Buying My Christmas Food At Harrods! Festive Food Shop London

Because £12 for one biscuit, are we okay? It's got a giant pig in blanket on the top. Rice on request. It's got like tray after tray. Very beautiful. We have a tradition in my family where we do like a bit of a pre-Christmas with beige picky bits, lots of nibbly bits that we get from Harrods. And yeah, a week or so before Christmas we have a little bit of jolly fun. Which is why I'm at Harrods today to check out the food hall. This is going to be food, fashion and more. But we finally have a kind of sunny morning. And it's going to be nice for the next couple of days, which I'm excited about. Because the weather has been bleak here in London. Even in the daytime, this Valentino Christmas tree, the purple looks absolutely gorgeous. We'll have a quick whiz around the windows. But yes, you've got a Valentino. Little moment here. And then, wait for it guys. Don't worry, we will go in the shop at some point. We have a little Valentino little pop-up. How cute is this? Pretty busy. It's like five past ten. So people are on it. Let's have a quick look on the outside of the store. Oh, it looks like we've got another overlay with Dior taking over. I wonder if they've taken over all of the windows. Let's have a look. Last year, Dior did the huge overlay on the full facade of the outside of Harrods. But this year you might be disappointed because there is nothing on the outside. There are some lights which are there all year round. The Harrods sign in the middle. Yeah, because it looks like they haven't quite finished the renovations or whatever they're up to on the outside of the building. But we have got some little decorations on the main street. But yes, this is a nice little area, but it gets crazy busy. The traffic is always really bad. Yeah, the construction obviously, well, isn't finished. But I always think, oh, look at this sign at the top. This is the best entrance to go in. Through the handbag section. I love the old school tiles. And even look at the little metal bit down there. Yes, the theme across the front of the store just seems to be this kind of present theme. And then it has different brands. So Miu Miu. So it's okay. I think those Dior mechanical windows last year were amazing. I think my favorite windows so far have actually been Fortnum & Mason. I think those ones were really, really cute. They always have like a really lovely personality. So if you haven't seen that video, also go see. I've got a whole playlist for Christmas 2023. Yeah, I do like the present theme. It's not like super sparkly. I'm so glad the sun is finally out. Look at that blue sky. I was meant to absolutely chuck it down later, but not my problem. Not right now anyway. We're through the chocolate hall very quickly. We're going to go into the bakery first, then the fresh food, and then we will come back to the chocolate hall because I always start with the chocolate hall. Oh, my God, it's busy already. Let's quickly go through. Oh, my God, it smells so strong of sugar. Right. I did show you a little bit of this in my last video, but we already have some seasonal reductions that usually happens, with food. But what have we got? We have jams, we have cakes, we have biscuits. So in this corner, you have got a huge Christmas section. This is a really good place to just grab some gifts. I mean, let me for example, chocolate orange caramel sauce. Oh, my gosh. Would you put that on? Just everything. So you have got quite a lot of things that are on sale, which is good to see. And I like these little counter displays. So you can actually see the products, including a chocolate and cherry melting middle bomb. Oh, my gosh. That looks pretty good. But this is basically like all the gifty food. I will show you the baked goods in a second. Whiskey filled chocolate. I don't know what those are. I feel like there's a lot more in here this year. And look at this back wall. I love the lighting in here. It's stunning. Are you a Christmas cake fan? I do think it's kind of debate, a bit of debate. But yeah, you've got a fruit and nut topped one there. That's lovely for 20 pounds. OK, there's a break in people for a second. I can't believe how busy it is even in the first half an hour of being open. And this corner. Oh, wow. I like all the sparkly fruit on the top of the display there. You've got so many different tins. There's definitely more than last year and boxes. So, yeah, you got like a Christmas cake tin for 45 pounds. If you're watching this, I think some of this, not all of it, obviously, is available on Ocado. It was when I looked last time. But this has just caught my eye. The Harrods Biscutier Collab. Biscutiers is a very fancy biscuit brand that does hand iced biscuits. Oh, my gosh, that tin is stunning. But it doesn't have a picture. Oh, these retailers really need to like get some illustrators employed. Oh, OK, we do have this. Look at this huge. Obviously, that's not what is in the tin. I assume it's the bears. But that is stunning. Now, I would say Biscutiers is a great brand, but I've had it a few times. It's incredibly expensive. That's 12 pounds for what it is. I think I'll stick to chocolate digestives because 12 pounds for one biscuit. Are we OK? Wow. Look at this small display of tea. So this is loose leaf tea. This packaging is beautiful. Always make sure, like I say, if you want to get loose leaf tea or you want tea bags, there's always a tea bag version of it. Peppermint and licorice. Oh, and then you have the full section of the actual tea bags, and they are 20 tea bags for 10 pounds. So they are definitely a treat. But this packaging is beautiful. But yeah, a lot more gift food than before. They still have in stock Ethan, the Christmas bear. But even if you're coming at any time of year, there's obviously a huge tea section, a huge coffee section. And the bakery is always here, the patisserie, I should say. So let's quickly whizz through. I know my nieces are watching this, so we're going to look out for anything with this red label on. Usually it's something seasonal. It might be spring, summer. But we have got a Christmas mini patisserie set for 20 pounds and you get five little cakes which look absolutely gorgeous. Oh, I could eat all of those right now. And then you have almost like all the core range. This is the cakes that they have all the time. I think we had the banoffee pie last time. I can't quite remember. They are, what are we looking at, six to nine pounds. You know, they're not playing games. We are in Harrods. What have we got here? Is that a new label? Yes, that is. Grand Cru chocolate praline palette. I'm not going to read them all out, but absolutely gorgeous. So what I'm going to do, show you all of this. Oh my God, we're going to have to get the gingerbread man for nine pounds. They're very rich. So definitely kind of worth sharing. Tropical snow pal. What I'm going to do is show you all of this, go around the shop and then at the end I'll come and buy everything so I don't have to carry it around. Oh, look at the Christmas red bauble. It's so shiny. Oh, chocolate shoe bun. I wonder what makes it Christmasy. Maybe it's got a little something in it. That shoe pastry is my absolute fave. Trying to carefully show you this without getting in the way of people. Christmas cherry trifle. Oh, very traditional. Is that what you get? DIY gingerbread palace. Oh gosh. I actually did some gingerbread decorating at work the other day. Oh, these are really scrummy. I might have to get these. The little ones are amazing. Two for 10 pounds. Is that a deal? I don't know, debatable. But yeah, a lot of stuff as well has got this gorgeous packaging on the little red ribbon, which makes things just really special. What's new? What's new? We've got a polar bear tropical cupcake. Oh, he's so cute. So quite a lot of these things, they'll be labeled as like vegan. You can just ask. People always ask things like that. Dairy free and whatnot. And then again, these are like the core cakes that you see all year round. Oh, it looks like the salted caramel cake is new. 40 pounds for a six inch cake. And then the carrot cake one as well. These look absolutely humongous. Oh my God, look at that one. 80 pounds for a nine inch cake. I've said this before. I'm going to be honest with you. We bought the rainbow cake before a small one, and it kind of tasted a little bit like boring, to be honest with you. But the little cakes over there are definitely worth it. If you want to splash the cash. Got the little coffee station over there. Always really busy. And a nice little kind of people watch. Yeah. And then you have all the preserves. Let's have a look and see what Christmas bits. I really like the visual merchandising. They've got this little like sticker on everything, which wasn't here last time I came. Oh my gosh. Look, I love the old tiles in here. It's really pretty. But yeah, you can get all these knickknacks normally. Seven pounds for jam, etc. Where's all the Christmas at? What other Christmas bits have we got? Oh, these tins. It looks so pretty, don't they? Now we are at the fresh grab and go section where you can get your little bag like you're at a supermarket. I'm going to try and show you as much as I can. Pistachio and white chocolate cookies. Oh my God. Four pound fifty. Look at that croissant. Oh my gosh. Everything I've had from here has been really good, by the way. Tiramisu cube for four pound fifty. Wow. And then we've got a little Christmas bun for four pound fifty there. It's actually massive. These cookies. I feel like these weren't here last time. Maybe they were, but they are gigantic. Look at that peanut butter and blackcurrant donut on the end. Yeah, all about four, four pound fifty, but they are very scrummy looking. I wish you could smell it in here, guys. But yes, and then you have the bakery. Obviously it's here all the time. I'm going to keep my eyes out. Yes, here we go. Christmas. Here we go. Goats. Oh, we have to try and maybe try this one. Let me zoom in. Goat's cheese and walnut sourdough Christmas loaf for six pound fifty. And as I pan across, sorry, making you dizzy. Big walnut cranberry wreath. Oh, I'm getting one of those. And then, yeah, they're just packed, ready to go. And they do last a few days, like with most bread. But something I'd recommend outside this is the olive and rosemary sourdough for six pounds. Usually they have Merry Christmas written out on these breads, but maybe, maybe in a couple of weeks. As you know, it's Christmas in like two weeks time. But yeah, lots of little gift things. Christmas pudding gift set, a trio. Oh, that's quite cute for sixteen pounds. I've never noticed royal stuff in this hall before. Maybe I've missed it, but you've got a little queen tea selection for fifteen pounds. Yeah, I think this is some of the bits that we saw in cartridges if you saw my last video. But there's only one person in the queue. My gosh, that is rare. And the fresh goods continue. The bakery. Oh, my God. Ham and cheese croissant, four fifty. Right. Where's the Christmas at? Don't know if we have any specific Christmas stuff along here. But scones, you can get yourself Harrod's scone for one pound fifty. But they've done a really good job with all the VM again this year. Look at all the little berries. I love all of this display up the top. And also around all of the doors, they've got this beautiful garland, which is stunning with the little lights in, which brings us into the fresh food section. Guys, pray for me. I was maybe should have I should have got here maybe half an hour earlier to cage on the tube. Guys, I didn't get up early enough. But anyway, we have sandwiches, we have sushi, we have hot food. It looks like they've moved things a little bit around on the counters, but we've got all the box salads, which all the Americans are like, oh, my God, they're so cheap. They're about eight pounds. But Harrod's food hall favorite lobster Caesar salad. Wow. That is 18 pounds. We have loads and loads of amazing sandwiches. They're obviously a bit more money than your standard. Oh, but you can get a little festive sandwich selection. So the special ones, they're 15 pounds in a little box. Oh, this is what I was looking for. The Harrod's Christmas sandwich. I feel like I could have done a whole video comparing Christmas sandwiches. But there we go. It's got turkey and cranberry. I think I might have to get one of those. And in the you have got, oh, my gosh, quite the selection. Oh, they've got Harrod's food hall favorite called out. I quite like that. But as I scoot up here, look at this. A Christmas ciabatta and it's got a giant pig in blanket on the top. A festive focaccia. Oh, look at these. They look almost fake, don't they? The presentation is really beautiful. And at the back here. Oh, let me scoot through. The lobster roll for 18 pounds. Oh, the sausage rolls. They are five pounds. Serves one. That's debatable. I reckon they're pretty big. But yeah, and they do a few different fillings. That's a chorizo and paprika one. Let me see if there's anything Christmassy. Oh, we have a cranberry tot. Oh, let me zoom in. Dinky pie for four pound fifty. Oh, they look like they've been popular. Is anyone left? See, even my chili pork pie for six pounds. I do think their beige picky bits are really quite something. Apricot and cranberry for 12 pounds. It's massive, though. Oh, gosh, guys. Oh, there we go. Cranberry pork pie. My dad would love that. They have stepped up their beige picky bits. There is no denying. Wow. Full steak pies. Eight pounds. Christmas pie. Look at that one with the sausage on the top. Eight pounds. That's hilarious. This is where I'm going to get all our nice food for our little mini pre-Christmas. And we have got so much yummy, fresh food. Oh, my God. I'm literally going to be getting so much of this. That salmon tartare in the little pot looks amazing. Oh, my gosh. It looks really lovely. Oh, what's this one here? Rhubarb and duck. Oh, my gosh. And these salmon gattos are a staple of our Christmas. I'm definitely going to get two of those at least. They are amazing. My nieces love them. Look at that dressed lobster. And look, they've got these little canapé boxes. Two pound fifty each. And then they come in a little box. How cool is that? Yes. I'm going to grab all this at the end. They have a whole nut section. Oh, my God. We haven't even got a chocolate section yet. And baklava. Am I saying that right? Baklava. Yeah. I spy a little Christmas ham that is the size of my head. Oh, wow. Look at these. Obviously, they're individually. Oh, no, they're all 70 pounds for two kilograms of ham. I don't know. Is that crazy expensive? Answers below. But you've got a huge section of meats. Oh, look at all of that. That looks amazing. Where did my love go? Santa. Cheese, cheese and more cheese. Oh, yummy indeed. I already have quite a lot of cheese ready to roll. But do we have any Christmas specials? Oh, that's a nice little gift of twenty five pounds. A little Harrods cheese knife. Or you get the three set for fifty pounds and another nice gift. Twenty pounds for a little Harrods wood cheese board. They always have these platters as well. British, French or the ultimate cheese selection for ninety five pounds. Oh, where's that one? Oh, that's that one. Oh, that's a lot of money, right? Goodness. I really do love cheese. Also, do you like my new trainers? My Adidas OG Sambas. They are very comfy. I would highly recommend go up half a size. Was that a bit random? That was the red ribbon. I'm such a sucker for packaging. Yeah, they've done a really good job. Parmesan grater there for twenty five pounds. These are lovely. And a little cheese plates for forty five. How many do you get? You get four plates. At the rotisserie. I would not actually recommend their roast dinner. I'm going to show you it. Right. Harrods. I know you're not watching this. These are so undercooked. They were like mushy when I had them. They weren't good at all. So I actually wouldn't recommend it. The meat was covered, covered in salt. But I would say the stuffing and bacon does look quite good. But yeah, I'm really sorry. That's not that's not how to do it. All right, guys, I'm struggling a little bit already. Let's go into the chocolate hole. Literal waft of chocolate and sugar in here is quite something I don't think any other store has done and it got any close to being like Harrods. I'm just going to show you some of the key counters or screaming kids and all this is. Oh, look at this 007. That's such a cool little gift. What a strange collaboration. But yes, this is always here and they have counter after counter of literally the finest chocolate goods in all the world. And naturally, at this time of year, they have all these gifts as a little teddy bear. My God, look at the size of that. Oh, this is a busy one. Look at these macarons. Oh, it's it's all I think it's for a hand log. I can't get the words out. 1350. I've never heard of that in my life. They look really cute, don't they? Oh, look at the sparkly box. I think I've showed this already in a video, but they've got this beautiful packaging. They've got kind of a Nutcracker theme this year. Look, look at this paper. Oh, it's stunning. There's quite the queue to be served. But what are these little gifts? Look at this gift box. Oh, my God. That's like a little tote bag. Look at the little key ring. And this brand, Patchy, has all these individually wrapped chocolates and all year round. They are absolutely gorgeous. And look at this. Where's the price? I think they are about 300 pounds. I had these last year. They definitely had something similar at Easter. Oh, look at that. They've done a collab with the Smurfs. Okay. Yeah. So that hamper there is 345 pounds. This hallway is crazy. It's like the best pick a mix ever. Like, do not let your kids come here. Vinci, I say every year. I think they almost win sometimes with packaging. It's just so stunning. You're paying for the packaging, I know. I mean, that's 10 pounds. But yeah, they have these little books that have like chocolates in. They have those every year. Looks like they've now got slabs of chocolate as well. Oh, yeah. 39 pounds. Look at the little book. That's so cute. Look at the musical tin. More people are doing that. 60 pounds. Yeah. Look at all of it. I adore it. Oh, gosh, there's a whole corner of it as well. And as I'm hiding in the corner, if you're making it this far in the video and you're enjoying it, make sure to give it a thumbs up. I would really, really appreciate it. Now, this packaging is stunning. And I'm... Quinone Assorted Dates. Oh, gosh, I hope I'm saying that right. That is amazing packaging. So 75 pounds. Oh, it's heavy. Oh, you get quite a lot. Still 75 pounds. But look at this little display. You can see. Oh, my gosh. Look what's inside of this chocolate Christmas tree. Oh, my days. And those little hampers are Christmas decorations you can buy downstairs. A Russia tree for 40 pounds. OK, we'll have to keep our eyes out for the other fat looking, yummy chocolate goodness tree. 40 pounds for bread and butter chocolate tile. Oh, this corner. Yes, this was a brand before. They put all of those kind of gifty knickknacks. They've got quite a lot of stuff. Jewel sighted, which I think is really good. And I just noticed, look at this little decoration. I don't remember seeing that. Oh, get it in focus. Oh, cute little jam. OK, let me show you the counter at the end. What else is Christmas specific? Oh, my God. I don't want to touch too much stuff. But look at these little foxes. They do have some stuff with the red ribbon on. Look at these little chocolate stars. I don't know how much they are. Oh, 20, 27 pounds for some pralines. I think I remember this brand last year. Look at the boot with pralines in. Is it praline or praline? Am I saying that wrong? 22 pounds. A little Russia tree for 30 pounds. Oh, look at the little bear for 18 pounds. So, yeah, these are really special gifts. But I think this is the most expensive chocolate brand, I think, in here. So it's by the entrance. Don't get too put off. But yeah. Wow. Look at that. Are you hungry yet? My stomach is rumbling. Wow. Look at the design of these little elves. They are so special. 159 pounds. Oh, wow. I think this might be the more expensive brand. Actually, I really like this design. How cute. Price on request. It's got like tray after tray of chocolate. Oh, wow. I couldn't be trusted with that. I feel like I'm in Sports Direct with all these boxes stacked high. Look at these shiny bonbons, they're called. They've got three Christmas ones. This one, gingerbread and mandarin. It looks so cute. Oh, and these ones have got like a layer inside. Macadamia and cookie dough sandwich slab. Wow. Oh, look at that one. It's got gold on it. Oh, wow. This counter is where they kind of prep some of it. I mean, I'm a bit of a traditional. Look at all of those ribbons. It's like something out of a movie. Oh, it comes in a set. Wow. That looks amazing. And it's 150 pounds. Oh, my God. There we go. I feel like I'm literally in a bit of a chocolate factory, quite literally. Oh, look. Come on, camera. Oh, this is good. Seven pounds for some Harrods chocolate coins. Last year, did they not have garlands all the way up this staircase? Cutbacks, maybe? Oh, that's a beautiful garland with the red. I'm telling you so much red and gold this year. Oh, and they've decorated the pillars in here, too. God, I actually hate this room. The perfume hall is horrific. But those decorations do look lovely. Steady flow of people now. I really love this beautiful escalator area. It's so nice. They're pumping out the Christmas tunes. Also, this new camera has this like soft skin thing. I put it to low. I don't look like this. When you watch the next video, because I've already edited it, you'll see the real me because it's like intense 4K. Oh, this is making me want to do like an entire video on Harrods. Do you want me to do one in the new year? This just caught my eye. The sale has started. There's a preview at the moment. This brand is insane. Imagine having like an afternoon tea. I mean, it's not very me, but how cute is that? So this little coffee cup is £82. Yeah, I'm going to put that back very carefully. Oh, that Christmas tree looks very cute. I wanted to pop along to the Harrods tea room. I don't have afternoon tea booked this year, but I have vlogged this before. I've been a couple of times and I really, really recommend it. Some of the seating is super comfy and it's quite, even though it's really beautiful in here, it's quite an informal one. Like you can wear jeans. There's not a dress code, but it's really, really lovely all year round. I think the only downside is there's a bit of a walkway through it. So if you are booking it, ask to be sat by the outside, like down this side when you get here on email, trust me. And then you do have the dim sun terrace, which I've not been to. I think that's quite new. I think it used to be a, I think it was a champagne thing at some point. There we go. If you want to see an afternoon tea, I have an entire playlist of afternoon teas. I think there's maybe five or six. I can't remember. There might be more than that. Some of them are from a while ago. Some of them are from a few weeks ago. So if that's your thing, have a look. And one of the other comments I always get on Harrods videos is what can you wear? I've literally got on like a cardigan, jeans, trainers, and a jacket. There's no formal dress code. You can take a backpack, but you can't bring a wheelie bag with you just so you know. And no, you do not have to pay to use the toilets. You used to have to pay for them. I think back in the nineties, I vaguely remember, which is really bad actually. But yes, you can wear what you want within reason. I've seen quite a lot of Joe Malone little moments around the stalls. I like the kind of candy cane ribbons. Not many people, I haven't seen anyone do that actually. But we're almost at the top floor because you have to have a look at this gorgeous ceiling. I'm making my legs go a bit is getting busy, so we need to get out of here. That was getting a little bit mental in there, as I'm sure you can appreciate. So if you're ever going to Harrods, don't wear a thick jacket. Just wear a thin jacket, take a bottle of water with you and try not to be hungry. It is worth it. I'm really happy with all the food. I will insert maybe a picture now, or maybe I've already done it of all the little food and our little piggy bits for a pre-Christmas. But remember next week, we've got one more week till Christmas, right? When you're watching this, just over a week, there will be another video on Tuesday at 6pm UK time and then Friday the 22nd, 6pm UK time. And then I'll have a little bit of a break and then I will see you in 2024, which is kind of scary, but make sure you are subscribed. Give this video a thumbs up, ding the notification bell, so I'll tell you when new videos are going up. And yes, Merry Christmas and I will see you next week. Bye guys. The best day of the year. Yes, it is the best day of the year.