Nut roasts and cutlets

Asda cutlet,
360g, £1.78
Tastes a lot better than it looks. Nice and moist. The balance of the ingredients is great.
5 stars

Goodlife cutlet
350g, £1.69, available: Sainsbury's
A bit too sweet, but it's not bad. The texture is like compressed paté.
3 stars

Tesco,
300g, £1.99
It's just a mish-mash of ingredients thrown together and it needs seasoning.
1 stars

Waitrose organic tomato and courgette,
285g, £2.09
The texture is claggy and the strong tomato flavour makes it a bit bitter.
1 stars

Granose mixed nuts
300g, £1.69, 01908 211311
Very nutty, but the flavour is nothing special.
1 stars

Vegetarian sausages

Quorn Cumberland
250g, £1.79, widely available
Moist, but a bit bland. Tastes and looks quite like a meat sausage. It's good.
4 stars

Goodlife Glamorgan
300g, £1.59, available: Waitrose
It's obvious it's a Glamorgan. Well-balanced flavour. A very classic vegetarian sausage.
3 stars

Tesco cheese and leek
220g, £1.39
The flavour is quite good, but texture is cakey - like a fish cake.
2 stars

Cauldron Lincolnshire
250g, £1.69, widely available
Very spongy texture. Would like it to be more juicy.
1 stars

Vegi Deli sage and marjoram
295g, £1.99,www.redwoodfoods.co.uk
The dry herbs are overpowering and it's dry.
1 stars

Vegetarian burgers

Goodlife spicy quarterpounders
454g, £1.69, available: Sainsbury's
Good balance of spices and moist inside. Tasty, I like it.
4 stars

Waitrose organic tikka grills
200g, £1.79
Not bad. But the spices taste raw. Nice idea, but too spicy.
2 stars

Tesco bean
180g, £1.29
Crispy on the outside and mushy on the inside. It's too bitter and tastes a bit processed.
2 stars

Cauldron carrot, peanut, onion
175g, £1.29, widely available
Too sweet, like they've used sugar instead of salt. Crispy though.
1 stars

Sainsbury's sweet potato and goat's cheese
250g, £1.99
Nice texture, but the blend of ingredients is bad. Very disappointing.
1 stars

Falafels

Marks & Spencer
280g, £2.99
Looks good and the spices taste fresh and alive. Nice and moist. Appetising.
5 stars

Tesco
165g, £1.29
It's got the texture you associate with a Lebanese falafel. The spices are strong, but not unpleasant.
4 stars

Waitrose organic
200g, £1.69
Very raw tasting with a mushy texture. The spice-balance is too bland.
1 stars

Vegi Deli
250g, £2.20, www.redwoodfoods.co.uk
It tastes like it's missing the vital falafel ingredients and it's got a tangy aftertaste.
1 stars

Cauldron
200g, £1.49, widely available
Too dry and the texture is spongy and compressed.
1 stars

Veggie bake

Goodlife Mediterranean
2x140g, £1.59, available: Sainsbury's
Presents nicely and I like the balance of tomato sauce and potato.
4 stars

Waitrose four cheese
400g, £2.49
There's not a lot of flavour, but I really like the cheese crust.
2 stars

Tesco potato gratin
450g, £1.89
It lacks salt, pepper and nutmeg and I would like more cheese, but it's not bad.
2 stars

Cualdron Mediterrenean bistro
200g, £1.49, widely available
It's very sweet and I'm not keen on the filling, but it's nicely made.
1 stars

Vegetarian lasagne

M&S
600g, £3.49
The pasta has an excellent al dente texture, the sauce is ideal and it's nicely seasoned.Good big portion.
5 stars

Waitrose
400g, £1.99
Too much sauce and too little pasta, but the flavour is lovely.
4 stars

Tesco Italia
425g, £1.40
Looks appetising, but the red pepper is overpowering and I would like more of the other vegetables.
2 stars

Quorn classic low-fat
400g, £1.79, widely available
Very authentic-looking, but it lacks in flavour. Tastes and looks a bit tired.
1 stars

Amy's Kitchen
292g, £2.69, widely available
The actual pasta is good, but the filling is too dry and bland.
1 stars

Soup

Waitrose Italian beans
600g, £1.99
Quite impressive. Looks and tastes fresh and natural. The beans are well-cooked too.
5 stars

Tesco finest tomato
600g, £1.79
Very creamy with a nice natural flavour.Could be served cold too. Tastes expensive.
4 stars

M&S eat well spicy lentil
600g, £1.99
The balance of flavours is lovely, but there is too much going on. Tastes fresh.
3 stars

Sainsbury's taste the difference tomato
A bit too thick and sweet. Looks appetising and natural.
2 stars

Asda minestrone
600g, £1.17
The vegetables taste wishy washy - overcooked and mushy and the soup is too thick.
1 stars

Pastry with veggie filling

Sainsbury's taste the difference, tomato, mozzarella and pesto
475g,£2.49
Great pastry and filling. Would happily eat this.
5 stars

Bighams carrot and caraway parcels
300g, £2.99, 020 8453 9890
Nice flavours and generous portion. Something different.
5 stars

Waitrose buttered leek quiche
400g, £1.99
Homemade flavour, lots of filling and the pastry is nice and crisp.
4 stars

M&S tartlets with goat's cheese and caramelised onions
320g, £2.99
Good goat's cheese, but the onions could be sweeter.
3 stars

Tesco finest roasted vegetable tart
450g, £2.29
The pastry is too wet, but it's a nice selection of vegetables.
3 stars

Vegetarian pate/spread

Cauldron Moroccan chickpea
115g, £1.49, widely available
Great Moroccan spices. Well-balanced nutty flavour.
4 stars

M&S mushroom
115g, £1.29
Nice mushroom flavour and the texture is good. Quite pleasant, but it needs more seasoning.
3 stars

Tesco organic chickpea
170g, £1.99
It looks better than it tastes. I like the texture, but the flavour is too lemony.
3 stars

Waitrose mushroom and tarragon
115g, £1.29
It tastes a little raw. Nicely seasoned and the consistency is good.
3 stars

Biona Toscana
165g, £1.69, www.goodnessdirect.co.uk
The olive flavour is too strong and it's too bitter on the palate.
1 stars

Vegetarian pasta dish

Waitrose spinach and ricotta cannelloni
400g, £1.99
Great pasta and lovely glaze.
4 stars

Sainsbury's pasta bake not just for vegetarians
350g, £1.99
I like the chunky pieces of vegetable and the sauce is good.
4 stars

M&S pasta and vegetables
350g, £1.99
The sauce tastes a bit mass-produced, but it's a good mix of vegetables.
2 stars

Tesco finest cannelloni spinach and cheese
360g,£2.69
I can't taste the actual ingredients and the cheese sauce tastes a bit cheap.
2 stars

· Paul Gayler is the executive chef at the Lanesborough Hotel, Hyde Park, London SW1, 020 7259 5599, www.paulgayler.com