When I found out Lancaster had its own Yelp page, I was overjoyed! I was less thrilled to find…read moreGreggs listed at the top of our eateries... C'mon Lancaster! We can do better than that! And The Cornish Bakery certainly is. Wonderful freshly made pies, pastries and cakes to keep the Lancaster faithful fed and full up. They also have a nice little seating area through the back if you fancy resting your tired tootsies mid-shop so you can really enjoy your meat and potato, much better than sitting on a damp bench with a pigeon pestering you for scraps. The staff are typically warm and friendly, always happy to heat something up for you or pick out the largest possible slice of Dime bar cake (IT IS EVEN BETTER THAN IT SOUNDS!!) Although some Lancastrians will argue Potts Pies or Susan's Pies trump The Cornish Bakery, The Cornish Bakery are right on the high street for the shopping fatigued and are a damn sight cheaper than Potts. (I still love you though, Potts!) So c'mon lads and lasses,let's head up to The Cornish Bakery and lets keep this little independent gem fighting off the big boys for business. PS. Apologies for the profuse use of alliteration in this review, I'm driving myself mad too!

Time was, northern bakeries - Birketts, for one - used to try and sell folk something they claimed…read morewas a pasty but was nothing like - it was awful pastry filled with a meaty paste. Thankfully, for me, those days are long gone (as has Birketts, which was taken over by Greggs), in Lancaster at least, as the Cornish Bakery delivers pasties made the way I remember them from distant youth in Cornwall - with proper (and varied) fillings that are more than filling. Eat in or take away.

We visited this small bakery just before Christmas when we were in Lancaster to meet up with…read morerelatives and exchange pressies! I'd found out about the Yummy Cupcake Company in an online search and decided to look up their menu which looked great. I must say ladies and gents the real thing DOES NOT disappoint... and the pictures do not do the cakes justice... yeah they look fab but the tastes... well they are divine! I had a chocolatey Diam Bar cupcake which was beautifully crafted and flavoured and my partner had a Baileys slice.. which was sprinkled with festive glitter. They both tasted amazing! We each had a drink, a coffee for him and a festive spiced hot apple juice for me, which really hit the spot. The cafe is cosy with a bench of seats in the window and several tables and chairs alongside this. The friendly service we received really made us feel like we'd want to visit again, the guy at the counter was really pleased we'd discovered them online and made the effort to visit. All in all a really great experience, just what I'd expected from a brilliant cupcake company!

Absolutely brilliant pie shop. Small cafe with 3 tables and a long window high seat. We sat in and…read moreordered 3 different pies and one shrimp salad. The pies came with a cheese and herb mash and mushy peas. The salad came with toast and a large selection of vegetables of your choice. For the 4 meals plus a pot of tea and 2 soft drinks the cost was £20. The service was excellent with all staff very polite and helpful. We then ordered a egg custard tart and a vanilla slice which were traditional, large, filling and lovely. A truly traditional pie and mash shop - excellent quality and taste!