PASTIES AND FEUDING....

Quite a few years ago I was in the RN and used to travel home at weekends. I did a stint at Northwood and one weekend managed to get away early for my weekend home. Because I missed eating I was starving when I got to Paddington station and had in those days another 5 plus hours to go before I got home. Went to the station buffet and there in big letters on the wall was sign advising pasties were on sale there. Ah I thought, ideal so I bought one and indeed it was shapped like a pasty with flaky pastry and all. Got outside and took a bite and nearly dropped. It only had sausage meat in it. I went back to the buffet and complained that they were advertising pasties and selling sausage rolls in a different shape. Answer was that if it was wrapped in pastry then it was a pasty. Wouldn't even give me my money back as I'd bitten it. Most shocking experience of my pasty eating life and I've never bought anything on a train or station since.

It's nice to see this subject is back on line and is being taken seriously again as it is a serious matter.

The most important thread on a forum in weeks. My vote goes to Ann's Pasty Shop down on the Lizard. The ones sold in Spar shops are quite good too!

And the mother-in laws!

Richard Blight wrote:

The most important thread on a forum in weeks. My vote goes to Ann's Pasty Shop down on the Lizard. The ones sold in Spar shops are quite good too!

And the mother-in laws!

Do you have an opinion on Alex Polizzi and Chough's Richard?

You're quite right Richard, despite being kept warm for possibly weeks in a glass cabinet and having to man handle them into a grease proof bag, the pasties from Spar shops are unexpectedly good.

Greenjock wrote:

Richard Blight wrote:

The most important thread on a forum in weeks. My vote goes to Ann's Pasty Shop down on the Lizard. The ones sold in Spar shops are quite good too!

And the mother-in laws!

Do you have an opinion on Alex Polizzi and Chough's Richard?

The Lizard is a good place to see very rare Cornish Choughs

Richard Blight wrote:

Greenjock wrote:

Richard Blight wrote:

The most important thread on a forum in weeks. My vote goes to Ann's Pasty Shop down on the Lizard. The ones sold in Spar shops are quite good too!

And the mother-in laws!

Do you have an opinion on Alex Polizzi and Chough's Richard?

The Lizard is a good place to see very rare Cornish Choughs

I've seen them at Kynance.

I'm still more interested in Alex Polizzi than birds or pasties I think Merv might now understand why his original question about everyone getting along was treated with such short shrift.

Peggy wrote:

Can't really comment on pasties, being a vegetarian. But whoever first had the idea for the vegetable balti pies they sell at Arsenal deserves to be king.

An Ivor would be perfect then Peggy. Just open it up, pick out the pink stringy stuff & hey presto, a vegetarian pasty


Anyway, My favourite pasties :-

Barnecutts, made in Bodmin I think

Martin's bakery, Mevagissey

Aunty May's, Newlyn

Warrens, pretty good for a mass produced pasty.

What's the name of the pasty shop in Hayle on the corner as you go under a umph gert big viaduct? Not been that way for years but they were real beauties.

GOB wrote:

What's the name of the pasty shop in Hayle on the corner as you go under a umph gert big viaduct? Not been that way for years but they were real beauties.

Philps. Almost forgot about them. Yeah they are pretty good pasties too.

GOB wrote:

What's the name of the pasty shop in Hayle on the corner as you go under a umph gert big viaduct? Not been that way for years but they were real beauties.

Not thinking of Warrens are you GOB ?, next door to the Spar shop,

It was about 20 years ago when I last went in there so I have no idea fellas.

The Pastie shop on the Callington Road out of Carkeel is pretty good.

(And it's closer than Hayle or Falmouth).

(And it's not a chain).

(But their veggie ones are crap).

Come on Cameron & Clegg! Sort it out.

Can I say that I am impressed with the distance and effort people put in for their perfect pasty. It shows total committment and a number of you should be very proud. Lets just hope there won't be another Paul Whitehouse advert on this subject now if anyone from outside reads this thread. Whilst it will increase the sale of pasties in general we can't have outsiders coming in and exhausting stocks.

The butcher in Underwood Road used to sell lovely home mades, yers ago mind!

My Mum's are deffo the best.

Butchers at Whitleigh Green are pretty good.

My wife's Gran's (my Gran in Law?) pasties - they are about a foot long, you have to have a cup of tea with them and if you finish it you won't need to eat for about three days.

GOB wrote:

What's the name of the pasty shop in Hayle on the corner as you go under a umph gert big viaduct? Not been that way for years but they were real beauties.

I've heard many good reports about this place, Gob. There's also a butchers on the main road in Tideford that sells pasties and I keep meaning to stop and grab one.

seadog wrote:

The butcher in Underwood Road used to sell lovely home mades, yers ago mind!

My Mum's are deffo the best.

I remember them I think they were called hingtons. Still prefer the ones from st Stephens bakery in the Ridgeway plympton

To be honest anything with Alex Polizzi in it i'd watch, She is Hot, Wealthy and worth a go lol. For feuding to end it takes boths sides to agree and TBH the other side are too arrogant to meet half way

Czarcasm wrote:

GOB wrote:

What's the name of the pasty shop in Hayle on the corner as you go under a umph gert big viaduct? Not been that way for years but they were real beauties.

I've heard many good reports about this place, Gob. There's also a butchers on the main road in Tideford that sells pasties and I keep meaning to stop and grab one.

That would be Philps.

Have to agree they are rather good, but only on a par with a fresh out of the oven Warrens or Rowes pasty.

There's a place called the junction cafe. Which is just past Bittaford on the Wrangaton road-think its the old Navy stores. They do amazing pasties in there, whenever I take a trip back home to Ivy I stop and get a supply

lawnmowerman wrote:

seadog wrote:

The butcher in Underwood Road used to sell lovely home mades, yers ago mind!

My Mum's are deffo the best.

I remember them I think they were called hingtons. Still prefer the ones from st Stephens bakery in the Ridgeway plympton

Their pies are better than their pasties.

Czarcasm wrote:

GOB wrote:

What's the name of the pasty shop in Hayle on the corner as you go under a umph gert big viaduct? Not been that way for years but they were real beauties.

I've heard many good reports about this place, Gob. There's also a butchers on the main road in Tideford that sells pasties and I keep meaning to stop and grab one.

Never had a pasty from there but it sells the best bacon I have ever bought.

The butcher's on Congreve Gardens, is that Honicknowle?, also sells awesome pasties.

I also had a Pilgrim pasty in the pub that I can't rmember the name of which is run by the old footballer out in Ivybridge. Pilgrim pasties are top notch too.

Having travelled the length and breadth of Cornwall in my lifetime living there for me it would be Philps at Hayle and Anne's on The Lizard but worthy of mentioning are Warrens, Barnecutts and those from the farmshop just off the main road at Carkeel. Oh, yes and the Spar ones are very good, I wonder who makes them. Also had a very good one recently from the garage opposite Exeter race course heading uphill towards Exeter.