BOXED OFF BELFAST

WITH THE NEW CRAZE OF HOME DELIVERY BOXES SWEEPING THE NATION, WE THOUGHT WE WOULD PUT A LOCAL BOX DELIVERY COMPANY TO THE TEST WITH ONE OF THEIR DATE NIGHT BOXES, DELIVERED STRAIGHT TO MY DOOR BY THE LOVELY ANDY OWNER OF BOXED OFF BELFAST.

REVIEWED BY GARY CAMPION

BEFORE I START THE REVIEW I thought I would give you a bit of information about Boxed Off Belfast and what they are about:

BoxedOffBelfast Started back in Oct 2020 with 3 x main aims...

1. Support local businesses during what’s been a tough 12months+ for our local business community by incorporating their amazing products into themed and customisable boxes.

2. Take the hassle out of planning for customers by delivering everything they need for a night in, special occasion or gift idea, directly to their door. No masks, no queues, no melt!

3. Use BoxedOffBelfast as a platform to make a bit of a difference in the community.

There are now 8 partners that have joined the BoxedOffBelfast family including Love&Death Belfast, Taboo Donuts, SD Bells, Berties Bakery, McAtamneys Butchers, Aunt Sandra’s Candy Factory, Sahara Nuts and the latest to join... OutsideIn

So far they have launched 4 x themed boxes including the hassle free Afternoon Tea, the Movie Night Box, the Date Night Box and the Brekkie Brunch Box, which all have helped customers create fun experiences at home minus the hassle of planning. Customisable boxes have been popular too for birthdays, anniversaries and other special occasions.

Not only are BoxedOffBelfast helping local businesses they are also making a difference in the community, they reached out to SimonCommunityNI to see how they could help with the amazing work they do with the homeless issue in NI. They delivered a Christmas Movie Night experience on Friday 18th December, that seen boxes being filled with kindly donated products from their existing partners and other companies that wanted to get involved. BoxedOffBelfast have also worked with corporate customers such as Energia, PowerNI, Enterprise NI to help them deliver virtual team building events or to help them with reward schemes for staff. Most recently, BoxedOffBelfast have teamed up with Hurree to bring their staff different themed boxes each week during lockdown.

Looking forward there’s a lot of exciting things

to come from BoxedOffBelfast in 2021. There’s plans to launch several new boxes this year including a Paddy’s Day Box, a Mothers Day Box, an Easter Box, a Summer BBQ box, a Fathers Day box, a Pride Box and a Birthday Box

DATE NIGHT BOX REVIEW:

As someone who is a crap cook (I burn toast lol!) and doesn’t have loads of free time to go around various shops to put together a decent date night style meal this business ticks all my boxes. You basically message them to order which box you would like (Date Box starts at £33) and it is delivered to your door full of fresh food produce and goodies, ready to make a tasty date night that will make your date or significant other feel special. Andy delivered my Date Night Box which contained:

• 2 x Top Quality McAtamney Traditional

Butchers Sirloin Steaks • Pre-Cooked Garlic Fries • Pre-Cooked Roasted Root Vegetables • Creamy Peppercorn Sauce • Tobacco Onions • Bottle of Red Wine (available at an additional cost of £11 for either red wine or Prosecco) • Bottle of Love and Death Espresso Martini Cocktail (available at an additional cost of £20)

Notably included in the box is the perfect cooking and serving guide from the Belfast Undercover Chef which is foolproof, even for a complete clueless chef like myself. The sheet included handy set by step instructions, along with some pointers and tips for making the most of your fresh produce to get the optimum flavour and experience for you and your date.

The Steaks once cooked were so tender, tasty and juicy like something you would be served in a restaurant, I’m putting that down to my new found amazing cooking skills, but it is probably more to do with the quality of the meat used by McAtamneys Butchers. The Garlic Fries and Roasted root vegetables were quick and easy to cook through and were the perfect side to complete the meal.

I was lucky enough to get to experience both the Red wine and Cocktail option for the purpose of this review, and I have to say the red wine choice was a superb match to the tasty steaks and sides and really did enhance the whole cook and dine at home experience.

My other half isn’t really into cocktails, so I chilled the unopened bottle to share with my friend who is fond of both coffee and cocktails, she can personally confirm that Love and Death provide among some of the best cocktails in the city.

IF YOU’D LIKE TO TRY IT ALL FOR

YOURSELF, YOU CAN USE OUR DISCOUNT CODE: BOXEDOFF15 FOR 15% OFF YOUR ORDER, YOU CAN THANK US LATER.