Whatever happened to the Crusty Cob??

[Nightmare Walking]

Does anyone know why the Crusty Cob in Ancoats just shut?
They without a doubt, made the nicest meat & potato pies known to man.
I grew up eating the things. It was a going concern when my mum was growing up in Ancoats and lasted till a few years ago.
It shutting never made any sense as it was always busy. Everyone from that side of Manchester got a pie from the Crusty Cob.
It never got sold on or anything, it just shut.

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

Owners retired in 2018 if it’s the same shop.

Probably easier to sell off all the equipment and if it’s a special recipe sell that to the highest bidder, but tbh every town has “the best pie in the country”, than to sell as a going concern.

 

[DelToro]

Crusty Cob was a great poster.

 

[Nightmare Walking]

Owners retired in 2018 if it’s the same shop.

Strange how they did not sell it on or family continued with it.
If they could get a plot near the Etihad selling those pies, they would make an absolute killing.

 

[doots]

Strange how they did not sell it on or family continued with it.
If they could get a plot near the Etihad selling those pies, they would make an absolute killing.

Best pies around with plenty of juicy gravy in them,used to go there alot from work,always busy.
Chinese chippy wasn't too bad next door.

 

[RadcliffeRick]

They should have called it a barm!!

 

[roman totale]

They should have called it a barm!!

No such thing as a crusty barm.

 

[NZBlue]

If they could get a plot near the Etihad selling those pies, they would make an absolute killing.

They dont need those services at old trafford though. According to the health inspectors their in-house caterers are quite capable of doing all the killing anyone could ever want

 

[mexico1970]

They should have called it a barm!!

Or The Malleable Muffin ;-)

 

[oldhamblue]

Great band. Saw them supporting Oasis at The Academy

 

[RadcliffeRick]

No such thing as a crusty barm.

The great big beautiful barm??

 

[BlueMonkey79]

The great big beautiful barm??

Is that the same as an oven bottom muffin??

 

[RadcliffeRick]

Is that the same as an oven bottom muffin??

There is not fruits in a barm!! :-)

 

[Nightmare Walking]

The Crusty cob meat & potato pie. It is sadly missed.

 

[Bozzie]

The Crusty Cob was always the destination for the ‘pie run’ from work. Don’t miss work one bit but I do miss the Crusty Cob pies!

 

[waspish]

French bread must be out there still crust cob don’t a Greggs sell it?

What you don’t see any of is real granary bread

 

[denislawsbackheel]

Bramhall Bakery sells loads of granary.

 

[Plays By Sense Of Smell]

It’s still being run by SpongeBob SquarePants…

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

The Crusty cob meat & potato pie. It is sadly missed.

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Great bakers, terrible photographers. That second photo looks minging.

 

[Fat Chance]

Best pies around with plenty of juicy gravy in them,used to go there alot from work,always busy.
Chinese chippy wasn't too bad next door.

Tommy Chong...quite possibly the first at the chippy job in east manchester.