Things we love: Better Bentos Picnic
Sunny weather and picnics go hand in hand. Or at least they should. Too bad preparing one in Shanghai is a bit mafan. You might spend your whole afternoon running from one shop to another instead of relaxing on the grass. Better Bentos is the first company which offers a ready-made picnic, basket included! As we love everything which includes food and relaxation (don’t we all) we of course tried it! Here’s what we thought…
THE DEAL
For RMB 75 per person, everyone gets
- 1 sandwich (chicken or vegetables)
- 1 veggieburger
- 3 pieces of vegetarian sushi
- Veggiesticks with peanut sauce
- 1 peanutbutter banana cookie.
The picnic basket is available from 2 to 4 persons
HOW TO GET IT
A) ORDER IT
Send an e-mail to Hello@betterbentos.com or WeChat message to Sctderooij with:
- Your name
- Number of people
- Pick up or delivery date and time
- Regular or Vegan preference
If you want to enjoy your picnic at the weekend, you need to pre-order it the Thursday or Friday beforehand.
B) PICK IT UP
The baskets are available every weekend (Sat-Sun) ( if you book it Thursday or Friday). You can pick it up from that Friday upfront at Sprout Lifestyle, 388 South Shaanxi Lu.
In case you can’t come to get the basket, they can deliver it for an additional cost.
C) ENJOY IT
Well, we are sure you don’t need our advice for this part. You know how to open your mouth and chew right?
D) BRING IT BACK
After being cleaned of any food by your greedy friends, the basket has to be returned before the following Thursday (in other words within one week). They will ask you for a deposit of RMB 120 for the basket, which you’ll get back after returning. You need to bring it to Sproutworks!
OUR EXPERIENCE
Lunch party trial run! Weather: perfect. Park nearby office: check. Picnic basket: Got it. As we may be one of the more the lazy teams in the city we had it delivered the same day. Excited, we grabbed our precious basket and strolled to the nearest park. How pleasant it was to breath “fresh air”!
Here are our favorite bits of the deal:
The veggie burger, the vegetable sandwich and the veggie sticks!
Was it enough food? Definitely yes
Was it convenient? We just had to pick it up at the front desk, easy!
Will we do it again? It’s reasonably priced, good food for a good time together, so yeah. This is a pretty good deal.
BETTER BENTOS
Address: 388 Shaanxi Nan Lu
Hours: Daily 9 am- 9pm
Tel: 1520 194 1357
Price: RMB 75 per person
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