Lidl £5 frozen lobster - complete rip-off

Gothicfairy

I bought one of these (from Aldi but same weight and price) for a lobster risotto and to be honest although yep it is small I did get more then enough meat out for 2 people and used the shell for the stock so all in all I was happy at the price.

I really miss Aldi's Ostrich meat as that use to make fab steak and chips with home made peppercorn sauce, so much nicer then beef.

Desperate_Housewife_2-2

I bought 2 of these to have on xmas eve and (after going on you tube to find out what to do with them!) cooked it and got busy with the nutcrackers, I was disappointed with the amount of meat in them and for £10 seemed poor value, didnt like it much and the sight of it scared the bejeezus out of me. Having said that, if you are a fan of lobster and want a different treat then I suppose its ok, I wont have it again as its not my thing really...


btw, I luuuuuuuurve Lidl! I shop there every week and well impressed by the quality of the food and the prices are good.

spike7451

Generally I find the quality of Lidl's food is very good.I often buy the big packs of cooking bacon,(great value for a bacon butty) & up until they stopped stocking them (Why Lidl...why!?) the Bratties...Currywurst on a Saturday after a few in the rugby club...yummy!
The tinned stuff is a fraction of the cost of Tesco & just as good,the biscuits are on par with main brands.
All those who have never shopped in Lidl or Aldi should !!!!!! & give it a go!! They might be pleasantly surprised! (but then what would they moan about!?)

fiscoking

Morglin wrote: »

There's an old saying - "You get what you pay for", and it's one of the truths in life.

Lin

I have to say, I don't agree. Remember, this is Britain; you could pay £5 or £500 for the same thing. Let the buyer beware. Some of the food is quite good at Lidl, I have started shopping there too. Not all is good though.

steven504

OrkneyStar wrote: »

A lot of Lidl stuff is great quality, just perhaps not this item (don't eat shellfish!)- regarding 'getting what you pay for' this is sometimes true (eg decently reared chicken generally costs more and is better in many ways) but sometimes not (eg Lidl white bread flour is as good as any other brand but cheaper!)

Well its as good as tesco value flour just more expensive.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

steven504 wrote: »

Well its as good as tesco value flour just more expensive.

Tesco strong white bread flour is around £1.40, Lidls is about 48p.

BitterAndTwisted

I bought two of those lobsters for our starter on Christmas day as I have on previous Christmases. For a fiver I think they're excellent value. I honestly believe that the OP must have had unrealistic expectations

partan

whats the country of origin of the lobsters? Surely not British at that size or price.

A minimum size british lobster would be around 450g, and would be more than enough for 1 person. I've no idea how much it would cost (i catch my own), but it would be a lot more than a fiver. Worth it tho, in my opinion.

caringa

spike7451 wrote: »

Generally I find the quality of Lidl's food is very good.I often buy the big packs of cooking bacon,(great value for a bacon butty) & up until they stopped stocking them (Why Lidl...why!?) the Bratties...Currywurst on a Saturday after a few in the rugby club...yummy!
The tinned stuff is a fraction of the cost of Tesco & just as good,the biscuits are on par with main brands.
All those who have never shopped in Lidl or Aldi should !!!!!! & give it a go!! They might be pleasantly surprised! (but then what would they moan about!?)

Or maybe we would be better off without them because a nice pleasant quiet shop would become a manic free for all as in the likes of Tescos and might even push the prices up. Better to keep it for the few who know what quality and value truly is!

mikey72

caringa wrote: »

Or maybe we would be better off without them because a nice pleasant quiet shop would become a manic free for all as in the likes of Tescos and might even push the prices up. Better to keep it for the few who know what quality and value truly is!

I always think that when I read these threads as well.