Offended by friend’s comments about party food

I bought party food from farm foods the last time I hosted.... there was nothing left! And I bet thats even less thought of than iceland! My friends don't go through my bins thankfully and are just happy to have a nibble. Shocking u grateful behaviour. I'm sorry op . It's not a food problem it's a guest problem!

Some people really, really don’t go for beige food but it doesn’t make much sense to then go for a McDonald’s. And they sound really rude.
It’s always worth chucking together a big bowl of salad, nothing fancy required, just some nice salad leaves, tomato, cucumber, feta cheese, pepper. And Google is your friend for ideas for healthier but tasty party food.

Coop lower tier, have you shopped in there lately ? 😆

The food sounds incredibly ‘brown’ and completely UPF. I wouldn’t have enjoyed it.

But also, she shouldn’t be rude. I doubt it was inedible.

Party food to me would have been sandwiches, veg sticks, crisps, fruit etc

Moaned about chips and breaded chicken and then went to McDonalds? 😂

No one wants carrot sticks to watch a football game. Just don't invite her for food again or ask her what she expected that your food wasn't good enough but McDonald's was.

I think it's fine to not eat food you don't like. Myself and kids wouldn't eat food we don't like just to be polite that's madness. However we wouldn't be rude about it to the person hosting.

Also I never fling a party without cheese and pineapple on a stick and cheese and pickle on a stick. Will die on this hill mumsnet

Hope you are ok op

Good! At least two people made the most of it!

Yeah, insane.

I think the USSR had more than two supermarkets...

I would say there is a supermarket tier in the UK, and some people will judge where people shop sadly.

Iceland is a supermarket that sells predominantly frozen food, but does also sell a small selection of fresh food, bread, dairy etc, not just frozen goods. It is considered to be a budget supermarket in the UK, typically sells pizza, nuggets, chips, ready meals etc! Basically a lot of processed foods.

Then you have the likes of Aldi and Lidl , although Aldi is definitely not as cheap as it once was! From there there is the big 4 ,supermarkets, Asda, Morrisons , Tesco and Sainsbury's.

At the other end of the scale, you have places like M&S, Booths and Waitrose. I bet the rude woman wouldn't have had an issue if the buffet had been from one of these shops!

She sounds and behaved like an utter wanker. If people put food on for you out of the kindness of their hearts, don't be belligerent, entitled and rude. Say thank you, and eat or don't eat! She may have not liked the spread (Iceland party food is actually decent) To say "I know" and we'll get a Maccies is SO PATHETIC. That would be friendship ending, you don't people like that in your life.

There's a time and place for healthy salad.... or roast chicken...... or beige party food

If someone is kind enough to host, I would enjoy whatever they offered me

The guests were rude

And lots of food snobbery on this thread!

Also @Peaceandquietandacuppa google search is generally region restricted. Reading the thread it honestly sounded like it was food imported from Iceland the country. I thought that was an odd place to import food from.

If my team had just won the Premiership, I wouldn’t even register the food! How rude and ungrateful of them. Don’t host them again OP, I love a Tempura Prawn and wouldn’t care where it came from, the fact you went to the trouble of feeding them should be enough. Then to go to Marcy D’s…says it all.

My dad used to work in a canning factory, all that changed was the labels. The food was exactly the same! We used to laugh about it alm the time, the only difference was the price!

Wow that’s insane to have so many supermarkets. Do they all have the same brands? Like how would you know it was Iceland stuff ?

we have Aldi with their own brands but with the other 2, 90% is the same.

we do have little independent grocery stores too but again mostly the same brands.

Sorry I would have been the same & I understand that may seem rude but I honestly can’t eat food from Iceland. The thought makes me want to boke🤢

I think it’s because their chicken comes from Thailand. I shop at M&S and always pick locally sourced meat.

I don’t know where I get the notions from as I’m pretty sure every party in the 80s & 90s was catered by Iceland and I had no problems back then haha.

Did you not put on some salad, French bread, cheese or the like? I love all that you did (except for the prawns, don't do shellfish), and would have enjoyed it but I'd have liked salad with it - which you can buy ready made and a baguette or two with cheese. Also some fruit.

However pizzas are basically bread, are nice and filling and I agree, they were rude. Kids may often not fancy things but have to learn not to show it in front of host and your friend should not have said that about McDonalds, that was horrible.

I am sorry.

Almost top tier- Sainsbury’s

Really?!

And Co-op is nowhere near the bottom! Better than Sainsbury's any day!

I can't even believe 10% of people felt you were being unreasonable. Sure if they don't like it that's fine although disappointing. But to be outright rude, no that's not on

I’m choosing my favourite smug comment as we speak 😆 unintentionally funny thread.
Op I love an Iceland buffet, can I come to the next one?

Because they're complaining the food is shit and then going somewhere completely shit to eat. Not even Burger King ffs.

I honestly had no idea. Reading it sounded like it was either a brand or that it had come from Iceland. How would you know though, that it was from this shop? Does the shop sell its own brands ?

I have been to the uk, only for a week, and the only supermarket I can remember seeing was Aldi. I’ve seen comedians like Michael McIntyre talking about shopping at waitrose and how it’s more expensive.

That’s what party food is!

meats and cheeses and veg and dips I’d classify under picky bits rather than party food. I think she was being rude and entitled especially if they stopped at McDonald’s on the way home and if the child and her both made a comment infront of you!

And yes we do in the UK.

Top tier- Waitrose and M&S
Almost top tier- Sainsbury’s
Mid tier- Asda, Tesco, Morrisons
Lower tier- Lidl, Aldi, Co-op
Bottom tier- Iceland (mainly frozen food, 10 bags of nuggets for £10 type thing) - I love their party food!

Op yes very very rude but thank you so much for posting as you've given me such a chuckle at all the Margo Leadbetters wafting round in their kaftans and their suggestions on how to 'shine as a hostess'

For two families getting together to watch a football match🤣

Bloody brilliant stuff