I tried some of Suzys cakes and must admit I was mighty impressed. The Peanut butter flavoured…read moretopping was well AWESOME is the only word for it. A selection of these cakes beats a birthday cake hands down.

After reading about the health benefits of real sourdough bread I went on the hunt for some in…read moreNewcastle. It is hard to find it made properly but sugardown make it fresh in their bakery and it's great. Not only that but I discovered they make the most delicious and moist lemon and blueberry drizzle cake I've ever had!!

Absolutely fabulous baked goods and desserts from this tiny little storefront bakery. Quite cheap…read moreas well - I got to pick three treats for £4 last time, which was a brilliant deal. Their vegan beetroot cake was moist and wonderful, and had me searching the internet in vain for a recipe to try to replicate it. I should really just buy it from Sugar Down and not bother trying! My fiancé's favorite is the Crack Pie. I honestly don't know what's in it besides sugary buttery goodness as he ate it all yesterday, so didn't get a taste! But he's had it twice now and loves it. We also got a wonderful peanut butter brownie which was chocolatey rich and had a big yummy swirl of peanut butter running throughout. Fantastic place to get a quick, cheap treat. A million times better than something you could buy at the grocery store, so don't even bother - just come here!

Simply amazing cakes!…read more Jen, Casey and the team bake new cakes daily, and they are incredible! The portion size is generous, the price is keen, and the selection is always incredible. I'd highly recommend the Cheesecakes - nom! C&G also do cakes to order for special occasions. We've used them for friends birthdays and the recipient has been blown away! Highly recommend.

Wonderful little bakery in the heart of Corbridge. The scones are the real star of the show for our…read morefamily but they also have a mouthwatering array of cakes and pastries both savoury and sweet. The chicken pasty in particular is excellent, lovely chunky pieces of chicken in a light sauce in a light and golden puff pastry. They also have sandwiches, milk, pop, an extensive selection of jams and chutneys and various deli items too. It's a 'must visit' if you're visiting Corbridge, if only to get some of those wonderful scones! :-)

If you haven't tried Minchellas icecream then you haven't lived! They are a family-run independent…read moreicecream chain and they have various little cafes and kiosks around the North East area. They have been around as far back as I can remember (20+ years). Their cafe is cosy and has recently been refurbished with an outside seating area being added for the summer months. Their own icecream is absolutely delicious, as is their raspberry sauce. I believe you can also buy tubs of their icecream to take home with you, and it is cheaper than the leading brands so well worth it. They also sell branded items like ice lollies, and also tea coffee and other snacks. The assistants are usually very young school-leavers, though they have always been friendly enough to me.

this is a family run business and is without doubt the best ice cream available in south shields…read more The choice of ice creams available is nope than enough to keep the most demanding kids happy including the older kids like myself. The range of coffees and toasties as well as cakes and snacks are good and are all freshly made and great tasting. A trip to shields xhuh or without the family has to include a trip to minchella's to make the day feel authentic.

A very long list of desserts can be found here - sundaes, milkshakes, hot cookie dough, (dessert)…read morewaffles, (dessert) crepes, various coffees and teas, gelato, cakes, cheese cakes, and I'm sure I'm forgetting some... it took me about 10 minutes to decide what to eat. I opted for the strawberry N butterscotch waffle, upgraded to an M&M waffle. Served with either whipped cream or vanilla soft serve - I chose the ice cream. The waffle is a good size waffle with M&Ms throughout, then topped with a healthy portion of chopped strawberries and drizzled with butterscotch syrup and white chocolate flakes. The vanilla soft serve is what you can expect from being vanilla soft serve. The hot cookie dough was awesome too! Served with vanilla soft serve as well (most desserts come with the option), we chose the cookie dough with smarties but there's about 5-6 choices. Hot and delicious! Needless to say... super full after splitting the cookie dough and having 1 whole waffle. My friend got the brownie waffle and devoured hers as well. Cookie dough was around 5.50 pounds & waffle was about 6.50 plus the 1 pound up charge for m&m based waffle. I would recommend if you have a sweet tooth!

Being the type of girl who would deliberately miss out on a starter to make sure I have room for…read moredessert...when I heard that Kaspa's was a dessert only diner I felt it was a necessity to give it a go! Firstly it does have an American diner feel to it with the high back booths and pink and black colour scheme but they don't offer table service like you might expect. You get taken to your seats and provided with menu's but then place your order at the till when ready. The menu is quite simply divine!! Waffles,crepes,ice cream sundaes and cheesecakes galore make it a difficult decision but eventually I set my mind to a 'strawberry and waffle cheesecake'. It appeared the staff were unaware of this option on the menu as I was asked both at the till and at my seat to clarify my order. My friend's ice cream sundae was brought to the table very quickly but I was left waiting and our drinks were nowhere to be seen. Then they brought me a plain strawberry cheesecake....needless to say I sent it back only to be told they didn't have the one I ordered and I had to change my order to a waffle. My friend had by this point demolished her ice cream. So overall the service was fairly poor however it is early days and teething issues are bound to crop up! The waffle I eventually got with Nutella and coconut flakes was gorgeous-huge portion and I felt satisfied but not overly stuffed after it! Definitely recommend it and I only hope the customer service improves!!

This is my most favourite bakery ever.I live quite a distance from them but try to get to the…read morebakery at least a couple of times a week,as it is so worth the effort.I don't know much about the firm,but I think they are an independant bakers who have a couple of shops in North Shields. All I do know is that they are the tastiest.The bread is just so lovely and the savouries so tasty.You can realy taste the difference.They do seem to sell out of some items quite quickly as they are very popular. I just love the cakes though,they do such beautiful cakes,that taste divine. I think they are realy competetive price wise and the range on offer is fantastic. Lovely friendly staff as well. Well worth trying if your'e passing.

This is not aimed at the Anslem Road branch as we have not shopped there but within the last 2…read moreweeks myself and partner have visited the North Shields branch (the one just off Tynemouth Road) and in Cullercoats and have found the staff who served us to be off hand and unhelpful, we were looking for Artisan type breads with hopefully sour dough ingredients or perhaps a French loaf. North Shields staff member said she was out of French sticks? and that French bread was rubbish ? Unlike the lady today who did not even know what sour dough bread was, her attitude was so poor my partner refused to buy any bread from her ! Very disappointing that a small local company who clearly do produce a good product have little or no staff training let alone a friendly SMILE ?????

The French Oven Bakery is absolutely divine!! A lovely Artisan bakery in the ever popular Grainger…read moreMarket offering a whole host of different breads, pasties and cakes. What has prompted this review is their mouth watering and delicious rhubarb and custard macaroons that I only discovered last week.....so good that they drew me back every day without fail! If you're a newbie to the French Oven it can be difficult to peruse their selection as it does get pretty busy along the counter but the staff are always more than happy to help and the queue is a reflection of the high quality and fresh food on offer. They also deliver if you want time to consider your order online or buy in bulk. I would highly recommend their macaroons as they are by far the best I've tasted outside of Paris itself! I also tend to favour the sourdough bread or focaccia - so flavoursome and light. Although not a frequent pasty fiend I have sampled their chilli con carne pasty when I was looking for convenience food and it was very tasty although perhaps could have had a bit more filling. Nonetheless I have yet to be disappointed by anything from this little treasure of a bakery.

Yesterday I emailed the proprietor, Emma, to tell her that her map needed changing, and today I…read morewent along to buy some bread! As you would really, it being a bread shop :-) Anyway, the lady behind the counter was very helpful, and described the bread that was on the back shelves, and I selected a mixed grain. Sitting infont of her on the counter was an interesting dark brown round loaf, with some bright pink bits showing through. She said it was Prawn and something!!! I nearly choked! She said "It's been really popular today and this is the only one left!" I decided I may need to gird my loins a bit more before delving into the dark art of baking to that extreme. I asked if she had a list of the bread they do, and she handed me a Qype card! Whoo hoo for promoting Qype! Not so hot on getting me more info on produce sadly. Maybe a blackboard somewhere with "FreshToday" written on it and a list of bread and cakes available as well as the specials of the day would be very useful I feel. The bread was lovely!