Finest not the best.
I bought this product as it looked good on the packaging,the spaghetti and sauce was very tasty. Unfortunately the pancetta was 99% fat, gristle, and inedible. I thought that buying Finest it would contain quality ingredients but it wasn’t the case in this instance.
Palatable if you add parmesan. Not worthy of the
Palatable if you add parmesan. Not worthy of the “Finest” label though.
Packaging hard to open. Food stodgy. Not great.
It was a nightmare to get the film cover off. The food was very stodgy. The flavour was ok, but not 'Finest' or worth the cost.
What has gone wrong?
I have not had this dish for a while but the one I had today did not taste or look like my previous experiences. No cheese taste and don’t be fooled by the picture, there were 5 small pieces of pancetta in my meal. So bland and certainly not worthy of the Finest title or the extra price.
Terrible meal is a waste of money.
Would have given zero stars if possible. The film lid was almost impossible to remove after cooking. The meal itself was swimming in a very watery sauce that did not coat the pasta it just ran off it. What I was left with was a dish of sauce you would have to eat with a spoon.
No idea how this is "Finest"
I thought this would be nice but sadly it was incredibly bland. The sauce didn't really taste of much and the lardons would have been better if they were smoked ones. Won't buy it again.
Pretty horrible and tasteless
Pretty horrible and tasteless
MICROWAVE ONLY!!!!!!!!
Bought this by mistake and only noticed that it was Microwave cooking only!!!! Ended up tipping out into oven proof dish etc etc Why does Tesco insist in still stocking Microwave only products but not clearly marking them for the growing number of consumers that have moved away from radiated food from Microwaves to a more healthy option of cooking. But even cooking this product in the oven it was bland and the meat bits dreadful. My advice stay well clear, make the effort to make your own.
Impossible Cooking Instructions
A great product with impossible cooking instructions. I would love to meet anyone who has successfully peeled pack the film after 2 minutes of microwave cooking.
Delicious
Tried the standard Tesco carbonara but wasn’t impressed so decided to give the Finest carbonara a try. This was much better. The pasta and sauce was delicious. I did add a little black pepper over it but only a hint. If I was going to be very critical I would say the pancetta chunks were a bit hard but OK. Will definitely buy again- for my Italian night in when other half is out!