You no longer have to speak like a robot to order delivery food through your smart speaker. Alexa+ now offers natural-language ordering through Grubhub and Uber Eats that lets you speak “like you would with a waiter,” according to Amazon.
You can now use the conversational AI to get recommendations, browse menus, and make changes in one continuous flow. You can start by asking to order Greek food, for instance, and ask about kid-sized meals. You don’t need to know exact item names, either, as Alexa+ will match your requests to the closest food on the menu.
Alexa+ delivery food orders are rolling out now to the Amazon Echo Show 8 and larger display-equipped devices. You’ll also need to link your Grubhub or Uber Eats account. The screen requirement lets you review orders and helps with tracking order updates after you’ve made your purchase.
Food delivery is the start of a more flexible Alexa+
The AI is learning to adapt to different situations
Amazon doesn’t just see food delivery as a helpful Alexa+ feature. Instead, the company frames it as a “first step” toward an AI model that changes its behavior to fit the context. You might only need brief commands to ask about the weather, but complex tasks like food orders need “more flexible” approaches, Amazon says.
The online retailer isn’t offering a firm roadmap for future Alexa+ capabilities. However, it’s considering adding tasks such as grocery delivery, trip planning, and “countless other possibilities.”
As with OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Microsoft Copilot, Amazon is hoping to make Alexa+ an agentic AI focused on accomplishing tasks rather than using specific apps and services. While the Grubhub and Uber Eats integrations are narrowly focused, Alexa+ could theoretically use multiple services in the future, such as booking flights and hotels as part of a vacation planner.
Part of an accelerating Alexa+ rollout
Amazon first unveiled Alexa+ in February 2025, but took several months to launch a revamped desktop experience and other promised features. The company has been busy since late last year, however, adding a price tracker with automatic ordering and AI greetings for Ring doorbells.
The tech giant made Alexa+ available to everyone in the United States as of February 2026, with voice functionality either included with an Amazon Prime subscription or available separately for $20/month.
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Amazon launched early access for Alexa+ in the UK in March, making its next-generation voice assistant available outside of North America for the first time. It’s not clear when other countries will move beyond the original Alexa, but the expansion will help Amazon better compete against Google, which has already made Gemini available across its smart speakers and displays.
The move also comes as Apple is rumored to be readying updated HomePod speakers and a smart display that would take advantage of an upcoming Gemini-powered Siri assistant. The new hardware is unofficially expected to debut late in 2026.
