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| - After driving round a decidedly shady parking lot, we finally found the Cornish Pasty Co. That I had been looking forward to visiting since I heard about it nearly two months ago, I repeatedly asked myself "what the hell am I doing here?"
Driving away, however, the question on my lips was "why the hell did I wait two months to visit this place?"
Upon arriving, my wife and I stayed ourselves on the church pew benches that line the walls of this dark and atmospheric bar. The hipster-esque barman took our beer order, and I was a little disappointed when he said the boddingtons was all gone, with no equivalent substitute available. I plumped for the kronenburg 1664, which went down very nicely.
When it came to ordering food, I asked for the scotch egg, which, like the boddingtons, it appeared that demand had exceeded supply.
My wife got the cottage pie pasty, and I opted for the lamb.
I should tell you that being an Englishman, and a trained chef, my expectations were quite high. I know good pies and pasties when I eat them, and I have to say that both mine and my wife's were as good as any I've eaten. Mine was moist with tender chunks of juicy lamb, perfectly cooked potatoes and light crispy, crusty pastry. The red wine gravy that accompanied it was slightly sweet and very rich, which complimented the subtle mint that fragranced the lamb.
My wife thoroughly enjoyed the cottage pie pasty, being of Irish decent. It was apparent that the lamb mince was of excellent quality, lacking the grittiness that often spoils similar dishes. The cheddar cheese was very mature, giving the pasty a hearty, deep flavor.
We ordered the mushy peas(which in my opinion would have been even better with some chunks of ham) and the oven chips(which tasted very similar to the ones I make at home).
Altogether I was throughly impressed with the quality of the food, and although slightly disappointed with the items they didn't have, and the kinda steep bill, I will definitely be back. And will certainly order them to bake myself at home.
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