The results are in: Favourite restaurant meal kits to enjoy at home – as voted by you!
During the last 12 months, with more and more time spent in our homes, there were only so many ways to add a bit of excitement to weekends and special occasions held in ‘lock down’.
In response to this, and with businesses which were potentially going to be badly affected, the hospitality industry quite literally transformed itself. Restaurants that had never previously operated on a ‘take away’ basis, were suddenly delivering to customers locally.
Some took it one step further, teaming up with Nationwide couriers to send their fantastic food all over the UK.
These restaurant meal kits, for want of a snappier phrase, gave people a chance to enjoy their favourite meals in the comfort of home.
Many restaurants sent out the food in its raw ingredients, allowing customers to finish the cooking at home. This made meal times more interactive and allowed to food to be served hot and fresh!
We saw people all over the UK enjoying these meal kits, and we knew that our customers would likely enjoy them too. That’s why we teamed up with Restokit to provide all of our members with a Restokit voucher for 10% off any of their fantastic selection. This included Jose Pizarro, Gymkhana, Petersham Nurseries, Farmacy to name just a few!
Not only that, we wanted to give a special shoutout to those meal kits that consumers particularly enjoyed. So, we launched a survey asking for ratings on the whole experience including:
- Delivery
- Packaging
- Quality of Ingredients
- Instructions and ease of preparation
- Taste
Over 2,000 of you responded! We are absolutely thrilled now to be able to share the results with you. Did your favourite win an accolade?
Delivery
Winner: Home by Nico
Runner up: Patty & Bun
About Home by Nico: “Home by Nico was a great substitute for not being able to visit their Edinburgh restaurant. The packaging, the presentation, the quality of the food and wine. Easy to follow instructions. Superb.”
Packaging
Winner: Dishoom
Runner up: Home by Nico
About Dishoom: “Dishoom bacon naan kit! What a delight! The delivery was really great. I loved that the product was packed using mostly recyclable products. Specifically the wool insulation. A lovely touch and super in keeping with Dishoom brand. The cute labels on the pots were a lovely touch and were really reminiscent of the full dishoom experience I’ve missed so much!”
Quality of Ingredients
Winner: Blacklock Chops
Runner up: Jose Pizarro
Instructions and ease of preparation
Winner: Blacklock Chops
Runner up: Patty & Bun
Taste
Winner: Blacklock Chops
Runner up: Dishoom
About Blacklock Chops: “This is the next best thing to being at Blacklock. Simple to order and the delivery came quickly. The presentation and thought given to the box was a real treat. Tips and advice on how to cook made the food very special and it was almost as good as being at the restaurant.”
Overall experience
Winner: Pizza Pilgrims
Runner up: Blacklock Chops
About Pizza Pilgrims: “love it, well packed, great instructions too to get you started, the quality of the ingredients amazing too, so delicious, easy to follow and make, really fun too great overall experience would pay again”