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The Pastie Rater

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2 sausage rolls and 2 cheese pasties for £2 (total) at the £1 bakery

reidy will back me up here, it's the wools staple diet.
 

Did no one ever own one of these? I used to live with a guy from Bolton when I was at college, he dined on pies pretty much constantly.

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I miss proper pasties. Been living off Ginsters off cuts that I've been storing in the freezer. Cheap, but nothing like a good proper pasty.
 
I've got no pasties to rate but Gerrard's bakery (poor name, really) near me does absolutely superb Sausage rolls. Not sure how much they are but they weigh about a kilo and are packed full of meat.
 
scratchnsurf said:
The West Cornwall Pasty Company do indeed create a fine range of Pasties. Interestingly, they also offer seasoned potato wedges which, now they've been added to the menu, seem like a glaring omission from other establishments' platters. Today's review focuses on a personal favourite - The Chicken and Vegetable.

Getting the uncomfortable aspect of this snacking experience out of the way first; the price may be slightly eye watering at upwards of two pounds and sixty pence, but these pasties are a cut above those guzzled down by the unshaven, tubby, reflective jacket sporting lunch time clientele of your average Greggs. You get what you pay for.

The pastry element of this pasty is a work of genius in itself. A warming golden brown in colour, the outer layer is deliciously flaky and light. The truly magnificent aspect of the pastry is the seasoning; salt and pepper are encrusted within the outer layer, giving an appearance akin to sand paper but which tastes sensational. Underneath, a pliant and more robust sub pastry is more than capable of successfully enclosing the delights held within.

Given the price, you would be expecting that there should be no skimping on the filling, and you would be right. Large chunks of chicken are accompanied by potato, carrot, onion and swede, all bathed in a sublime bechamel flavoured with rosemary and thyme. Superb. The pastry proves to be an efficient insulator, so mind you don't scald those taste buds at the onset and ruin what should be a most satisfying snack encounter.

Overall, I would heartily recommend this pasty. The only downside is the price and perhaps that a drink is an essential accompaniment as the salty pastry can be thirst enducing. Forewarned is fore armed. I would give this pasty a solid A- rating.
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God that sounds good. Quality over quantity wins the day for me
 

We have to make do with sayers and greggs pasties but the true winners are the ones you get in cornwall / devon. After eating one of those you will never enjoy another pastie again, they are truly superior in every way. It's the only reason i wished i lived in oooo arrrrr land.
 
There was a time when this was the most important thread on here.

Called at Price's Bakery in Westhoughton this morning, superb.

Wingates Chippy just down the road was fantasmic as well.
 
Pound Bakery Steak Bake

Right, you can get two of these for a quid. TWO FOR A QUID FFS! They're actually quite filled considering the price and the pastry's very good indeed. Also quite big. The meat's of a surprisingly decent quality, but it occasionally tastes weirdly spicy for some reason which most would see as a negative but I'd see as a positive.

Rating: B
Value for money: A*
 

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