ALDI & LIDL Food and Drink Worth Trying?

[SpeckledJim]

B&M have started doing frozen food.

Posh it is not. Cheap, for 'famous brands', it very much is.

[V8mate]

SpeckledJim said:

B&M have started doing frozen food.

Posh it is not. Cheap, for 'famous brands', it very much is.

The old household name brands hold no mark of quality for me any more. At any price, I'd pass them by.

[tedmus]

V8mate said:

Another little tip: these are delicious!

And work perfectly dunked in Aldi red pepper houmous

Currently munching on these watching the MotoGP, decent chilli kick to them.

[wobert]

I’ve been shopping in Aldi for our weekly shop for around the last five years.....early adopter and all that.

Overall, they’ve expanded their ranges way beyond what they originally offered, and personally I think they are now further from their roots than ever....and it’s not all great.

This is one of their latest offerings.....saw it in the freezer, so thought it was worth a dabble....

Looks good from the outside....



This is the reality.......disappointed to say the least.....no bigger in diameter than a can of beans....75p (£1.50 for two).



Quite frankly, I’d get better for similar money in M&S. (We have an M&S Food about 3 miles away, strangely on the same retail park as one of our two local Aldi’s.)

This follows on the heels of the layered dessert we had at Christmas, £4.99, so hardly at the cheap end of the market, but it was st.

Aldi need to stick to what they do best (cold meats, wines, meats etc) and avoid trying to go too far upmarket otherwise they risk losing / alienating their “core” customer...people like me, who do their “basics” shop there and then top up from the likes of Tesco etc to supplement what they can’t get in Aldi.

[SidJames]

Bratwurst with a chilli tang. Cook really quickly!

[wobert]

wobert said:

I’ve been shopping in Aldi for our weekly shop for around the last five years.....early adopter and all that.

Overall, they’ve expanded their ranges way beyond what they originally offered, and personally I think they are now further from their roots than ever....and it’s not all great.

This is one of their latest offerings.....saw it in the freezer, so thought it was worth a dabble....

Looks good from the outside....



Just eaten it for pud after our Sunday roast......

Crap.... :-(

This is the reality.......disappointed to say the least.....no bigger in diameter than a can of beans....75p (£1.50 for two).



Quite frankly, I’d get better for similar money in M&S. (We have an M&S Food about 3 miles away, strangely on the same retail park as one of our two local Aldi’s.)

This follows on the heels of the layered dessert we had at Christmas, £4.99, so hardly at the cheap end of the market, but it was st.

Aldi need to stick to what they do best (cold meats, wines, meats etc) and avoid trying to go too far upmarket otherwise they risk losing / alienating their “core” customer...people like me, who do their “basics” shop there and then top up from the likes of Tesco etc to supplement what they can’t get in Aldi.

[hyphen]

That does look a bit pathetic.

I thought those kinds deserts were always in plastic tray things rather than foil too.

Thanks for that, one to avoid.

[V8mate]

hyphen said:

That does look a bit pathetic.

I thought those kinds deserts were always in plastic tray things rather than foil too.

Thanks for that, one to avoid.

He doesn't mention what the desserts tasted like. The 'posh' range is about quality not quantity - he's applying an Asda test.

I can't believe that the product was that much smaller than the box it was in either. I wonder if he complains that Gü desserts are small? Or that the tiny Aldi desserts in the glass jars work out at ten times the price of their 6 for 65p chocolate puddings in the plastic tubs?

And I'd be really interested to know how much M&S charge for that dessert too.

[escargot]

V8mate said:

hyphen said:

That does look a bit pathetic.

I thought those kinds deserts were always in plastic tray things rather than foil too.

Thanks for that, one to avoid.

He doesn't mention what the desserts tasted like. The 'posh' range is about quality not quantity - he's applying an Asda test.

I can't believe that the product was that much smaller than the box it was in either. I wonder if he complains that Gü desserts are small? Or that the tiny Aldi desserts in the glass jars work out at ten times the price of their 6 for 65p chocolate puddings in the plastic tubs?

And I'd be really interested to know how much M&S charge for that dessert too.

Dangerously obsessed.

[wobert]

V8mate said:

hyphen said:

That does look a bit pathetic.

I thought those kinds deserts were always in plastic tray things rather than foil too.

Thanks for that, one to avoid.

He doesn't mention what the desserts tasted like. The 'posh' range is about quality not quantity - he's applying an Asda test.

I can't believe that the product was that much smaller than the box it was in either. I wonder if he complains that Gü desserts are small? Or that the tiny Aldi desserts in the glass jars work out at ten times the price of their 6 for 65p chocolate puddings in the plastic tubs?

And I'd be really interested to know how much M&S charge for that dessert too.

My taste review got lost in the quoting of my own post..... roll eyes.... :-)

The Tart was dire, soggy damp pastry. It also lacked any kind of “bite” I would normally associate with a citrus dessert.

Overall disappointing.

I’ve “been” with Aldi since almost the start in the UK and I “get” exactly what they are about and what they are doing to revolutionise grocery shopping.

However, as the business model moves forward, they are trying to “be” something they aren’t by trying to move into premium stuff at a lower price point.

This item is a good example....a supposedly “premium” product at a lower price point.

In reality it’s neither, not sufficiently cheap to be a “bargain” and not suitably premium as underperformed in “my” taste test.

Disappointing would be my main opinion.

I don’t recall the exact product in the M&S in store bakery, but it’s similar and costs a quid, 25p more which I know as a percentage is 30%, but 25p in the grand scheme of things is nothing.

As a redemption, Aldi’s Chilled Sticky Toffee pudding is almost as good as Home made... :-)

[Bear-n]

Needs more quotation marks.

[dickymint]

wobert said:

V8mate said:

hyphen said:

That does look a bit pathetic.

I thought those kinds deserts were always in plastic tray things rather than foil too.

Thanks for that, one to avoid.

He doesn't mention what the desserts tasted like. The 'posh' range is about quality not quantity - he's applying an Asda test.

I can't believe that the product was that much smaller than the box it was in either. I wonder if he complains that Gü desserts are small? Or that the tiny Aldi desserts in the glass jars work out at ten times the price of their 6 for 65p chocolate puddings in the plastic tubs?

And I'd be really interested to know how much M&S charge for that dessert too.

My taste review got lost in the quoting of my own post..... roll eyes.... :-)

The Tart was dire, soggy damp pastry. It also lacked any kind of “bite” I would normally associate with a citrus dessert.

Overall disappointing.

I’ve “been” with Aldi since almost the start in the UK and I “get” exactly what they are about and what they are doing to revolutionise grocery shopping.

However, as the business model moves forward, they are trying to “be” something they aren’t by trying to move into premium stuff at a lower price point.

This item is a good example....a supposedly “premium” product at a lower price point.

In reality it’s neither, not sufficiently cheap to be a “bargain” and not suitably premium as underperformed in “my” taste test.

Disappointing would be my main opinion.

I don’t recall the exact product in the M&S in store bakery, but it’s similar and costs a quid, 25p more which I know as a percentage is 30%, but 25p in the grand scheme of things is nothing.

As a redemption, Aldi’s Chilled Sticky Toffee pudding is almost as good as Home made... :-)

Or you get two of these from Tesco One Shop for 80p and squirt some lemon juice on top

[wobert]

dickymint said:

wobert said:

V8mate said:

hyphen said:

That does look a bit pathetic.

I thought those kinds deserts were always in plastic tray things rather than foil too.

Thanks for that, one to avoid.

He doesn't mention what the desserts tasted like. The 'posh' range is about quality not quantity - he's applying an Asda test.

I can't believe that the product was that much smaller than the box it was in either. I wonder if he complains that Gü desserts are small? Or that the tiny Aldi desserts in the glass jars work out at ten times the price of their 6 for 65p chocolate puddings in the plastic tubs?

And I'd be really interested to know how much M&S charge for that dessert too.

My taste review got lost in the quoting of my own post..... roll eyes.... :-)

The Tart was dire, soggy damp pastry. It also lacked any kind of “bite” I would normally associate with a citrus dessert.

Overall disappointing.

I’ve “been” with Aldi since almost the start in the UK and I “get” exactly what they are about and what they are doing to revolutionise grocery shopping.

However, as the business model moves forward, they are trying to “be” something they aren’t by trying to move into premium stuff at a lower price point.

This item is a good example....a supposedly “premium” product at a lower price point.

In reality it’s neither, not sufficiently cheap to be a “bargain” and not suitably premium as underperformed in “my” taste test.

Disappointing would be my main opinion.

I don’t recall the exact product in the M&S in store bakery, but it’s similar and costs a quid, 25p more which I know as a percentage is 30%, but 25p in the grand scheme of things is nothing.

As a redemption, Aldi’s Chilled Sticky Toffee pudding is almost as good as Home made... :-)

Or you get two of these from Tesco One Shop for 80p and squirt some lemon juice on top

Haha, I like your thinking... :-)

[21TonyK]

For once a fully stocked store... just no customers except me!

There are some advantages to snow!

[Mobile Chicane]

Latest from Lidl: Romanian pinot noir, £4.99.

I wasn't expecting much, but it's surprisingly good. Soft and red-fruity - no hint of cabbageiness.

[HarryW]

Mobile Chicane said:

Latest from Lidl: Romanian pinot noir, £4.99.

I wasn't expecting much, but it's surprisingly good. Soft and red-fruity - no hint of cabbageiness.

Thanks for the tip I'll have to stick my nose in to Lidl soon and pick some up.
Aldi sporadically have one (Wolfhouse) and it good stuff.

[twing]

Just got some lovely looking ribeye, have had it before but this one looks excellent also more cod in parsley sauce & some pork belly strips, a great few days of food for way less than a tenner. They’ve stopped selling the small jars of chilli sauce which is a shame.

[wobert]

This stuff is like crack...

[twing]

I love that with olives & the sun dried tomatoes, oh and Melton Mowbray pork pie I really need to sort my diet out

[SpeckledJim]

This won't win fans with most of you epicures in here, and it's not even in Aldi. But bloody hell it's amazing:

https://www.bmstores.co.uk/products/mayflower-sout...

Filthy, filthy, filthy. But oh my god it's good with oven chips and anything fried in coatings or crumbs or batter. Make it so thick you can stand your knife up in it. Wrong, but sooo right.