Hayman in Purbeck

Change of owners change of produce. Used to buy our daily cob rolls here for decades. Another institution gone. Bakery over the road far better

Four of us ordered food, sandwiches and ploughman. Drinks arrived, but food took over 40 minutes. The sandwich I had was hideous, it was supposed to be bacon, chicken and avocado. It was ladons that were so pale, chicken was all brown meat, all held together with a good slab of butter, the bread was paper thin; just hideous. As an apology for the wait they gave us an extra portion of chips. Which they then charged us for!

We had visited many times before the rebrand and were always very satisfied. This was our first rst visit since the rebrand we will not be returning. The ploughman's lunch was very disappointing the ham was fine, however for a bakery the portion size of bread was perhaps the size of half a small roll and everything else on the plate was a garnish. An absolute rip off price for what was on the plate.

I was attracted to the 'Italian Bakery' name - can't resist Italian baking! Found the bakery / cafe to be excellent with a great range of products even though it was mid-afternoon. Had a Roulade and a Chocolate Orange cake to take out. Also had a Vanilla milkshake. All were excellent with the Roulade being particularly good and the cake having a strong orange flavour - unlike others we have tried. Shame I don't like locally as I would be back regularly, Staff were helpful and it was a very pleasant experience.

What a shame this lovely bakery has rebranded itself as the Italian Bakery. It’s now absolutely awful, incompetent staff making the hot drinks, grumpy looking staff, v expensive, mislabelled pastries so you end up not getting what you thought you were buying, Will not be back.

Me and my friend came to Swanage for the day last weekend. We were looking for a place to sit in and have coffee and ended up in The Italian Bakery which used to be Haymans. We found out that the place has been completely refurbished not long ago. Everything looks stunning inside and out. We only wanted a drink but got tempted by some of their delicious cakes. They have a huge selection of desserts, cakes and savouries. The staff’s been extremely helpful and polite they made us feel so welcomed. Can’t wait to be back and try some more cakes!

As a local in Swanage, I have eaten at most places in the Town for breakfast and the breakfast here is excellent. The granary toast is great and you get black pudding and a proper banger! Very comfortable restaurant and very good table service. Plus a hot plate!!! Something many forget. Keep it up and I will be a regular.

Always a favourite to visit. Mostly we get takeaway and enjoy in the beach. I visited and they didn’t have the sand which options I wanted but were happy to make them up. The lady serving me was a delight and I didn’t feel rushed or anything. They were very supportive helping me carry the items as my arm was in a sling too.

My Husband and I came across this cafe/bakery on a holiday trip. It looked rustic and welcoming. The staff were all so friendly, service was fantastic and food delicious. I would highly recommend to visit this place if your local or new to the area. Although we were a couple out for lunch we have five children and know it would be a lovely place for families too.

Popped in to grab something quick to snack on and ended up buying lots of treats to sample. AMAZING! The chocolate rice crispy cake and date, walnut and peanut butter slice is awesome. If I could I would have ordered everything!!!!

Oh dear what has happened I used to get my lunch here everyday NO MORE! A lot has changed since the new owners have taken over food is not great. Stopped using them.

Bought A Panini take away. This was not a Panini Just a lump of dry bread with a tiny bit of chicken and it cost a fiver! was going to take it back but thought sod it. I am a local and wont bother trying again. It seems cafes recently just want to rip you off and I am afraid the New Haymans is no different. Avoid!

We visit Swanage a lot, last 5yrs our summer holiday has been here plus day trips all through the year. I knew Haymans well & was hoping the new owners would not change things. Alas, I was wrong. Sandwich choices (our main staple daily lunch whilst on the beach) have gone down to 3-4 poor choices, takes an age to get served, ordering a sandwich to be made takes forever. I understand it’s busy but we have seen it 3 times as busy as it is currently but have got served much quicker. Why prawn & avocado, why not prawn salad? It’s also double and some in cost to sit in to have the same cheese & pickle sandwich £3 to £7.50!!!!! We have gone elsewhere for most of our holiday this year, even for coffee (which is inconvenient) but get served quicker! Buck your ideas up When the tourists have gone you will be left with unhappy locals who will go elsewhere too Unhappy, never thought I would write this about Haymans but there we are. I hope you take note & improve things.

We have been visiting Haymans bakery for over 30 yrs (the days when easter eggs were made and sold there) and unfortunately I have to say the service now is pretty poor. For example, we use to eat in and more recently bought food to take away; sandwiches, pasties etc.. The service use to be quite swift, even made up a sandwich if the fillings we available. Our last two experiences were no where near as good. For instance, cornish pasties use to be warmed up near the till and took around a minute. Now they are taken into the back and disappear for 10 mins or more. Sandwiches selection is limited and whilst they claim 'freshly prepared' the bread would appear not to be that fresh; tasted hard and a bit stale. I understand the place may have been recently taken over, hence I really hope the new owner reads this and perhaps makes some improvements

Used this placed for years. All new stsffcznd odners i undetstand. Tables constsntly sticky, just liked brookes team room they gave decided to varnish them so feels sticky every time you touch. Asked for a glass for a drink i had bought absolutely filthy second glass brought exactly the same. Dishwasher needs servicing cleaning i would suggest. I ordered a ploughman's but got this you decide if its acceptable but in my opinion was an absolute disgrace. Owners get yourselves round to java cafe, that is a ploughmans!

Visited twice. First time I was asked if I wanted my pasty warming. It was lovely. Next day I purchased the same pasty. The lady serving correctly assumed I was eating out, but never mentioned warning. So by the time I realised I had a...

Takeaway cobs at great prices Just had bacon sausage cobs to takeaway and was surprised at the price's Coffee was lovely too We have found swanage expensive We are happy to fine this place for breakfast and lunch takeaway while on the beach

Very friendly staff. Nice lunch of ham ploughman's. Delicious bread. Fried eggs are good too. They are very helpful and want to please. Lovely atmosphere sitting near the door. Peaceful place with nice food.

Nice choice of cakes and good prices too. Can sit in and eat or take away. Display looked good and friendly service.

Amazing pasties, gorgeous cakes oozing with fresh cream and very welcoming staff. Stopped in here twice on a recent holiday and will be sure to return next time we're in the town.

Having lived in Swanage decades ago we always knew of this cafe but it was always dog-unfriendly. Now they have changed their policy and what a good decision that was - now we dog-owners can enjoy their fayre. Thank you for coming to your senses....

Very warm and welcoming bakery and cafe. Delicious full English served by friendly, helpful staff. We enjoyed the atmosphere, the traditional decor and the food. Highly recommended!

Just had a Full English at Haymans. AWESOME !!!! AND great Coffee too. Friendly Staff Great Grub Quick Service and Good prices. Happy Days

Found by accident but what a lovely coffee shop - gorgeous display of cakes and breads - nice cosy booths and the staff were super friendly - perfect

We were served Dorset apple cake and custard as a dessert at the Bankes' Arms Hotel. It was so good we bought some from the source - Haymans in Swanage. You won't be disappointed.

My husband and I enjoyed a flapjack and one of the amazing custard doughnuts! Along with tea, and the very very welcome extra hot water. Food was delicious, the staff were very busy, but not a long wait. We took a pastie and a sausage...

Wanted a cream tea quite late in the afternoon and found this place. Really friendly staff and the scones were just the best. The range of cakes and bread was extensive and we even took some home !!

We just wanted tea and cakes. We shared a cinnomon whirl and a chocolate Viennese whirl. Tea arrived with welcome extra hot water.

We thought we try the bakery for a light lunch, coffee, tea and sausage rolls after 15 mins the tea and coffee arrived. Sadly no milk or sugar 😳. After going back in my husband returned with milk and sugar, however they were very rude...

This is a bakery with a cafe serving meals as well. I just bought a Chocolate Viennese & a Coconut Whirl to eat next day as the weather might be on the turn. They were both delicious cakes so I will visit the bakery again....

Lovely little bakery. They make nice pastries and amazing coffee. And they’re cheap (at least compared to London!), and all the staff are super friendly and nice. You can also have proper breakfasts there. Haven’t tried them but they looked yummy too.

Me and my girlfriend are regulars at Haymans. We always enjoy the choice of lunches available and is well presented. The staff are very friendly and hardworking. Coming from someone who works in Hospitality i understand the pressure and hardships it can face and yet the staff are always helpful and friendly. I can’t really fault this place as the food is always great and service fantastic. Me and my partner love coming here and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.

Great place to have lunch with plenty of choice on the menu as well as cakes and pastries. As they offer seating, get there early to bag a table. They did the best milkshakes!

We had lunch at this bakery, toasted sandwiches which were delicious and the best I have tasted for a long time. Good cappuccino. The staff were friendly and efficient.

My husband and i came to you place today Friday 4th June, for a day out in Swanage. We arrived and it was busy inside, so i looked to my right and saw a table free and decided to have lunch here, as you are so popular with being full inside as well as outside? I had a lovely egg mayonnaise sandwich with green lettuce inside as well with a cup of coffee, whilst my husband had a chicken and bacon sandwich and a diet coke. the weather was nice to sit outside and and we will come again when in Swanage? We have always been to you, as we have been in your area lots of times, and have enjoyed a cup of coffee. We are local who life in the Dorset area.

We looked to stop for a coffee when we visited Swanage and decided to try Haymans, which we was not disappointed with. Many thanks for making us welcome and the pasty I brought, which I had this evening was great. Keep up the great work and I am sure you will have a very busy bank holiday weekend.

Such a shame that since the original owner Mr Hayman sold the bakery business the new Owners have changed the flour used to make there bread !the “Haymans”! Bread has always been a unique experience and was definitely the best bread in the South of England !It was one of the highlights of coming down to Swanage we have been coming here now for over 68 years !The Haymans Cobs were fantastic and well worth queuing for !Indeed the rolls and bread used to be delivered to the surrounding campsites !I have in the past rang the shop to ask them what’s happened and the lady who answered the phone did compliment me on letting the shop know !Daresay it has been a cost reduction exercise as the quality flour that had been used was more expensive !The bread now has lost its uniqueness and is very indifferent the cobs are the same !It will only be a matter of time before the business is sold on again as the regular customers from the past will just buy the bland bread from the local supermarket and the shop will just be another coffee shop!

Absolute god tier food, always been my favourite place to go for years. I dream about the custard doughnuts

Have been here many times for breakfast & cakes. Food is always delicious and fantastic quality. Served by Tamsin each time - brilliant customer care. Thank you!

Me and my friend went out for lunch today to Swanage bakery to try the NEW menu, we were not disappointed! Everything was perfect. I highly recommend the Avo on toast or the goats cheese omelette. All freshly made... and made with love ❤️ Can’t wait to try the rest of the menu staff were great as always. See you soon Swanage bakery

They do not store their meat products correctly, keeping them at dangerous temperatures for hours on end. I decided to bring this up to the EHO as it is my professional obligation to do so. In response one of their managers contacted me on Facebook and continued to harass me.Highly irregular practice and very very unprofessional.

We popped in on day one of a recent break to Swanage in search of Dorset Apple cake. We returned twice more as all the cakes and coffees were so good! We also had a sandwich in the cafe on one occasion and again the food and service were both good, the menu is quite large and varied for a relatively small cafe. We'll definitely go back.

Best bakery in the town. Where do you start. Great bread, I particularly like the sour dough, makes the best toast. All the cakes are to die for. Try the Dorset apple cake or the chocolate nut cluster. Then there are the pasties and pies. Heaven first choice is the Cornish then the lamb. Take your pick. I am sure the cafe is as good and we will be stopping there for a coffee in the weeks to come

We had breakfast before setting off home. Had really big bacon rolls with loads of bacon, and the pastries were really fresh and light. Good service too

There is one big problem with Haymans bakery, the food is to good and i want to overeat. The staff are always cheerful, the pasties perfect, bread brilliant and cakes captivating.

Best cakes and pasty’s in Swanage!!! Great prices and quality.. friendly staff who always warm them up

Both of the girls working behind the counter yesterday were extremely rude. Appealing customer service.

This is probably the best cake shop in Swanage.Been here quite a few times. Always has a good selection of cakes (and savories) and staff are always friendly and welcoming.Do yourself a favour and pop in - your tummy will love you forever if you do!!!

We had walked to Dancing Ledge and back a long way round and were so pleased to sit on the soft chairs and drink the generous pots of tea. Nobody commented on our muddy shoes etc and the staff were very friendly, we also tried the cheese pasty, delicious.

Great cakes. Friendly staff. Well stocked and clean. Competitively priced. Best place in Swanage for a takeaway lunch.

A very slow, wet day outside. 3 customers inside, and 5 members of staff. One staff member was busy fulfilling an order. The other 4 were chatting, milling about and laughing.I stood waiting by the counter for 10 minutes with not so much as a hello, or acknowledgement. Turns out another member of staff was sat behind me, on her laptop twidling her thumbs, why could she not have got up and asked me for my order?Ended up leaving, and crossing over to rhe cornish bakery, who were so welcoming and attentive.Absolutely dreadful, miserable place.

The cakes looked lovely! Sadly, we never got to taste them. The time was 4:32 pm. The cafe closed at 5pm. We tried to order coffees but were told they couldn’t serve us as they were closing shortly! We had seen some other people just sitting down with their coffees and cake just as we entered. There were at least three staff standing around doing nothing. I appreciate people want to get home on time but honestly, I was really surprised that they felt they could literally turn away £20 of business with almost half an hour to go before closing.Very unwelcoming.

My wife and I needed to do a little shopping in Swanage and whilst we were out we decided to have a coffee and a nice cake that's why we went to Hayman's, well what a disappointment, the service was fine and also the coffee but the cake my wife and I had was a real disappointment, my wife had an eclair filled with cream and I had an apple turnover again filled with cream. The cream was dry and tasteless, I do appreciate that it was mid afternoon when we went in but that really isn't an excuse, if it is on display for sale then it should still be fresh I guess it had been sitting there all day. Not really good though.

Lovely food and service. Baby enjoyed some nice thick slice of toast, while we enjoyed a coffee and hot chocolate.

Saturday late lunch. Got a booth and ordered at counter. Pleased to see instructions on where to place order written on the menu. Tea and sandwich there quickly. All tasty. Loo fine and cakes purchased from shop to take away delicious.

This is a brilliant place. The staff are lovely and the food is delicious especially the vegetarian sausage rolls. Highly recommended.

Nice cup of coffee, toasted teacake to while away the hours! Well situated, excellent staff and good selection of coffee, tea and eats. Recommended!

Popped in for a morning coffee. Busy and bustling, but served quickly by friendly staff. Tables cleaned quickly, and the coffee was of a nice quality and we didn't feel rushed despite the busy nature of an early September Saturday morning. Well done to all.

I had a pot of tea which came with plenty of milk, and hot water. I also had a fresh cream Appleturnover which was enormous and simply delicious. I do not usually have sweet thing but this was excellent.

We called and ordered a largeish quantity of bread and scones for our wedding party.. Nice and easy to deal with and the bread and scones were amazing! Will definately be using more often.. Recommended

We used the bakery for bread and tried the cakes in its cafe. The bread was delicious and the tea and cakes didn’t disappoint either! Efficient friendly service. Gluten free brownie was devine and the florentine was heavenly

What's not to like?! Great range of sweet and savory items at decent prices. Made several visits over the weekend and was not disappointed. Rhubarb slices a particular favourite.

A lovely shop with all sorts of baked goods. I bought some scones for a friend. Found it hard to resist the pies.

We popped into this lovely bakery a couple of times when we were in Swanage at the weekend, and came out with delicious goodies each time! There's a really wide range of cakes and savoury things, and the staff were really friendly and helpful, even topping up our water bottles for us for free. We enjoyed gingerbread men, bacon sarnies, sandwiches and pasties, all of which were fresh, generous and scrummy. We also helped ourselves to the free coffee grounds that are on offer to pop onto our compost heap at home! A lovely little bakery, and well worth a visit. Plus it's incredibly cheap - even better!

Freshly made sandwiches here are wonderfully thick and generous with fillings. Good peppery Dorset and Cornish pasties. Their soft and gooey Dorset Apple cakes are so good.

This had been my favourite bakery during week days, with tasty cakes, fresh cobs and lovely week day staff (if they spot that your waiting)...

Visited numerous times during our family trip to Swanage. Friendly team and delicious food! Will visit again and again :)

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It's not much to look at but this bakery is mega popular, with a constant stream of people in the morning. Besides the many different types of bread, there is a truly massive range of cakes, pastries and pasties etc. Bought two scones, bread and a gingerbread man and came out with change from a fiver. The staff are really friendly.

Whilst on holiday in Swanage we asked on the off chance if they could make a 50th Birthday cake at very short notice for my husband. The result was outstanding both visually and in the taste stakes and at a price I still can't believe! .... cannot recommend these guys enough And would certainly have no hesitation in using them again

Being a resident of Swanage, winter is my usual time I come here, to meet friends or alone, as it's very busy in summer. Lovely staff, service with a smile. Very hard to resist the delicious choice in their varied cake display, the scones/rolls/bread fresh and tasty. Other light snacks good value for money too.

We had tea, hot chocolate and cakes. There is a large variety of cakes from which to choose and they look pretty tempting. It is quite squashed and there is only one toilet which is a problem as queues form next to tables where people are eating. Quite enjoyable but wouldn't rush back.

Drop my little boy off at his horse riding course so I thought me and my partner would come into swange town and grab a bite to eat.

Vi hadde så lyst for kaffe og kake , at vi måtte inn her. Kjempegodt utvalg av kaker og god kaffe.Spiste 'flapjacks' selv som var god.

Swanage is pretty well served for places to get a mid-morning snack, but this shop has the most tempting display of baked goods. Nothing too pretentious (like everywhere in my home town of Bath), yet neither were the cakes heavy and floury like in old-fashioned bakeries. The were large but light Eccles cakes, huge lardy cakes (again not heavy looking) which you could share along with chunky tray bakes and cream selections. I only intended to grab something cheap to eat out, but the prices were so reasonable I had tea and toasted teacake to eat in. I don't recommend the outdoor seating as it is on a noisy one-way system with some smelly drains, but the indoor tables are lovely and the service very friendly.

One tip always in a strange town is to go into the busiest place - we did this to Haymans and give it full marks. Everytinh eas local and fresh

Lovely panini choice - recommend chicken, bacon and Brie. Other choices include sandwiches, jacket potatoes and all looked nice. You have to go to the bar for service - no table service which is a shame but an option to consider when in Swanage

Great for pasties, pies and pastries as well as cream cakes. Quick service, friendly staff. Try a nussknacker!

Just dropped by last week for a doughnut and a Florentine. Both delicious. Pity we don't live in Swanage

We stopped here for a sarnie, cuppa and a donut . Chatted with friendly , smiley staff and ate the best prawn salad sarnie I’ve ever had the bread was so nice!! Definitely recommend this lovely cafe. Love their tips sign too!

Stopped here to grab lunch whilst visiting Swanage. Only ordered a sandwich which came with salad so don’t know what any of the pastries or cakes are like but really enjoyed our lunch. Quick service as it wasn’t too busy. Would come again.

Use this place quite often, good service, nice food , but can get quite busy so we sometimes buy to take out.

Enjoyed the cakes and especially the sourdough bread! Had coffee plus a light snack lunch. Friendly staff.

This bakery serves snacks, breakfast and lunch to seated customers. There is a good choice of cakes to enjoy with your morning coffee, and it is a comfortable place where you can relax.

Popped in here to get a quick coffee and escape the rain outside, but decided instead to have one of their milkshakes instead with a cake. We were able to watch the young lady prepare it and were very pleased to see it was going to be a large milkshake, made with ice cream and cream and not just some coloured milk in a glass. It and the cake were delicious and not badly priced too. Definitely worth the visit!

We paid an impromptu visit for light bites and coffee. The bun my wife ordered was pitifully small and arrived buttered despite her having stressed no butter when we ordered, we realized at this point that we had been overcharged for it too. Once pointed out a replacement was provided along with a refund of the excess charged. Our coffees were the dearest we have experienced for some time and easily the smallest. We often visit Swanage but will not be back there.

Lovely selection of breads and cakes for all the family to enjoy certainly a must for a perfect Sunday

Popped in for some lunch with the family. We all loved the Pasty’s and the children delighted with their Milkshake and yummy Cakes.

No real experience of this bakery, except for the mince pies that were served on the Swanage Steam Railway Santa train.

As a Swanage resident I like this cafe for catch ups with friends, a nice cake and coffee morning or afternoon or a lunch. Always enjoyable. The new owners have made this a must visit cafe.

Whenever I visit Swanage it wouldn’t seem right if I didn’t pop in and buy my all time favourite cake or should I call it a biscuit. It is probably a biscuit smothered in chocolate and hazelnuts. Very yummy, very rich and normally lasts me a couple of days. My apologies if I have spelt the name wrong but I think it is called a Nussknacker.

What's the saying 'once bitten, twice shy' how we wish we'd remembered that before venturing into Haymans this week. We had visited last year and found the service less than adequate, having to wait over 35 mins to have sausage rolls warmed up!! But thought we'd give them a second chance. What a mistake! We had taken premade sandwiches from the chiller only to be told they were for take away and fresh ones would be made if we wanted to eat in, which in itself wasn't a problem we also ordered sausage rolls and drinks. One arrived but no sandwiches or drinks and we were told that it must have been missed off and that the kitchen and front of house worked differently to each other!!! In midst of all of this another couple actually walked out because the counter staff were so rude to them. Aftet a wait of 40mins i asked if we could just have the sandwiches from the chiller as they said the kitchen was now backed up and we would have a bit of a wait!!! Completely incompetent and incredibly rude staff. Very very disappointed. Will not be back.

Called In from the rain for tea and cake. Beautiful selection of amazing and different cakes and biscuits. Wish this was on our doorstep at home. !

We had coffee & lunch in here on the one rainy day (26.08.18) of our 10 day holiday.

Sandwiches were very expensive to take away and not particularly nice. The custard apple turnovers and Florentines were excellent.

Arrived in Swanage just after 8 in the morning to avoid the traffic. Most places were shut but found this place for breakfast. It was perfect. A mini breakfast which consisted of egg, bacon, beans, hash brown and toast was just the job. Not sure why it was called mini? Service was quick and the breakfast hot and well cooked. Definitely a place to return to. They also sold bread and cakes.

I think I have only had coffee here once or twice in my life, and I am an old woman, so I can't remember much about it! But the reason I come here, and the reason for my excellent rating is that it seems to be the only bakery in the UK that still sells that crumbly confection of meringue and almonds known as a Jap cake. Honestly, I have never found them anywhere else! Every time I visit Swanage, I make a point of hoovering up all the Japs (and if THAT isn't a politically-incorrect statement ....) and I have never been disappointed. In 50 years, the quality and size of the cake hasn't altered, and it's not heartbreakingly expensive either.

I came in for a cup of tea and some toast.

Having visited for coffee (which was lovely) during our stay, we thought breakfast before we left for home would be a good end to our holiday.

I used to pop in to Haymans all the time, when it was owned by Peter and Janice Hayman. It was the place to go... absolutely lovely. But ever since the new owners took over, absolutely dreadful. None of the old staff that used to be there this time last year, all new people who are terribly slow and need a customer service class, not one smile between them. I have heard through old locals and people in Swanage that they now treat there staff horribly, which is why the majority of the old staff have left... Absolute horrible prices which have gone up whilst the food quality has gone down! This time last year I would have recommended Haymans as the ‘place to go’ but now I would rather cross the road and go over to the Cornish Bakery where prices may be more or less the same, maybe a bit more expensive but atleast you’re paying for what you get! Absolutely fuming!