21 February 2012
Legacy review
8.9/10
Good Pie Guide rating
Despite turning me down for summer work in 1995, I bear no grudge against Pork Farms. It’s dark and moody and mass produced but contains lots of fine, well seasoned pork meat insul...
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16 February 2012
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8.1/10
Good Pie Guide rating
It’s served red hot, pulled straight from the oven but the old adage of a good little 'un will always beat a good big 'un does not apply to the pie eater's prescription because thi...
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16 February 2012
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8.9/10
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Despite sounding like an American rapper, Marshall Spearing produces a divinely proficient pie. The pastry is crisp and glazed on the outside with a soft doughy interior and the fi...
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7 February 2012
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8.6/10
Good Pie Guide rating
Served in a box with mash and gravy for £6.80, it composes of semi melted cheese on top of a decent quantity of steak with two big dollops of potato on the OUTSIDE. It'll never cat...
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4 February 2012
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8.6/10
Good Pie Guide rating
A pie for a pound is a headline grabber. However, when you discover that it's actually TWO pies for a pound, or pasties, sausage rolls or whatever, well the cap is well and truly d...
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4 February 2012
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8.4/10
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The Pound Bakery meat and potato which is passable too. Large slabs of potato and juicy mincemeat. Again there is a heinous amount of airspace towards the roof of the pie and it ar...
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3 February 2012
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8.9/10
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Described as The ultimate pork pie, he may look like a bit of a toff on his website but this is a growler and a half. Philip has earned his stripes here with an enticing pork pie b...
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31 January 2012
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8.8/10
Good Pie Guide rating
The temperature is powerful and the crust is sublime; a touch of puff pastry yet light and soft in the mouth. The filling, consisting of ringlets of pink meat and mushy slabs of po...
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28 January 2012
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9.4/10
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Situated near to the Etihad but also close to Newton Heath, these pies are equally as suitable for an Arab sheikh or a humble railway worker. A wonderful oval shaped shortcrust cas...
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28 January 2012
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8.9/10
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This pie cost EIGHTY FIVE PENCE and the delightful aroma of gravy coming from inside means that this pie is destined for a quick larruping. Intensely full inside, easy on the eye w...
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28 January 2012
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8.4/10
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An impressive pie and Slattery’s is an impressive place, think if Willy Wonka made pie shops. There’s a glazed top crust with a little porthole and a large crack running through th...
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28 January 2012
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7.4/10
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Organised chaos in this place, where I am constantly ignored in my attempts to get service. The pie is presented in a raging hot foil tray yet the ample serving of meat and veg is...
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24 January 2012
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7.9/10
Good Pie Guide rating
My fault this entirely. I mistaken thought that you could get a pie from a baker’s in London, only to return with a steak bake that had more air in it than Geordie celeb, Donna. De...
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23 January 2012
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8.4/10
Good Pie Guide rating
An above average size pie with a crust which had a lovely feel to it but wasted no time introducing me to Mr Heartburn. A delightful, powerful aroma came off it which veritably stu...
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21 January 2012
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8.9/10
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The pastry is softer than the dulcet tones of the Cadbury's Caramel bunny, like an angel crying on my tongue, the mince meat filling is slightly pinkish in colour and encased in a...
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16 January 2012
Legacy review
8.3/10
Good Pie Guide rating
The pie possesses perfect portability and holds together throughout. The crust edge is a tad thick which often sets the heartburn alarm bells ringing but the whole pie is eaten by...
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