Restaurant cook at home meals

[mitch84]

Hi everyone!

As we are going to be well stuck in lockdown on Valentine’s Day. As we’ve been doing dry January too I’d really like to do something nice on the 14th.

I was thinking about a delivery from a nice restaurant, not a takeaway, but one of those prepare at home meals. I’ve seen a few but they are quite costly so I would love reviews.

I can cook so could just cook a meal. But was thinking about not being stuck in the kitchen all day

Thanks

[Colette-S]

I know Gary Usher has been doing Bistro in a Box and the foood looks amazing. Northcote are also doing a valentines cook at home box too - but it’s expensive as you’d imagine!

[mitch84]

Originally Posted by Colette-S

I know Gary Usher has been doing Bistro in a Box and the foood looks amazing. Northcote are also doing a valentines cook at home box too - but it’s expensive as you’d imagine!

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Thanks Colette! Looks like both are sold out though..

I found one from the OXO tower, 5 courses with Harvey Nicks wine. It looks amazing but it is £200... a little more than I was looking at but it could be amazing

The Church green are doing 3 courses for £80 with no wine (but I could easy pair myself) Only issue is that I don’t like the starter, although DH would. I don’t really eat dessert either so only 1 course for me seems a bit disappointing

[Colette-S]

Originally Posted by mitch84

Thanks Colette! Looks like both are sold out though..

I found one from the OXO tower, 5 courses with Harvey Nicks wine. It looks amazing but it is £200... a little more than I was looking at but it could be amazing

The Church green are doing 3 courses for £80 with no wine (but I could easy pair myself) Only issue is that I don’t like the starter, although DH would. I don’t really eat dessert either so only 1 course for me seems a bit disappointing

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Why not message them and see if they can offer an alternative? Have you looked at Spirit? Bit closer to home and I remember them doing boxes in the first lockdown

[wdw-wanderer]

Pasta Evangelists?

[mitch84]

Originally Posted by wdw-wanderer

Pasta Evangelists?

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I did join pasta evangelists
But I was hoping for something a bit fancier for Valentine’s Day x

[mitch84]

Originally Posted by Colette-S

Why not message them and see if they can offer an alternative? Have you looked at Spirit? Bit closer to home and I remember them doing boxes in the first lockdown

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Good idea! Will message them thanks 😀
Spirit restaurant is a great idea but is a slightly weird one. Bizarrely my husband had his first wedding reception there 😂 so it’s never somewhere that I’ve really fancied going for a romantic meal. He thinks I’m being daft though. Guess the meal boxes is a bit different though so will look now xxx

[Colette-S]

Originally Posted by mitch84

Good idea! Will message them thanks 😀
Spirit restaurant is a great idea but is a slightly weird one. Bizarrely my husband had his first wedding reception there 😂 so it’s never somewhere that I’ve really fancied going for a romantic meal. He thinks I’m being daft though. Guess the meal boxes is a bit different though so will look now xxx

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Ooooh it’s a bad omen - avoid!
Just looked at La Boheme for you - they don’t seem to have anything planned atm

[pinkbelle]

My husband ordered a Rick Stein cook at home meal for next weekend, I will let you know what I think of it once it’s arrived.

[mason1]

We ordered a meal from Hickorys Smokehouse - there are 2 restaurants near us. They do a Hickorys at home service, where you just put it in the oven for 30 minutes and it’s cooked. We had loads of food - ribs, brisket, pulled pork, Mac and cheese, wings. Made a nice change to normal take out. It was delivered by DPD, and well packaged - would have it again.