I'm amazed there's only one review of this place as it's a little treasure…read more It's not a Greggs, so that's a great start. it's an all too rare, independent bakers in Cardiff, selling good quality, home made, fresh food without shedloads of preservatives. You can get pies, pasties, quiches, pizzas and wonderful cakes. My favourite is an apple cake thing which is lovely. Because they're a small concern it often depends what time of day you go as to what's left. The main reason I go in is because they make they're own bread. Importantly they don't just make bread from wheat but also from spelt. Quite a few people are gluten intolerant so spelt is a good alternative. If I'm not mistaken spelt is native to the UK and was the flour of choice before cheap wheat from the Commonwealth became common. So with transport costs high and a move towards food sourced locally spelt is likely to become an important part of our diet in the future. Get down there and give it a try but it does sell out quickly.

We had amazing pasties here. It's a tiny little spot and we weren't expecting great things, but…read moreindeed there was a lineup around lunctime and for a pittance we were rewarded with gorgeously prepared onion and potato pasties (our favourites), and a few other sweet treats. They even kept well for a few hours on the train.

I'm not ashamed to say that I had a Princess Castle birthday cake from Cakey Wakey, for my 18th…read morebirthday (I'm still a little girl at heart). I was very pleased by the whole ordering process, I chose to have a cake that was based on one they had previously made but adapted to suit my individual needs. However if you have a particular idea in mind they're usually very accommodating and up for a challenge. The cakes aren't cheap (mine cost £40) but it truly looked incredibly. My friends were all most impressed and it was absolutely scrumptious! Word of warning though, allow plenty of time to place your order, as they tend to be very popular.

What a puntastic name. I like. Who doesn't like the idea of being woken up by cakes? Seriously?…read more So this cake shop sells wedding cakes, birthday, corporate and celebration cakes for every occasion. They will create sweet treats to complement your party theme and also offer free consultations. They also stock a full range of confectionary supplies, ribbons, candles, etc. They make their rich fruit cakes, chocolate cakes and plain sponges using traditional methods and recipes and promise that 'No Packet mixes pass our door.' Sponge novelty cakes start at £45 and rise rise rise!

The good, old-fashioned bakery is one of the many lovely independent shops lining Cowbridge High…read moreStreet. It has a proper local feel to it, with a warm welcome from the friendly staff, and this along with the quality bread and cakes makes it very popular. As you'd expect, it sells a wide variety of range of loaves, pastries, pasties, cakes, and sandwiches, and has space to sit down and eat there, within their conservatory cafe area or the walled outside terrace. A great little spot for lunch during a shopping trip to Cowbridge.

A traditional long established bakery with a wide range of bread, cakes, and pastries for sale…read more Aside from purchasing items you can also choose to eat them on the premises themselves, either in the tea room, the sunny conservatory or like us outside in the walled courtyard area. After a busy afternoon shopping, it was lovely to sit down with a drink and a cake in the sunshine. My friend is on a diet so was pleased that they offer low fat options and chose a slice of the skinny banana and raisin loaf, which had less than 5% fat! The prices at the bakery were very reasonable and the staff very friendly. It really is the ideal place for a quick cup of coffee in the middle of a shopping trip. We were there on a weekday afternoon and had no problems finding a seat outside, however at weekends I have sometimes chosen to go elsewhere as it's been so busy.

Amazing Bakery! I…read morehappened to be in the area and stumbled across this place. What a lucky find! Great service, tasty treats and pastries... I wish I lived in the area so I could stop by every day! The staff were friendly and after I bought my Welsh Cake, Scotch Egg and a drink from the fridge, I enjoyed my light lunch at a stool by the window and looked on at people in the park. Hope to return again one day soon!

From the owner: Pettigrew Bakeries is a new and truly independent bakery located in Victoria Park Cardiff, 595…read moreCowbridge Road East. We specialise in Artisan & Traditional baking techniques, supplying Wholesale and direct to our loyal customers throughout South Wales and beyond. We are a family run business striving to be the very best at what we do.

You would be hard pressed to find better bread than this, especially at such a good price. It's not…read morejust boring bread, but you've got a much better choice than any of the local supermarkets, and some of the bigger ones too, give you. Loads of different types of loaves, scrummy rolls, delicious pastries (sweet AND savoury!) and delicious cakes, all at a price that puts Tesco to absolute shame. This is possibly the best thing I've discovered in Cardiff - it's a pretty poorly-kept secret. If you like your bread, you'd better incorporate this place into your routine. The only problem is.... you won't be able to go back to dry, tasteless supermarket or packaged bread, even in an emergency.....

A really great place to come and grab a drink and a cake…read more Serves all the typical treats you'd expect from a Danish Bakery while they do have savoury items on the menu too. Plenty of seating although it does get pretty busy at the weekends no matter what time you get there.

This is a shop inside the historic Cardiff Market. An old Victorian building that remains a good…read moresource of produce from local traders. As you enter the market you will be greeted by the same smell of fresh fish that has filled my childhood memories of this place. Once you've passed the fresh fish it may be fresh donuts, fresh fruit, not so fresh books or even freshly baked bread you smell. The latter will be coming from The Bread Stall. It can be found on the lower level of the market and it's a busy little stall. It's got bread of all varieties freshly delivered that day, as well as loads of cakes and other baked treats. If you're unfamiliar with Welsh cakes then it's crucial that you go right now to buy one for a mere 40p from The Bread Stall. If it's night time then perhaps that is slightly unreasonable and I will allow you to wait until the morning.

My Grandpa was a baker. My mum sold bread in her deli. I too have sold bread. And cakes and have…read morehad the pleasure to taste the meaning of a baker's dozen. As such I really appreciate good fresh bread, and how different it tastes from cheap supermarket sliced cardboard. This bread stall does not sell the best bread I have ever baked or tasted but it does sell nice, fresh, cheap-enough mostly white rolls. Lots of them. They sell white Petit Pans, Soft Baps and Finger Rolls at about 25 pence each. They also sell large and small cracked wheat (brown) rolls, crunchy French Sticks and ready-sliced tin loaves. It being a market in Wales, you can also buy Welsh Cakes (picau ar y maen, pice bach, cacen gri or teisen radell) here by the truckload. Indulge and wolf down with tea.

Thanks to my coworker for suggesting Welsh cakes! This place was busy, not only because it was a…read moreSaturday but I think warm, fresh, Welsh cakes are the best! The link went around the stall but that must be normal since they had signs of where to enter the line. All prices for their goods was very reasonable so I had to get more than one to try! The line moves pretty quickly though so you better be ready to order!

Move over scones, welsh cakes are my new favorite treat! These were amazing. And I loved being able…read moreto watch them make them while I ordered and indulged in my very first welsh cake. They taste best fresh and warm. My favorite flavor was chocolate chip.