Acceptable wait time for a Chinese takeaway

LabR@t · 29 Nov 2017 at 20:03

Malevolence said:
No, it's not just you who is impatient and wants everything NOW! It's an entire ******* generation of whiny millennials.

Haha classic

Em3bbs · 29 Nov 2017 at 20:04

silverblack said:
Have waited up to an hour before calling.Never had a delivery arrive within 10-15 mins not a chance of them being that quick.

He quite clearly says 'Takeaway' - there is a bit of a clue regarding delivery there.

I guess it shows how little that people do pick up food themselves now. Why not ring ahead and find out when to pick it up?

bainbridge · 29 Nov 2017 at 20:04

Haggisman said:
I'd say 30 mins is about the max then, but it does depend how busy they are of course.

I say that based on the fact I could cook most meals at home in that time, even without the ingredients prepared, which you'd expect in a restaurant/takeaway (obviously not things like roasts, Bolognese etc which need to be slow cooked)

Well that's the thing, this place is a Chinese restaurant that also does takeaway. The restaurant was busy during my 30 minute wait so I figured that's why, but during my 21 minute wait today the restaurant was dead!

bainbridge · 29 Nov 2017 at 20:06

rubberduck said:
Just whistle this riff while you wait for some casual, 'family friendly', racism and stereotyping.

bainbridge · 29 Nov 2017 at 20:07

I

VincentHanna said:
Mine does it in 5-10 minutes

I'd say that's more worrying but you can see the kitchen.

I'd say that's good fast service for a fast food meal!

Dis86 said:
Do you want a microwave meal? If not then get some perspective.

It's a high calorie dirty takeaway - get some perspective yourself

sovietspybob · 29 Nov 2017 at 20:10

I'd say 30 minutes was at the upper end of what's OK, i've waited that long before when i turned up and ordered a few things when they were busy.

I had one tonight and didn't pre-order, just turned up and was there for over 15 minutes i think but then you know it's fresh so i'm happy with that.

Johno please? · 29 Nov 2017 at 20:22

bainbridge said:
Hi GD

My new local takeaway always seemed to take longer than usual but took a whopping 30mins to prepare my takeaway last week. I decided to boycott them and use another place 10 mins further away, but this other place doesn't do beancurd dishes (I know, but we have a veggie in the family) so I ended up going back to the place I vowed never to return to. 21 long minutes later I had the food.

I thought a thing about Chinese cuisine is that it's cooked very quickly. How long is acceptable?

I'd say about 10mins, 15 tops is about right. After 10 minutes checking emails and browsing the forum on my phone the wait becomes tedious.

Is it just me?

With all the options for takeaway you have in bristol, you chose chinese?

I'd live on Byron/Five Guys and Bills if I lived in Bristol.

bainbridge said:
I reckon 10-15 mins is acceptable.

lol wut? No, thats unreasonable.

bainbridge · 29 Nov 2017 at 20:24

sovietspybob said:
I'd say 30 minutes was at the upper end of what's OK, i've waited that long before when i turned up and ordered a few things when they were busy.

I had one tonight and didn't pre-order, just turned up and was there for over 15 minutes i think but then you know it's fresh so i'm happy with that.

Yes 15 mins is the point I start getting fidgety and checking the time on the receipt.

FrenchTart · 29 Nov 2017 at 20:24

Em3bbs said:
He quite clearly says 'Takeaway' - there is a bit of a clue regarding delivery there.

I guess it shows how little that people do pick up food themselves now. Why not ring ahead and find out when to pick it up?

I don't think it's uncommon (at least here in grim ol' Manchester) to refer to takeaway that is delivered as...takeaway.

dowie · 29 Nov 2017 at 20:29

yeah I'd still call it a takeaway whether I picked it up myself or the bloke on a scooter dropped it of

sovietspybob · 29 Nov 2017 at 20:29

bainbridge said:
Yes 15 mins is the point I start getting fidgety and checking the time on the receipt.

Look at you all fancy getting receipts, they just scribble something down in mandarin on a scrap of paper and add it up on a calculator round these parts

and can only dream of delivery

Glaucus · 29 Nov 2017 at 20:30

Johno please? said:
I'd live on Byron/Five Guys and Bills if I lived in Bristol.

You realise Bristol is fairly big and outside of the centre areas takeaway is limited.
Also you would pick five guys what's wrong with you.

Also lol at the takeaway means you pick it up. I don't think there's a single part of the UK that would find that definition to be common.

mrk · 29 Nov 2017 at 20:34

bainbridge said:
Hi GD

My new local takeaway always seemed to take longer than usual but took a whopping 30mins to prepare my takeaway last week. I decided to boycott them and use another place 10 mins further away, but this other place doesn't do beancurd dishes (I know, but we have a veggie in the family) so I ended up going back to the place I vowed never to return to. 21 long minutes later I had the food.

I thought a thing about Chinese cuisine is that it's cooked very quickly. How long is acceptable?

I'd say about 10mins, 15 tops is about right. After 10 minutes checking emails and browsing the forum on my phone the wait becomes tedious.

Is it just me?

Maybe they take pride in cooking a delicious dish so it takes a little longer? I take it the food was actually good hence why you caved in and went back.

Sounds like you need to check yourself!

bainbridge · 29 Nov 2017 at 20:38

sovietspybob said:
Look at you all fancy getting receipts, they just scribble something down in mandarin on a scrap of paper and add it up on a calculator round these parts and can only dream of delivery

Haha yes they still note the order on a pad and add it up with the calculator - then run it through the till!

AHarvey · 29 Nov 2017 at 20:39

you sound like one of those people that like to complain at 2am in a mcdonalds because the food is taking much longer than normal to make. no clue!

[FnG]magnolia · 29 Nov 2017 at 20:42

OP, here's a suggestion. Open your own restaurant and serve super-quick food to other entitled toddlers who require instant reward or go into a pant-wetting meltdown.

Salsa · 29 Nov 2017 at 20:46

First world problems... :rolleyes:

If it bothers you that much make it yourself.

/Salsa

Armageus · 29 Nov 2017 at 20:51

sovietspybob said:
Look at you all fancy getting receipts, they just scribble something down in mandarin on a scrap of paper and add it up on a calculator round these parts and can only dream of delivery

My local Chinese takeaway doesn't even accept card payments

Caged · 29 Nov 2017 at 20:53

Why don't you phone the order through and then go and collect it :confused:

arby1 · 29 Nov 2017 at 20:57

Caged said:
Why don't you phone the order through and then go and collect it

I'm the same. Delivery annoys me with having no clue when it's coming, unless they have a dominos-like system where it updates you on when it's been made and will be delivered.