Heaton Catering Equipment Reviews 

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TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

2.5

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Not brilliant. Things I ordered months ago still not arrived despite numerous attempts at contact to them. 1 item very incorrectly priced on website & price not honoured. I had to keep requesting tha... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Website doesn’t state that the items are out of stock when you order, chased the order because it was a birthday present, was told that it was delayed by their supplier. Holding my breath as to whethe... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Saturday I ordered some jars. They arrived Wednesday. I checked them and two glass lids were chipped. I got in touch sending photo's. Email back apologising and saying that their supplier will send th... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I ordered around £80 of whisks and scoops and after two weeks of hearing nothing I fired off a couple of emails over a week long period also tried phoning nothing came back after reading reviews on he... See more

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  1. Restaurant Supply Store

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Our journey began in Heaton, Newcastle back in 1950, driven by a passion for catering and a vision to excel. As a family-run business, we've grown to become a specialist supplier of commercial catering equipment, restaurant and kitchen supplies. We offer an extensive range of products, including bespoke commercial kitchens, bar and food servery installations, catering to both public and private sector clients, as well as individual consumers.


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TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Dreadful

Dreadful. Ordered on 29th July, just received half my order (26.08.20) Take your money straight away, don't reply to emails, don't answer their phones. I want to cancel the rest of my order but i have no idea how i'd even go about that!!! Absolute shambles! What a joke!

26 August 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Not even worth one star

Ordered simple baking tins in JUNE No replies No goods No refund Now with CC refunds Are these glowing references real ?? Look at the photos!! DO NOT TOUCH

25 August 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Worlds worst.

Worlds worst.

Heaton's keep sending me e-mails asking for reviews, so I'm happy to repeat just how absolutely awful "shopping" with these no-hopers is. Not a problem to talk about the 6 weeks waiting for items supposed to be sent in 3 days, or about the complete lack of communication until I raised a case with PayPal (when I recieved refund within 2 days - they DO read mails from some people then). If their business practices are legal (?) then they are a long way from ethical

Avoid at all costs.

24 August 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Ordering was straight forward

Ordering was straight forward, the range of products is comprehensive, the products received are top quality and as I required and expected. The delivery though was very slow and in fact one order got lost altogether, they may want to consider using a better more trustworthy delivery company.

24 August 2020
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Terrible Customer Service

I can only justify giving Heatons a maximum of 3 stars even though the products themselves are good quality and as stated on the website. The customer service is the worst I have seen yet and I understand there has been a global pandemic but if they cant handle the orders they shouldnt be accepting them and taking your money! My first order took 2 months to receive, I tried to find out where the goods were but every single phone line directs you to leaving a email yet know one ever replies!!! Then when I received the package, half of the goods were missing! Why let me place the order in the first place if you dont have the goods you are selling me! Will be going elsewhere in future.

24 August 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

So Heaton Catering keep sending mail…

So Heaton Catering keep sending mail shots to review them, have no idea why as I still have not received an order I placed on 28th June. They are impossible to contact, I spent two weeks e-mailing and phoning everyday on every extension to see if we could talk to someone. I have just got my money back as we did a visa dispute case through the bank. Apparently our order is now on the way after 2 months. We will be sending it back as I had to order the items from somewhere else. All businesses have had a hard time during the last few months but there is absolutely no excuse for the lack of customer service and communication received. I won't be using the company again even though their products look pretty good. They just put me under more anxiety and stress the necessary on top of everything else going on, I was convinced we had lost our money!!

24 August 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DO NOT BUY - BANKRUPT COMPANY !!!

I ordered some stainless turners, 12 dinner plates and 12 smaller plates on the 20th June, assuming they would all arrive in a couple of days... I waited 12 days before the delivery arrived - but much to my dismay it only contained the turners.... no plates were anywhere to be seen. It was then another 2 weeks after that before i saw the first batch of plates - i got 12 dinner plates but only 6 of the smaller plates... As i write this review OVER 2 MONTHS since placing my order i have still not received the remaining 6 smaller plates. I have had no feedback or explanation or apology for the delay from Heaton Catering Equipment... If the items are out of stock with their supplier I am not expecting miracles to pluck it out of thin air but some communication would be fantastic....

UPDATE
This company went into liquidation in December 2020 - they went under owing me and many other customers goods !!!

23 August 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ordered Churchill teapots and cups

Ordered Churchill teapots and cups, also on a separate order pizza plates etc. Everything turned up in a couple of days. I have read the reviews, which if read before I placed the order would have stopped me in my tracks. All that said; we got our goods to the value of several hundreds of pounds and quickly too.

21 August 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Don’t bother

If your thinking of purchasing from here don’t bother, my only saving grace was the fact I ordered through PayPal and they claimed my money back, waited 5 weeks for any kind of order processing, zero communication, not answering phones or replying to emails, so my advice is read reviews!! They were clearly trading online without anyone actually working.

20 August 2020
Unprompted review

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