Moturoa Cafe Steak and Cheese Pie Review

This time I was shopping around in the Moturoa shops. Walked past Moturoa cafe, the smell of freshly baked goods was too tempting to resist so in I went and, as usual, took the shortest path to the pie warmer to check out what was on offer. Excellent, only one steak and cheese pie left, must be good if there's only one left right? It's my go to pie type to review and judge a place for its pies so I snapped it up and scoffed it down.

First Impressions
Lack of colour on the pastry; I remember it having a distinctly pale look about it. Also, taking it out of the warmer; the nice lady behind the counter gave me a hand with the comment "oh, you have to use this scooper to pick it up rather than the tongs. I had a customer the other day mess the pie up..." Right, so structural integrity of pie was not fantastic - in fact, quite soft and flimsy.

The Analysis 

Pastry was easy to bite into but it lacked flavour or any kind of texture - it was just soft, not soggy but not crisp either. Perhaps it needed just a bit more time in the oven?


The filling had a couple of chunky bits of steak but again tasteless and generic filling like a supermarket pie. There was a wee bit of mince, a lot of gravy and piss all cheese. Not tasty at all, I think they forgot the salt or something.

In the end...

Think the pie cost $4.50. OK price for what I got but I would rather a reheated pre-frozen supermarket pie for a similar price. The pastry lacked texture, colour and flavour. Whilst the filling was generic and lacked salt. Not the best pie, certainly not the worst but I wouldn't go out of my way to get another. However, I'd have another if I was hungry and in a hurry, especially if I was in the area often. They have a pie loyalty card - every tenth pie is free at Moturoa Cafe, 498 St Aubyn Street, Moturoa, New Plymouth, New Zealand.