Holly's Meat Pies — Restaurant in Bellingham

TIP: They serve hot pies at the store, in addition to frozen pies for cooking at home.

AMAZING vegan and vegetarian hand pies! I've never been a fan of "hand pies" / pasties because IMO the crusts tend to be hard and dry. But because GTG offers vegan ones, we gave them a try. We ordered all the vegan ones as well as all the vegetarian ones. Theirs are SO DIFFERENT and WONDERFUL! The crusts are substantial enough to hold in the fillings and truly be hold-able while eating, but they are also crumbly and they don't suck the moisture from your mouth like most hand pie crusts do. The fillings are moist but not drippy, and the level of herbs/spices is very good.

Depending on your preference for desserts, you might or might not like the apple and cherry turnovers. We tried only the cherry one so far. It wasn't highly sweet and also not super juicy/gummy. We're going to give the apple a try in our next order. We probably won't order the cherry one again because we prefer a little more "thick juice" with the fruit. The pecan bar was a 5 out of 5 and the brownie bar was a 4.

Here's a tip that you might find useful. Before eating, I thawed the pies in the fridge overnight. For 2 pies, I microwaved them for a few minutes to warm the fillings, then baked them for about 20 minutes to crisp up the crust without burning them. For a single pie I do the microwaving step, then pop it into the air fryer for about 10 minutes.

I highly recommend...

Been here three times so far, and going back again today, for vegan pies. Glad to see not only one vegan option but two choices; including one mild and one spicy. Perfect for my wife and I. While the price for the size of the item is a little high it's not out of line with current food prices. Hopefully in the future we will see a bit of a drop--$14 for a small business hand-made pot pie is about $4.00, at least, higher than I expected. The two times we came here we bought 4 and 6 frozen vegan pies. Service is quick and staff are very friendly. We've not had to wait longer than 5 seconds for one or even two staff to ask what I wanted to order. From ordering to walking out to the car is 1 to 3 minutes; maybe. The entryway, floor and shopping area/glass is clean even with the doors open. For anyone needing a quick main dish or side dish this is a...

We hadn't been to Holly's since they set up in their permanent location but we'd heard they had vegan options. The Vegan Veggie is just off the chain amazing - rich, flavorful and satisfying - perfect comfort food! Very much like a traditional pot pie, only better. They offered two sauces, a spicy ketchup and a barbeque - both were really tasty, though I would have maybe liked something that went with a lighter-sauce pie. Vegan garlic aioli, maybe? Special shout-out to the staff. We called ahead when we realized they were closing and they were happy to get our order ready at the last minute - and made sure it was piping hot! A little out of our price range for frequent visits, but we'll be back again when we can afford it - especially want to try their other vegan standard or any pies of the month that are...