Bread Ahead Bakery Borough Market Reviews Summary

Category: Bakery London

Address: Borough Market, Cathedral St, London SE1 9DE, United Kingdom

Phone: +442074035444

Rating: 4.3
based on 251 reviews.

Doughnuts

Pros:

  • "These doughnuts are phenomenal!! Delicious!!! We ordered one of each and quickly ate them!!"
  • "Their praline cream-filled donut is one of my favourite donuts that can be found in London."
  • "The doughnuts are so light and fluffy and I love the simplicity of them…the flavours are delicious."
  • "Their doughnuts are definitely to die for! It's not sweet, just perfect."
  • "The honeycomb donut was amazing—flavorful, soft, not too sweet."
  • "Fresh, delicious doughnuts generously stuffed with a light cream that is just the right level of sweet."
  • "Absolutely amazing donuts- deliciously light and fluffy with amazing fillings."

Cons:

  • "£4.50 for a great donut I can do. But a pistachio donut that is a cream donut with some pistachios on top for show is kinda fraudulent."
  • "I recommend not to buy more than one. One is enough for trying and the doughnut itself never worth the price."
  • "The first bite with the nuts was excellent but the actual cream barely tasted like pistachios."
  • "Such a shame!!! Waste of money.. £3 for dry donuts with watery cream."
  • "The doughnuts are £4 each - which is ridiculously expensive."
  • "Very disappointing doughnuts. Waited in a very long queue yesterday for some overpriced doughnuts."
  • "The cinnamon bun was not sweet at all and the donut we had, had an unpleasant taste because of the cold cream and the enormous amount of sugar outside."

Service

Pros:

  • "Even though there was a line, there were three people serving and the service was fast in the end."
  • "The service was polite and friendly, even when there was a bit of a queue."
  • "The staff (and owner) are so lovely too, and the latest admin issue I’ve had was swiftly dealt with - thank you Molly!!"
  • "Staff were friendly and they take card."
  • "Yemi served us with kindness and patience, there was an incident with a really rude customer who was mean and impolite."
  • "The staff selling the doughnuts were very helpful and welcoming."
  • "Staff super friendly though."

Cons:

  • "I have booked some of their baking classes. It was okay but whole process and logistics with admins were the worst experience ever."
  • "Also all people who work in here is not gentle and kind at all."
  • "It should have at least four stars because the doughnuts are really good, but two stars deducted because the staff are always rude."
  • "Unfortunately, the doughnuts were absolutely infested with wasps today."
  • "I know it’s a problem to find staff, but are you really serious leaving these people handling your business."
  • "Awful service and overpriced stodge. I asked if they could cut a brownie in half as it was huge."
  • "Rude staff and felt rushed."

Price

Pros:

  • "£3 each, which I thought was very reasonable at Borough Market."
  • "The price was very affordable but for the quality of the doughnut I would be willing to pay even more."
  • "Worth the £3.50 I paid."
  • "£3 each but definitely worth it."

Cons:

  • "For £4 - £4.50 I feel there’s definitely more enjoyable ways to spend your money."
  • "Considering the size of the donut, the price may be a bit too high."
  • "Only downside is they’re £4 per donut which is a ridiculous amount of money just for a donut."
  • "At £4-£4.50 each, someone’s mortgage is getting paid off very quickly."
  • "They are a bit pricey £4.5 each."
  • "It’s very expensive for doughnuts."
  • "How can they justify £4 - £4.50 for a doughnut!"

Baking Classes

Pros:

  • "I was gifted the Intro to Sourdough Workshop and attended the 3-hour class led by Manuel... I loved it and have already recommended the class to many people."
  • "The whole course was really fun and a hands on experience which I would definitely recommend to anyone who loves doughnuts!"
  • "I took the half day French bread workshop here and it was outstanding!!"
  • "Inspirational and life-changing baking courses just a croissant’s throw away from London Bridge Station."
  • "Fantastic croissant baking class - very enjoyable and a lot of fun!"
  • "Class lasted 3 hours and was perfectly structured."
  • "I went to the Italian Bread course hosted by Kevin, in a group of 12 people. He was fantastic."

Cons:

  • "However, the dough was already made prior to the lesson (which I feel is the important part of the whole process)."
  • "Came to London from the US to take a baking class here and when I arrived, I come to find out the bakery cancelled my booking... I will never go to this bakery or school again."
  • "Was here for group pizza making class... it was way too light and not the most memorable experience."
  • "i came here because of a youtube vlogger who exaugurated on how tasty those donuts are, and i spent quite a bit of time to find it and when i finally arrived it was too expensive."
  • "Terrible!!! Got only one pistachio doughnut and 2 choco twists...they charged me £11.50"
  • "Didn’t even end up buying the donut as she was calling out every order but mine so I realised I guess the guy got the wrong donut which is why mine never got called."
  • "By far the WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE EVER."

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