Good and bad buys from Aldi and Lidl

cjalynch

Aldi's Cote de Provence rose from the Exquisite collection was really lovely this weekend. It is £5.99 a bottle so not the cheapest on the shelf but really nice and light flavour and a good pale colour. I thought it was just as acceptable as the Waitrose Mirabeau at £8.99 and the Tesco Finest Rose Sancerre. Nice bottle too, very pretty.

Mee

Deleted_User wrote: »

All out f and v goes straight I the fridge and easily lasts the week.

Mine goes straight in the fridge, but I'm finding some Aldi produce does not last very long, hence I'm keeping to supermarket final reductions from now on.

tomtombeanie

Clowance wrote: »

re lidl version weetabix - my son also says they are horrid but he likes the aldi ones. Had to throw 2 packets of Bixies away. Don't eat them myself, they all taste like cardboard to me including weetabix.

Oh no! Weetabix brownies are very forgiving of bisks you don't like! Next time...

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/310346

tomtombeanie

Also, the Budavar Chardonnay (think it's £3.49) is lovely.

nickyhutch

I had some Chilean Merlot from Aldi this weekend (£3.99). It didn't last long. Neither did the Chenin Banc (£3.49). I am no wine expert, but I really enjoyed both of these.

Happygreen

tomtombeanie wrote: »

Oh no! Weetabix brownies are very forgiving of bisks you don't like! Next time...

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/310346

Thank you for this! My girls have gone off them and before I feed them to the chickens will give it a go

EycplUK

JIL wrote: »

totally agree. I buy two boxes at a time. My daughter loves them. The breaded camenbert and breaded mozzarella are also really good. Far cheaper than anything from the other supermarkets.

Tried the camembert last night and well tasty it was too , served with a side salad ans some crusty bread
Next ? the mozzarella !!

Sandypan

Love Aldi and have shopped there for 15 plus years, tried most things and liked/loved them but have to report disappointment with hair dye. For £2.99 thought it was worth a try but although colour was fine condition of hair after and since has been dreadful and have had to apply loads of conditioners and serums to get anything like the gloss back!

Bublin1

The two pack of chicken kievs for 99p in the chiller, in Aldi, are horrible.
I think they have put essence of garlic in it because I can only smell the garlic and not taste it. It's just runny oil inside with green tasteless herbs.

Good news is that my dd loves their 12p pots of Everyday Essentials yogs. Huge money saver as she guzzles yoghurts and often wants 2 pots of her usual branded ones.

tomtombeanie

Bublin1 wrote: »

The two pack of chicken kievs for 99p in the chiller, in Aldi, are horrible.
I think they have put essence of garlic in it because I can only smell the garlic and not taste it. It's just runny oil inside with green tasteless herbs.

Good news is that my dd loves their 12p pots of Everyday Essentials yogs. Huge money saver as she guzzles yoghurts and often wants 2 pots of her usual branded ones.

Have you tried the aldi four pack of chicken kievs from the freezer? Think they are about £1.79 and they are tasty...