What is good value at Waitrose

donnalou

Waitrose is a joy to shop in, the shelves are always tidy and the staff are always helpful. I just wish that there was one nearer to me. It's a 40 mile round trip to get there so we only go once a month. The reason why I don't shop online is that they do so much different stuff its fun to look around. My favourite foods are their freshly baked rolls and the fresh cakes.

donnalou

gastronomix wrote: »

I think this article may refer to some earlier posters :-)
http://www.newsbiscuit.com/2011/10/21/waitrose-withdraws-%E2%80%98essential%E2%80%99-range-after-finding-poor-people-in-stores/

That did make me laugh!

lonestarfan

Thanks everyone for all this information. I'm definitely going to try the cheese, coffee, bacon and a few other things!

jaymar

Waitrose Essentials Cherry tomatoes are full of flavour, unlike some of the tasteless offerings from other supermarkets.

Liverpudlian

I will have to agree with a lot of the posters here. I buy all my meat from Waitrose, the quality is great, there is less fat and gristle, so I throw less away. The latest that I have tried is their stewing lamb at 2.49 a pack. Yes it has bones, but I don't mind, and it made a great tagine style casserole! A whole pack served two of us generously, and then I picked some of the meat and veg out to make moroccan style pasties for another day.

Daisygirl

Don't buy their own brand Olive spread - it's really horrible! Every other supermarket own brand of this is really lovely, even Lidl and Aldi, but for some reason the Waitrose one tastes really disgusting. I bought one or a second time recently thinking, maybe the first one I bought was 'off' but no, it was still the same - YUK!!

I love the quality of their food though (~other things!!), but I get sucked in to buying all of their lovely other things and end up spending a fortune - it's so lovely in there - and their seasonal stuff - also their 'fresh cake' counter - {heavenly!!} so only go in there if you have a willpower of steel, and stick rigidly to a list:D I'm too weak to do this, so only shop there in emergencies when I've run out of something and it's on my way home from town etc.

MrsE_2

lonestarfan wrote: »

Thanks everyone for all this information. I'm definitely going to try the cheese, coffee, bacon and a few other things!

& the Essentials wafer thin honey roast ham.

& the smoked streaky rashers from the butchers counter.

natbags

i love the meat - great selection and always very good (much better that either of our local butchers!!!), i love their Organic Milk (my son spoons the cream from the top of the 'blue' milk) and the customer service is second to none
however i couldnt afford to buy all our shopping in waitrose, so mix it with Aldi

Bella_b

Excellent quality meat in Waitrose.. even better when reduced!

Pentagon

I second the butter, both salted and unsalted, £1.10 for 250g.

Their customer service is great too. On the very few occassions I have complained about an item (once fruit bad within sell by date and a corked bottle of wine) they have refunded and replaced with a smile, apology and good humour.