When you work full-time and have children, life can
be incredibly busy. If you fancy some alone time with your other half,
organising a babysitter can be a job in itself, and if you want to cook a
romantic meal you’ll be stuck in the kitchen for hours as you hurry to get the
kids tea on the table first before you can sit down to enjoy yours. Sometimes,
it’s just easier to cut yourself some slack and order in.
A couple of weeks ago I shared with you my review for my local takeaway Cardamon Black, so this week I thought I’d go a step further and review the popular takeaway app for hungryhouse. In the past, you had to riffle around your kitchen drawers in order to try and find the menu of your favourite local. You might have even had to go pick it up yourself, or if they did deliver, there was the problem of needing to have enough cash in the house to pay the delivery man. Luckily, thanks for modern tech these woes are safely behind us but what’s my verdict on the hungryhouse app?
Availability
Hungryhouse is a free app available on both Android
and iPhone.
Ease of Use
The app is incredibly quick and easy to use. You
simply search with your postcode or GPS and all the available restaurants in
your area will be shown. You can even refine the search further by selecting
the type of food you’re looking to order such as Chinese or Indian. You can
also sort your results by reviews so you can see what others thought of the
restaurant before you order.
Once you click onto a restaurant you’ll be able to
view the full menu – including extras like drinks and desserts – and these are
all split into sections so you don’t have to scroll for ages if you know what
you fancy. The app also allows you to pre-order food – even if the restaurant
isn’t open yet – so you can order your dinner on your commute home to be there
for your chosen time.
Once you’ve decided on your order, simply add it to your basket. Some options will allow you to customise them further such as adding a particular sauce to your dish. The app also provides you with a ‘special requests’ box so you can leave a note for the restaurant. When you’ve finalised your food, it’s just a couple of clicks of a button to get it ordered. There’s no need to speak to anyone on the telephone and you can pay by your card on the app.
Choice of
Cuisine
The choice of food you have will totally depend on
your area. Obviously if you live in the centre of London or Manchester they’ll
be a lot more choice than if you live in a small town. Hungryhouse has over
10,000 restaurant partners, with lots of different choices from around the
world.
Delivery Times
Again, delivery times will depend on what
restaurant and at what time you order. However, the app will keep you
up-to-date on how long the restaurant will take to deliver your food and
provide you with the contact details of the takeaway in case you need to
contact them directly.
Review Systems
Before you order any food, you’re going to want to
know that they serve the best food. Hungryhouse makes it easy to see reviews,
left by other users, for the restaurant you want to order from. This will
advise you on the best dishes, the quality of the food and how accurate the
restaurant’s delivery times are.
Available
Discounts
Many restaurants will provide various discounts to
their customers including student discount, sale nights, free food on certain
orders and even loyalty rewards to customers who order frequently.
Final Thoughts
Overall I found the app quick and easy to use. I
personally prefer it to ordering over the phone, and being able to pay with my
card is definitely a bonus. The best thing about the app however is being able
to discover somewhere new. I think we’re all guilty of ordering from our tried
and tested favourite, but with new restaurants popping up, it’s nice to mix
things up a bit and the online reviews take away any risk from this.
Let's TACO-bout MEX baby! 🌮 RT & tag someone who fires up your heart to #win £25 credit! 🔥🌶 #FoodPorn #Competition pic.twitter.com/EkPrPGz5Pr— hungryhouse.co.uk (@hungryhouse) March 24, 2017
written in collaboration with VK Media
No comments:
Post a Comment