FOOD AND DRINK
PIE AND MIGHTY
The very best city crust
FOR A COSY NIGHT IN
Pick up a pie to take home from Cobbs Farm Shop in Headbourne Worthy , where gourmet Pieminister pies include goat ’ s cheese , sweet potato and spinach , chicken and portobello mushroom and classic steak and kidney .
01962 889000 www . cobbsfarmshops . co . uk
MAKE YOUR OWN
We love a visit to Beechcroft Farm Shop on Sarum Road where you can buy fresh meat from stock that grazes on the farm . The in-house butcher will cut your pork , lamb and beef exactly to your specifications so it ’ s perfect for pie-making and you won ’ t get better anywhere in our opinion . It ’ s also a great place for ordering a local joint for Christmas . Feeling lazy ? Then pick up a pre-made pie . The shop stocks lots of other local produce too .
01962 868214 www . beechcroftdirect . co . uk
FOR YOUR PIES ONLY
Piecaramba ! on Parchment Street offers comics and all things pop culture , with its menu entirely dedicated to pies . They include Blue Steel , with beef and stilton , Chick Norris with chicken and chip shop curry sauce , and some cracking veggie options too . Make sure you go to the Star Wars themed loos . They ’ re great !
01962 852182 www . piecaramba . co . uk
PIE OF THE DAY
Tuck into the daily bake at Greens Bar and Kitchen . They ’ re packed with locally-sourced ingredients and include the likes of chicken , leek and herbs served with crushed peas and mash .
01962 869630 www . greensbarandkitchen . co . uk
UPPER CRUST
Venison pies have been favoured by the English gentry for centuries . Test Valley Venison comes from wild stock that roams freely and grazes on arable crops , tree buds and brambles , which gives it its very distinctive taste . It ’ s very lean meat , with diced venison perfect for pies . Buy steaks , shanks , sausages and burgers direct from this field to fork company or opt for home delivery .
07741 778853 www . testvalleyvenison . co . uk
AT THE CHIPPY
Shoal on The Broadway might be best known for its fish and chips but it also does a mean pie and chips too . Pies are made and baked to order and include chicken , ham and leek and potato , cheese and leek . There ’ s also a great fish pie – but without the crust . Takeaway is on offer too .
01962 861919 www . shoal . uk . net
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