M&S has defended the price of a £195 beef wellington made by chef Tom Kerridge.
Some online are unhappy with the cost of the Collection Fillet of British Beef Wellington, which serves six people – yet despite the price, it’s nearly sold out.
“It’s not just overspending on Christmas, it’s M&S overspending on Christmas” is what one person said about it.
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Another said: “I think it would be justifiable if it included Tom Kerridge to do the cooking and cleaning up.”
A third asked if the price had anything to do with the recent cyber attack M&S suffered in April: “M&S trying to recoup some of that cyber attack loss by charging at least twice too much for a bit of fillet.”
Other wellingtons available
Fortnum & Mason, known for its high-end offerings, sells a Classic Beef Wellington that serves six to eight people for £120.
Charlie Bigham has launched a £30 ready meal beef wellington.
And Gordon Ramsay, at two of his restaurants, offers a three-course Beef Wellington Experience costing £95 per person.
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‘Our best quality wellington ever’
An M&S spokesperson told Sky News: “The M&S Collection Tom Kerridge Beef Wellington has been a big hit with customers – it’s selling very well and we only have a few left on our Christmas Food To Order page.
“Serving six people and weighing over 2kg, the hand-butchered British beef fillet is matured over 17 days and hand rolled in portobello mushroom duxelles with silky chicken breast mousse and black truffle as it would be in a restaurant – it’s the absolute best quality wellington we’ve ever created.”
Sky News has contacted Tom Kerridge for comment.
