Greggs - is it just me?

[Yass6]

Or is it really over-rated? I’ve given up now, as every time I get a pastry it is lukewarm at best. The bacon rolls used to be nice but the bread is so floury now and I really don’t get the appeal over the sausage rolls.

that's been experience too but I think their sandwiches are decent and well priced compared to other shops.

I love a greggs sausage roll 😋 anything else I'm not to fussed

I love a Greggs sausage roll or a tuna crunch baguette.

I seem to remember reading that they are no longer allowed to keep the hot things hot (but can’t remember why 😂). Unless you’re lucky enough to get something recently out of the oven it will be lukewarm.

Love Greggs, I'm in there almost every day.

I think it varies from shop to shop (although it shouldn't) but some Greggs are definitely better than others!

If they keep the pastry items hot or reheat them, they become subject to VAT which would increase the cost.

Love Greggs but I usually just buy the frozen Greggs pasties/sausage rolls from Iceland/food warehouse and cook them myself.

The don’t sell hot food for tax purposes. They cook it, then leave it to go cold … getting something hot from them is the luck of the draw. I would sooner pay a bit more for something hot

Yes, exactly. It’s not allowed to be hot legally.

I think they have done brilliantly, expanding out of Newcastle to absolutely everywhere. Primark, service stations and almost every high street in the country.

I had terrible food poisoning after eating a bacon and cheese pastry from a Greggs on the m4. I assume it had been under the warm lights too long. Never again!

I know it’s a cheap and cheerful place but I’ve noticed over the last six months it’s got worse. There’s a lot less protein in the baguettes etc and it doesn’t taste of much.
I still like the hot chocolate.

The baguettes are pretty good. Nice fresh bread.

Their vegan sausage roll is the best vegan dupe ever, and I m not even vegan

Their pepperoni pizza is my favourite.

This is what I was going to say.

I had no idea they started in Newcastle . Good on them for expansion.

As a small little aside, when I was on holiday in the beautiful Northumberland, we stopped off in Seahouses where we came across a bakery called Trotters, that looked similar . Had a lovely slice of quiche .

Really gone off them. Too often too lukewarm. When they began they were consistently good. But they aren't like that now.

Nothing beats a Greggs sausage roll. I love their pizzas too.

They also do a good macaroni cheese.

I really like their pastry stuff but it's always so disappointingly cold or lukewarm.

Like a PP does, I buy the Grreggs sausage rolls and steak bakes from the frozen aisle in Iceland .
At least they are hot when served up

I do like the sausage rolls, but have only ever been disappointed by the bakes / other pastries.

Recently, they haven't had cream for my treat hot chocolate at two different branches, which is more disappointing for me.

I don’t like a lukewarm cheese & onion pasty so I buy the frozen ones occasionally and they’re delicious.

As others have said, Greggs don't serve hot food.

Noone goes to Gregg's because it's nice. They go to Gregg's because it's easy.

You want something nice, go elsewhere.

Steak bakes. Yum.

I don’t get the love either. They have a habit of opening up near independent bakers and driving them out of business. And how are they a bakers, they don't sell bread?