Ainsleys

Chrism · Post by **Chrism** » Wed 11 Nov, 2009 11:51 pm

raveydavey wrote: We should all go buy an Ainsleys sausage roll tomorrow to show our support. I'd love an Ainsleys sausage roll.

Steve Jones · Post by **Steve Jones** » Wed 11 Nov, 2009 11:59 pm

I must admit that this has inspired me to go to Ainsleys tomorrow to get some food!as i am in Wakefield,I must pop into their shop there for a cake and roll!

String o' beads · Post by **String o' beads** » Thu 12 Nov, 2009 12:22 am

I remember John Wellington, pseudonym of the erstwhile leader writer of the YEP, when it was a proper paper, waxing lyrical about Ainsley's lemon buns. Must admit Gregg's does what it does very well. Must have been hard to compete with them. But Bakers Oven had better sausage rolls.

simonm · Post by **simonm** » Thu 12 Nov, 2009 12:25 pm

Greggs are cheaper. Present climate ,who can blame anyone for saving the pennies?

Chrism · Post by **Chrism** » Thu 12 Nov, 2009 12:49 pm

simonm wrote: Greggs are cheaper. Present climate ,who can blame anyone for saving the pennies? Greggs sausage rolls don't look cooked to me, they're very pink looking.

Lilysmum · Post by **Lilysmum** » Thu 12 Nov, 2009 1:21 pm

As Peter kay says about picallili " never eat owt luminous" That could apply to Greggs sausage rolls too

Reginal Perrin · Post by **Reginal Perrin** » Thu 12 Nov, 2009 3:03 pm

Chrism wrote: simonm wrote: Greggs are cheaper. Present climate ,who can blame anyone for saving the pennies? Greggs sausage rolls don't look cooked to me, they're very pink looking. Much cheaper and dominate accross the country. No surprise at all. Ainsley's were hardly michelin star quality now were they.

Reginal Perrin · Post by **Reginal Perrin** » Thu 12 Nov, 2009 3:04 pm

Chrism wrote: raveydavey wrote: We should all go buy an Ainsleys sausage roll tomorrow to show our support. I'd love an Ainsleys sausage roll. To quot Paul Weller "the public get what the public want". The majority want Greggs and Subway.

Si · Post by Si » Thu 12 Nov, 2009 4:24 pm

There's been a Greggs in Otley for a while, and I think I'm right in saying Otley's Ainsleys opened only recently. Either way, their problem was that they're just a couple of doors down from Weegman's, and therefore their cooked meat products (pork pies, etc) never stood a chance!!! These were displayed in the window at first, but were moved to the back and replaced by cakes and biscuits.

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Thu 12 Nov, 2009 8:54 pm

Greggs???? We still call them Thurstons in our house, thankyou very much. They're not bad at what they do - in so much as you get exactly what it says on the tin (if that isn't mixing my metaphors too much?), but I've always rated Ainsleys above them.Lets hope Ainsleys find a saviour and don't go the same way as Malcoms or Hagenbachs...