Charlie Bigham's Reviews 

We have always really liked the selection and quality of Charlie Bigham's meals, but yesterday we had a cottage pie bought from Waitrose in Edinburgh that was awful - much higher potato to mince ratio than normal, and the mince that was present was horrendously dry. Followed all cooking guidelines as normal. Such a shame.

I bought 2 Charlie Bighams curry s, one chicken tikka masala and one chicken tikka biryani, both absolutely horrible!! One had no taste whatsoever and the other tasted of cloves and cinnamon!! We put both of them in the bin!!

I think Charlie Bigham should receive National recognition for services to the food industry and culinary delights. I regularly buy CB's Lasagne and Chicken Tikka with rice . There was an offer on CB's products so I bought the Calabrian Chicken and Roasted Potatoes. 5 stars and beyond. You couldn't buy a better product or eat better in a top London restaurant. I am going to try the Roasted Vegetable Lasagne next. These meals are more expensive than cheaper supermarket versions but don't waste your money on the others and taste quality.

Very dry due to the the huge amount of mashed potato.
Used to enjoy this pie but now very little fish little sauce weight made up with potato. Dont mind paying for quality but this isnt any more

Reply from Bighams Is to ask for the batch code and date . Sorry but I never thought to keep the wrapper in case of a problem . Cant think I am the only one. Still it was a reply of sorts.

Perhaps I am just unlucky but I used to buy Charlie Bigham’s frequently. However more increasingly I find a ton of rice and a meniscal amount of meat. Certainly not enough for 2 and whilst the 2 mouthfuls I had
tasted were very good I simply cannot justify the value.

Never go shopping when you are hungry- spicy slop - no beef - waste of money - find a good local restaurant

Had chicken tikka masala with rice, was over priced with 3 small pieces of chicken in it, when mixed with the rice it was overpowering the curry do no juice also had much better at Iceland Tesco and Aldi for more then half the cost, leave well alone a total rip off

Shrinkflation. No ways that was a reasonable portion for two. You're now off our shopping list.

I find the meals over rated very expensive rip offs
I have bought them when they have been on offer with sainsburys nectar and quite frankly find sainsburys taste the difference far nicer
I had charlie bighams chicken korma last night it was too sweet and very sickly
You are basically paying for the fancy little wooden tray and packaging
Never again theyre a NO NO from me
Sainsburys 100 times better
Sorry Charlie but your meals simply are not worth what you are charging

The Goan king prawn curry was to watery really disappointed ..

Red and green curries are both fantastic, so flavourful, aromatic and seriously delicious.
I love the recyclable packaging also.

We tried the short ribeef with pasta recently…
Unfortunately was way off mark.
Bland. We saw an excuse for beef if not none. Mainly pasta!,
Won’t be buying this product again.
Shame as any this else Excellent.
Christopher & Family.

First fish pie we have tried as fish is getting more expensive to buy. Very disappointed and will continue to make my own from scratch in the future. There were 5 small pieces of fish in my half of the pie. It was mainly mashed potato and not very tasty compared to buying a fish pie mix from Tesco and making it yourself.

Just enjoyed the new PAELLA. Delicious! Equals any I've eaten in Spain over many years. Succulent prawns, chicken and chorizo and beautifully seasoned with subtle spices.

Just eaten your fish pie for 2 apart from hardly any fish the rest was very delicious.

What a real shame, we purchased 2 meals to try, unfortunately they had run out of date by 2 days when we went to use and hadn’t realised, the chicken tai was a bit slimy and the beef dish was quite smelly as was the rice, also a bit of colour change in the rice. As I know with chicken and rice you need to be really careful and due to health and age problems, I thought it best to put in the bin and avoid any upsets. We were really disappointed we had let them run over the dates, but better safe than sorry, I’m sure at some point we may purchase again as we have heard very good reports about these meals. And they do look very nice.

Charlie Bigham’s food is Absolutely delicious
Your meals are divine with Distinct home made flavours, restaurant quality and enough for 3 even 4. Depending on your appetites.
If you’ve not tried if you’re not into spices try their cottage pie. Superbly scrumptious, meatballs alforno is mouthwatering.
25 - 30 minutes in the oven, much better than a microwave, enhances the taste, microwaves diminish flavours.
Thanks CB, just a question is there any chance of Braising steak in red wine with mash, just a thought some of my family like world foods, some of our family like good old fashioned British fayre.
Thank you for making meal time much easier and may I add forget Gusto why bother when this is cheaper and already made for you. 🍽️ ❤️

I bought this thinking microwave, but no,oven for 25mins,I didn't bother i put it straight in bin and the portion size was a joke it was for maybe a 5 year old,dont waist your money.

My husband and I are blown away by some of their dishes, especially the biryani. and the lasagna. Well done. They really are exceptional, and they have saved me from messing about cooking, which is really not my favourite pastime. The biryani is exceptional, far better than anything I have bought from an Indian takeaway. I now buy at least two meals a week .. and they are delicious. Much better quality and taste than any other ready to Cook meals in the shops. The “Cook “ shops don’t come close. One thing that I really love is the ability to taste the different ingredients. I also need to say, I really am not a lover of cumin, and this is not the dominant case in any of the dishes I have tried so far, which is a real bonus. Absolutely love them.

If you haven’t tried Charlie’s Korean Firecracker Chicken with Jasmine rice then you are missing out!
Definitely worth treating yourself and a friend with the meal for two, half the price of takeout food and none of the ingredients that give you a raging thirst and keep you awake all night.Delicious food,can’t wait to try the next one!