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Edinburgh Live
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Iona Young

We tried Edinburgh's new delivery service Foodstuff and were pleasantly surprised

We tried Edinburgh's newest food delivery service - Foodstuff which aims to be an "ethical" company giving all workers living wage and holiday pay.

Foodstuff launched in the capital last month choosing Edinburgh as their first Scottish location and has been steadily growing over the past couple of weeks.

Today we tried the food delivery service to see how it measures up to Deliveroo and Uber Eats.

With a modest budget of around £10, we began to look through the app at the selection of restaurants to order from.

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The aesthetically-pleasing pink-themed app was easy to download, and even easier to navigate.

There were a number of varied diners to order from and plenty of vegan and vegetarian options too including Paradise Palms' Lucky Pig, which offers delicious American style burgers and BBQ themed dishes.

We decided to try something new that we had never ordered from before and went with Kaptain Karaage, a Japanese style street food restaurant with plenty of vegan options too.

We went with a Karaage Chicken Dog which is described as, "Boneless tender chicken pieces coated in irresistible Japanese spices, light and crispy.

"Served in a bun then topped with Japanese pickle, lemon and the Kaptain's famous house sauces."

On the side we opted for Furikake Fries which are also suitable for vegans, described as "crispy, crunchy, matchstick fries tossed in furikake - the quintessential Japanese seasoning!

"Spicy togarashi seasoning is topped with black and white sesame seeds and Kaptain Karaage's famous house sauces."

The hotdog came to £6.99 and the topped fries were £4, bringing the total to £10.99 with just a 50p delivery fee and 54p service charge.

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The wait time said 25-45 minutes, we ordered at 6pm and just 20 minutes later the food had arrived.

The food was absolutely delicious and we couldn't fault the delivery as it was so quick!

There weren't many options to choose from as the app is quite new. But, if anything, that actually made it easier to choose.

It's going to be really interesting to see how Foodstuff grows and Edinburgh Live has been told a number of restaurants will be exclusively using Foodstuff in the future rather than the big competitors.

Overall it was a brilliant experience and we will definitely be using the app again or considering next time we are looking for a quick treat for tea.

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