Amazon takes on Just Eat and Deliveroo with restaurant and takeaway delivery service

180 London restaurants have already signed up as Amazon looks to break the £9 billion takeaway industry.

Amazon continues to expand its business with the news that you can now order your takeaways via the online retailer.

Amazon Prime customers can now get free one-hour restaurant and takeaway deliveries in London, with 180 restaurants already signed up.

Customers can order from restaurants including Strada, Tossed, and even a Michelin-starred restaurant – Benares – with delivery to 21 London postcodes promised within the hour.

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Expanding business

The takeaway delivery launch follows hot on the heels of Amazon Fresh, a same-day grocery delivery service.

The retailer already operates restaurant deliveries in 12 cities in the US including New York, Los Angeles and Seattle.

Customers in London can now order their meal via Amazon’s Prime Now app, which shows them restaurants delivering in their area, then tracks the food once an order has been placed.

Their food costs the same as if you ordered it to eat-in with Amazon saying there are no service fees or mark-up, but you do have to spend at least £15 to qualify for free delivery.

Amazon has said it will refund customers if they discover their meal would have been cheaper to eat in the restaurant.

Amazon restaurant and takeaway service

How it works

To be able to use the delivery service you must currently live in one of 21 postcode areas across London that cover the City, Chelsea, Vauxhall, Bethnal Green, the West End and Islington but Amazon has said it will be expanding further in the future.

The restaurants already signed up to the service include Burgershack, Chop Pot, Crepe Affaire and Archipelago.

“Our team have hand-picked a selection of the best-quality local restaurants in London,” says Amazon Restaurants’ UK boss Al Wilkinson. “We’re excited to be helping many of these small businesses start offering home delivery.”

“Home delivery is something we’ve long considered but haven’t been confident the food would arrive in the best condition,” says Daniel Creedon, head chef at Archipelago which serves exotic meats and insects. “But Amazon understand logistics and can ensure the food reaches our customers as it should.”

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The restaurants taking part

Crepe Affaire
El Olivio
Fuji Japanese
Chop Pot
Boltons
Burgershack
Hot Box
In Parma
Indigo Spitalfields
Grab Thai
Olives & Figs
Ed’s Noodle Bar
Mogul’s Kitchen
L’Eto Caffe
The Turks Head
Boisdale
Tibits
Tongue and Brisket
Tootoomoo
Archipelago