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The taste of quality
There's a taste of quality in Charlie Bigham's fish pie. The generous portion size is ample for two, with lots of tasty fish, silky smooth mashed potato, and a sauce to die for, this is a restaurant quality meal. It's ready to eat after just 35 minutes in the oven. Sustainably packaged with minimal use of plastic, this delicious dish has been on the menu in our house each week for quite some time.
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Gold dust for busy people!
We have enjoyed a variety of meals now and can honestly say they are delicious, affordable and easy to turn out. We were initially reluctant to use pre-prepared meals but they are so authentic and as busy parents these have made the difference- thank you!
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You don't need a silver fork to eat good food.…
I have never been a fan of ready meals as they were always poorly made. At Charlie Bighams how wrong was I. The Currys are a taste of food paradise with rice. Some would call them fakeaways but they definitely keep me from the takeaway order. I have also tried the fish pie a British legend that was very tasty and something to savour. A recepie has no soul but the Bingham chefs definitely brought some sole to the fish pie. I have just continued my Charlie Bighams journey with the smoked haddock gratin. Again a delight to savour. You can't buy happiness but you can buy good food 😋
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Delicious taste & good quality
I have tried quite a few of these meals for two. My favourites are butter chicken & breton chicken. The chicken is soft & good quality. There is enough for two people.
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A lovely dessert, long awaited
For some, bread and butter pudding would not constitute a luxury dessert, not so me. Back in 1983 at a country house hotel near Barmouth I had a nouvelle cuisine bread and butter pudding that has served as my benchmark ever since. I have never had anything that equalled it until tonight. Many times I have tried the bread and butter desserts from different sources, and always I have found them coming up short. Charlie Bigham’s has managed to equal the pleasure of that long-gone meal, from the local Waitrose - not from Bontddu Hall Hotel that sadly burned down a few decades ago. Soft, with creamy custard and beautifully flavoured. The brioche really light. Thanks for the clotted cream tip, too. Try it, I can make no higher recommendation.
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Inconsistent flavour
Fish pie ... inconsistent flavour. Some too much salt, some none. Some have bitter after taste? Regarding your response below .. your request is essentially asking me to do your work for you! Your remit is to produce consistent food products. Please don't ask the customer to support you in this ... I won't buy again.
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I was looking forward to this
I was looking forward to this, but alas, though the chicken was tasty and well presented, there was barely enough to feed two people. The fragrant rice was fairly ordinary, I could detect nothing fragrant about it at all. I'm a great fan of the fish pie, which serves two generous portions, so the meal quantity was a little on the slender side to be honest.
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Delicious meals from Charlie Bigham
As I am a single person I find all Charlie Bigham's meals delicious and inexpensive. If I had to purchase all the ingredients he uses they would result in being more expensive with guaranteed waste. I usually have four per week.
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Lovely meals
Lasagne and chicken tikka curry are delightful. I only find their prices a little high, in my opinion, it's too expensive for a ready meal. I was fortunate to buy them at the discounted Tesco club card rate, so it wasn't too expensive.
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Huge decline in curries and poor quality chicken
I have been a fan of CB curries for a few years, and always said they are the next best thing to a takeaway. Sadly, the last few times we have bought their curries, the decline is quite noticeable. The chicken used to be marinated thighs, but now all that is in there are the very tips of mini fillets, the cheap, chuck away part of the breast with the large artery in it. The sauces have also taken a major nosedive, from being fragrant, thick and well spiced, to now being watery and nondescript. I also see that on other reviews CB are saying they haven't changed the kind of chicken used, or their supplier, which is absolute nonsense. Also, I emailed their customer service to ask about this, and to see if it was a one off and they did not bother to reply. My partner bought a curry this weekend, out of the blue and it was really poor and no longer worth their inflated asking price. In the race to make ever more profit while simultaneously giving us less, you are losing customers.