Meal gift in London, England

June 6, 2024 7:26 AM

I'd like to send a food delivery gift card to someone in London England. If they were in Canada, I'd email them an Uber Eats gift card - what's the equivalent?

If the person was Canadian like me, I'd email them an Uber Eats gift card for $100 CAD - enough to buy one affordable family dinner. What's the London version of Uber Eats, and what amount of money should I send if I want to treat them to a family dinner for 2 adults and 2 kids?

posted by nouvelle-personne to Food & Drink (4 answers total)

Deliveroo or Uber Eats are commonly used in London also. I have used Deliveroo gift cards and they work perfectly fine.

£30 would buy a family bucket plus drinks from KFC.
£40 would buy several large pizzas to feed for 2 adults and 2 younger kids.
£80 is a very decent family dinner, with drinks and dessert, for 2 adults and 2 younger kids.

These values are for Deliveroo/ Uber Eats specific, which I find more expensive than ordering at the restaurant itself (Deliveroo and Uber Eats are often extra 10% more and includes delivery costs/ service fees).
posted by moiraine at 7:38 AM on June 6

Uber Eats also exists in the UK, and £100 should be enough for a non-fancy family meal, depending on how large the kids are. The main other services in the UK are Deliveroo and Just Eat - which one would be best depends to an extent on location (I'm in a different city that has all three services).
posted by altolinguistic at 7:38 AM on June 6

Ex-Londoner here, I prefer Deliveroo for gifting — it does have done exclusives like Dishoom on the menu, too. £80 would be appropriate for 4 people.
posted by socky_puppy at 1:27 PM on June 6 [1 favorite]

I would pick Deliveroo, it's what everyone I know in London uses.
posted by plonkee at 9:46 AM on June 8