Battersea Pie Station

Wednesday, December 23, 2009 - The shortcrust pastry base is firm and shaped into a traditional tapered oval pie dish made of foil, the lid made from puff pastry. The pastries of my game pie were both excellent, but the game filling - venison, pheasant, and wood pigeon - was blander than expected. The accompanying jug of viscous red wine sauce made up for this shortcoming though, and the grainy-textured mash was appealing. Prices ramp up if you have room for pudding - a bowl of apple and berry crumble costs 4.50. Spotted dick was magnificent though - proud, firm and steaming, in a pool of pale vanilla custard. Wonderful.