The Cornish Bakery Reviews 

258
TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

3.3

While we don't verify specific claims because reviewers' opinions are their own, we may label reviews as "Verified" when we can confirm a business interaction took place. Read more

To protect platform integrity, every review on our platform—verified or not—is screened by our 24/7 automated software. This technology is designed to identify and remove content that breaches our guidelines, including reviews that are not based on a genuine experience. We recognise we may not catch everything, and you can flag anything you think we may have missed. Read more

Review summary

Created with AI, based on recent reviews

Evaluating 60 reviews, most reviewers were somewhat happy with their experience overall. Many customers appreciate the friendly and welcoming staff, often highlighting specific employees for their excellent service and helpful recommendations. Reviewers frequently praise the quality of the coffee, describing it as lovely, delicious, and sometimes the best they've had. The pastries and pasties are also often well-received, with many finding them delicious and of good quality. However, some people were dissatisfied with the product quality, noting issues like dry, tasteless, or burnt items, and some pasties not meeting traditional expectations. Conversely, a small portion of people felt the service was poor, citing instances of staff indifference, unpleasant attitudes, or dirty premises. There were also complaints about lukewarm or bitter coffee, and a limited selection of cakes, particularly for dietary restrictions.

What people talk about most

Product

Customers had ambiguous experiences with product, with some praising items like the coffee, pastries, and... See more

Staff

Reviewers mention ambiguous feedback about staff, with many customers praising the staff for being friendly,... See more

Quality

Users describe ambiguous interactions with quality, with many praising the coffee as lovely, excellent, and... See more

Location

People report ambiguous experiences with location, with many reviewers highlighting specific branches they... See more

Service

Consumers find service to be ambiguous, with many reviewers praising the friendly and efficient staff,... See more

Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Better system needed for seating as you can end up having ordered with nowhere to sit. Many customers just walk in and reserve seats without having ordered when there are long cues. This means people... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Norwich Branch: My first time going to the Cornish Bakery, the Shakshuka Croissant was lovely and so was the coffee (latte). However, I found the customer service let my experience down. Queued at 8:3... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Norwich and Salisbury branches: Not taking cash is a red flag, it's for staff benefit not customers. Never seen worse queues because of cash as claimed. Union coffee was great choice and quality. M... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Canterbury Shop Firstly, we chose to eat in but were told that there are no plates due to the dishwasher not working! Secondly, the toilet lid was broken and the toilet paper was resting in the s... See more



Contact info

3.3

Average

TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

258 reviews

5-star
4-star
3-star
2-star
1-star

No recent history of asking for reviews

This company hasn't invited customers recently, so reviews may not be representative

Hasn’t replied to negative reviews

How this company uses Trustpilot

See how their reviews and ratings are sourced, scored, and moderated.

3.3

All reviews

(258)

58 reviews in the last 12 months

Write a review
Companies on Trustpilot aren't allowed to offer incentives or pay to hide reviews. Reviews are the opinions of individual users and not of Trustpilot. Read more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Went to the Taunton venue today

Went to the Taunton venue today. We were served by a lovely lady Sarah, she was very friendly and helpful. I was shocked to hear that the chicken masala pasty is being taken off the menu as I really enjoy that one. I also thoroughly enjoy the shakshuka croissant and the raspberry creme brulee. Will definitely be returning again.

25 May 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Visited the Taunton cafe today for the…

Visited the Taunton cafe today for the first time for coffee. Firstly the venue was light and airy, with a contemporary vibe. The building was a former bank with a beautiful domed ceiling. Coffee was very good, served up promptly by Rachel. Overall, I will visit again.

7 May 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Vince Price

We had a lovely lunch at Hamlet Lodge in Gloucester, courtesy of the Cornish bakery at Gloucester Quay. Leanne and the team were absolutely fantastic! They made sure the food was hot and ready for collection, and even when we got back to the lodge, it was still piping hot.

A big thank you to Leanne and your amazing team. We’ll definitely be using you again!

15 April 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Worst customer service …

I went into the Sidmouth Cornish Bakery today and was totally ignored! I stood at the counter while two members walked out through the back of the store and another member of staff passed the time of day chatting. I eventually gave up and left. Shocking customer service, I will not be going back.

2 April 2025
Unprompted review
The Cornish Bakery logo

Reply from The Cornish Bakery

Thank you very much for sharing your feedback and for updating your review to include the location of the bakery you visited. We have sent you an information request so that the are manager for Sidmouth can contact you directly to hear your concerns, investigate further and reach a resolution.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Highly recommend Gretna

Highly recommend. Food is always fresh and very tasty. Every time iv been in they whole shop is spotless and all the staff are just lovely.

26 February 2025
Unprompted review
The Cornish Bakery logo

Reply from The Cornish Bakery

Thank you for your kind feedback, we're so glad you like our bakeries :)

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

1 toilet for 50 people

1 toilet for 50 people

1 March 2025
Unprompted review
The Cornish Bakery logo

Reply from The Cornish Bakery

Hi there, thank you for your feedback. Please could you let me know which of our bakeries you attended so I can look into this for you?

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ordered online via just eat

Ordered online via just eat, delivery was on time. Food was so cold it must of just been handed to the driver straight from the fridge. Disgusting.

1 March 2025
Unprompted review
The Cornish Bakery logo

Reply from The Cornish Bakery

Hi there, thank you for your feedback :) unfortunately, we don't offer any of our food for online delivery via a website or third party app however, if we ever consider it will we be sure to look at the logistics carefully to provide the best quality food to our customers.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Cornish Bakery at Gretna…

My husband and I visited the Cornish Bakery at Gretna Gateway this afternoon. We have only just discovered this lovely cafe and our experience was very positive. All the pastries were reduced to 75p - and they were delicious. Husband had a delicious latte and I had a sparkling water which came in a fabulous blue aluminium bottle. We were served by Gordon who is an absolute credit to the company - what a lovely person he is. We will definitely call in again next time we’re in Gretna. Top tip - go late afternoon and get bargain pastries! 😁❤️

27 February 2025
Unprompted review
The Cornish Bakery logo

Reply from The Cornish Bakery

Thank you for your kind feedback, we hope you visit our bakery again soon :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Tintagel Branch

Your Tintagel branch is one of the best coffee and pastry shops in Cornwall and possibly around!
It's always clean, tidy, warm and more importantly, welcoming!
I think that I have tried all the flavours of pasty, and find them all perfect.
I don't understand why the shape of the scones or scones have changed, I did prefer them round!
Thank you for giving me my daily dose of caffeine!

27 February 2025
Unprompted review
The Cornish Bakery logo

Reply from The Cornish Bakery

Thank you for your kind feedback, we hope you visit our bakery again soon :)

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I asked for two oat milk drinks and…

I asked for two oat milk drinks and both were preapered with full fat milk. I could not only taste that it was not oat but I also watched them prepare the drinks with normal milk! Do not go here with an allergy

22 February 2025
Unprompted review
The Cornish Bakery logo

Reply from The Cornish Bakery

Good morning, thank you for your message. I am very sorry to hear about your experience, we take any complaint regarding allergens very seriously. Please could you let me know which bakery you attended so I can raise this with the area manager and bakery manager as soon as possible? Thank you

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Rip off customers …

I went to purchase a cake from there today clearly marked as 2.90 got to the till and they were about to charge 3.15 , 20 pence extra , was given no reason why , however legally they have to sell at price advertised. The server refused so I took my custom else where , potential customers check the price you’re paying as it appears they are making up prices as they go along . Go to judges bakers much cheaper , better quality and friendly staff

9 February 2025
Unprompted review
The Cornish Bakery logo

Reply from The Cornish Bakery

Good afternoon, thank you for your review and I’m very sorry to hear about your experience in our bakery. Please could you let me know which bakery you attended so I can pass this across to the area manager to investigate further and then reach out to you directly? You can either reply to us on here or reach out to us on info@thecornishbakery.com. Thank you!

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Cirencester Store very disappointed

Cirencester Store very disappointed. Was hoping for an actual bakery not yet another Cafe . We have no less than 21 already without counting Restaurants/pubs . Not a wide choice of things to have same boring things daily 😢

4 February 2025
Unprompted review
The Cornish Bakery logo

Reply from The Cornish Bakery

Hi there, thank you for your feedback and I'm sorry to hear you weren't happy with our offering. We are incredibly proud to serve a wide selection of sweet and savoury pastries, tortilla, lunch items and cakes which we make and bake in house each morning along with delicious Union Roasted coffee. We hope you pop back in soon to try us again!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Cornish Bakery Swanage

Not only is the coffee great, the manager Rosie, and the staff do their upmost to deliver a really friendly and great service even though they are amazingly busy. would not go anywhere else in Swanage

28 January 2025
Unprompted review
The Cornish Bakery logo

Reply from The Cornish Bakery

Thank you so much for your kind feedback :) we have shared this with the team!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Cirencester store

My friend and I went into the new store opened in Cirencester and found it very warm and welcoming.
All the staff were very helpful and we spent some time taking to Shell the manager . She was lovely and very informative.
The store is beautiful and although it had only been opened 2 days the atmosphere was electric which we put down to the manager and all the staff working together.
We will definitely be using this lovely cafe again not only because of the delicious pastries and cakes on offer but because of the lovely atmosphere of the cafe on site .

21 January 2025
Unprompted review
The Cornish Bakery logo

Reply from The Cornish Bakery

Thank you for your kind feedback, it's great to hear and we will share this with the team :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Lovely atmosphere

Lovely atmosphere, fantastic coffee and the kids love the pastries

10 December 2024
Unprompted review
The Cornish Bakery logo

Reply from The Cornish Bakery

Thank you for your great feedback, we hope to see you again soon!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Highly recommend- Cornish Bakery Winchester

We recently visited the Cornish Bakery in Winchester. Bit of a queue, but it moved quickly. We were able to take our dog in, which was perfect. Plenty of space around the tables to accommodate dogs and families with buggies etc. The staff were really friendly and were all working hard. I had the shakshuka croissant which was absolutely delicious! Husband had Chicken Masala pasty, which was also lovely. Coffee was great too, served with a smile! A really nice experience all round! Keep up the good work!

3 January 2025
Unprompted review
The Cornish Bakery logo

Reply from The Cornish Bakery

Thank you for your great feedback :) we will pass this along to the bakery team and area manager

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Cornish bakery Braintree

We are regular shoppers at Braintree and always visit Cornish bakery. Every time our experience the same and so from
Now on will visit pret instead!

Staff unfriendly - only occasional smile if you lucky! Unhelpful - every request from us or observing others is received as if too much bother!

Overpriced -5 pounds for ham hock and mustard roll - struggled to find ham or mustard but did have mayo!!

Cornish pasty 5.55 - hardly any filling - certainly not like the ones in Cornwall - which surprised me as I thought they would have shipped in frozen!

Dirty tables - most tables free - but dirty trays and plates in most of them!

After today’s experience- walked up to Pret - didn’t want anything but immediately met with smiles and their ham hock and mustard baguette same price but double the size and you could see the ham!

Such a shame but today was final attempt - we love the chain generally!

4 January 2025
Unprompted review
The Cornish Bakery logo

Reply from The Cornish Bakery

Hi Helen,

Thank you for taking the time to review the bakery and apologies it has not lived upto your expectation.

Please feel free to contact me directly, as I would love to discuss this further, my contact email is andreww@thecornishbakery.com

Thank you in advance

Andrew

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Review for Cornish Bakery in Falmouth

Review for Cornish Bakery, Falmouth
Called in for a coffee to shelter from the rain - sadly very disappointed on many counts.
We found a seat upstairs (it was full downstairs) and was told to come down and pay when you are ready to order - clearly no table service.
We then needed to go outside of the shop, in the rain, to join the takeaway queue, to place our order even though we were seated inside. Why no table service if they offer seating?
We were then told that we would be called when the drinks were ready. This duly happened but no way were these going to be bought to us. If the stairs are too steep for the staff then they are too steep for customers to carry their own drinks up to.
If short of staff, employ 1 or 2 more as there are plenty of people wanting jobs but dont mix takeaway with seated (especially when paying a premium to eat in).
Coffee quality - poor and cold, cakes expensive/tasteless and service without a smile. If that is the way to run a business then I will not be returning there anytime soon until they change their processes. Simply put, if you eat in expect to be served and not have to queue outside in the rain for food and drink. Customers pay your wages so make the experience good for them if you want repeat business.

Edit following response on 14/01023

When you run a business you should ALWAYS put the customer first irrespective of if you are having maybe a bad day. What I experienced was appalling, no service to tables, not taking drinks upstairs but expecting elderly people to come down and get them and then take them back up, but worst of all having to join the take away queue outside the shop for food, in the rain when we had selected to eat/drink inside which I and my friends/family found totally unacceptable. If you wont take drinks upstairs dont expect customers to come down to do that job.
Will I return - more chance of platting fog I feel sums it up nicely. In towns like Falmouth you need that business - but please amend your policies of not taking food and drinks upstairs and for people eating in stop the inane queuing outside on to the street which is unacceptable.

19 December 2024
Unprompted review
The Cornish Bakery logo

Reply from The Cornish Bakery

Hi Mandy,

I'm very sorry to hear that your visit to our bakery didn't meet your expectations. We were very busy over the Christmas period, adding to our wait times and reducing our seating availability, but still endeavored to provide service with a smile. We hope you return in the future and feel more satisfied with the service provided, and are able to enjoy our lovely upstairs seating and products.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

New MK store

Visited the new store in MK shopping centre today (opening Monday) and was very impressed with the service from staff (who were all lovely), the tidiness and cleanliness. We had a traditional pasty, a chicken massalla pasty, a bronut and almond crossiant with a tea and a coffee. All the food was delicious and great portion sizes! Really recommend the Bronut and the Chicken Pasty!!

30 November 2024
Unprompted review
The Cornish Bakery logo

Reply from The Cornish Bakery

Thank you for your lovely feedback, it's really appreciated and great to know that our teams are doing what they do best - excellent customer service and delicious product! We hope you visit our bakery again soon :)

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

On a days shopping trip we stopped for…

On a days shopping trip we stopped for a coffee & Cornish pasty. The staff behind the counter seemed very stressed & quite miserable. The tables needed clearing and a good clean. We asked for cutlery & were told there wasn’t any & also salt & pepper none of that either. You charge extra to sit in to eat & quite honestly I would not recommend.

24 November 2024
Unprompted review
The Cornish Bakery logo

Reply from The Cornish Bakery

Thank you for taking the time to share your review, we appreciate your honest feedback and take this into consideration. Please could you let me know which of our bakeries you visited so that we can pass this feedback along to the area manager to investigate further? Thank you

The Trustpilot Experience

Anyone can write a Trustpilot review. People who write reviews have ownership to edit or delete them at any time, and they’ll be displayed as long as an account is active.

Companies can ask for reviews via automatic invitations. Labeled Verified, they’re about genuine experiences.

Learn more about other kinds of reviews.

We use dedicated people and clever technology to safeguard our platform. Find out how we combat fake reviews.

Learn about Trustpilot’s review process.

Here are 8 tips for writing great reviews.

Verification can help ensure real people are writing the reviews you read on Trustpilot.

Offering incentives for reviews or asking for them selectively can bias the TrustScore, which goes against our guidelines.

Take a closer look