Charlie Bigham's Reviews 1,136

Great food of very high quality. However, very disappointed that we can no longer find the lovely Vegetable Tikka Masala in stock anywhere and nor is it shown on the website - has this dish been discontinued or is it a temporary shortage.

Butter chicken & rice were lovely, (almost as good as my local Indian restaurant) I wonder if instead of rice it could come with a small naan, it would make a nice change

Really love the vegetarian lasagne. Very tasty. But vegetarian choice is very limited. This means I can't buy Brigham's meals very often. It's also a shame as eating more plant based meals is good for everyone's heath and good for the planet.

Have been trying to find Charlie's Steak & Ale pies in dishes for a very long time. My nearby Tesco Extra only ever seem to have items in the cardboard dishes.
I eventually found them in Waitrose but in another town, approximately 8 miles away. Mind you, the trip was worth it!

Great products, easy to cook and a super wide variety of choice

The meals are delicious, so easy and time saving. Also, great ingredients. Not like other ready meals

Well the ingredients that are used in all Charlie Bingham is of a very high standard: however I have noticed that the prices have gone up considerably and portion size have gone down : also I have tried some of the new lines not to impressed brought the new beef wellington £30 tried very nice but our local butcher makes one and is very good but £5 cheaper , I have always used your products a couple of times a week but now it’s a couple of times a month.

Very tasty. Crispy potatoes. Easy cooking for an 85 year old. And, I like the wooden trays. I'm using a couple for storage.

Bought the new dish, Prawn and Scallop risotto for the two of us. I have to say it was delicious. Lovely flavours. Whilst I agree the portion size is not huge, this is probably the size we should be eating rather than what we want. Yes it was £10.95 but we spend a lot more on a takeaway. Love the fish pie too. Only eat fish so can’t comment on the other dishes.

I've been obsessed with Charlie Binghams since discovering them for myself. I'm chronically unwell, mostly bedridden, live alone and depend on ready meals as I can no longer prep and cook a meal. I’ve tried so many ready meals but they are all the same, even the finest ones, very heavy, very mass manufactured and as a lady with a massive grissly mince phobia, very poor quality.
Charlie B’s have meant I can actually enjoy a ready meal! Not only enjoy it but LOVE every mouthful! No more mince phobia here!! I've never once had to fish out any grissle.
As someone else commented, yes they're a bit more expensive but… you really do get what you pay for and personally I'd prefer to pay more for something I'm actually going to enjoy.
On the cons side, as there is one, it's the packaging!! Pleeeeease sort it out 🙏🙏 I understand what you're trying to do with it but it really isn't practical at all! I don't have a cooker, I have a 12 in 1 Ninja Combi which I can bake in as you would a normal oven but because they are compact I can't get away from the element which means the wood sets on fire. I currently buy extra foil dishes which I have to decant in to (as I need the disposable element). Please please consider a change to foil dishes. 🙏🙏
As a side note aswell, I freeze my meals and cook from frozen every time with tin foil over until last 15mins. I obviously cook it for longer (approx 50mins) but they are just as scrummy! 👍👍👍👍
Thanks

I have been a fan of Charlie Bighams from the beginning. Being coeliac it is difficult to find glutenfree options. The quality of the curries is fantastic as is the flavour and I buy these all the time if I crave curry but there is little else in the range that is suitable.

When in England, my go to supper is one of Charlie’s! My all time favourite is the Fish Pie…..but lots of others could take this honour…..Green Thai Chicken Curry for example…..Chicken Ham and Leek Pie…….the list is endless……enjoy ))
Valentine Villiers

Not sure what has happened, last three items I have, lasagne, and a couple of Thai curries have been very disappointing. I didn’t even finish the lasagne, sauce just tasted like canteen fodder. Curries are lacking any style that they used to have. Along with the price creep I think you need to go back to old values and ingredients, clearly these are lacking.

Consistently excellent. I use the fish pie and lasagne regularly. I think the price is fair because the quality is always excellent and always consistent. I don't usually use pre prepped food. I usually make from scratch. Charlie Bingham meals are the exception. Simply add a vegetable or salad and you have a quality meal.

We tried the Moussaka for the first time. It was delicious! There was plenty of for two of us, we liked the potato with the avocado and lamb mince.

I have always rated your products very highly and kept a few in my freezer for emergencies or when i am busy and want a tasty meal.
More recently things have changed -not with the product quality but in the size of the portions and the price.
I recognise that food producers want to make their products more affordable in these ways , but the changes are now making me think twice about value for money and buying less.

Especially love the fish pie. Best there is and pleased it doesnt have prawns in as I don't really like them.
It is difficult to serve to look good on a plate.
I always add extra grated cheese on top as I think it improves it enormously- really the little bit CB put on is hardly worth the effort. Overall although relatively expensive it is a tasty quick meal

We tried Sicilian chicken with potatoes which was delicious, very tasty , would certainly buy again

Chicken tikka massala is delicious. Portion size is good for under a fiver per person. Last time I had enough left to stick in a scotch pie case for a lovely wee lunch.