Fish pie
Squarepie, 290g, £4.25 Selfridges , 08708 377377
Perfect mash to fish ratio. Very nice fish. Good consistency.
4 stars
Waitrose, 750g, £5.99
The topping tastes good. I like the spinach; it is kind of soothing.
3 stars
Asda Extra Special, 600g, £2.98.
Lots of mash and nice-size bits of fish, but it lacks flavour.
2 stars
Sainsbury's Taste the Difference, 600g, £4.99
Stodgy sauce, but the flavour is not bad.
2 stars
Tesco Finest, 700g, £4.99
There is not much fish in this one, and the mash has an odd taste.
No stars
Steak and kidney pie
Squarepie, 290g, £4.25, Selfridges , 08708 377377
It looks good and it's delicious. Nice, crispy pastry, great and tender meat.
4 stars
Pieminister pie, 275g, £2.45, www.pieminister.co.uk.
Good but a bit dry.
2 stars
Rhugorganics, 650g, £5.90, www.rhug.co.uk.
Big pieces of meat - but also lots of fat.
1 star
Denby-Dale, 720g, £3.99 for four, widely available. Pastry has good texture, but one-dimensional flavour.
No stars
Bird's Eye, 620g, £1.75 for four, widely available.
The pastry is revolting and the filling horrible. School food.
No stars
Chicken and mushroom pie
Squarepie, 290g, £4.25, Selfridges
Big chicken chunks: creamy, rich.
3 stars
Denby-Dale, 720g, £4.99 for 4, widely available
Nice top crust, but soggy below. Flavoursome.
2 stars
M Newitt & Son, 650g, £4.99, Budgens
Looks delicious, but the meat is dry with little flavour.
1 star
Sainsbury's puff pastry, 150g, 54p
OK pastry, but filling tastes like chicken and mushroom soup.
No stars
Tesco Finest, 250g, £1.99
The chicken is very dry and the pastry is too thick.
No stars
Pork pie
Dickinson and Morris Melton Mowbray, 454g, £2.70, widely available
Nice colour and texture, delicate jelly flavour.
5 stars
Tesco Finest Mini Melton Mowbray, 250g, £1.99
Tastes better than it looks. Crispy.
2 stars
Waitrose, Melton Mowbray, 150g, 89p
The jelly has a really nice strong flavour, but I can't taste the meat.
2 stars
Sainsbury's Melton Mowbray, 150g, 75p
Too much lard and gristle. Tastes synthetic.
No stars
Pork Farms, 142g, 95p, widely available
Unattractive and flavourless.
No stars
Game pie
Piesbypost, 290g, £3.65, www.piesbypost.co.uk
Very nice pastry and the game is very nice - there is almost too much meat.
3 stars
Fortnum & Mason, Oval, 1,5kg, £35, 020 7734 8070
Great pastry, but the filling looks puréed. More like a nice pâté than a pie.
2 stars
Harvey Nichols, 1kg, £19.95, 020 7235 5000
Good filling but the pastry is too heavy.
2 stars
Burbush's of Penrith, 900g,£6.85, www.edengamebakery.co.uk
Meaty chunks, but lacks taste.
2 stars
Harrods, 310g, £5.99 , 020 7730 1234
Very dry, with a slight chemical taste.
No stars
Vegetable pie
Pieminister, Heidi pie, 275g, £2.45, www.pieminister.co.uk
Sweet with a strong onion taste. Great.
5 stars
Piesbypost, leek & mushroom, 290g, £3.35
Looks handmade and appealing but the pie is too heavy.
2 stars
Lewis Pies, 165g, 55p, widely available
I like the poppy seeds and the shape, but lacks filling.
1 star
Tesco, cheese & vegetable, 250g, £1.35
Not good-looking. It coats your tongue.
No stars
Asda, cheese and vegetable, 200g, £1.02
Tastes like packet soup.
No stars
Curry pie
Pieminister, Thai Chook 275g, £2.45
Great flavour, fresh and fragrant.
4 stars
Squarepie, 290g, £4.25
This one tastes better than it looks. It's a proper curry with real spices.
3 stars
Clive's Organic, 300g, £12.65 for 4, www.dining-made-easy.co.uk
This is a good, basic pie. I would give it to my kids.
3 stars
Bell's chicken curry, 138g, £1.59 for two, widely available
Spicy thick sauce, tastes like cheap curry.
1 star
Tesco, chicken curry, 150g, 54p
Might be a good alternative to a kebab.
No stars
Bakewell tart
Waitrose , £2.49 for four
Looks traditional and it's got real jam in it! The pastry could be more biscuity.
2 stars
Sainsbury's Cherry, 345g, 73p
The sponge is quite nice and gooey, but the pastry is tasteless.
1 star
Mr Kipling Cherry, 316g, £1.04
Looks nice and there is lots of icing.
No stars
Somerfield Cherry, 2289p for six
Solid with a synthetic taste.
No stars
Morrison's, 288g, 79p
Not good.
No stars
Banoffee pie
Sainsbury's, 104g, £1.75
The toffee tastes artificial and the pastry is soggy, but it looks good and the cream is nice.
1 star
Morrison's Fresh , £1.19 for two
The cream is OK and the bananas are less brown in this one than the others.
1 star
Waitrose, 670g, £4.99
Powdery base and some slightly dark bananas inside.
No stars
Tesco Finest, 522g, £2.95
Disappointing to taste and I didn't want more than one bite.
No stars
Marks & Spencer, 470g, £3.99
Weird. Lots of toffee. Looks and tastes artificial. Not pleasant.
No stars
Cherry pie
M&S Shortcrust, 545g, £1.99
The cherries are nice and sour but the pastry could be sweeter.
1 star
Somerfield Deep-Filled, 520g, 99p
Very stodgy; strange aftertaste.
1 star
Tesco Lattice, 700g, £1.99
Very gluey. No whole cherries and it's oversweet.
No stars
Mr Kipling Six Exceedingly Good, 439g, £1.29 Sticky.
Tastes artificial.
No stars
Sainsbury's, 520g, £1.99
Looks better than it tastes. The pastry is stodgy and the filling is slimy.
No stars
· Compiled by Rikke Bruntse-Dahl. Sophie Conran's own luxury pie range is available at www.gourmetwarehouse.co.uk (0870 432 3302) and selected stores and delicatessens. Stockist inquiries: 020 7724 5318
