This pie was pretty good. Overall Beut Bakery's Steak and Cheese pie was pretty tasty and I think the awards they've won in the past for their pies are probably well deserved.
First Impressions
Standard sized New Zealand one serve pie.
I was having it for lunch so I have no qualms about it being served up in a white paper bag. However, not too impressed that the bottom of the bag was oil soaked and left a layer of grease on my fingers when I picked it off the passenger seat after a 5 minute drive down the road back to work.
First Impressions
Standard sized New Zealand one serve pie.
I was having it for lunch so I have no qualms about it being served up in a white paper bag. However, not too impressed that the bottom of the bag was oil soaked and left a layer of grease on my fingers when I picked it off the passenger seat after a 5 minute drive down the road back to work.
First bite was quite enjoyable, in fact delicious. I encountered a slightly crisp and soft pastry encasing a filling at a temperature that was perfect and not at risk of being scolded for burning my mouth.
The Analysis
The Analysis
Definitely a flaky pastry top with what I think was a short pastry bottom. Pastry was noticeably yellow in colour - this was neither a put off or an attraction. Pie casing had a thin crispy layer incasing soft tasty layers inside and of course the gravy centre. For me the pastry's texture and taste was perfect, the look was okay. No overly oily feeling left on my lips afterwards, which is fantastic.
The filling was yum, even the gravy! But if I go down to the nitty gritty...I counted two ~1 cm cubes of steak and limited cheese unfortunately. Another 2 cubes of meat and double the cheese and I would have higher praise. The gravy, was slightly too runny. I needed to plan my bites so that I didn't squeeze gravy out the sides of my lips and burn my cheeks!
As a whole, this pie is one of the tastiest pies I've had.
In The End...Given the price, I think I paid NZ$3.50 for this pie, and how good it was to eat, I definitely recommend a steak and cheese pie from Beaut Bakery.
In The End...Given the price, I think I paid NZ$3.50 for this pie, and how good it was to eat, I definitely recommend a steak and cheese pie from Beaut Bakery.
