Lidl - recommendations

Reputable Rog · 13-07-2019 11:01AM

igCorcaigh wrote: »

Hopefully not the usual lidl chorizo?
I didn't like that so much.

What's the second one you mentioned?

Portuguese sparkling wine. I forgot I was in Portugal.

woodchuck · 13-07-2019 06:00PM

igCorcaigh wrote: »

Hopefully not the usual lidl chorizo?
I didn't like that so much.

I actually quite like their usual chorizo! I don't like it too spicy though, which is part of what I like about it.

Thargor · 13-07-2019 06:55PM

Theres a pack of 5 Fin Carre chocolate bars at the tills, they're disgusting, cant even finish one, its just bad artificial sweetener taste.

rubadub · 13-07-2019 08:42PM

There is a premium (but cheap) ice cream which is "bourbon vanilla and blueberry" which is nice.

At first glance I thought it meant whiskey like some sort of rum & raisin thing!, but it is just a type. I think I have seen the term before but am noticing it a lot more now.

The majority of the world's vanilla is the V. planifolia species, more commonly known as Bourbon vanilla (after the former name of Rion, e Bourbon) or Madagascar vanilla,

OwlsZat · 13-07-2019 10:49PM

rireland wrote: »

The pop chips I recommend, except for the new salt n vinegar ones that taste like cardboard. 440 calories for the full bag (100g).

Only complaint is consistency. Some bags can be really flavorsome and then others are just plain and tbh inedible.

Gas I bought these. Though the salt and vinegar were actually better than the sour cream and chive. Which had no real discernable flavour. The Greek style yogurt with honey is also a decent shout. Comparable to products X5 the price. Even though the consistency is a little stiff.

Reputable Rog · 14-07-2019 08:54PM

€1.15 on special at the moment, found it at the till beside the Fin Carre. The Fin Carre version of the Nestle Crunch is very good for 55c

rireland · 15-07-2019 12:01PM

OwlsZat wrote: »

Gas I bought these. Though the salt and vinegar were actually better than the sour cream and chive. Which had no real discernable flavour. The Greek style yogurt with honey is also a decent shout. Comparable to products X5 the price. Even though the consistency is a little stiff.

You must have picked up a bag that was not flavoured properly. It's about 50/50 whether you get a bag that is nice or not. You never know what you're gonna get, they can be full of flavour and fluffy some days and then another they can be solid and thin with no flavour.

B0jangles · 19-07-2019 09:40AM

Anyone seen the harvest basket homestyle chips lately? (the ones in the green bag for 1.19) They've been out of stock in my lidl for the last week or so and we're running dangerously low.

MB05 · 19-07-2019 05:34PM

B0jangles wrote: »

Anyone seen the harvest basket homestyle chips lately? (the ones in the green bag for 1.19) They've been out of stock in my lidl for the last week or so and we're running dangerously low.

I bought a bag of them about 10 days ago in the Coolock branch. They were fully stocked when I did. I know it might not answer your question as you probably got your last pack around then too but hopefully it is just a temporary outage if you are having trouble getting them. The Jumbo Fries in the brown bag are quite good too, similar to the Mc Cann Home Fries. Same price just a thicker cut (about chipper chip width).

what the hell! · 23-07-2019 05:00PM

No sign of sweet potato chips today? Hopefully they’re not gone. They’re half the price of the Aldi ones.

extra gravy · 23-07-2019 06:39PM

Has anyone seen the big Bellarom white chocolate bars lately? Was my fave choc for a while. Got a craving for one lately but they don't seem to stock them any more.

fin12 · 30-07-2019 06:24PM

Has anyone tried the fish and chips in a bag in the freezer. It’s €4.99 I think. I think it says battered white fish with chips.

freshpopcorn · 30-07-2019 07:50PM

fin12 wrote: »

Has anyone tried the fish and chips in a bag in the freezer. It’s €4.99 I think. I think it says battered white fish with chips.

I got this a few years ago and it wasn't liked. The fish wasn't great and the hips were tainted of the fish.

It might be better now tough.

anewme · 30-07-2019 08:46PM

Tried the bags of mixed nuts. Theres twp flavours. One is olives and the other red peppers. They are yum with a glass of wine.

anewme · 30-07-2019 08:47PM

Tried the bags of mixed nuts. Theres two flavours. One is olives and the other red peppers. They are yum with a glass of wine.

anewme · 30-07-2019 08:47PM

Tried the bags of Alesto mixed nuts Mediterranean style.Theres two flavours. One is olives and the other red peppers. They are yum with a glass of wine.

McMurphy · 31-07-2019 01:59PM

Must try these nuts, I'd say they'd be wicked with a nice glass of wine.

Cheshire Cat · 31-07-2019 02:09PM

Johnny Dogs wrote: »

Must try these nuts, I'd say they'd be wicked with a nice glass of wine.

They are lovely indeed. I love the Olive variety with a G&T.

Lady Haywire · 31-07-2019 04:11PM

anewme wrote: »

Tried the bags of mixed nuts. Theres twp flavours. One is olives and the other red peppers. They are yum with a glass of wine.

anewme wrote: »

Tried the bags of mixed nuts. Theres two flavours. One is olives and the other red peppers. They are yum with a glass of wine.

anewme wrote: »

Tried the bags of Alesto mixed nuts Mediterranean style.Theres two flavours. One is olives and the other red peppers. They are yum with a glass of wine.

How many glasses of wine?

anewme · 31-07-2019 07:16PM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

How many glasses of wine?

None....I’m off drink unfortunately. The Samsung tablet always posts things numerous times. They are delicious though.

McMurphy · 31-07-2019 08:02PM

anewme wrote: »

None....I’m off drink unfortunately. The Samsung tablet always posts things numerous times. They are delicious though.

Not difficult to swallow? Wine helps wash them down I assume?

:pac:

B0jangles · 05-08-2019 09:24AM

I was just looking at the website for the upcoming veg offers, and is it just me or is the image they chose for the fresh spinach bizarrely bad:

https://www.lidl.ie/en/p/super-savers/baby-leaf-spinach/p21605

Like, who prefers squashed spinach?

waxmelts2000 · 05-08-2019 11:20AM

Have not been to lidl for awhile but I see price increases on 2 things I bought this morning. Butter croissant used to .49 now .59 and ready salted potato sticks used to be .57 now .67 . I wonder what else has increased !!

Dial Hard · 05-08-2019 11:43AM

B0jangles wrote:

I was just looking at the website for the upcoming veg offers, and is it just me or is the image they chose for the fresh spinach bizarrely bad:

Thought that myself when I was flicking through the mag. Mind you, it's pretty indicative of the quality of their spinach lately...

fin12 · 05-08-2019 02:18PM

I got their beef Aberdeen Angus mince meat, not nice. Even with pasta suase mixed it to it was a weird taste of it. Had to throw it in the bin.

vicwatson · 06-08-2019 01:13AM

Valyawl wrote: »

Have not been to lidl for awhile but I see price increases on 2 things I bought this morning. Butter croissant used to .49 now .59 and ready salted potato sticks used to be .57 now .67 . I wonder what else has increased !!

Fresh soups from 1.29 to 1.39 (same in ALDI)

B0jangles · 06-08-2019 08:47AM

Dial Hard wrote: »

Thought that myself when I was flicking through the mag. Mind you, it's pretty indicative of the quality of their spinach lately...

Drives me nuts when you're trying to get a decent bag of spinach and every bag in the box looks like someone sat on it :mad: I get mine in aldi/tesco/lidl depending on whose is the least mangled.

whiskeyman · 10-08-2019 03:51PM

A recommendation to avoid. Local Aldi was out of brioche buns, so popped into Lidl. They are so heavy and nowhere near as nice as the Aldi ones. Didn't think you could do a bad bun!

Robert McGrath · 10-08-2019 03:58PM

The salted caramel Lidl brand ice cream cones are absolutely gorgeous. Cheap as chips too - I think it’s €1.99 for a box of 6. Highly recommended

Postgrad10 · 10-08-2019 04:34PM

whiskeyman wrote: »

A recommendation to avoid. Local Aldi was out of brioche buns, so popped into Lidl. They are so heavy and nowhere near as nice as the Aldi ones. Didn't think you could do a bad bun!

The brioche burger buns ? They don’t even hold together for the burger.

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