These Restaurants Deliver To Your Doorstep So You Can Avoid The Crowds This Christmas
...but still enjoy a quality meal!
By Elizabeth Liew -
Too busy to cook? Dining out is so easy in Singapore, with plenty of options all around. But with social distancing measures and practices in places, no thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic, you may want to keep your old folks and young children at home more often these days. Especially during a peak time like Christmas.
Thankfully, you don't always need to venture outdoors to enjoy a restaurant-quality meal. With the proliferation of food delivery services, many topnotch eating places are choosing to bring their dishes to customers in the comfort of their homes.
In fact, you can practically have Michelin-star-quality food sent straight to your doorstep and onto your dining table in minutes, how amazing is that? While it's not always the cheapest option, it's great for when you're bored of having homecooked or fast food, or want to celebrate Grandpa's 80th birthday without having to book a restaurant table.
Here, we've rounded up 15 restaurants that offer delivery services that will take family dinner to the next level.
For gourmet, American-styled sandwiches, you can't go wrong with this Telok Ayer sandwich joint that will make you rethink everything you thought you knew about the humble bread-based dish.
Think melt-in-your-mouth smoked beef brisket pastrami with russian dressed coleslaw, swiss cheese and mustard between rye bread (Pastrami Reuben, $26), spiced fried chicken thigh with chilli mayo, tex mex slaw and honey between soft potato buns (Crispy Hot Chicken, $16.50) and even the vegan-friendly Impossible Patty Melt ($24) featuring Impossible Foods plant-based meat. For balance, you can add a salad or acai bowl to your order.
Price: Minimum order of $50
How to order: Order here. They deliver islandwide, seven days a week.
This restaurant at the Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium is known for serving up delicious Cantonese cuisine, from savoury roast meats to delectable stirfries. While their menu for delivery is not as extensive as their dine-in menu, it certainly hits the spot.
Consider ordering their signatures like the Superior Trio Barbecued Meat Platter (from $42.80) which comprises roasted duck, braised soy chicken and suckling pig, or Home Style Roasted Duck with Tea Leaves (from $34.24). Complement your meal with other dishes such as Braised Mixed Vegetables (from $21.40) and XO Yangzhou Fried Rice (from $23.54) with a spicy kick.
Price: Minimum order of $10
How to order: Available via Foodpanda, to selected locations.
For quintessential Chinese restaurant fare, Imperial Treasure's delivery menu serves up quite a variety to pick and choose from, including a specialty menu with dishes you won't find at your run-of-the-mill zichar stall such as Stir-Fried Squid with Celery and XO Sauce ($19.26) and Sauteed Hong Kong Kai Lan with Ginger and Chinese Wine ($19.26).
There's also a selection of dim sum, la mian (hand-pulled noodles), barbecued meats and fried rice and noodles, as well as a roundup of Chinese desserts like Chilled Osmanthus Jelly ($6.21).
How to order: Available via Foodpanda and Grab, to selected locations.