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How often do you dine out or get takeout?

111 replies

Hope54321 · 02/09/2021 18:11

I often find I struggle to find the time to cook as my LO keeps me busy. I end up getting takeout between 2-4 times a week.

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MinesAMassiveSalad · 02/09/2021 18:48

Restaurant meal maybe every couple of months for family and friend birthdays.

YouJustDoYou · 02/09/2021 18:49

We never eat out (no childcare(, but we get takeaway maybe once every 3 weeks.

MinesAMassiveSalad · 02/09/2021 18:50

We might get takeaway more often but it's not great where we live.

Ozanj · 02/09/2021 18:52

My version of a takeaway is a supermarket frozen ready meal / pizza / sandwich mini deal and I do that 3-4 times a week. I rarely get takeaways in the proper sense.

AllTheSingleLadiess · 02/09/2021 18:55

Once every 7-10 days and we get delivery rather than eat out.

SapphosRock · 02/09/2021 19:04

If you count getting the kids a £2.50 cheese toastie from a cafe then we 'dine out' pretty much every day.

If nice dinners minus the kids then hardly ever. Birthdays and special occasions.

Takeaway once or twice a month.

TreaslakeandBack · 02/09/2021 19:07

At the moment it’s weekly, mostly eating out because we are enjoying life!
Pre Covid twice a month.
During lockdowns it was rare.

Galaxyinmypocket · 02/09/2021 19:12

Takeout weekly, dine out very rarely, usually only on special occasions, I prefer to be in the comfort of my own home.

Longdistance · 02/09/2021 19:13

Once a week we’ll get takeaway or go to a restaurant. It’s enough. I do like cooking, but when I’ve had a busy week at work it’s takeaway or restaurant.
If we’re on a self catering holiday we go out or takeaway pretty much every day.

JenniferAllisonPhillipaSue · 02/09/2021 19:15

Takeout weekly, it's our Thursday treat.

Dine out as a couple every other month, while our DS is at respite; we normally coincide this with birthdays or anniversary so that we don't have double treats.

PattyPan · 02/09/2021 19:16

Rarely. Restaurant if we are on holiday/have gone out on a day trip/going to theatre or if it is a special occasion like a birthday or anniversary. I think the last time we had a takeaway was a couple of months ago when we had some friends round and I didn’t want to cook for that many people.

cicatrix1 · 02/09/2021 19:17

cant remember the last time we got a take away.We eat out once a week unless im on holiday it can be up to three times a week.

Camrette · 02/09/2021 19:18

Dine out very rarely
Takeaway once or twice a month, although dp gets himself a McDonald’s or similar a lot more often than that

StopWineIng · 02/09/2021 19:18

Eat out once a week and 2-3 takeaways some weeks. Like you, DC’s keep me busy and husband works late!

Eileen101 · 02/09/2021 19:22

A takeaway once a month for us as a couple - payday treat - always the chippy. DH maybe once more in the month with his work pals.
Eat out - rarely. Only really if we have a voucher or something. My aunt and dad tend to get us a nice meal out voucher though. Looking forward to using our voucher from DHs birthday while we're away for a few days next week Smile
Pre kids and nursery bills we'd eat out a bit more often, even if just a quick meal with a friend, or while out shopping.

Forstarters · 02/09/2021 19:26

Take out twice a week, eat out….once or twice a week now, more pre Covid obviously

Travielkapelka · 02/09/2021 19:27

Way too much. I’ve been out for dinner twice this week already as well as lunch once. I got the kids McDonald the other day and i have promised them takeaway tomorrow

Nosferatussidebit · 02/09/2021 19:28

Dine out - very rarely.

Take aways, far too often.

HalzTangz · 02/09/2021 19:29

Dine out, 1-2 times a month,take away 1 time a month. Scratch cook rest of the time (work full time hours) but 'child' is now an adult. That said when she was younger I still worked full time and scratch cooked

Ostryga · 02/09/2021 19:29

Eat out 4/5 times a month.

Take out probably once or twice a week. But we have lovely restaurants doing delivery so I don’t feel bad. Hainanese chicken and rice tonight!

QueenHofScotland · 02/09/2021 19:30

Dinner out - rarely. We have a dd with allergies and it’s much harder so we rarely bother.

Takeaway - it varies. We can go through periods where we get one most weekends, then others where we go a couple of months without.

manywildhorses · 02/09/2021 19:31

Eat out on average twice a week. Takeaway maybe once a month max.

Mindyourbusiness22 · 02/09/2021 19:32

@PalmarisLongus

Few times a year. Can't afford too tbh. I took daughter to McDonald's as a breakfast treat and it cost almost £20, that's a weeks food for us.
What did you order?
Toastytoads · 02/09/2021 19:33

Takeaways, once a month. Kids have pizza and I have Chinese. Costs about £25. We watch a film and make a night of it so money well spent.

burnoutbabe · 02/09/2021 19:36

Deliveroo at least twice a week, such huge choice around me it's silly not to.

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