Feeding a family or a crowd in Dumfries: one takeaway order for everyone

Ivano's Italiano, the Italian takeaway at 11 Whitesands in Dumfries, makes pizza, pasta, chicken dishes and fish and chips, so one order can feed a family or a crowd with different tastes. Here's how to put together a single order that works for everyone, whether it's a Friday night in, the end of a match day or a shared flat.

Ordering one meal is easy. Ordering for six people, two of them children, one vegetarian and one who won't touch anything spicy, is where a takeaway night can go wrong.

One order for everyone, in five steps

1. Start with pizzas to share

   A few different 10-inch and 12-inch pizzas in the middle of the table means everyone gets to try more than one.

2. Add a plate or two

   Pasta, chicken and risotto dishes are single meals, for anyone who'd rather have their own.

3. Add sides that share well

   Panzanelle, focaccia, onion rings, chicken nuggets and chips.

4. Check every diet and allergy

   Choose vegan mozzarella or no cheese as you build each pizza, and if anyone has an allergy, add it in the notes box at checkout, ring the shop, or tell us at the counter before you order.

5. Choose delivery or collection

   Pay by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay, and follow your order on its status page.

Start with the pizzas

Our classic pizzas come in 10-inch and 12-inch, and the plain build-your-own bases are 12-inch. For a group, a few different pizzas in the middle of the table works well.

Our pizzas are Romana style: a thin, crisp base rather than a deep pan. There's more about that in our pizza article.

Add sides that share well

• Panzanelle

  Little fried balls of pizza dough, in boxes of 12 or 18.

• Focaccia

  Our garlic bread, as a 10-inch round.

• Onion rings

  Ten to a portion.

• Chicken nuggets

  Eight to a portion.

• Chips

  Large or small.

• Dips

  Garlic mayonnaise, arrabbiata, BBQ tomato chilli and more.

If the focaccia and panzanelle are new to you, read what we make with our pizza dough, and our guide to dips and sides has the rest.

Drinks for the table

As well as cans, there are 1.25-litre bottles of Coca-Cola and 2-litre bottles of Red Kola for sharing. See the drinks list.

For children

We don't have a separate children's menu, but there are plenty of mild, familiar choices:

• A Margherita, Prosciutto (ham) or Miami (ham and pineapple) pizza.
• Macaroni Cheese, made with our homemade cheese sauce.
• Chicken nuggets with small chips.
• A sausage, fish or hamburger from the fryer.

Different diets in one order

One basket can cover everyone:

• Vegan: four vegan pizzas, vegan mozzarella or no cheese on any classic pizza, and our garlic focaccia, which is marked vegan on our menu.
• Vegetarian: the Margherita, Al Funghi and Vegetariana pizzas are marked V. Our fryers use beef dripping, so nothing from the fryers is vegetarian. Our vegan and vegetarian guide covers the questions worth asking.
• Avoiding gluten: gluten-free penne can be swapped into pasta dishes, cooked in its own pan. Our kitchen still handles wheat every night, so please read our article on gluten and allergies first.
• Allergies: if anyone in the group has a food allergy, check the allergens page and tell us before you order: add it in the notes box at checkout, ring the shop, or tell us at the counter, naming the dish and the allergy. With a big order, that matters even more.

Pasta, chicken and risotto are single plates

Our pasta, chicken and risotto dishes are made as individual meals, not sharing platters, so order one for each person who wants one. A mix works well: a couple of pizzas to share, plus a pasta dish or two for the people who'd rather have their own plate.

Big orders and busy nights

The checkout shows the delivery charge before you pay, and your confirmation email gives an estimated time. On busy nights that estimate is longer, and we'd rather tell you honestly than promise a time we can't keep. If there's food left over, our guide to storing and reheating leftovers has Food Standards Scotland's advice.

Match days, students and nights in

• Match days: Palmerston Park is about half a mile from the shop. If you're heading home after a game, you can order online and collect on the way.
• Students: the Crichton campus, home to the University of Glasgow, UWS and Dumfries and Galloway College, is a little over two miles from us, so it should be inside our delivery area. Your postcode at the checkout has the final say.
• Nights in: once we reopen, we're open Thursday to Sunday, 4pm to 10pm, for delivery and collection.

How to order

Put the whole order in one basket at ivanos.uk, choose delivery or collection, and pay by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. You can follow your order on its status page once it's placed. We deliver with our own drivers up to about four miles from 11 Whitesands, Dumfries: see where we deliver. The full menu is the place to start.

Have an allergy? Please read our allergen information and tell us before you order.

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