Jenkins Bakery in Carmarthenshire

Service at this Jenkins is painfully slow if you dare to try and sit in for a drink and cake. It’s consistently slow; with staff not seeking to know what to do or care. Supervisor was too busy to check their mobile than to serve and it took 15 minutes and no queue to get a mocha and tea. I’d recommend going to Costa or Starbucks unless you have time to kill.

First time here. My daughters gave the sausage roll a 10, the crepes a 3, the pies a 9. I gave it 10/10 for value for money.

Opted for the special of the day, Lamb Cawl , excellent value for money with stacks of lamb in a very tasty broth with plenty of veggies too 😋

again a great place for a small snack,and you can sit down inside,the best pie's in the area.

Absolutely carnage, how are they still surviving in crosshands

Lovely lunch jacket potato and custard slice with pot of tea ..delicious..served by a really lovely lady called Lauren .. pleasure to meet her and credit to your company

Great food lot better than certain competitors

Had a lovely breakfast. Lady served me looked as if she was in a bad mood. No name tag. Needs training on customer service. The other staff were nice chatty friendly to customers.

Food is very nice. Pasties and custard slices highly recommended!

Easy to find what I want and staff are friendly

Nice friendly atmosphere Food qiluute tasty as well

Nothing special, just like a greggs

Great food, very rude and arrogant staff

Brilliant value £5.25 for breakfast

Be sure to ask for a bacon or sausage roll with eggs, they are so tasty and the staff are sooooo accommodating 👌😁

Top class bakery with good quality at a great value

Went there this morning as open 7am good welsh speak ing staff very good better than that greggs rubbish food was spot on .

Excellent coffee and pastries at a reasonable price.

My go-to place for coffee and cake.

Always great service and lovely food and drinks. Thanks everybody in Ammanford and crosshands retail park. Xx

Baked goods smell delicious as soon as you open the door. I wasn't disappointed by the selection either. Nice place to sit, chat and have a coffee, breakfast or lunch. Reasonably priced and friendly service. Well worth a visit.

Very busy little cafe as well as bakery. Lively food etc BUT.... staff could have been a lot nicer. Quite rude.

Food is fine, busy though need couple more staff but bakery Getting expensive

Food is outstanding. All cooked fresh. Staff are friendly and will go out of their way to help you.

Lovely food, good surroundings nice staff .

Rude staff, placed and order then got forgotten about whilst they were busy serving other customers

Walked in at 3.55pm to order two coffees to drink inside, we were told we close at 4.30pm, and you have half an hour to drink your coffee, no hello, just attitude. Sat down in the corner, the floor was filthy, and the tables hadn't been cleaned. Jenkins is a well-known brand 6 members of staff at least, and nobody could be bothered to clean.

Plenty of free parking.Very busy at lunch time.

Great bunch of girls with a great service at Llandybie branch

Lovely food and coffee in coffee shop!

Good value for money and most of the staff are polite and friendly.

Very disappointing. Asked for brown bacon roll had white ( I told the girl three times I wanted brown). Husband had toast not toasted or cut properly. Will not go again.

A lovely, friendly cafe to meet friends.

Always pleasant staff.a good choice of savouries Nice food and atmosphere. Be nice for a bit more room for sitting in All in all Top class

Nice custard slice. An overpriced expresso which barely covered the bottom of the cup. Staff not so great. Totally misunderstood my order. Think they need to try to recruit better staff. Will not return.

Super selection, excellent service! Ample parking and wide selection of adjacent retail outlets

Though I would like to support jenkins the bakery as it's so near Costa coffee, we went in with the intention of having a Coffee and pastry. Waking in was told that they have closed this was at three thirty on a Sunday afternoon. So much for supporting small business

Good quality Baker with a wide selection of products. In store cafe serving light meals including breakfast and good sensibly priced coffee. Toilet facilities are also available for customers. Can be busy at times but wait times are usually short. Pleasant helpful staff. Plenty of parking on site.

Brilliant customer service. Lovely staff. Great selection of ready made rolls. Pasties and so on. Cafe is always full there.

Absolutely brilliant little bakery, lovey homemade breads and pastries served by very lovely staff. Always call in when In the area.

Brilliant cakes, pasties, bread and sandwich rolls. Not sat in yet but women are always friendly and helpful. Always a nice place for food.

not very happy staff or helpful

Good old fashion bakery I had a Manchester tart fantastic I wish I lived closer

Visited on a Saturday, this lovely blonde lady served me, she was the sweetest young lady, she served me with grace and elegance. We had a lovely quick conversation, will be visiting again.

Wow..... Great value, excellent products and very friendly and efficient staff. Incredibly busy and so popular, fantastic to see a business thriving like this. Similar to Greggs perhaps but in another league! Customer toilets are a real plus.

Stopped off there on my drive home from my holiday and it won't be the last time. Very small and cosy and busy, always a good sign. Proper pot of tea and a lovely doorstop slice of toast. I took a custard slice home with me and it was the best custard slice I've had in years. Don't waste your time going to Costa, go have a huge £1.30 custard slice and a decent pot of tea at Jenkins instead. I only wish I'd bought a few more of their delicious looking cakes.

We visited during a busy Saturday afternoon, where the staff behind the counter looked like they were tripping over each other bless them. I had a beautiful chicken panni though to take away and my son had a cheese toastie. The pastries smelt lovely too. I'd visit again.

My second home in cross hands..

Always a great service and excellent produce.

Cracking bakery and cafe super staff

Good food but chaotic service for sit-in guests.

Busy busy, quite a wait for service, but pleasant helpful staff x

Nice food friendly staff always a warm welcome

Staff very pleasant and helpful. Coffee and cake well worth a visit to eat in or take out

Good food, Very Clean, Frendly staff.

Oh my goodness! Lovely big, soft filled rolls. And lush cakes. Really nice pasties too! Plus friendly staff 😃

Always a really nice place to go and rest once you are shopped out. The only thing you need to be aware of is the coffee shop inside closes before the shop itself does. x

Service abit slow today, but quality is good.

Food and coffee is always great and the cream donuts are to die for

Slow service but the good food makes up for it

Ate in the cafe but most things on the menu weren't available

Great staff great food love coming here. 👍👍

Love it! The pizza and sausage rolls are always great and I buy extras to bring home. There is an eat in area at this one I believe.

Great food and drink, fantastic selection of cakes, and sandwiches. The service was friendly and the environment was clean and tidy.

Always bust but Great service helpful staff and lovely food

Delicious, friendly staff and a lovely comfy seating area.

Great coffee fantastic pastries and cakes very aware of covid rules well done

Coffee, bacon rolls and service were excellent.

Always a first class service and food!

Great bakery products and lovely staff. The cafe is small but has a good range of snacks and drinks. I can recommend the Welsh rarebit. 😋

Always call in when I call over from Ireland ,sadly no breakfast on the menu ,but still hot rolls on offer ,nice freshly made sausage and bacon roll,,and hot coffee, very pleasant staff as always

You need more staff the poor girls working there were flat out but still managed to smile even tho they didnt have time to chat to customers.

Visited in the afternoon and the cafe selection was poor with many items not available

Can't beat the bread and pasties.

Enjoyable food and good service.

Went to the coffee shop lovely food great prices. Highly recommended to go here.

Great food, friendly service but disappointed with the lack of items on the menu currently

Staff rushed off their feet as it was very busy. Service was excellent food was good 👍 and hot

Lovely cappacino not many places get this drink right. Full Mark's

Jenkins has been serving for over 100 years. Always fresh and delicious foods. Good value.

To many tables in the cafe for safety ie covid 19

Over years it has become increasingly expensive. I find I only go there as treat these days as I find it quite expensive.

Love the bread and sweet treats at Jenkins, Crosshands

Great food but they do run out of things, hence 4 stars

The floor was very dirty, when we offered to actually clean them ourselves we were told no, and that they don't clean until the shop is closed. It was dirty here before COVID but to be still not cleaning and leaving tables unwiped is not acceptable. Also had to keep getting up from the table (which I was trying to avoid due to COVID safety for everyone around us) and asking for extra items that were initally requested but not given e.g. knife and fork with the custard slice, milk with the tea, napkins, spoon with the hot chocolate. The custard slice was also given on a saucer, which was actually smaller than the actual custard slice?? very strange. The toilets were not very clean either. We were there during a quiet period and some cleaning should have been taking place, dread to think what the back of the bakery is like if this is what they are willing to present to the customers. We will not be coming back here.

Only downside is the queues but worth the wait

Good food. The latte was delicious and staff friendly. I am normally a costa drinker but this place would be my normal preference if we had one local to me.

Great breakfast rolls, batches, barn cakes whatever you call them

There was quite a queue, but it moved quickly. This chain of bakeries have lovely baked goods and really good coffee!

Love their bread and rolls and their cake's are yummy

For me fantastic service, we get sour dough here, and it's done in 3 different loaves, plus such a great service too

Best hot chocolate and pastries around. Staff are always polite. Even if there is a queue your not waiting long

Lovely fresh bread and amazing custard slices.

Nice food really good choice of coffees and always a good welcome

Just bought 2 prawn softies with just a layer of prawns. Normally they fill it not butter it. Last time I go to this Jenkins.

Love there bread wholemeal sliced thick. And there cake's and pasties ,pies,

Shocking value for money. Just bought a Cornish pasty which was half pastry and I don't think that they could have made the chicken and stuffing bake any smaller. Will not be visiting again.

Place was clean and staff polite but the rice crispy cakes were stale and the cake I brought that was wrapped in marzipan had the bottom dipped in chocolate, this totally overpowered the marzipan taste. Wouldnt go there again.

Girls always polite, always feel safe shopping here.

Working quite well while adhering to the social distancing rules etc.