10 Best Pâtés in the UK 2024

Despite being a bit expensive for the small portion, this product’s delicious taste and marvellous texture make up for the price tag. This chicken liver pâté is generously seasoned with cognac, giving it a complex, well-rounded taste. Its silky texture and its sophisticated, festive flavour enhanced with a touch of orange zest, cinnamon and ginger are guaranteed to make it your new favourite snack.

The additional butter layer on top which is used for sealing in the product’s flavour can be used for melting on your toast or frying up decadent scrambled eggs. As an extra bonus: you get to keep the adorable mason jar at the end which you can reuse for your favourite spices. 

Don't let the name "parfait" confuse you! This slowly cooked chicken pâté with an extra silky smooth texture is seasoned with a touch of Cognac, aromatic thyme and is sealed with some clarified butter to preserve the freshness for longer. 

Ideally served on your favourite toasted bread or crackers as an aperitif.  Although it is made predominantly with chicken liver, it does contain some pork fat. Due to also being very high in fat (due to the butter content), this is pâté should be enjoyed in moderation. Though once you start, we guarantee it will be quite hard to stop! 

Orange Duck Liver Pâté is a mouthwatering, zesty spread that perfectly combines in itself the richness of duck liver and the sweetness of Seville oranges. Topped with some delectable orange jelly, this pâté is guaranteed to add some excitement to any party or tea time. 

Although this product is made predominantly using duck liver, it does also contain some pork fat, so make sure you are okay with that before buying. This luxurious spread comes in handy resealable packaging which will help you to keep the product fresher for longer meaning you can enjoy it over the course of several days. 

If you love salmon, you will also enjoy this. Similar in texture to the Findlater's Salmon Pâté, this delightful Mackerel Pâté has a similar texture and taste but is a little less salty and has a slightly different seasoning. This spread is made of smoked mackerel blitzed with cream cheese and créme fraîche finished with an uplifting dash of coriander and lemon. 

Once again, it is perfect for pescatarians and those who prefer to avoid pork. Similar to the previous two fish pâtés, this product cannot stay open for more than two days. Although once discovered, this little pot of joy is unlikely to last long in your household. 

This delightful Scottish salmon pâté has been whipped together with créme fraîche and cream cheese which gives it a light, fluffy texture. The flavour is satisfyingly smokey, perfectly balanced with cracked black pepper and slight citrus bite. 

No wonder this pâté won a Great Taste Gold Award in 2010! 

This pâté, however, may not be suitable for you if you are not a fan of the smoky fish flavour and would instead prefer the taste of pure salmon.

Deliciously light and creamy, this poached salmon mousse works perfectly as a light appetizer on crackers, blinis and your favourite bread. Made with créme fraîche and balanced with lemon juice, this pâté is particularly great for those who do not eat pork or want to moderate their fat intake. 

The product comes in a handy, recycled plastic pot and should be stored in the fridge, although, unfortunately, the pâté cannot be kept for more than two days after opening since it doesn't have many preservatives. This is however unlikely to be a problem since this light, delightful pâté is unlikely to last longer than one lunch-time! 

Waitrose Essentials range never disappoints with its superb price-quality match. Created with ethically sourced pork selected from German and Belgian farms that adhere to animal welfare standards, this airy pâté has the texture of a mousse and the flavour that is guaranteed to make it your new favourite lunch staple. 

We recommend this product since we believe that luxury does not necessarily need to cost a fortune. The product's main downside is that it also contains quite a lot of pork fat (to give it that smooth texture), hence you may want to be mindful of saturated fat content. 

For those of you who are not fans of the chunky pâté texture, this silky smooth spread is the perfect introduction to the scene. With its gentle and balanced flavour, ASDA's Brussels Pâté is perfectly suited for being combined with all sorts of exciting toppings like cornichons and redcurrant jelly. As an additional bonus, unlike its coarse ASDA counterpart, this pâté is dairy-free! 

The only real downside to this product is that the container is not easily resealable which might make storing the pâté once its been opened a little bit trickier. 

This classic Ardennes pâté is one of the most famous Belgian delicacies.  Hearty yet easily spreadable, this pork-based spread is perfect when served with some toasted rustic bread with a side of peppery watercress. Produced and packed in Belgium, this pâté allows you to experience the taste of Belgian cuisine at an accessible price. 

Since this is a pork-based pâté, you may want to be mindful of the fat content and enjoy it in moderation. 

This coarse spread from Tesco is here to satisfy your bacon cravings and add some pizzaz to your lunch sandwiches with a dash of smoky magic. Although this may not be the most authentic take on the French delicacy, it is a good introduction to this type of spread at a very accessible price. 

With its lovely chunky texture and resealable container, this product's only downside is that it contains sage in its list of ingredients which some people may find too overpowering depending on their personal sensitivity.