Monthly archive · 2019
Overall rating: 9/10 Review: Well I’m as surprised as you are! Standard supermarket mince pies have been lazy this year – too soft, tasteless. Not this one.…
Triumph
Overall rating: 6.5/10 Review: Another Co-op pie…how many do they have? This one is middle of the road – certainly not very luxury. Pastry on this one is quite…
Church hall special
Overall rating: 6/10 Review: The best gluten free vegan mince pie I’ve ever eaten…but also my first! I’ve had many requests to review some gluten free and vegan…
Overall rating: 2/10 Review: Like so many fancy looking mince pies this year, Sainsbury’s have managed to miss the mark. The first thing you notice when you bit…
Back on the shelf
Overall rating: 8.5/10 Review: The second M&S mince pie of 2019. It’s a cracker. Well it’s a pie, but you know what I mean… This is the standard pie from M&S so…
Seconds, please
Overall rating: 8/10 Review: Look at that box! These are some fancy mince pies. M&S know how to do food so I’m excited about trying these… The pie is quite…
Proper good
Overall rating: 9/10 Review: The winner from 2017 returns triumphantly. Another great mince pie from Co-op. The biscuity pastry is sweet and crumbly – but not…
Overall rating: 7/10 Review: Oh ohh. Here comes Mr Big Shot! It’s the deep filled pie from Mr Kipling – with a Good Housekeeping Institute taste award on the…
Perfectly fine
Overall rating: 6.5/10 Review: I quite fancy a lattice top, something a bit different. This one looks quite nice on the box but as so often this year, the…
Overall Rating: 6/10 Review: Aldi have had a mixed showing the last few years. They tend to release a raft of mince pies of all types – and the specially…
Overall rating: 8.5/10 Review: Last year’s winner here. Big boots to fill. I’m excited! I’m disappointed. Damn it. But there’s no doubt these are still a very…
Overall rating: 2/10 Review: Oh dear. I’m not sure how these can come from the same bakery as the 8.5/10 deep filled mince pies? Shallow filled pies aren’t my…
