I did a bit of work as a mystery shopper a couple of years ago and one of my jobs was Wiltshire Farm foods. I was sent a weeks supply to try. I really liked them and they received a very good report from me!
Well I never! Just mentioned this to my husband and wondered where Wiltshire Farm Foods was - his reply - opposite the cemetery!😯😂 what cemetery I says - bottom of Canal Road! This is on our doorstep so to speak! We live in Hilperton village which is next to that end of Trowbridge and I didn't have a clue!🙄 I knew we had Appetito on Canal Road next door apparently is a subsidiary - next door to Lidls - all I can say is there are some lovely smells coming from there and no wonder we have an influx of seagulls in the area, with two food factories!😂. Husband is going to get a brochure tomorrow, maybe save him two or three days cooking a week!
I don’t think anyone believed the meals came from a farm in Wiltshire. Appetito must be a large concern the range of dishes is astonishing. You must give us a warning if those smells ever become disagreeable. 😂
Well I'm amazed! Appetito certainly isn't a huge factory by any stretch and apparently Wiltshire Farms is behind it and Lidls is next to it. Lidls is much bigger! Anyway I only ever smelled the smells when shopping at Lidls and as I haven't been near the place since before Xmas, I shall not be able to be your official food smeller!😥
My question was valid though! If it was started in Scotland, I wonder how they came upon the name Wiltshire Farm Foods!
We’re also in the building currently, up on level 4. I have to say, though, they’ve slowly altered the menu and suppliers since the merger with Guys in March, and Bod and I are both not very impressed with the changes over all. Only exception being the new choc sponge which is smothered in ganache - if you happen to have a sweet tooth, that is absolutely spectacular.
Oh no, I haven’t been in for two years but their food’s always been so good, sourced locally etc. What a shame
• in reply to
It’s not unrecognisable or anything, but there is definitely less variation in the menu even compared to June. Every evening meal now always has jacket potato as the third option. They appear to have done away with a lot of the home cooked puds and replaced them with tinned fruit or yogurts. The juice boxes have been replaced with significantly smaller pots of apple or orange from concentrate, and many things are being pre-portioned (not sure if still prepared on site or not) so are a lot smaller than they were. It doesn’t effect us, but there’s also only ever one halal option on the menu now. It’s ultimately all about cost, and I get that, but alongside the clinical expertise, one of the things that really stood out here was the food. Which is just as well when you consider some of the facilities would benefit from a wrecking ball being taken to them 👀😬
• in reply to
What, no lemon sponge? That was yummy. Such a pity. CF-ers in particular need feeding up
I spent three weeks in the Brompton last month and (apart from the roast turkey lunch), every meal was excellent. My family used to look forward to seeing my photos! I got quite a few new ideas too, which Mr M is now trying. Oh, and the medical teams are also excellent!
Ha ha! Excuse me laughing but you’ve now got a lot of apologising to do. I’m always having to correct things or explain myself because the auto correct puts something entirely different. She will smile as I did once she knows the truth.
I agree, the food at the Brompton is really good. Unfortunately when I was there I had very bad nausea, due to morphine, so I couldn’t fancy any of it. Good luck Mr B!
Good to know that you are being well fed and cared for at the Royal Brompton, but you sure like pushing your luck with Mrs B. Beware her indoors when you go home 😉
Sound like half the bloody lung club are lanquishing at the Royal Brompton this week,can't help feeling a pang of envy at the treatment you all receive there in comparison with our centres of not so excellence oop north where lunch and dinner look much the same and are equally indigestible.our roasted vegetables would probably be cold mushy peas,much like your dinner awaiting you when you get home as Mrs B enacts her revenge.😂
Spare a thought for our dear friend Comino2 probably still in the HDU of your hotel having a somewhat tougher stay i imagine and not quite ready for the fine dining experience?
I don't think i will HH as she indicated that she was having problems with her antiquated not so smart phone.perhaps if she gains access to a laptop within the hospital she may be able to send us all an update when she is able to do so.?
Content on HealthUnlocked does not replace the relationship between you and doctors or other healthcare professionals nor the advice you receive from them.
Never delay seeking advice or dialling emergency services because of something that you have read on HealthUnlocked.