Finding a free food delivery slot has become a lot easier in recent weeks, as lockdown measures continue to ease across the UK. Things aren't completely back to normal by any means, but we have noticed an uptick in general availability across all the big supermarkets in the UK.. Click & collect slots are much more widely available too, but if you're desperate for a delivery slot, our best advice is to keep checking back regularly.
So which supermarkets have delivery slots available? And what other services can you use? Read on for our extensive round-up of which food delivery services are delivering right now – plus our best tips for how to get a food delivery slot if you need one.
Food delivery: quick links
Grocery delivery
- Amazon Fresh - grocery delivery to select cities
- Amazon Pantry - order everyday food essentials with Prime delivery
- Asda - some delivery slots available
- Co-op - some new delivery slots during the day, restricted to 20 item limit
- Iceland - some new delivery slots throughout the day
- Morrisons - limited slots but food boxes are available
- Ocado - delivery slots for priority customers
- Sainsbury's - some slots available
- Tesco - some new delivery slots throughout the day
- Waitrose - some slots available, prioritising elderly or vulnerable customers
Recipe box and meal delivery
- Allplants - plant-based meal delivery, cooked by chefs
- Feast Box - £20 off your first world food recipe box
- Mindful Chef - healthy recipe boxes with fresh ingredients for you to cook
- SimplyCook - Get a £3 trial recipe box to cook at home
Pizza delivery
- Domino's - 50% off pizza when you spend £35 or more
- Pizza Hut - get two medium pizzas and a classic side for £20
- Papa John's - contact-free pizza delivery
Takeaway delivery
- Deliveroo - takeaway delivery from top restaurants
- Just Eat - takeaway delivery from local restaurants
- Uber Eats - takeaway delivery from your favourite restaurants
Alcohol delivery
- Beer Hawk - free delivery on beer orders over £50
- The Bottle Shop - 5% off when you spend £30 with code: PUBSCLOSED5
- The Drink Shop - 20% off selected wine, beer and spirits
- Vinatis - up to 50% off select wines
How to get a food delivery slot
Supermarkets are taking the necessary precautions to keep shoppers safe by installing protective screens at checkouts, and limiting the amount of people in stores. Social distancing guidelines remain in place, which should give you a bit more peace of mind if you do visit stores in person.
Although demand for food delivery slots is now slowly beginning to wane, most supermarkets are urging customers to shop in-store whenever possible so that delivery slots can be prioritised for elderly and vulnerable customers.
If you're a vulnerable person - or you know someone who is - you can register for support on the government's website. All the major supermarkets are prioritising orders for people on the government's vulnerable list, and will be in touch with anyone who is by email.
If you'd prefer to order your groceries online, our best advice is to keep checking the website of your local supermarket throughout the day. If you can sign up for an account, do so: this will make it easier for you to find a delivery slot in future. Book your delivery slot first to avoid disappointment, and once you have one, most supermarkets give you around an hour to place your order.
Finally, if you can't get hold of a grocery delivery slot, don't forget there are some fantastic meal delivery services still operating too. Recipe box services like Mindful Chef deliver fresh ingredients to your door for you to cook, while meal delivery companies such as Allplants will drop off meals that have been cooked by their chefs.
Grocery delivery
We've seen a stark improvement in availability in recent months, however, things vary day-to-day and differ depending on your area. That being said, it's easier than ever to find a home delivery or click & collect slot, and the stock issues that plagued the early stages of lockdown are all but gone. Some ordering restrictions are still in place, but the majority of key items such as toilet roll, pasta and cleaning products are now easy to find, which is a huge relief.
Grocery delivery: our process
We signed up to all the major supermarkets below and created a shopping basket full of popular goods. Every day, we compare five different locations – London, Leeds, Portsmouth, Manchester and Bath – to provide a sense of what stock is available in each area and whether delivery slots are currently offered. Here's the latest on which supermarkets are offering online grocery delivery today...
Tesco
Next delivery slot: July 5 (last updated 29/06/20)
Update (29/06/20): Tesco isn't showing many available home delivery slots, but that situation could change as the week continues. Click & collect slots available, though, if you're able to pick up your shopping in person.
According to Tesco, new food delivery slots are offered up as and when they're available each day.
How to sign up for an account
Enter a valid email address and password, and confirm whether you have a Clubcard or not. You’ll receive one automatically upon registering if you don't. Fill in your personal details, including your phone number and UK Postcode. You can then select if you’d like to receive offers and vouchers from Tesco or not.
Benefits and perks
Online shoppers can collect Clubcard points and Tesco has begun price matching Aldi on both its own-brand and branded products. A Delivery Saver pass is also available for regular customers, and comes with the added benefit of priority delivery slots during the busy Christmas and Easter periods.
Coronavirus measures and policies
Customers who shop online are encouraged to shop in-store where possible to help free up delivery slots for the elderly customers and those who are self-isolating.
Due to increased demand, Tesco isn’t accepting any new Delivery Saver customers right now either. A restriction of only three items per customer on every product line is in place, and multi-buy promotions have also been removed.
An 80 items limit is now in place for all online orders.
Sainsbury's
Next delivery slot: July 2 (last updated 29/06/20)
Update (29/06/20): Sainsbury's is only showing a few free delivery slots this week on July 2, but it's likely more will appear during the week. If you need a shop this week, there are a good amount of click & collect slots available, but this may vary depending on your location.
How to sign up for an account
Due to the huge increase in online orders, new registrations have been paused for the time being. To sign up for a Sainsbury’s online account, enter your email address and fill in your details on the following page. Once you’ve finished, you can start shopping.
Benefits and perks
You can collect and spend Nectar Points with each online food shop. A Delivery Pass is also available, which can help you save up to £156 per year.
Coronavirus measures and policies
Elderly customers and those deemed as vulnerable will be offered priority delivery slots.
Asda
Next delivery slot: July 3 (last updated 29/06/20)
Update (29/06/20): Apart from a couple of free delivery slots on June 3, Asda is still proving tricky when it comes to booking home delivery. There is a good amount of click & collect slots, though.
How to sign up for an account
Registering is quick and easy with Asda (it says as much on its website), simply enter your email, a password and then enter your delivery postcode and you’re good to go. You can choose whether to receive exclusive offers and the latest info from Asda too if you’d like.
Benefits and perks
Competitively priced and with a Delivery Pass available, Asda online shoppers can save up to £80 and £100 by choosing a 6-month or 12-month pass. Offers are clearly highlighted on the Asda website, so you’re never likely to miss a cracking deal.
Coronavirus measures and policies
Customers are limited to a three item maximum on all food, toiletries and cleaning products when ordering online.
When placing an online delivery order, anyone who is self-isolating is advised to fill in the ‘Other information’ section to advise where their order should be left, i.e. on the doorstep.
If you're self-isolating, Asda has introduced a Volunteer Shopping Card. You can top it up with the amount of money you'd like to spend, and send it to your volunteer of choice who can then do your shop for you.
Ocado
Next delivery slot: customers will be emailed directly (last updated 29/06/20)
Update (29/06/20): Ocado is now only contacting customers if it is able to offer a delivery slot. The message on the retailer's website warns that customers may only get one email every couple of months to begin with, but the retailer hopes this situation will change soon. If you'd like to receive Ocado delivery updates, sign up here.
How to sign up for an account
You can sign up to Ocado using a Facebook and PayPal account, or simply fill in your details such as your email address and postcode to register.Tick the box if you’d like to opt out of Ocado’s offers, vouchers and gifts before you hit ‘Register’.
Benefits and perks
New customers can enjoy three months free delivery with Smart Pass, and Ocado also offers one-hour delivery windows.
Coronavirus measures and policies
Ocado had to temporarily suspend its service due to high demand, but is now its back online. Customers can only book one delivery slot every seven days to free up more slots for other customers.
Some products are limited to one or two per order, and a small number of bulky items have been removed from sale to make more room in each delivery van. The company has shared how stockpiling has affected its service during the coronavirus outbreak.
Anytime Smart Pass members who joined before 2020 will be placed in a temporary priority queue so they can book a delivery slot each week. Ocado will send an email and text message between the hours of 09:00 and 17:00 to give members access to the queue.
Morrisons
Next delivery slot: None currently available – food boxes widely available (last updated 29/06/20)
Update (29/06/20): We couldn't spot any Morrisons home delivery slots this week in our research areas. Morrisons food boxes range are a great alternative, though, and they include a range of essential items as well more tailored offerings for specific events or dietary requirements.
How to sign up for an account
To sign up for a Morrisons online account, firstly enter your postcode to check if Morrisons deliver in your area. Once you’re given the all clear, enter your details and a password to register. You can also receive tailored offers, coupons and communications from Morrisons.
Benefits and perks
You can use a Facebook account to sign in, and Morrisons Quick Shop fills your trolley with the top things you might be wanting to buy with a single click. A Delivery Pass is also available with regular choices for those looking to do their weekly shop online.
Coronavirus measures and policies
Orders must be finalised 48 hours before delivery. Morrisons are working on introducing a number of measures to help reduce the amount of substitutes and missing items that some customers are encountering with their online food shops:
Morrisons' £35 food box delivery
Morrisons has launched a food box delivery service that's aimed at customers who can't get to the shops for essential items. "A Morrisons Food Box could be a real help if you can’t currently get to a store to stock up on essentials," says the site. "We will deliver a box of selected food and household items straight to your door.
Morrisons' food box delivery service currently has good availability for delivery slots and its range is growing all the time.
Waitrose
Next delivery slot: only click & collect available (last updated 29/06/20)
Update (29/06/20): We weren't able to find any Waitrose home delivery slots in our research areas, but there is a good amount of click & collect slots available.
How to sign up for an account
Signing up to Waitrose is simple - just fill in your details, such as your address and contact number, then click ‘next’ and you can start shopping straight away.
Benefits and perks
Waitrose has a number of attractive introductory offers, including a £30 saving on your first three online grocery shops. The website also includes hundreds of recipes and lists the ingredients so you can quickly add them to your basket.
Coronavirus measures and policies
The company has paused its online voucher codes along with any offer incentives until further notice. Some products have are restricted for a limited time, with customers only allowed to buy a maximum of two packets of toilet roll and three of any specific grocery item.
Entertainment products are also no longer available to order online for the foreseeable future. Substitutions for online orders cannot be returned to your driver if they have been handled, and drivers will not enter homes.
All online deliveries will be bagged as well to make them easier to collect quickly.
Meal delivery
Mindful Chef: healthy recipe boxes, frozen meals and smoothie delivery
If you can't get a grocery delivery slot, try healthy recipe box company Mindful Chef. You can choose a meal from a number of healthy recipes on the site, and they team will deliver all the fresh ingredients for you to cook at home. Alternatively, you can order from their chef-prepared frozen range. Browse Mindful Chef recipe boxes
Allplants: Save 12% on plant-based meal delivery when you subscribe
Allplants delivers 100% plant-based meals that have been cooked by the team's chefs. They deliver them frozen to your door - all you have to is heat them up and you have a fresh meal in minutes. There are over 22 recipes to choose between, and if you subscribe to the service you can save 12%. Browse meals at Allplants
Pizza delivery
Domino's: Get up to 50% off pizza + contact-free delivery
Domino's changes its deals depending on which part of the UK you live in - however, plenty of stores around the UK are currently giving you your pizza up to half price when you spend over a certain amount. To see the latest Domino's deals in your area, just enter your postcode information and you'll see all kinds of savings available. Plus, you can get contact-less delivery if you order and pre-pay online.
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Pizza Hut: 2 medium pizzas and a classic side for £20
You can pick up two medium pizzas and a classic side for just £20 at Pizza Hut - or you can upgrade to large for just £2 extra. There are loads of other Pizza Hut deals to take advantage of, as well - just stick your postcode in and Pizza Hut will let you what's on offer near you. As with Domino's, Pizza Hut is doing contact-less delivery too.
Alcohol delivery
The Bottle Club: 5% off alcohol when you spend £30 with code: PUBSCLOSED5
Alcohol delivery service The Bottle shop is still open - and you get a 5% discount until the end of April with our code: PUBSCLOSED. It's not valid on limited editions, but everything else goes: wine, beer, cider, whisky and more. Offer ends: 30 April 2020View Deal
Amazon UK: Browse all wine, beer and spirits
Amazon sells a wide range of alcohol - you can choose between wine, beer, spirits, cider, sake and more. Also, if you have Amazon Prime (you can sign up for a free Prime trial if not) you'll have access to Prime delivery, which means you should get your alcohol delivery in no time.
The Drink Shop: 20% off selected wine, beer and liquors
The Drink Shop is still open for orders right now - and the alcohol delivery service is even running a variety of offers. For example, you can get 20% off some selected alcohol this month. There's loads of lagers, ciders, wines, spirits, mixers and everything in between to browse.
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Vinatis: Save up to 28% on select bottles of wine
Wine retailer Vinatis is offering free wine delivery on all orders over £150, and we've seen price drops of up to 28% on select bottles of wine over in a flash sale recently too. There are plenty of whites, reds, roses and sparkling wines in stock today, and you can get a £5 off voucher if you sign up for the company's newsletter.
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Beer Hawk: Free delivery on beer orders over £50
Beer delivery service Beer Hawk is an excellent choice if you want to stock up on beer. Plus, they team is donating £1 of every beer delivery order to support hospitality workers affected by pub and bar closures brought about by the COVID-19 crisis - which is reason enough for us to browse Beer Hawk's booze.
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