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“Honestly, I've never encountered such great service!”

★★★★★

written by Arikostinaal on 25/10/2013

I have my own mail order company and all I can say is that if my company operated as efficiently and with such a friendly and can-do attitude... well, we can only look on with envy. The website is superlative, the live chat excellent, in fact, I cannot fault Abel and Cole at all, from their wide range of products, to the ease of changing a delivery at the last minute. And it doesn't hurt that the Pot-Luck soups are absolutely amazing! Overall, quite possibly a service to rival Amazon, only far friendly and a lot more approachable.

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“Great quality products at surprisingly reasonable prices”

★★★★★

written by SR1980 on 11/10/2013

Where I live, there is an abundance of farm shops selling excellent quality, locally grown fruit and vegetables. On the other hand, there is a distinct shortage of high quality meat suppliers, especially when you are looking for free range / grass fed. I recently discovered Abel and Cole and I am delighted to have done so. The quality of their meats are second to none - the chicken is all free range, the beef all grass fed etc. You can really taste the difference! Even better, the price is not much more expensive than in the supermarkets, so it doesn't break the bank. In my latest order I received: Wild Salmon Steaks, Grass Fed Beef Rump Steaks, Grass Fed Beef Mince, 1 Whole Free Range Chicken (massive!) and 2 Wild Venison Steaks. I will definitely be ordering again!

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“Excellent quality veg! Great service!”

★★★★★

written by on 01/02/2013

I have been receiving the medium veg box from Abel and Cole for several weeks now. I have had organic veg boxes in the past and given them up as the veg all too often was good for nothing other than compost, so I wasn't really expecting great things. How wrong could I be? The quality of the veg is absolutely first class. The shape of the veg is not the perfect, uniform shape that you get in the supermarkets. Good! Veg does not all grow to a uniform size and shape. But,it is the flavour and quality that really does it for me. The peppers are the biggest, juiciest peppers I have ever eaten. The squash are beautiful. The onions are juicy. The clementines (which I ordered as an extra) are like nothing I have ever tasted, taking me right back to my childhood - only better. The medium veg box is designed for 2-3 people, I am vegetarian and I can say that with the exception of onions they send enough veg to last me easily for the week (cooking for two), with several spare 'ready meals' for the freezer. The prices are comparable with the supermarkets (where you can actually get the organic variety in the supermarket. Try getting organic celeriac or chard!). Every so often they include a little something for free - a big fat garlic bulb or a juicy lemon and each week there is a recipe card with ideas for some of the veg in your box. Each week's box contains the staple onions and potatoes and carrots (unless you don't want them). Which brings me to one of the best things about Abel and Cole veg boxes, unlike their main rival, you can opt for things that you don't like, or just don't want on that particular week, to be excluded from your box. No more will you have to eat sprouts for a week if you hate them! And, better still they will try to replace the things you don't like with things that you do like. For example, this week was a bad week for me, chinese leaves, red cabbage and lettuce in the box, but with Abel and Cole that is okay, they didn't send them. They sent me butternut squash,celery and celeriac instead. So,no waste. Brilliant! You can alter your likes and dislikes as often as you wish (as long as you do so before the order deadline,depending on your delivery area). They also do a whole range of other organic groceries of very high quality. Oh! I can't conclude without some praise for the packaging. Hooray! A company that truly makes an effort to look after the environment, the cardboard boxes that your veg and groceries come in are easily folded flat for reuse (and indeed they collect my old ones each week and my veg is often delivered in previously used boxes so they do,do what they say!). They also have a great cardboard box lined with wool for keeping your dairy produce cold - reusable of course. There is hardly any plastic packaging. A high proportion of what they sell is produced here in the UK and nothing is transported by air. There is lots of detail on the web site about their producers, so if you would like to see a photo of the man who grows your spuds, you can! And to top it all off the staff are friendly and helpful. I would recommend Abel and Cole to anyone. Absolutely brilliant.

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“i have found able and cole to have a great selection...”

★★★★★

written by pinkkitty on 24/03/2011

i have found able and cole to have a great selection of organic and free range products. i have tried a wide range of products, the veg boxes are great, the meat is always tender and tasty. and the chicken and ham pie is out of this world, i have never had a problem with any of my deliveries. the driver dave is very helpful and customer services are very helpful too.
i happily recommend able and cole to friends and family.

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“I have used Abel and Cole as my main food supplier for...”

★★★★★

written by mrtibbs on 25/05/2010

I have used Abel and Cole as my main food supplier for about three years now, and in that time they've gone from strength to strength.

They have a wide range of organic food and drink, plus organic household products.

Their customer service is excellent - friendly, fast, courteous.

They take on board suggestions for new products, delivery is ALWAYS on time even at Bank Holiday weekends, prices are comparable with High Street and supermarket equivalents, the quality is superb.

Knowing that I don't have the hassle of going to the supermarket each week is a real bonus, and of course I save the cost of getting to and fro myself. And Christmas is sooooooooooooo much easier as I don't have to battle through the crowds to get my goose.

I would whole-heartedly recommend them to anyone who cares about organic food and box schemes.

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“Glad i tried them! Hardly buy anything in the...”

★★★★★

written by Opulent73 on 19/06/2008

Glad i tried them! Hardly buy anything in the supermarket between Able & Cole and the Local Butcher! Feel happy my 3 small kids are eating well!

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“I've been shopping with Abel & Cole every week for...”

★★★★★

written by TabbyTom on 24/04/2008

I've been shopping with Abel & Cole every week for nearly a year now, and I find them to be pretty well perfect. Unlike some organic suppliers, they don't restrict you to a few boxes of vegetables of their own choosing . You can tailor-make an order to suit yourself from a wide range of excellent meat, fish, vegetables, dairy produce, bread and cereals, chocolates, drinks and just about everything else. Some things may be expensive compared to the bog-standard supermarket stuff, but they're well worth paying for. You have to accept the delivery day stipulated by them, but delivery is utterly reliable.

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“I am really pleased with the freshness and variety of...”

★★★★★

written by 28may on 28/11/2007

I am really pleased with the freshness and variety of the produce from Able and Cole. The website is really easy to use. Newsletters with each delivery include recipe examples and info about some of the more exotic fruit and veg, which is both useful and interesting. Comes delivered in recyclable, reusable boxes. Mixed box for 2 - 3 is plenty for the two of us adults, plus baby, who has just started solids, and prices are competitive compared to supermarkets.

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