I was invited by Menulog to try their online takeaway feature in order to show the ease and convenience of using this service. For those of you who haven’t heard of Menulog they are NO 1 for online Takeaway in Australia and through their website you have the ability to Order food online at over 3500 restaurants around Australia. There are also special offers and discounts that are offered to you when you make an order – for example the restaurant that you are ordering from could have a special deal. For first time users of Menulog as well – there is 10% off on your first order. There is no sign up fee at all and the site is free to use.
The Menulog site is extremely easy to use and navigate as well. To begin with you can either enter in the suburb or postcode where you live in (or where you want the order to be delivered) – it will then bring up a list of restaurants in and around that area for you to choose from. On the left hand side there is a criteria bar, where you can refine your search – for example to search by cuisine, specials or even particular dishes.
When you are looking at the list of restaurants – there are different columns which offer information such as other users reviews of the place, the minimum order spend, the rating of the restaurant as well as any promotions that restaurant is offering. Once you find the restaurant you want – you simply click on the name and it will bring you to the menu of the restaurant. From here it is simply a matter of selecting the dishes you want. Depending on the dish there will be options that come up when you pick a particular dish – for example if you order a half /half pizza – there is a chance to select which two toppings you want for that pizza, or if you are ordering spring rolls – you get to select which filling you want such as vegetarian, seafood or meat. When you select you r first dish, Menulog will prompt you with the date and time that you want your order delivered. You can change this time and date later once you have completed your order as well.
When you have finished selecting all the dishes you want – you click on the PLACE ORDER button. This will take you to a page where you enter in your delivery address details (and here you can change the time and date of your order as well). It is also worth noting – if you find that you are short by a small amount (such as 10 cents to $1) from meeting the minimum order, when you select the PLACE ORDER button, an option will come up saying that you have not met the minimum order amount and you can go back and either add another dish or simply add the amount missing to the order – this is what I did as I needed 20cents more to make the minimum order cost. You can also add any comments you want to about your order or any delivery instructions required as well in the next page. They also give you an order number in order to track your order.
Menulog offers a FREE SMS confirmation service of your order as well, so you will need to enter in a mobile number for this. They send you an SMS telling you that your order has been confirmed and the time of delivery, and also gives you the restaurants number if any changes need to be made. It really is an efficient service that works quite seamlessly.
In addition to the SMS I received a phone call from Menulog around 3 hrs before my delivery time to confirm that I still wanted my order and the time which I wanted it as well. Now that’s service.
I placed an order with Kreate Noodle Bar in Lower Templestowe ( http://www.menulog.com.au/takeaway/templestowe-lower). I orderd a Seafood Spring rolls, Seafood Curry Laksa and Seafood PadThai. The delivery time was 7pm to my house – and they arrived around 6:50pm. Efficient! All the items of food ordered were there. The curry laksa even had the soup separate to the rest of the components which was good idea. The serving sizes were actually quite large, and could definitely feed more than one person! The food was very tasty and spicy and I would definitely order from them again.
The Menulog service is efficient, easy, timely and very convenient – especially for those rainy days when you don’t want to leave the house, or just don’t feel like cooking. I mean what beats ordering food from a selection of great restaurants and having it delivered right to your doorstep. If you haven’t tried out the service I would highly recommend them. You can also subscribe with Menulog to receive a newsletter which has Menulog specials and important updates – or follow them on Facebook and Twitter. Definitely 5 Pandas for service!
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Who I ordered from:
Kreate Noodle Bar
9/325 Manningham Rd, Lower Templestowe
Tel No: 9852 4495
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