After reading about the health benefits of real sourdough bread I went on the hunt for some in…read moreNewcastle. It is hard to find it made properly but sugardown make it fresh in their bakery and it's great. Not only that but I discovered they make the most delicious and moist lemon and blueberry drizzle cake I've ever had!!

Absolutely fabulous baked goods and desserts from this tiny little storefront bakery. Quite cheap…read moreas well - I got to pick three treats for £4 last time, which was a brilliant deal. Their vegan beetroot cake was moist and wonderful, and had me searching the internet in vain for a recipe to try to replicate it. I should really just buy it from Sugar Down and not bother trying! My fiancé's favorite is the Crack Pie. I honestly don't know what's in it besides sugary buttery goodness as he ate it all yesterday, so didn't get a taste! But he's had it twice now and loves it. We also got a wonderful peanut butter brownie which was chocolatey rich and had a big yummy swirl of peanut butter running throughout. Fantastic place to get a quick, cheap treat. A million times better than something you could buy at the grocery store, so don't even bother - just come here!

The French Oven Bakery is absolutely divine!! A lovely Artisan bakery in the ever popular Grainger…read moreMarket offering a whole host of different breads, pasties and cakes. What has prompted this review is their mouth watering and delicious rhubarb and custard macaroons that I only discovered last week.....so good that they drew me back every day without fail! If you're a newbie to the French Oven it can be difficult to peruse their selection as it does get pretty busy along the counter but the staff are always more than happy to help and the queue is a reflection of the high quality and fresh food on offer. They also deliver if you want time to consider your order online or buy in bulk. I would highly recommend their macaroons as they are by far the best I've tasted outside of Paris itself! I also tend to favour the sourdough bread or focaccia - so flavoursome and light. Although not a frequent pasty fiend I have sampled their chilli con carne pasty when I was looking for convenience food and it was very tasty although perhaps could have had a bit more filling. Nonetheless I have yet to be disappointed by anything from this little treasure of a bakery.

Yesterday I emailed the proprietor, Emma, to tell her that her map needed changing, and today I…read morewent along to buy some bread! As you would really, it being a bread shop :-) Anyway, the lady behind the counter was very helpful, and described the bread that was on the back shelves, and I selected a mixed grain. Sitting infont of her on the counter was an interesting dark brown round loaf, with some bright pink bits showing through. She said it was Prawn and something!!! I nearly choked! She said "It's been really popular today and this is the only one left!" I decided I may need to gird my loins a bit more before delving into the dark art of baking to that extreme. I asked if she had a list of the bread they do, and she handed me a Qype card! Whoo hoo for promoting Qype! Not so hot on getting me more info on produce sadly. Maybe a blackboard somewhere with "FreshToday" written on it and a list of bread and cakes available as well as the specials of the day would be very useful I feel. The bread was lovely!

Lovely local shop with tasty food - they use proper, nice quality ingredients in their breakfasts…read moreand have a good range of pasties and pies too.

Its the best place to go in Gateshead without doubt. You get great hot pies and pasties there - try…read morethe hot pork pies they're awesome. I also likethe breakfast sandwiches firstthing in the morning. Truly wonderful.

Wonderful little bakery in the heart of Corbridge. The scones are the real star of the show for our…read morefamily but they also have a mouthwatering array of cakes and pastries both savoury and sweet. The chicken pasty in particular is excellent, lovely chunky pieces of chicken in a light sauce in a light and golden puff pastry. They also have sandwiches, milk, pop, an extensive selection of jams and chutneys and various deli items too. It's a 'must visit' if you're visiting Corbridge, if only to get some of those wonderful scones! :-)

Cheap chinese bakery in newcastle. Definitely a to go place to eat cheap and good. Cheers!read more

Got bubble waffles and it was pretty good. However, they charge 50p if your purchase is less than 5…read morepounds. I'm more accustomed to bubble waffles being soft and supple and chewy. However, the bubble waffles made here have more of a crispy layer on the outside. It's pretty nice :) I would come back.

This food was so good that it made me sad I don't have an Olive & Bean where I live (US). Attentive…read moreservice and a quaint, cute atmosphere.

We were craving tea and cake halfway through a competitive treasure hunt, and this turned out to be…read morethe perfect stop. Our eyes were like (teacup) saucers taking in the many sweet treasures on display. Numerous rocky road options and many tea pigs on offer - this boded well. To maximise the tasting experience, we decided to share a slice of lime and ginger cake and a popcorn rocky road. Hand on heart, the ultra sweet, gooey rocky road rendered us virtually speechless - we couldn't stop sighing and exclaiming, "mmmmm". That's all there is to it. Order one. The cake was fine, but I found the icing very sickly, so I'm glad we shared it. Plenty of upstairs seating for a large group. Just make sure you get there well before 5pm - you don't want to miss out.

This is my most favourite bakery ever.I live quite a distance from them but try to get to the…read morebakery at least a couple of times a week,as it is so worth the effort.I don't know much about the firm,but I think they are an independant bakers who have a couple of shops in North Shields. All I do know is that they are the tastiest.The bread is just so lovely and the savouries so tasty.You can realy taste the difference.They do seem to sell out of some items quite quickly as they are very popular. I just love the cakes though,they do such beautiful cakes,that taste divine. I think they are realy competetive price wise and the range on offer is fantastic. Lovely friendly staff as well. Well worth trying if your'e passing.

This is not aimed at the Anslem Road branch as we have not shopped there but within the last 2…read moreweeks myself and partner have visited the North Shields branch (the one just off Tynemouth Road) and in Cullercoats and have found the staff who served us to be off hand and unhelpful, we were looking for Artisan type breads with hopefully sour dough ingredients or perhaps a French loaf. North Shields staff member said she was out of French sticks? and that French bread was rubbish ? Unlike the lady today who did not even know what sour dough bread was, her attitude was so poor my partner refused to buy any bread from her ! Very disappointing that a small local company who clearly do produce a good product have little or no staff training let alone a friendly SMILE ?????

Remember last year when you promised you would make the effort to be creative and make an elaborate…read morecake for that special occassion? Well, it's that time of year again and you have some spare cash and experimental time in the kitchen at hand. Celebrations which is formerly known as Cooks Corner, has relocated to Team Valley which isn't that hard to find if you are familiar with Gateshead. Here you will find everything you will need to make a masterpiece and if what you want isn't in, they can order it for you. Various colours of marzipan, icing sugar, different powders, pastes and pretty flower cutters are sold here. Your other option is to pretend you bought all of these things and wasted that time in the kitchen. There is a huge range of novelty hand crafted cakes available to buy so you might as well save yourself some time and let the professionals do the hard work. Beautifully crafted cakes are available for any occassion including weddings and christenings. Scrumptiously tasty!