Aldi... what do you recommend?

54and56 · 12-01-2021 04:26PM

awec wrote: »

Yes the Aldi steaks that come in the cardboard boxes are head and shoulders above any other supermarket steak. I prefer them to many butchers steaks too. They are very pricy, but absolutely excellent.

I used to completely agree but I've noticed their quality (Rib Eye and Striploin) have really declined over the last few months and I now go to Tesco for my steaks which are marginally more expensive but IMHO much much higher quality.

the beer revolu · 12-01-2021 04:39PM

54and56 wrote: »

I used to completely agree but I've noticed their quality (Rib Eye and Striploin) have really declined over the last few months and I now go to Tesco for my steaks which are marginally more expensive but IMHO much much higher quality.

I think all the supermarkets do pretty good premium steaks, these days.

I've had good steaks from Dunnes, Tesco, Lidl and Aldi.

To be fair, Aldi were the first supermarket here to start selling decent steaks!

54and56 · 12-01-2021 04:47PM

the beer revolu wrote: »

To be fair, Aldi were the first supermarket here to start selling decent steaks!

Correct and I'm a huge fan overall but increasingly I go to Tesco for steaks (and products I can't get in Aldi/Lidl) and to Lidl for a lot of our fruit and veg as I am sick of buying fresh (looking) veg from Aldi, even with the longest BB dates available, only to find some of it is already going/gone off or goes off / mouldy within 2-3 days.

I really feel that for a lot of their non Irish/UK grown fruit and veg Aldi Ireland are at the end of a long supply chain which bounces through the UK first leaving what lands here very close to the end of it's fresh life.

Hopefully one of Brexit's (few) dividends will be a re-routing of some supply chains so they are more direct. I'd happily pay a bit more for better quality / longer shelf life.

ongarite · 12-01-2021 05:00PM

Springwell wrote: »

Irritatingly no feta at all available in Naas this morning just a gap on the shelf

Was my local Aldi and Dunnes today.
No hummus available in either store today.

Mimon · 12-01-2021 05:03PM

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

The spuddys 6 pack cheese and onion crisps are absolutely identical to tayto according to the tasters in my house !!

I found them horrible and greasy. Made my stomach sick after eating a packet.

lucalux · 12-01-2021 06:31PM

ongarite wrote: »

Was my local Aldi and Dunnes today.
No hummus available in either store today.

None at all available in my local Tesco online the past few days either.

To Aldi though, I'm finding the Specially Selected Jalapeno relish is always low on stock, but that's probably because it's really good.

Sweet, but has a lovely kick from the jalapeno

Space Dog · 12-01-2021 07:33PM

lucalux wrote: »

None at all available in my local Tesco online the past few days either.

No hummus in Lidl either last Sunday.

Mervyn Skidmore · 12-01-2021 09:19PM

Anyone know why the specially selected Mao Feng tea is never in stock. Haven't seen it in a couple of months but it's still on the ticket on the shelf.

Beanstalk · 14-01-2021 12:46PM

can anyone recommend me good oven chips from aldis please?

The Inbetween is mine · 14-01-2021 12:49PM

Beanstalk wrote: »

can anyone recommend me good oven chips from aldis please?

These are by far the best imo

Beanstalk · 14-01-2021 12:52PM

thanks weren't sure you could still get them!

Feisar · 14-01-2021 12:53PM

the beer revolu wrote: »

I think all the supermarkets do pretty good premium steaks, these days.

I've had good steaks from Dunnes, Tesco, Lidl and Aldi.

To be fair, Aldi were the first supermarket here to start selling decent steaks!

And for some reason every so often they package up fillets in the sirloin wrapper, black box ones. So if one likes fillet yer getting it at great value.

Ben Done · 14-01-2021 10:52PM

The Inbetween is mine wrote: »

These are by far the best imo

Beanstalk wrote: »

thanks weren't sure you could still get them!

None in my local last week, actually, and the space was filled - they had the beef dripping ones, but no good to me.

Hope they're not gone for good.

HeidiHeidi · 14-01-2021 11:00PM

Ben Done wrote: »

None in my local last week, actually, and the space was filled - they had the beef dripping ones, but no good to me.

Hope they're not gone for good.

I bought some the other day, freezer section was full of them.

Beanstalk · 15-01-2021 12:48AM

Got the skin on one's today there was a good few packets there!

Ben Done · 15-01-2021 07:37PM

Beanstalk wrote: »

Got the skin on one's today there was a good few packets there!

Ah thankfully they were restocked today - some folks on this thread thought they were a seasonal item, but hopefully they're here to stay!

bassy · 15-01-2021 07:46PM

Ben Done wrote: »

Ah thankfully they were restocked today - some folks on this thread thought they were a seasonal item, but hopefully they're here to stay!

Plenty of skin on fries in my local Aldi this evening

caviardreams · 16-01-2021 05:29PM

Has anyone seen the frozen buttermilk fish burgers lately? None of the flavours are in stock in mine - the normal spot just had fish fingers. Hope it's not a brexit casualty

:(

Odyssey 2005 · 16-01-2021 05:32PM

Ben Done wrote: »

Ah thankfully they were restocked today - some folks on this thread thought they were a seasonal item, but hopefully they're here to stay!

I was told a good while ago by an Aldi employee that they were being discontinued. Thankfully they seem to have been misinformed.

fin12 · 16-01-2021 05:57PM

caviardreams wrote: »

Has anyone seen the frozen buttermilk fish burgers lately? None of the flavours are in stock in mine - the normal spot just had fish fingers. Hope it's not a brexit casualty :(

R they nice?

lassykk · 16-01-2021 07:13PM

Saw a few bits missing today.

The normal Mozarella is gone, cream cheese and the hummus of all varieties.

Wonder if it is a brexit issue how long before they are back

16-01-2021 08:07PM

lassykk wrote: »

Saw a few bits missing today.

The normal Mozarella is gone, cream cheese and the hummus of all varieties.

Wonder if it is a brexit issue how long before they are back

Noticed this myself over since the New Year. Usual staples for me are hummus and grated parmesan cheese which haven't been in stock for the past 2 weeks; a few other bits and pieces that I buy on an infrequent basis also missing.

igCorcaigh · 16-01-2021 08:12PM

The frozen Lemon & Parsley Yellowfin Sole (also the garlic flavour) are something I always pick up in Aldi.
Really handy to have in the freezer, and good value.
I love them!

Cheshire Cat · 16-01-2021 08:59PM

lassykk wrote: »

Saw a few bits missing today.

The normal Mozarella is gone, cream cheese and the hummus of all varieties.

Wonder if it is a brexit issue how long before they are back

Normal Mozzarella and Cream Cheese were both available in a Galway Aldi yesterday. Missing were bacon lardons, hummus, continental cheese selection and a few more. Lentils were gone for a bit but have reappeared now.
Noticed that they have become quite good at hiding the gaps. Hopefully all supply issues will be sorted soon.

bassy · 16-01-2021 09:09PM

posted in wrong thread here.

con747 · 16-01-2021 09:24PM

fin12 wrote: »

R they nice?

They make a lovely McDonalds filet-o-fish burger alternative, a good chunky cod burger.
https://www.aldi.co.uk/2-buttermilk-fish-burgers/p/704491367526000
https://www.aldi.co.uk/2-southern-fried-fish-burgers/p/704491410448801
https://www.aldi.co.uk/2-tempura-battered-fish-burgers/p/704491410449002

jazz_jazz · 16-01-2021 09:47PM

con747 wrote: »

They make a lovely McDonalds filet-o-fish burger alternative, a good chunky cod burger.
https://www.aldi.co.uk/2-buttermilk-fish-burgers/p/704491367526000
https://www.aldi.co.uk/2-southern-fried-fish-burgers/p/704491410448801
https://www.aldi.co.uk/2-tempura-battered-fish-burgers/p/704491410449002

I always have a packet of the Southern fried fish burgers in the freezer. They are so good!!

Muahahaha · 16-01-2021 10:34PM

Ben Done wrote: »

Ah thankfully they were restocked today - some folks on this thread thought they were a seasonal item, but hopefully they're here to stay!

Anytime I buy the skin on fries in my local there always seems to be just 5 or 6 packets left in the freezer while all other chips are stocked to the brim. Which would indicate they are either a very good seller or else there is limited stocks of them.

One thing I havent seen for about 3 months now in Aldi is their jars of jalapeno peppers. They have been gone so long I was wondering if their shelf location changed so I asked a staff member and they just said they are out of stock, he didnt know if they have been discontinued. Had to get them from Dunnes instead where they were more than twice the price.

Addle · 17-01-2021 12:17AM

Missing aldi hummus too. Can’t but it anywhere!
Does anyone know if aldi sell tahini (so I can make my own)?

Addle · 17-01-2021 12:28AM

Highly recommend the leek and bacon stuffed mushrooms.

Aldi... what do you recommend?

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