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How often do you get takeaway?

326 replies

00100001 · 05/10/2020 17:17

And in order of 3 most favourite, what do you get?

We get about every 3 months

  1. Greek: souvlaki kebab platter.
  2. Fish and chips
  3. Thai.
OP posts:
earthyfire · 05/10/2020 18:24

Depends - we used to get a takeaway from our favoirite Nepalese resturant every weekend. Since Covid we haven't really had many takeaways.

Millie2013 · 05/10/2020 18:24

Once every 2-3 months and I always really look forward to it

We tent to rotate between Indian (my fave) and Chinese (OH’s fave), with the odd Thai, which we both like

weegiemum · 05/10/2020 18:26

Usually once a week, on Friday or Saturday evening.

  1. Indian
  2. Chinese
  3. Chippy/pizza
movingonup20 · 05/10/2020 18:26

Used to be an embarrassing amount of times when I lived with stbexh, combination of eating out and takeaways canes to 4-5 meals a week minimum. Now with dp it's rare, twice during lock down, plus ate food at the seafront a couple of times but since the restaurants reopened we eat out perhaps 3 times a month on average.

Minimumstandard · 05/10/2020 18:26

Once a fortnight.

Sushi, Italian or Fish and Chips. No favourite, it's just which one we feel like that night.

movingonup20 · 05/10/2020 18:27

Ps don't think it's because I turned over a new leaf - there's just nothing worth eating here!

YessicaHaircut · 05/10/2020 18:28

Once a month here, always Chinese, always from the same one, and always order the same thing!

goose1964 · 05/10/2020 18:33

We have one less than once a year, we had one a few weeks ago as my daughter and family were going home after having bubbled with us. It was an indian

daisypond · 05/10/2020 18:33

Never, really. There’s a huge amount of availability, but we never have a takeaway.

Lollypop4 · 05/10/2020 18:35

Once a month.

Chinese
Fish & chips
indian

( Where we live these and kebab shops, are the only offerings we have )

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Pyewhacket · 05/10/2020 18:39

Every Friday night usually fish and chips.

Ilovelblue · 05/10/2020 18:41

During lockdown, we had about five Italian meals delivered by a family run restaurant and that was mainly to support them (though Italian is my favourite and it was a change from cooking).

In normal times, we would maybe have fish and chips from the local chippy two or three times a year.

I absolutely loathe Indian and Chinese food.

AyDeeAitchDee · 05/10/2020 18:42

Not often. Maybe once every couple of months.

Pizza
Indian
Chinese

But we do eat McDonald's maybe once a week. Blush

AyDeeAitchDee · 05/10/2020 18:44

@GeorgiaGirl52

Three times a week: Takeout Chinese on Sunday Leftover Chinese on Monday TakeoutTacos on Tuesday I cook on Wednesday Leftovers on Thursday Takeout Pizza on Friday Sandwiches on Saturday
Curious - are you in the UK?

If not is that quite a standard way to eat where you live?

AdoraBell · 05/10/2020 18:46

Chinese food, about 3/4 times per year due to cost.

My go to is beef with ginger and spring onion. DH like beef in black bean sauce.
DD’s, now at Uni and learning just how much take away food costs, sweet and sour chicken/chicken chow mien/ special fried rice.

We also like Indian food but tend to either cook that at home or get the Charlie Bingham (spelling?) ones from the supermarket.

hopeishere · 05/10/2020 18:46

Once a week - Friday. I cannot bear to cook on a Friday. At the minute we are also eating out on a Sunday night.

EternalOptimist7 · 05/10/2020 18:47

Usually weekly ( Sat night). I love Indian but we don’t tend to have takeaway ( we like Asda curries). When we can afford it we order takeaway curry. We tend to have a chippy tea or Asda pizzas. I love Chinese but DH & DD not so keen. I do a late shift weekly so sometimes have Chinese when I finish. DD likes Maccie D’s. I wasn’t all that keen but now I love the triple cheeseburger! Not a big fan of KFC. I was reading about a guy who set up his own fried chicken business & it sounded ten times better than KFC! If we had something similar locally I would definitely use it 🙂🙂

Tangledyarn · 05/10/2020 18:51

Once every couple of weeks. Usually an Indian, very occasionally a pizza.

Ragwort · 05/10/2020 18:54

Once or twice a month, very limited choice where we live, good fish and chips is really the only option.

Couldn't believe it when I stayed with a friend who lives in a large city (pre Covid obviously) the choice and quality was amazing.

Downside to rural living.

frumpety · 05/10/2020 18:55

Probably once or twice a month, usually pizza or fish and chips. Chinese occasionally as very expensive.

purplechairandcat · 05/10/2020 18:58

Usually once a week but we've started using a frozen meal delivery service as it's cheaper overall. Favourites are Chinese, papa johns and the local burger joint!

IceCreamAndCandyfloss · 05/10/2020 19:01

Used to do once a month but not bothered since March due to Covid, would usually have

Indian
Pizza
Chinese

1forAll74 · 05/10/2020 19:03

Never get one.

PurpleDaisies · 05/10/2020 19:04

We used to get them once a week but lockdown broke the habit when nothing local was open. Now, it’s about every five or six weeks but I’ll cook a fake away every Friday/Saturday night.