Cousin Jacks Pasty Co.

It was great sitting outside in the shade with the buskers playing music and enjoying a great pasty.
We had a spinach, cheese & corn and a spicy Mexican chicken pasty. Despite being pre-​cooked they were at a ready to eat temperature and filled us up nicely.
Would definitely go out of my way to get another one!

Best pasties I have ever eaten.
The pastry is thick and crispy. Just like biting into a crunchy hashbrown made of yummy pastry. I think what makes the pasties awesome though is the filling. Unlike the dodgy ones which used to be served at primary school canteens prior to the health regulations, these pasties have real food inside their fillings. When you bite into the warm, gooey goodness wrapped inside the golden pastry, you will be able to see exactly what you’re eating. So if it’s the chicken tikka masala, it’s 100% big chunks of chicken breast pieces with a lovely curry sauce. Or if it’s the bacon and potato, you get exactly what you ordered, fluffy potato (not that powdered stuff) with crunchy real bacon pieces and melted cheese.
Unfortunately, I have a daily calorie limit but if I could come in just one sitting, I would play pastie Pokemon. There’s so many different pasties here that I would use my mouth as a giant pokeball and try them all. I’m sure I would be so fat but happy after.

This is a nice coffee and snack shop in Bondi Junction that you’d expect to find in trendy Surrey or Darlo.
Decent coffee and it’s hot, not lukewarm as elsewhere (if that’s your cup of tea — excuse the pun). The coffee is rich, but leaves no unpleasant taste on the palate. So it makes for a really good morning wake-​up coffee.
The pasties are really yummy and there are lots to choose from: 15 savoury and 4 sweet ones, some are in small and medium sized options. Some of the sweet ones are a little bit slim on the inside (in other words I’d prefer them a bit thicker filled), but tasty they are nonetheless.
In case you don’t want to embarrass yourself standing there endlessly wondering which pasty to choose, here’s a list. Take you pick:
— Traditional pasites
O Traditional Cornish Pasty
O Traditional ‘Oggy Oggy’ Pasty
O Steak & Ale
— Vegetarian pasties
O Vegetable Provencal
O Spinach, Cheese & Corn
O Pumpkin, Cheese & Coriander
— Pasties of the world
O Chicken Tikka Masala
O South American Style Empanada
— Cousin Jacks pasties (aren’t they all Cousin Jacks pasties?)
O Steak & Camembert
O Lamb & Mint
O Chicken & Vegetable
O Pork & Apple in Cider
O Chicken & Mushroom
O Cheese, Bacon & Potato
O Traditional Big Brekkie
— Sweet pasties
O Mixed Berries Sweet Pasty
O Peach & Sliced Almond Sweet Pasty
O Apple & Cinnamon Sweet Pasty
O Chocolate Hazelnut & Banana Sweet Pasty
(I’m drooling already…)
There’s also a selection of wedges, baked beans and salads.
Oh, and look out for coffee & pasty specials: $ 7.50 for a small coffee + small past, $ 8.00 for a large coffee + small pasty.
The shop is small and simple, but stylishly decorated with dark timbers and accent lighting. There are three tables indoors and a semi-​open kitchen at the back, so you can check on the chefs, who are crimping pasties for a living.

You really cannot purchase anything close to the quality of a Cornish pasty outside of Cornwell. It’s a real treat to bite into that thick golden pastry, hit a steak deposit. Have your tonsils tickled by the black pepper and enjoy the silken smooth texture of the Potato and carrot. Best enjoyed from a paper bag whilst relaxing on a beach after a swim or surf, casually looking out over the Atlantic ocean, waves crashing. For the ultimate experience you should get up early and hit the Pasty shop as the golden bastards are transferred fresh from the oven to the counter. But equally looking in your bag for a pasty at the end of hard day hiking the coastal paths, which has had time to vintage much like a bottle of fine wine, find a rock and recharge on this special eat.
There’s quite a history behind the humble pasty and I’d like to share with you a story that’s stuck with me since I was a child. The pasty came about as with all wonderful inventions due to necessity, the Cornish tin industry would see men and boys sent underground to work tirelessly, and the family’s of the miners came up with the Cornish Pasty. You see as with most mining the fella’s under the earth would be covered in dirt, the metal deposit and general grime from a career, deep, deep down in the ground. That crunchy plait we know and love today, on the side of the pasty, never used to be the Shangri la of pastry (as you call it) with its delicious golden exterior and doughy pale core. It was functional, so the miners could hold the hallowed pasty without covering the main event in soot and crud.
It was then discarded, so legend tells to the Knockers, whom Cornish folklore describe as little creatures who lived in the tin mines and seemingly enjoyed eating pastry covered in crap. If the Knockers weren’t given their sacrificial pastry crusts, strange noises would be heard in the mines, sometimes a knocking noise, and if ignored, the miners believed they were in danger of shaft collapse (a fear men carry to this very day).
The fair partners of these stoic Cornish miners would also pack into one end of their pasty’s a sweet treat, stewed apples or a blob of jam. Desert if you will, wrapped up in the generous fold of pastry, brushed with butter and baked for their loved ones.
And here we find Cousin jacks, Bondi Junction paved Mall. You caught my eye as I passed you, I am a sceptic, (see opening lines) however Cousin Jacks I was not disappointed in your traditional Cornish pasty (although I would like to sweep your counters clear of all the other pretender pasties you offer, and I’ll only look sideways at your vegetarian offering with a stress induced tick in the corner of my eye, what would the Knockers say!) you’ve achieved something where many have previously tried and failed.
You’ve made the best traditional Cornish Pasty, I’ve tasted outside the secret corners of old granite villages in deepest Cornwall, no mean feat. It even has that sweet desert at the end.
Grab a couple on your way to the beach, Cousin Jacks traditional Cornish pasties, I highly recommend.