What should I get from m&s food?

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I've never been before, it's far too fancy for us! But going today just to try it.
Is there anything that you really love that I should try?

Salmon & broccoli quiche.

I'm gutted they recently closed our M&S food hall.

@viques I will do that for you, I have a tortilla chip addiction! OH was away last night so I didn't cook & just ate salted Doritos, holy guacamole (spicy) & salsa. Good times.

Thanks shakeapoo you won't regret it, they are lovely mini sized tortilla chips, in a portioned bag, just the right size to slip into your pocket, and about 100 calories. I don't usually like tortilla chips much but these are a bit crack cocaine, but in a good way.

I like them with hummus.

the truffled cauliflower cheese - can eat the full pack its lovely
seafood casserole with some good bread
sea bream fillets
their plain authentic greek yoghurt is nice

bought a thai ready meal from there once - beyond vile [green] it was inedible

err -not envy lol

Everything from the bakery. Millionaire shortbread. Fruit. Italian ready meals (usually 3 for £7, good sized portions, freezeable). Cheese puffs. Teabags. Best Ever Prawn Sandwich!

I was a die-hard M&S fan as is my mother. Then I switched to Aldi as one opened near me and I started buying a lot of their specially selected range. We love it and for a lot of things find they are nicer than the M&S version.

My mother was sceptical until I served lots of Aldi specially select at Christmas in our house and said nothing. As she was eating various things she was saying 'oh you just can't beat M&S can you?' as this is where I always would have bought christmas food. Her face when I told her was hilarious - she could not believe it!

I have converted her now too!

Disagree about the prawn sandwiches - they used to be the best but have gone down in my estimation. Not so well filled & sometimes seem a bit soggy

Their fruit is the best.
Fish pie
Chicken Goujons
Ready mash
Crispy bacon
Blt sandwich

Bunnylady surely not?! “Our Best Ever Prawn Sandwich” which they brought out last year is legendary!

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JAFFA CAKES!!!

M&S fresh fruit & veg is expensive, but easily the best of any supermarket.

‘Gastropub’ ready meals are very good. We like the moussaka & the seafood casserole.

‘Dessert menu’ puddings (including ice cream) are excellent.

Meal deal promotions, eg Dine In for £12 including wine are great value.

I love their ice buns with raspberry jam inside! I really want one now 😊

And their tuna fish cakes

I love their mackerel pate and the mushroom one. Also buy their goats' cheese and halloumi.

Love the deli salmon and all the cold meats and the mozarella with sun-dried tomatoes.

My kids love the southern fried chicken with cheese coleslaw and frites.

I don’t think M&S fruit is expensive. It lasts and we don’t throw it away. It all gets eaten.

Compared to Lidl where I opened a punnet of babynpeppers and they were all furry. The lot went in the compost. So that was expensive.

Cheese pretzel from the bakery.

Their strawberries are the best I've tasted.

They’ve already been mentioned but I must second the lemon curd iced buns and iced fruit buns. Also salmon and broccoli quiche is lovely, as is the mixed quiche slices box - I only see that at Christmas though. The tubs of mini cakes are also amazing!

My mum used to work in a factory that made things for M&S. The people from M&S used to insist that conditions for workers were excellent. They inspected everything, including the toilets and if they weren’t good enough, M&S would insist they were improved. I have always tried to support them as a result.

I went, I hated it😩

Maybe 2pm on a Sunday afternoon wasn't the best time to go. The shelves were pretty much bare! Everything I thought I'd like to try from this thread was nowhere to be seen, they must be everybody else's favourites too!

For example I really wanted to try a specific gastropub meal but the one I wanted was the only one sold out, same deal for the pizzas and everything else I wanted!

Also, I could really feel the poshness of the other shoppers and it made me feel abit weird and out of place😂

I put my basket down and popped across to Aldi instead. At least I gave it a go! Just not for me I don't think. Thanks for the recs!

L x

Aldi is brilliant too.

Raspberry yumyums.