Dial A Dinner. Christmas Dinner Review.

 

I have ordered from this business once before (search it on my blog) and this time I'm ordering a Christmas dinner for 4. Here is the breakdown of your choice of items and other items included, it's a lot of food and I am impressed with the price. I will also show you my choices.

I will say I really wanted to add on 2 more servings of gravy but it was not in my budget, which is fine I will just make my own gravy. I also really hoped for corn as a side option but that's alright too, I can again make my own. My family and I have conflicting food likes, so we had to order two of the carrots, as some don't like green beans and some don't like broccoli and cauliflower, luckily there's one we can agree on.

Here is a breakdown of my order. 

I placed the order today November 28th 2025 and the delivery is for December 24th 2025.

The stuffing was not good flavourwise and the texture was bad, it was dry but soggy and lumpy 1.5/5.

The carrots smelled off-putting, I didnt like the herb used on them but texturally they were fine, they are honey and pretty nice 3.5/5.

The turkey was dry, even the dark meat but the white was like shoe leather almost, I've had worse 3/5.

The mashed was delicious, I've had it before, it's creamy, garlicky and buttery but a little lumpy 4.5/5.

The rolls were good but a bit too dense and thick and sweet 3.5/5.

The gravy was really bad, it just tasted like sweet turkey bone gelatinous goo with no seasoning or flavour and the smell was gross to me but helped moisten the turkey 1/5.

The cranberry sauce is nice until you get chunks then its so dry in taste and tart, I don't love cranberry but it came with the meal so I thought I'd try it 2.5/5.

Lastly the pie, it was delicious for a pumpkin pie, I dont like pumpkin pie mostly for texture reasons but this is less mushy than any other pumpkin pie I've had, making it the best pumpkin pie I've had 4/5.

Franklin Pizzeria. Pizza, Chicken and Garlic Bread Review.

Today I tried this restaurant out for the first time, for Christmas Eve. I got two medium pizzas, 1lb of boneless chicken and cheesy garlic bread.

The cheese pizza was pretty good, too light on the sauce though and the sauce is too sweet, I rate it 3.5/5. The other half had pepperoni and ground beef but I was not eating at portion personally, so I did not review their ground beef. 

The pepperoni pizza was weird texturally, due to the grease of the pepperoni meeting the grease of the cheese and these greasy flavours made the sauce taste off. The pepperoni itself was nice but the best part of the pizza is where the cheese and crust were burnt. This particular pizza is awful cold (even just sitting 15 minutes), I rate it 2.5/5.

The chicken was really nice, we got mild sauce and it was a little sweet like honey and sticky, it was a nice sauce. The chicken was good quality and had a nice texture, the breading was a little too dense and thick but was good, I rate it 4/5. I wanted bone-in wings but someone else wanted boneless, so we went boneless, I would have much more preferred bone-in.

Lastly the garlic bread was a bit stale, it barely tasted like garlic but the cheese was lovely, I rate it 3/5.

Overall an alright pizza place, I did not enjoy their food enough to order again.

Arizona. Whipped Pineapple Orange Review.

 

I've not done any reviews from this brand yet on my blog but I'm certain to have some still to post. Today I'm trying the whipped pineapple orange.

This was whipped and creamy, the pineapple was pretty good but I felt the orange was not a great choice, I would've preferred maybe mango or coconut. I would not buy it again but I'd maybe drink it if offered and I rate it 3/5.

Meals Delight. Butter Chicken Sauce Review.

 

This is my first time trying this brand but I've done many butter chicken reviews (search them on my blog).

This was the worst butter chicken sauce I've ever had, it would've been great if it didn't have a slight rubbing alcohol flavour and a hint of floral soap. I still ate it but I would not buy it or eat it again and I rate it 1.5/5.

Great Value. Nutri-Bowl. Mexican Pulled Pork Review.

 

I've done quite a few reviews from this brand (search it on my blog) and today I'm trying the Mexican pulled pork bowl.

It's a burrito bowl and not a bad one, I felt it was a bit boring and really could've used some corn but it was still pretty solid and had a bit of a spice to it that I liked. I will say quinoa is not great texture or flavour-wise and it may have been my least favourite part of the dish. The pulled pork was fine, I felt it had a bit of a flossy texture and a bit tough and dry but not bad for a frozen pulled pork. I don't know if I'd buy it again but I'd eat it if offered and I rate it 3/5.

Great Value. Nutri-Bowl. Butter Chicken Review.

 

I've done quite a few reviews from this brand (search them on my blog) and today I'm trying the butter chicken nutri-bowl.

This is the furthest from butter chicken I've ever had, which I understand as it's a nutri-bowl, I'm just not used to these things in butter chicken but it was pretty good. This bowl has quinoa and lentils, among other things. Despite it being weird for a butter chicken and it didn't taste anything like butter butter, I did not think it was bad, I think the chicken was the best part and it had a bit of spice that I liked. I may buy it and eat it again and I rate it 3.5/5.

Bassili's Best. Spaghetti and Lasagna Review.

 

I discovered these scrolling Walmart's app as I ordered groceries. I have never had this brand, so I wanted to try it for review. I got the spaghetti Bolognese and the lasagna.

The sauce of each one is pasty, it's thick, pasty and a bit grainy; flavour-wise it's not great either, it's boring but I felt the spaghetti was better. The ends of the lasagna were so dry, hard and inedible (I did not eat them, I had to saw the ends off with a knife), this is probably the worst frozen lasagna I've had. I would not likely buy either of these again but I'd more likely eat the spaghetti again if offered and I rate the spaghetti 3/5 and the lasagna 2.5/5. If this is Bassili's BEST, this is sad.