Reviews & tasting notes of mince pies in the UK
Overall rating: 7/10 Price per pie: 13p Review: Aldi’s most standard of their enourmous mince pie range has faired averagely over the last few years. They’re cheap and pretty cheerful. The class of 2020 are pretty good. A nice looking mince pie with a snowflake on top, and a nice sprinkle of sugar too. The… Read More
Overall rating: 2/10 Price per pie: 35p Review: These very tall pies look suspiciously like the bakery pies ASDA and Co-op have had great success with over the last few years (a raft of 9s and 10s no less). Have Morrisons managed to copy a winning formula? In short, no. Very disappointed to be writing… Read More
Overall rating: 5/10 Price per pie: 25p Review: A recommendation from a fellow Twitter user (none other than the “Carmat King“, Ash Young), I had to get a box of these and try them out. They’re gluten free, wheat free, milk free and vegan. Let’s go. Outside of the many things they’re “free from”, these… Read More
Overall rating: 3/10 Price per pie: 25p Review: The box hasn’t changed since last year, and the Good Housekeeping Institute approval sticker is still proudly displayed. Last time I rated these 7/10 and thought they were fairly standard but ok. Oh dear. Things have taken a turn for the worst. These mince pies could accurately… Read More
Overall Rating: 5/10 Price per pie: 31p Review: The Co-op bakery mince pies have faired well in previous years – but those are the deep filled ones. These flatter ones don’t inspire tonnes of confidence – not sure how the ratio of pastry to filling will work? And immediately it’s gone a bit wrong. The… Read More
Overall rating: 8/10 Price per pie: 17p Review: A standard mince pie from Co-op….we’ve been here before. The last mince pie I reviewed in 2019 was Co-op’s standard mince pie. I needn’t remind regular readers what happened there, but for the new or uninitiated – it was an *abomination*. Surely this year they’ve sorted it… Read More
Overall rating: 8/10 Price per pie: 17p Review: A first showing for Premier Foods’ ‘Lyons Cakes’ brand mince pies on Mince Pie Reviews. It’s a standard pie – no promises of the fancy stuff. No idea what to expect… I’m pleasantly surprised. The box is a merry red and green and gives us a sneak… Read More
Overall rating: 7.5/10 Price per pie: ~31p Review: I’ve liked these in past years, I’m a fan of apple turnovers so these appeal to me. Puff pastry is lovely and the sugar on top usually helps. The Co-op’s puff pastry pies for 2020 feel very similar to those reviewed in 2017. The puff pastry is… Read More
Well here we are….closing in on Christmas 2020. Things aren’t going *quite* to plan are they… I questioned whether to even do this again, considering how we’ll all be sat apart on Christmas day, saddened by the global pandemic, the lockdowns, the masks, the tests, the deaths and the bloody god damn misery of it… Read More
Overall rating: 9/10 Review: The best fancy mince pie of 2019? Certainly up there with the finest. It’s rich and sweet with lovely biscuity pastry. These mince pies look the business, very fancy and would make a fine centerpiece on your table after Christmas lunch. The crumble pastry really makes this pie the special specimen… Read More