Overview
Brisbane's hospitality scene has endured a tough couple of years, cycling through lockdowns, restrictions and stints where almost everyone in town seemed to be in isolation. But for diners keen for restaurant dishes without heading out, Providoor is here with some sweet relief — with the innovative new meal delivery platform arriving in Brisbane on Thursday, February 17, and starting delivering meals on Thursday, February 24.
The service is already up and running in both Sydney and Melbourne, and has now made its way north to help quell those dining-out withdrawals. Providoor works with some of the city's best dining institutions, stepping up the takeout game by dropping high-end dishes to your doorstep. The brainchild of Maha Chef-Owner Shane Delia, it's arriving locally to cover Brisbane-based restaurants, but will deliver throughout Brisbane metro, the Gold and Sunshine Coasts, Noosa and Toowoomba, as well as to Byron Bay and Tweed Heads in northern New South Wales.
The lineup of venues taking part is impressive, including Siffredi's, Evita, La Costa, Nota, La Valle, Naïm, Southside, Brisbane Phoenix and City Winery upon launch. Within weeks of starting deliveries in the Sunshine State, Bianca, Same Same, Stanley and Felons Brewing will also join the service.
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Providoor delivers its chef-prepared meals via cold-freight within its service area. Then, once the dish is in your kitchen, you'll follow the supplied instructions to add the finishing touches: heating up a red pepper sauce, perhaps, popping some brisket in the oven for its final minutes of cooking or getting crafty with the plating up process. After that, voila! — the end result is a pretty close replica of what might arrive at your restaurant table, hot off the pass. No soggy dumplings or lukewarm potato in sight.
"I'm very excited to see the continued growth of Providoor with our Queensland launch," said Delia. "As an industry-led solution, the ongoing success of Providoor in Melbourne and Sydney has done a lot of good for the hospitality sector during hard times, and has also shown the untapped demand for premium restaurant delivery services."
"I am so thrilled that we can bring this opportunity to Brisbane restaurants and residents," Delia continued.
Providoor launches in Brisbane on Thursday, February 17 for online orders, and will start delivering meals from Thursday, February 24 — throughout Brisbane metro, the Gold and Sunshine Coasts, Noosa and Toowoomba, as well as to Byron Bay and Tweed Heads in northern New South Wales. Deliveries are made Thursday–Sunday, with a $16.50 flat-rate delivery fee for all orders.
Top image: Evita, Markus Ravik.