Naked is a small business that operates purely as a delivery service for their home style, locally-sourced, often organic meals with some gluten-free options.
I like their website, and I like their philosophy. Their insalata caprese features East Lothian mozzarella, and the hot smoked salmon is tossed with leaves sourced from Perthshire.
I've ordered Naked a couple of times and it's good, but above all, it's a great option for when the idea of cooking brings a painful tear to your eye or when feeling lazy but not to the point of succumbing to dirty, doughy pizza on the couch. There's not a lot on their menu that's 'bad' for you, with the exception of their triple-cooked chips and most of their desserts, which include their "cult status" brownie and delightfully British Eton Mess - strawberries muddled with meringue and chantilly cream and then in this case, laced with Pimms.
I like Naked's yoga chicken - skewers of chicken breast marinated in buttermilk and herbs and it was light and succulent. Not overly filling on its own, but coupled with its partner - the gardener's salad - it does the trick.
Their Morroccan lamb salad, too, gave me an array of textures and flavours from the rice, couscous, confit lamb and aromatic star anise, saffron and dried fruit and nuts.
Another bonus of eating Naked - apart from the freshness, tastiness and lack of guilt associated with eating their food - is that you can pay by Paypal.
I only wish you could also order online. You call them, and then you can pay their delivery driver or pay with Paypal, so it's still pretty easy.
The main downside of eating Naked for me is that their menu doesn't change a great deal. It's definitely positive that they use seasonal produce, but they can do this while still changing things up, and also keeping their customers happy by holding on to the popular dishes.
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