Reflecting its little Surrey village identity, there are a lot of little cafes/bakeries along the…read moreHigh Street in Ashtead. I sometimes stop at Watson's to pick up a few treats for the unit where I work or to get a little something for breakfast. It serves up typical baker's fare such as doughnuts and sausage rolls. Pretty pricey but quite tasty.

Great bakery - open really early (I've hit it at 0630 and been served with a 'sleepy' smile. Get…read morethere before 1500hrs - they really start running out of fresh bread by then. Great for lunch too - pizza, fresh sandwiches. ...there Saturday morning sausage rolls are pretty great too.

Well when I last used this, must have been 15 years ago. I have no idea this Bakery had anything to…read moredo with Watsons, only I loved sticky buns and doughnuts, paid for that later, not in cash but lifestyle. Anyway I am getting rather tired these days of reviewing these names where the service has not changed ,a bakery is a bakery no matter who owns it in my book. Of course quality matters that's is why we Yelpers exist? I only hope the Moderators read this review!

No longer known as Watsons, not a bad thing as the quality was diresorry.read more

Corteil & Barratt is a little unprepossing shop on the corner of Ewell High Street. From the…read moreoutside, it looks like a cake shop but inside is a treasure trove for cake bakers. They will take orders for wedding and celebration cakes to be baked to order but if you fancy baking yourself, there is every accessory available for baking and decorating your cake here. They also run classes for baking, usually aimed at the more experienced baker, such as classes in sugar flowers. If you want to bake to impress, head to Corteil & Barratt for a helping hand.

I can't recommend this cake shop enough - the shop itself is understated and fairly small, in the…read morecentre of Ewell village, but the cakes are absolutely to die for!! We discovered Corteil & Barratt when looking for someone to make and deliver our wedding cake. After tasting their vanilla, chocolate and fruit cakes we were so impressed that we ordered a tier of each!! The cakes are moist, full of flavour and every one of our guests commented on how delicious they were (with many people sampling all three - the benefit of over-catering!!) Corteil & Barratt delivered the cakes to our ceremony venue (in Wales!!!) and when I saw the finished display I was thrilled - they looked absolutely stunning and were everything I'd hoped for. I had asked for lots of intricate icing and sprays of sugar flowers in white and the finished article was just beautiful. Since then we've had two children and Corteil & Barratt are always our first port of call for Christening and family Birthday cakes. Each time we're always hugely impressed with the standard of the beautiful icing and decoration, as well as the delicious cake itself. We've had hula huts, cricket pitches and number shaped caked with trains, etc... the list goes on and will no doubt continue to grow as the years go by!!

Went here for the 2nd time today with a friend. I would not have stayed when I saw a notice saying…read morethey do not take cash but didn't want to cause a problem for my friend. Was told by the person who served us that there was new management who had implemented non- payment of cash. I asked the staff member to relay my thoughts to the manager and she said there had been plenty of complaints. I told her that I would definitely not visit this place again. Appalling to be told how to pay for goods and hope they have more complaints. Cash is still legal tender and I do not understand how it is legal to refuse any form of payment.

This small but perfectly-formed bakery is the antidote to the mass-produced horror that is Greggs…read more All the stuff is made on the premises, so you're guaranteed the freshest bread around, made by experts. The bloomers are (excuse me) bloomin' marvellous but Chalet also have speciality breads, like spelt, and will also make you sourdough bread if you order in advance.. The only problem with this place is the array of other tempting baked goods on offer. I'll often go in for a bloomer and end up leaving with a load of cornish pasties, sausage rolls, doughnuts, chocolate loaves...