it's nice that some things never change. Jane's Pantry has been around for many years & it's good…read moreto know that every time I go home I can just pop into Gloucester & get my favorite cornish pasties & lardy cakes. Jane's is the only bakery in the Gloucester/Cheltenham area that makes the Cornish pasty just how I like it - not too big, with flaky pastry & deliciously moist. Everyone else wants to make their pasty huge & with thick dry shortcrust pastry. no thanks. I only wish I could buy them frozen & take them back to the States with me.. :(

There is ALWAYS a queue at this shop, no matter what time of day you visit…read more They do do nice sandwiches though, but nothing is made to order - you just pick up whatever you want from the fridge and take it to the counter, where the big cream cakes will smile invitingly at you!!! The sandwich fridges are generally well stocked with a variety of sandwiches (although the variety is always the same - but that's good if you find one that you REALLY like!) but the cold drinks fridge isn't always quite so well stocked. The sandwiches are reasonably priced for their size, and they are generally quite nice. Cakes are really tempting - and they usually have some sort of multibuy offer on - which just makes you buy more cakes!! The staff aren't that friendly, or that efficient - but I've never witnessed them being rude, so I guess that's as good as can be expected.

This shop is fairly dingy and unexciting on the inside, but it does stock everything for…read morecakemakers. There are a wide range of cakeboards, packs of sugarpaste of all sizes, reels of coloured and patterned ribbons, food dye pastes in every colour, and drawers and drawers full of cake decorations. I've never struggled to find what I want in there. I must admit that I feel the staff could be friendlier - at this stage I only make cakes for my children's birthdays and, while I'd love to develop the skill, I don't think I would feel able to ask the staff for advice.

For every thing a cake decorators could possibly need this is the shop for you. Located on the…read morebottom of Westagate street this little shop has a wide range of everything cake related, tins, boards, decorations, ribbons, sugarpaste you name it they will have it. The staff are very friendly and helpful especially if you are a novice like me, the shop can also offer courses in various cake decorating techniques along with making and decorating that special cake.

The greggs stores are obviously all very similar. This is one of the smaller ones but has all of…read morethe usual goodies (and baddies) on offer. I have always liked the mexican chicken rolls that they do but all of it is fairly good. This store is in the middle of gloucester and so obviously there isnt any car parking and is only really suitable for those people that are already shopping in the town. The only thing about all of the greggs stores are the quality of their drinks. With this on there are 3 good coffee shops all in the same row.