Jesters Pie

Taste

We decided to try their Jaffle collection, which seems to be a lower fat alternatives to their normal pie range. But don't be fooled, the way they do this is to have less weight per pie, offering 170g instead of the usual 200g in each serving. The egg and mushroom jaffle pie ($3.95) was quite good, a thin and flaky pastry encasing a whole egg, with a creamy mushroom fix. The egg was cooked through but I didn't think you could have it any other way as they aren't fresh out of the oven. The egg, bacon and cheese jaffle pie ($3.95) was a bit too dry, there was no oozing cheese and I can tell that the bacon was cheap. I actually think their jaffle pastries is better than their normal thick, definitely not flaky and light offering, so I would go the jaffle pie next time with a dry ingredient.

I got the opportunity to try the beef and potato pie with salad ($4.50 for pie or 7.45 for both). This one had the classic Jester pastry - which is flaky and pretty good, but can never compare to Jackman & McRoss. The beef was a bit better than average and the potato had a crusty top. I guess they're ok for a chain, but their standards have really gone down. The salad? They don't even list it on the menu anymore... but it was very fresh, with spinach and rocket leaves, cherry tomatoes, radish and carrot, but no dressing. That's ok by me but it would be nicer if it was dressed.

Rating - 5.5

Look

Dinkier than their other pies, the inclusion of the whole egg makes it look kinda cool. I'm a fan of the fun purple Jesters brand, now if only their products measure up!

Rating - 2.5

C-factor

For a fast food place, and especially for a pie place, they are very expensive. I won't call their products high class but they are charging quite high prices. The jaffle pie is actually one of their cheapest offering, with most pies around the $4 mark and a few of their "gourmet" selection up to $5.

Rating - 0

Swiss Points - 8

Ingredients

Available At

Kiost 5
Rhodes Shopping Centre
Phone (02) 9743 4979
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