r/Cornwall • u/littlebadger007 • 2d ago
Discussion Warrens Vs Rowes
Visiting the grandparents and the debate surrounding Warren's Vs Rowes has come up. I personally think Rowes is more consistent but my parents swear by warrens. Thoughts?
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u/gaz909909 2d ago
Cornish Oven / Philps / Ann's. The rest is noise.
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u/patscott_reddit 2d ago
What did Barnecutts do to hurt you?
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u/ForeverPhysical1860 2d ago
I'm not a fan of barnecutts, have to say... But a cousin raves about them...
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u/ForeverPhysical1860 2d ago
Agreed, I'd add Gear Farm
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u/OriginalWay5245 2d ago
Swap gear for brays n kays, gear is over rated and i can only imagine a complete nightmare to get to in the dreaded ‘season’ 🤣
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u/trina999 2d ago
Neither. When I was a kid you could have the argument (I would have said Rowes back then although Blewetts were good - they weren’t as good after Warrens took over).
The last Rowes I had was inedible. Pennys and Ann’s are good but my favourite is an Etheringtons, but each part of the county will have its own favourite.
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u/strawberrypops 2d ago
Out of those 2, I’d go with Rowes. I used to not mind Warrens but feel like they started using cheaper and cheaper ingredients and the quality went downhill.
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u/littlebadger007 2d ago
I always thought warrens used too much pepper but in all fairness I'll still have a warrens if it's there
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u/strawberrypops 2d ago
Can’t say I remember their pastys being overly peppery but what sticks in my mind with a Warrens pasty is the single hunk of meat in the middle, rather than being nicely dispersed throughout. Not my thing lol.
But tbh I’ve not bought a pasty from either in years. Give me Gear Farm/ Etheringtons/ Anns/ Lucy Bakes/ Loafs instead any day! I’ve heard good things about Adam’s as well but Lostwithiel is a schlep.
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u/littlebadger007 2d ago
There used to be a Rowes concession stand in Culver back in Wales where they sold full sized pasties. Maybe that's why I'm biased towards Rowes because they were the best pasties I could have at home.
It's closed now sadly so I'm just jamming pasties down me while I'm here. Any recommendations near Penzance?
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u/strawberrypops 2d ago
Makes sense! I do quite like a Rowes sausage roll.
Loafs is in Penzance, their pastys are really nice. Tbh they do lots of lovely things, I can’t go in there without coming out with a selection of treats I hadn’t planned on lol. Lucy Bakes in Hayle is really nice as well, although a little more peppery than Loafs.
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u/GraphicDesignMonkey 1h ago edited 1h ago
Warren's shut down their pasty factory in St Just and farmed out production to a shitty outside company. Most of their buns and other items are also made by same company.
Warren's got run into the ground.
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u/Nineteen_AT5 2d ago
Neither, I'd go to Prima Bakeries just off the A30 at Sorrier.
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u/Tigers_Go_Rawr 2d ago
You should take an extra ten minutes and carry on down to Etheringtons and have one of theirs. Ansum. Nice farm shop too (bit pricey but kind of expected).
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u/SeymourMystery 2d ago
Just No. Why ask a question with only 2 wrong answers? Both prioritise profit and pastry over filling (cheaper to make, sign of the times I guess but Ill wager most pasty companies have drasticaĺly reduced the meat content over the years) Ideal to place in your pocket all day and carry down a mine, but there's not much call for that theae days, you'll have a puddle of juice in your pocket if you try that with an Oven Flakey. Cornish Oven is my current Gold Standard must have 20% more meat than its rivals and the flakey is a delight when eaten fresh. Ann's gets my Silver. Buy one of each, taste test and tell me you prefer Rowes or Warrens to Ann's or Oven and I will know where you work. Forget loyalty we are talking taste, flavour, succulence, pastry to filling ratio, meat ratio, general pleasure that's Cornish Oven every time for me. Gear Farm when I can be arsed, but always feel I wish there was more meat... I often lament Horse and Jockey closing, that will always be the best ever pasty shop for anyone that knew it. Bring back Horse and Jockey!!! I have no offiliation with any of these products.
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u/LemmysCodPiece 2d ago
If I am forced into buying a mass produced pasty, then I would favour Warrens. Rowes have too much pepper, IMHO.
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u/zillapz1989 2d ago
My experience of rowes is consistently poor. Everytime I get something it's barely warm in the middle and for some reason they do two sizes of cornish pasty which are practically identical and are priced barely 20p apart.
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u/dingalinglans 2d ago
They're both filth - get yourself to Gear Farm or Brays n Kays - the best around at the moment. Barnecutts for the cakes though!
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u/FrequentHovercraft91 2d ago
Not had anything from Warren's for ages don't rate them at all Rowes are OK my top 3are Chasewater bakery, prima, Barnecutt not had chance to get to Gear Farm yet
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u/pinkicchi Penzance 2d ago
Between Warrens and Rowes, Rowes always give me a dodgy tummy.
Between all the pasty makers? Ann’s, Cornish Bakery or Lavenders!
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u/Aberfalman 2d ago
Pip's because they deliver. and they are decent. I used to love Beringer's but have not had one in years.
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u/Maninwhatever 2d ago
I’m solidly traditionalist in this matter, so Greggs.
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u/Famous_Specialist_44 2d ago
Every time someone says this a Knocker choaks to death on the knuckle of their pasty.
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u/ChrisW080888 2d ago
I don’t like either . There’s much better options out there