Parish Bakery

This is a bakery that bakes nothing themselves. Every roll, cupcake, pastry or twist has been pre-​bought and tastes that way.
There isn’t even a lovely aroma of baked goods when you enter.
The staff here are pretty rude too, one lady refused to acknowledge me whilst the second said bare minimum to me. Neither of them smiled during my whole transaction despite the fact I tried to make conversation and asked how the day was going.
The prices are high for pre-​bought food but the fillings are nice. There are only three or four items that have the prices on them and everything is entered into the till and calculated manually by them.
The problem is the sainsburies next door sells almost everything they do and for much cheaper. They charge double for a bag of crisps and a drink in the bakery.
This bakery would be worth it if there was actually baking done but there isn’t. Even the sausages taste like the cheapest ones you can buy.
In short, you’re better off popping into one of the other shops along the high street where things are actually made freshly.

The Parish Bakery in Barnes is one of the best bakeries in the area. Rather than making big claims about being ‘artisan’, having ‘high quality’ produce and then charging the earth for it, the Parish Bakery focuses on serving good food at low prices. Filled baps sell for just £1.50, and some of the best examples of rock cakes, chelsea buns or fluffy iced buns I’ve had, at the startingly low price of 75p. They also sell bread which I haven’t tried.
On a Saturday it competes with the array of bakery stalls at Barnes Food Fair and despite the undoubted quality and variety of the goods at the latter, the Parish Bakery holds its own, even at its low price point. Very impressive. I struggle to think of an independent bakery with the same quality-​value combination.