Singapore Food Delivery Guide: GrabFood, FoodPanda, Deliveroo, Oddle Eats and AirAsia Food

To curb the recent rise in local COVID-19 cases, activities that have a higher risk of COVD-19 spread (mask off activities) are no longer allowed during Phase 2 (Heightened Alert). As of 16 May to 13 June 2021, dining in options are no longer permitted and the maximum allowed group size is two pax. Additionally, Singapore has announced that schools should do home-based learning from 19 May 2021.

With all family members back at home and no dining out options available, home cooking, takeaway and food delivery are the only viable options for us. For those of us who do not cook, relying on takeaway and food delivery would be the only way for us to get our meals.

Currently, there are about 5 major food delivery platforms for us to use for takeaways. They are GrabFood, FoodPanda, Deliveroo, Oddle Eats and AirAsia Food. With these many options available, here is a compilation of the relevant fees and details on all 5 platforms.

Food Delivery Platform	GrabFood	FoodPanda	Deliveroo	Oddle Eats	AirAsia Food
Delivery Fee	From $2	From $1.49	From $1.49	From $3	From 2.99
Small Order Fee	From $8	From $8	From $10	$0	$0
Platform Fee	$0.30	$0	$0.20	$0	$0
Priority Delivery	$3	–	–	–	–

#1 GrabFood

Started off as a ride-hailing app in 2013, Grab has since branched into various segments of our lives, including food delivery. Launched in 2018, GrabFood has since expanded rapidly. Including GrabMart, there are over 12,000 merchants on the platform. We can count on GrabFood to include popular food options such as McDonalds, Din Tai Fung and notable hawker centres.

For the delivery radius, we can access merchants from 7 to 10km away from us. Other than food options in proximity, there are island delivery options for popular food choices such as Tiong Bahru Bakery and Suriya Curry House. Apart from that, we can narrow the delivery into the 11 different zones that can be found here.

The platform is available for usage online.

Fees

Delivery Fee – Starts from $2, depending on distance and demand.

Small Order Fee – Depending on the merchant, it ranges between $8 to $10 on average. If our orders do not hit the target, the small order fee would be charged to reach the difference.

Platform Fee – 30 cents per order. More information can be found here.

Priority Delivery – $3. Currently, only selected users are able to use this feature.

Subscription Fee – While Grab has discontinued their GrabFood-only subscription options, they do offer subscription plans that include GrabFood discounts.

Read Also: Complete Guide To Grab Subscription Plans  

#2 FoodPanda

One of the earliest entrants into the food delivery scene, Foodpanda was launched back in 2012. The platform boasts over 350 different restaurants and they include prominent partners such as Jollibee, Shake Shack and Jumbo Seafood.

Currently, the food delivery options are limited by our location. There are about 12 different delivery zones.

The platform is available for usage online.

Fees

Delivery Fee – Starts from $1.49, depends on distance and demand.

Small Order Fee – Depending on the merchant, on average it ranges between $8 to $10. If our orders do not hit the target, the small order fee would be charged to reach the difference.

Platform Fee – $0

Subscription – $14.99 which allows for free delivery for participating merchants. The subscription can be cancelled at any time, but it will only be effective next month. More information can be found here.

#3 Deliveroo

Launched in Singapore in 2015, Deliveroo has been around for almost 6 years. A London based food delivery platform, Deliveroo is one of the global food delivery platform players. On the platform, there is a wide range of restaurants available such as Sushi Tei, Alt. Pizza and more.

The delivery range is limited by our location. Currently, there are 18 different delivery zones.

The platform is available for usage online.

Fees

Delivery Fee – Starts from $1.49, depends on distance and demand.

Small Order Fee – Depending on the merchant, on average it ranges between $10 to $12. If our orders do not hit the target, the small order fee would be charged to reach the difference.

Platform (Service) Fee – 20 cents per order. More information can be found here.

Subscription – $16.90 which all provides free delivery for all merchant for orders above $18. The subscription can be cancelled at any time, but it will only be effective next month. For more information can be found here.

#4 Oddle Eats

Launched in 2014, Oddle Eats is a Singapore-based food delivery platform. Oddle Eats aims to enable the food industry in its food delivering capabilities. Their restaurant partners are over 500 and they provide more local options than other food delivery platforms. These include premium Michelin restaurants options such as Odette, Burnt Ends and other prominent restaurant names.

The platform delivery capability is island-wide.

Currently, they do not have apps yet but are available online.

Fees

Delivery Fee – Starts from $3, depends on distance and demand.

Small Order Fee – No small order fee, minimum order size (if any) depends on the merchant, but it can range from $35 onwards.

Platform (Service) Fee – $0

Subscription – No subscription available.

#5 AirAsia Food

A new entrant to the Singapore food delivery scene, AirAsia Food was launched in this year’s March. More eateries are being onboarding and we would see more options available soon.

Currently, the delivery radius is limited to 15km.

The platform is available for usage online.

Fees

Delivery Fee – Starts from $2.99, depends on distance and demand.

Small Order Fee – No small order fee.

Platform (Service) Fee – $0

Subscription – No subscription available.

Read Also: How Much Cheaper Is AirAsia Food Compared To GrabFood, FoodPanda Or Deliveroo?

Usage of E-Commerce Platform Vouchers To Maximise Delivery Value

Source: Shopee

To encourage spending on platforms, most major e-commerce platforms do partner with businesses for voucher discount. E-commerce platform such as Shopee and Lazada has onboard food delivery platforms such as GrabFood, FoodPanda and Deliveroo to provide discounted cash vouchers. The vouchers can range from $5 to $50 and the discounted value we get to enjoy from redemption ranges from 5% to 16%.

We can purchase the vouchers here at Shopee or Lazada.

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