Mum approved, but I wasn’t impressed with the lack of seasoning or savoury grunt in the mince. The piping hot contents were also a bit too liquidy, meaning Rollers’ mince and cheese failed the crucial eat-it-while-you drive test.
So, I went back the next day with my mate Tony in search of a Foxy.
The Foxy pie at Rollers Bakery in Northcote. Photo / Winston Aldworth
Reader, on day two I got my pie. Tony and I took the baker’s advice and got there before 10am; even then it was a close call, with another queue out the door – we got two of the last 10 for the day. Soon enough punters were filing out with pies that weren’t Foxys.
And there’s worse luck for vegos and vegans: on the day we got our Foxys, the business had streamlined production, taking distractions off the menu to focus on the meaty treats.
So, is it worth the hype? Yep, the beef and bacon jam are in balance; with the sweetness of the jam negating the need for any tommy-T. And there’s more depth to the red meat flavour than I’d found in the mince and cheese the day before.
A pie-traditionalist might have expected more cheese in there, but I thought all the ingredients worked nicely in sync.
The pastry is perfectly done; it’s nicely browned, holds its shape and avoids sogginess.
Follow off the Foxy with one of Bowlers’ lemon donuts and I reckon you’ve got a championship winner.