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We have to stop here whenever we come to Knaresborough. The cakes are amazing, and the staff are lovely. Always up for a chat and advise on what to order. The carrot cake was the nicest ever! And my son recommends the gingerbread

Ordered a cheese salad box and the below image is what I received. 4 pieces of cucumber, tomato, some lettuce and a couple of spoonfuls of cheese. No options for any other salad, no offer of sauces and I paid £3 for it! We also ordered a sandwich for which we were charged 35p per salad item that went on it. Won’t be returning. We deliberately try to support local businesses rather than chains so when this happens we are really disappointed .

I specifically asked if the strawberry tarts had custard in which they replied yes they did. Got home to Leeds and found it contained cream instead. I can't stand cream so total waste of money!

We made a point to stop by here to sample their delicious warm pork pies. Verdict? Delicious! We even took some away to freeze for later enjoyment. Towards the end of our visit to this quaint town we returned to indulge in their apple turnovers - full of cream and delightfully wicked! Oh, and the staff, whilst extremely busy were patient and friendly. Thank you!

What a great local Bakery to purchase freshly made sandwiches, pies & cakes. We were staying locally and just wanted some fresh food to eat back at our hotel. This was perfect. Also, so nice to be able to support a local business, rather than a large multi-national one. Great service with a smile.

Had been wanting to go in here for a while, it was closed last time I visited so today I stocked up on a few items. Buying one of their bread and butter puddings was a must, and I got one of the large meringue tarts too. Nothing has any prices on, so the total was a bit of a shock, I had to go back in to double check there hadn't been an error made on the meringue price. There hadn't. Ooo, errrr, missus, shan't be buying another one of those then. What I have sampled so far has been nice, but I think more for a special treat for me, rather than anything more regular, as it's a bit on the pricey side.

Delicious and good value. The pork pie with apple on top today was great. We got sandwiches too and brought home a Victoria sponge to eat with cups of tea - so light and tasty.

We just dropped in during lunch time and got lovely served: a grilled ham and salad sandwich, a chicken breast salad sandwich and a divine cream croissant… it was just delicious!!! Everything absolutely fresh and of high quality… Thanks a lot for this lovely lunch we had afterwards in the castle garden… Kindest regards, Jörg ja and Clemens from Germany.