Confinement Food / TMC Richfoods NatalEssentials

[sylvie3]

Hi, can any mothers here who have ordered confinement food please help to comment? I am considering these 3 providers:
Thomson confinement food $1980 (5% discount for FBI/SBI)
Richfoods (got early bird discount)
Natal Essentials (early bird discount)
Thank you for sharing

 

[mamapanda]

I would recommend rich food. Good services and food arrives super hot at my place. I tried them 4 years ago and quality still the same when I recently ordered in april. Food portion now (1.5 person portion) slightly lesser than 4 years back (sufficient for hubby n me for 1 meal). Soups are good

 

[eugenesella]

Do they cook with rice wine? Or is it just normal cooking?
My family last min decided to cater confinement food for me.

 

[applemom]

I ordered from New Baby in May, food not bad, portion quite alot, enough for my hb & me. I dont think the food are cooked in rice wine. I think i still got $50 discount voucher for new order.

 

[eugenesella]

Oh I see. I can imagine my mother and mother in law being skeptical abt confinement food but no rice wine. It is like the main thing.

 

[applemom]

Perhaps you can call up the caterer to confirm. I only know every single dish has ginger in it except for soup.

 

[eugenesella]

Ok ok. thanks a lot!

 

[xu4n]

I've recently ordered a trial meal from new baby too. Tastes good! I confirmed my booking the next day. They have anniversary promo now.. Not sure abt the rice wine part but they do use herbs in their cooking, think that's y confinement catering are more exp than normal catering.

 

[young_mummy]

Hi,
Any mummy tried before Thomson confinement meal? The price is higher but how's the portion and the taste..
Is it worth the price?

 

[purplebook]

I ordered from TMC confinement food this year, was utterly disappointed with the service.
*Diluted soup
*inconsistent delivery, sometimes i get my lunch as late as 2pm
*repeated dishes. I can be eating peas dish for consecutive days and best part is that the peas has turned yellow by the time it reached my place
*unappetizing dishes, i don't look forward for my meals anymore

We terminated the service halfway and got our partial refund back.

 

[young_mummy]

Thanks purple book for sharing..

How about Chilli Padi Confinement food.. Any mummies here ordered from them and any pics to share.
TIA

 

[mtppei]

Hi,

Any mummies, try confinementFood.com food? Understand that they don't us MSG...

 

[vosiez]

Hi purplebook, may i know how TMC calculates the refund for you? Was it difficult to stop the service and get your refund?

I just had the New Baby trial, and not impressed:
- pork liver soup was smelly (not spoiled, but more like they didn't clean the organ well)
- black pepper chicken was very oily (seriously a layer of oil coating on top)
- kailan was ok, nice n tender, not too salty
- generous serving of white rice & red date tea
I couldn't eat much of the soup and chicken, and decided not to order.

 

[purplebook]

Refund wasn't difficult as we have valid reason s to be a disappointed customer.

 

[vosiez]

Refund wasn't difficult as we have valid reason s to be a disappointed customer.

Thanks!

 

[young_mummy]

Hi,

Just to share some pic.
I called up Chilli Padi for a trial on their confinement food.
Portion quite a lot. I can't finish all.
Taste suits me well. Soup a little oily but I guess it's due to the pork..But the red date tea was quite tasteless just like a few confinement trial I've tried b4. Only thing is that I can see the red date and dried Logan in the tea.

For trial they serve in plastic containers

 

[sharebear]

I ordered rich foods, service is considered good n prompt. Food portion is big. But quite oily