Reeve the Baker in Test Valley

I just dropped in to buy bread & cakes, and noticed a tray of succulent looking lemon tarts.........On arriving home I was tempted to try the lemon tart with a cup of coffee. What a disaster. Virtually NO lemon in it at all. Just a sweetish gunge. It really was unpleasant to eat..................

Cheese straws, notice said they were the best around lol. You have to be joking, hard pastry, no cheese in fact they were tasteless. Tired one the rest went in the bin. Don't waste your money, this bakery is way over rated.

Only been twice, but the bread, sourdough is good ( and mostly I don't rate sourdough, it's largely a scam in many cases ), Olive and cheese breadsticks good also. Knocked one star off because the lady serving was unable to answer a couple of very simple questions about the bread she is selling.

Whilst in Romsey, saw the Reeves bakery shop and went in. Saw a Cornish pasty which I purchased. It was very tasty and had a lot of filling. Excellent.

Prices ridiculously high for what you get, especially in comparison to most other bakeries that have better quality food at better prices. The cheese straws were rock solid making them unpleasant to bite into and the texture of the sausage roll was mushy and too flakey. At £2.40 a sausage roll I expect it to be the best sausage roll I've ever eaten! Whereas this was just painfully below average. Not impressed. Do not recommend.

With Greggs everywhere these days selling perfectly acceptable but rather limited pastries and cakes, it's wonderful to come upon a proper baker who can rival the French bakeries for the quality and range of offerings. Prices are higher than Greggs, but the quality is so much better - as a result Reeve offer excellent value for money. Open during lockdown with a one way system, and a very organised queue. Full credit for that. I have utter respect for every place that made the effort to remain open. I do think that shop workers in Britain should be given a community George Medal for the bravery, resilience, patience, and positive cheerful attitude they have displayed.

It’s not the cheapest bakery, but the sandwiches are Devine. Pies and pastries are fresh and delicious. It’s like a posh Greg’s. But worth it.

Not the best bakers personally I prefer Greggs which provide better value . I personally think you can get more for your money elsewhere

We haven't been to Romsey for a few years and were very much hoping Reeve's was still there. The display of bakery goods in the shop is very appealing and you can watch them preparing and baking whatever they happen to be making downstairs at the time. The cafe is extremely plain and simple and you order from the shop counter but the food is excellent. My particular favourite is the Lardy Cake - I can't find anywhere else where it's made in the traditional manner.

Sausage rolls are nice but it’s a shame there Prices are so high they get most of the business in Romsey , we need competition

This is a great place to go for something tasty either to eat in or to take away. They offer a wide range of hot savoury pastries and filled rolls, including my favourites the filled focaccias which are always stuffed full of delicious meats, egg or fish and lovely fresh salad, Great to take on picnics or just eat on the go, at lunchtimes there is always a long queue out into the street so best to go early. Their bread comes in many shapes and sizes, it tastes just like bread should, the seeded sourdough is my favourite and is evidently very popular with other people too, leave it too late in the day and you will miss it. The cakes are excellent too, all the traditional favourites the fresh cream doughnuts and eclairs are always bursting with cream and really fresh. Altogether this is a gem of a place for anyone who appreciates a really good bakery, I would give it top rating.

Tiny little seating area! , but this place is wonderfully unpretentious and you can grab a pasty and a decent cup of coffee without breaking the bank

Tasty fresh bread and excellent cakes. We had coffee and a sandwich in the cafe area. It was good quality, but the sandwiches were very expensive. I suppose it helps the diet, as you do not buy so much.

We love this bakery chain. seasonal pastries, traditional fare, real comfort food. Their Wiltshire pasties are epic. One of my sons loves their chicken curry pasty and the fresh cream eclairs. The staff are quick to serve, always on the ball, nothing too much trouble and the bread and cakes are the freshest ever. Havent visited the restaurant here just the takeaway.

We saw this shop I asked for a sausage roll and a Cornish pasty, I was abruptly told it's not a Cornish pasty it's a wiltshire pasty! Well once I bit into it I can assure you I knew it wasnt Cornish its was nothing but minced mush with no flavour, sausage roll was all pastry..and these two inedible items cost £5.05... never again

A very nice coffee with a splendid range of cakes, pastries, sandwiches, etc. A smashing place to visit whilst out shopping or site seeing

We went to this place on a Monday because the cafe advised on TA was closed on Monday. This place was near our car park. We only had a coffee each and a bacon roll. The cappuccinos were just average but the bacon rolls were of little bread substance. The pre cooked and microwave bacon, although dry , was still able to render a little fat but it was enough to penetrate the very thin and paltry roll made at this place calling itself a bakers? Bill for two was £14 but I later discovered a little place just near that was £2-65 instead of £4-50 . I feel sorry for the folks in Rome’s.

This busy little bakery is bursting with all those things you should avoid if on a diet!! So many freshly made cakes, rolls breads and tempting treats. You will find it almost impossible to walk past!

Nice little bakery/cafe. We both had a coffee/Croissant, coffee was very good and croissants were delicious.

Poor quality expensive and rude staff I wouldn’t recommend to my worst enemy! I certainly won’t return.

Popped in for some snacks for a long car journey. I had the Wiltshire Pasty and my wife had the Almond Croissant. The croissant was apparently very good and my pasty wasn't too bad. I would give it 3/5. This pasty tasting is part of my 'there are other pasties in the world which are not Cornish' project. The Wiltshire pasty was top crimped with a cooked meat, potato and carrot filling. It had quite dense flaky pastry. As with many such variants it was heavier on the gravy than a true Cornish pasty.

Went into Romsey today 6th March as going to a funeral which was at 10am so my wife and I fancied a coffee we went into the café from the back door,when I approached the counter the 2 women never even said good morning so waited for them to acknowledge me and asked for 2 lattes and went back to my seat no one else in shop we were the only customers then the lady shouted would you like to pay at this till,with my coffees on a tray for me to take back to my seat, me asking do you not bring coffees to our table being told oh no very bad customer service been in much much better think they could do with training and learn how to smile

I heard about this place but never been so poped in to Romsey and there it was bare in mind this place gets very busy you end up queuing outside the door me and my partner had two lovely pasties witch were very well filled inside and two homemade malteaser cakes witch were lovely I would recommend any one who likes the bakers to check this one out aswell 10/10 very satisfied

Very good bakery. Reasonable prices for fresh baked. Did used to buy my sandwiches in there until they suddenly lacked the skill of spreading butter or margarine, I am not sure what one as I am not into eating great big lumps of it. I did mention this and was looked at as if I was mad..and offered another sandwich ( which I declined ) as this also was lumpy broken bread due to hard butter being attempted to be spread. I still use the bakery for other items.

I visited this bakery on Saturday afternoon. It was packed. As you enter, there is a long serving counter on your left with room for customers to stand in front. There is little room for customers who eat inside to get out. One lady had a shopping trolley and just ran over peoples' feet. At the entrance, it is restricted even more by a product, sales stand, sticking out into the walkway. I bought a steakl slice which I was not able to eat for ages as it was like lava, screeching hot. A poor experience.

All the items in this bakery are fantastic- great selection of items. My favourite are the cheese and bacon puffs. One day i went in and they had sold out but the lovely man who worked there made some more for me, brilliant service!

I'm sure that Wilton-based bakers Reeve the Baker is one of our locality's best-kept secret. Everything they produce is of the highest quality and their range is enormous. The farmhouse granary bread is outstanding and the sourdough scrumptious. Their rolls, pastries and pasties have contributed mightily to my girth and I've enjoyed every mouthful.

I've tried a lot of eccles cakes in my time, but these are the best - very buttery flakey pastry, great filling, really simple but utterly delicious. The cheese straws are fantastic too, so are the rolls/bread and ...well, I've not had a bad experience with any of the baked goods. Admittedly I've not sat down to eat/drink, always take-away, but I thoroughly recommend Reeve as a bakery!

Probably the best sandwich l have eaten for a long time, l could have spent a lot of time trying all the products.

La comida decente como rosquillas y rollitos de salchicha, pero un poco caro, pero sin duda el mejor en Romsey

Un lugar precioso con una amplia variedad de comida sabrosa a precios competitivos lo usamos para comer mientras compras en romsey muy buena

Personalmente encuentro la comida un poco sosa y sintética en el sabor, sin embargo es conveniente rápido y barato.

I don't generally buy lunch from Reeve as the queue is a bit off-putting however as I wanted some home made soup I decided to stop off. The leak and potato soup was delicious and perfect for a rainy day. I would have preferred a crusty roll but for the price I can't complain. The jam donuts were amazing as always.

lovely friendly staff great food prices are very good shop can get busy on Saturdays lovely fresh bread and it can be slices of you wish

I hardly ever use bakeries due to the temptations however I have a jam doughnut ocd!Jam doughnuts absolutely must be coated in sugar and NOT icing sugar as so many supermarkets tend to do. Reeves use proper sugar plus the doughnuts are big and fluffy - Perfect.I travelled 25 minutes from home just to go to Reeves a second time and tried the large Bakewell tart. Oh my goodness what a treat. The pastry is thin and crisp, the jam thick and fruity and the frangipan soft and plentiful. Definitely worth a visit

Anything from this bakery is delicious. I highly recommend stopping by and sampling. The prices is reasonable for fresh delicious pastries. They have so many to choose from. I would ask for their most popular pastries.

Okay - I'm not even sure why Reeve the Baker is on TripAdvisor. I think it's evidence that TripAdvisor doesn't really understand England.This is a chain baker that sells pasties, sausage rolls and cakes.It's popular. There's always a queue.Great for pasties and cake to take away. You can have a coffee at the back.But it ain't no restaurant (as TripAdvisor says it is) and it would never claim to be. I very much doubt that ANYONE has EVER checked Reeve's TripAdvisor rating before deciding whether to give it a visit!

I normally do not eat pastry or processed meat, but my body was craving something like that, and I stopped and bought a large sausage roll. What a delight it was. Fresh, delicious and highly recommended - from time to time.

I wish it was in our town, however when I'm passing through Romsey attending meetings I call in for one of their Pasties or a ham sandwich, a great baker,very popular with the locals which says a lot.

I love coming here for lunch. Much better than any food you could get at a regular high street coffee shop. Lemon tarts are delicious. Sandwiches and baps yum yum yum. Queues out the door. Honestly just go there! You won't be disappointed. 10/10

The best place for bread and cakes for miles around. People come from all over the area to buy bread and cakes here and you can see why. The range is massive and of excellent quality. Only down side is that they get very busy at times and can sell out, so go earlier in the day if possible!

Wiltshire pasty; very tasty version. Apple & sultan Dorset Cake; hardly a cake - needs a spoon, but oh so scrummy !!!! If these two purchases were an example of their wares, we will be back again !!!!!

get there early as the queues can be out of the door at lunchtimes due to the quality of the food. Made up sandwiches are superb and the fresh artisan bread is to die for.

Bacon butties are top draw!! Would highly recommend really nicely set out bakery nice service and lovely front display, was so appealing I brought a salmon baguette!

I'm not from Romsey but treat it as my second home as I spend at least 1 week of every 6 here with my Romsey family. We always look forward to a coffee and pasty/cake in Reeves and have always been loyal to them when Costa and Neros came to the village. A couple of new staff changes and its just not the same. Today we entered the store at 4.25 hoping to sit and have our usual....we were too late so decided to take away, oh no can't have coffee the machine was cleaned early so said ok seems like we could only purchase the 2 cakes. We went to pay by card and was told there would be an extra 50p charge as we weren't now spending more than £5. My friends have spent in the shop on a weekly basis for years. The last time I used the shop 4 weeks ago we sat out the back and we're hurried to finish as the wanted to clear up even though you pay a premium to use the tables and cutlery than take away prices. The time before that was also a disaster waiting for food to be warmed then not being bought to us. The place we once loved to use as just become a major disappointment.

We visit regularly for the exceptional food and good service. Today we visited after my son's school visit. Service was excellent, friendly and attentive. The food was nothing short of exquisite. The take away service is also very good, I would be slim if it weren't for Reeve the baker! My only wish, was that the coffee shop area were larger, please consider an expansion or building redesign Reeve! :)

rather cramped eating area but worth waiting for. good for families with children. good choice of sandwiches freshly made.

This little bakery is outstanding and one of the best in the south. The pies cakes and sandwiches are very tasty and can highly recommend the food.

Lots to choose and all nice never hard or like some cake shops been in window for ages just lovely cakes and sandwiches. Only let down my husband says is no ice buns on Sunday. Good or he will pile on to many pounds. Also they let you try things they put up plates on the shelf to try cheese sticks and so on. Never bought anything that we never liked.

By far the best bakers around for miles. We're here almost weekly and the cakes and pastries never disappoint. The fresh bread is marvellous.

Recommend the Marmite and Cheese toastie loaf and the fruit loaf. Great shortbread and Jam doughnut.

Have been supporting this bakery for a number of years. A telephone call always secures the highly popular multi-seeded loaf which we love. Service is always smiley and efficient. Have never eaten in the small area within the shop, but it is always very busy. Always queues for takeaway products which surely demonstrates the popularity of this bakery. Keep up the good work everyone.

Have only had take-away food but never been disappointed on my weekly visits. Especially rate the cheese twists. Queues don't lie!

Nice to see a local bakery always busy. Most people these days find it easier to pick up their bread etc., in supermarkets but the bread and pastries on offer here don't compare one iota!You simply must try their Eccles cakes and cheese scones!

We visited this afternoon. Food was average (though filling). Service was very poor. Cutlery tray was incomplete; no teaspoon. The seating place was a bit greasy and dirty. There was a persistent fry around too. I was quite disappointed by today's experience.

Leave those multi nationals alone. Pop in here for a drink & sandwich. Be prepared, it is a plain & simple place but the food is great & much used by local business folk as take out. Visitors on a fine day could take it down to the PARK ( thro' the arch on the left of the Market Place, keep going about 3 mins.) Be sure to buy some bread to take home, particularly love the multiseed and tear & share loaves. Absolutely SUPER STAFF.

Seating is in a glorified corridor leading to the back of the shop. Coffee is pre-mixed in an automated machine. Probably best to buy a nice cake and take it home.That said, this is the money-saving option in town compared with Costa Coffee and Cafe Nero.

Visited here yesterday for the first time and certainly won't be returning. Disorganised, dirty tables, dirty floors, walls are dirty and in need of decoration. The cutlery was dirty and most of the teaspoons were tea stained. Food average. Very disappointing.

Very popular.....very good range rolls, of hot pies/snacks etc. a few tables & chairs available but mostly take-away. They do not skimp on the fillings. good value for money usually.

Seeded ,Focaccia and Ciabatta rolls are excellent.Bread is always freshly baked.There is always a queue in the doorway to buy and that tells you all you need to know.

Fb bakery at good value. Although i feel i tread on someones feet when i am there as its very cramped and tight getting an order taken, That often feels a rush.

I can't fault anything. Have visited this shop numerous times, everything is lovely. Highly recommend the Lardy Cake for something exceptionally indulgent.

This bakery is so popular that the only problem is managing the queues at peak times. Lovely, fresh, quality choices of breads, cakes, pastries, sandwiches, rolls etc., and at very reasonable prices.

not the easiest place to get a table and be serrved exspecialy when they are quining out the door to get takeaway food but if you can get sat then its all lovely cooked bakerie food yes will def return

So the wife, daughter and I went in for afternoon tea, I usually stop in and grab a mushy sausage roll when walking through town so know the place well.On this day, the wife and daughter wanted a sit down tea and cake selection, I have to say it was very much worth it and offered a great selection, I wish I had known about it before. Fresh sandwiches, cakes and a pot of tea. yummy.

I visit a few times a week, its always busy and is loved by the town for its great selection of real bed made traditionally. Sandwiches, pies, pasties, cakes, buns are all very good with many old recipes on offer. Focaccia sandwiches, multi seed bread and wiltshire pasties are my favourites. Plus the sour dough bread is superb.

very good choices cakes & breads love the mexican chilli bread some seats at the back i think you can have coffee there worth a visit !

We dropped in here for a quick lunch.First the good point:The food was very cheap.Second the bad points:The soup was luke warm and appeared to have come from a packet because there were lots of lumps of undissolved powder.Most of the tables were not properly cleared or cleaned.The toilet facilities were not adequate or clean.We will not be returning.

These guys bake the best currant buns in Hampshire, well that's my opinion, can't walk by there shop when these gorgeous beauties call you in, if like me you enjoy these simple delightful buns, then you really must try them.To be fair their other products cannot be faulted, plus the staff always seem happy.

Congratulations to all involved the cakes, snacks, baked goods are all fabulous, I especially recommend the Wiltshire pasties, not chunky inside like a Ginsters pasty but more mince like and juicy, really nice, fabulous Viennese topped mince pies and wonderful cheese and jalapeño topped breads and cheese twists etc etc. I have not yet managed to but one thing here which didn't taste perfect and get devoured before it reached home. Top marks, you just need to open more branches so I have one nearer me! Worth going the extra mile for.

Lovely food and staff are mostly very friendly, though when busy they do get 'stressed'! Take away food is superb, good value and the sandwiches are incredible.

If ever you're in Romsey you must seek out this little gem. They're bread is great and the pastries and cakes are to die for. Try their Eccles cakes...no horrid past in the middle...pure raisins & sultanas...absolutely scrummy!

Love the shop. Looks fantastic, smells fantastic and the bread, pastry and cakes are at a great price. Terrific samples to try. Yum.

excellent service well driven by the manageress who seems to always be front of house keeping up the standards

We popped in here in passing to grab a picnic lunch for the kids and were really impressed. The panini was delicious and the ham and cheese sandwiches excellent too. The Eccles cakes were lush and the kids loved the giant Jammy Dodgers! The ladies did a great job on service and this knocks the socks off other franchise Bakeries we have used - will definitely look out for Reeve in future.

Yummy food hard working staff always pleasant easy to access a great selection of sandwiches and hot food at reasonable prices not your typical coffee shop

Visited today with friends on a cycle ride. This is my first visit to a Reeve café and I found the experience satisfying. I chose the breakfast burger with a selection of three of any, eggs bacon and sausage. I chose one of each and thoroughly enjoyed it. Service was friendly and relatively quick. They do have toilet facilities however these are upstairs and may prove difficult to anyone physically handicapped. A plus for the location is that there is a car park directly out the back.

We had a lovely well priced afternoon tea for two one afternoon recently, the lady was very helpful and the portions were generous and at a good price.

Love cheese strawsLove the short bread with cream in the middle dipped in chocolateLove the sausage rollSo happy its splat bang in the centre of Romsey!