“Dont normally go for frozen meals but thought I would give COOK a try...I am sorry I just don't get the hype...tried savoury and sweet dishes/meals....just not for me at all.....perhaps my expectations are just too high. At least I know now.....good luck to your brand...you obviously do have a 'following'....just not me.”
“Have used Cook over a few years, but now is time to say enough is not enough! The size of the dishes and the quantity of meat and other ingredients in their dishes has really gone downhill. My last purchase, a chicken pie, was really poor. Mainly gravy little chicken. in comparison my husband had a cheaper steak pie from a butchers - larger and full of meat filling. Have found similar issues with their Thai meals.”
“We have had a few of your frozen foods which were ok on the whole. But yesterday we had your cottage pie which was extremely insipid and dry. I am afraid to say the Tesco finest cottage pie which we had tonight was far better and I mean that.
It may have been just a one off cook cottage pie but unlikely.”
“Beef Bourgogne delicious. Dauphinois potatoes far too much garlic. Nut and veg stacks were awful , not a good flavour and horrible consistency. Mince pies were wonderful as usual.”
“I had the chicken and mushroom lasagne this evening. There was 2 tiny pieces mushroom and the chicken was chewy and tasteless the sauce was not very nice either. Very disappointed. Unfortunately didn’t take a photograph and it’s in the food waste bin now!”
“Bought potato dauphines which consisted of 4 slices of potatoes a few breadcrumbs and some tasteless cheese. It was a side for 1 and filled about an 1/8th of the container it came in. Cost £1.50! TOTAL RIP OFF. And tasted of nothing! The cost of cooking it tolled up the price!”
“Bought a fish pie today which was very disappointing. Lots of potatoes, some large prawns which were quite chewy and very little fish. Not up to expectations and certainly not value for money”
“My husband and I have enjoyed several meals from Cook over the past year, and the desserts have always been scrumptious! However, last week I purchased a couple of dishes including one of my favourites, Bramley Apple & Blackberry Crumble. All went well until I served it onto the dishes, and I realised that there wasn`t a single blackberry in sight! It was purely an Apple Crumble! Who forgot to put the blackberries in? It was a very nice apple crumble, but disappointing as it was not what it said on the label.”
“Absolutely foul. Nothing tastes like it should. Way too many vegetables in everything. Overpriced and literally has no flavour whatsoever. I wouldn't even pay a quid for these. If you haven't already, don't bother. No where near worth the money. Bought for convenience, wish I'd never wasted my money.”
“Tried Cook nut roast, mouth burning, sweating, can’t taste anything but chilli. I do have an allergy, so should have checked I accept that, but as I am vegetarian and cooked thousands of nut roasts I have never felt the need to wreck it with chilli it didn’t occur to me it would have chilli in it. Why? Ruined a good nut roast”
“Bought the steak and ale pie which after two mouthfuls I descarded. The pastry was like thick cardboard, and the 4 pieces of meat was tough and the so called gravy was gluppy thick and had an odd taste. Complete waste of £5.00. I have bought other meals from Cook and found them to be of a good quality so don’t know what went wrong with this pie. Would I buy again, definitely no”
“Looks like muck, my dog rejected the food after myself, Mrs and both kids did. Soo bad we threw the remaining meals away be ause we didn't want anyone else to have to endure tasting them. The absolute worst food we have ever purchased. Do not waste your money on this companies meals.”
“This was the first time I bought Cook products, very disappointed with the Sweet Potato Katsu Curry. No taste or flavour at all, I didn't expect it to be "hot and spicy" but all my family agreed it didn't taste of anything - at £8.50 I won't be using Cook again.”
“Very salty. Mixed herbs in three different meals overwhelmed the taste.
Meat chewy no flavour my dog food looks more appetising.
Veg like leaks make flavoured sauce go runny.
Beef burgeon tastes very odd leaves a metallic taste.
I got because I had seriously I’ll and needed easy meals to help recovery. I ended up throwing them away after a couple of mouthfuls.”
“Have ordered 5 different meals , last night had the chicken and mushroom lasagna (for 2)
It was dreadful, we had 5 pieces of rather tough chicken between us and not a mushroom in sight!
It was awful, not to have a mushroom in a chicken and mushroom lasagna is unacceptable, not even evidence of mashed up one.
Going to try the fish pie tonight I hope that’s good I really want it to be as it’s convenient as I live walking distance from the cook in the Cheltenham, just hoping this was a one off bad experience we’ll see.”
“I had sweet potatoes katsu curry, It was tasteless, had loads of hard green beans, the rest was soggy & chewy.
Supermarket ready meals are better & cheaper”
“Ruined Christmas Lunch!!!
We ordered the Stuffed Turkey crown for 4 and it was appallingl!! Followed all the cooking instructions properly and when cooked after letting it stand for a while ,when carving it the turkey fell apart and crumbled the item was nearly all stuffing…what a sham, will never order from you again!!”
