I arrived in London very late, I was jetlagged, and it was freezing (and pouring down rain). Not wanting to hassle with finding a good restaurant, I saw that the Euston train station was a block from my hotel. I set off on food figuring I could at least grab SOMETHING acceptable to eat.
I settled on the West Cornwall Pasty because it was one of the few eateries in the station that had British food (and when in Rome...I mean, London....).
I opted for the potato and onion pasty, a vegetarian item that I usually love at other pie shops. It was large and quite heavy, and way too much for me to eat by myself. Turns out the huge portion size didn't matter because I ended up only taking a few bites and throwing the rest away.
The pastry was flaky enough, but also felt very dense and heavy. The stuffing was fine, but nearly flavorless. The potatoes were undercooked and I didn't get much of an onion flavor that I was hoping would be there. The pastry crust was overdone.
I also found the temperature to be way too cold. This thing wasn't even served to me warm, and it would've probably been a lot better had it been hot.
This pasty felt like it had been sitting under a heatlamp all day, which it very well may have been. To top it off, I had to pay train station prices that were far too high for the lack of quality.
I'd skip this place. There are obviously far better pasty and pie shops in town, and this isn't even passable for a train station. read more