Unable to open.
Used to love these, unsure if they have actually made the metal even stronger, but now impossible to open, even using the recommended can opener! After half an hour of trying, this eventually got put in the bin as unless you are able to prise it apart manually, you aren't getting in. Add to that, that repeatedly trying to open you end up with sharp shards of metal getting into the pastry and half the gravy had oozed out of the bits where it had actually managed to pierce the metal. Will not buy again until they do something with regards to opening.
SO DISAPPOINTED with this blast from the past !
I used to love these as a student back in the late 60s - so disappointing now. Pastry crispy on top, soggy underneath. The steak & kidney almost non-existent - used to be lovely & chunky
yummy and loads of meat
I had one last week and was surprised how much meat.Keep this up as i did stop buying them before..Because of the meat content..Well done
A let down
Very poor. It says serves two so they would have to fight to see who got the bit of meat. These pies used to be a treat, but not good now, even the pastry was a let down. The top part rose and was an appetising colour, but the pastry underneath was a slimy slab. Perhaps some good things are best left in the memories. This is a pie I would rather forget.
Vast improvement needed to ACCESS the CONTENTS 😠
TASTE? 5☆☆☆☆ ACCESSIBILITY? Minus 1☆ Why? We've broken an expensive MANUAL ROTARY can opener (as advised to use by fray bentos), our NEIGHBOUR had to come round & finish helping us to open it.
Disappointing - nothing like I remembered them!
I was very disappointed - not at all how I remember them from being a child. The pastry did rise beautifully & was lovely and crispy on the top, but underneath it was slippery & seemed almost uncooked despite being cooked as directed on the tin. The small amount of meat inside was in tiny pieces so not really worthy of being called chunks and I didn’t find or taste any kidney! The tin was also hard to open even with a substantial tin opener!
Small pieces and not much meat
Thought would try for old-time sake - v disappointing - the pieces of meat were more like pieces of mince - the largest piece was about the size of a baked bean - nothing like the picture on the tin. And there was way more gravy than meat - to be fair it says 21% meat on ingredients.
No meat.
Gravy pie.
Not nice at all
Sorry but this was horrible. The meat and gravy were greasy and did not taste nice at all.
I am old enough to remember what these used to be
I am old enough to remember what these used to be like with proper lumps of steak and bits of kidney in them, they were a favourite when I was a child :) Not sure where the "new improved recipe!" or the "33% more meat" fits in because now it is just basically lumpy gravy :( I still love the pastry though so will continue to buy.