My husband and I have just eaten the Chicken Alexander. At £11 it was the most expensive ready meal we have ever had. I was appalled how little chicken there was and how hard and chewy it was. The s... Toon meer
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Lovely tasty food, but Charlie, I don't understand why you insist on oven cooking. In red thai curry, for instance, the chicken is pre-cooked; if you cut a piece in half before cooking the dish i... Toon meer
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Chicken tikka masala was a nice taste…
Chicken tikka masala was a nice taste but not great overall. Not sure how you can justify the price bearing in mind I had the oven on for 30 minutes to cook it and portions were not very big. The chicken was soft and not generally a lot of texture to it. I can buy a good quality cooked ( no cooking by me) meal for about double the price from a local takeaway but the portions will be at least twice as big and feed two. May be I’m a grumpy old man and not your regular customers . Anyway you may take on board what I’ve said and best of luck.
Use by date was 22 Dec. Batch I0F
15 december 2025
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Antwoord van Charlie Bigham's
Hi Andrew, I’m really sorry the Chicken Tikka Masala didn’t hit the mark for you on portion size and overall value. We do aim for generous, balanced portions and the best quality ingredients, so it’s genuinely helpful to hear where you feel we’ve fallen short. I’ll make sure your comments are passed back to Charlie and the kitchen team. If you’d be happy to drop us a note at hello@charliebighams.com with the use by date and batch code from the sleeve, we'll be able to help you further.
Just had the macaroni cheese for one
Just had the macaroni cheese for one. I cook from scratch daily so to find I can have day off is great. Great food. No nasties - thoroughly delish
14 december 2025
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Hello. What a lovely review - thank you! We’re so glad our Macaroni Cheese could give you a well-earned night off! That’s exactly what we hope for.
Good feedback service
I sent CB a suggestion regarding their meal and I immediately got a positive reply. What a refreshing change that they take on board customer suggestions and hopefully act on it. We enjoy their meals and based on what a takeaway would cost, they are reasonably good value given the quality. We've had quite a few chicken dishes and always found the chicken tender. Although they recommend oven to reheat, I use my air fryer on the 'bake' function. I usually add a couple of Bhajis (GF) as an extra perhaps this is something Charlie could offer?
11 december 2025
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Antwoord van Charlie Bigham's
Hello Jay, thank you so much for taking the time to leave this lovely review. We really appreciate your kind words and your thoughtful suggestion -feedback like this genuinely means a lot to us. We’re so glad you enjoy our meals and find them good value, and we’ll be sure to pass your idea on to the team.
Boiled Chicken????
Tried the Butter Chicken Curry after reading good reviews but we were very disappointed. It was very bland and the sauce quite sickly. The chicken seemed like it had been boiled as it was very sloppy.
The only good part was the rice. Definitely will not buy it again.
6 december 2025
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Antwoord van Charlie Bigham's
Hello Alan, thanks for taking the time to leave a review, and we’re really sorry to hear the Butter Chicken Curry wasn’t to your taste. We always want our dishes to be full of flavour, so we’d love to look into this further. If you’re happy to get in touch at hello@charliebighams.com, we can help and make this right.
Just had my first Charlie Bigham's meal…
Just had my first Charlie Bigham's meal - Thai Green Curry. Delicious, tender chicken, really enjoyed it, and will certainly try others. Thank you for your wholesome ingredients.
5 december 2025
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Antwoord van Charlie Bigham's
Hello Janet, thank you so much for your lovely review! We’re delighted to hear you enjoyed the Thai Green Curry and found the chicken tender and delicious. We’re very proud of the ingredients we use, so it’s wonderful to know that came through. We hope you enjoy trying more of our dishes soon!
Quality going downhill
I only buy Charlie Bigham meals when they are o offer, which they regularly are. At nearly £10 for two they are vastly overpriced. I used to like the cottage pie, fish pie, lasagne a lot, but feel that quality and care have been going down recently. I hve just tried the "new" Thai Panang curry - and it is awful - bland and oozing bad quality. Sad to see how company's commitment to quality seems to be turning into a strategy for brand marketing and profit maximisation.
4 december 2025
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Antwoord van Charlie Bigham's
Hello Reinhard, thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We’re really sorry to hear that your recent dishes, especially the Thai Panang Curry, didn’t meet your expectations. We take a lot of care in our kitchens and your comments will be passed straight to our chefs so we can look into this further. If you’d like us to help directly, please do email us at hello@charliebighams.com so we can look into this for you.
At last a ready meal with flavour (and real food)
I honestly can't understand the negative reviews. I've tried several of the meals available and I've absolutely loved them all. The size is perfect for one person who's eating a sensible meal size.
For a couple of options each week for those lazier days, these are fantastic value and the flavours are 🤌
No supermarket versions will survive with these on the shelf next door.
1 december 2025
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Antwoord van Charlie Bigham's
Hello, thanks so much for the lovely review! We’re really happy to hear you’ve been enjoying our dishes and that they’re hitting the spot on those easier days. We’ll make sure to pass your kind words on to Charlie and the kitchen team.
Had the fish pie ,rubbish
Had the fish pie , just a punnet of mashed potato, very small pieces of salmon, very little else, far to much salt content and as for feeding 2 adults, ridiculous.
Will not be buying this again
29 november 2025
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Antwoord van Charlie Bigham's
Hello David, we're really sorry to hear this. Our Fish Pie should have a generous mix of fish, so it sounds like something’s gone wrong. If you could email us at hello@charliebighams.com
with the use-by date and batch code, we’ll be very happy to look into it and help.
Ttinyhe meals are tasty
The meals are tasty, but tiny, more like a starter portion. So for the money not worth it.
24 november 2025
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Antwoord van Charlie Bigham's
Hello William, thanks for the review — we’re glad you enjoy the taste, but we’re sorry to hear the portion size didn’t hit the mark for you. We really appreciate the feedback. If you’d like to chat more, feel free to reach us at hello@charliebighams.com
Charlie Bigham's or Charlie Small-ham's?
Charlie Bigham's or Charlie Small-ham's?! How dare they charge £6.99 for "Red Peppers with Romesco", which turned out to be some sloppy red peppers with a scattering of crumb & a few almonds? Their dishes are SMALL & EXPENSIVE!
And does "Charlie" really exist or is he a fake marketing personality?
15 november 2025
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Antwoord van Charlie Bigham's
Hello, we’re really sorry to hear you were disappointed — that’s certainly not the experience we aim to give our customers. Charlie is very much a real person, and he’s closely involved in our kitchens every day, making sure our recipes are just right.
We’d really like to look into your feedback properly, so if you could drop us a quick email at hello@charliebighams.com
we’ll be more than happy to help.
Bought a Charlie Bingham paella the…
Bought a Charlie Bingham paella the worst I have ever tasted very tomartery no safron included awful obviously hes never had a real paella
19 november 2025
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Antwoord van Charlie Bigham's
Hello Lesley, we’re really sorry to hear that our paella missed the mark for you — that’s certainly not the experience we want our customers to have. We’d really like to look into this properly and make it right, so if you could drop us a quick email at hello@charliebighams.com
with the use-by date if you still have it, we’ll be very happy to help.
Oh Dear, gone down hill sadly
Its a real shame, I used to LOVE any Charlie Bigham meal, but they've all gone pear-shaped and nowhere near as nice as when 1st started - meaning, they're probs now massed produced, therefore, lost that lovely home-cooked taste.
Plus, huge price increases- I'll probably stop buying these in future, what a shame, was my "go-to" for a tasty quick dinner!🤔🙁- honestly just gave my fish pie to the cat! Whereas I used to love it🤭
15 november 2025
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Antwoord van Charlie Bigham's
Hello Zena, we’re really sorry to hear you’ve been disappointed recently — especially after being such a loyal fan of our dishes. It’s upsetting to hear we’ve fallen short of the standard you’ve come to expect. Please pop us an email at hello@charliebighams.com so we can look into this further and help.
My wife and I had a chicken tika…
My wife and I had a chicken tika massala and was very disappointed with it we have tried the fish pie and that was very nice
15 november 2025
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Antwoord van Charlie Bigham's
Hello Richard, We’re really sorry to hear that the Chicken Tikka Masala didn’t hit the mark for you — that’s not the standard we aim for, especially when you’ve enjoyed our Fish Pie. We’d really like to look into this and make things right.
If you could please drop us a quick email at hello@charliebighams.com, including the use by date from your packaging if you still have it, we’ll be more than happy to help.
I can make a better fish pie than a…
I can make a better fish pie than a Charlie Bingham £8 fish pie made 'in my own kitchen' . More pie than fish and no sauce. Same for the Shepherds Pie.
14 november 2025
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Antwoord van Charlie Bigham's
Hello Christine. We’re really sorry to hear about your experience — that’s certainly not the standard we aim for. We’d really like to look into this and make things right.
If you could please drop us a quick email at hello@charliebighams.com, including the use by date from your packaging if you still have it, we’ll be more than happy to help.
The Paella was delicious.
The Paella was delicious. Serves 2 big appetites. We actually got 3 servings out of it (but had, had a big lunch earlier).
The paella has a real depth of flavour. I've bought supermarket own brands before but this was better. Will definitely buy again.
12 november 2025
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Antwoord van Charlie Bigham's
Hello Aly. That’s wonderful to hear — we’re so pleased you enjoyed our Paella! It’s great to know you found the flavours rich and satisfying (and even managed to stretch it to three servings!). Thanks so much for taking the time to share your lovely feedback — we really appreciate it.
Empty little wooden boxes
I chose Chicken Tikka Massala for 2.
It was my first and last time.
Those little wooden boxes work out very expensive because they are practically empty.
Thin watery sauce over 5 or 6 tiny pieces of chicken the size of the top of my thumb and a box of rice.
Chicken Tikka Massala for 2?
Ha ha. 2 mice perhaps
12 november 2025
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Antwoord van Charlie Bigham's
Hello Jacqueline. I’m so sorry to hear that you were disappointed with our Chicken Tikka Masala — that’s definitely not the experience we want anyone to have. We’d really like to look into this and make things right for you.
If you could please drop us a quick email at hello@charliebighams.com
, including the use by date from your packaging if you still have it, we’ll be more than happy to help.
Fish Pie
Fish Pie. Overpriced, lack of fish, no prawns whatever is that all about? Not a proper fish pie and not enough for 2 people. So Wish I hadn’t wasted my money and cooked myself or bought a supermarket own brand which probably would have been better. So disappointed
7 november 2025
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Antwoord van Charlie Bigham's
We’re really sorry to hear your Fish Pie wasn’t up to its usual standard. It should contain a generous portion of hake and salmon, with smoked haddock blended into the sauce — so it sounds like we didn’t get the balance quite right this time.
Our Fish Pie doesn’t include prawns, as we like to make sure it’s suitable for those with shellfish allergies.
I’ve seen your email and have already replied directly, but if there’s anything else I can help with, please don’t hesitate to get back in touch — I’d be very happy to assist.
lacking the tikka masala
love the above dish and regularly buy it as a treat -imagine my disappointment when i opened package to find two trays of rice and no tikka masala -wondered whether the package had been tampered with but there was no evidence of this -seems to be a supply issue from the factory
1 november 2025
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Antwoord van Charlie Bigham's
We’re so sorry to hear this — it’s certainly not the experience we’d ever want you to have with one of our dishes. We’d really like to look into what’s happened, so if you could drop us an email at hello@charliebighams.com
with a few details (such as the use by date and batch code printed next to it), that would be a huge help. This will allow us to trace the dish back to the day it was made in our kitchen and understand what went wrong.
Look forward to hearing from you.
Charlie you have come up trumps
Charlie you have come up trumps , I have wanted to go out for a green Thai curry for a long but think eating out now is so expensive. I had your GTC tonight and can honestly say it was better or just as good as a Thai restaurant curry . Absolutely delicious 😋
30 oktober 2025
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Antwoord van Charlie Bigham's
Hello Audrey,
Thank you so much for your lovely review — we’re thrilled to hear you enjoyed our Green Thai Curry! It’s wonderful to know it gave you that restaurant-quality experience at home.
Crap, crap, crap
Bought a very expensive salmon paremitier with which I was really looking forward to, I have purchased many of Charlie Bighams meals and they have all been perfect over the years, this was CRAP on on a plate and just a plate of salt, vile and a waste of money, I need to drink at least 3 pints of water to survive 😳 don’t waste your money
26 oktober 2025
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Antwoord van Charlie Bigham's
So sorry to hear of your experience with our Salmon Parmentier. This is not at all what we would expect from this dish. We'd like to look into this a little further, so if you would drop us an email directly at hello@charliebighams.com with any details of the dish you are able to provide (e.g. use by date, batch code next to the use by date) this will be really helpful, as we can trace each and every dish back to the date it was made in our kitchens and understand what may have happened on this occasion.
We look forward to hearing from you.
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