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Aldi... what do you recommend?

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    #7262
    54and56
    Registered Users Posts: 7,645 ✭✭✭54and56


    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.


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    #7263
    the beer revolu
    Registered Users Posts: 16,780 ✭✭✭✭the beer revolu


    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!


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    #7264
    54and56
    Registered Users Posts: 7,645 ✭✭✭54and56


    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.


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    #7265
    ongarite
    Registered Users Posts: 8,201 ✭✭✭ongarite


    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.


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    #7266
    Mimon
    Registered Users Posts: 1,474 ✭✭✭Mimon


    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.


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    #7267
    lucalux
    Registered Users Posts: 1,153 ✭✭✭lucalux


    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


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    #7268
    Space Dog
    Registered Users Posts: 617 ✭✭✭Space Dog


    lucalux wrote: »
    None at all available in my local Tesco online the past few days either.

    No hummus in Lidl either last Sunday.


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    #7269
    Mervyn Skidmore
    Registered Users Posts: 3,079 ✭✭✭Mervyn Skidmore


    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.


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    #7270
    Beanstalk
    Registered Users Posts: 1,212 ✭✭✭Beanstalk


    can anyone recommend me good oven chips from aldis please?


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    #7271
    The Inbetween is mine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,705 ✭✭✭The Inbetween is mine


    Beanstalk wrote: »
    can anyone recommend me good oven chips from aldis please?

    These are by far the best imo


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    #7272
    Beanstalk
    Registered Users Posts: 1,212 ✭✭✭Beanstalk


    thanks weren't sure you could still get them!


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    #7273
    Feisar
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    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.

    First they came for the socialists...



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    #7274
    Ben Done
    Registered Users Posts: 454 ✭✭Ben Done


    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.


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    #7275
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users Posts: 28,825 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    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.


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    #7276
    Beanstalk
    Registered Users Posts: 1,212 ✭✭✭Beanstalk


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


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    #7277
    Ben Done
    Registered Users Posts: 454 ✭✭Ben Done


    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!


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    #7278
    bassy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭bassy


    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 :)


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    #7279
    caviardreams
    Registered Users Posts: 5,439 ✭✭✭caviardreams


    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 :(:(


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    #7280
    Odyssey 2005
    Registered Users Posts: 21,065 ✭✭✭✭Odyssey 2005


    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.


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    #7281
    fin12
    Registered Users Posts: 10,934 ✭✭✭✭fin12


    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?


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    #7282
    lassykk
    Registered Users Posts: 3,596 ✭✭✭lassykk


    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


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    #7283
    SmallTeapot
    Registered Users Posts: 1,753 ✭✭✭SmallTeapot


    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.


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    #7284
    igCorcaigh
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,101 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    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!


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    #7285
    Cheshire Cat
    Registered Users Posts: 2,276 ✭✭✭Cheshire Cat


    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.


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    #7286
    bassy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭bassy


    posted in wrong thread here.


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    #7287
    con747
    Registered Users Posts: 5,854 ✭✭✭con747


    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

    Don't expect anything from life, just be grateful to be alive.



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    #7288
    jazz_jazz
    Registered Users Posts: 40 ✭jazz_jazz


    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!!


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    #7289
    Muahahaha
    Registered Users Posts: 19,613 ✭✭✭✭Muahahaha


    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.


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    #7290
    Addle
    Registered Users Posts: 4,812 ✭✭✭Addle


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


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    #7291
    Addle
    Registered Users Posts: 4,812 ✭✭✭Addle


    Highly recommend the leek and bacon stuffed mushrooms.


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