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Takeaway & Delivery

Use these phrases when you want to order food for takeaway or delivery, and when resolving order issues.

Key Phrases

I would like to order a large pizza for delivery to my home address, please.

💡 Use this simple request when you want to start a delivery order.

Can I collect my takeaway order directly from the counter in ten minutes?

💡 Say this if you prefer to pick up the food yourself.

I need to change the delivery address because I gave you the wrong house number.

💡 Use this when you need to correct your delivery details quickly.

Could you tell me how much the delivery fee is for this location?

💡 Ask this question to find out the cost of the delivery service.

How long will we have to wait before our food arrives at the door?

💡 This phrase helps you find out when the food will be delivered.

I want to pay with my credit card when the driver arrives at my house.

💡 Use this to explain how you want to pay for the order.

I have already paid for the drinks online, so I only need the receipt.

💡 This is useful if you have already completed the transaction on their website.

I have just noticed that one of the meals we ordered is missing.

💡 Say this to tell the restaurant that they forgot some of your food.

This is not the chicken burger that I ordered a few minutes ago.

💡 Use this expression when you receive the wrong meal from the driver.

If you send the driver back now, will we get the correct food quickly?

💡 Use this conditional sentence to ask for a fast solution to a mistake.

Practice Dialogue

Customer
I have just noticed that one of the meals we ordered is missing.
Delivery Driver
I am sorry about that, so let me check the receipt for you now.
Customer
This is not the chicken burger that I ordered a few minutes ago.
Delivery Driver
I think I took the wrong bag from the restaurant counter before I left.
Customer
If you send the driver back now, will we get the correct food quickly?
Delivery Driver
I will return to the shop immediately and bring your fresh burger very soon.

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