Proper Pasty Company in Scarborough

Now, this is a very long review, but this place deserves every word! In the past Devon and Cornwall was our holiday destination every year for many, many years. The two things we always looked forward to is a lovely pasty and a 'cream tea' (scones filled with a nice jam/conserve and clotted cream, washed down with a lovely cup of tea). Now we're both retired and disabled, holidays to the Westcountry aren't possible, at least not easily. Once we found out you could order Cornish (and Devon) pasties online we had to give them a go. First, we ordered some from a place that claimed to be voted 'The best pasties in Plymouth'... Awful things, maybe 5% 'meat' (I use the term 'meat' loosely as it was mostly gristle) and thin chewy pastry. They were at least a nice size and flavoured well but there's no way we'd buy them again. That almost put us off ordering them online completely. Then, My Sister - who lived in the South West for over 40 years - told me about Proper Pasty Co. We ordered the Cornish Party Pasty & Cream Tea Hamper for 4 (4 party sized pasties and 4 scones with strawberry conserve and clotted cream, and 4 nice looking tea bags - known in Cornwall and Devon as a 'cream tea'). I was a little concerned that these 'Party Pasties' would be tiny, I shouldn't have been concerned at all! They arrived in 2 days, packed with freezer packs so they were nice and ice cold when they arrived. The pasties were actually a good size, bigger than many supermarket own brand ones, and they looked lovely. Apart from the pale colour due to the pastry being raw, they looked exactly like the photo's on the website. We followed the clear cooking instructions that came with them and popped them in the air fryer at 160c for 15 minutes, giving them a quick glaze with an egg and milk mix on the 13'th minute. Opening the air fryer door I was greeted by the gorgeous smell of a freshly cooked pasty. Now they REALLY looked like the photo's on the site. Lovely and golden. As you do, we picked them up by the crimped crust and took a big bite. Perfect! A well seasoned filling which comprised of plenty of beef and veggies. They say their pasties have around 15% beef but it honestly seemed like quite a bit more than that which we were more than happy about. The beef was perfect, not a single spec of gristle in any of the pasties. Nice and tender, not chewy at all. The veg was also perfectly cooked, not too firm and no mush in sight. Lastly, the pastry was lovely and short, flakey and the perfect thickness. I enjoyed eating the crimped edge as much as I did the main pastry with filling part! After savouring every last bite, we gave it 10 minutes before we moved on to our cream tea. The 4 scones came with 4 generous little pots of good quality strawberry conserve and a good sized little tub of clotted cream. Although we actually spent most of our holidays in Devon, we have our scones the Cornish way. Cut in half, clotted cream on each half first, then the conserve on top (the Devon method is jam first but it's harder to master as you can end up pushing the jam off the scone while trying to spread the nice thick clotted cream on top of it). All I can say is 'Wow'! The scones themselves tasted as though they'd just been baked and left to cool a couple of hourse before. Still a little moist, buttery, and none of that 'powdery chemical' aftertaste you get with most mass produced shop bought scones (most likely due to them using too much cream of tartar). The strawberry conserve provided was top notch too, packed with fruit and bursting with flavour. Same again with the clotted cream, very good quality and I could feel my waist size increasing just looking at the stuff! All put together it was amazing and compared quite well to little family owned cream tea places we found randomly driving down country roads while on holiday. Absolutely perfect! After stuffing our faces with all that, we of course had to wash it down with the provided tea. Nice and refreshing, a good palate cleanser. It finished off a great meal, so great I had to get online and write this rather lengthy and glowing review. That's just how happy it made me (and my husband and son who also enjoyed every last morsel. The only thing missing from this review is photos. I don't write many reviews, especially food reviews, so taking pictures before we stuffed our faces simply didn't occur to us (and we didn't know how impressed with the food we would be). Would we order from them again? Well, after reading the above I think you can guess the obvious answer to that question. Now to copy and paste this review everywhere else. :-D

Pastry is like cardboard. Not worth the money I requested years ago after my first bad experience with the proper pastry company to remove me from their email list. Then this september they emailed me again. I tried my best to find the location of the company because if it was the pasty company in Whitby I never wanted to place an order again. With them. Unfortunately I placed an order with them and regret it when I received the order from Whitby. Whitby is not in Cornwall. How can they markey Cornish Pasty

We had pasties from here four years ago whilst on holiday in Whitby, we returned two years ago and was disappointed that it was closed. We were delighted yesterday when we arrived to see it open again. My husband and I shared a meat pastie and a cheese and onion pastie today and they were just as delicious as before. So happy to see them back. Maybe not as good as a proper Cornish pastie but couldn’t fault them.

The coffee was just dreadful. Bitter, utterly unpleasant and highly overpriced. Oh I appreciate it’s on Marine Parade but please - I sat in, why was I given a paper cup? Not very environmentally friendly is it? Small small cup for £3.10. No atmosphere. I try very hard to use and support local business wherever I go but the Costa just around the corner is far far superior. Coffee is not difficult to get right, they had the right machine, the barista made a pretty pattern on the foam. But hells bells- it’s vital the coffee is drinkable! Never ever again. I suspect this place totally relies on single hit custom as I can’t imagine a local visiting more than once.

A Cornish Pasty is supposed to be half meat and a mix of swede and potato. If said pasty is described as ‘Cornish Steak’, it is not unreasonable to expect good quality meat. Nicky’s (the Dobermann) dinner had significantly more meat that the product from Proper Pasties in Cornwall. The sausage roll had the texture of MRM (mechanically recovered meat). Very disappointing, and one to avoid.

We discovered these on our last trip to Whitby and made sure we went there again this year! The food is amazing and good value for money.

On our last night in Whitby we wanted a traditional meal of pasty mash & peas. We went out our way to search for a good pasty & I could or wait to try the steak & Stilton. We ordered steak & Stilton, steak & ale & chicken curry. Sadly when we sat down for our meal we were gutted to discover that not one of them was what we ordered. They were all just the basic standard pasty with meat potato & veg in them. I would of returned to complain if we had not been leaving the next morning. Staff really need to get the pasties right that they are putting on display. Yes the pasty was good enough, nice pastry but not at all what we wanted.

Visited Proper Pasty Co in Whitby on Thursday 17th September, 2020, whilst on holiday in Scarborough. The cafe is nicely situated at Marine Parade. Whitby Abbey is visible through the window as you enjoy a snack. Pasties were delicious with friendly service . Clean establishment - worth another visit.

The pasties here are great, having eaten a few Cornish pasties in Cornwall they are identical. Very tasty when bought hot from the door. The staff are very pleasant. Beware though if you stand and eat them around the walkway the seagulls will dive bomb you...my husband was dive bombed and the seagull snatched what was left of his pastie and knocked his sunglasses off

Popped in for a quick snack. I had the Vegetarian roll and it was excellent. The two lads serving were very friendly and the place itself although small was spotless and safe.

Just purchased 2 pasties and a sausage roll for our dog 🐕 from the Proper Pasty Company on there harbour front in Whitby. We have gone up on the Promenade to sit and eat them and look at the sea 🌊 views. They are great pastie’s well filled and gorgeous to eat. So if you are looking for a pastie for lunch this is the place to go. You won’t be disappointed.

I know most people like fish and chips when at the seaside but if you fancy a change then the smell of pasties draws you in. It was just what I wanted with a lovely view across the harbour to enjoy. Would highly recommend.

6 of us called in for a snack lunch and managed to claim a table by the window. The pasties were good, the grandchildren enjoyed the pizza and I enjoyed my jacket potato with a vegetarian chilli filling. Although the cafe does not have a customer toilet, the serving staff kindly allowed me to use the staff toilet. Thanks for that. We would be happy to call again when in Whitby.

Popped in today to sample a couple of pasties one corniche and one cheese and onion corniche was OK but the wife's was a big no no on there being no cheese or onion just potatoes with a nasty sticky sauce oh and half cup of tea and coffee flavour froth £11+not going back

We popped in for a breakfast pasty and a large sausage roll on the way to the beach. We sat inside and the food was really nice. My son thought the sausage roll was really tasty. The service was friendly and it was a good price at £4.35 for both for the quality and to eat at a table instead of takeaway. Really impressed and we’ll be back! My husband is a big pasty fan and he’s not had a breakfast pasty before - he loved it! My only request for it to be any better is for them to sell gluten free pasties so I can have one 😊

The pasty's looked and smelt delicious. They were piping hot so we took them back to our apartment to eat there. To be fair my hubby's Steak and Stilton was very nice, large with plenty of filling. However I went for the Sweet Potato and Feta and that pasty was considerably smaller than the other and someone had forgot to put any Feta in it. The pastry was nice but overall very disappointing and at £4+ not cheap either.

Came here when i was in Whitby in July. i had a large steak pasty. Lovely to say the least, ive spent a lot of time over the years in Cornwall, but this pasty was just as good as they are down there.I did sit in, there were quite a few in, this being a July Saturday morning, and quite a queue outside for the takeaway pasties Can certainly recommend this

Bought a steak and ale pasty from here yesterday. It was full of potato and dry, not what I'd hoped for. I think the assistant must have given me meat and potato either way it tasted like old dish water smells like. Pricey too. The sausage roll was nice

Wanted light lunch and this caught our eye... Turned out not so light when I opted for pie mean and peas... Cracking meal.... Friendly service.. Simple clean Cafe well worth a visit

This place satisfied our desire for a pasty (even though we were nowhere near Cornwall!). Well situated along the quay - and for us anyway, preferable to joining the unfeasibly long queue for the famous fish and chip eaterie further down.

Our party of three visited this establishment for a quick snack. Between us we had a lamb & mint, steak & stilton and cheese & onion. All three pasties were delicious. We are looking forward to our next visit.

Friendly staff and always top quality. We drop in every time we visit Whitby . A very filling meal and we usually take a pasty each for consumption later. Highly recommended

Needing something for lunch we bought our pasties and sat nearby eating them. We had a traditional pasty and a minted lamb one. Both were full of meat and the pastry was light and tasty. Would recommend.

We stopped here for a late lunch. We had a Minty lamb pasties and a cheese and onion flaky wrap. Both were very tasty. We had a leisurely coffee afterwards. The server was very friendly and informative about the town and the area. We were not rushed to finish which made it a very pleasant stop.

Stopped for a lifte lunch offered some nice sounding pannini's

Great pasties, great choice.prices are reflective of the fact that the pasties are hand made and shipped to north Yorkshire, where they are baked freash daily.

The title more or less says it all - well not really. The food is delicious and melts in your mouth - not any old sausage roll outfit. We had cappuccinos with probably the best, an extra long cheese and onion hot dog for me at £1.40 and one of the best home baked style (i.e. not dry/insipid) flapjacks for my partner at £1.95. Very reasonable price especially considering the quality and definitely considering the perfect viewing vantage point. The staff were well used to advising customers about options and they also have a little take away service via a smaller window area. A little gem which has not been around so long - may it still be there next time we come. They're obviously determined to maintain high standards which deserves all the recognition it gets.

bought both the savoury and sweet pasties and enjoyed them both. not cheap but worth what we paid for them

Instead of a sandwich or fish and chips at lunchtime try one of these pasties. All look lovely but for something different try the chicken curry pasty.

The Cornish pasty was as good as you'll get in most places in Cornwall (and I've had my share of those!!). We also had a steak pasty with gravy which was also very nice. Good value too.

Popped in for a quick bite lovely tasty pies and nice sausage rolls u could eat in and add mash and gravy

We needed something quick to eat before a long drive back and dropped in here. There’s even mini pasty’s incase you have little appetites to satisfy too. 10/10 for taste and piping hot too.

Very friendly staff and a great range of savoury and sweet baked goods. Food is available to eat in or take away.

The food was lovely and the prices reasonable, with friendly and helpful staff (always a must in this sort of establishment, I think). Only issue was there wasn't a great deal of variety.

We stopped by here for lunch at the weekend whilst we were at Whitby Beach. The quality of the food was amazing and such good value for money. The service was quick and friendly and we would definitely return again if we are in the area again.

Came here last Thursday for lunch had a large steak pasty,and while ive tasted better in Cornwall,these are better than most sold elsewhere. Reasonably good value for money. I would certainly visit here again

Being a massive Traditional Cornish Pasty fan, I was delighted to find this gem of a place. The Pasties were as described Traditional and very tasty, the price was reasonable and we all thoroughly enjoyed our lunch. Friendly staff too, fabulous little place.

Love this place!! We popped in for a coffee this afternoon, fantastic place, spotlessly clean. We had a nice table in the window watching the boats go by, idlic.

A lovely welcome after all the fish and chips. Had the traditional pasty and it was full of veg and meat and really tasty also you can sample pieces before buying,great!

Hooray! Very sensibly, PPC have veggie pasties back on the menu, along with Spicy Veggie (sausage) Rolls. We sat down to Spicy Vegetable Pasties with gravy and mushy peas, very reasonably priced, with good, effoicient service, and absolutely delicious. The veggie sausage rolls are also excellent. Lots of choices to suit other diets. You can eat in or take away.

Proper pasty crammed full and loads of meat, superb pastry and what a taste. I went back the following day for another.

Called in for a pasty on a very wet, cold windy day. Was going to take it away and eat in car but it was empty and the lady who served me was so friendly and as I was wet and cold decided to stay. Had a hot chocolate too which was a large mug and was very nice and warming and good value.

Freshly baked, tasty, plenty of different flavoured fillings, we were going to have them with some chips but they were so filling and delicious on their own.

Really nice, proper pasty. Nothing like the bland so called pasty that you get from some high street bakers. Alan & Barbara Brown

We ate in, its basic but clean with friendly staff. The sausage roll and traditional pasty were tasty along with a hot drink that was good also.

5 of us had a pasty from here on Saturday, while we loved our pasties, we did think they could be hotter. We did enjoy them and our friend enjoyed his sausage roll very much. They smell in the street just draws you in.

Picked up some food to take back to the holiday cottage for later. Sausage rolls where ok, the steak and ale pasties where shocking! One only had 3 small pieces of meat in and the rest was potato and the other wasn't much better. The Cornish pasty went straight in the bin it contained a grey looking meat and potatoes and no veg, a bit like the steak ones. Will definitely not be going again.

Recently went to this place I ordered a lamb and mint my partner had chicken one we also ordered a large sausage roll. A pot of tea for me and a lattie for her and she had slice off banana cake. The pastys were very tasty. And they were big large. Overall excellent service and the prices for all this was about 14 or 15. Pound it was very enjoyable meal there were lots comin in sittin in and takin away. So it tells u it's good place. To eat. Definitely come here again

We bought 4 pasties and a sausage roll for a family snack on the beach. The sausage roll was fine, but over priced. The beef pasties contained more potato than meat. They may have sold us the wrong ones. If they didn't - they were shocking value, if they did, then they shouldn't have. We were quite a way along the beach before eating, so we were unable to return. Will not be returning - fish and chips from now on.

Medium Cornish steak pasties for 3 of us and a steak and ale pasty for one. Very nice, but mine had quite a bit of stringy fat and tubes in the meat, but just picked it out and the rest of it was lovely, with a cup of tea outside in the sun. Great pit-stop

the proper pasty company has a shop/cafe on the sea front at whitby.the cafe part isn,t large but has some tables to sit in and a couple of tables outside.it is practicaly next door to the dracula experience on pier road.there is a counter at the window with a display where you can buy or you can go inside.a good range of pastys from steak and ale to cheese and onion all a decent size and well filled .we had cheese and onion with potato my husband had tried one before and said they were good he was right.they have an offer where you can buy 4 pastys for 10 pounds but they can be bought seperately as well. they also do a sweet pasty and gluten free.tea,coffee ,soft drinks,cakes and they do baked potatoes and they also may do sandwiches.

Bought a large traditional pastie and thought it was very filling and tasty. Well worth the money !!!!

Clean modern Cafe, excellent fast service. Well made proper Coffee, nice cake, didn't try the pasty's its not all they do.

We called in a few weeks ago on recommendation that they did good GF pasties. Unfortunately the recommender neglected to inform us that there is a lead time of 45min to obtain one. As we were in a rush we went away hungry.

I had a steak and ale pasty with mushy peas and gravy served inside this place. The price was £3.95 so good value. The pasty was hot and tasty. Plenty of cutlery napkins and sauces provided.

The Cheese and Onion pasty was gorgeous. I normally don't eat cheese and onion pies/pasties as they are too greasy, too much cheese or massive bits of onion, so as a veggie, pies/pasties aren't an option for me. But these smelt so good I had to try and it was the BEST cheese & onion pastie I'd ever tasted outside of my Mums kitchen.

I had the cheese and onion pasty and I thought it was o k. Ate inside to avoid the seagulls. Inside has four tables with cutlery napkins and a variety of sauces. The eating area is spotless and the seating comfortable. Staff friendly and polite.

It was cold and raining and we just wanted a bite to eat..but not a sandwhiche, didn't really know what we wanted. Popped in to this little shop that sold all different sorts of Cornish pasties. Saw someone order Pastie, peas and gravy, that will do us. It was only £3.95 each and just hit the spot. Please go to this little shop its a little gem.

We had a lamb and mint pasty and the gourmet pasty. Both pasties were nice with a good balance of meat and vegetables although the lamb was all at one side as some other reviewers have commented but the steak was spread throughout the gourmet pasty. We will be returning in the future

Had a cheese and onion pastie, no onion, plenty of tasteless potatoe, barely tasted of cheese, pastry hard around the edge ( where pastry is sealed). Think they need to go to Cornwall to learn how to make a good pastie!

My husband and I are not keen pastry easters... however, hand on heart we can both say that these were the best pasties we had ever eaten. Hats off to you all! Affordable, filling, and jam packed with flavour! I had the lamb and mint pasty... bursting with flavours and the correct balance of everything for my tasting. Give it a go! With these affordable prices you have nothing to loose.

Four pasties for £9.95 - sounded like a bargain however, on closer inspection turned out what we received were 4 pasties with plenty of onion and barely any meat all bunched in one 'corner' (perhaps equivalent to the size of half an average egg per pasty?)... Complete waste of money and will not return.

Fantastic value for money. I had a lamb and mint pasty, with gravy and mushy peas for less than four pounds. A few tables inside to eat, but I took mine off to the seafront. Hot, delicious and inexpensive. Perfect lunch material.

Sadly, vegetable pasties are no longer on the menu here. Very disappointing after a long walk. They sell a 'spicy vegetarian roll', but they are only heated up one at a time.

My sister took us in here for lunch when we were in Whitby. I didnt think it was a good idea initially as it looked like a pasty shop! Obviously it is a pasty shop, but you can also sit down and have lunch... and we did! And it was really nice and very cheap for the four of us. They dont just have pasty's. We'll def go again.

Was fine for a quick pasty sat in but doors wide open quite cold..nice tea and coffee. Think better used as take away. A little bit squashed.

This is the place for Cornish pasties! Came by for a large traditional and walked to the pier eating it. Loved it so much I stopped by on the return trip for a medium!

We called in for a quick snack , we went for the sausage rolls, and sweet chill sausage roll. We found them very bland, we were hoping for something great , but they didn't deliver !

On a very cold and windy day at Whitby we called in here to warm up. I have to say the drinks were good but the pastries and cakes were oh so yummy. The place was very busy which says it all. I would definitely return there when next in Whitby.

I was really looking forward to trying a pasty (I've never had one), and there was a sign saying that they had 2 gluten free pasties (cheese and onion/steak, I think). However, the sign didn't note that they require 45 minutes to be made, so I ended up not getting the chance.

although very nice pasties I think 3 quid a pop is a bit on the steep side--i bit too much pastry and not enough filling.

Being vegetarian, there were 3 pasty options: cheese and onion, spicy vegetable, wholemeal vegetable. This was slightly annoying because I dislike the onion in cheese and onion pasties, yet I don't eat spicy food (so the second option was a no) and the wholemeal pasties didn't look very nice. So I settled with cheese and onion, although I would have preferred a regular vegetable pasty, which you'd think wouldn't be too much to ask for. The pasty was nice, although I wasn't overly keen on the filling (that's just down to my fussiness). My boyfriend had the same and really enjoyed his. Staff were friendly enough and let me use their staff toilet! Sauces, cutlery and napkins were provided, so if you wanted to be a more civilised pasty eater, you could be!

Visited for a takeaway to eat on the beach one sunny day. We got 3 medium steak and a kids sausage roll meal deal which came with a bucket and spade! The pasties were as good as any I have eaten in Cornwall (and that's a lot!!) daughter loved her sausage roll, best she has had ever! And the meal deal cookie was also gorgeous, soft and chewy with lots of choc chunks. Lush!

Called in for a snack lunch,and we were very impressed by the selection of pasties. We tried the lamb one and a traditional pasty, and a couple of sausage rolls. All were nice and hot and very tasty and also a good price. The take out deal also looked a good buy.

Staying in Whitby for the week for a family holiday, we've passed this place every day on our daily stroll. The boy and I were passing this evening and, deciding the intended omelettes wasn't really tickling my fancy, we got 4 pasties for tea to try instead. Good choice if I say so myself too!

Hubby was out on the boats fishing for the day, so I decided to buy a couple of these for when he got back tired and cold!!

Great vegetarian rolls and wholemeal pasties, friendly staff, very efficient it was very busy at the time staff were polite, very clean would recommend everyone to visit. We will be visiting again very soon as vegetarians find it hard to get good take away food Thank you Proper pasty

Used it for lunch whilst in Whitby. We both had the large tradional pasty and ate inside. Best pasty I've ever had. Would thoroughly recommend this place if your a pasty officianado or not. John E

Really lovely veggie pasty with gravy. They were very busy, and some of the customers were a bit rude, but the staff were clearly used to it! Great service, very nice place, good food. Would definitely come here again.

Part of a chain, I've had 'proper pasty's in Sheffield, York and Bakewell. Never fail to deliver, absolutely lovely every time, as good as any I've had in Cornwall!

Bought four pasties as a "pasty deal". The pastry was tasty, as were the fillings. However, I would have liked more filling - I think the price per unit of about £3 (when bought as a single pasty) justified this. This pasty looks big but there is a lot of pastry.

We've had a long conversation about these! Some of my family really loved their pasty, while others just thought it was okay. Either way everyone ate them, and they were fairly cheap too.

When a pasty store is always busy and you need to queue to buy food, you know it's good.

We arrive in Whitby thinking about a late light lunch, and are nearly resigned to having fish and chips like everyone else, when we come across this place. A good selection of pasties, although I am surprised that my choice comes from Cornwall! But it is tasty, and there are sauces on the table. We decide to continue with coffee and cake which is also very satisfying. No frills here, but seating for 20, and windows that look out over the river. Worth looking for in terms of variety.

Shocked by the cost of what turned out to be a very average product when expecting something special. Just like a chain.

Considering how dry the pasty was from sitting under the heating unit it should at least have been hot. Luke warm, tasteless. It's hard to find something other than fish and chips along the row, but walk past this one.

visited here on out last trip to Whitby. Thought we would grab a quick snack as we had the kids with us. We sat inside. Staff were friendly and welcoming. Kids enjoyed the sausage rolls. Pasties were good.

Very basic staff not friendly and the pasties were horrible we ended up leaving them, I would not recommend going. The staff didn't seem to want to talk unless absolutely necessary, very quiet we were the only ones in there,

Newly opened in December 2015 made a visit and the pasty's were very nice. Also had a cake which again was lovely. Well worth a visit