Baldy's Pies

02/09/2026

🔽THURSDAY CLUB🔽

▪️I’ll be down at the shop from 10am serving you lovely lot. I’ve only got 100 of my pies & sauces so make sure your early guys to avoid disappointment 👊

▪️I’ve also got around 30/40 frozen pies from some of the pie makers I used for the Baldy’s collaboration - £5 each or 5 for £20!

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🔽OPENING TIMES🔽

▪️THURSDAY - 10AM-1PM
▪️FRIDAY - 10AM-1PM

▶️CASH IS KING OR CARD PAYMENT◀️
▶️NO PRE ORDERS JUST BUY AT THE SHOP◀️

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🔽BALDY’S SIGNATURE PIE & SAUCE £12🔽

▪️CHICKEN, SMOKED BACON & SHROOMS
•Free range British chicken thighs marinated in olive oil, herbs & garlic for 24 hours & oven roasted •Sautéed carrots •Leeks •Celery •White onion •King oysters •Oyster mushrooms •Enoki •Lions mane •Shimeji •Girolle •Smoked bacon lardons •Malden salt •White pepper •Chicken fat reduction •Sesame & parsley crumb

‼️CEREALS (WHEAT) / MILK / EGGS / SESAME / CELERY

▪️RUMP MINCE, MARROW, HAGGIS & BLUE
•Aged Hereford rump steak mince •Macsween haggis •Roasted white onion & confit garlic •Lea Perrins •Stilton •Bone marrow •Carrots •Thyme •Chives •Haggis & Dijon mustard mash potato •Malden salt •White pepper •Veal reduction •Mixed nut, haggis, beet & blue cheese crumb

‼️CEREALS (WHEAT) / MILK / EGGS / CELERY / FISH / MUSTARD / SULPHITES / NUTS (PISTACHIO/CASHEW/WALNUT)

▪️SAUCES (EXTRA £2)
•Chicken fat •Baldy’s two day gravy •Double peppercorn

▪️HAGGIS MASH £2

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🔽FROZEN PIE £5 / FROZEN PORK PIE £3🔽
(PIE DEAL / 5-4-£20)

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▪️BOWENS - PORK PIE
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▪️PIE HOLE - BUTTER
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▪️HAFFNERS - MINCE & ONION
▪️HAFFNERS - CHICKEN CURRY
▪️HAFFNERS - STEAK & KIDNEY
▪️HAFFNERS - CHICKEN & MUSH
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🔽COOKING INSTRUCTIONS🔽

▪️SIGNATURE PIE & SAUCE
•Pre heat oven for ten minutes
•Place pie on a baking tray
•Bake on 180 for 25/30 minutes
•Microwave for 1-2 minutes
•Defrost frozen pie & cook as above

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▪️MAY CONTAIN BONES
▪️ALL PRODUCTS CAN BE FROZEN
▪️EAT WITHIN THREE DAYS OF PURCHASE
▪️BALDY’S KITCHEN IS NOT ALLERGEN FREE

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▪️BIG LOVE, ALEX
▪️39 X AWARD WINNING
▪️SUPREME CHAMPION 2026
▪️RANKED #1 IN THE COUNTRY
▪️HYGEINE RATING ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

01/09/2026

▪️And just when you thought it was all over 😂👌

▪️Not sure who that fat headed numpty is in the picture though 👀😂

▪️Just to clarify as well, I never spoke to any news outlets so god knows how family pies came into it 🙈

▪️I woke up with a tag on my page & next minute this was everywhere 🤷🏻‍♂️

The owner of an award-winning pie shop has hit back after a customer slammed his prices as ridiculously expensive 🥧🔥

Chef Alex Melling runs Baldy's Pies in Wigan, famous for taking home the Supreme Champion title at the British Pie Awards with his incredible Chicken Kiev creation. 🏆🍗

Alex shared a recent exchange where a customer complained about paying £36 for three pies.

He explained her husband had actually bought three massive family-sized pies with extra sauce at £12 each, not single-serving pies which cost just £5 🥧🏷️

Even after the mix-up was cleared, the customer vowed never to return.

Alex took to social media to passionately defend his craft and explain what goes into his products. 📲👨‍🍳

He said that making his pies is a painstaking two-day process using only top-tier ingredients, free-range produce, and award-winning local butchers.

He refuses to mass produce or compromise on quality 🥩🌿🍳

Alex noted that he never raised his prices after being named number one in the country.

While cheaper pies are out there, he insists they simply cannot match the quality, care, and scale of his creations. 🥇🙌

Top chefs jumped into the comments to back him up completely.

Famous pie master Calum Franklin urged Alex never to devalue his hard work, pointing out that artisan British pie making deserves real respect and fair prices 👏🇬🇧

At the end of the day, Alex remains super proud of his small business and local suppliers.

He knows you cannot please everyone, but his loyal customers keep him sold out week after week! 🥧❤️🥳

01/09/2026

🔽IN OTHER NEWS🔽

▪️I’ll be up at the shop this week with a limited Baldy’s menu.

▪️I’m still one oven & one fridge down, so there’s only so much I can do! They’re both being fixed on Thursday, so I’ll be back to normal after my holiday.

▪️I’ll have around 100 of my pies available & once they’re gone, they’re GONE!

▪️I’ll be CLOSED after Fridays shift & I’ll be back at it mid September with a brand new menu!

▪️Thank you for your continued support guys, it’s always appreciated!

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🔽OPENING TIMES🔽

▪️THURSDAY - 10AM-1PM
▪️FRIDAY - 10AM-1PM

▶️CASH IS KING OR CARD PAYMENT◀️
▶️NO PRE ORDERS JUST BUY AT THE SHOP◀️

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🔽BALDY’S SIGNATURE PIE & SAUCE £12🔽

▪️CHICKEN, SMOKED BACON & SHROOMS
•Free range British chicken thighs marinated in olive oil, herbs & garlic for 24 hours & oven roasted •Sautéed carrots •Leeks •Celery •White onion •King oysters •Oyster mushrooms •Enoki •Lions mane •Shimeji •Girolle •Smoked bacon lardons •Malden salt •White pepper •Chicken fat reduction •Sesame & parsley crumb

‼️CEREALS (WHEAT) / MILK / EGGS / SESAME / CELERY

▪️RUMP MINCE, MARROW, HAGGIS & BLUE
•Aged Hereford rump steak mince •Macsween haggis •Roasted white onion & confit garlic •Lea Perrins •Stilton •Bone marrow •Thyme •Chives •Haggis & Dijon mustard mash potato •Malden salt •White pepper •Veal reduction •Mixed nut, haggis, beet & blue cheese crumb

‼️CEREALS (WHEAT) / MILK / EGGS / CELERY / FISH / NUTS (PISTACHIO/CASHEW/WALNUT)

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🔽FROZEN PIE £5 / FROZEN PORK PIE £3🔽
(PIE DEAL / 5-4-£20)

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▪️BOWENS - PORK PIE
••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
▪️PIE HOLE - BUTTER
▪️PIE HOLE - SHREDDED OINK
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▪️HAFFNERS - MINCE & ONION
▪️HAFFNERS - CHICKEN CURRY
▪️HAFFNERS - STEAK & KIDNEY
▪️HAFFNERS - CHICKEN & MUSH
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🔽COOKING INSTRUCTIONS🔽

▪️SIGNATURE PIE & SAUCE
•Pre heat oven for ten minutes
•Place pie on a baking tray
•Bake on 180 for 25/30 minutes
•Microwave for 1-2 minutes
•Defrost frozen pie & cook as above

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▪️MAY CONTAIN BONES
▪️ALL PRODUCTS CAN BE FROZEN
▪️EAT WITHIN THREE DAYS OF PURCHASE
▪️BALDY’S KITCHEN IS NOT ALLERGEN FREE

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▪️BIG LOVE, ALEX
▪️39 X AWARD WINNING
▪️SUPREME CHAMPION 2026
▪️RANKED #1 IN THE COUNTRY
▪️HYGEINE RATING ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

01/09/2026

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01/09/2026

🔽ONE STAR REVIEW🔽

▪️Thanks Andrew for your one star review. My post must have got to you that much defending my business that you had to go on google & leave this 😊

01/09/2026

News travels fast these days 😂👀

'they can’t expect a cheaper pie to be the same as mine’ 👀

31/08/2026

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Who knew you could POSH up a pie like this! 😳
Baldy's Pies

31/08/2026

🔽A FEW THOUGHTS🔽

▪️First of all, I’m all for people choosing not to buy from me because they don’t want to pay the price. That’s entirely your choice, you shop wherever you feel is right for you.

▪️What I can assure you is this, my pies are not traditional pies made with traditional ingredients & they certainly aren’t the same size or quality as your average pie shop pie.

▪️I don’t mass produce. I make a limited amount every week, and more often than not, I sell out.

▪️I’ve always used the best ingredients available, right from day one. Award-winning butchers, free-range produce and organic ingredients wherever possible. I won’t compromise on quality.

▪️It takes two full days to make my pies & the gravy itself is also a two day process. There’s a huge amount of time, preparation & care that goes into what I do.

▪️My menu changes every week because I want to give you something different but always something exceptional. My rule has always been simple, if I wouldn’t eat it, I wouldn’t expect you to either.

▪️Realistically, you’ll quite easily pay £16+ in a restaurant for a dish containing meat with a puff pastry lid (Not a pie) that isn’t even close to the quality of what I produce. I believe my pies are very reasonably priced for what goes into them, especially considering I’ve been ranked number one in the UK.

▪️And just to make it clear… My prices didn’t increase when I won. They stayed exactly the same.

▪️Of course, you can buy cheaper pies but you can’t expect a cheaper pie to be the same as mine. They simply aren’t.

▪️So yes, maybe I’ve lost a customer over this one, but, if the reaction is based on the price before the pies have even been tried, especially when the price is clearly displayed on the page and on the printed menu at the shop, then, honestly? I’m okay with that.

▪️Just to clarify, it’s pie & sauce for £12 not an individual pie.

▪️I’m proud of what I make, proud of the ingredients I use & the local suppliers who supply me, proud of the time and effort that goes into every single pie & I’m certainly proud of what I’ve achieved on this journey so far!

▪️You can’t win them all.

▪️Big love, Alex 🥧👑

30/08/2026

🔽COSTCO🔽

▪️Jesus Christ it was rammed before 😫

▪️Took us about 20 minutes to actually park up 🙈

▪️Shout out to these lads who absolutely skilled it though hahaha!! 😂

▪️I’ll give these lads some 🆓 🥧 if they comment on this post & it manages to get 1k likes 👀

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