Riverford Reviews

Name: Riverford
Address: Riverford Organic Vegetables Limited Buckfastleigh, Devon
Rating: 2.98

3.0 Rating 63 Reviews

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Riverford Organic is the market leader in organic vegbox home delivery. We have a range of 10 veg and fruit boxes to suit different sized households, and in addition a full range of organic groceries, including meat and meat boxes, dairy, wine, beer and bread.We grow award winning organic veg, and give you lots of recipes to help you enjoy it. You can order a box, add extra items from our range or create an order from scratch (minimum order value applies). Delivery is free by your local vegman or lady and there is no need to be at home when we deliver. There is no contract, so you aren’t tied in to anything and our vegboxes start from just 9.85.

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Riverford Organic Vegetables Limited Buckfastleigh
Devon
TQ11 0JU

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“Loyal customer for number of years forced delivery day change which is not an option for me. Despite contacting them there was no recognition of loyalty didn't want to cancel order but had no choice. Really disappointed at the lack of support for loyal customers things have definitely changed not same company anymore.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“They ford the rivers in their vans delivering veg that's not in cans; unpolluted, fresh and clean, to make us happy when they've been.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“I am a long-standing customer (15+ years) and have always loved everything about them from their food to their ethics. Due to self isolation staff shortages I have been informed that I do not have a delivery this week - I didn’t have one of the veg boxes in my order as I have been choosing different ones each week. There was no opportunity to add a box - I have not been out since last March so not going to supermarket. We have all been accepting and understanding of the pared back choices whilst Riverford also took on new customers. I think it’s time that Riverford stoped taking on new customer for the foreseeable future, I understand they are not currently accepting new customers but come lifting of restrictions and easier summer times they will take on yet more customers and fall over again come autumn/winter. This is not just about me not receiving my veg box this week but a growing realisation of Riverfords changing attitude. Please Riverford put your loyal customers before an ever burgeoning customer list.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“I have been with Riverford for years - 162 orders and on Tuesday I was informed that I was not a loyal enough customer for them to continue with my orders. Because I only ordered once every two weeks and change my box. Thats not a regular order. Currently due to covid and self isolation Riverford have problems and can not meet all there requirements. So they are not delivering any veg to me until further notice. I have been in touch with them but their customer service insisted that I was not a loyal enough customer and so no veg . I have been told Wareham have an excellent veg shop on the quay on Saturday, so I will have to come out of self isolation and go down on the Quay. I will be interested in seeing if my next door Neighbour who gets Riverford veg every week is a truly loyal customer and gets her veg. Very disappointed in how they treat their customers.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“I am becoming a little disillusioned with Riverford. Not sure it is value for money and of the freshness of the groceries. On three occasions I have had rotten items. Parsnips, then clementines and a couple of days ago a rotten cucumber. I am not sure of continuing after Christmas”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Riverford is an outstanding company that really delivers. Their veg boxes are incredible, all fresh and ready to eat, they are delivered at the same time every day, ready to be consumed. I think Riverford is doing a great job at producing fruit and veg at such a high caliber. I definitely recommend Riverford and think that everyone should purchase produce from them! Great work!!! Thank you!!!”

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Posted 4 years ago

“This has to be the most overrated company I've ever worked for! The job description failed in many ways ie zero training (due to covid..pfft) local deliveries...driving 30-60 minutes to the first drop isn't local! I was told I would be driving a 3.5 tonne van...a vauxhall vivaro certainly isn't that & no room to work with for moving boxes around so had to take boxes off & unload on the roadside to get to other boxes...not ideal especially in the rain! Having to split up a route again without any training so had to use own initiative regardless if correct or not! Oh & absolutely ZERO PPE / COVID PROTECTION ie MASKS, GLOVES OR SANITISER!!! What a shambles!!!”

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Posted 4 years ago

“Not sure about Riverford. I had their deliveries for a bit, then stopped but decided to give them another try, and got my first veg and fruit box today. Sorry to say I'm not very impressed. There was so little there! A handful of a few veg for over £12 and a very small quantity of fruit for about £9. The baby tomatoes had a funny taste (picked too soon?) and I've grown my own tomatoes so I know how delicious fresh toms can be. In the fruit bag there were about five apples, a box of grapes and a rock-hard mango (think of all those air miles importing it). I know they're organic, but still it seemed a lot of money for very little. I might try other sources, eg Waitrose, in future, especially if I can choose the veg and fruit I want rather than having it chosen for me.”

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Posted 4 years ago

“We have been customers of riverford for nearly 2 years now. Initially this was brilliant, until lockdown started. To start off with, I never dared complain, after all it was a very extraordinary set of circumstances. However, we started receiving notifications with the boxes advising there was a surge of new customers and that existing customers were the priority. Very quickly after this we saw a sharp decline in the quality of the food. The potatoes were tiny and bad quality, most of them throw away. We then had a problem with 2 kale batches. Could be the kale, or more likely a bad reaction to that kale. I was sick as a dog for 3 days. I called riverford when I saw the following box would again contain kale and they very nicely changed it for me and advised me I could manage the products I didn’t want in my box in the alerts. I did this and for some time we did not receive any of the items in my alert items. So far so good and a great customer service I thought. Fast forward a few months and we have recently got 1. Corn in the web that was only half matured. 2. Potatoes with obvious signs of frost (brown large spots inside), and 3. The dreaded kale. I sent an email asking why kale was included in my box when I advised them already of my not wanted items, as told by their customer service, and why it was in my house. I also asked them about the potatoes and general quality of produce lately, and sent pictures. I have now received a couple of emails advising that the alerts are for them to do nothing and for me to be checking my emails for said alert, where I have got a window of hours to change my items. And without apology for the decline in quality, that they would send it to their team for them to check. When I insisted upon the need for said alert which means I have to check my very busy inbox within the window given to change items, I was only reiterated that’s how it worked. When I asked them why I’d been told to use that functionality and ‘never worry again’, I was told that’s how it worked. When I asked them what I do if I cannot eat their kale due to intolerance and not the fact I ‘don’t want it’ (as they seem to imply, alerts are for unwanted items, not allergies or food intolerances), I received a big fat no response. So now not only the quality of produce had taken a nose dive, but also the quality of their customer service, who were amazing to start off with, and now it feels like you talk to a robot. Impenetrable, yet I’m a paying and loyal customer, and have recommended them to so many of my friends. I would not recommend them again now.”

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Posted 4 years ago

“The vegetable box was expensive and often contained a great many "seasonal" courgettes, which had limited use in our cooking. It almost seemed as ifd the firm had received a boatload of courgettes and tried to dispose of them, instead of supplying a good range of more normal things such as onions and cabbages. When we ;earned that this firm also supplied meat boxes, and in consequence, did not operate to a code of ecological ethics, we stopped the orders. Ethical firms do not sell meat, "organic" or otherwise.”

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Posted 4 years ago

“Great! Excellent quality and have massively helped us as a family in these difficult times and few years before too. Will always use and recommend to anyone.”

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Posted 4 years ago

“This company has integrity and offers an outstanding service. Riverford consistently focus on their customers experience. The recipes are delicious and the ingredients are high quality. I’ve cooked myself some of the best dishes I have ever tasted! Thank you, thank you!”

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Posted 4 years ago

“A really frustrating service. The first time I ordered I had a veg box and milk missing. Following, I tried to order my Christmas meat and veg but the system put the order through for next day delivery. (Apparently my fault as the system is very simple...) I called customer services to cancel as soon as they opened and was charged £10 with a attitude of making you feel guilty as they donate the 'wasted' to the food banks. This is a very commendable act that I thoroughly support however it should not be forced at the cost of the customer. So frustrating when you want to support local farmers and businesses however are penalised for admin errors. Arguably, this was from their website which I find unclear to confirm a order with specific dates. I would not reccomend.”

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Posted 5 years ago

“I have been receiving weekly Riverford box's (veg, fruit, eggs) with a monthly meat order for just over three years. They are a great company and have deliciously fresh produce. I just cannot eat supermarket vegetables anymore as they simply don't compare with the full complex flavours of Riverford's produce. I've only had a few minor issues, mainly with delivery instructions and these were resolved quickly by their customer service. I really couldn't be happier with both their service and products. They are an ethical, forward thinking company that I'm proud to support.”

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Posted 5 years ago

“First order, fresh and nice, but very tiny amount of items, the box is as light as my shoe box, not worthy of the money. Quite disappointed.”

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Posted 5 years ago

“Excellent service and excellent produce - also very reasonably priced.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“I learned about Riverford before I found out about Farmison. I started to buy food from Riverford because their food is organic and they genuinely care about the environment as well as the animals. They deliver to my home and try to use environmentally friendly packaging, plus they collect most of the packaging to reuse, which is great for the planet. They are ethical as well as ecological, as the believe in fair trade, so they help farmers to use environmentally friendly methods without losing out through unfair pricing. I was horrified to find out how many British dairy farmers were being forced to sell milk at less than cost price, but Riverford always pay a fair price to farmers and help poor farmers in developing countries too.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“After reading great reviews about riverfront I though I'd give them a try, what a disappointment my veg tomatoes and cucumber were soggy and I had to bin them, you would think when packing for New customer they would of made sure all was perfect. Would not recommend”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Veg that is 100% better”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Riverford organic fruit and veg is fantastic, you know exactly what you are eating & that its free from all the dangerous chemicals found in most foods. It is more expensive but well worth it & they deliver to your door too!”

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Posted 7 years ago

Riverford is rated 3.0 based on 63 reviews