Food delivery gift cards in Berlin?

February 28, 2022 6:05 PM

I have a friend in Berlin who is going through a tough time right now. I would like to support her by sending her something like a gift card for a meal delivery service - something she can use as she sees fit. I can use Google but I would like some tips from people who have used them before, if possible. Does anyone here have experience with this and have a recommendation?
posted by rednikki to Food & Drink (6 answers total)

Best answer: Lieferando is easy to use: not sure if they offer gift cards or not.

One of our kids has used UberEats as well - again, not sure about gift cards.

I think both operate in the PayPal universe and maybe through them can you get to some from of gift card.
posted by From Bklyn at 1:41 AM on March 1, 2022

HelloFresh is popular and I have used it in Berlin. They send you a box with prepackaged groceries and some recipes so you can easily prepare the meals yourself. For new costumers they have always discounts going.
posted by SweetLiesOfBokonon at 1:48 AM on March 1, 2022

Best answer: Lieferando does gift cards and allows for both delivery and collection. It seems to be the "standard" delivery service, at least over here in Frankfurt.
posted by scorbet at 3:31 AM on March 1, 2022

If she's having a hard time, I'd go for ready made meal delivery (which it sounds like Lieferando is) over something like Hello Fresh where you still have to cook the stuff. Ready-measured as it is, as someone who doesn't particularly enjoy cooking, I find even Hello Fresh a significant step up in the amount of effort I like to put into getting my dinner ready.
posted by penguin pie at 4:50 AM on March 1, 2022 [1 favorite]

Best answer: If she likes Indian food she will enjoy Tiffin Berlin, which offers gift cards. I have also heard good things about Chi from Personal Chef Berlin. And then there is Prep My Meal, but I have no idea about the quality. All the above offer pre-made, heat-and-eat delivery with English language customer support.
posted by guessthis at 7:17 AM on March 1, 2022

I think anyone who has even a modicum of skill in the kitchen would find Hello Fresh infuriating and patronising so would avoid that. Also ready to eat meals would be preferred by the sounds of things.
posted by turkeyphant at 4:44 PM on March 1, 2022