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I am attended to straight away by two pleasant Pam Ayres type ladies on a grim day giving it a ‘what can I get you my luv?' It has a firm and sturdy crust but there is considerabl...
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I get a steak and Old Hookey Ale pie with chips, veg and a jug of gravy for £11.95. Extra mark to the girl behind the bar for being dead sweet with my daughter whilst she rampaged...
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Delicately cased with a lattice top crust and plenty of jelly in the lining of the pie, the sausage meat was slightly coarse but very soft, perhaps a little bit dry when eaten at r...
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I am presented with a thick, juicy pork pie which is hand raised with an almost regal looking crown on top. I don't detect a lot of jelly in there but it's meaty and succulent enou...
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It’s small and sparsely populated with meat inside, however it is remarkably cheap with a soft oblong shaped crust
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As I arrive at Finigans, the poor lass is run off her feet. The pie has a proper sticky glaze to bite into whereupon there is a mash of potato with small chunks of beef to chomp in...
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A layered potato filling, well seasoned and peppery, heavily glazed, sticky top crust with a well defined crimp to it. “Creating true British masterpieces” it says on the wrapper....
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A splendid butchers with sawdust in the floor, it is a sturdy, robust pie, heavy enough to knock a featherweight boxer out. Big lumps of glistening potato combined with smaller chu...
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I eventually find Chatwins next to the Northwich Victoria club shop only for them to tell me they have no pies left but come back in five minutes. The second time I walk into Chat...
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Upon dismantling this beast, I feel slightly underwhelmed at the lack of meat content and quickly up-end the lid onto a plate to find out where it is hiding, burning my hands on th...
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Eaten cold, this is a dinky looking pie who's filling sadly fails to make it all the way to the top, although I do like the introduction of apple into the mix. Despite being a tall...
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A rich, herby potatoey filling, exactly as it says on the tin (foil) with the occasional piece of mince in there. Nevertheless, a solid, traditional bakers. Incidentally, the owner...
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A big hitter from Burnley that hits the mark in more ways than one. It has a crispy, dark outer top crust and firm base but softer interior. There is a prize winning waft hits me u...
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Sprightly service and always a pleasure to hear an actual Cockney accent in this tourist over-run corner of the capital. I’m a sucker for a pattern on the top although in tradition...
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Delightful staff mainly because as I left I got a cheery, synchronised chorus of “BYYYEEEEEEEEE” back off all three of them. Lovely. Even if they were just glad to see the back of...
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I decided (foolishly) to heat this up at home. Unfortunately, the jelly which serves as a layer of insulation melts in the oven and the meat becomes loose. Thus resulting in me suf...
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The meatiness cranks up considerably once you enter the White Rose county and this is a stunningly beefy affair. A glazed, crispy crust with considerable gravy sodden contents insi...
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I took this home and warmed it up for a private dining session. There's something impressively seedy about eating a pork pie with greasy hands as jelly spills all over your person....
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Loads of pure steak in there, wonderfully rich and meaty although the pastry was a touch crumbly in parts this was a highly satisfying feed. Farm shops don’t piss about.
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I've no idea how long this pie had been out there but I nearly broke my bloody teeth on the crust and it was a touch small and fragile. In summary I'm a tad disappointed that Parfi...
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Spot of controversy here. On first inspection it looks an amazing crust but I can’t help noticing the bottom of the foil tray is a touch uneven. I attempt to lift the pie out of th...
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A delightful dark brown casing populated with masses of sloppy filling and gravy which smells divine made in a flat, almost plate pie style. An exquisite if a trifle pricey submiss...
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It looks suspiciously like a Wrights, which I had way back in January but I had a bit of a nightmare trying to find the pie shop I was actually looking for in Congleton (Chatwins)...
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Unfortunately in here the service was terrible, serving locals who had just walked him while your correspondent stood there growing a full beard. A tragedy really as this was one o...
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