News & Reviews:   GrabFood

Update: The Grab app services are back online

If you can't seem to get a Grab driver at this hour, you're not alone. Grab Malaysia just posted that the servers are experiencing a service disruption at this very moment. From our end, we haven't tried using any of the services but it seems that the promotions on the homepage are missing entirely.

It seems that the Kementerian Belia dan Sukan Malaysia (KBS Malaysia) will be giving out up to 5000 face masks as well as hand sanitizers to food deliverers such as GrabFood and FoodPanda riders from 27 March until 14 April 2020. However, do note that stocks are limited, so be sure to stop by any of the designated areas to collect the products between 9AM and 4PM.

New update - Respecting the latest update from our Prime Minister announced this afternoon, Grab will be suspending the “self pick-up” option which was launched today. Grab is supportive of the government’s initiatives in flattening the curve of Covid-19 and will continue to work closely with relevant authorities during these trying times.

It's now Day 6 and Grab Malaysia have announced more updates on their services during this Movement Restriction Order period. While we are still able to go out to grocery stores and hypermarkets to resupply our food stock, we can now do our own "Self-Pickup" on GrabFood as well as Pasar on GrabMart. Here's how it works. 

While this may look surreal, the Movement Restriction will begin from 18 March until 31 March 2020 as an initiative to minimize the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak. The government has ordered all private businesses to be closed down until further notice and many were wondering if Grab will cease operation. Thankfully, they are not.

Grab has been widely used by Malaysians not just for transportation services but also for food delivery and e-wallet transactions as well. Today, we noticed Grab has updated a new feature in the app which is the “Chat” tab. This is where you can now chat with your friends and send money to your friends via GrabPay in this feature.

GrabFood is undeniably one of the most popular food delivery services in Malaysia. The food delivery service has saved us a lot of time and effort when we’re looking for food. Now, Grab has announced they would be raising their delivery fee from a fixed RM5 up to RM9.

When it comes to hearing Grab, you will definitely think of its e-hailing service. However, the company’s success doesn’t just come from the service mentioned alone. With GrabFood and GrabPay being parts of its app, Grab has silently changed some of our lifestyles by providing convenience and also a lot of great promotions. Now, Grab announced they will be collaborating with Mastercard to launch Asia’s first numberless payment card, GrabPay Card.

Grab has launched a new service which allows you to buy goods and services from their app. The service is called GrabMart and it has started as a beta version for the users to test out the feature. 

Grab has announced PayLater payment option which is a new feature that lets you pay all your grab bills at once from rides, GrabFood deliveries and more at the start of next month. While this feature is only available to selected Grab users, Grab plans to open up to feature to more users depending on several eligibility factors such as GrabReward tier, account age, and how many rides you have taken.

Based on a report by thestar.com.my, Indonesian’s most popular motorcycle hailing service called Go-Jek could be available in Malaysia very soon. Based on a statement by Entrepreneur Development Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Reduan Yusof, it might take about a month or two for the Youth and Sports Ministry as well as the Transport Ministry to work on the kinks before allowing the service to roll-out in Malaysia.