scrubbedexpat098

My favourite is the steak and kidney from Thirlmere pie shop in NSW, but there are some that come close, the one from Robertsons Famous pie shop at the top of the Macquarie pass is pretty damned good. The Kangaroo Valley pie shop claims to be the 'worlds best', this is completely untrue, and I frequently open the window and remind them of it whenever I drive past.

Freddos pies in Frederickton has a great name, however my choice to have the crocodile pie has probably forever spoilt the place for me, I'll have to go back there one way.

Jesters pies in WA were an eye opener, the stockman and nutty chook especially, very good quality for mass produced it has to be said

Pies, they're awesome

Amazulu

My favourite is the award winning Golden bakery in Perth CBD. About $4 a pie ($3 for sausage rolls) so pretty good value. Standouts are the chunky beef with sun dried tomato pie and the bacon and cheese sausage roll. It is run by very friendly Vietnamese ladies

Jesters are okay but I find them a bit overpriced

scrubbedexpat098

they're $6.50 in Wickham, thought that was just Pilbara prices, will have to give the Golden bakery a go next time I'm there. This Thirlmere place is also run by Vietnamese chicks, perhaps the Aussies aint all that in the pie department, more research required I reckon

knockoff nige

Beef pie from the Bourke st Bakery. Nicest I've ever had.

Swerv-o

Steak & Kidney is the daddy of all pies, and seems very rare here. I must try this Thirlmere place and see what it is like.

I do find that lots of restaurants and pubs seem to confuse a stew in a pot with a pastry lid on with a Pie. This is most irritating, but altogether commonplace these days. A pie really must be completely encased in pastry to qualify, and also not be a pasty.


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knockoff nige

What about Sheperds pie?

Swerv-o

That's a 'Tribute Pie' - A pie in concept, but not in actuality


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knockoff nige

Tribute pie sounds delicious.

Swerv-o

Can certainly be delicious - just have to be careful, else things like quiche will sneak in and start being included as pies as well...


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knockoff nige

Lemon meringue?

scrubbedexpat098

You speak the truth, stew with a lid, a ghastly way of doing things. I saw a bolegnese pie advertised in pie face at the airport yesterday, Iti pie???? Has the world gone mad? Robertsons do an egg bacon and tomatoe one, it's very nice n all but I get a pang of guilt when I think it's nothing more than a quiche in pie form. I usually follow it up with a Steak and Kidney one though

Swerv-o

I think that sweet pies deserve different treatment.



I'm really really hungry now, with all this talk of pastry encrusted goodness...


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scrubbedexpat098

NIGEL!!!! stop right now, that's a tart not a pie, an egg white topped tart I tells thee

knockoff nige

No, you're a tart.

Swerv-o

Ah, a tart! Of course! Yes - good point. Like Jam Tarts. They are certainly not pies...

Apple Pies, are, obviously pies, though crumbles aren't...


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