Wanna know two signs of a good pie shop? The first is, apparently, arriving at 'smoko' time so that the place has a steady stream of tradies. Clearly 11.30 am is 'pie o'clock'! Tradesmen in utes and vans came from everywhere, plenty of fluro in Rolf's Pies let me tell you. Enough of them seemed quite familiar with the menu too. The second is that there is a small space for customers, and the rest of the place is obviously workspace - the servers had as little space as the clientele and there was work going on behind - fabulous proof of house-made. There are a few seats under umbrellas to eat outside, and these were being utilised to the full.
What you're getting here is old fashioned pies of good quality, from incredibly friendly and helpful staff. These are the sort of pies you wish you could have bought when you were a kid. I did my best to select a great range, but barely scratched the surface. Stocked up my freezer as there is the offer of three family pies for the price of two and a deal for one savoury and one dessert pie. Will report back on the Curried Seafood, Steak and Bacon, Chicken and Vegetable, Steak and Mushroom and Blueberry and Apple. The pies are also pretty easily identifiable, although the woman who served me also marked the wrappers where needed as a backup. The bacon pie for instance has a 'B', the seafood a fish, and the chicken and veg has a 'c'. Very useful.
What we tried then and there were the individual pies; Bacon Quiche, Chicken and Mushroom, Canadian Maple (beef), Steak and Potato and Vanilla Slice. Basically that will be 'yum, yum, yum, yum, yum, and yum! The pastry here holds up really well, but it's really thin even when holding generous - seriously - amounts of meaty filling. My Chicken and Mushroom pie had a lovely thick gravy, big pieces of chicken and mushroom, and a generous amount of white pepper I suspect. Really delicious, I heard nothing but 'mm' sounds from the rest of our group either. The Vanilla Slice for afters was crispy (fresh) and the perfect consistency within. A lot of places these days seem to go with charging more by giving you a huge serve of dessert, the serves here are just right, and all prices are very reasonable.
The options for savoury dishes is pretty huge, 'party', 'snakkie', 'lunch' and 'family'. This place is not 'gourmet', but good, homely and filling pies. There's a range of pack options and sweet treats as well as a drinks fridge with the standard selection.
Edit: Afternoon tea was the Apple Cream Pie for each child, they look amazing, and the kids love them, there is a touch of cinnamon in the apple, and the apple is soft, but holding its shape - win.
Edit: Our selection of pies have been mostly cleaned up, a little leftovers only, no issue with that. The biggest 'issue' was that the 'B' I thought denoted 'bacon' (as I requested), was actually a 'Beef' pie I guess, as there wasn't bacon in it, but there was mushroom. Went down well anyway. The Seafood Curry pie was scrummy, it's a mild-to-medium heat. Our final selection was a Chicken and Vegetable version, and the filling was creamy, the chunks of veg and chicken were hearty. They all get ticks, though I am still keen to give my meat-lovin' family members the bacon version of the Steak pies!
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