ALDI & LIDL Food and Drink Worth Trying?
Discussion
0a said:
Very useful, thanks all. I recall being told the cured meat was good, so will be picking some up.
It is. The cheaper basic stuff isn't worth a trip, but spend a bit more and the various hams etc are lovely. My fave is the French Torchon ham. Proper massive slices, thin cut and scrumptious.In a former life I owned two Children's Day Nurseries I thought Education was a good investment and it was. Sold them both after ten years of fun when I was planning retirement. Both still going strong.
I digress to flatter Aldi.
The Nurseies bought A LOT of food each year, and soft drinks, ice cream etc etc. Aldi were by far the best supermarket in terms of quality in the are and we tried them all.
The quality of their cooked meats, bread, cheese, eggs, yoghurts and everything else was completely unbeatable. We were (well the staff were) feeding over 175 children six days a week every week. And the prices were miles below every competitor.
You need to become used to the Germanic descriptions and product lines and discover the lines that are suited to you. The cheese/bacon/ham tends to be Danish and much of the pastries etc come from Austria and Germany.
Bear in mind we NEVER had ONE cause to complain buying for two Nurseries over twenty years in total. Not once.
I do not think they can be beaten. I suspect Lidel will be the same.
Germany efficiency. You cant beat it. It PH terms Vorsprung durch Technik.
I digress to flatter Aldi.
The Nurseies bought A LOT of food each year, and soft drinks, ice cream etc etc. Aldi were by far the best supermarket in terms of quality in the are and we tried them all.
The quality of their cooked meats, bread, cheese, eggs, yoghurts and everything else was completely unbeatable. We were (well the staff were) feeding over 175 children six days a week every week. And the prices were miles below every competitor.
You need to become used to the Germanic descriptions and product lines and discover the lines that are suited to you. The cheese/bacon/ham tends to be Danish and much of the pastries etc come from Austria and Germany.
Bear in mind we NEVER had ONE cause to complain buying for two Nurseries over twenty years in total. Not once.
I do not think they can be beaten. I suspect Lidel will be the same.
Germany efficiency. You cant beat it. It PH terms Vorsprung durch Technik.
Their frankfurter (hot dog) sausages in a jar - 5 or 6 for just over a £1 - are very tasty..better than Lidls (which cost £1.29).
They have Ffyes bananas cheap at approx 70p for 6 - veg is cheap but doesn't last long.
I only visit Aldi if I'm in the vicinity - I wouldn't go out of my way to visit it.
They have Ffyes bananas cheap at approx 70p for 6 - veg is cheap but doesn't last long.
I only visit Aldi if I'm in the vicinity - I wouldn't go out of my way to visit it.
I likeyWell I came out with what looks like a lot of shopping for £35 which is a bargain compared to the usual weekly shop. Raw meat will be purchased from the butcher.
First thoughts regarding the quality of food are very positive. The fruit and veg were far cheaper than TESCO/Sainsbury's and look to be equal or better in quality, the salad tonight was good. I went for the more expensive cold meats (still good value) and they were very good indeed. Finished with a couple of own brand cornetto type things and was surprised how tasty they were (other supermarket own brand ones are rubbish).
I don't like the whole charging for bags thing (I never remember to bring my own), they seemed surprised to have customers so the 2 tills open had big queues, they have cut trolley parks to save money (you have to walk all the way back to the store), and the customers seemed to have thousands of irritating kids running around.
Overall, I'll be going back. Using the butcher, ALDI and out local market I should be able to remove all TESCO spend and up the quality of the food we eat for less money. I expected to leave with a few items and purchased most of the non meat week shop there.
First thoughts regarding the quality of food are very positive. The fruit and veg were far cheaper than TESCO/Sainsbury's and look to be equal or better in quality, the salad tonight was good. I went for the more expensive cold meats (still good value) and they were very good indeed. Finished with a couple of own brand cornetto type things and was surprised how tasty they were (other supermarket own brand ones are rubbish).
I don't like the whole charging for bags thing (I never remember to bring my own), they seemed surprised to have customers so the 2 tills open had big queues, they have cut trolley parks to save money (you have to walk all the way back to the store), and the customers seemed to have thousands of irritating kids running around.
Overall, I'll be going back. Using the butcher, ALDI and out local market I should be able to remove all TESCO spend and up the quality of the food we eat for less money. I expected to leave with a few items and purchased most of the non meat week shop there.
0a said:
Well I came out with what looks like a lot of shopping for £35 which is a bargain compared to the usual weekly shop. Raw meat will be purchased from the butcher.
First thoughts regarding the quality of food are very positive. The fruit and veg were far cheaper than TESCO/Sainsbury's and look to be equal or better in quality, the salad tonight was good. I went for the more expensive cold meats (still good value) and they were very good indeed. Finished with a couple of own brand cornetto type things and was surprised how tasty they were (other supermarket own brand ones are rubbish).
I don't like the whole charging for bags thing (I never remember to bring my own), they seemed surprised to have customers so the 2 tills open had big queues, they have cut trolley parks to save money (you have to walk all the way back to the store), and the customers seemed to have thousands of irritating kids running around.
Overall, I'll be going back. Using the butcher, ALDI and out local market I should be able to remove all TESCO spend and up the quality of the food we eat for less money. I expected to leave with a few items and purchased most of the non meat week shop there.
Aldi and Lidel (I tend to rate the two together) are idiosyncratic in their customer approach and till queues ( LONG!!)) First thoughts regarding the quality of food are very positive. The fruit and veg were far cheaper than TESCO/Sainsbury's and look to be equal or better in quality, the salad tonight was good. I went for the more expensive cold meats (still good value) and they were very good indeed. Finished with a couple of own brand cornetto type things and was surprised how tasty they were (other supermarket own brand ones are rubbish).
I don't like the whole charging for bags thing (I never remember to bring my own), they seemed surprised to have customers so the 2 tills open had big queues, they have cut trolley parks to save money (you have to walk all the way back to the store), and the customers seemed to have thousands of irritating kids running around.
Overall, I'll be going back. Using the butcher, ALDI and out local market I should be able to remove all TESCO spend and up the quality of the food we eat for less money. I expected to leave with a few items and purchased most of the non meat week shop there.
But the quality of the food is really excellent and much cheaper than mainstream supermarkets.
You can put all your foodstuffs etc into the trolley, wheel it to the car and fill up the boot etc. I always have a few heavy duty supermarket bags in the car just to be prepared.
Not surprised you liked it Da, the food quality is as good as any. Better than most.
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