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Maxine Holmes
Feb 05,2024Found a very sharp chicken bone in my chicken tikka masala that I nearly choked on!!! Emailed Charlie Bingham who offered me two vouchers for more of the same but didn’t fancy risking it again plus I can’t use vouchers in shops being housebound through disability which I told them then a week later the emailed asking for the bone for analysis which by then I’d obviously thrown it away so told them that and then no reply at all!!! They absolutely don’t care about their customers or the food so that’s it! I’ll buy no more of their overpriced and now dangerous food!!! Thanks for nothing Charlie bighaks you’re just lucky it wasn’t my grandchild who found that bone!!!!
Martin Jones
Feb 03,2024CB’s are great quality tasty meals much better than ‘Taste the difference’ range from JS and Tesco’s equivalent so worth that little extra However have had this meal several times and I get the impression that they may have reduced the quantity of fish and prawns in favour of sauce. If that is the case then I’m slightly disappointed and maybe less likely to buy again. Portion size is a feast for 1, but would not really be enough for 2 Could CB comment below on whether or not they have in fact reduced the amount of fish and prawns in this product ??
Mr Tyrrell
Feb 02,2024We puchased the fish pie. Extremely well made and a well balanced meal. Hard to tell this product was mass produced it had all the hallmarks of a home made pie. We could not fault the product. Yes maybe slightly more expensive than another supermarket product, but why buy something cheap if you have to throw it away. I am in my late 70s so have had a few fish pies in my time but this was the best.
Susan Braid
Jan 27,2024Bought leek chicken and pulled ham gratin from Waitrose, Absolutely awful. The topping was the best hit. Why put smoked ham in this?????L There is no wonder that his produce occupies so many shelves This is the second dish I have bought in his range and the first was even worse .
David Anderson
Jan 27,2024Expensive but nothing to write home about. Save your money and either buy another cheaper brand on spend a bit more and have a takeaway.
alan hird
Jan 24,2024Chicken Tikka Masala and Pilau Rice. Simple and easy to prepare delcious flavours and highly recommended
Reviewer
Jan 19,2024FLAVOUR gone :( Today's was the Tikka Masala, but we frequently buy from across the range Lasagna, Moussaka, Cottage Pie, Thai Curry, Spanish Chicken and more. There were two notable drops in Quality over the last year or two. It's gone from top of the market flavour to bland and claggy quite gradually. The sauce has gone overly thick, has less flavour, is often less spicy and the rice went from having a nice flavour to a sort of bitter lemon edge. Lasagna, more sauce, less meat, the sauce again thick like flour, not so much cream, much less cheesy, less substance. Sad to say it's the same blatant cost-cutting quality reduction that affects every producer when they move to such a scale. Sauces were claggy rather than creamy. It used to be worth the premium, now there's just as good and better for a fraction of the price at the supermarkets - normally right next to it. Shows you what that "vision" of high quality means when confronted with commercial realities and greed. No doubt having to service higher borrowing / growth costs and overheads. Trouble is gaining back that market share you lose when core customer give up. Barely worth it at a discount now. In fairness it's important to remember there's two portions in these and the quantity and quality of key ingredients is still good / higher than average. And thanks for a few years of high quality food worth feeding the family when you're short on time. Sorry it had to end this way. The noticeable quality compromise and shift in direction and the price hike... no thanks.
Suzanne Clayton
Jan 17,2024So disappointed this evening after a busy few days we popped into Waitrose and bought 3 Chicken and Mushroom pies which were not in the usual pottery containers and the pastry was like lead! We have bought these pies for a few years now and make the 40 minute journey to buy them specially. The recipe in terms of the contents is lacking and the shortcrust is just not the same! I won’t buy them again. Why change it from amazing to a Holland thick type pie instead?
Peter Brereton
Jan 12,2024Absolutely delicious Thai curries, both the green and red types. Please don't change anything...they are perfect as they are.
Dolly Lee
Jan 09,2024Always loved these meals and everyone I know that has tried them say the same I had a problem raised it and was very pleased with the customer service now I did first try because I got them reduced and my only issue is the price as everything is so expensive at the moment I only get now either as a treat or if are reduced however you get what you pay for and you can’t fault the quality 💋
Kimberley Surtees
Jan 09,2024Wow these meals are stunning, restaurant quality food at home fresh out of the oven. Would recommend 100%. Better than any takeaway. These aren’t like ready meals they are like reheating a home cooked meal.
Paul
Jan 08,2024To be honest the only ready made food we ever buy is Charlie Bighams, the best by far, had the Spanish Chicken for lunch with my wife today with two fresh cooked portions of veg, we have tried lots of others as well including puddings and they are all very good, not a cheap product, but well worth the money, and quite healthy for this type of food, having fresh veg with them helps of course.
Paul Bentley
Jan 07,2024We have eaten way too many of these mains dishes. I refuse to state how many. After extensive eating sessions I have a top 2 which are the super hot Chicken Madras and the very new Chicken Panang which is bursting with lime and spice (it's to die for). Next tier I would place the Jalfrezi and Green or Red Curry followed by Tikka Masala or Chilli Con Carne or Spanish chicken. The only dish I ever tried I didn't enjoy really was Chicken Korma ( or Chicken Coma as unkindly call it ), which I found stodgy and bland. Overall best fresh food range available, just fantastic.
Consumer
Jan 03,2024Spot on food , all natural / unprocessed ingredients.easy to prepaid , minimum amount of plastics and even burnt the wood dishes in our log burner . Chicken satay curry very tasty , reasonable sized portions . Value for money and taste 10 out of 10 . I’m a convert and look forward to the next time .
S.E. Batt
Jan 02,2024Loved their lasagne for one; I've never tasted actual herbs in a storebought lasagna until now! Love the presentation too, top notch stuff.
Elizabeth Mac
Dec 29,2023Tried the Meatballs Alforno, not good. Very salty and with only 15% pork, no wonder there is so many of them as bulked out with various other things. Not good value and I suspect too much salt to compensate. We had one fork ful and threw it away.
Victor Russell
Dec 18,2023I’ve only tried the Breton Chicken with Mash and the Lasagne so far but they’ve both been lovely!
P. Magri’
Dec 18,2023Top Notch My very first experience with Charlie Binghams food was superb the food taste delicious and home cooked. I highly recommend the Thai Panang curry is to die for !! Looking forward to trying the next dish !! Available at Waitrose
Carol Evans
Dec 16,2023Charlie Bigham's ready meals are the only one's i go for. The quality is excellent and the flavours are spot on. We have a Charlie meal once weekly and love them all.
Amanda Button
Feb 08,2024I have a disabled partner and some days I am so tired but your delicious meals with so many choices have totally revolutionised my life. They are in a different league of scrumptiousness compared with other ready meals - I have tried them all. Charlie Bigham's are much tastier - my favourites Steak & Red wine casserole or Fish pie but we both enjoy them, all. Thank you for making my life easier and tastier.