My wife and I just finished tasting the last 2 frozen food entrées from Gordon Ramsay.
For each of these two items, we heated them up in a 1200 W microwave for the maximum amount of time instructed, and let them sit afterwards with the film still on, for two minutes. At that point, we dished half of the food out into a separate bowl each, so that for both dishes I could try half and my wife could try half of each one.
Like the previous 6 we tasted, none of these are good substitutes for any meal at any Gordon Ramsay restaurant. In the end, none of these are even worth the $5.94 price tag that Walmart charged us, not really. Even the best couple of these did not really make the cut. I would be surprised if any one out there thought they did!
The chicken pot pie tasted good, and might be worth getting again at a lower price. The crust on top was hard to cut through or bite through, but although chewy, it tasted all right. The filling underneath was much more tasty! On the other hand, there are other brands of chicken pot pie frozen entrées in your local supermarket which are less expensive, provide the same amount of food, and taste just as good…or better.
A shepherds pie is supposed to be made with lamb. If it is made with beef instead, like this one is, then it is supposed to be called a cottage pie. Chef Ramsay has said so on various of his TV shows, many times! I think it’s important to begin by noting that they don’t even call this item by the correct name.
The next thing you need to know? It’s SIMPLY HORRID. Undoubtedly the absolute worst of the 8 frozen entrée options in the “by Gordon Ramsay” product line. The mash potatoes are absolutely bland. Under that lumpy mess lined with cheese (that does not taste real) is a soupy bowl of absolute shit that we would not feed our dog (if my wife might borrow a phrase from Gordon himself). Neither of us could finish our portion of it.
We might possibly recommend the chicken pot pie, if you feel like splurging. Recommend you stay far far FAR away from the so-called shepherds pie. I do expect I’m going to be sick off of that one. Honestly!
People online have been calling this a possible money grab by Gordon Ramsay, to lend his name to this line of products. It’s really hard to disagree after trying all eight of them. This is not good food, and certainly not worthy of his name. It’s marketed as comfort food that you can heat up and eat up in a hurry.
Being asked to eat this is not a comforting idea whatsoever.
And this comes from a pair of Chef Gordon Ramsay superfans who wants to love everything he does.
My request to Walmart? 86 the whole lot of them. Give the shelf space to better choices.
It might be because I was sick and didn't eat anything all day so I was trying to put at least anything in my stomach, but the shepherd's pie the other night wasn't honestly too bad. I think I'd put it above the Marie Callender's beef shepherd's pie, but not worth 6 dollars. Still, it was fairly tasty and a little filling. I honestly liked the cheese and mashed potato combo. The beef was kinda boring though.
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u/DaveLambert Sep 02 '23
REVIEW #4 - CHICKEN POT PIE and “SHEPHERDS PIE”
My wife and I just finished tasting the last 2 frozen food entrées from Gordon Ramsay.
For each of these two items, we heated them up in a 1200 W microwave for the maximum amount of time instructed, and let them sit afterwards with the film still on, for two minutes. At that point, we dished half of the food out into a separate bowl each, so that for both dishes I could try half and my wife could try half of each one.
Like the previous 6 we tasted, none of these are good substitutes for any meal at any Gordon Ramsay restaurant. In the end, none of these are even worth the $5.94 price tag that Walmart charged us, not really. Even the best couple of these did not really make the cut. I would be surprised if any one out there thought they did!
The chicken pot pie tasted good, and might be worth getting again at a lower price. The crust on top was hard to cut through or bite through, but although chewy, it tasted all right. The filling underneath was much more tasty! On the other hand, there are other brands of chicken pot pie frozen entrées in your local supermarket which are less expensive, provide the same amount of food, and taste just as good…or better.
A shepherds pie is supposed to be made with lamb. If it is made with beef instead, like this one is, then it is supposed to be called a cottage pie. Chef Ramsay has said so on various of his TV shows, many times! I think it’s important to begin by noting that they don’t even call this item by the correct name.
The next thing you need to know? It’s SIMPLY HORRID. Undoubtedly the absolute worst of the 8 frozen entrée options in the “by Gordon Ramsay” product line. The mash potatoes are absolutely bland. Under that lumpy mess lined with cheese (that does not taste real) is a soupy bowl of absolute shit that we would not feed our dog (if my wife might borrow a phrase from Gordon himself). Neither of us could finish our portion of it.
We might possibly recommend the chicken pot pie, if you feel like splurging. Recommend you stay far far FAR away from the so-called shepherds pie. I do expect I’m going to be sick off of that one. Honestly!
People online have been calling this a possible money grab by Gordon Ramsay, to lend his name to this line of products. It’s really hard to disagree after trying all eight of them. This is not good food, and certainly not worthy of his name. It’s marketed as comfort food that you can heat up and eat up in a hurry.
Being asked to eat this is not a comforting idea whatsoever.
And this comes from a pair of Chef Gordon Ramsay superfans who wants to love everything he does.
My request to Walmart? 86 the whole lot of them. Give the shelf space to better choices.