Jenkins Bakery in Carmarthenshire

Nothing available at all! 11am!! I went out of my way only a turn up and there be no breakfast available for 10 minutes, I guess I’ll go hungry

Crosshands store. Better than Gregg's but the pasties I had were stone cold despite being in the display and I suspect the glass in the display counter is rather magnifying, making things look bigger.

Great, friendly staff. Great food.

Asked for a cheese and tomato pizza. Received a hard bread roll with tomato puree and no cheese. Customer service quick to reply but not to my satisfaction, they required details of when, where, where the pizza was taken from etc. Standard of this bakery has deteriorated over the last few years. Due to this and unsatisfactory customer care, I shall just visit Greggs in future and refrain from Jenkins.

I like this Jenkins, in the bus station, so welcoming, the food is great, staff are friendly just love it!!

Today 22nd June we visited the bakery in The Avenue, llwynhendy, llanelli. As I was giving my order I was taken ill at the counter. Within seconds I was offered water and helped to the seating area. Staff are always welcoming here. I would like to especially thank the staff member who took control of the situation, she didn't panic, she put my husband and I at ease. In fact she was brilliant. Thank you, you went above and beyond what we could have expected. The food was fresh, well displayed and shop very clean.

Not for me! The coffee,, far too hot. Toast so thick, I've bought thinner loaves. And a cafe/ bakery full of the older generation having to listen to teenagers music on Capital radio. Reckon it's on for the staff, not the customers. I'm sure some might love this place. Seating area is nice, but not for me.

Good prices, mocha drink was extremely tasty ❤️

Standard Jenkins coffee shop, with all the usual classics. Toilets were sub standard when I visited, but decor and atmosphere were OK.

A basic pasty and cake place that's better than Greggs. Its difficult to know what's on offer in a meal deal and eating in is a significant mark up on takeout's. I would have liked a sweet and savoury pastries but didn't notice the sweet. The standard was average nothing stood out its next to the bus stops so is handy. Its much better than Greggs.

Order a takeaway sausage baguette and a latte they ran out of sausages so they could only give me 2 out of the 3 which we’re supposed to be in there and didn’t offer me any think extra as it wasn’t a full order and the put the order in wrong don’t recommend

A wonderful range of savoury and sweets. The staff are always friendly. Coffee is great. The Welsh pasties are so tasty and the lamb cawl is fantastic.

Update your website!! It says that you open on a Sunday 9am to 3pm!! Always preferred Greggs anyway!

Favourite place to sit relax and enjoy coffee of choice and to eat as well

Not one to complain, I visit the Trostre branch several times a week. I mentioned to the store Manager today that on my last visit,one of the loaves of bread was un edible due to a large air pocket inside. Basically a large hole. I was made to feel like a liar,and then noticed with this weekends purchase, one was rejected for this same reason when sliced. The Customer service is appalling! I was asked why I hadn't taken the loaf back on the day of purchase and explained that it hadn't been needed on that day, I strongly recommend that the said person is given further training on what is acceptable customer service.

It's OK. Quite a choice of items, average prices. Good range of subs and also does meal deals.

Lovely staff, had the best corned beef pasty since my grandmothers home made ones and my husband loved his "Welsh" Cornish pasty.

Good food and cakes and very friendly always a nice welcome

I'm normally a Costa goer, but with the local one closed I thought I'd try Jenkins. A comfy' seating area, with friendly staff enhanced my enjoyment. Less expensive than Costa, with pleasant coffee. I enjoyed my experience and will be back again.

Very poor service and very poor on cleanliness toilet was dirty tables dirty very poor all round

Lovely friendly welcoming smiley staff especially a nice lady called Denise, nothing too much trouble their toast is lovely thick slices and heavenly with butter & marmalade (why doesn't it taste the same at home when I do it!) Nice clean place, tables regularly cleared & cleaned and even brought to your table, had a Christmas roll ( a special thank you to a young man called Jake) it was awesome before going to the pictures. Would highly recommend. A heartfelt thank you. Liz & Bob :-)

i had the worse Cornish pasty from them yesterday, i was awful, no taste no meat, they need to go to Cornwall and taste a pasty, then perhaps, they could make one,

I went to thomas street shop and to be fair they had Amazing pasties, awesome sofities, outstanding bread and good Fanta. Greggs is terrible

We live in the USA & visit family in Llanelli as often as possible! Jenkins is ALWAYS a destination stop. You MUST try their Chicken Tikka! Super flaky crusts, tasty fillings.

I quite often pop in to Jenkins while I'm in town. They have a variety of items available from pasties to meal deals which includes a sandwich, drink and crisps. The service is always good - very friendly and helpful. They also have a small cafe above the shop where you can get some good food such as sandwiches and desserts.

This has to be the best Bakery in Wales ! all the food is excellent and the bread is to die for we go there every week .

£1.55 for a chicken pastie .....nothing ,just a light touch of sauce in it ....pathetic .....NEVER again ....

Excellent breakfast, friendly staff, and free WyFi.

Really good service very friendly food was delicious would highly recommend.

called in jenkins to buy a baguette waited 5 minutes without being served ,left without baguette had to go to greggs for lunch

Always great service and value for money

Quality fresh food barkey frendly staff

Best bakery about better thn gregs

Nice bread and cakes. The custard slices are superb.

Staff are amazing lovely fresh food great price and just a warm welcome for all really lovely place by the bus station in Llanelli all staff are so friendly love it

visited the Llanelli market branch with the café upstairs with my mother for lunch. we ordered a latte , an americano and we both had welsh rarebit. it was yum and the coffee was lovely . the staff is chatty and friendly. homely atmosphere and fresh tasty food. will return.

Friendly, pleasant staff and comfy chairs. Stylishly decorated with nice atmosphere. Short wait for service.

Freshly made pies and bread. Has an instore cafe and prices are quite fair compared to superstire prices.

Called in Jenkins Burry Port for a quick snack for lunch no waiting fresh food only complaint no hot plate to keep them warm

The service, the staff, the cup of tea and coffee as well as the largest toasted tea cakes I have ever seen was amazing. We went back again at lunchtime for a snack and had pasties. They were delicious. Would definitely recommend to all.

The new outlet at Cross Hands business park (postcode SA14 6SY : telephone 01269 841248) is in its own building in the centre of the car park. It is an excellent idea and the queues at the takeaway counter are always lengthy. The café part is well thought out and pleasant on the eye. However, the noise from the so-called music is deafening and when asked to lower it the reply was not helpful, to put it mildly. The food is superb; the manners are not.

There are a number of outlets for this bakery in Llanelli, this review is in respect of the one near the Odeon Cinema

GREASY PASTRY WORSE THAN GREGGS AND EXPENSIVE TOO,THEY GOT THE MONOPOLY IN LLANELLI AND THEY KNOW IT,TOO MANY SHOPS IN TOWN

Very friendly staff, good atmosphere and good quality food

Beautiful food and great service as always.

Staff are always friendly...go early enough and there's a lot of variety of cakes... pastry's etc...small cafe at back...very clean

Always a welcome. The food is fresh, tasty and reasonably priced whether you dine in or take it away. Recommended.

Called in for three meal deals and were informed that we could only have the deals if we were taking them out although there was no mention of this on the promotion signs, there was also no mention of this last week when we were there.

Called in this morning for cuppa and toast sevice excellent friendly staff couldn't faultell them x

Corned beef pasties are banging

Toasted cheese and onion sandwich for me and a Mini pizza for mum did the trick. It's not fancy food but it made for a good and tasty cheap lunch. Staff on the counter were helpful and tolerant of us making up our minds.

Poor service off staff very arrogant towards my sister in law when she asked a question disgusted by it .

Called here for some pasties and sandwiches as we had a busy day. Picked the festive sandwich and the lady on he till kindly pointed out it was on a meal deal so I went and got some crisps and a drink too, picked up a festive pasty and corned beef pasty for the hubby too. The sandwich was gorgeous and the pasties were fresh. Lovely food.

A Welsh bakery with lovely bread, a pleasure to shop here due to the friendly, efficient, hard working and knowledgeable members of staff. I highly recommend,ò their superbly baked bread and can add to this, their baked on the premises delicious corn beef pastie's. Ideal place to call for eating on the move.

I live in London now but visit family in Llanelli often. 1st on the "Must do" list is a visit to Jenkins. Preferably the New Dock Road one as i grew up just around the corner. As a child i played in the lane and was often offered tit bits from the back doors of what was then where everything was made. My children have now grown up and insist on pasties and sausage rolls when i get back. not forgetting the custard slices of course - they just cant make them in England ;-)

des pains super bons (multicéréales et complet et mm le blanc)

Brilliant toast. And lovely staff.

Jenkins in Burry Port, we give it five out of five, good service, food fresh, good hot food, and the Cakes well you can get spoiled for choice, the place was clean and tidy plenty of of choice and the staff are very pleasant, we bought a strawberry cake back home for are neighbour as she has a sweet tooth, she told me that the cake was moreish and the filling went all the way through the cake.

Jenkins se basa en Llanelli no te saldría. Hay un montón de cosas de la panadería, pero el mejor es el rebanadas de natillas. Debes asegurarte de que recibes en la mañana ya que suelen vender por a mitad de la tarde.

Anniversary loaf and a custard slice ;)

Jenkins bakery shop has jbown as tthe best bakery I'm the area for years the smell of bread baking is grea

Nice fresh food and lovely bread and pasties. Could do with more seating areas though. The kids and hubby love the pasties which are lovely and hot.

Very clean and nice looking Jenkins with plenty of seating. Very friendly staff

Without a doubt the world's best pasties! Every time I go to town I have to get some! Fairly well priced too!

Hay una amplia variedad de alimentos disponibles a buenos precios. El personal es amable y muy rápido a gente que mantiene al mínimo quing

Como siempre la panadería en Puerto Skewen talbot neath es fantástico. El personal siempre es atento y la tienda está siempre limpio.

It's always good to support local companies, so we were only too happy to meet a friend here for coffee. The food looks lovely but on this occasion we only had coffee. We will be back to try the food! There seem to be Jenkins bakeries with coffee shops on every corner in Llanelli. The coffee was good and the staff were quite friendly. They actually bring your order to you, so you don't have to stand and wait. We visited mid morning on a Tuesday and it was quite busy, so I would think lunchtimes it would be difficult to get a table, as it seems very popular. They do takeaway too, so that is always an option. We liked it, as it makes a change from chain store coffee.

We visited Jenkins bakery on the main High Street in Llanelli on 15/09/2016. The service was absolutely appalling. There were 3 members of staff behind the counter all making them selves look busy although there was only one other customer being served. I stood at the till area for what seemed like ages - at no point did anyone acknowledge me to let me know they knew I was waiting. The young lady finished and served the other customers coffee and came back to serve me. If she hadn't then we would have walked out at that point. There was a sign saying about a special offer for hot drink and a teacake. The girl tried to enter this in the till and the price was wrong. When she asked another lady she abruptly informed her that that is the wrong sign and it should be up in the afternoon and she couldn't over ride it. There was no time stated anywhere on this offer board.When my Cappuccino arrived it was approx. 60% froth. When I took it to the counter and asked for it to be topped up, the same abrupt lady very rudely said to "Well you ordered a Cappuccino didn't you? What do you expect?". I was mortified!!!I can't abide poor customer service. It really is something that makes or breaks a review for me. I hate paying for bad customer service. With service like this it is no wonder that places go out of business. My local Jenkins (Gorseinon) has wonderful, friendly staff and is always a pleasure to go into - service with a smile and a warm welcome. My husband had reminded me in the past that we had been treated badly in that Llanelli store when we were served warm custard slices. They could definitely do with some customer service training!!!

It's hard to find somethings to eat in here, as all their sandwiches come in pre packed, with butter? They cannot even make one, it's a shame as most of the girls are so nice, I would go back more often

Always called in for little lunch or coffee . When recently visited the café two different members of staff have served me have been rude either they have had a bad day or they don't like there jobs but remember who puts the bread and butter on your table. Put a smile on your face when customers are being served by you. the girls know who I am talking about the rest of the staff are very pleasant.

I have never had a bad experience in here, lovely food and fantastic service. The smell drags me in every time even though I try to resist going in there.

If you are a mature adult and use a bus to town it's worth stopping for coffee and a cake before heading home.I buy all my bread in their Thomas Street shop normally a large batch and a multi seed have them sliced there (medium).They have a few shops in town 2 in the market ,Station Road The Avenue ,and Thomas St,.

Well it is always a toss up between Jenkins & Greggs...depend which way i seem to enter the market area.Both provide excellent corned beef pasties & sausage rolls.Which ever you use don't look at the brown bag if the products are hot or warm...grease LOLPS DO NOT TELL MY WIFE ALSO!!!!!!! LOL

i walked up through the square, as i was near jenkins the smell of fresh baking hit me,, gorgeous. the smell was overpowering.i had to go in,there was the most pleasant smell of all baked.the temptation was too much,i chose some bread,sausage rolls,and some various cakes.by the time i got home a sausage roll and a cake had been eaten by me, the penalty of fresh baking

Nice clean café food good ideal place to call for light lunch staff are nice helpful toilet in café would recommend 100 per cent

Courteous staff and yummy pasties and especially the strawberry tart,the bread is the best iv'e tasted...

Bread And Cakes To Die For ! Well Known In The Town.Very Good Helpful Staff.Next To The Shopping Mall.Bottom Of Stepney St.

A lovely quiet place to have a light breakfast. I had toast which was delicious. My friend had scrambled egg on toast which he totally loved.

The one in Ammanford used to be good, but pressures on staff and making them rush sees customer service gone, this one is the same unfortunately. Oh how I wish the managers of these two places could see that.

Clean and tidy and the staff very friendly and obliging. Jenkins cakes and bread is excellent so there is always something fresh.

Had a great coffee and snack at Jenkins café in Llanelli. The staff were great and the portions were very large. I have never seen toast that big, well worth a visit.

Had a quick lunch on saturday. The service was only what i can say forced. Decided on toasted sandwich. Toast was burnt and where was side salad it was 1.30pm not even near closeing time. The table was sticky yet there was 3 staff standing around

The toast is thick white and totally Devine one piece will set you up for the day!!the coffee is fab another recommendation is the custard slices are the best in Wales!!

Super little bakery, fairly priced. Coffee delicious - choose the welsh pasties they are lovely, has traditional welsh nicies like welsh cakes.

I love the scrambled eggs, Welsh transit and crawl. Lovely yellow and brown decor. The staff are lovely and helpful.

i purchased coffee at this shop when passing through llanelli the waitress was friendly andtook my order straight away the coffee was good quick service and the whole shop was pleasantand comfortable.first time i have used this shop and will use it again R Gravell 10 30am 26.2015

Local family owned business, what a treat, try the pasties they are too die for, but everything is delicious there.

I have been visiting this bakery shop and cafe for many, many years. More than I care to remember actually.The bread, cakes and pasties etc are always fresh; custard slice is a particular favourite and I will willingly devour a steak pastie on occasion.. Service is quick too.The cafe makes excellent snacks, breakfasts and drinks. All served by unfailingly friendly staff.

I Have enjoyed Jenking food for years love their pasties, s rolls and cakes great value, fresh and made perfectly.

I love everything about these bakeries, the new cafe down Eastgate in Llanelli is really nice, the trouble is I could buy every single thing they sell, every shop they have is immaculate with lovely friendly staff.

Great refreshments, reasonably priced but fairly chaotic and slow service. Nevertheless, great food and choice.

The chicken and stuffing pasties are so lush and excellent value for money. So many Jenkins to choose from too haha

this cafe served a great breakfast baguette and lovly coffee and tea it has seating inside and out and the staff were very welcoming we will be going back

We are regular visitors to The Jenkins Bakery coffee shop in Llanelli as we adore their toast. We think that it is simply the best toast you will find in Llanelli. We love the thick, thick bread that they use, and the fact that there is plenty of real butter on it (not recommended for people with high cholesterol!). The only negative side is that it's sometimes difficult to find a table as it's so popular. however, on our most recent visit we nabbed a snug table for two right at the back. Ordering is done at the counter, but they were very quick to make the toast and the tea only took a few seconds to arrive at our table.We also find their pasties excellent. My favourite is the corned beef pasty, but my other half prefers the chicken. We usually end up taking some of their beuatiful cakes and bread home with us too. Recommend except for anyone on a diet!

This Jenkins is situated on the main street of Eastgate. Which is excellent to grab a quick bite to eat in your lunch hour or in my case a quick ten minute break. Excellent service. Nice and clean restaurant. You have got to try the cheese on toast and Manchester tart. Will be back for more.

Visited coffee shop above the retail shop in the Market Precinct. The food on display looked appetising and fresh. The menu has simple dishes just like at home. I had a delicious scrambled egg on toast and coffee. Can't wait to go back for another lunch time snack. The service was friendly. It was good to see a 5 star food hygiene rating displayed. I will definitely call here again.

This place has the nerve to sell something they call a "traditional pasty". Let me tell you, if they took one of these into Cornwall, and tried selling it, they'd be lynched. Dry shortcrust pastry, top crimped with a filling of mashed spud peas and gravy. Horrible horrible horrible.I also made the mistake of trying their "Cheese pasty", or to be more precise; “cheese substitute flavoured mashed reconstructed potato substance in greasy pastry, cooked, frozen, reheated and microwaved into extinction type product”.Really, these people make savoury dishes as if they had never seen a real pasty and had only been described one in Cornish, which had been translated in to Welsh, then written into English by a dyslexic.

There are several branches dotted around the town---each with a perfect selection of cakes, pastries, and sandwiches.All perfectly prepared in a spotless environment and inexpensive too. Delicious!

As we walked past the smell was magnetic, in we went, we couldn't stop so we decided to buy some things for home.The sausage rolls looked and smelt fantastic as did various cakes and the bread.Thoroughly recommended

This one is a hidden gem, most of us are aware of Jenkins as a bakery but now they have added a coffee shop and little cafe. Staff were really friendly, lovely and clean tables and surrounds. Try the cheese and tuna pannini, you won't be dissappointed.