Big Bear

Good selection of pastries. Nicely baked. Hubby enjoyed his sour bread. But coffee and tea were quite disappointing for the price, the cups were tiny! I paid a similar price at another cafe nearby who gave me a pot of tea sitting in with a nice cup vs the wee plastic/paper cup they gave us. Serve them on bigger cups!

I realise I've never had an almond croissant before. I've had croissants with flakes of almond and a smear of almond paste. The delicious, indulgent, beautiful, opulent ALMOND croissant I had today possibly breached international guidance on maximum almondness. Crisp where it should be, soft and dreamy elsewhere, filled and I mean filled with sweet sticky almond paste. Bravo and thank you.

Upmarket bakery ran by two very passionate people, Ian and Dominique Pediani. They have a West end equivalent which offers the same. The sandwiches are delicious and change on a regular basis. Mouth-wateringly good and quite unique as they try new combinations of flavour in search of perfection ! They are Thurs to Sunday at present so maybe worth a buzz if you are making a longer journey. Trust me this is well worth the journey. Forget all you know about sandwiches and prepare your tastebuds to be tantalised !! Pic shows Pork Sui on focaccia. Dynamite on many levels, heavenly too !

This place is so nice it makes me want to eat as much as a big bear would. I've had the flan which simply melts away in your mouth in a moment of ecstasy. The coffees are great too. Last time I went they had this amazing looking cheesecake which I had to resist the temptation of buying but I have to say I've had dreams about it since. You just have to go here.

The food that you can buy here is absolutely delicious. There are some small park benches outside so that you could sit and eat your food there but they are small and the place is so busy but mostly this is for take away I'd say. The make fantastic sourdough bread and focaccia bread which seems to have different flavours each day. They also sell delicious croissants in a variety of flavours I had a chocolate orange one. There are cream cheese cinnamon buns, and more traditional things like empire biscuits, a Scottish fave! The most delicious thing though had to be the mozzarella and tomato pizza slice. I can highly recommend it it's a very large size and it is absolutely lovely. They let my dog coming to the shop to order because all of the food is behind the counter, so that's great too.