You’ve been there. All of us have. You come home after a long day at work, pour a glass of wine, and sit at the kitchen counter taking a breath or two feeling glad to be home and free of the office. Maybe you have put on your jammies and had a seat on the comfy sofa. Or, it’s the weekend and you’re outside on the porch swing enjoying a book. OR, the weather outside is frightful, and the fire is so delightful. At any rate, you really don’t want to put down your book and/or your glass of wine… and fix dinner. You also don’t want to change out of your jammies and go anywhere to pick up takeout.
So you think to yourself, gee, I wish the sushi place delivered. Wouldn’t it be cool if I could call for my favorite meal from my favorite restaurant (across town)? Or maybe you are planning to have over a special person, and you aren’t horribly confident in your skills. You’re wishing that (insert favorite high end restaurant) would send a fantastic 3-course meal for 2 to your door.
Perhaps you are in a situation where the kid’s team has just shown up at the door, and they are tired of pizza. Wouldn’t it be great if KFC or Popeye’s delivered?
If you live in Abu Dhabi, all of those things are possible. Everybody delivers. EVERYBODY! Not just the Chinese restaurants and pizza places
.
Got a hankerin for crap food? Send Mickey Ds a text and they will send that QP with cheese and large fries to your door.
In the mood for sashimi and sunomono? Pick a sushi bar and call. 30 or so minutes later answer the door with your chopsticks ready.
Are you in the mood for a really great meal but it’s snowing outside (or a million degrees) and you don’t want to freeze (or fry) to death? Look up the menu at a place you want to try (or already love), go online, and order that 3-course meal delivered.
They all have motorcycles like the ones pictured. A box on the back that can keep food hot or cold. The name of the restaurant advertised on the side of the box, along with phone and internet address. You see these things at all times of the day and night m
aking their way through the traffic.
I have been to or lived in places where a lot of restaurants offer deliver. This is the first place I have lived, where (at least to date) I haven’t found any place that doesn’t deliver. The fast food places and the 5 stars, and every place in between.
Delivery fee ranges from n
othing to 5 dirhams (less than a buck and a half.)
This is one of the things I love about Abu Dhabi.