Is he okay?

that does sound good for such a frosty day

Do they actually have someone making coffee? Or is it a shitty machine like in a petrol station? I can’t imagine Greggs would be my first choice for a coffee, although this is unlikely to be tested anytime soon.

Slightly ahead of McD’s IMO, on a par with machine Costa.

I agree with the general consensus that if you want “coffee” rather than pay for some sort of artisan experience where the work experience kid murders your order and charges you £5 for the privilege then Gregs coffee is great.  That it comes from a machine just means that it’s consistently the same everywhere and the person behind the counter gets the rest of your order ready at the same time rather than having to hang around for ages.

That and the egg roll was a decent and reliable vegetarian breakfast compared to the abomination that is the McMuffin.

Obviously this has impacted profits. I think they issued a profits warning as soon as they found out I wasn’t well

I knew it!

Had an excellent chat with the folk in Narrative coffee in Rhayader in the summer, just after they opened. One of the most interesting and knowledgeable coffee people I’ve met, having apparently been in the industry in that there London before returning home.

His view was that the McDonald’s coffee set up was better and more reliable for quality* than Greggs, BK or other budget options, and I got the impression he was involved with a few of them.

*all things being relative.

But seriously,  go in there if you are up that way.

Why is everyone so bothered about coffee in two places that sell, between them, sausage rolls, bacon buttys, Big Macs. Steak bakes, quarter pounders with cheese, cheese and onion pasties, double sausage and egg McMuffins and chicken pasties?

I think you probably need to take a long hard look at your priorities. You’re clearly deviants

sausage rolls, bacon buttys, Big Macs. Steak bakes, quarter pounders with cheese, cheese and onion pasties, double sausage and egg McMuffins and chicken pasties

Manchester breakfast?

Hmmmmmm…. I’m now wondering what a Greggs cheese and onion pasty would be like for dunking duties. I need to try it

Take it from me, It will be everything you dream it to be.

I just thought i’d update this thread with one of those nice little snippets from life.

My dad is in end of life care with prostrate cancer which is rubbish but we are where we are. My sisters up from London and all the family were together for a nice lunch. Our kid had been to M&S and got lots of lovely culinary goodies, none of which dad looked too impressed with.

I need to nip out to pick up his prescription and as I was going out to the car my mum called me back “your dad wants a word with you”

So I pop back inside and he says “when you get to the pharmacy, there’s a Greggs across the road… can you pop in and get me a chicken pasty?”

We smiled at each other and he didn’t need to add “… because I don’t want any of that fussy nonsense” it was implied.

So I did and grabbed him his pasty and some sausage rolls  jam donuts too

I am my fathers son 😀

Are Greggs’ donuts any good? I can’t say as I’ve ever had one, oddly.

Oh, in semi-related news,

Oddies has gone tits up after 120 years, citing rising costs and diminishing footfall. This makes me sad.

Lancs Live:

In a statement in November, Lara Oddie, director at Oddie’s, said: “Oddie’s is a fourth-generation family business, started in 1905 by William Henry Oddie. Over the decades, it has withstood two world wars and their food scarcity, the Great Depression, the fall of Lancashire’s cotton industry, the rise of powerful supermarkets, and even the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced us to adapt our entire operating model.

“But with an energy crisis quadrupling costs and footfall declining on the high streets, the Oddie family decided it was time to sell. Sadly, an eleventh-hour withdrawal by the buyer has left us with no choice but to consider closure.

“As a family firm, we have always seen ourselves as part of the local community fabric, making this a heartbreaking situation for us, our devoted staff, and the loyal customers in Burnley and Pendle who have cherished our our unique products.”

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Are Greggs’ donuts any good? I can’t say as I’ve ever had one, oddly.

Decent IMO, had one at the weekend at the services instead of lunch following a buffet breakfast. Mrs P likes the pink jammies which are pretty good. I had a standard glazed and it was similar to what Krispy Kreme used to be like for a quid. Not stellar but good. The standard jam donuts are just that. Struggle to go wrong there tbf.

Had a coffee too, Greggs definitely better than maccies. Better than recent costs visits too. Obviously not as good as Yorks or your favourite local barista that gives a toss.

Oddies has gone tits up after 120 years, citing rising costs and diminishing footfall. This makes me sad.

Just saw that on the north west news. That is really sad. I have greatly enjoyed many of their wares over the years

Are Greggs’ donuts any good?

Sorry for the spoiled man-child link. But this is what you’re looking for.

https://x.com/GordonJMccabe/status/1684128515413737474