Does anyone shop at Iceland Foods? Anything you would recommend ?

[fossyant]

The OP just qualifies at 79
Some mentioned over 65s get 10% off on Tuesdays.

It's over 60's - only 4 years for me to get there.

10% and a free pensioner. Whooo.

 

[fossyant]

Didn't realise they sold alcohol. Do they sell a range of spirits ?

The stores and the Food warehouses sell more or less what larger supermarkets do. It's just a supermarket these days, with a larger range of frozen stuff, and a smaller range of fresh stuff. cheese is half price in there currently.

 

[wiggydiggy]

Don't they still do "happy hours" for pensioner discount on certain days?

No idea how old OP is!

In 2020 at the very start of the first COVID lockdown, end of March I think, I tried to go in an Iceland and got turned away at the door as it was pensioners only. To be fair this was around the time panic buying was causing issues in shops for people so I didn't mind if Grandpa Joe and Old Mother Hubbard were able to buy their fish supper in peace.

 

[vickster]

I buy their slimming world chips, really good in the airfryer

 

[MontyVeda]

I use them for chicken wings and their ridiculously crispy chips, but not really anything else. Being over 60 you can get a 10% discount on Tuesdays.

Same here. Their various battered and breaded frozen chicken things are better than Aldi's. Chips and roast potatoes are on par with Aldi's... but the tiger bloomer loaves tend to have a good 6-7 days on the best before date, whilst at Aldi you're lucky to get four days. I also prefer Iceland's white thick sliced loaf to Aldi's.

The ready meals have always disappointed me, but so do Aldi's.

 

[simongt]

Used to use Iceland until the local branch closed due to redevelopment.
Now that to only other branch is a bike ride into the city, only use it when necessary.

 

[Regular.Cyclist]

I use them for chicken wings

I do like their chicken wings too, one of the main reasons I go there.

 

[simongt]

I do like their chicken wings too, one of the main reasons I go there.

Likewise. Their Southern fried chicken legs & breasts are cracking - !

 

[raleighnut]

The Tempura King Prawns are nice, 3 boxes for a fiver

 

[steverob]

I probably pop into an Iceland once a month when the freezer is running low to give it a top up. Most of the big brands frozen things they sell (e.g. Birds Eye, Youngs) are typically slightly more expensive than other supermarkets when not on offer, but you'll regularly find them doing a buy three for the price of two, or buy 4 for £10 etc. that will bring the prices down to less and those are what I always aim to pick up.

Someone earlier mentioned their Ridiculously Crispy chips - that's not just a description, that's what they are branded as, and they are very good (especially the skin-on variety). They also offer brands that other shops don't, or ones where they offer a much wider range than supermarkets. For example I bought a cheese and bacon potato hash last month that was branded as 'Cathedral City' that I haven't seen elsewhere and that was pretty good.

 

[Jenkins]

They do cook at home Greggs sausage rolls for when you fancy something greasy.

 

[MontyVeda]

They do cook at home Greggs sausage rolls for when you fancy something greasy.

I won't even buy one cooked at Greggs!