All posts by Will O'Hara

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: 0/10 Review: Shocking. What a state. Co-op’s most standard pie is an abomination. What can I say? This is not good at all. To provide a bit of context, my middle son is a big mince pie fan too, he tried this one before I did and ended up spitting it out into… 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

Overall rating: 8.5/10 Review: These filled cookies from ASDA are the first non-mince pie, mince pie items I’ve come across this year. They’re good. Last year we had popcorn, cocktails, cream and all sorts – this year the mince pie flavoured stuff has been hard to come by. Not sure why. I’m a fan of… Read More

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. It’s safe to say my expectations for this mince pie were low, Sainsbury’s have smashed past those and pushed their way into the upper echelons of 2019 mince… Read More

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 into this mince pie is the cavernous gap where the mincemeat should be…its over half empty! The second thing you notice is just how dry the mincemeat… Read More

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 mince pie options. Done it in one here! I’ve reviewed this as a mince pie – no preferential treatment for the GF or V. Interesting to note… Read More

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 nice but there’s better out there. It’s very slightly too soft and crumbly. Similar for the mincemeat. It’s certainly not bad, it’s just mediocre, not very… Read More

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 large, it doesn’t taper towards the bottom like most do. The top is as fancy as the box, with an intricate star motif and icing… Read More