“Steak pie,lots of pastry but when opened only 3 very small pieces of meat and not much gravy.Two thirds of the interior of the pie was just empty space! Not a pie at all.”
“Almost like a day's work getting through one of these! So dry & tasteless. Very little chicken inside. One more to get through sometime then it'll be back to chicken pies in the air fryer 😑”
“To the pukka pie company, well today I have just wasted my money buying your so called steak pie. I think a more fitting description is a Grizzle pastry, when I opened up the pie I was surprised to see a empty piece of disappointing dissatisfaction. This is hugely disappointing that a company can send a pie in a cardboard box to a shop and leave the meat back at the factory, but however take my money and that’s that. You say you value your customers but maybe you should value some better catering services. After this day I’ll never hinge my teeth into your pie again.”
“Have just eaten what was described as a chicken and mushroom pukka pie the only thing missing was the chicken and the mushrooms we will not purchase again. What a shame.”
“Just ate a chicken & mushroom pukka pie - pastry was ok but not more than ok! The pie filling contained ONE small piece of chicken and a few minuscule slithers of mushroom - and was filled with a thickened white gloop that must be the 'gravy'. Disappointing is an understatement!”
“What a disappointment! I was lured by the shortcrust pastry but it turned out to be a bad experience. The pastry was like cardboard and I had trouble finding any meat at all. Two or three minuscule pieces. Waste of money! And I have another two in
the freezer!!”
“Looks like ground meat and it more gravy than meat ,would never go back .real pies might be more expensive but they are absolutely filled to the crust with chunks of meat can't beat them.”
“I had always heard that "Pukka" were the go to pie, not sure where that came from.
We popped to the Coop and chose a pair of Pukka Pies All steak, rather than the 15p cheaper coop home brand, what a mistake.
I had two very small (about 10mm) bits of meat, management had one even smaller piece of meat in hers.
Taste wise was OK (for OK do not read great or even good).
I'm pretty sure these would be fine if dished up as a vegan meal, as they have less meat than a cucumber in them.
Would not buy again, I'll save the 30p and grab a pair of Coop pies next time.”
“Something has changed! Come on Pukka sort it out!! I’ve grown up on these pies and was happy to try the cook at home versions. They were great... just like from the chippy. Just recently they’ve sneaked in cost cuts. Definitely. The Chick n mush don’t taste like what it ought to. Pastry too thick. Not enough meat. Flavour has changed. Not happy. They’re not going straight in my basket.”
“There was absolutely no meat whatsoever in the steak and red wine pie for two- just a few slices of mushroom. Your pies used to be so good but now they are empty pastry cases.”
“Wake up and tell whoever the pie tasters are they have no taste buds, I remember when your steak and kidney was the real deal keeping the prices low and letting it affect your quality is not always the best solution, I am a great believer in paying more for quality what you should have done was make a good pie to sell alongside this substandard pie go and buy a pie from wright's pie shop.”
“Awful pie. One of the worst I have ever tasted, in fact. I bought a chicken and mushroom one from the supermarket, and it was devoid of any filling, barring 2 small chunks of chicken, and one tiny thin slice of mushroom, no bigger than a 5p piece. I have had some bad pies before, but having never tried Pukka Pies, I can honestly say this was probably the worst pie I have ever had the misfortune of putting in my mouth.
If Carlsberg made pies, even they would probably be better than Pukka Pies, and that's saying something!”
“This company doesn't even deserve 1 star!
I bought a Chicken and Mushroom pie along with a Steak and Kidney pie. Neither pie contained anything like what it stated on the packet or in the picture.
I can see from previous reviews that many have had the same experience and I am with them in my disgust of Pukka trying to pass these things off as pies. Rebrand them as tasteless pastry type cases with some sort of mush in it and reduce the price or better still throw them away.”
