Anyone else still get a takeaway most Friday evenings

Very rarely. I just don’t like them much anymore. Every time I get a Chinese I regret it, it’s not great and makes me feel like crap.
maybe fish and chips a few times a year.

I’m in London where you get every single type of takeaway delivery. Fridays are takeaways here. I’m not cooking, it’s also movie night so we indulge.

I have allergy problems too. Eating in a proper restaurant is fine. Anything g else is a shot in the dark!

Yes. I hate cooking so it’s my night off. The price of them is ridiculous now though.

Same. Once in a blue moon everything is great but too often things arrive tasteless, with some part burnt or something missing and always late. Last time I ordered was when I’ll in bed with no one to help and the food was all cold and rubbery.

Maybe I’m just unlucky but one time I added on a chocolate fudge pudding as a rare treat and it arrived a flattened burnt mess like someone had shoved a frozen slice into the microwave and left too long.

So now when I fancy a takeaway I just remind myself of those awful experiences and how much I paid just to throw most of it away! And I just happily make my own food instead lol

Looking forwards to our Friday takeaway - I have fish, mushy peas and a slice of (homemade) bread and butter. (And I eat the batter! It's the best bit.)

Agree too

because Of house move couple of years ago snd amount of work needed I can’t justify takeaways anymore. In our birthdays and that’s about it right now. Used to be every Friday for years, then every month. Now, hardly ever.

This. We'd probably get them more often if they were better quality.

Never. Live alone and never got into this habit. Sadly food choices are limited for me;what I'd like and what I can eat are two different things.

We never have takeaways at home, but we do eat out quite a lot.

We have right by us a lovely pizza place that costs us £22 for 2 adults 2 children (half the price of dominos and nicer)

A lovely Cantonese place our regular order costs £20 something (2 adults 2 kids)

A chippy (which is much more money now) its the cost of the fish so if we have a chippy we just tend to get the chips and add something to it ourself.

We have a curry place which is lovely to but we all love different naans and poppadoms so that gets expensive 😂

Would love to but it is so expensive now! Probably every 3 months or so. Definitely more frequently when we didn’t have kids.

‘Still’? Are you under the impression everyone used to have a takeaway every Friday?

In the past we’ve had takeaways once or twice a month. I’ve gone right off them as most of them are shite and very expensive. Occasionally my family wants one and I appreciate a break from cooking so they get one and I usually just make something else for myself or have some toast and cake. I’m not averse to treats at all, I just don’t find takeaways to be a treat.

Takeaway here is now so expensive- you are looking at £30+
We are doing this less often.
We are also buying the supermarket versions eg the sainsburys ttd deal of 2 mains and 2 starters for £15
We are also cooking more
Thai salmon curry tonight with stir fry noodles!

Low four figures. Apparently it was disgusting and an insult to the starving and destitute.

I just don't normally feel "takeaway ready" in Jan. It's a month to scale back for me.

Never weekly by way of habit, but probably 2-3 per month in recent months, and more regularly over Christmas. Nipped in the bud now, we need to save £ so have agreed to save an eating treat for once a month. Likely a lunch or meal out with the kids as opposed to takeaway. Shame as we do enjoy them, but looking forward to seeing some benefits on the bank and the waistline in the next couple of months (and beyond!)

Enjoy your Chinese though. Our go-to is pizza, I love it when I convince DH to get Chinese!

Yes we do :) although usually a saturday...we eat healthily all week often following a vege/vegan diet, kids eat plenty of fruit and are very active in clubs and hobbies, a takeaway is our little treat.
We dont have huge portions either....well my boyf does 😂 as an example a portion of sweet and sour and a portion salt and pepper chips is enough for me and the 2 kids

All aboit moderation I think. I reckon what me and the kids eat across 4 takeaway nights might cover what one person might eat in one sitting 😂

We also go out for a carvery every so often and me and boyf try and go for a meal once a month just us

Last time we did a weekly takeaway was in lockdown.

I wish.
Our takeaway options are awful.
I love going to visit our DD in Nottingham for the food variety

Takeaway oncs a month and lunch out once a month

I do get the attraction of not having to think about food, but I am not keen on takeaways. They always seem cold and greasy. The only time we have one is when our adult children turn up unexpectedly and it is easy just to ask them what takeaway they want. We eat out quite a lot but I think it is easier to put a ready meal in the microwave than order a takeaway.

@GasPanic was it four figures or five? Sounds like you’ve made the most of it! I’ve been eating my selection box today, cheese yesterday… we plough on!

Used too but budget and adult children quite often doing their own thing it just doesn't have the same appeal.

I literally can't remember our last take-out - used to be most Fridays. We live in a city with lots of choice, however they are either £20 odd per person, or you can really taste that they have cut corners 🤢