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
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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
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
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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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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Unit 3 Burdon Drive, SR8 2JH, Peterlee, United Kingdom
- 0191 515 5012
- sales@heatoncateringequipment.co.uk
- heatoncateringequipment.co.uk
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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!
ORDERED 4 WEEKS AGO NOTHING RECEIVED
ORDERED 4 WEEKS AGO NOTHING RECEIVED, SENT SEVERAL E-MAILS, PHONE NUMBER TO CUSTOMER SERVICES JUST CUTS OUT EVENTUALLY, NO CONTACT - HAVE I BEEN SCAMMED??!
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
Dreadful - total absence of communication
Just like seemingly several others; no communications, slow delivery, only some items sent, no response to emails. A month now and no communications at all. Awful.
Ordered two weeks ago still no sign of…
Ordered two weeks ago still no sign of my order, yet to be dispatched. Tried ringing today and tried every option with no answer. Steer clear! This was left after the 3rd email to review my purchase.😡
good service lovely gravy boats looked…
good service lovely gravy boats looked good on the table for special occasions
good product even though a bit more…
good product even though a bit more expensive but great on delivery dates.
I am going to be honest and admit that…
And I am going to be honest and admit that your service and performance have been spotless! From the time I placed my order and receiving it, I had no problems or negative issues. The items were delivered as advised and in good condition.
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.
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.
Very good service and competitive…
Very good service and competitive pricing
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.
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!!
Absolute thieves!
Absolute thieves!! DO NOT USE!!! still awaiting a refund from early July!!! No response on emails or calls.
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 !!!
Well packed, arrived on time
My order arrived on time and goods were exactly as I expected. Especially loved the glasses. All packed well. Will order from them again.
They do exactly what they say
They do exactly what they say they. Good delivery, unbeatable price and never had an issue.
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.
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.
Long waiting times for 'in stock' items
ordered some glasses (marked as 'in stock') and 10 days later i am still waiting - no one answereing the phone, no answer to email query.
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