“Lamb Moussaka(serves 1) was so disappointing - mostly potato and two very small slices of aubergine with very little flavour. I usually find Cook meals excellent but this was awful and I could only eat half and put the remainder in the bin.”
“We had butter chicken curry. Would have been better with a stir in jar sauce. What little chicken there was was tough and dry the sauce was absolutely full of undercooked chunks of onion. Butter curry is usually smooth. It had no discernable flavour to make it butter chicken over any other generic orange coloured curry. Really disappointed- we got these for new years eve as a treat. Won't be buying from this company again. Over priced and under-deliverd.”
“Lamb Moussaka. Possibly the worst pre-prepared meal I've ever tasted. The Aubergine was the only flavour I could distinguish. Really disappointed. Certainly won't buy that again.”
“I first bought Moroccan Spiced Lamb Tagine & Gin & Tonic Semifreddo which were both enjoyable so I ordered a variety of dishes. Unfortunately each dish since has been more disappointing than the previous one. Tonight we ate the second last - Roasted Sea Bass & Romanesco Sauce £13. After cooking from frozen for 1 hour, as per instructions, I have never seen such a small, dry, shrivelled up sea bass. Potatoes & Romanesco sauce were edible. I don’t know whether to cook the last dish - Salmon & Asparagus Gratin for 4 @ £18 - or chuck it in the bin. Never again & definitely not to be recommended. Ordering process & delivery were faultless, shame the food wasn’t the same. Can’t help wondering where Trustpilot got their reviews!”
“I bought the coronation chicken £10 as I have done in previous years. This taste was totally different. There was no hint at all of curry flavor just an acid fruity taste. After defrosting and much stirring it was thin and watery with not much chicken. I don’t know what has happened but it was inedible. Having written to the company on their feedback form with the batch number and details and a receiving an automated reply of “we will be in touch”I am still waiting.”
“Steak & Red Wine Pie. ...SOOOO salty and sugary backtaste and upalatable. Having looked at the ingredients, no wonder. Paying 4.85 for 295gr is disgusting. The wine taste wa palpable and should not obvious. Would not recommend at all.”
“Used to love cook meals, but over the last few months I have seen a change....all sauce and very little meat. Red Thai curry for example how can you justify the price for the quality, I just won't waist my money on rubbish.”
“Just had the roasted vegetable and chickpea curry. No vegetables apart from cauliflower strands. Bought the lamb dupiaza for a friend for a pre Christmas get together dinner. That had two pieces of lamb in and then just mushy onions. What has happened to this company? So disappointed. Normally cook from scratch. No time at the moment. Wish I hadn't paid for this as an alternative”
“Have had many lovely meals from Cook, finding quality and quantity excellent. Tonight we had a new recipe fish pie. The fish did not have the variety as in the past and was definitely inferior quality with quite a rotten taste which unfortunately made me physically sick. Have you changed supplier? I have several other dishes in freezer and am now hesitant to use. What has happened to the excellent foods we have had in the past. The beef also seems now much inferior to the standard I had come to expect.”
“Have enjoyed Cook meals for several years and recommended to my friends. Well they have changed. I have recently tried Butter Chicken, Fish pie, Cottage pie and others. Bland tasteless chicken, tough gristly ,tasteless meat,
Very dry. What has happened? Have you changed hands?
Won’t be buying again.”
“Gave the fish pie another chance last night.
The recipe has changed and overall far too dry,no sign of any sauce.
Won’t buy again . Shame they were nice once..”
“my son ordered from you as a treat for us new years day. the steak and ale pie had fatty bits and grizzle. chicken ham and leek pie was dry and tastless. the stew and cheese dumplings hasnt been tried as yet. nor has the chicken and mushroom. The pavola has got to be the worst i have tasted. put in the bin. so we as a family wont be using again”
“Basil and Mascarpone Chicken. Great sauce that would have accompanied good quality chicken well but unfortunately the chicken, with the sauce removed, was tough, like a broiler.”
“We used to quite enjoy Cook, but, in recent months, all of the meals we’ve purchased have been virtually inedible. I’m referring to the pad Thai, Moroccan lemon chicken, and chicken and ham pie. There have been a few others, too, unfortunately. Even the boeuf bourgignon, which is normally quite tasty, had quite a strange flavour last time we had it. I don’t think we’ll be going back, I’m afraid. It’s a pity, as I do like the concept.”
“I bought a £24 beef and merlot pie which was extremely disappointing. There was plenty of meat but the Gravy was very sweet and the sauce was very very thin. Worst of all was the pastry which tasted as I imagine thin wet rubbery cardboard would
All in all a very disappointing very expensive pie”
