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Waitrose No.1 Paella

Waitrose No.1 · Waitrose & Partners

£10.50 per 800g

Comparison basis: per pack · source checked 2026-08-27

Research previewSource status: Corrected from live source · Not yet independently tasted · Licensed category photo, not the exact retail pack

Source status: Corrected from live source
The live product is named No.1 Paella; its 800g pack is £10.50 and the description confirms chicken thigh and king prawns.
Open source checked 2026-08-27 →

Research snapshotFinal score pending

Provisional signals based on product positioning and price comparison. Taste is deliberately withheld until a real tasting.

Rarity3

Taste—

Presentation5

Value signal6

Price Multiplier

Waitrose No.1 Paella£10.50

Frozen paella£3.50

Posh multiplier3.0×

Category photograph illustrating Waitrose No.1 Paella; not the exact retail product — Category photo, not exact pack · Brillante · CC BY-SA 4.0

Why is it so expensive?

Proper bomba-style rice and real seafood rather than paella-flavoured filler.
Judged against a £3.50 freezer paella it's 3× the price and easily 3× the dinner.
Judged against a restaurant paella at £18 a head it starts to look like the bargain.

Would we buy it?

Once

Friday night, glass of albariño: yes.

As a habit

Alternate weeks. Your freezer paella has feelings too.

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