This shop in Grangetown is the original Clark's Pies outlet - the very first one that ever opened…read moreanywhere. It's located in Llanmaes Street in the Grangetown area, and has been open for decades apart from a brief period during World War II when it was closed due to wartime meat rationing. A second branch opened in the Canton area in the 1930s, and also one of the family's sons moved to Bedminster in Bristol to branch out there - so Clark's Pies are also very well known across Bristol. Personally I don't eat pies or pasties much, but this shop definitely deserves a review because it's a piece of Cardiff's history. The pastry is so chunky that the pie doesn't even need a foil tray to hold it in, which gives you a picture of how substantial they are. The exact recipe used in their pie filling remains a closely guarded secret - but it's based mainly on chunks of beef, potatoes and other vegetables, and thick gravy. All pie lovers should definitely head down to this shop to try one!

I grew up just around the corner of this shop, in Kent Street, and never went in this shop as a…read morekid. I hang my head in shame. But but but! Look at the opening times! You've got three and half hours to complete your pie odyssey to the south of Grangetown. I was always in school between 10am and 1.30pm and no one wants a pie, not even a claaaarkies during the summer holidays. Yet I think the difficult location (probably easiest to jump on the 9A from town which passes the shop) and the tiny window of opportunity to visit adds to the mystique and legend of the pie. The shop itself is very Fifties, still rationing Fifties rather than almost the swinging Sixties, and functional with a small line in merchandise available. They should seriously push this like Spillers do with their t-shirts. I think every proud Cardiffian should make the pilgrimage at least once to this factory shop, the original source of the clarkies. You won't get any nearer finding out what the recipe is but will feel closer to the city.

This bakery located in the avenue in Llanelli has recently moved to the old pharmacy that was next…read moredoor. It now is a much larger bakery and with this it has expanded its range. Staff are polite and helpful, and will take orders for special requests. Birthday cakes which I looked at recently are expensive (the average being around £40) However there is a good range of lunch time snacks and cakes as well as plenty of different loaves.

This bakery has just had a refit and moved next door to its previous premises. The bakery is now…read moremuch larger and easier to get in and out of. This is reflected in the fact that it has gotten far busier and now needs a great deal more staff. The bakery is busy all day and you will have to get there early to get the best bakes. Their cakes are lovely and my hubby loves the bread here. The cocktail pasties are always a hit with the kids and they are happy to cook orders of these for kids parties. The prices are reasonable and I would recommend them if you havent tried them before.

I popped into Brutons for some late lunch at about 3pm and came away with a mixed view of the…read moreplace. On the one hand the cakes looked very tasty, the bread is baked on site and the hot food is good - the pastry on my sausage roll was nice and crumbly, just how it should be - but on the other hand the selection of baguettes and sandwiches seemed to be running low and while the chicken and bacon filling I had was good the roll it was in was really tough and tasted like it had been sitting there all day. As it was a good hour after lunchtime I'm willing to give this place the benefit of the doubt sandwich-wise. There probably is a greater and fresher selection available between 1 and 2 (I'd be surprised if there wasn't) but even so it's not like I was there really late in the day so they could have substituted my old roll for a fresher one. Otherwise Brutons seemed nice enough, there's drinks, cakes and crisps to have with whatever sandwich you choose and there's a few meal deals to pick from if you're on a budget, though even the normal prices are far from expensive. The hot snacks include pasties and various regular and mini sausage rolls and they also bake loaves of bread that you can buy whole. It's a shame that my sandwich was a bit off because otherwise I'd have been happy to give this place 4 stars, but as is it'll have to be just an A-OK from me. Maybe you'll have better luck than I did.

This busy bakery on equally busy Cowbridge Road East makes a change from some of the bigger chains…read more- and the bread they bake on site and sell here is a cut above the loaves you can buy from Greggs. When I went in to grab some brunch here, the staff behind the counter were a really friendly bunch, and all seemed to be having a laugh together and enjoying their work. The bread looked too good to miss, so I bought a loaf as well, as wasn't disappointed. The cream cakes are very fresh and very good value, and at the right time of year their hot cross buns are worth a special trip!

The good, old-fashioned bakery is one of the many lovely independent shops lining Cowbridge High…read moreStreet. It has a proper local feel to it, with a warm welcome from the friendly staff, and this along with the quality bread and cakes makes it very popular. As you'd expect, it sells a wide variety of range of loaves, pastries, pasties, cakes, and sandwiches, and has space to sit down and eat there, within their conservatory cafe area or the walled outside terrace. A great little spot for lunch during a shopping trip to Cowbridge.

A traditional long established bakery with a wide range of bread, cakes, and pastries for sale…read more Aside from purchasing items you can also choose to eat them on the premises themselves, either in the tea room, the sunny conservatory or like us outside in the walled courtyard area. After a busy afternoon shopping, it was lovely to sit down with a drink and a cake in the sunshine. My friend is on a diet so was pleased that they offer low fat options and chose a slice of the skinny banana and raisin loaf, which had less than 5% fat! The prices at the bakery were very reasonable and the staff very friendly. It really is the ideal place for a quick cup of coffee in the middle of a shopping trip. We were there on a weekday afternoon and had no problems finding a seat outside, however at weekends I have sometimes chosen to go elsewhere as it's been so busy.

I always used to drive past this bakery on my way to work and there always seemed to people coming…read moreand going. I finally stopped one day in need of some cakes to take to work on Friday and I was really impressed by the place. Its so nice to have independent traditional bakers like this around instead of just Greggs on every street corner. The whole shop of course smells beautiful, they make the bread fresh out the back and it is really good, and costs about the same amount as the supermarket. Cakes are fresh and tasty and you always get a good smile from the server. They also do lovely looking pies and pastries and if you need a whole load of stuff you can order what you want and they'll have it ready for you to pick up.

I'm amazed there's only one review of this place as it's a little treasure…read more It's not a Greggs, so that's a great start. it's an all too rare, independent bakers in Cardiff, selling good quality, home made, fresh food without shedloads of preservatives. You can get pies, pasties, quiches, pizzas and wonderful cakes. My favourite is an apple cake thing which is lovely. Because they're a small concern it often depends what time of day you go as to what's left. The main reason I go in is because they make they're own bread. Importantly they don't just make bread from wheat but also from spelt. Quite a few people are gluten intolerant so spelt is a good alternative. If I'm not mistaken spelt is native to the UK and was the flour of choice before cheap wheat from the Commonwealth became common. So with transport costs high and a move towards food sourced locally spelt is likely to become an important part of our diet in the future. Get down there and give it a try but it does sell out quickly.

We had amazing pasties here. It's a tiny little spot and we weren't expecting great things, but…read moreindeed there was a lineup around lunctime and for a pittance we were rewarded with gorgeously prepared onion and potato pasties (our favourites), and a few other sweet treats. They even kept well for a few hours on the train.

Thanks to my coworker for suggesting Welsh cakes! This place was busy, not only because it was a…read moreSaturday but I think warm, fresh, Welsh cakes are the best! The link went around the stall but that must be normal since they had signs of where to enter the line. All prices for their goods was very reasonable so I had to get more than one to try! The line moves pretty quickly though so you better be ready to order!

Move over scones, welsh cakes are my new favorite treat! These were amazing. And I loved being able…read moreto watch them make them while I ordered and indulged in my very first welsh cake. They taste best fresh and warm. My favorite flavor was chocolate chip.

Great, cheap, can buy great cakes and pasties from there. Smells nice and theres hardly ever a queueread more

its good for sausage rolls and pasties not as nice as greggs but when the queue in ther is huge i…read morewould go here if i was really hungry they do pizza slices wich is about all that greggs dont do