Bigwigs Bakery in Bournemouth

Went in to buy a croissant and as I went to pick it up a member of staff grabbed the price tag and increased the price from 2.69 to 3.69 saying the price has gone up. How can you do that half way through the day ? Won’t go again

This bakery has the most amazing bread, pains au chocolats and croissants. We buy bread and other sweet items every single week. It would be a lot quicker to go to the nearest store but its worth the walk every single time! Sometimes we go during the week day just to treat ourselves!

I was given a takeaway carrot cake slice from this bakery recently and it was easily the best carrot cake I've ever tasted. It was moist, fresh and big. Visiting Bournemouth today I decided that Bigwig had to be visited. Sadly no carrot cake left. Had an Oreo filled brownie, which was so rich and filling that I struggled to finish it - which is a miracle as I have a huge appetite! The hot chocolate is tasty. There's a choice between milk, dark or white chocolate. The prices are SO cheap for what you get. I'm gutted that I don't live near Bournemouth as this place is wonderful.

I absolutely love BigWigs products! I am a regular and the staff are wonderfully lovely and kind. However it must be said, the lack of “urgency” they have with making the drinks it’s shameful. People are constantly waiting for them to get a move on. Without fail, every single time I purchase a hot drink (coffee), I am left waiting for said drink for around 15-20 minutes which is totally unacceptable. You see the staff chatting to each other, wondering around aimlessly and not dealing with the customers directly. I often see people waiting to pay, and with the amount of staff - they are left waiting while the staff chat and waste time. People want to get on with their days, in BigWigs it seems there is plenty of staff to deal with this but it’s always so slow, to the point it puts my entire family off coming. My advice would be, you need to have a dedicated member of staff for hot beverages. Multi tasking is not good here. I don’t want this to come across as rude, but it has been a problem since it opened.

Wonderful staff, lovely atmosphere, reasonable prices and delicious food what more can you want. The halloumi avocado egg and hummus bap was absolutely insane. Highly recommend the smoothies too and super reasonable compared to other smoothie places

A real hidden gem, although they are popular so best get there early if you want the full choice, as everything is baked fresh & on premise you sometimes don't get the same things, every time, but that is some of the appeal, as you can try new things. The Almond croissant, Praline croissant & over night oats are my 3 fav's, while my daughter loves the breakfast baps ! also the coffee is great. I have also used then for work events and with a few days notice they have knocked up 50 odd pastries & doughnuts that the team went made for. Cheaper than the multinationals and so much better quality

The best place to go for your pastry fix, mouth watering, fresh and affordable. Coffee and chai latte is really good! Welcoming, smiley and friendly staff. Highly recommend! Cannot wait to go back to Westbourne again 😊

Excellent bakery and a very welcome addition to the centre of Bournemouth. We both had wonderfully baked tasty pastries which were very good value for money. They also have a very good range of gluten free choices.

Overrated. Tried to go five times now because it’s so popular. Every single time they either have nothing or are just closing at 1330… rediculous. Very disappointed

Came here twice while on holiday in Bournemouth, first time we grabbed a cinnamon swirl and a nutty flapjack to take with us to brownsea and they were so good that we decided to come back again a few days later for breakfast - we had a sausage butty and a chicken and bacon sandwich - and of course grabbed a couple of cakes for our walk to mudeford (cinnamon bunnut and Nutella brownie) and again everything was incredible. Highly recommend for a coffee break, breakfast or a takeaway hiking snack!

Lovely place for a lovely hot drink. And a cheeky treat I can recommend the hot chocolate and the doughnuts, fresh sandwiches

If you are in Westbourne or Tuckton or Highcliffe you just have to go to Bigwigs Bakery for heaven in a cake box! You will be back and thats a fact its like you’ve entered the Willy Wonka of the cake and bake world and its a world you will not want to miss. I had a flapjack that is frankly the best I’ve ever had and bread pudding which even after consuming it has an enduring aftertaste.. The men behind the whole operation are experienced local chefs Tom and Dom really friendly up and coming small businessmen - so don’t just dare walk past Bigwigs when you’re in any of their locations and you can buy online too so no excuse Its also a cafe with drinks - so now you can have your cake (your choice) and eat it too remember the name Bigwigs Bakery get your golden ticket today!

Have eaten in & had takeaway from Westbourne BigWigs, this though was first time having a takeaway from Tuckton BigWigs & bravo it’s just as good. BigWigs is definitely the best local bakery. Fab to see places such as SoBo beach stocking their produce.

This bakery is AMAZING. Amazing sourdough and cakes the best in Dorset !! Well done to all that's bakes so brilliantly

Have been to Bigwigs a few times for coffee and cake with my friend. The staff are always friendly and the coffee is great. But be warned - there are so many gorgeous donuts and cakes you won’t be able to choose what to have! The bread and croissants are also excellent. They also offer hot chocolate made with real melted chocolate! Oh my.

This has some lovely things to try . You wont be disappointed . We've picked up several bits to take on our days out and always enjoyed it all

I went in today for coffee and came out with still oven warm almond croissants and oh my goodness they are the best croissants we have ever had. Been coming to you since you opened and won’t stop. The sourdough fruit bread is amazing too!

Oh my goodness. What can I say? Everything we get from here has been absolutely amazing. From the croissants to the donuts to the quiche. Even the coffee is fantastic! The range of bread is amazing. I cannot fault the staff either they are friendly and attentive. We will be regulars now! (We haven't been twice this week honest...)

What a great find this morning. The best bacon roll I have ever had and an amazing pistachio crossiant. It's just as well this isn't very close to my house, but thankfully it is only a short drive away!

First visit to the store. Lovely greeting from staff, really friendly and knowledgeable on their break & cakes. Ciabatta bread is gorgeous. Donuts have a generous amount of filling - tried chocolate custard, very yummy. However was disappointed with pork pie -, pastry was too...

Noisy with people standing around drinking coffee making it appear busy but not in reality. Waited to get served and their baking is excellent. However after waiting and getting served by one person, she passed me to another on the till who was serving someone...

Love the freshly baked sour dough and the cheesecakes, just get there early or you might miss out on some great produce

Amazing independent bakery that sells some great food. Well worth a visit if you are near by. The home made brisket sausage roll and the salted caramel doughnuts were awesome. Perfect place to go for a sweet treat or a savoury snack before heading to...

THE bakery to go to! I won’t go anywhere else now. Everything about this place gives such a good vibe, the staff are friendly and welcome you in, the show stopper is the food 🤤🤤🤤🤤 I struggle everytime I go there because I always want...

Can’t recommend this bakery highly enough!! Such an amazing selection of the most yummy pastries, cakes and bread!!! My current No1 choice has to be the praline almond croissant with the endless layers in the buttery pastry makes it the lightest yet most delicious Saturday...