For many people, room service is one of travel’s ultimate indulgences. Breakfast (or lunch or dinner) served in the privacy of your hotel room is convenient but pricey, with service charges, gratuities, and even fees for forks making it a true luxury. And if you’re spending all that money, you’ll want to ensure that your food order doesn’t disappoint. Here are some items you should skip ordering for room service and enjoy in the hotel’s restaurant instead.

Coffee

The morning’s first cup of coffee is always a highlight, but if you don’t feel like venturing downstairs or finding a local coffee shop, you’re probably better off sticking with the in-room Nespresso capsules or Keurig cups. First, there’s the markup: Veteran hotel general manager Anthony Arbeeny told Men’s Journal that room service coffee is the hotel industry’s “all-time No. 1 profit generator.” The second problem is the quality of the cup itself. Your expensive room service carafe is typically drawn straight from the kitchen’s urns, and it’s probably been sitting there for a while. Adding insult to injury, it may arrive just a few degrees above lukewarm. 

Eggs

Eggs keep cooking but start cooling the moment they leave the pan, which is a recipe for room service regret. Jonathan Knudsen, an executive at JK Hospitality in New York, told Reader’s Digest that eggs often arrive “cold and gluey.” The timing makes it worse: Breakfast is the most popular meal for room service orders, so the kitchen is slammed. An omelet may suffer less damage under the silver dome, but avocado toast or something from the bakery basket is likely to be more satisfying. 

Sushi and Raw Seafood

Midnight sushi? Maybe not. As Fodor’s points out, executive chefs rarely work the overnight dining shift. Seafood and shellfish need to be scrupulously handled to avoid foodborne illnesses, so raw fish plated by the graveyard shift is probably not your best bet. If you’re looking for something on the lighter side, a Fairmont chef told the outlet that a Caesar salad is one of the safest choices — just ask for any dressing or protein on the side so everything remains the correct temperature and the lettuce doesn’t get soggy.

Pizza

If your hotel has an Italian restaurant on the property, pizza is probably a great choice. But if that’s not the case, Gian Nicola Colucci, executive chef at the Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis, told Southern Living that your pie has possibly been baked from frozen or may have been sitting out under a heat lamp. A cheeseburger or a classic club sandwich will offer a better bite for your buck. And although fries are a classic pairing, fried foods cool at the speed of light, so a side salad, baked potato, or bowl of soup will probably make a more satisfying accompaniment.