Purchased a large chocolate cake for my sons 21st birthday. Spent £24.00 on this as we wanted to…read moreinclude Family and Friends for this special event. Unfortunately the cake tasted of "nothing", no chocolate content, as if the main ingredient had been missed. Took 7 days, and numerous calls to get a response from Thomas Bakery. Eventually spoke with Brian (the main manager), who batted back the issue with "we've never had any other issues". The majority of the cake remains, and we offered to return - but unfortunately this was declined. I would have given 0 in the stars review if this was possible ! We will continue to buy "Colin the Caterpillar" from M & S in future ! Please beware of ordering a special occasion cake from this Company !

Making a lovely sandwich should not be hard. I recently went into the shop for a salad sandwich -…read moreapart from some pre-mixed fillings there was Turkey, Ham or Beef. The Breadcake was crusty/crumbly round the edges/generally dry and there was no lettuce in the "salad" sandwich just cucumber tomato and onion ?????? Won't be returning to be honest.

The smell of chocolate wafts over you as you come into this shop. The owner makes everything from…read moreelegant wedding cakes, to ' a paint pot' birthday cake (complete with brush, and paint dripping down the side) in fruit or sponge cake. In addition I've bought some scrumptious handmade chocolates here, and chocolate brownies which are to die for. You may have gathered that I like chocolate. This is another of Ulverstons hidden treasures. Go to the Laurel and Hardy museum, and continue up Upper Brook Street to get there.

Scrumptious is now opposite the Market Cross in the center of Ulverston. Sarah the owner, makes all…read morethe cakes and chocolates herself. the slices of chocolate based cakes are superb. the main purpose of the shop is as an outlet for amazingly beautiful "occasion cakes".

WOW! Its been a while since I have bought bread this good before. We stumbled across this real…read morebakery when we were on the search for the cheese shop and it is right next door. We spoke to the baker and he told us it was all part of the same business, the bakers and the cheese shop and the bakery had outgrown the building and was soon to be moving a mile or two up the road. Anyhow, we walked through the front door and were amazed at the wonderful display of freshly baked breads available to buy. From super open textured, crunchy baguettes to heavy sourdough and super soft farmhouse loaves, stilton and walnut bread, oily foccaccia and on and on. There was also a small selection of sweets such as really nutty brownies, pain au chocolat and danish. Everything looked so good, it took us forever to narrow down our choices. We ended up buying four loaves of bread and two cakes. All were beautiful and very tasty which is a big lack in most of today's crappy supermarket breads which people have become accustomed. My favourite was the baguette, it really was out of this world. The breads were a little pricey but WELL worth it. And the place is definetly worth a visit!

Called in here for Sunday breakfast, the "full Yorkshire breakfast" was superb !!…read more There is also a farm shop to browse around.

On our recent visit to Bownesss-On- Windermere we came across this little shop on lake road, it…read moresells wonderful occasion cakes and cake decorations and a few items of china, we bought a beautiful cup and saucer at a very reasonable price indeed. The lady that owned the shop was serving and was very pleasant indeed i would recommend this shop.

A new business in town & good luck to them! Have been in here twice, smells lovely from the street,…read moreshould be called The Smelly Baker! The homemade pasties & bread are delicious, but there isn't a wide choice, guess it takes time to make it all by hand. Give him a go! You won't be disappointed.

Wow! For the first time since I was 15 you can smell fresh bread all over Barnard Castle!…read more We went in on a saturday, and I thought the range was good. I reccoment their Guinness and Black Pudding sausage rolls! Being as everything is hand made, they DO have limited stock, but you can order anything you liek and they will put it aside for you. Excellent customer service!

This is a real family owned bakery. They have won awards for their cakes patiserie. I didn't secum…read moreto the layered puff pastry, cream, strawberries and more puff pastry, which I feasted my eyes on as I waited to be served. The price list for sandwiches was on a chalk board. They were all rather expensive.

If you are not addicted to NOA bread by the time you write this review then I don't know what to…read moresay. It's the best bread ever, soft and delicious, today we had it at home with melted butter and beans. NOA is not just a bakery, they make their own coffee and beer and it's all under one roof. Ta Da! something for everyone. We snagged the last almond croissant yesterday and it was unbelievable. Pablo had a coffee and a Troglodyte mild chaser and it was good. All this at just the beginning of the day. Service was friendly and attentive and the ambiance was top notch, likely the most bougie on the island and let's face it old world charm is good and great but sometimes you just want a preppy/techy vibe. Across from the ferry terminal and a good place to work or lollygag.

Whenever my husband and I go back to the Isle of Man to visit family we always make sure we visit…read moreNoa Bakehouse at least once, often referring to it as 'our haven' when catching up with various random elderly relatives has all got a bit too much! Noa has got a super chilled out vibe and wouldn't be out of place in either Manchester's NQ or London's Shoreditch with its laid back staff and mismatched furniture. The clientele is much more varied however, with young hipster types, families with kids and 30 something young professionals all happily rubbing shoulders. Like the best coffee shops in the NQ and Shoreditch, Noa takes their coffee seriously and every time I've been in there my favoured cappuccino has been excellent with even my husband, notoriously picky about the standard of his flat whites, leaving more than happy. Food wise Noa offer a selection of tasty looking cakes as well as a short daily changing savoury menu with things such as soup, salad and sandwiches on it, all of which offer variety a bit different from your bog standard cheese and ham sarnie etc. Last time we were in I had the 'Bugsy' salad, which although was extremely virtuous being full of veggies, seeds and houmous, was fresh and really tasty. My only negative is that I found it a bit pricey at around the £6 mark when it was pre-prepped in the fridge and presented in a plastic cup, more like a takeaway option. Call me fickle but I'd have been more than happy to have paid this if it had been presented on a proper plate and even better if they'd added on a chunk of their lovely bread (Note, the photo I added of it was after I grabbed a plate and pinched a couple of pieces of my husband's bread!) Speaking of which, don't forget to pick up a loaf or two of their fantastic in-house baked sourdough if you're visiting. Although be warned, pair it with some luscious salty butter and you'll more than likely demolish it within the day!

The food was excellent. I got cheese and onion pie (lunch) and tried the chocolate challenge…read more(which we failed dismally). The chocolate was to die for...totally scrumptious. The service was really good with friendly and knowledgeable staff. I'll be back for sure. The prices were good also. The seating was good and the wait was not long ( although I booked ahead of time).

The best Patissier and Chocolatier in North Manchester…read more Any time I drive into Manchester (which is very often) I have to drive past Slattery's and always manage to make some excuse to pop in. I shouldn't have to make an excuse to go here - It's excellent. The ground floor is their outstanding chocolate and cake shop - definitely worth spending some time here tasting and choosing what they have on offer. Their selection of over 40 celebration cakes on display are stunning - you'll find yourself staring at them like some sort of art. A few of the wedding cakes are pushing £1,000.. asking if it would be worth it? For me, yes! Their cakes are amazing - no wonder Wayne Rooney bought his wedding cake from here and had it shipped to Italy. You'll find me with my face pressed up against the viewing window where you can watch the cake decorators working hard to perfect these masterpieces *drool* I'm certainly not planning my wedding or anything but I already know that there's a massive possibility that my cake will be from here. On the first floor is an elegant restaurant serving breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, and of course CAKE. The menu is fab and I haven't heard anybody mention a bad word about it. I have yet to visit the restaurant and I hear that unless you book weeks in advance you've no chance of getting in, but this only makes me want to try it even more and it is certainly on my list. In the past I have bought baskets from here and made my own hampers, mainly for family or friends at Christmas time - consisting of chocolates, hand make cakes, biscuits, marmalades, wines etc (all locally sourced). Safe to say these always go down well. If you have a sweet tooth, this is somewhere you should definitely visit.

We live near Settle so don't visit Kirkby often but if we are in the area we always call in as…read moretheir chicken and ham pies are excellent, the best we've ever tasted. We sometimes buy other things like sausage rolls or sometimes cakes but it's all good. Friendly staff too. Wish we lived nearer so we could have the pies more often. Highly recommended.

Really good little bakery in Market Street in Kirkby Stephen selling their own stuff and lots of…read morecumbrian produce at prices less than other outlets. Nice staff as well.