I am thoroughly 100% happy with Andrew (proprietor) and his staff, especially Katharine who I met…read morethis Saturday. Every time I ask Andrew a question he responds promptly via my email with excellent customer service. I look foward to my delicious Saturday wholemeal date and walnut sconesn and their hot cross buns were absolutely delicious this weekend compared to the rubbish cheap supermarket produce and he has even offered to bake me a wholemeal veggie pizza for one of their pizza evenings in Crich. I could not wish to find a more customer friendly cafe or restaurant and am looking forward to trying some of their wheat free bread. Katharine has also said that I could request The Loaf at Crich to do a packed lunch for my husband and I for our yoga workshop to be held in Crich on Saturday 21st July 2012. So many thanks and I do wish the The Loaf could also expand further afield eventually over The Dales, High Peaks or even other areas. Katharine Matlock

Sandwich, delicious and loads of filling inside. Topped up to the max!…read moreSlightly pricey but oh well :)

This place is legendary in the village of Hasland. Has been there years. The food never fails to…read moredeliver. Sells sandwiches, cakes, pastrys etc etc. Prices are cheap and the portions big!!! The staff are really friendly and its well situated on the main road in the village. If your passin trough Hasland you have got to grab a sandwich from here !!!

We arrived in Matlock hungry for lunch and having never been to the town before we didn't know…read morewhere to go for something to eat. Peli Deli looked busy and inviting from the outside and we had to wait for a table - always a good sign. We eventually sat down and ordered our food up at the counter. My stilton and broccoli tart wasn't bad - nice flavour but nothing special. My boyfriend picked at his sandwich - goats cheese and chutney served in fairly ordinary white bread. Too much stodgy white bread and not enough filling. It was an average sandwich and again, not spectacular. His aunt had the soup of the day which was pea, courgette and mint and while she said she enjoyed it, she noted that it was exceptionally minty. Overall the food wasn't the worst thing I have ever eaten but I'm not entirely sure why it was quite so busy. Perhaps we ordered the wrong things or maybe it's just as good as it gets in this little spa town.

Peli Deli is a quaint little coffee and cake shop situated in the picturesque spa town of Matlock,…read morea village in Derbyshire outside of Manchester, where I was recently lucky enough to spend a weekend. The town itself is lovely, and the perfect place to stroll around with stop-offs at country pubs and local cafes such as this one. They even have cable cars in the town! Its located on the main street (which constitutes most of the town) and from outside it looks modern and chic. Inside it feels family-run and quaint, with about 20 seats arranged around the counter. They sell beautiful home cooked cakes, as well as all varieties of coffee and teas. In the savory department (being as it is a deli) they sell a great selection of specialty cheeses and meats. These cheeses are in some cases locally made, including some gorgeous stilton. The main point for me has got to be the Peli Deli cake shake! This consists of a piece of their homemade double chocolate fudge cake blended with ice cream and ice. That's the sum of the ingredients, and its literally the best milk shake or similar drink you will ever taste. Worth going all the way to Matlock for.

Only on thing that I don't like in there but everything else is absolutely golden in the texture…read moreand taste with everything else

It's a shame the experience isn't as good as the bread!…read more I have just got back from 'The Loaf' Crich, on what I can only imagine was a bad day. The other times I have been, I have had a pleasurable experience, and have shared my recommendations with friends and colleagues. Unfortunately, the same can not be said for today's shopping trip. Having made a special journey to get come bread, I was unable to spot it on the display, so opted for an alternative, on conveying my request I saw the bread I had gone for so said 'Oops sorry, could I change that for the caraway, I couldn't see that at first, but that's what I had come for.' my request, although met, was answered with a sigh. A sigh!! Now what kind of customer service was this?! All additional purchase ideas then went out of the window, and we just left with the bread, thus reducing your profit line, and potentially loosing a customer in the process. It seems a real shame, as I am an advocate of independent stores, although I wish your continued success, I will recommend with caution and think it will be a while before I visit again. Shame, because the bread is fab, and the egg and salmon breakfast was divine. I do believe that the owners are comitted to sharing their enjoyment of the product and this experience with customers, so hopefully this can be addressed in the future.

While on a little road trip up the M6, we stopped in Stafford for some lunch. After lunch, I saw a…read morebakery glistening off in the distance, with windows steamed up from all the fresh baked goodness inside. This little bakery was jammed with all kinds of bread, pastries and cookies. I selected a sticky bun type of thing with raisins and currants as well as a chocolate chip cookie. Both were fantastic. If I could have eaten more, I would have ordered 1 of everything. It all looked very good. The service is excellent, with a bunch of ladies exuding classic English charm. Very pleasant and helpful.

Sandwiches, freshly baked bread, cream cakes, cakes, pies, pasties- you're kind of spoilt for…read morechoice really. Everything is made fresh every day, and every lunch time there is a queue out of the door. Service is pretty fast as it's over the high, goody-filled counter, but it's always polite. The BLT sandwiches are salty and full of awesome, the fresh cream cakes are hard to resist, and the custard slices are cut far more neatly than mine at home. I'm not particularly fond of the chocolate numbers myself, if I'm tempted, I go for the rhubarb and cherry slices (super moist), and things like the Belgian buns are pretty snazzy too. A couple of things worth noting are- They have a slicing machine- so if there's any loaves you want, but are only capable of cutting diagonal doorsteps at home, they can deal with it. If you want a hot sausage or bacon sandwich for example, you're possibly going to have a little wait as they like to cook things fresh. If you ring in advance, you can avoid standing in the corner by the fridge of drinks for a short while.

Gorgeous family run bakery, it's a proper local shop, serving up generous slabs of cake,…read moresandwiches, pasties, pastries, jacket potato skins, pizza, scones- basically a plethora of freshly made things. They have a list of hot and cold sandwich fillings, many of which are already made up, but if you ask nicely, if they've got the ingredients they'll make it for you. Hot and cold drinks, you can ring and order, they cater for events and and make some stunning cakes to order with sugar craft. Expect decent chat, it's a proper community shop, and anyone who can return the stolen Gemma panda will be rewarded with cake.

This is as good as it get's for your local bakery and cafe in the UK. Friendly staff, lovely…read moreenvironment and the best cakes you will taste this side of the channel. When you enter, you'll probably struggle to find seating as this local Cafe has become the hang out place for Mum'n'Kids, Pensioners and the odd student who likes a good coffee. The cakes and sandwiches which are made fresh on site are to die for! A must for any cake lover!

I absolutely ADORE Mama Bears Cakes & Bakes!!! I live in the US, and my boyfriend lives in the UK,…read moreand I wanted to send him something super special for our anniversary. After searching endlessly and fruitlessly for weeks online for someone who could make exactly what I wanted, accept payment internationally, and deliver it to my BF, I messaged Mama Bear's, and the owner is an absolute ANGEL. She worked with me to decide on exactly what to create. Even though the things I asked for aren't typically items that she makes, she told me that she was a "romantic" and would be happy to make a special order for me. She even ended up adding decorations on her own because she wanted to make it extra special! Such a lovely person to work with!!! Her husband hand-delivered the cake & chocolate-covered strawberries to my boyfriend on our anniversary and even passed along a special message. My boyfriend was totally surprised and absolutely impressed with the presentation of the gift itself. He also said that the cake and strawberries were incredibly DELICIOUS!!! He really tried to ration them out to last longer, but they were so good he couldn't help eating them within about a week and a half haha. Mama Bear is the greatest, and if you live in the area, you should DEFINITELY choose her shop! I'd be there for coffee and baked goods daily if I didn't live across the pond! haha.

The best source for all your bread cakes!…read more I adore Gayton's bread and if I cannot find any in my local shops I always visit the bakery shop where the staff are always cheerful, happy to see you and tempt me into buying some of their excellent cakes!

I have travelled all over the world and yet Gayton's have the best bread I have ever tasted. Their…read moreGranary Loaf is to die for. If you haven't tried their products yet you haven't lived. Well worth a drive up to the Bakery as the staff are always welcoming and cheerful. Although you always leave with more than you had planned. lol.

During a two week stay outside of Bakewell, this became our favorite bakery. The bread was always…read moreso fresh and tasty and after a thorough survey our group determined, unanimously and unambiguously, that Bloomers' Bakewell pudding was our favorite! Lovely staff too.

A fab day to end what started off as a course. It was the first time to visit Bakewell for me where…read morewe had gone for a guided walk to the area. A nice place if you like watching loads of seagulls, swans, ducks and fish all in the same place. The day was gloomy but what lifted our spirits was the homity pie from the Bloomers of Bakewell. Absolutely brilliant traditional pie and they also claim to be the home of "THE FIRST AND ONLY ORIGINAL BAKEWELL PUDDING". The place is quite small but hosts a great amount of variety each more tempting than the other. It's almost like the food shouting out to you "you gotta try me or you've missed something brilliant". The prices are absolutely reasonable and I got about dinner for 4 of us for under a £10.3 including dessert. They also hoard a bespoke collection of 60 local and British cheeses. Do not forget to try their chocolate fudge cake which almost melts in your mouth. Wish this were closer to Leeds but surely will go there just for the pies.