Cottage Bakery — Restaurant in England

I wanted to give The Cottage Bakery a decent score as bakers seem to be few and far these days but I have to say the cheese & onion pie was by far the most dismal I have ever had, and I've had a lot of pies!

The pastry was fine, if maybe a little dense on the base, but the filling, which resembled a rather solid beige paste, was totally devoid of both cheese & onion, and even basic seasoning.

It was so flavourless I even had a mate try it to see if it was just me being picky and he couldn't identify the filling by either look or taste.  It's rare I throw good food away but this wasn't good and 3/4 went into the bin, which is a first for me when it comes to pies.  I'm sure some of the other products rate higher but I wouldn't give this particular pie to the dog.

On a positive, the staff were cheerful and they looked to have a wide range of traditional items on offer, which hopefully rate higher than the poor excuse for a cheese & onion...

Just found out that the 4 products I purchased earlier contains Hydrogenated Rapeseed Oil which contains very high levels of erucic acid, a compound that in moderate to large amounts can be toxic to humans it is also GMO and proven to cause heart issues especially amongst young people. I would strongly suggest taking custom elsewhere, also I wasn't keen on the virtue signalling by rude staff or the draconian convid practices in-store which harbours germs and stops proper air ventilation, I also found it hard hearing staff through a 3 inch thick plastic panel. Lastly hygiene practices concern me by watching the video on Blackpool News website with a female working adding smarties to gingerbread MEN with dirty bare fingers and nails, including the lack of hair nets. I'll be reporting this to Blackpool's Food Safety...

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