Bernard Matthews Reviews 

The kievs are disgusting, they have changed the recipe and they are now like mush. What a waste of money!

They smelt funny still in date the texture and taste is awfull and tangy one bit and threw in bin akong with the rest that was in freezer will never buy again!

Turkey Kievs-whoever decided that the original design of these needs to be made to eat them themselves- they are bland, tasteless, Paste like and utterly inedible. Might as well close up the factory if this is the rubbish they are now making -
1 star is too much- avoid

Awful. I was really excited to see them on the shelf again. When i cooked them, they are terrible. Threw them and the packet straight in the bin. Dont waste your money. Sad as the originals were reallt tasty

Mini Kievs used to be lush, made of actual meat and with a delicious sauce inside that would sometimes 'burst' out when done. There was a real art to cooking them through without the burst. I tried one today after my wife declared them inedible. Wow. They have gone downhill in a big way. Bland, mushy, with no proper breadcrumbs or oozy filling. We checked the packet convinced we had accidently bought a vegan version. But no. This was apparently the real deal. I eat virtually anything but I'm afraid I had to put them in the bin. Sad times.

Abysmal. Had no idea the recipe had changed, so you can imagine my disappointment when I bit in to what was once a loving, warm, garlic filling for my mouth to be confronted by something that Satan scraped off the bottom of his pot.

If you used to like them, then don’t put yourself through the utter trauma of putting one of the new ones in your mouth.

Shame on you Bernard Matthew’s and your cretinous recipe tinkerers!

Avoid at all costs!

Poor quality
Hardley no sauce in centre
Weird type coating
These were so tasty when in original packaging but now no thanks won’t be buying again

Grandson who's 8 had the kievs 3 times a week .took a bite out of the new recipe ones and spit them out .said there horrible .why change something that was perfect for rubbish .

I had some yesterday and everybody’s right – they’re now awful. Practically inedible.

Because I’m rather sad I did some research: The older recipe used 40% turkey and had a proper 13% cheese filling that melted into a creamy garlic centre. The current version contains less turkey (38%) and is bulked out with pea fibre, pea starch, rusk and modified maize starch, which makes the texture feel more padded-out and less like real meat.

The filling has changed even more noticeably. Instead of a real cheese centre, it is now mostly cheese powder, milk powders, milk protein, lactose and coconut fat. This creates a thinner, more artificial and powdery-tasting centre compared to the creamy filling it used to have.

Overall, the product now relies on far more fillers, starches and additives, and the quality has dropped significantly. It tastes like a cost-reduced, ultra-processed version of what it once was. I won’t be buying it again unless the company returns to a better recipe.

Hugely disappointed with the change in product.This is one of my sons favourite foods and with him having a very limited diet, it has had a huge impact on him. He literally ate these everyday in life. Why change something that didn’t need changed. At first I hoped it was just the packaging that changed, but when I gave them to my son his words where ‘they are stinking!’. Please please go back to the original recipe. I’m at a loss 😭😭😭

I've eaten mini Kiev's since I was a young child, what the hell have they done to them! Yuk I wouldn't feed them to my dogs now 😭

Why have the kievs changed? They were an autistic safe food and I almost vomited with the texture and taste of the new ones. Bring back the old ones!!!!

Omg what has happened to them? They used to be delicious wee garlic chicken bites. Just made some, are one and threw the rest in the bin. They are to put it mildly rancid. They are mushy, tastes really weird and gone is that delicious garlicky centre. No idea what's in them now but I didn't taste any garlic. They are truly awful. Definitely one to avoid now. C'mon Bernad Matthews. Bring back the original tasty recipe. This creation is bloody awful!!!

Whoever was in charge of the recipe change for Mini Kievs needs sacking ASAP.
What was once a genuinely tasty product is now absolutely disgusting (to put it lightly).
I almost vomited when I tried one. Mushy, tasteless, not a hint of garlic....and at a greater price. Absolutely shocking.

Steer well clear of these little balls of faeces.

As a big brand, Bernard Matthews should be ashamed at the abysmal quality of the products they are sending out to the shelves of shops. Consumers deserve better than this!

Would give a 0 star if I could. The old recipe was a great comfort food but this new recipe is absolutely terrible. They look uncooked even when cooked as the new breadcrumbs don't brown, the turkey meat is vile and the new sauce inside is a clumpy mess.

New recipe for the mini kievs have taken them from really nice to disgusting and inedible flavourless mushballs. Not convinced they contain any turkey or garlic whatsoever anymore, bad enough that I'm taking time out my day to write a mini Kiev review.

Hopefully whoever approved the changed gets fired and the original recipe that actually qualifies as food gets brought back, don't see the company lasting long otherwise

What has happened to the mini kievs?!
I brought a bag recently and cooked some for my daughter last night, she used to love these,but after eating one she asked if I had cooked them properly, which I had,I tasted one and spat it out in disgust,it was a warm mushy paste inside which tasted absolutely disgusting, nothing at all like they were originally, I definitely wont be buying these again 👎🏻

Wtf has gone wrong with these. It's like eating warm mushy leaves. Won't buy again and have binned the rest of the bag. Trying to save a bit of cash on the back of taste. WTF is going on. They were never gourmet but I won't even feed them to my dog. Wrong turn guys. I feel sick

What on earth as happened. Always bought these in bulk and the kids loved them until now! I have just bought several more bags and noticed the packing had changed and thought nothing of it. Gave the kids some and they just spat them out and complained that they tasted horrible and disgusting. We are all amazed as to why they have changed them into tasteless mush that we will not be buying ever again. Kids are upset as they loved them. Tut tut lots of sales lost I guess

They’ve changed the recipe for the mini Kiev’s , it was like chewing on a hard bit of cardboard with a tasteless herby small amount of filling , what a waste of time and money get it sorted your food products are becoming non edible