Worlds worst pie

A three and a half year thread – about pies! I love Australia.

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I second that about Crust in Fyshwick. Especially if you are a vegetarian or vegan – the tomato-lentil-coriander pie is out of this world. The best pie you’ll ever eat without meat in it.

Best pies are from Crust bakery at Fyshwick markets. Good bakery all round in my opinion and not expensive for what you get either.

I should have read this post before I ventured into the shop last week….. Having driven past may times I decided to give it a go and ordered the Steak and mushroom…. The steak was like little cubes of rubber and the single slice of identifiable mushroom was so lonely it gave up trying to flavor the pie….

I am seeking a source of stickers that say “NOT” to place over the sign on my next trip down that way…..

Skidbladnir O’Conner have Mrs Mac’s pie’s at IGA shop.

I’d be seriously surprised if there was much of a product overlap between Target and David Jones, but I get your point H1NG0.

A bit like people paying rediculous prices at David Jones for the same thing you could get at Target. I guess there is a market for rich toffy pricks to make them feel like they are getting something superior.

Would always be cautious about anywhere that advertises themselves as the world’s best. I guess it appeals to certain elements of the Sydney crowd who would argue that they must be good, they’re expensive

hingo said :

I still swear by the ALDI frozen pies. They are tops.

Agreed mate – they’ve been a mainstay for us this footy season.

Snap. World’s Best Pies? We stopped there a couple of years ago -drawn by the extravagant claims of the signs. Cost about $40.00 to ‘feed’ family of 4. (If you think the pies are bad, don’t try the sausage rolls.) The whole lot went in the bin.

I’m amazed that place is still going.

Good to hear that nothing’s changed in a year and a half…

Kangaroo valley – Worlds best pies…..lies i stopped there yesterday, to test the claim, it was the worst pie i have ever had, dirty gray, tastless mince, greasy pastry, and they charged me $6:50, i think they have to charge that much because they know you won’t be stopping there again, I counldn’t even finish it it was that bad, the half that i did eat sat badly for the rest of the day, i doubt a dog would even eat these pies

I have to agree the Pie I had at tht place in Kangaroo valley was shit house, me and my brother were both very very very disapointed espeacially after the three signs suggesting they are the worlds best. Shame on those rip off merchants shame

Glad MOff mentioned Elaine’s in Fyshwick. Their shepherds pies with potato and cheese on top are delicious – and there’s a vegetarian option. ONly place I’ve seen that has a vegetarian option that isn’t cheese & spinach OR a disgusting undercooked vegetable pastie.

For a pie on the way to the coast, or just go for a short drive to Bungendore … cafe on the main road just up from the intersection makes and sells a terrific white wine rabbit pie. really worth the little trip.

@hingo – I’m going to try ALDI pies now, based off your recommendation.

Well I heard that the Braidwood Bakery uses local road-kill for their pies. Apparently (so I’ve been told), bored locals go tearing about the dirt roads at night trying running over wild animals, then selling them.

Braidwood – i got food poisoning from a pie from there. Do you think i’m ever eating there again??

And the bakery at southlands mawson doesnt make that crash hot pies either..

Good pize are from the Vietnamese bakery at Kingston (everything they do is good, a great traditional bakery and nice people, too)

Comment by ant — 13 February, 2008 @ 10:28 pm

Second on the pies there, the onion pies are great. But the best pie I’ve had is made by my partner’s mum, total flavour and you know what’s in it!

I just had a nice pie from Danny’s in Narrabundah. Nothing great about it, but it did well at everything a good pie should do. Would eat there again.

re the Braidwood bakery… rip off merchants! Charging 10% extra on public holidays even for standard loaves of bread. They make money hand over fist as it is, so I’ve chosen to vote with my feet and buy my bread, pies, sausage rolls, drinks etc elsewhere.

Nearly forgot to mention the Braidwood bakery pies. Perfectly standard, not too fancy.

Um… speaking of pie chains, has nobody mentioned Elaine’s yet?

Cornucopia pies are truly awesome, but everytime I’m in Braddon, it’s a Monday, when they’re closed.

The bakery in Kingston has regular (not fancy) pies that are delicious, if plain – I think they won some sort of an award for them years back, but eating them now, you wonder why.

I never go to any Vietnamese bakeries for pies. Maybe bread. But nothing else! Perish the thought!

I didn’t read the title, Cornacupia is nearly the best. The worst pie I’ve had recently is from the Vietnamese bakery at Fyshwick Markets.

The Robertson pie shop in Robertson (on the way to wollongong near moss vale) has possibly the best pies in NSW, possibly the world.

Cornacupia in Braddon

The Erindale Bakery used to be MUCH better than it is now. They really had top notch pies years back.

I still swear by the ALDI frozen pies. They are tops.

tidbinbilla space tracking cafe – best pies in canberra. worth the drive.

As far as the road to Jervis Bay goes, we usually take the Nerriga Road. I suggest that anyone considering stopping in Nerriga for a pie think again. Very old Mrs Mac’s pie serves at body temperature and so dehydrated you could see that the filling was reduced by about half. It went out the windo after one bite.

@skidblandnir – you are most welcome once you walk over my dead body. Mælinar reserves the right to manage his own slaves until such time.

Those pies on Sweeney Todd looked yummy. Really meaty.

@Skidbladnir
Maybe Parker’s will take the kids as a deposit

I’m a fan of the pies at Holbrook bakery. Good place to stop for lunch on the way to Melbourne.

I would be willing to sell Maelinar’s children into slavery for a reliable source of good and hearty kangaroo meat pies, though.

Mrs Mac’s are hugely popular in WA (based out of Perth) and sell a microwave range everywhere you go (Woolies\Safeway, and their equivalent of IGAs).

I havent seen them in Canberran stores though, but they’re always found in school canteens for some reason.

CHOICE has them listed as being available either:
Available from most supermarkets in WA and most school canteens in all states. (Good Eating Beef range)
Available from most supermarkets in WA and some service stations and convenience stores in all states. (Famous Beef range)

Interesting comments about the braidwood bakery as i bet it does a roaring trade of canberran’s heading to the coast. Must admit i wasnt overjoyed with the chicken pie i had from there last weekend, and my wife got sick from hers (i’m obviously made of sterner stuff).

I do like Mrs Mac’s pies. Good think crust, tasty filling. Does anyone know where you can buy those in canberra?

Jesters at Brand Depot. My wife loves it now because I’ll happily take her down to Brand Depot as long as she blackmails me with a couple of Chunky Steak pies. Real chunks of real steak, real tender. Best pie I’ve had in Canberra in 10 years.

Braidwood Bakery does great sourdough, but have to agree that their pies are very very ordinary.

Had a weekend with Mrs Torbida in Rutherglen not too long ago and approached Parker’s Pies with trepidation – “Best Pies in Australia” – how many times I’ve seen that.

Anyhoo, long story short, tried their signature pie: Kangaroo with caramelised (sp?) onion and redcurrant jelly OMG! It’s almost worth the drive just to get a pie.

VB, totally agree about Braidwood bakery, was there last week. It was awful. I burnt my lips on the runny gravy and had to send in the dog to find any meat, because I couldn’t.

I’ve decided my indicator is whether they use those little aluminium trays. If yes, pastry will be soggy, ergo, rest of pie will be rubbish too because it means they don’t care.

The worse pie I ever had was the thing my mum cooked me once. Jesus. Even the dog left the kitchen. It still brings tears to my eyes.

I haven’t had any shit pies in recent years. There’s no excuse for a shit pie, I mean come on! Good pize are from the Vietnamese bakery at Kingston (everything they do is good, a great traditional bakery and nice people, too), and oddly enough the eatery at parly house. They have Vili pize and their lamb and mint thing is very nice. Of course you want to get yer pie from a bakery with fly strips hanging in the doorway and a pub 2 doors up, but anyway.

Many years ago, working out of Tibooburra. The pub had a bar 3 people long. The wall behind was a full on Russell Drysdale painting. The Juke box was a Philips plastic record player with a range of C/W Lp’s for your enjoyment, parked on the end of the bar.

Alongside the Philips was a Sunbeam frypan, containing the ‘counter lunch’. You can probably imagine the 3 day old piece of meat carrying pastry within.

THAT was a crook pie!

Worst pie I ever had from that the alleged best bakery in Braidwood. In reality it was a 250 degree celsius runny gravy bag with 3 flecks of mince.

Absolutely awful.

I will travel a moderate distance to ensure that a product of the Erindale Bakery is around at lunchtime. Their basic pies are a heap better than average; their more sophisticated offerings are simply wonderful.

Have tried the place referred to by Maelinar and thought it no better than average.

brumbies does a good curry pie

I agree with the assessment.

Last time we tried a pie there was April ’07…

I’ve had better pies from Brumbies at Lyneham shops!

Are you sure you didn’t order a steak, kidney and potato pie?

What this part of the world needs is a “Big Dads” pie shop. Big Dads is a hugely successful franchise in QLD selling truly magnificent pies. The king of the pies has to be the big dad special: thick golden shortcrust base, sizable lumps of identifiable meat (not the odd wobbly bits) in a rich and flavoursome gravy, an egg, bacon and cheese under a covering of puff pastry. Truly devine…

Their steak and kidney is packed with lumps of offal easily identified as kidney and goes well with mushy peas.