So who's tried a Greggs vegan sausage roll/steak bake?

[Proper Tidy]

In my attempts to be more veggie/vegan I've discovered that its usually the pastry and sauce which is often the nicest bits of the non-meat constituents of a pie-meal. Adding something meaty like Quorn bits or Mushroom pretty much fills the gap.

I'm a big fan of savoury pastry products and like a meat pie, but my favourite is spinach and feta, it's fucking great, properly satisfying. Well I do like a baby's head a lot too but it's between those two.

 

[danny la rouge]

I just had a Gregg’s vegan steak bake. It was good. I’d do it again.

I’m of the school that’d rather have a spinach and feta pastry usually, but this was nice and a handy stand by.

 

[editor]

I've merged the two Greggs threads. I think it qualifies as news rather than general chat because it represents an almighty shift in acceptance of veganism in the UK and the marketing tactics really are incredible.

 

[8ball]

I just had a Gregg’s vegan steak bake. It was good. I’d do it again.

I’m of the school that’d rather have a spinach and feta pastry usually, but this was nice and a handy stand by.

I went looking for one yesterday. No vegan steak bakes and no regular steak bakes either do maybe a few people had the same idea as me re: the side by side test/review.

 

[danny la rouge]

I went looking for one yesterday. No vegan steak bakes and no regular steak bakes either do maybe a few people had the same idea as me re: the side by side test/review.

Interesting in itself.

 

[8ball]

Interesting in itself.

I dunno, it was getting late in the day, there were probably a few things missing and I'm not immune to availability bias.

 

[AmateurAgitator]

Just had another one, was half asleep when I had the last one. This time round I enjoyed it more, the filling is more like mince than chunks of steak but it was very satisfying.

 

[Marty1]

(Unsurprisingly) Piers Morgan is furious (possibly feigning) about these new Greggs vegan delights

Interesting to hear the vegan sausage roll has more calories than a McDonalds cheeseburger but I guess they aren’t aimed as a weight loss snack.

I haven’t tried either of these new Greggs vegan options yet - the gf rates the v.sausage roll as decent - but I’ll certainly be giving them a go.

 

[skyscraper101]

In related news: Burger King's plant-based Whopper 'not for vegans'

 

[8ball]

In related news: Burger King's plant-based Whopper 'not for vegans'

BK are really being a bit half-arsed about this whole thing.

 

[skyscraper101]

BK are really being a bit half-arsed about this whole thing.

I follow their logic, but not sure if it was much of a PR win to 'expand' their range and deny veggie/vegan customers the option of enjoying it at the same time.

 

[Marty1]

Just had another one, was half asleep when I had the last one. This time round I enjoyed it more, the filling is more like mince than chunks of steak but it was very satisfying.

How close is it to the real thing?

 

[editor]

BK are really being a bit half-arsed about this whole thing.

Absolute stupidity. I might have considered going in to a BK the first time in decades if I was desperate, but I've no interest in this meaty vegan monstrosity.

 

[Wilf]

I've had plenty of the sausage rolls - very good.

I went veggie around 1984 so I'm not sure if I've ever had a greggs steakbake to compare, but it seemed okay. Maybe a bit sloppy, not enough 'meat' in it. Anyway, I've found yet another way of keeping my saturated fat intake high.

 

[The Toilet]

I think I found one in the street last Saturday. It was difficult to tell but based on previous posts it fits the bill to a T. I wasn't so keen TBH, it had the distinct taste of wee.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

I've had plenty of the sausage rolls - very good.

I went veggie around 1984 so I'm not sure if I've ever had a greggs steakbake to compare, but it seemed okay. Maybe a bit sloppy, not enough 'meat' in it. Anyway, I've found yet another way of keeping my saturated fat intake high.

Sounds exactly like the real thing then because they are pastry filled with beef flavoured slop.

 

[krink]

I'm onto my third one and yes I think they are lush. As for burger King they were doing their vegan bean burger years before McDonald's as it was the only takeaway burger I could have for a long time. They are cooked separately. And they're very nice too.

 

[pinkmonkey]

I'd love to try the Greggs steak bake and the sausage roll but it has wheat in. Same for most vegetarian /vegan fast food, I can't participate. Overjoyed to discover that Mc D's new vegan dippers are wheat free! A few companies are swapping from wheat breadcrumbs for all products, because the alternative is more crispy.

 

[AmateurAgitator]

How close is it to the real thing?

Close enough for me. I reckon it to be a good imitation.

 

[kalidarkone]

The Greggs vegan steak bake is good. I also had my first vegan sausage roll and really did not like it.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

It can only be an improvement on the meaty steak bake which is absolutely fucking vile.

I buy them occasionaly and always question why I've done so. There is fuck all meat in them and more to the point I'm left eating something really messy out in the street and end up getting gravy on my fingers and in my beard.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

Morrison's attempt was alright, split one with my Dad who is a veggie.

 

[Part 2]

Pound bakery veggie sausage rolls are better than Greggs and you get 2 for a quid.

They were only veggie though not vegan, not sure if that's changed....and not sure if pound bakery is even a thing in that London.

 

[cyberfairy]

Pound bakery veggie sausage rolls are better than Greggs and you get 2 for a quid.

They were only veggie though not vegan, not sure if that's changed....and not sure if pound bakery is even a thing in that London.

Guy in the pound bakery told me they were vegan- anyway 1000 times better, bigger, cheaper and hotter that Greggs!

 

[krink]

What is pound bakery? Signed, fat cnut up north.

 

[killer b]

it's a bakery where everything is a pound.

 

[danny la rouge]

it's a bakery where everything is a pound.

How much is their pound cake?

 

[maomao]

Greggs have made so much money out of their vegan sausage rolls they've found a few pennies to chuck to their workers:

Greggs to pay workers £7m bonus after vegan sausage roll success

I have no idea what their pay is like in the first place so I'm not going to clain this is nice capitalism or anything but is fun if it winds up the Morgan/Clarkson/Ferrari types.

 

[maomao]

How much is their pound cake?

I've checked their menu and they don't seem to sell any. Which seems a bit of a missed opportunity.

 

[killer b]

Greggs have made so much money out of their vegan sausage rolls they've found a few pennies to chuck to their workers:

Greggs to pay workers £7m bonus after vegan sausage roll success

I have no idea what their pay is like in the first place so I'm not going to clain this is nice capitalism or anything but is fun if it winds up the Morgan/Clarkson/Ferrari types.

it doesn't wind Morgan up, he'll have a sweet bonus for the sausage roll campaign too.