1. does it actually deliver to your postcode?
most tiffin services deliver within a few miles of their kitchen. if you are outside that circle, you are out. check the delivery area before anything else.
dayli delivers to every uk mainland postcode, next day with DPD. the list of cities and regions with their own page is on where we deliver: london and every borough, the south east, the midlands, yorkshire, the north west and north east, scotland and wales.
2. who chooses the menu?
a traditional tiffin service sets the menu. you get the cook's dal of the day. if you like surprises, fine. if you want tomato dal on monday and dal tadka on tuesday, you need a service that lets you choose. dayli trays are built by you, one dish per compartment.
3. do you have to subscribe?
many services run on weekly or monthly plans. that is great when you want the same thing every week, and annoying when you are away for half of it. dayli has no subscription; you order the trays you want, when you want them.
4. chilled or frozen?
a lot of uk meal delivery is frozen. frozen rice is never going to be good rice. dayli trays are chilled, not frozen, packed with ice blocks in an insulated bag.
5. what does it cost per meal?
compare the price of a full meal, not a single dish. a dayli tray, four compartments, starts from £6.99.
so, is there a tiffin service near you?
if you are in london, the answer is yes and it is cooked a few minutes from bethnal green tube: indian tiffin service london. if you are anywhere else on the uk mainland, the answer is also yes, next day. build your tiffin tray, enter your postcode, and the checkout tells you the delivery day.