Hambleton Bakery in Rutland

Who ever wrote the review about the Rutland Pippins below needs there heads checking, either that or they have no taste buds. I solely travelled just for the Rutland Pippins, there magnificent, so many flavours which really gel well together. Yeah the blue cheese is not powerful but it’s lovely and subtle and it compliments all the other flavours, there oustanding!!!!

Called in on my way home for a hot drink after a ride out on my motorbike, I ordered a cup of tea and was surprised they didn’t give it to me over the counter as this was all I was having. I sat outside waiting for my tea which never arrived, I asked the waitress about my order and was told she had forgotten my order so sat for a further 15 mins before I decided to wait until I got home to enjoy a hot drink. Perhaps I missed the sign saying “bikers not welcome”, this is somewhere I was going to bring my wife but I think not now !

Stopped here for a coffee. Nice small cafe with views across the fields. Nicely decorated. Best bit was trying a Rutland Pippin, a Rutland delicacy. Very tasty. Bought some bread of course as this is a bakery first and foremost. Nice coffee.

Really nice spot, particularly in good weather when you can sit outside. Good range, including some not very bakery things (crab and avocado). Good coffee. Dog friendly. Inside can be a bit clattery.

Stopped here for lunch before attending a wedding locally. Excellent soup, Lincolnshire poacher toastie and Americanos. Friendly staff on duty.

Goat cheese and roasted vegetables panini . If you order this don’t expect more than two extremely small pieces of goat’s cheese that are so small they cannot be tasted. This had the potential to be a really tasty dish and for the price I expected a reasonable amount of the ingredients listed on the menu. I wasn’t just unlucky as my companion had exactly the same. Along with the strong sewage smell I wouldn’t bother as there’s better places nearby to enjoy lunch.

Called in mid afternoon for a cups and cake. Had tea cake with honey and friends had cream scone. All lovely and sat in sun overlooking fields having z chat was great.

We spotted the tearoom sign just passing by and decided to check it out. Much to our delight, the tearoom and shop looked spotless and also had a beautiful outlook. We ordered fruit stones with jam and cream with our hot drinks. Everything about the food and drink was excellent. It was only whilst we were halfway through our meal that we spotted a dog with a couple at the next table. We aren't particularly keen on mixing food and animals. On returning home and looking at the Web site we see that dog owners are very much encouraged to take their pets. So summing up.. if you are a dog lover, this is the place for you. If on the other hand you, like us, prefere food and pets to to not mix... then don't bother visiting. Had the animals been allowed outside only with their owners, we would have accepted that . However, unfortunately we will not be visiting again.

Not value for money. Teacake is as big as a scone and doughy even when toasted. Latte OK. Order when arrived it was not as requested. You would never get away with these prices in Yorkshire. Our teacakes are larger than the plate you use.

Efficient service, pleasant environment (even better when the weather is good and the garden can be used), drinks and food fine but really the baked good steak the show (as one might expect from a bakery!) If you like citrus try the lemon tart it’s rich, zesty, not too sweet, has a buttery crumbly pastry base that Greg Wallace would get excited about.

This looked a good option for a coffee and snack on way back to our site but as good as the food looked we asked for the sausage roll hot and as with so many places it came out hot on the outside and freezing cold inside and unfortunately I had a flat white delivered instead of a late, if your goi g to charge a premium then you need to get it right, and also don’t cast you have a shop when it’s just a table 😂

Independent bakery with on BBC site shop and cafe. You can even watch the bakery working through the windows from the cafe. Impossible to recommend a dish. The sourdough was superb and the pastry perfect.

Great bakery you can tell that all the products are made with top ingredients you can smell the yeast in the bread products

After reading all the favourable reviews about the Hambleton Cafe and Shop, my husband and myself paid a visit. I have gluten intolerance and am sensitive to gluten free oats too. As a bakery I thought I would have an opportunity to try at least one gluten free bake. On being served I asked what gluten free items they had I was politely told all the products on sale contained gluten. Exit one disappointed customer. If there had been a notice on the door to say all their products contain gluten I would not have gone in.

Terrible experience. Tables not cleared so sat looking at dirty plates for ages, the menu is small but most of it wasn't available. No vegan options at all, staff had to ask about every thing, they don't know their products and didn't seem interested at all. When I asked if they could make me a salad sandwich I wasn't expecting literally just a roll and a couple of lettuce leaves - I know from the salad on the next table, that they have more in the kitchen. Food took an age to arrive and was wrong when it finally did (they had made toasties on wholemeal rather than white despite us clearly asking for white). Although we were sat at the far end of the cafe, it was cold for my elderly parents as the door was open most of the time. Won't be going back

No gluten free food on the menu. Menu advised to inform staff of allergies. Waiter advised they don’t have any gluten free food at all. My party and I had to leave. Shocked that there’s zero accommodation for people with food allergies. Plenty of cafes and restaurants are accommodating elsewhere. We left and went to Rutland Nursery in Manton where 95% of the menu was gluten free.

Like an oasis in the desert this place was. We thought we were miles from anywhere and we came upon it. Nicely situated and efficiently staffed we enjoyed our breakfast break. (At 12.00 ). It was a mostly bread based menu as it is a bakery but all people seemed to find something liked . Tables cleaned swiftly and staff were attentive. Thankyou.

We’ll worth seeking out as a bit off the main road. Strange to find in such a location we only stumbled on it so glad we did. Lovely bakery goods beautiful cakes and their Rutland Pippin savoury is better than the over priced regional pork pies sold around the region. Nice cafe with lovely lawned area. We were surprised how popular it was as the car park was full. Especially as it is out in the countryside.

Limited parking, seating and menu choices. Only serve what they produce and at a cost! Need to provide wider options to support their bakery products. Doubt we will return!

Great service, great food, great choice. We were only staying in a local Airbnb for a few nights, and having this bakery close by, and opening at 8am, meant our breakfasts were a treat each morning.

A lovely location, with views over the country side. Excellent choice of freshly baked and prepared food all at a reasonable price. Very welcoming and friendly staff, nothing too much trouble. Well worth a visit, once tried you will want to return.

Arrived at around 4.15. It's a cafe. I go and look at the very attractive cakes in the display. I consider what I want. Ask the lady behind the counter and she appears to refer me to the lady at the till. The lady at the till is ignoring customers and is in deep conversation on her telephone. Not a flicker of recognition. The other lady says something along the lines of "you need to go to a table and get a number ". So I do that . After a while sitting at a table I read the menu which says - "please order from the counter with your table number " Time has passed and I am hungry. I look at the menu . It has two sides . One is lunch served from 12-3. The other side says it is served all day. It is now around 4.20. Top of the offering all day are bacon rolls. I decide to have one. And go to the till. Lady is still on her phone. I am summoned to the other till by the other lady. "Could I please have the bacon roll and a cup of coffee" "The cooks have all gone home" "oh ? but it says the bacon rolls are served all day on the menu" At this point the lady has a slightly panicked look . I give up. "Don't worry I say I'll go elsewhere" . Am I being unreasonable ?

Stopped with the wife for Coffee and Cake during a long ride. Never spoke to more miserable staff that work at this place. They wouldn't let us bring our bikes into the outside area. Pushchairs are OK, but not bikes. Our bikes are probably worth more than half the cars in the carpark, so we wouldn't leave them. Obviously don't want the cyclist business, so we left.

It was a bank holiday and the bakery was busy but all we’d ordered were two cups of coffee and two sausage rolls. The coffees came after quite a wait but not the sausage rolls! All it needed was for someone to reach into the cabinet and bring them out to accompany our coffees. After waiting more than 5 minutes for them to arrive, I had to go and ask for them. I do not understand! Sadly, we shall not be bothering to visit this bakery again. I’ll find somewhere that is able to easily deliver coffees and sundries!

My wife and I visited Hambleton Bakery Cafe & Shop in the midweek following Easter. We both had Mushroom Soup & Sourdough Bread, which were both amazing. We followed this with a great Eccles Cake and Coffee, which was truly excellent. The staff were lovely and were really helpful. One point to note, whilst I was trying to find the end of the queue due to there being quite a few people in front of the counter, a man in front of me stepped forward and told me that I was in the right place. He then said that I could take his place, but when I said that was not fair, he explained that he was the owner and insisted. We then held a short conversation about his development of the new Cafe. I found the owner to be a kind and courteous man, who was humble when speaking about his new Cafe and was without any trace of arrogance.

This should have been a 5* review, the cafe is in a beautiful setting with lovely views over the countryside, the cafe is very comfortable and clean with an attractive outdoor seating area and the staff were very warm, welcoming and efficient. The coffees were good and I enjoyed my food, so why only 3*? They could not offer anything gluten free for my wife to eat. We've been to other bakeries with cafés that have provision for people requiring gluten free so it was disappointing that they had made no attempt here. Sadly we will not be returning as it could have become a regular haunt for us.

Fascinated to have read the poor reviews and arrogant responses of the owner, I thought I would see for myself. It’s of indifferent quality, mid-table quality, and cheap decor. The owner needs to lose the sense of entitlement and keep a civil tongue in his mouth.

I called in at the cafe on Saturday 16th April and chose a bacon roll and coffee. The roll arrived but after one bite, I just could not eat it. The bacon was pre cooked, hard, crisp streaky and was burnt, bitter tasting and luke-warm at best. I called an assistant who agreed it was not acceptable and whipped off to get me a replacement. This was exactly the same dry, crispy, reheated streaky bacon but was not burnt and was a bit warmer. Really Hamilton Bakery, If this is the best you can do, you should take it off the menu. For the prices you are charging, this is not acceptable. The coffee, however, was excellent but it would have been good customer service to offer me a refill after my wait!

This bakery is tucked into a quiet laneway and quite small but the contents pack a punch. Super friendly staff, crusty delicious breadsticks and loaves, cakes, butters and some unique bakes such as their ‘pippins’. Definitely worth a visit if you’re prepared to pay a...

We visited hambleton cafe for the first time on Good Friday. We found a table with no problem although it was very busy! We ordered our food focaccia bread sandwiches. We didn’t wait long and a very friendly waitress delivered our food ,coffee and cold...

Have shopped at Hambleton Bakery since it first opened, and was really pleased when a cafe was opened there with the mist delightful views. However, I was both shocked & frankly thoroughly disgusted at the scene I have witnessed. Having a snack with a friend,...

I visited this cafe on Monday with my friend. We were having a nice time until we observed a rather unpleasant interaction between a man and two young women. From what I observed, he demanded that they moved because he wanted to sit on their...

Terrible experience in the cafe. Two of us sat at a table of four, got told (not asked) to move by an extremely rude man, who then decided to tell us that it was his table and his cafe, I explained we had already ordered...

Truly shocking experience - my daughters have just visited the Hambleton bakery cafe for lunch. Having placed their order, a gentleman came to the table to say they had to move as he wanted it. My daughter refused and he said 'tough titties, you have...

This is a review about the White Country Sourdough I purchased from Hambletons Ironmonger street and as I have not had a reply to me email i sent I will pop it on here ,I bought 3 large white country sourdough £4.20 each they were...

The staff were unfriendly, the service poor and the order was cancelled. Obtaining a refund required going back into Market Harborough only for the staff to charge us again. Will not be returning

How lucky for those folk living within reach of this super establishment. Always make a visit when staying at the amazing Hambleton Hall and always impressed by the products and super Staff. Yesterday saw me sorting out an ‘A1 Picnic Box’ - such a helpful,...

Second time I have been since the cafe opened. We called in today to have a quick coffee and a sandwich of sorts. Lovely menu, we both decided on bacon baps and when we had them my hubby’s bacon was a bit too crispy but...

We love most of the products they sell but the sour dough white loafs are full of holes and therefore make sandwich making very difficult. The brown bread is great. Perhaps someone there can explain why the white has these problems

Having enjoyed the bread for many years, I was looking forward to trying out the bakery cafe. As has been mentioned on a previous review the all day breakfast is not a Full Monty so again be warned. We arrived at the cafe and it...

Ordered a savoury and sweet breakfast platter with 2 coffees after a long morning walk . £28!! Small cheese straw , dry cheese scone ( no butter) and pathetic cold sausage roll ( nothing like s rolls I’ve had before from same shop ) 2...

The new cafe is set in the countryside with views across the fields. We ordered chocolate and Earl Grey tea with two scones. The tea cam in a cup rather than tea pot £3.15 a cup. The scones were cold and dry. The bill was...

The environment looks very nice and it’s in a lovely, remote, location. The website states "We have All Day Breakfast " - ask the population at large and I think 99% would expect bacon, eggs, sausage, hash browns, mushrooms, black pudding, baked beans ..... and...

Called in for coffee at the Exxon cafe. Big fans of the bread and had already picked up our usual order in oakham. The cafe is new and therefore probably still feeling its way but it was cold, unwelcoming and totally lacking in atmosphere. Hot...

We have long liked/bought Hambleton Bakery products so decided to give the new cafe a go for lunch. The menu isn't extensive and is based around Hambleton Bakery products, but that's fine. We opted for a cheese & ham toasty. The bread was gorgeous (as...

On a winter break to Wymondham from Lincolnshire. Had a lovely lunch including chestnut and mushroom soup and bought lots of goodies as well. Very friendly and helpful staff. Cafe only just opened. Am sure they will do very well. Looking forward to seeing you...

Beautiful produce, after recently reading about the Rutland Pippins. Whilst staying nearby, we popped into the bakery in Oakham to pick some up. They were absolutely gorgeous, so tasty. I'm so glad we purchased them and will definitely visit again when we are in the...

Stopped off here on a recent trip to Rutland. Lovely little bakery with an array of breads to choose from. Looks like they have big plans for a cafe etc on site so will look out for that and be back. Wish we could have...

Been into the Hambleton Hall bakery this morning on Melton Road west Bridgford to buy my weekly large white loaf !! Price as gone up again by 10pence again. £3.40 last week £.3.50 this week Then wanted another10pence to slice it!!! Which was free last...

Passing through Oakham we found the bakery and bought wholemeal, Sobieski and Rutland pippins. All were delicious and the wholemeal especially so, absolutely first class. I wish I could buy bread this good where I live. Friendly and informative service too. Thank you!

Used to like Hambleton's Bakery, but less so now. The cakes have lost some of their flair - Sainsbury's can be better! Much of the bread is tedious - the baguettes taste nothing like French. And prices are unjustifiably high. Worse still, Hambleton's products bought...

I have visited the Stamford shop on many occasions and the bread is in a league of its own. Most of the time the staff are polite and hygiene conscious. Sadly on my latest visit I became aware that the sales lady was wearing protective...

This place isn't cheap, but the bread (particularly the seven cereal!) Is worth it and the welcome you get from the staff - shout out to Karen and Suzie -makes for a wonderful weekly treat.

We visited whilst in the area. The bakery shop is small but perfectly formed. The Eccles cakes were amazing. We hope to visit again whilst in the area.

Best Eccles cake we have tasted, full of juicy currents with a crisp pastry. We have tried many at various places but these so far are the BEST. We will visit again if in the area and try some of the other lovely baked products.

While on holiday in the Rutland area went to the bakery in Exton a couple of times and the Market Harborough shop , staff helpful, bread, cakes delicious stoped on the way home to buy a big order to bring home their bread (tastes how...

You have to be quick as the small shop can easily sell out of the popular items. Always a good selection of breads and cakes. Some of the savory items are excellent as well.

I was excited to visit this famous local bakery but was underwhelmed. I was willing to overlook the miserable, uninterested staff as I left with an armful of delicious looking goodies however I found the white baton chewy and mealy, the brownies crumbly and tasteless...

Stayed in Manton where the proprietor left a breakfast basket for us which included Hambleton Hall bread. I was sold on the first bite. Made a vist to the store before heading home to stock up. The shop smells amazing! Lots of different breads, bakes...

We remember hearing about the bread at the Hambleton Bakery on a tv show. After a walk in the Rutland countryside we were ready to eat. We were not disappointed... amazing bread and cakes.

wish this was more local to us -everything we were expecting -would get fat if we lived too close -keep up the good work

I have not actually visited the bakery but sampled their bread whilst staying at the Olive Branch in Clipsham. The loaf we shared at dinner was amazing.................

We stayed overnight at Hambleton Hall and found out about this bakery from there. Having sampled their breads over breakfast we decided to visit prior to going home. Really glad we did, what a fantastic range of products and everything we bought was brilliant! Particularly...

Excellent breads, award winning cakes and pastries. Lemon tart to die for and freshly made on the off grid premises.

Stocked up with several interesting loaves for deep freeze. Plus some snacks for lunch Expensive but worth the price for quality

The staff at the Stamford Bakery are a lovely team, always focussed on excellent customer service. I am a regular and their products are amazing. I love their sour dough range and Date and Walnut Bread. Their fruit scones are the best I have ever...

Small on site shop but still plenty of choice if you get there in good time , Nothing i wouldn't recommend trying, it all looked delicious.

Every year we visit the area and this is a place we go to , The bakery is top quality with exceptional flavours,very polite staff always a warm welcome. Well worth a visit.

A must visit if in the Area. We brought home some wonderful loaves and probably put on a stone in weight. But worth it

Being local I am lucky enough to buy Hambleton Bakery bread at any time usually at their shop in Stamford. Their sour dough is truely exceptional. Highly recommended!!!

Went to collect bread on Saturday morning from Exton. Served by a girl who looked as though she didn't want to be there. Ordered 4 x loafs sliced and bagged in two halves each. Put 8 lots on the counter. These are usually bagged. Had...

We visited the market Harborough bakery as we needed something to tide us over to dinner. Picked up an almond and fruit tart each and were so impressed after devouring them that we went straight back in with the same box and got an apple...

Fresh baked bread & cakes. Open on sunday. Brownies are to die for. Make & sell granola which is flavoured with citrus.yummy

Came in today purchased quite a few things very good so far not cheap but taste good. Will be back. Would be nice to have a list of what they do on all the products.

I'm not sure whether you can visit the main bakery but the Shop in Oakham has a wide variety of breads and rolls perfect for freezing as i have done a couple of times, and you can certainly taste the difference in quality and so nice dipping in your soups well worth the trip into Oakham Town

They sell some very unusual breads, rolls and pastries. There sourdough is super and the choice is amazing. Not cheap but very good quality and unusual range is exciting.

Always great products - a little pricey, but you truly get what you pay for. Bread superb - cakes almost impossible to resist. Cheesestraws are nice little side. Really friendly and amazingly knowledgeable staff.

So unusual to get such fresh tasty bread and cakes. Just nice to have such quality produce available.

Only been in once could not be leave the total price of goods £10.00+ Come on you are having a laugh !!!!

4 tea cakes, £4.80!! They were nice and solid, but this did seem a bit excessive to all of us. Nice though to get a leaflet about the bakery.

It is not a cheap bakery but the products are of excellent quality and fresh. When I visit my friend I love picking up the muffins and tea cakes for breakfast. The Machetes are simply delicious.

This must be the most picturesque bakery in the land which we discovered by accident when staying close to beautiful Exton. The bakery and shop looks over the rolling meadows of Exton Park and there is wonderful selection of proper bread, savoury and sweet products at fair prices given the quality on sale. We loved the cheese and red onions scones (good for picnics) and the breakfast muffins but you could come here every day and try something new. Everything is packaged in proper old fashioned bags - no plastic. How we wish all bakeries could offer this quality of bread.

We were then taken to Hamilton hall for a fine dinning experiancs in this charming old hall.The meal was wonderful and views over resovior and gardens were beautiful.they also do a falulouse Afternoon tea all in this wonderful setting.It is asl a hotel so one can enjoy this for a well earned break or holiday,

We made a special trip to the bakery in Exton as we were staying nearby.

Found this bakery by chance on our way home from a stay in Rutland we were made very welcome by the lady serving and we took some delights home with us, only downside we live too far away otherwise this would be a regular for us.

We are staying locally for a few days and on arrival at our accommodation found a loaf of Hambleton bread. It was delicious and demolished in minutes.

I usually avoid bread, which I love, as I have IBS and cannot tolerate the over processed products that are so widely sold. On a recent break I read about Hambleton Bakery and the fact they do not mess around with food but use traditional methods to produce quality delicious bread.

This bakery is the best one could hope for .the master baker is a true professional and his staff are first class The best Bakery for miles and miles

Popped in here to buy some delicious bread for our breakfast. Sensational sourdough baguette.. we added scrambled eggs and had a wonderful brunch

So, this has a lot of great reviews and has won awards etc...well this is my experience...

Awesome bakery. Great selection of breads and pastries. Very helpful staff. It was so hard to choose so we got just about one of everything. Reasonably priced. Must try!

We paid £3 for a fairly tasteless, overcooked white tin loaf here - the most I've ever paid. It was dry as a bone the next morning (although it had been kept carefully wrapped) and was literally inedible within 24 hours; I couldn't even cut it to toast it! Having been recommended to try this "wonderful" bread, we were bitterly disappointed. Nothing like the REALLY fabulous bread from the Kinver bakery near Bridgnorth...that's seriously worth a visit!

Called in to the bakery and bought a local loaf, fruit and almond tart and a pippin all excellent. Those who live locally are fortunate to have this bakery available to them

It took us a while to find this bakery and we nearly gave up, so if you go get the postcode and use a satnav. I am so glad we found it. We had experienced the quality of the bread and Hot cross buns whilst staying at Hambleton Hall, and so were determined to take some home.

Well worth the trip to find the bakery off the road between Oakham and Stamford. A good selection of interesting bread cakes and other pastry goods.

Great artisan bakery, with scrummy bread, and bakes. The sausage roll was lovely, as were the simnel tarts, lemon tarts, and my husband is seriously developing an addiction to the Eccles cakes. We were lucky to be shown round by Julian, who obviously takes great pride in the ingredients and methods they use. Will have to be back when the freezer is emptier!

Impossible to beat this without slipping across the water to France. All tastes artisan. The walnut and date bread goes so well with a blue cheese and the chocolate brownie is gorgeous. Pop in if you have guests, not cheap but well worth it if you are entertaining.

Really good quality bread that really does have a taste to it. Would recommend anyone in the area to pop in and get themselves a loaf. Both the sourdough and rye sourdough were amazing.

Fresh bread and pastries baked daily in local bakery. Using locally produce flour. Great rutland pipin quiche and scotch eggs.

Popped by here whilst staying in Rutland for a few days. We bought some sourdough, buns and eccles cakes to take home. I'm glad we don't live close by otherwise we would eat rather too much of their delicious products!