Bageriet Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "A delicious, authentic Scandinavian bakery with mouth watering pastries."
• "This little tiny cafe in a hidden corner in middle of the busy city centre is just adorable!"
• "It was a hidden gem we found walking in covert garden, it wasn't so busy when we went there (around 4pm on a Friday) but it soon got busy after."
• "In the hustle and bustle of Covent Garden, you can find a tiny oasis of calm and delicious food: Bageriet."
• "Absolutely delicious, I followed my nose and coincidentally found this bakery."
• "A delightful little treasure of a cafe, tucked away down a lane next to Stanford's map shop."
• "An absolute gem, hidden in one of the most chaotic parts of the entire city."

Cons:

• "Only issue is space... the lack of, I have always taken friends here only to have to stand in the nearby alley eating our goods."
• "This bakery is incredibly small—even with a map app, we had to loop around to find it tucked down an alley—and their few tables were occupied."
• "The place is quite tiny, so it is hard to get a table."
• "Keep in mind that it only has 3 tables so max 6,7 people can sit in!"
• "Place is super small. There are literally two tables with a total combined of 8 seats and that's it."
• "But its so tiny they can only serve 1-2 customers at a time, and there is only seating outside, enough for 4."
• "Small downside is that the place is so small that you can't sit inside and outside they only have 2 tables for 2 persons."

Service & Staff

Pros:

• "Small bakery specialising in Swedish loaves, pastries, biscuits and jams made on the premises. Friendly and helpful staff happy to help."
• "On top of the amazing cakes, the staff was very friendly."
• "Nicely price and such quick service and friendly staff."
• "The staff was incredibly pleasant and the atmosphere was perfect for stopping in for a pastry and a coffee."
• "Very welcoming and kind staff."
• "Being a swedish expat in London, the first time I set foot in Bageriet was like magically being teleported back home to Sweden! Very friendly staff and the baked goods are unbelievable!"
• "The staff were really friendly and welcoming and was happy to recommend what pastries to have."

Cons:

• "I didn't find staff that friendly, window has to stay always open near the tables as they have no ventilation for the cooking staff underground, so you will freeze when windy."
• "Great bakery, however appalling customer service. I have been visiting this cafe for a long time and have noticed the change in staff is truly letting down your business down."
• "Rating would have been higher if they didn't refuse to take cash this is basically taking choice from customers to save themselves banking charges."
• "Rude staff. After waiting for few minutes (we were 4), they offered space in a table for two only."
• "However customer service is not at the forefront I've just tried to call them 4 times as I'm using them as a case study for my degree at Uni, didn't answer the phone."
• "And 1 star for the slowest, least helpful and casually incompetent staff... This used to be a lot better but the last few months it is almost unbearable."
• "Poor rude service. When it is pouring with rain and cold they won’t let you wait inside for a table."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Best Princess Cake and Cinnamon Rolls in London hands down."
• "But everything is so good!! You can load up on crabs like crazy in here. Lovely. Coffee is great too!!"
• "I had the vanilla custard tart and every bite was amazing."
• "The Prinsesstårta is a show stopper, it's the best cake ever and the balance is perfect."
• "Fabulous and authentic Swedish cakes, buns and more, all baked on the premises."
• "Everything I got was fantastic, never have I eaten a more delicious cinnamon bun then here."
• "The raspberry pastry is so delicious: perfectly flaky and the raspberry almond filling was delicious."

Cons:

• "Double custard pastry was a bit too sweet to my tooth, icing sugar on top was too much."
• "The only thing holding this place back from 5 stars for me is... more importantly, the lack of any vegan options (at least when I last visited)."
• "Sadly got two stale pastries: one hard and stodgy semla and one dry and stale cream pastry."
• "Coffee has been burnt every time, so will probably just start getting coffee around the corner and then gorging on pastries and cakes here."
• "These used to be my favourite cinnamon buns in London but I suspect they've changed their recipe slightly as they're now sweeter than before."
• "SO DISAPPOINTING!!! Its just a boring vanilla sponge with layers of jam, custard and cream."
• "my only complaint might be that it's too sweet and sticky; it was a bit hard to eat because the dough would not separate cleanly from the wrapper."