Filbert's Bakery

Filbert’s bakery was recommended by our friends, a French-Norwegian couple who would cycle 20miles (35kilometres) for its bread. Open from Wednesday to Saturday (check Google for store timings) we were told that they sell out most days by afternoon. Intrigued by the quest for good bread, we added this to our Lancaster trip checklist and crossed it off the moment we reached the town and immediately realised why they sell out so quickly. The spiced Fruit bread and the Fig & fennel are among the finest breads we have had. The Cinnamon bun & Morecambe bun were flavourful as well. The overnight white is a normal bread but the croissant is flaky and just how its supposed to be. The quiche at the counter is worth a try as well. As obvious, we ransacked the bakery and bought a lot of bread, till our hands were full. The breads can be frozen and they stay long. It can be a challenge & a workout in a way slicing the sourdough bread and fig & fennel bread once they are hard, but they do make excellent eggy bread/French toast/pain perdu. Filbert’s is worth the miles and a good enough reason to change one’s itinerary and plan a trip to Lancaster on a Friday-Saturday rather than Sunday-Tuesday.

Lovely people, so friendly. Make delicious bread and pastries. I absolutely love their olive bread. I could nom the whole loaf in a few minutes... Just got some delicious olive bread, warm from the oven. Got there just after 11. So tasty. Tempted to eat it all on the walk back. (14/04/21) Got some different breads as well yesterday. Olive twist with goat's cheese and a flatbread with sundried tomatoes and goat's cheese. Very scrumptious (21/04/21) Got two slices of delicious, moist Lemon and Coconut cake. Lovely with a nice cup of tea (16/10/21)