UberEats looks for a slice of Birmingham’s culinary scene

Car sharing pioneer Uber has looked to take a slice of Birmingham’s culinary scene by launching its food delivery service, UberEATS, in the city.

Following its successful UK launch in London last year and Manchester last month, the food app comes on line in Birmingham at 11am.

The service promises to deliver restaurant-standard dishes to homes and offices.  

It has signed up more than 100 top eateries from around the city, including Yakinori, Rub Smokehouse, My Lahore, Yorks Bakery Café, Leon, PAUL and others.

Using a network of bicycles and mopeds, the service will initially deliver lunch, dinner and treats in central Birmingham, before potentially expanding the delivery zone in the coming months.

Those signing up to the service will be able to order dishes from a range of cuisines on the UberEATS app or by visiting its website. They can monitor their order and chart its delivery in real-time via a live map. As well as aiming to deliver in 30 minutes, the food delivery firm is also offering no minimum order size.

Mathieu Proust, general manager at UberEATS, said: “We’re really excited to be launching UberEATS in our third city, Birmingham.

“We have been blown away with the quality of the food in the city and can’t wait to get the service fully up and running. We have a very successful rides business here, and are confident that UberEATS will be just as popular.”

Simon Ford, managing director at Yorks Bakery Café, said: “A partnership with UberEATS is an exciting opportunity to get our pizzas into the homes and offices of our customers all over Birmingham. We’ve been looking for a delivery partner to support the launch of our new cafe and UberEATS reputation in the US and other UK cities makes them the perfect choice for us.”

UberEATS will be available seven days a week, from 11am – 11pm.