When it comes to pastry I simply love the stuff even though my hips sadly don't! I can't resist pasties and pies and the likes and so when I spotted this in Tesco the other night costing only 35p each I decided it had to be worth a try for a quick tea! The Packaging: The pasty comes in a dark green and see through easy to tear open packet and on the front of it we are told that it is Tesco Cheese & Onion Pastry and that it is freezable and there is an at a glance nutritional chart shown as well as the best before date being stated. On the back of the packet other information listed includes being told what it is, ingredients and allergy advice ...  Read the complete review

I'm working in a Pasty shop so expect some harsh words for Tesco's Cheese & Onion Pasty. I've never heard of Pasties before starting to work in a bakery chain that sells traditional Cornish pasties - but now I'm so spoiled and know all the different flavours they offer. Cheese & Onion is one of my favourites, a strong cheese flavour well balanced with the onions is the secret of the perfect pasty. Our pasties are quite expensive, over 2.50 for a Cheese & Onion so I almost couldn't believe it when I saw the Tesco version for 49 pence! 150g fills you up pretty well as the buttery pastry and the creamy sauce are quite heavy. I think I just ...  Read the complete review

Tesco Cheese & Onion Pasty costs 49p for a 150g slice. That's a lot cheaper than many of the pre-filled sandwiches, including the cheese & onion one! But the trick is that they keep these, and the other cheap pasties, in the chiller cabinet near the ready meals in store. So beware of this next time you go straight for the sandwich cabinet, where cheap snacks and meals like this are rarely kept! I'd love to tell you that for 49p you get a super tasty little treat, but that just isn't quite true. The actual pastry is relatively tasty, if slightly unevenly cooked usually. I tend to find it's rather crumbly on the outside, while a bit sloppy and over ...  Read the complete review