Why can’t I uber a roast dinner?

Posted by Brave_Trifle_2493@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 43 comments

Ever fancy a roast but can’t be bothered with cooking it - OR just don’t need a whole bit of beef? 🥩 only ones I occassionally see are the dodge pubs I don’t eat at - so serious question why is this not a thing? If it was would you order in a roast or stick with an Indian/chinese?

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grafeisen203@reddit

I can order a carvery where I am, there must just not be any who do delivery where you're at, or at least not on Uber.

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FornyHucker22@reddit

I’ve seen it advertised at a toby carvery

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Jimmy90081@reddit

Toby Carvery. Kind of decent. Hey do take out orders. Not going to be top rated roast though, but better than most.

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EconomicsAfraid7880@reddit

"take out"

How about you take yourself out of this god damn sub.

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Thandoscovia@reddit

Easy bro, it’s not someone else’s fault that they’re born foreign

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Jimmy90081@reddit

Your twaddle is of no consequence to me. Go have a mundane day, you daft Pringle.

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Mountain-Advisor-149@reddit

Are you ok?

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PurchaseDry9350@reddit

Oh you're so British, how wonderful 🙄

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Shot_Net3794@reddit

Fight, fight, fight

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DisciplineOrdinary66@reddit

There's an English takeaway at the top of my road which lets you do just that

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Alert_Mine7067@reddit

I'm curious, is this like a chippy or is this a special place that sells roast dinners, hotpot, bangers and mash etc ?

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Alert_Mine7067@reddit

Interesting, I live in NI and we have nothing like this to my knowledge, although I think it would probably be something similar, or else it would only sell Sunday dinners, Ulster Fry's and champ.

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DisciplineOrdinary66@reddit

Yeah the second option - tbf I've never seen it anywhere else

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Brave_Trifle_2493@reddit (OP)

I’ve never seen an English takeaway. What else to they do?

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Prudent-Level-7006@reddit

Bloody English people coming to my country, taking British people jobs

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HoboStrider@reddit

I kind of wish we had a British Version of this as some kind of Kebab Shop. Like a Roast Spot, Roasteries, Roast Houses.

Only ever seen stuff like those giant Yorkshire puddings at food markets.

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Alert_Mine7067@reddit

If I'm using a takeaway service then it would have to be Chinese, Pizza, Chippy, or Indian although Indian isn't to my taste.

For me, a takeaway roast dinner doesn't sound appetising, even though I'm sure it's probably fine. It has to be cooked at home or in a restaurant and travel a short distance from the kitchen to the table that I'm eating it at.

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Tigweg@reddit

That does seem weird. I can order a proper roast dinner, cooked by a Brit and delivered, and I live in Hanoi!

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Brave_Trifle_2493@reddit (OP)

Haha but far for delivery for me unfortunately !

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beavertownneckoil@reddit

Don't know if it's because I live up North but I've got an alright selection to pick from

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Brave_Trifle_2493@reddit (OP)

I’m jealous. We’ve got no oven at the moment and I just really fancy a roast at home

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BillyJoeDubuluw@reddit

There’s at least a couple of “mobile roast dinner” options in my area… They took off in lockdown and obviously remained popular enough to carry on…

I don’t think it’s the biggest takeaway choice but it’s definitely available out there.

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misanthreddit@reddit

I just can't imagine it being delivered and being good personally.

I love a good roast but by the time you're doing that it's always going to be a half way house.

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AncientImprovement56@reddit

You can get a Toby Carvery one where I am (or could last time I checked). It wasn't well reviewed (I think partly due to not travelling well), so I got something else.

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SemtaCert@reddit

"only ones I occassionally see are the dodge pubs I don’t eat at"

What makes them dodgy?

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Brave_Trifle_2493@reddit (OP)

I’ve seen them get bad reviews for food so I steer clear

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Prudent-Level-7006@reddit

Thought you were brave

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Mr_Vacant@reddit

Roast potatoes don't sit well. When they've sat in a tray under a heat lamp for 5 minutes they are already losing any crunch they may have had. Putting them in a box so they can steam themselves into a soft mush during the car ride seems like a crime.

Free the roasties. Oven to plate in 3 minutes or less!

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spoo4brains@reddit

I don't think I have ever had crunchy roast spuds from a carvery, they are always disappointing compared to what I make at home.

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Travels_Belly@reddit

You can. They're 3 places that deliver a Sunday roast where I am in SE London. It's just not available where you are.

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Altruistic-Sun-1452@reddit

Toby Carvery has a decent roast

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NoFewSatan@reddit

It is a thing, just not where you are.

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Brave_Trifle_2493@reddit (OP)

Thanks I think this is my answer!

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Western_Sort501@reddit

Couple of pubs near me that do carvery put the left overs on too good to go

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laconicwheeze@reddit

They don't travel well

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Spiritual_Tie3348@reddit

Probably because you don't use the pubs that do it😂

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Careless-Giraffe-623@reddit

There are some carvery type pub/restaurants near me that deliver on Uber etc.

I guess it just depends where you live.

It think it's mostly reheatable quite well but the yorkies will suffer.

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