of problematic (semi monopoly situation).
All of these are basically equivalent in my experience. However, I normally use these apps (usually Uber eats) with the pickup option to just advance order from a place within 5 minutes of me and go get the food myself. My goal when eating out is to save time by not cooking. The travel time and effort are negligible by comparison.
In general ordering direct and doing pickup is WAY cheaper than any of the delivery options.
Yeah I’m pretty sure it’s within a dollar of the same cost as ordering in person. And it saves having to wait in line, tell them your order, and wait for them to make it.
Not factoring in the monthly fee? Cost per Oder ? Tip?
Most restaurants you call ahead and just pickup your order when it is ready. Gas food places almost all have online order apps to do the same.
It is convenient but if you are using these services multiple times a month you are spending WAY more on dining out
There’s no monthly fee to use Uber eats and I’d be tipping the same amount either way. The cost per order isn’t very high if you’re using the pickup option.
I mostly just use the app as a menu, write down what I want and can the restaurant. Makes it cheaper by cutting out the middle man
Phone number, because most places well have a online menu, and that way I don’t have to deal with a third party or a confusing web interface.
I don’t have to deal with a third party or a confusing web interface.
Right, instead you have to talk with someone the phone. I’ll take the website.
DoorDash, but make sure to take distance to restaurant into account when you tip.
Lots of restaurants (most!) don’t deliver, so calling them directly like others suggested usually won’t do any good.
I never use it. I always go get takeout instead. A local restaurant to me is owed 10K from Uber Eats right now and they refuse to pay.
Grub Hub - Legally blind, can’t drive, gives me way more options than Pizza and Chinese.
I hardly ever order food to my home. One time in the past 5 years I’ve ordered pizza and had someone deliver it. It’s not worth the cost.
I rarely go out for fast food.
I go through the restaurant if they have their own. I use doordash with the monthly pass for the rest.
There is a local service/app in my city called Yuze. It has only a small selection of restaurants. The service the app has is pretty basic: you order food and it gets brought to you by a handful of (employed!) riders. No in-app tip BS, no hidden service charges - it’s great! Haven’t used Lieferando (takeaway.com’s name in Germany) in forever. Downsides: the food selection is limited and the restaurants tend to be on the more pricier side.
“Just Eat” works great and is my go-to.
Tried UberEats but they seem slow and food always ends up beeing cold. I don’t think we have any of the other ones.
I order out pretty much every day. for me, I stick with Uber Eats because subscribing to Uber One does save me money over the course of a month, eliminating delivery fees (but not service fees) for a large number of restaurants.
now I prefer to order from a restaurant that delivers itself, when I’m in the mood for pizza, I call the place across the street, if I want fried chicken, I order from the Jewish deli across the street (they seriously have the best fucking fried chicken). etc.
Uber Eats is pretty good about refunds when orders are wrong. the drivers are hit or miss, but that’s going to be true of every service. the most annoying thing is when they block my fucking door
the main drawback is that Uber allows the drivers to take multiple orders at once, so you have to keep in mind how to make your order so that things don’t get soggy. I keep oil and vinegar in the fridge, and order my sandwiches dry. if I’m getting a gyro, I order it dry, and I have a pot of tzatziki in my fridge. stuff like that. Taco Bell will never hit right when it’s delivered, even if you’re really stoned. Taco Bell needs to be eaten fresh
do things to make it easier for them to find you. make sure you’ve got a super obvious house number that’s visible from the street. even if it’s daytime, turn on your porch light when you’re expecting a delivery. I don’t know if it actually tells the drivers that I’m signaling for food delivery, but my brain tells me it helps them find me
I think it would be really cool if food delivery companies gave you a little Bluetooth or Wi-Fi device that you could put outside your house that’ll turn green when you’re expecting an Uber Eats delivery or something like that
What service do I use for food?
My girlfriend mostly.
Why?
I don’t order delivery of anything but pizza and only on the website of the pizza place, hate door dash and Uber eats. We occasionally get fast food Chinese or Panera or Starbucks but they all have mobile website and we order and pick up.
All those services are terrible, the food is never fresh, gets left at the wrong address or not at all, it’s not good or at least not good here.
