I think this is a local chain of baker's shops as I've not seen many about. I can't fault the…read morequality of their breads and cakes, also the staff are friendly and chatty to. They do a good range of sandwiches and snack items and are always busy at lunch time. The cakes and bakes have a more home made, less commercial look and taste (so I guess you could pass it off as home made to dinner guests). They sometimes run low on items once they get past lunch time in to the afternoon, but I suppose this is how you know stuff is fresh every day and has not been left overnight.

It's a slightly strange location for a confectionary-cum-bakery admittedly, but Moores, in the…read moreheart of the Horsforth suburbs, is rather special. I came across Moores recently after a hectic day in Horsforth, and decided that (judging a book by its cover as I usually do) it would be the perfect place to get a sugar hit on the way home. I wasn't wrong - inside Moores is as quaint and, for want of a better word, sweet, as it appears from the outside. People should be warned that this is not your Greggs-style bakery, but an independent establishment where really care is taken in creating and baking the pastries. The delicacies are so indulgent and perfectly sugared that you'll probably find yourself going back to Moores for more. Luckily, I followed my fruit pastry up with some boiled sweets, meaning that, for the time being at least, I'm sweet enough.

I've been coming here for 7 years and so I guess I'm a real fan of this traditional French…read morepatisserie run by Alpha and his wife Tina. Fabulous croissants and breads and coffee to satisfy a coffee snob like me.

I love a good bakery, and although after a particularly healthy Christmas I shouldn't really go…read moreover board on the fat stuffs, but when it comes to delicious home baked goods - just the smell - I am a bit of a push over. The difficult thing was which goody to choose from! In the window at the time there was a range of delights set to tempt me - lemon meringue pies, iced cupcakes, ginger bread - I'm rumbling at the thought... In the end I went for a a cup cake and it was delightful. Soft and spongy and everything you need from a cup cake. Delicious!

Arriving in Otley I am in need of sustenance an easy yet somewhat challenging task, it's the choice…read moreyou see delightful whilst at the same time adding a challenge to the familiar task of gethering. What do I want, how quickly, seated, standing, hot, cold, sweet, savoury or both. Ah ha! I spy with my beady eye the oldy-worldy treat shop, otherwise known as A Teal and Son. Bakery supreme. So it is I get a sandwich, cheese and pickle, brown bap and a Yorkshire Curd-tart. The latter was such a hard choice, there's was an amazing construction that was like a giant profiterole but instead of chocolate icing it had coffee -yum. The cheese was rubbish though...booo.

Tricia's is a great bakery, easy to find, in the heart of the beautiful town of Otley. If you are…read morein a pinch and starving for some yummy lunch treats it's a great place to nip in and pick a sandwich - they've a lovely choice of fillings, it's reasonably priced and more homely than any Greggs there is going. You'll get that indie buzz from purchasing here too! But, if savoury isn't your thing, fear not! They serve some of the loveliest cakes going in Otley. Doughnuts, tarts, iced buns - you name it. It's not great for those trying not to simply pig out, but then what's life without a tasty treat? At least you'll have picked the right place to cheat the diet! They even take telephone orders - office worker in Otley? Now you know where to order lunch!

You have to get in there quick, this local favourite provides a lovely variety of take-away foods…read moreand snacks. The usual staples of bread and sweet things combined with pies. Lovely looking hand pies with sumptuous fillings that would bring a tear to Nigella Lawson's eyes. Tasty, filling treats await you.

I am in two minds about this place. On one hand, amazing…read morecurd tarts and lush flapjack. bread is pretty good. On other hand, sandwiches are calculated based on what you add, meaning that a cheese sandwich with salad (no onion) on a ciabatta roll ended up being £3.20! And it wasn't that big or tasty (it in fact tasted of cheap margarine instead of cheese!). I can go to Pooky and Grumps and get a sandwich that knocks my socks off for that price! You can't even justify that price with location or décor. it's a bit of a grotty 70s hole. So for the curd tart, you get three star, Hardaker. although i shall not be relying on you for actual sustenance.

You get the feeling that a business like this could only really still exist in a place like…read moreBramhope. By this I mean it could only exist in 2009 in an age-old suburb of Leeds which still classifies itself as a village and is so fiercely proud of this fact that it refuses to let any kind of chain store even think about setting up shop here. Hence Bramhope has the quaint but still important Village Bakery - a business that I wouldn't like to estimate the age of, it is the sort of place you just don't see any more. Offering everything you'd expect from an old timey bakery, bread, pastries, cakes, the place does charge what I call 'Bramhope' prices (basically slightly overpriced) but that's to be expected. If only there was a candlestick maker next-door this village would be complete. Alas, he moved away a long time ago.