Having friends round for takeaway - who pays?

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Having a takeaway with friends at your house.

Who pays?

The host or split the bill?

We would split the bill or guests would bring all the drinks

I would pay if I had invited friends over

If I nvited them over, I'd pay.

We would split but would make it clear before ordering.

Offer to pay your own share that's what I would have done.

I think if you invite someone around to eat then you pay for the food

split

If I was the host I would offer to pay, if I could afford it, or else make it clear before we order that I can't afford it.

If I was the guest I would offer to split the bill

I'd pay if I'd invited people round

Host pays if they invite.

Depends on how it came about, but in most situations I'd expect people to pay a share/for their own.

I would split the cost.

Split or if it was something that happened often, we’d take turns to pay.

If I invite I would pay and friends would bring wine.

Split it.

Any of my friends would want to split the bill but we might insist on paying if I was using it as a cop out for actually cooking!

Depends on the situation and the friends.
Close friends with whom we do this regularly, we'd split 5050.
People we see less often or having a night in as a treat, I'd pay but ask them to being drinks

We always split it amongst our friend group as it’s a regular thing we do. If it was a one off friend invite type scenario I’d probably pay as the host.

I think it depends on the invite come round to mines for a takeaway host pays. Come round to mines and we can split the cost of a takeaway then split the bill. If they were there already and a group decision was made to get a takeaway then split the bill.

When I was a student we’d get a set meal for 6 and everyone would Chuck in a tenner.

If I’ve invited friends for a meal I’d pay, and vice versa. If a group of us have just ended up at somebody’s house ad hoc after an outing or a drink etc and a takeaway has been suggested then the bill would usually be split.

If I invited people over, I'd pay. If I was invited over myself, I'd offer the money for my share.

We always split.

If you invite people over to your house you feed them whether that's cooking or ordering in. Host pays. That's basic hospitality and manners (though a guest could choose to offer to chip in, they don't have to).

Eating out is different. A meet up somewhere agreed on by both parties - bill should be split (unless someone chooses to pay). An offer to take someone out for dinner to X, the person offering should pay as they are essentially hosting (but again the guest can and probably should offer to pay if they can afford it).

If I've asked people to come to my home for food, I'll always provide it. Whether that be cooking, or paying for a takeaway. My friends will usually bring a couple drinks, and I'd do the same at theirs but would never expect them to pay towards the bill.

In my friendship circle, if it's come round and we'll get a takeaway then we all split the cost. If one person says come round and I'll do some food (usually chilli/lasagna type meal) then the host stumps up but someone usually offers to bring a pudding and others will bring a bottle of wine.