The British Pantry is a fresh way for Xpats in Budapest to shop online for British food favourites. Delivery to your home, usually within 24 hours (even at weekends), adds extra convenience to this new service by expat David Hall and his Hungarian partner Ramona.Their virtual pantry is stocked full of British food essentials and indulgencies. Also, in time for the forthcoming festive period, seasonal items such as Christmas crackers, mince pies, and Xmas puddings will be available from this November.
For more details of when the Christmas cakes and other such traditional goodies will arrive in Budapest just keep an eye on TheBritishPantry.hu The website functions as an easy-to-use online shop, separated into 18 different ‘shelves’ with labels like Confectionery, Snacks, Meat Pies, Oats & Porridge, Baking Mixes, and plenty more.
A good place to start hunting for favourite British food is the ‘Special Offers Shelf’, which David says is regularly updated to give out some great bargains. For more information about Manchester born Mr. Hall simply check out his Xpat Interview.
To put his service to the test the XpatLoop.com team recently placed an order, with a value of over HUF 5000 which automatically qualifies for free delivered in Budapest. To see the varied range of branded products available, here’s our first shopping list for your interest:
* Walkers Grab Bag Roast Chicken (Special Offer - Buy One Get One Free)
* Taste Of Home Lancashire Lamb Hotpot Microwave Meal
* Taste Of Home Lincolnshire Sausage Hotpot Microwave Meal
* Heinz Beans And Sausages
* Fray Bentos Steak And Kidney Pie
* Fray Bentos Steak & Kidney Pudding
* Goldenfry Dumpling Mix
* Heinz Oxtail Soup
* Crosse & Blackwell Gravy Browning
* Robertsons Golden Shreadless Marmalade
* Maynards Wine Gums
* Lockets Original Honey & Lemon
* Lucozade Original Drink
* Barrs Tizer Drink
* PG Decaffeinated Tea Bags
* Mcvities Milk Chocolate Digestive Biscuits
* Foxs Milk Chocolate Crinkle Crunch Biscuits
* Foxs Original Wholemeal Crackers
* Heinz Sponge Puddings Cadbury Choc And Choc Sauce
* Cow And Gate Rice Pudding (small jar for babies)
* Heinz Deli Sundried Tomato Mayo
* Heinz Salad Cream
* Colmans Tartare Sauce
* Baxters Cranberry Jelly
* Heinz Deli Mayo
* Weetabix 24's
Everything was delivered at the promise time by David himself, all neatly packed in an open top wooden box - so it was easy to check the order was all there. We also found a handy wooden spoon included as a free gift since it was our first order, which was a nice touch.
We looked for ways to offer any constructive criticism, even checking to see if the sell-by-dates were in tact, and we found all was in good order. Therefore our verdict is a big thumbs up, try it for yourself, it certainly beats carrying a pile of tins, jars and cans back from Britain in your suitcase.
One way to get started is to call David and talk over your order, his direct mobile number is +36-30/6766495. Alteranatively you can email over any questions to him - best to check out all the products and prices on his website first: www.thebritishpantry.hu
06.10.2009