My Bento Delivers!

I have to declare member's interests before I start this review, as I was chosen to receive a 'review copy' of my particular bento box.  Nevertheless, you'll have to trust CdP to stay true to our mission of impartial and honest reportage.

So at the allotted time My Bento box (Japanese Chicken Katsu Curry my choice) was delivered by the charming Sheila Lim who runs the business from Twyford Avenue in Portsmouth.  Sheila is driving My Bento towards a slightly upmarket 'lifestyle choice' lunch demographic- delicious, healthy and attractive food that outplays a sandwich every time, and at a good price point of £4.49 - £5.49.  For this reasonable outlay you get a very pretty compartmentalised box (see picture) with your main dish, salads, rice, etc, and a pair of wooden chopsticks.

The chicken was delicious - lightly breaded, juicy sliced breast - and I really liked the sweet pepper salad and the 'sticky' rice.  The shredded salad was topped with a slightly incongruous 'Thousand Islands' style dressing which they should quickly lose and replace with a soy and honey / sesame dressing or whatever more in keeping.  But the big issue is how they'll keep the food hot when delivering - I did have a good old chat with Sheila, which probably allowed my food to cool a bit, but the box is a simple plastic affair with no heat retention, so perhaps she'll need a pizza-style insulated sleeve to keep things warm.

So My Bento is a fun, delicious and relatively well priced lunchtime option that I recommend you try at least once instead of that all-day breakfast sandwich.  And that's my unbiased opinion, all interests declared :-)