Failing to get my hands on a famed Greggs sausage roll during my last Too Good To Go stint at the bakery chain was a bitter pill to swallow.
But I won’t cry over spilled milk.
It’s a new week which means the time has come to order from a different business on my Too Good To Go app. This has become a habit I am far too fond of…
To date, I have sampled mystery bags from:
An increasingly popular chain I was yet to try prior to yesterday was Starbucks.
Yes, I am a massive Starbucks fan. I am not afraid to admit it.
But after being left slightly disappointed by my mystery bag from Greggs several weeks ago, I didn’t want to get my hopes up too much – and was crossing my fingers and praying I received a home bake (or two).
What I got my hands on…
The first thing I picked up on was the weight of the bag.
Despite not being the biggest one out there, it was certainly packed to the brim. This is what the best Too Good To Go bags look like.
I headed to the Starbucks on 208 Union Street, Aberdeen. The walk is fairly short back to my flat so I didn’t have to wait long before diving into it.
I counted five items in total. Let me just remind you that I only paid £3.59 for the contents, so that’s a win already given the hiking prices of Starbucks products.
I was also happy to see there was no coffee in sight. It was 7pm after all – who would be craving caffeine at that time in the evening? Certainly not me anyway.
The first item I removed was a sandwich. Score.
It was free-range egg and mayo. Unfortunately, not my favourite filling, so a friend of mine was treated to it instead.
She said it had “a decent amount of filling and lots of flavour”. As a spectator, the contents looked lovely and creamy, and I also thought there was plenty of it.
As for the other four items, I’ll need a drum roll… Each one was a home bake.
I rarely treat myself to bakery products from Starbucks, simply due to the prices that I feel as though I can’t condone. But when I have, I have been wowed.
There was an iced raspberry swirl, cinnamon swirl, and not one but two lemon muffins.
They smelled and looked the part, that’s for sure. I wasn’t able to resist the iced raspberry swirl, while my friend enjoyed one of the lemon muffins.
It was as if the bakes had been made that same morning.
My swirl, which was a hefty size, had a decadent raspberry filling inside that was both sharp and sweet. The bread itself was fluffy, which contrasted nicely with the sprinkling of toasted almonds scattered on top.
All in all, it was a straight-up winner for me.
As I turned to ask how the lemon muffin was going down, it had disappeared and was clearly enjoyed.
It was sticky on the outside yet light and airy on the inside and boasted lemon curd in the centre that added a citrusy kick.
The cinnamon swirl was saved for a later day. Having already enjoyed one from the coffee chain in the past, to say I was excited to devour it would be an understatement.
General prices of the items:
- Egg and mayo sandwich – £3.04
- Iced raspberry swirl – £2.29
- Cinnamon swirl – £2.50
- Lemon muffin x2 – £4.50 (£2.25 each)
Total cost: £12.33
Total savings: £8.74
Was it worth it?
Starbucks does many things right, and bakery goods are one of them.
I was worried my mystery bag’s contents might fall flat, but each item we tried looked, smelled and tasted fresh.
The bag was, like many others I have picked up to date, a steal. I’ll definitely be recommending friends and family – and all of you – to order one from Starbucks.
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