Ashburton Artisan Bakery in Teignbridge

This is now known as Briar bakery! What an incredible bakery, such a friendly welcome, really made a fuss of our kids! We ended up buying half the store so glad we did it all tasted so fresh and delicious. We can't wait to return. The focaccia and flapjack in particular were amazing!!

We always used Ella when we were in Ashburton on her opening days. We came in today, the shop has been rebranded as Briar although it’s still a quality bakery selling largely same day home baked stuff which overlaps with the predecessors offerings. Sourdough is brought in from another Baker. The friendly lady on the till said that Briar had been for a month or so. We bought a good sourdough loaf (£4) today but will experiment with other delights next time.

This is just down the road from where I have recently started working. The baking is amazing, they have introduced me to lovey breads, pastries and cake. Thank you.

The bread is the best in the south west! Just delicious and yes it’s more than supermarket sliced bread but you cannot compare! Worth every penny.

I visit regularly and I’ve never had anything that wasn’t first class and totally delicious. I have my favourites which sell out very quickly, so get here early if you want to taste the best, freshest, most scrummy baked items

Delicious bread etc. Worth getting up early for. Very friendly too. Ella’s is one of a number of wonderful food places in Ashburton.

This delightful and welcoming bakery is like stepping back in time with baked on the premises foods in full view as you choose from a variety of artisan delights prepared with expertise and love in the heart of Ashburton.

I live on Dartmoor and visit the bakery regularly. The appetising aroma that greets you as you enter the bakery is exciting and very tempting. Ella and her team can be seen making cakes, tarts or bread. Everything is made with ingredients of the highest quality and looks and tastes delicious. I love her walnut bread and lemon tart. A different range of cakes and pastries is available during opening hours between Wednesday and Saturday, but get there early or everything will have been sold! I am not related to anyone working at the bakery! It's fabulous!

Just like Mother used to make! Superb! Clean & friendly. Everything made on site. Ideal for that 11am peckish moment. Baked with love. A+

I feel privileged to live in a town with Ella's Bakery! The quality is excellent and Ella closes when she's sold out. That says something, isn't it? Such an excellent job is done, by Ella and her assistants. While realizing that it's working at early hours every day when the bread needs to be in the shop and cakes ready for the customers at opening times. It's all organic quality as well, a very good taste.

Excellent artisan bread makers, sadly not open every weekday whilst we were there but they deserve a few days off, given the necessary early start for baking and long hours. Good choice of breads, with daily specials. We had a superb olive ciabatta and also their sourdough breads. I did also try the cinnamon swirl/roll but sadly found it a bit dry, although chocolate slice was lovely. Pleasant staff, very friendly and helpful. Also sell very good locally produced proper Dartmoor honey - not just "Devon" honey like lots of other places nearby.

Small but perfectly formed, gives you what you would expect from a small town bakery but get your bread early as it often sells out

Went into the store due to the good reviews and small proximity to where we were staying. I was given a run down of what was available which unfortunately was limited even at 8.30. I took the chocolate twists and cinnamon rolls but on eating the twists the children complained they tasted cheesy. Went back to the store and asked what they were and was told they were Parmesan and olive twists! A bit different and not a misunderstanding! No apology was offered or an exchange so I left and went to the co-op which also does fresh pastries and they were much more appreciated by the children! Such a shame and due to the poor reaction of the staff i didn’t go back the rest of the holiday

Wandering through Ashburton to where my son and his family are moving, and came across Ella's. What an extraordinary bakery! The most delicious sourdough and hot cross buns we've ever tasted, the friendliest staff, and a bakery atmosphere which made us feel we were in a French market town. Ashburton is truly VERY fortunate; almost enough to make us move to the area! Roderick and Amanda James

Ella's is absolutely top notch. Ingredients are good, the bread is second to none and the cakes are pdg too.

Best bread around. Fresh baked daily. I love the rye bread with Caraway seeds and cheese scones are fab.

Best bread you can imagine, amazing cakes. Everyone in Ashburton should be enormous really given the quality of food in this little town. Ella's is the best of a very good crop.

Best bread in Ashburton without a doubt! Delightful fresh baked bread and scones. The cheese scones are excellent and the flapjack highly recommended.

Although we never bought anything the shop and products looked amazing, definitely return and purchase something

The best place in Ashburton for fresh baked bread. Would highly recommend the fruit and cheese scones too. Friendly service and good central location.

Okay, this may sound like a bunch of hyperbole, but it's the truth as far as we're concerned. And from a read of these reviews, we're not the only ones. We've been around the global block a few times and Ella's bread is simply some of the best in the world. It doesn't need a lot of clever doctoring or gimmicks. The word is integrity. Ella's bread has integrity. It is beautiful English bread, straight-up and tasty as anything. What is on offer varies from day to day, but you are sure to come out of that bakery with something outstanding. Her sourdough loaves cannot be equalled. Ella is a great baker-- she is an artist among bakers. She seems to know something about bread that no one else knows. The shop staff are first rate, too. Genuinely friendly and kind and helpful. The atmosphere of the shop is neighbourly, local, genuine, thoughtful, and full of heart. If you're on the A38 and passing Ashburton, it will be well worth your while to stop in. I travel a couple of hours regularly to bring home loaves of Ella's bread, thinking nothing of the effort because the bread is that good. Please bear in mind that Ella's shop is open Wednesday thro' Saturday as of August 2018. Turn up early if you can because the bread sells out quickly, especially on Saturdays. While you're waiting for your bread to be wrapped, check out Ella's cakes and pastries. They are totally scrumptious and rather on the irresistible side!

Open from Wednesday to Saturday this bakery is a must for any one who really appreciates traditional, high quality bread/s. Great selection, and excellent service too. A sumptuous range of cakes too. Obviously more expensive than a supermarket, but a much superior product. Ella's in itself is a reason to pull off the A38 and stop off in Ashburton.

Stayed in Ashburton for a week and this is my favourite place.

A fantastic range of bread cakes and more delivered with a very friendly and welcoming staff team . Saturday morning Brioche is the highlight of my weekend breakfast - but get there early or reserve one before they are snapped up by knowledgeable locals - like me

A true craft bakery. Lovely prepared breads etc that initially look expensive but they are well worth the money. Definitely recommend the olive sticks - Amazing flavour and texture. You can tell these people care about good food.

There are reviews on here that say Ella is the best baker in the area, or the South hams. Now either these people have not traveled very much, or they are being a bit too cautious. I've run a holiday company for 15 years and in that time I've traveled all over the world, visiting bakeries because i just love them. Nothing, anywhere, comes close to this little gem of a bakery.

I get all my bread from here. Everything is baked on the small premises; Great choice of bread and cakes. Different varieties each day. Everything is just delicious. You must try the Eccles cakes while still warm on Wednesday late afternoon. They are to die for.

This is quite a special place- get there early to avoid disappointment.

We were disappointed on Monday but like this place so much that it seems unfair to hold it up as a criticism. Much of ashburton seems to hibernate at the beginning of the week. I wonder what locals do for bread if they can't keep loaves fresh from Saturday morning until the following Wednesday?

Wonderful. Lovely variety of freshly baked bread and rolls. Bread for everyone and all tastes. The smell of fresh bread is a real treat.

The products produced are wonderful- you do have to be early and willing to choose from what is there (I think you can order) but I have never had s bad experience here Staff are very friendly and helpful Just get there early!

Popped out of our airbnb to see if I could find something nice for breakfast and within moments spotted the words "Artisan baker". Even better, there was a queue! Everything looked and smelled delicious and it was diverting to watch the bakers at work while queuing. I chose the chocolate brioche and the cinnamon cardamon buns and couldn't believe how cheap they were. And totally delicious. Devastated to learn they are closed Sunday and bank holiday, the total duration of our stay in Ashburton

Wandering around Ashburton a lemon smell drifts out of a shop, inside two young ladies baking many wonderful things. A proper bakery shop, so good it should be in France, where bread is bread.

Ella's bakery is the stuff dreams are made of. Small batches of exquisite breads and cakes, which are impossible to resist. You could happily forsake all other bread just for one of Ella's focaccia loaves. The smell and ambience of her shop are irresistible, a...

Simply the best! Worth travelling for - get there early as the wonderful bread and cakes simply fly out!

Ella is a hard working, delightful person. She bakes her own products. We have never had anything we wouldn't try again, including cakes, scones, and bread. Her raisin bread is worth driving miles for. Beware, you must get there early as she is so popular that she sells out quickly.

This is a wonderful little bakery and they do flapjacks to die for!! Yummy!! Everything is being made in the shop in front of you for all to see but be quick as they sell out pretty quick.

Whenever I walk past I cannot resist the wonderful aroma that comes from this place. The staff are friendly and the owner is amazing. The food varies from day to day and is always fresh and tasty. My favourites are the fruit scones (the cheese ones are good too), olive focaccia bread, small white loaf, and the caraway (?sp) loaf especially. She can sell out quite fast on some days so get there earlier rather than later.

Beautiful bread - we were recommended to try a sourdough loaf made with a variety of flours (I think!) - it was amazing and we tried to go back the next day for more but were caught out by having a lie-in! Oops! Definitely worth it and would go back again if I were in the area.

We briefly became regular customers whilst in Ashburton for a 1-week self-catering holiday. Ella is delightful! The staff are brilliant! And the baked goods are the best! Entering the shop in the morning they are busily working on the day's offerings. There are many regular items, but we particularly enjoyed being surprised by something special. Meringues one day, cardamom buns another, and on our last visit a personal favorite, eccles cakes!

Ella's bakery is a wonderful place to visit. I would be happy to travel to Ashburton just to buy some of the wonderful goodies on offer.

Visited whilst on holiday this a wonderful artisan bakery very friendly staff and beautiful baking well worth a visit if it's bead you want you need to be early to see the full choice available

They open when the bread's ready and close when it's sold. Everything they make is wonderful and the quality is consistent. Also, there's a polite and personal charm about the staff that you rarely encounter these days. Ashburton's worth the trip too.

Quite simply the best bread I have ever tasted.I've worked in the food industry for over a decade and have spent time as a chef and a buyer for a high quality ethical retailer and I can honestly say I have never tasted a better sourdough than Ella's.I love the fact that you can see the baking right there in the shop and that you get something different every day. I've had some cracking cakes, pastries and treats but where this bakery really excels is the bread.Make sure you get there early to avoid missing out and check out the wholemeal/white wheat sourdough mix, my favourite.

Really lovely bakery. Just get in early to avoid disappointment. There olive and rosemary bread is particularly scrumptious.

Really nice bread! Be there early as it sells out quickly! Interesting selection of breads and cakes

This is one of the most scrummy bakers. Their selection of bread is amazing, a little pricey but worth it for a treat.But it is the cakes that for me are the thing, their Eccles cakes are SO .........mmmmmyou must try one to know what I mean but let's just say they make my mouth water just thinking about them. The Iced Buns are another real favourite of ours.They have a policy of using local ingredients which is an added bonus, also, you can be certain it's fresh as they only open until it's sold each day so get in quick if you are around.

Lekker ambachtelijk brood. iedere dag een ander assortiment dus geen standaard stokbrood of appeltaart maar altijd weer een verassing wat er in de winkel ligt.

Bought various items on first visit here will be back a lot more for the bread and other goods they sell. Need to try this place for proper baking

The artisan bakery creates fabulous bread & other bakery products 6 days a week. Ella, the master baker, has greatly upgraded the town's appreciation of excellent quality bread.

Lovely bakery. Fabulous mince pies pre Christmas!Go early especially on a Saturday as they sell out.

This place never fails to deliver and always with a smile. Ashburton is blessed with some lovely independent shops and eateries... and this is certainly one of them

We always call into Ella's when we are in Ashburton as the breads are divine and today's visit was no exception...highly recommended!

Täglich frisches Brot, Gebäck und Kuchen. Wir haben sämtliche Brote und Kuchen probiert und alles ist köstlich! So früh morgens wie möglich vorbeigehen, es ist relativ schnell ausverkauft! Ella ist eine wunderbare junge Dame, die mit viel Hingabe und Liebe ihre kleine aber feine Bäckerei führt!

It's Christmastime at Ella's and the large Christmas cakes are already sold out -- before the beginning of December! I bagged one of Ella's last medium Christmas cakes -- hooray! Things sell out quickly here because the quality is quite simply second to none. Not only that, her outstanding bakery appears to be run on an intuition that "small is beautiful", so the shop itself is warmly unassuming and the staff genuinely friendly, helpful, and kind. Did I say unassuming? Well, yes, but don't let that fool you, because Ella is one brilliant and savvy award-winning baker -- and her staff do a great job, too. I strongly recommend that you stop in and try one of Ella's frangipane mince pies -- they are SO GOOD!!! She has taken the humble mince pie and knocked it for six -- off the pitch and into a new universe of yumminess! We've ordered lots to collect before Christmas. In the meantime, we'll be nipping in regularly for a little something to take home for scrummy December teatimes ....

Lovely staff and nicely baked fresh bread and a few cakes. Love the scones. Be there early! Things will go quite fast and Ella WILL close early. :-)

Walking into this shop is like smelling heaven. These are utterly, consistently dependable high quality *interesting* artisan breads. Flawless, all of them but for me the sourdough, walnut and honey and fougasse stand out.Not the cheapest but you can taste the difference and Ella's no 'breadhead' - I particularly like that the shop is only open until that day's batch is sold out, often before midday!

We bought two different loaves - from a very friendly lady and wow did they taste great. We will be back to buy from them again without a doubt

Ella prepares her bakery products from the early hours, so the breads are often still warm and crusty when I shop at around nine. The shop remains open until everything is sold...which can be mid-morning during the summer tourist season, so be sure to get there early!Everything is delicious...we particularly like the wholemeal brown loaves which have a classic nutty taste. The white breads are best eaten same day as they have an amazing fresh texture which you don't get any more from the more industrial producers.Ella sells a narrow but varied range of tasty cake portions, all of which are excellent for a morning treat with coffee!This shop is a great asset to the town, and we know some people who drive ten miles to buy from Ella' and also from the two excellent delis in town. The serving staff in these three shops are friendly and helpful, giving advice and recommendations when asked. We feel really lucky to have such quality shops in such a small town.

Wonderful choice of artisan baked goods. I never knew there was such choice. All tasty and good to eat.

Ashburton is blessed to have such a wonderful baker in the town. I am particularly fond of her sour dough and rye breads, there are also wonderful cakes. Not surprisingly she is often sold out by 1-2pm so don't leave it too late X:oj

Get there early before all the food is gone! Best bakery for miles... and further still. You will not be disappointed but expect to pay more than for mass produced commercial bread.

Really is the best bakers in devon,together with Almond Thief in Dartington industrial estate,Webbers Yard

Fabulous breads and lovely to see a genuine artisan bakery . The focaccia was amazing, light and full of flavour.

Literally the Best in the South West, winner of the best artisan baker in the Taste of the West awards, pretty much everything in Ella's bakery taste delicious. The cheese scones are addictive, iced buns take you straight back to your childhood, lemon tarts are the ultimate in lemoness?! ( Not sure that's a word!) and her bread is heavenly! On top of that, Ella and her staff are just lovely. Get there early though, everything sells out really quickly!

This bakery is so good you have to time when you arrive - before they are sold out! It doesn't matter whether you are going in for just a couple of iced buns or artisan bread the freshly baked quality and service - just excellent.

When I went to school the 3 E's were something different! I stopped off at Ashburton around tea time and I could smell the home baking from the other side of the road.Yes it was Ella's Eccles cakes, straight from the oven. Absolutely scrumptious. It is certainly worth going out of your way, everything on sale looked special and tasted delicious. Clearly lovingly made. This will always be on my stop off agenda in the future.The perfect artisan bakery.

Bought some Foccacia, and also some Rye Sourdough.Without a doubt the best bread I've ever had.Also got some local honey which was also from Ashburton which was gorgeous too.

You want to get here before 1PM on a weekday because the baked goods here are SO GOOD that they sell out quickly. From what I gather, people descend on this place on Saturday mornings like vultures and pick the place clean in no time. Seriously, these bakers make some of the best bread my husband and I have ever had -- anywhere! And we like to eat bread. We recommend Ella's wholeheartedly. When you walk through the door, you are immediately hit with that irresistible aroma of yummy things baking. And then you meet the staff, who are friendly, kind, and helpful. Most welcoming and thoroughly down to earth. I'll be nipping in every time I'm in Ashburton! Try their cinnamon and raisin bread for starters -- it will knock your socks off. And their flapjacks are out of this world. Oh my!

Saw this artisan bakers whilst visiting Ashburton and decided to try the bread and scones - excellent. Would go there again for bread and cakes when passing.

All homemade cakes & breads, closes when she's sold out. Worth going to, early if you can. Good picnic ideas.

We popped in, tempted by the delightful aroma of freshly baked hot cross buns. The best I've ever had and good value too. Will definitely be returning for more over the Easter break! The pear and chocolate cake also looked tasty.

This is an essential destination in Ashburton. Ella's is only open until her bread and cakes sell out! That can be early on a Saturday. Everyting is baked daily on the premises. It's a joy.

We were impressed by the friendly and passionate staff and the quality of the bread. Can't wait to come back!! The olive and Parmesan bread sticks were a big hit with the kids

Firstly we just ogled through the window arrested by delicious smells wafting onto the pavement. All the breads and cakes are on clear display through the window and you can even see the baker at work.Husband returned and bought meringues and lemon tart. Can't fault them. Both delicious. Will definitely buy again when in the area.

This is the sort of place which makes me wish I didn't have to go to work. Every Saturday morning, without fail, I am in at 8:30 buying my bread, a slice or two of cake and an iced bun. If I could go every day then I would. Bakeries of this quality are rare indeed.

As it saison the door, when all sold we close. Lovely, bread and cakes a real findIt is not a restaurants nut if you ever visit this town you must try the cakes or take done bread home

Great little place. Pity there are no photos of the well stocked window display.lovely mixture of breads, sourdough, spelt and much moe. Some chunky delights going well beyond the chewy flapjacks etc. All baked in the shop. Don't miss looking in if you are in Ashburton. Very reasonable prices too.

Freshly made, organic flour, sticky cinnamon buns, dense lemon tarts and a full range of breads. You get what you pay for and the food is all really substantial and good quality. Not cheap, but worth the money, if you have it.

when ever in ashburton i always try and slip in for a piece of the bread we love it but a lot of the time we miss it as were always to late.

Beautiful bread bought from the bakery on a trip to Ashburton for supplies. Even better was the meringue!

Delicious cakes and bread, particularly the meringues and focaccia. Everything is freshly made and beautifully served.

We found this delightful bakery by chance, it was getting late and we needed bread and happened to pass this shop, there were just three loaves left on the shelf, two small and one large, we bought the large which was a walnut loaf, it was so nice, we wished that we had bought the three after we tried it. The ladies running the bakery were delightful and it was great to see that they baked in the shop and we could see that they were happy to let the customer see them at work and how it was all done and the lovely smells were 'the icing on the cake'. Congratulations ladies keep up the great work

Whenever I visit Ashburton I arrive early, because I hate to miss out on the wonderful Daily Bread from Ella's Bakery ! She bakes daily and it's a true case of "when it's gone.... It's gone". I recommend her Rye bread, it's worth the round trip from Torquay to get some....... This establishment is tiny, and unique ...Keep up the good work !

best bread in Devon, but get there early cos they sell out by lunch ! can recommend the sourdough, and the foccacia is awesome, x

I often visit this bakery when I am in Ashburton, Ella's bakery offer a friendly service and simply wonderful baked goods ranging from excellent loaves to delicious cakes and speciality breads. Ella never mokes if you pronounce the names of the loaves incorrectly like some snobby delicatessans are prone to do. It's lovely to be able to buy a decent loaf.

Awesome this babe use to work for the Fish Deli and through sheer grit and determination with very unsociable hours for a youngster she has made a first class bakery. Wonderful bread and cakes ans meringues and you need to get there early or you find all is sold out...well done just the best.

The rye bread from the ash button bakery was excellent along with fantastic cakes. Would definitely use this bakery again. Shame we live in manchester!

the most amazing bread and scones and other things. Be sure to buy your bread here. Often sold out by lunch time

Not sure why this is a restaurant on trip advisor, as it is a bread shop. Having said that the bread is absolutely delicious and must be visited.WARNING: Get there early as they sell out quickly. We got there when they opened at 8.30 in the morning. They had sold out by 11.00.The staff really know their stuff.

We joined the queue to buy bread and cakes from this wonderful artisan bakery. We weren't sure what sort of bread we wanted so we were offered a taster. We were sold on the wonderful Walnut bread. The person in front of us in the queue bought plum and almond cake and we followed suit. Can't wait to go back!

Excellent and friendly. Worth paying a bit more for their quality products. Go early as they sometimes run out of bread by late morning.

This bakery has limited breads each day, but as they are handmade right there in front of you, understandable that they are limited. Friendly service. Get there earlyish for best choice. Great spelt bread. Bit pricey.

..for bread and cakes on our bi-annual Ashburton trips.A wide selection of top quality goods,cheese,preserves etc.friendly service and competitive prices.Did I mention the bread??Highly recommended..

Cheese scones very good - all bread freshly baked when finished shop closes! This is only one of many lovely shops in Ashburton town centre.

An amazing bakery, the bread is amazing and I also have tried the chocolate cake which was divine and Eccles cakes which are simply the best I've ever tried. Closes when sold out so can be early but this is truly a fabulous find. A tiny shop where you can see Ella baking and then cooking the goods which she then places in baskets on front of her for you to purchase. A must visit in Ashburton

The bread and cakes are amazing. There's always a queue and they close when they run out which is usually by lunchtime - this says it all.!

Although we'd initially stopped to get cash from the ATM, my husband was seduced by the wonderful smell of baking emanating from the shop! We ended up with a Cinnamon & Raisin loaf and a granary loaf - YUMMY!

Not much more to say except if there's a queue outside a bakers in this day and age then GO AND INVESTIGATE! There is obviously something special going on and after tasting their wares I can confirm this is certainly the case here. Go early though or you'll miss out.

I could have spent much more money here. Delicious and worth a visit.We regularly drove from campsite to get our bread and cakes from here.