2 stars might well seem a bit harsh, especially as I can well imagine that some people may have had…read moresome amazing pie shaped experiences at Bangers, when all the variables are right.
Let me explain. After a relatively hard days scouting around the Lewes Road reviewing and taking pictures, I walk down Baker Street, and spot what looks like a shop, which could turn into a favourite of mine. It's small, it's obviously not a chain, it's beautifully simple, only selling pie, it's cheap and best of all it's all made on the premises and infront of you, in the same room. YES...
Great. In fact on top of this, and undoubtedly a deal breaker for why I decided to plump for a pie, is that it's bitterly cold outside, I'm also cold, and the idea of a lovely warming pie is just too good to resist.
I go, after some deliberation, for a Leek and Bacon, which looks great. I hand over my £1.30, and admire my pie and myself for such an astute purchase, then I bite into the beautiful looking thing.
WHATTTT???IT"S COLD. WHAT?WHY?
Why would a shop that only sells pies.ONLY PIES. Sell cold pies.WHY? Surely they should invest in some sort of machinery to keep a pie warm.Please. I genuinely was very disappointed by this, nay, I was devastated. Everything up until that point had me excited, and then the damn bubble burst, spewing cold, leeky pie all over my face.
The pie tasted alright, but to be honest the coldness didn't make it that appetising, and I was simply to grumpy too try and make the best of the flavour anyway. I don't know if they can put them in the microwave, but I wasn't given the option, so I guess not. What a shame. Could have been a great pie.