Review: Cissy Greens, Haslingden (From Lancashire Telegraph)

Review: Cissy Greens, Haslingden

4:44pm Tuesday 16th August 2011 in Pendle takeaways By Jemma Humphreys, Deputy features editor

Lancashire Telegraph review by Jemma Humphreys from Wednesday, August 10, 2011

You’re not bowled over with the choice on offer at Cissy Greens.

But despite a small selection of sandwiches and pies, what they do serve is of a good quality.

And who can argue with a breakfast deal including a cup of tea or coffee and a bacon butty for £2?

The sandwich choices are simple.

Cheese, ham, tuna, or sliced chicken and turkey.

I ordered a cheese salad for myself and a tuna salad for my friend and colleague, and both were made fresh while I waited.

The brown bread roll was soft and the filling made for a generous serving for £2.50 (including an extra 60p for salad.) The tuna was also a hearty portion and was very well received.

The sweets however aren’t their speciality, the carrot cake and chocolate chip flapjack we sampled were a little disappointing.

With an overdose of butterscotch cream icing on the cake and a rather dry flapjack, they weren’t among the best we’ve tasted.

The pies seem to be where it’s at, three orders came in during the five minutes I waited for my sandwich to be made, so perhaps we should return and try out what they do best.

Rating

TASTE 6, SPEED 7, VALUE 8, CHOICE 5