Warrens

This is a pasty staple according to my Cornish pasty expert friend. It’s an award winning bakery that’s been in business for 150 years. I’m kind of obsessed with having the best of the local food in a new city, so it seemed like a no brainer!
I was a tad disappointed it was so … plain though. It’s been around a looooong time, so it’s a no frills joint with small, medium and large pasties. Steak and cheese and onion of course and not much else besides that.
I got a medium steak and it was piping freaking hot and plenty of food to fill me up. I carried it around the corner to the beach and ate it overlooking the beautiful blue sea that is the Cornish Coast.
On further exploration of the town center, I kicked myself for not walking around for diving into the first pasty/​pasty shop I saw. There were a couple that looked a little more modern that I think I might have preferred (I am so, so spoiled by having the visited the amazing Cornish Pasty Company in Phoenix so much, I admit that!). But didn’t have it in me to eat two pasties in two days.
You can’t go wrong here if tradition is what you’re after, but if you like a modern take on comfort foods, you might want to try another one (there are plenty all around this area!)

If you blink on the main street you could miss this shop. I love the cakes & buns in here. It’s small but inviting, give it a try you won’t be disappointed.

Nice little cake shop, got some original Cornish saffron cakes that are like house bricks but taste yummy. Lots of other goodies on offer also.

Now you’re talking — if you want a half decent pasty that’s as good as you’re going to get if you don’t have a Cornish grandmother, Warrens is it — in Newquay, at least. They’re also good enough to offer a small size, in between cocktail and massive, for the faint hearted amongst us. Just the right amount of meat and veg, and — most importantly — well seasoned, without killing the flavour.
They also sell other stuff — sausage rolls, and the like, but you’re in Cornwall. It can only be a pasty, right?