For an office lunch, collect everyone's choices in one place before contacting Home Cafe. Give each person the menu link, ask for a dish and any extras, then have one colleague handle the order.
Turn the choices into one list
A mixed order can include hot mains, a bowl and dumplings. For example:
- One pork meatballs in tomato sauce, plus one mashed potato side.
- One tuna bowl.
- One chicken pelmeni with Greek yogurt.
This is a sample list you can adapt. Put the person's name beside each choice in your own notes, especially if two colleagues order similar dishes. Pork and beef meatballs are different items; spelling out the name avoids a follow-up question.
Add the details that are easy to miss
List drinks separately, including whether the coffee is hot or iced. Add any desserts at the same time. Ask colleagues about ingredient requirements before sending the order to the cafe.
Keep the total in the same note as the dishes. You can divide the cost by each person's choices without reconstructing the order afterwards.
Agree one arrival or collection plan
Give Home Cafe the number of dishes, your office address and the time you have in mind. Staff can confirm whether delivery can be arranged, its charge and any minimum. If you are collecting, agree the collection time and who is going.
Share the agreed time and final choices with the group. For colleagues still deciding, the lunch guide compares hot dishes, salads and dumplings without sending everyone through the entire menu again.
