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TrustScore 4 out of 5

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Considering 78 reviews, reviewers had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently praise the exceptionally delicious taste, high quality, and beautiful presentation of the products, which make them truly perfect choices for thoughtful special gifts and family celebrations. Consumers consistently highlight the user-friendly ordering website, alongside the prompt, highly secure packaging and reliable delivery service provided throughout the process. However, some customers also noted that certain items felt rather expensive relative to the small quantity of product actually provided inside the decorative tins. A few reviewers additionally experienced occasional delivery delays, online tracking difficulties, or unexpected product handling issues with their parcels during transit.

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Delivery service by DPD is top class. Its real time tracking really works. Double layer carton packing by C&B works well. Product quality is fantastic, at a price though.

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Parcel was left safely with a neighbor . However I had requested that the parcel be left in my porch. Also a note saying where the parcel was would have been helpful.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Lovely quality biscuits in a very attractive tin. Delivery was quick and arrived safely as it was well packaged. Bought as a gift and know it'll be greatly appreciated by someone who's a bit of a bisc... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

These boxes of tea time dookers are brilliant. Just don't dook to long or your tasty biscuit will plop into your tea or coffee. These biscuits are always a welcome surprise to send to anyone family an... See more

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Company details

  1. Food and Beverage Exporter
  2. Corporate Gift Supplier
  3. Food Manufacturer
  4. Food Producer
  5. Food Products Supplier

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Cartwright & Butler is a family-owned, luxury food and beverage brand based in Yorkshire, England that's known for creating outstanding teatime luxuries. We champion British traditions and bring a spirit of luxury and occasion to today's teatime treats. We seek out the best bakers and finest confectioners to make our products to unique and exacting recipes and create luxury teatime treats. At the heart of the Cartwright & Butler brand is a tradition of family bakers that spans five generations. Gordon Arnett bought his first bakery in Hull in 1940. After the war, he invested in a charming, double-fronted shop in Beverley which he ceremoniously named 'The Cake Shop'. The business grew and the family went on to run a series of successful bakeries, finally selling the last of their production facilities to Finsbury Foods in 2008. That's when a new passion for teatime treats was born. Spotting an opportunity to bring something different to the market, the Arnett family acquired the Cartwright & Butler brand and a new era was born. Today, Cartwright & Butler sells in over 40 countries worldwide. From the shelves of premium retailers, to food halls, farm shops, and leisure destinations across the country and in duty-free shops from London to Seoul, Cartwright & Butler's range of teatime treats delights millions of customers every year.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Delicious range of butter fudge.

Delicious range of butter fudge.
My favorite being Salted caramel.
Very creamy and a lovely taste of butter.
Well worth the money and makes a great gift if you can keep it long enough to give away!!
Happy to recommend

28 October 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

High Quality Goods

Gorgeous Products. I first found some of the C&B Hampers on another website and bought a small hamper for my parents 50th anniversary and they particularly loved chocolate wafers. Also included Orange Juice and a variety of biscuits. So found Cartwright and Butler website and ordered a bigger Hamper for my Dad’s Birthday. He was very happy. They offer a great range of fantastic products, sweet and savoury. The Hampers can be personalised, pick and choose your own items. You can also just buy individual items of your choice. Their range of products will suit every pallet and budget. Highly recommend.

1 August 2023
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Good quality products and responsive customer service

Good quality products. I have never been disappointed with the taste or quality of their biscuits and the containers. I like how you can get biscuits in cartons or tins depending on the purpose you want them for - own consumption or gifts. Love their themed commemorative products. Tins are real keepsakes.
I am surprised at some of the comments about the delivery. Bear in mind that the company is not responsible for the actual delivery, just the dispatch. It is the courier services they use - usual variety of DPD/EVRI/ Royal Mail. I had a problem with a delivery recently - my fault, mistakenly put wrong door number. After several failed attempts at delivery when the parcel was returned to the depot, I contacted C&B customer service who had it re-labelled correctly and the parcel was delivered pronto.
Very happy to continue using their products and services.

14 October 2023
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

We like the rosemary thins but in the…

We like the rosemary thins but in the majority of boxes they arrive broken, sometimes in so many pieces that they are almost crumbs.

28 October 2023
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Reply from Cartwright & Butler

Hello, I hope you are well and thank you for your feedback. Our sincere apologies for the delay in response. I'm sorry to hear that the majority of the boxes arrived broken. This is not the level of service and products we hoped to offer our customers. Rest assured this will be pass to our Quality and Dispatch Team.

If in case this will happen again in your next order which we absolutely hope it won't, kindly contact our Customer Care Team at care@cartwrightandbutler.co.uk so we can investigate and assist you further.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great gifts

I bought their biscuits for my friends from aboard and they absolutely love them, it’s great gifts for friends and family.

5 August 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I purchase 2 x hampers (1 gift and 1…

I purchase 2 x hampers (1 gift and 1 for the family) from C&B
I was extremely pleased with the products, all the contents the biscuits and treats were of fantastic quality tasted amazing. the wooden hamper box is reused in the house. I would certainly go to C&B for hampers or luxury food for gifts / special occasions

16 June 2023
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

3rd Year of purchasing these hampers

3rd Year of purchasing these hampers , boxes and selections for Christmas presents . This year we choose to add our own selections . Wow so happy with the result .
Like previous years the quality and professionalism of the packing, layout and produce hits the top bar !!!

:D thank you

28 October 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ordered on the 30th of August

Ordered on the 30th of August, selected the normal delivery option so I expected it to be delivered on the 4th of September but to my pleasant surprise it was delivered by the next day! I made the order from Cape Town, South Africa for a friend in Birmingham and it certainly made their day because they were having a rather hectic work week! I'm impressed by their service and quality of their products!

31 August 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Personalized gift

Personalized hamper which I send to my friend for her birthday was amazing!!! Great quality, amazing taste and you can tell that has been wrapped with love!

17 July 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I ordered the lovely ultimate family…

I ordered the lovely ultimate family get together collection and a few chutney's for a birthday get together with my family, it arrived on time and everything was perfect condition and tasted amazing and 100% worth the money recommended

1 June 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Wish I had read these reviews first! Do not buy from them!

Wish I had read these reviews first! What a horrible company to deal with. Ordered a hamper and PAID extra to insure delivery on an exact date - never arrived. AND - apparently - they have no customer service over weekends! So the hamper that was to arrive on a Friday for a wedding - we can’t reach a soul to help. And now it’s too late and the wedding party is gone. And I still can’t get any help and the tracking number shows as invalid!! DO NOT BUY FROM THIS COMPANY!’

26 May 2023
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Badly wrapped hamper

Hamper arrived late. It was in 2 very flimsy boxes, not the sturdy "Kraft" boxes they say they use and both boxes were squashed! Consequently some items were damaged. The tissue paper inside was completely creased up and ripped and looked like it had been used before! I couldn't send it back as it was for a 90th Birthday 3 days later. I took a few photos but they didn't want to see them and they just blamed the couriers! In this instance the couriers were not to blame, at all. In fact I was surprised there wasn't more damage! I'm just glad I had the hamper delivered straight to me...at least I could re wrap it and try to make it look a little better. VERY disappointed.

29 April 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Awful customer service

On the 23/12/22 my mum received her hamper I ordered from yourselves for the first time,
I paid extra for a personalised sleeve and took a lot of time to choose a thoughtful photo as I couldn’t be in the country with her this Christmas.

I was charged for this however the box came without one, I was very disappointed as I was excited for her to receive the personal photo and note,

She did however love the box and said she will now start using you for her future company orders.

I emailed and explained what had happened. I then had a response saying I will be refunded for the sleeve. I accepted this however still felt disappointed as I would have much preferred her to receive the sleeve I spent a lot of time on. I was told this could take a couple of days.

I then replied to customer care/Charina again on the 04/01/23 to say still no refund (nearly 2 weeks later) to which I received no response,

I then completed the survey sent out - again nothing. Clearly not interested in the feedback given.

I then emailed again on the 10/01/23 asking for a response, and even also emailed the customer service email again and Charina directly, once again no reply. This has now been over 3 weeks with no response and no refund.

What a shame a fantastic product can be spoilt by such terrible or should I say non existence customer service. My mum will now also not by using you for her company.

13 January 2023
Unprompted review

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