Want to Experience the Best of Chennai's Food Sitting at Home? These Top 10 Apps are What You Need to Order Food Online in Chennai & Satisfy Your Cravings!

As the world is forever getting hooked to their smart phones and apps, another extremely convenient feature of digital technology today has changed the way, the world perceives hotel food. Eating out no longer means getting dressed up, barging through heavy traffic and reaching your favourite hotel or restaurant to eat your favourite food. Today, you can easily eat your favourite restaurant’s food in the comfort of your house, in your pyjamas and watching your favourite movie or TV show. Online food ordering was a concept still new a few years ago, but now, with thousands of free food ordering apps, ordering food online has become child’s play. With the swipe of a finger or a click of the mouse, you can get steaming hot food from your favourite restaurant within 45 minutes or less.

When this concept had just began, many people had mixed opinions about ordering food online. They were sceptical about the freshness, quality and whether the food delivered would be hot or not. But as the popularity of these food ordering websites grew along with their positive reviews, many new food delivery companies flooded the market. These companies tie up with many small and big restaurants and hotels and display their menu on their apps. Along with the ease of ordering, there are many other advantages of ordering food online.

Food ordering apps or websites have a very easy to use and accessible menu which clearly displays all the food items available for home delivery from a particular restaurant. You can browse by restaurants near you, specific food items, specific restaurants, non-veg/veg options and various other features. These apps charge minimal delivery charges and make food ordering online also easy on the pocket. From time to time, these apps also come up with various exciting offers and free delivery options for regular users. If you do not have a smart phone, you can log on to these websites from a computer and order your food.

Ordering food is possible within a minute if you are sure of your food item and restaurant name. Some restaurants also offer customisation options in which you can choose your own toppings, types of bases and spices and so on. These apps certainly work faster than going all the way to a restaurant and then waiting for 20 to 30 minutes after placing the order, for your food to arrive.

These companies take it as their prestigious agendas to deliver steaming hot food in the shortest span possible. Maximum delivery time is not more than 45 minutes and they are often quite precise with their timings. Another great feature of these food ordering apps is that most of them provide with an online GPS tracking, which enables you to exactly track where your food delivery guy has reached. You can calculate accordingly the time left for your food to reach home.

Many people leave their useful reviews and opinions on various restaurants, food items, delivery apps on the internet. You can browse through the reviews for placing the order. You can read the reviews or judge the quality of food from a restaurant based on the star rating. If majority of the ratings for a particular restaurant are poor, you can try another restaurant to be on the safer side.

The delivery men from these restaurants have to sign a bond with the restaurants to maintain the hygiene quotient of the food. You can expect your food to be tamper free, hygienic, neatly packed and without any leakages.

They bring the food in specially insulated bags which retain the hotness and the freshness. You do not have to go through the process of re-heating the food as the food arrives fresh, hot and ready to eat!

Chennai is a fast developing metro city of south India. The people here are quite open to experimenting with different cuisines and food items. With a very cosmopolitan crowd, the eateries here are trying to fulfil varied food choices and demands. This ‘Detroit of India’ today has a wide food choice to offer as more and more people are getting choosy and picky about their food selections. To match the high demands of people here, there are many restaurants in Chennai offering varied Indian and international cuisines. With the onset of online food ordering, many companies have launched their websites and apps to make hot and fresh food items available to everyone. There are many websites for online food ordering in Chennai. Most of them have their own apps which can be downloaded on your smart phones. Ordering food from these apps is very easy and convenient. Here is a list of the 10 best food ordering apps and websites in Chennai.

Zomato was one of the very first food delivery websites and apps in India. After launching in India, the food delivery company came to all the metros first and soon Chennai started exploring on all the food possibilities on Zomato. The company today is one of the first choices for online food deliveries in Chennai. With more than 500 restaurants, cafes, hotels, bars, lounges, sports bars and bistros under its compliance, Zomato soon became the most preferred way to order food online here. One can also book a table via Zomato, order food online for home delivery, look for reviews on restaurants, find newly opened restaurants nearby and enjoy unlimited privileges by becoming a member of Zomato Gold. The website has an impressive listicle on its home page with categories like Trending Now, Live Sports Screenings, Chennai’s Finest, Newly Opened, Made in Heaven venues, Function Venues, Cafes, Biriyani Joints and many such others. One can browse via these categories or manually select a restaurant of their choice. You can also save your choices so that you can order the same menu again.

With so many options and a lot more, Zomato rules in the segment of food delivery apps in Chennai.

Coming to a close second according to popularity and preference, Foodpanda is another easy to use food delivery app for Chennai residents. People can filter their food preferences according to the menu provided on the left. Or you can enter the area you currently are in and get the list of restaurants which cater to your area. Choose from your preferred meal type, health food, snacks, people’s choice, deals of the day and plenty such options in the menu. After selecting your food item in your cart, you can check out by entering your address details. The app asks you to save your address and phone number so that the next time, you need not enter your details again.

Feel like eating from your favourite restaurant? But don’t want to miss your cricket match airing live on TV? Well, worry not! Swiggy brings you lightening fast delivery of your favourite meals from a restaurant of your choice. This app offers live order tracking and no minimum order value. So even if its just one small ‘gulab jamun’ you crave for, Swiggy will bring at your doorstep!

Jusfood is one of the leading online food delivery apps in Chennai and Delhi. You can download their app available on both iOS and Android and download their apps. You can choose from popular cuisines and restaurants in Chennai and place your order.

Love Wraps? Faasos, known for its delicious wraps and some other tasty snacks offers its own food delivery at your doorstep. You can visit their website and choose from the wide variety of snacks available. They promise to deliver tasty food within minutes.

One of the top notch food delivery items in Ubereats offers a very detailed food menu ranging from BBQ options, sandwiches to healthy food varieties, you can choose your pick by browsing through their restaurant options.

Chennai’s first delivery service, DineIn has more than 250 restaurants under its delivery system. You can order on call, if you find online ordering overwhelming. The best part of DineIn is that there is no distance restrictions and you can easily order food from another part of Chennai through this food app.

Claiming to have a minimum order value of Rs. 1, enjoyfoods.in has many amazing features to lure someone seeking online food delivery. The best feature is that they do not charge for delivery. You can choose from its list of featured restaurants or download their app for quick for ordering food online on the go.

A very different venture than the usual restaurants and food delivery apps in Chennai, Fooddoo dares to be different. In a world where people have now started craving for mom’s home-made food, Fooddoo tries to bring you fresh and home cooked food at your door step. This mobile app marketplace connects home-based caterers with customers in nearby localities. People seeking for home cooked foods and snacks can now get them with this online app. You can also avail home cooked lunches, dinners, all day mom’s specials, nature drinks and diet food from this app.

Travelling by train but hate railway food? Now you can order delicious food while travelling by train. As soon as your train halts at Chennai Station, you can get hot and steaming delicious food at your coach step! All you need to do is to enter your PNR number, train number or name and date on the website and search for available food options. You can track your order through this application. Railrestro.com also enables you to order Jain Food and group orders. They also have an app available on Android and iOS for easy online food ordering on the go. Their premium food partners are Brindavan, Madhuban, Sigri, Chawla’s, Wah Ji Wah, Kathi Junction, Moti Mahal and Panchwati Gaurav.

While most restaurants and hotels tie up with these food delivery companies to get their food orders delivered, there are some who prefer to have their own delivery boys. They maintain smart looking bikes or scooters with huge boxes behind which are insulated containers for carrying food. Mentioned below is a list of the restaurants/ chains in Chennai which provide their own food deliveries.

Domino's is an international food chain and one of the oldest ones in the world to start with food delivery at your doorstep. Initially, when you could not order food online, Domino's took orders over the telephone and got it delivered to your house. Today, with the Domino's website and mobile app, you can place your order online. You can select from the various combos or offers available, select your own toppings and choose multiple options while placing your order online. Most of the time, they abide by their promise of delivering hot pizzas within 30 minutes.

McDonald's has recently plunged into home delivery segment. This mega food chain, popular across the globe for mouth-watering burgers and fries, is now offering free home deliveries. You no longer need to stand in long queues to get your order, as you can easily avail yummilicous combos and burgers sitting at home.