McVities Classic Rich Tea Reviews

hmmm...well if i had my way rather than tucking into a packet of rich teas i would far prefer to eat some tasty hob nobs or digestives...but eating those sorts of biscuits is not kind to the waistline and although not as exciting as these varieties, Rich teas still have their charms! Namely the cost, which at only 70p ish for a 300g pack ...  Read the complete review

I have been resisting buying rich tea biscuits as I know my weakness for it. Rich tea biscuit never stay around for very long. My resistance failed when the clever supermarket placed the McVities Classic Rich Tea biscuits on the shelf near to the checkout. Topping that, 2 packs of 300g McVities rich tea biscuits at £1, I just ...  Read the complete review

Being a serial dunker, biscuits don't last long in my vicinity when there's a cup of tea around. I'm generally not very picky about which biscuits get dunked either - as long as they're not Mini Cheddars... yes, some people do actually dip those into tea, yuck! As I mentioned in my review for Tesco's own Rich Tea, the biscuits ...  Read the complete review

Rich tea have to be one of the most boring biscuits out there. Imagine the scene 'Do you want a biscuit? 'ooo yes please!' 'I've only got rich tea' 'Ohhh (disappointed) go on then' If you are going to have a biscuit as a snack surely you should go the whole hog and have a proper biscuit. However they are quite ...  Read the complete review

McVitie's Classic Rich Tea biscuits are biscuits designed to be consumed with tea. It is customary to dip the biscuit into a cup of tea to soften the crunch. Eating them without any liquid accompaniment can lead to dry mouth syndrome. A 300g packet of McVitie's Classic Rich Tea biscuits will set you back about 70p at your ...  Read the complete review

McVitie's Rich Tea biscuits are made at the McVitie's Factory in Carlisle. I even know Mike, the man who puts them in the boxes. He used to be a 'cracker packer' but have now advanced to packing rich tea. I provide this information just in case anyone might be interested but I don't suppose they will be. Anyway, enough of the ...  Read the complete review

!!!!!!!Calling all dunkers!!!!!!! I have officially found the worst EVER biscuit for dunking....l McVities Classic Rich Tea Biscuits are the worst for dunking, heres why I think so....: 1. You manage to get one out of the packet without getting it broken or cracked. 2. You try and dunk it into your ...  Read the complete review

OK so who likes dunking? Come on, it's time to confess; I know there are dunkers out there! Now, if you are intending to dunk you are going to need the right biscuit to dunk with and the ones for us are McVitie's Classic Rich Tea biscuits. What you need is a firm crisp biscuit that will absorb the tea (or whatever ...  Read the complete review

Biscuits and tea are a natural pairing, just like a horse and cart, and as the name might suggest, if you're going to dip a biscuit in your tea it might as well be a rich tea biscuit. Why are they so uniquely specialised? Well, tea-dunking is the one time when the plainess of the rich tea biscuit works in its favour. They ...  Read the complete review

Having recently had a blip of health consciousness (lasted for all of 2 weeks- including several tesco visits) I knew that I should give up my beloved biscuits, namely plain chocolate digestives--- but i just couldn't. And then, down the aisle, I discovered McVitie's Rich Tea Lights! Now rich teas have always been my favourite ...  Read the complete review