Rowe's Cornish Bakers in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Ordered a box of 6 frozen standard steak (if you can call it that!) pasties online direct from Rowe's. They were so awful I couldn't eat the first one and the rest have gone in the bin. There was none of the usual pieces of steak. Instead was a bit of gristly mince of some kind. Nothing like they used to be. They were one my favourite Cornish steak pasty, not any more. Wasted £22.00. They don't even have the courtesy to reply to my email regaring the changed recipe. Save your money, buy elsewhere.

Great selection of vegan pasties! I had the curry and my husband the red thai. Both were very tasty!

Tried the steak pasty and the cheese and onion pasty have to say having tried a few this trip Rowe Bakery ones are my favourite.

When in Cornwall try saffron cake or saffron buns with or without butter. Rowe's of Redruth bakers produce large and small cakes and individual buns. All superb. Very few supermarkets in UK sell this Cornish delight so when we return to the Duchy we have to stock up. 5 large in the freezer. We are happy smiling Janners. Enjoy.

was made to feel welcome, ordering no problem. Had sandwich and coffee which was brought to the table. As this was my first visit a bacon sandwich and coffee was my order. Staff where pleasant, and as a bakery was also available cakes etc where also on show to buy

We were looking for Vegan pasties as opposed to vegetarian and we discovered Rowes made them. We loved them and the Mexican Bean Sausage Rolls! We videoed a review and you can see it on YouTube on HairyFoodyGuy channel ! They were awesome :)

A wide variety of pasties to suit every taste and appetites. Went with a party of 6 and found plenty of choice for all

One of the only places that offers gluten free pasties in Penzance! You need to pre-order it so it’s an hours wait, but definitely worth it!

YES!! Found GF pasty in Cornwall. It was very lovely. You will need to order it, and the wait is approx an hour, we walked up the high street and had a wander round the shops. I also had a GF sausage roll for the next day which was also very tasty. I understand they do postal orders and I am very tempted. The staff were friendly. The cost was very reasonable

My Cornish treat, besides rhubarb cider, is the Rapsberry and Apple Pasties at Rowe's. Whenever we go down to Cornwall, I have to have one. My husband thinks I'm crazy and that sweet pasties shouldn't exist, he is so wrong, these babies are the bees knees and I can't wait to get my nashers on another one asap!

One of our party is gluten intolerant and wanted to see if he could eat a pasty whilst in Cornwall. Roses really came up trumps on this. A gluten free pasty was produced for him by the staff !! He had to wait an hour that was a small detail ! Rowes is a chain but that didnt stop him getting very individual service. He was delighted with his pasties thank you Rowes for making his Cornish holiday complete

Having recently brkn my collar bone I am struggling whilst out and limited to what I can purchase. Having purchased a peppered steak and doughnut I struggled to pick up and put my change away and to pick up my goods. At no point was I asked if I was ok or needed help. Staff to bothered in talking between themselves. Last visit to this store

Real Cornish pasties which tasted just right. Well filled and a meal on their own, however it would have been rude not to have tried a cake as well!!

Used to live in Long Rock near Penzance for 60 years. Now in Sevenoaks where they have never heard of the great Cornish delicacy.....SAFFRON CAKE. We make a pilgrimage every year to restock. Four large cakes ( the buns are great too ) from Rowe's of Penzance. Eat with butter / marg ( and jam if you like ). ' Ansom my lovlies. Proper job. Enjoy.

I put in my order for a gluten free pasty and then went off for an hour. I haven't eaten a pasty since being gluten and diary intolerant so I must admit I was excited. I even intended asking if I could buy some to take home. The pasty came and I tore it apart to let it cool. The first mouthful was disappointing. The pastry was hard and tasteless and so was the filling. I persevered hoping it would get better but sadly it didn't.

I always visit Rowes when I'm in Penzance, best ones there are. Service is great, pasties are reasonably priced and almost as good as my mother in law's homemade ones. What's not to like?

The smell from this shop is hypnotic the food is lovely and fresh and hot try the cheese and ham croissant there beautiful but the pasties are second to none there lovely

For a high street bakers a very poor selection of cakes and pastries the pasties are good one day with proper meat pieces the next like mashed up baby food.

I bought some Rowes bakery strawberry and Cornish cream biscuits. They were bland and tasteless. When I looked at the ingredients the third ingredient after wheat and sugar (27.5%) was palm oil. The amount of Cornish cream was 0.04%. Disgusted.

The dream was to come down to cornwall and have amazing cornish pasty. The reality is they are horrible, too much spare pastry . Too top off my journey in finding the perfect pasty was a little trip to my local tesco where you will find Ginster cornish pasties for £1. So the motto of the story is you dont have to come here you can just go to tesco. worst trip ever . computer said no . #GinsterNO1

Delish, piping hot. I had the veggie and homemeal, hubbie and Dad had traditional, we all really enjoyed. Not greasy, great pastry. nice staff.

oh my goodness make sure you have a pasty from here proper pasty just as i rememberd from 30 years ago

I was wondering, how good it could be, but in the end, its a regular pastry. Got pastry with ham and cheese, same you can buy in other bakeries. Still would recommend as a good place for quick breakfast with coffee.

Visited Penzance as originally form up north so we're used to Greggs! Found this bakery and was super impressed to see gluten free pasties! Liked them so much we came here 2 days in a row ! We got some by chance the first day and then was advised to call ahead the next time so we did! A very good idea!Pasties were super filling with tasty pastry.

Found this place online as I had craving for a pasty (gluten free). The only downside is they need 45mins notice for gluten free options. Best to call ahead.

You can't visit Cornwall and not have a pasty but how to choose which one? I asked a local and was told "Go to Rowe's" They were right. Pasties look great but they are pretty big but Rowes offer a 'cocktail size' that was just right for pasty wimps like me. Delicious! Friendly staff too.

What a fabulous find! On a day trip to Penzance from Devon. I'm gluten-free and dairy-free and it can be difficult to find suitable food. One thing I have really missed is a pasty when on holiday. And here they were - gluten-free, dairy-free, separately wrapped, so no risk of cross-contamination. Beautifully made, the pastry held together - no mean feat with gluten-free pastry - and the pasty tasted, well, just like a pasty should! Meaty, slightly spicy, yummy.The shop was sparklingly clean, well, lit, staff were friendly, knew their stuff (i.e. why the pasties needed to be separately wrapped). With another friend also gluten-free and she loved her pasty as well. I wish there was a Rowe's in my high street!

Rowes have returned once again to their former pasty making greatness after a year or two of inconsistency. Going back to basics, 'baking everything better'. Recommended.

Cornish pasties and cream teas, this is the place to go. Excellent value and very pleasant staff. Think we visited three times in one week!!!!

The Cornish Pasty is a must for anybody visiting Cornwall and getting one from here is hard to top. A good pastry that allows you to hold it by the crust and a beautiful filling that tastes as though it has been slow cooked. Perfect!

May 7, 2017 - After leaving St. Michael's Mount, we drove into the town and harbor of Penzance. It was around 12:45pm when we stopped at Rowe's Cornish Bakers which was founded in 1945. Our guide told us that the pasties were the best in Cornwall and he was absolutely correct. We had tried a few pasties since arriving in England and Cornwall, but none compared with the fresh soft crust and moist, tasty contents of Rowe's pastie.I had the chicken pastie while my wife had the steak pastie; both medium size. They were both delicious. If you visit Penzance or are nearby, stop at Rowe's to get a tasty pastie!

We always visit on the way out of Penzance for a takeaway. It become a part of our holidays now. A pasty on the train is a must

The Steak Pasties Are Second To None, Other Flavours Are Available.Pedestrian Precinct, Level Ground, Car Parks Nearby.

We stopped here for a pasty and the only ones they had left were the cocktail ones we sat at a table in the shop eating them and it was so so good now we now know how they had sold out of the larger ones really excellent pasties

Kids wanted to try a traditional Cornish pasty. Found Rowe's ones were absolutely delicious, full of flavour and reasonably priced. The staff in the bakery were really friendly too.

Ate here a couple of times for lunch whilst on holiday. Good food and service on both occasions and a good price too - highly recommend.

We stayed for tea and a bun which wasn't expensive or posh but hit the spot at the time. Friendly staff.

Came here as wanted to have a pasty from a small business instead of a chain and we were blown away by how amazing they tasted! Friendly staff too made us want to go back for more!!

Excellent bakery with cheerful atmosphere due to the staff. Great breads on offer, pastries, cakes ...but the pasties are truly amazing. No soggy bottoms here!! The pastry is light and flaky, the fillings flavoursome with no cheap cuts of meat. Yum!

The best pasties in town! The food is tasty and fresh. The staff are always friendly and helpful. Love this bakery! My only problem with Rowes is, they don't sell caramel doughnuts! I have to go to another bakery for them! ;)

We tried other pasty shops in Penzance, but loved Rowe's (the one in the town square next to Domino's pizza). The staff were very friendly and courteous and the pasties we ordered were delicious. We had the chicken with white wine and sausage rolls. We also ended up coming back later in the day for more pasties and some desert pastries as well! Very clean store and you have the option to eat in as well. I would highly recommend eating in the store as they will warm it up for you and nothing beats a warm Cornish pasty!

You can tell that this company is run well. The shop was clean and well laid out. The staff well presented and friendly. The food awesome. I had the prawn baguette and it was so fresh and filled with tasty prawns. My wife had a small pasty and it was also tasty and hot. Defo one of the better bakeries.

I agree with the previous reviewer. I have been visiting Rowe's bakery shops in Cornwall since 1995. For many years Rowe's were well known for their consistently good Cornish pasties and I used to love them and would excitedly look forward to the next one. The secret or winninjg formula was that they were always baked to perfection - with an excellent crisp and slightly flaky pastry recipe which was generously filled with the highest quality lean steak and with plenty of swede, onion and just the right amount of potato (not too excessive), and a perfect balance of salt and black pepper seasoning. However, sadly the quality and consistency has really gone downhill over the past 3 years and I would now rate their pasties as only average. The main reason being that they do not seem to bake their pasties for long enough like they used to meaning that the pastry is often pale, and nearly always undercooked. I think that they have also changed the pasty recipe since 2011 (now more insipid short crust) and do not glaze the pastry with egg like they used to. Also I believe the seasoning to be 'lighter' and the meat not so tender and tasty as it once was. Used to be more like rump/fillet beef now more like cheaper chuck steak as the mass production engine as kicked in. Overall verdict - still reasonably good but used to be SUPERB. Please Rowe's go back to the glory days!

Before there was a Rowe,s pasty shop in Penzance, I used to travel to Helston to buy their excellent pasties. Eventually a Rowe,s shop opened in Penzance which was very exciting. The pasties were very good most of the time for the first few years. In the last couple of years, I have found their pasties very disappointing. The pasties I have purchased recently seem under cooked with pale soggy pastry. They seem very dry inside with a lack of turnip and onion. The meat seems quite good quality, but often there is too much meat in a large heap on one end or the other. I now just walk into the shop to see if there is any visual improvement, but I usually walk straight out without making a purchase. It, a great pity the standard of the pasties has deteriorated.

Rowe's was recommended to us by our host as the best place in Penzance for Cornish pasties. After we tried a few other local sellers, we totally agree with her assessment of these being the best in town. We found the pastry was flaky, light and not too thick, especially around the edges and the filling, in the chicken ones, was not over salted, as we found some. We each ate one of these for our lunch along with some veggies. The next day, we ate them cold during a train journey and found them still very palatable despite our host cringing at eating them cold. We did not try any of their other food or baking.

this is the place to get a cornish pastie, the pastry is a delight and the fillings are awesome try the chicken pastie very good

Best pasties in town, and I have always found the girls lovely. Bakery good too, lovely fresh bread.

bought our lunch for the day to take to the fabulous Sennen Cove. lovely pasties but the filled rolls are more expensive than subway and less choice

There are a lot of options in Cornwall for pasties, but this is our favorite. Excellent food and a great staff.

Rowe's make lovely pasties , the kid's always stop off for a cake , some of the staff are a little off but apart from that lovely shop !

I wanted to take home some authentic saffron cake and I knew this was the place to get it...I wasn't disappointed

Living in Grass Valley, Ca., where many Cornish miners came in the Gold Rush, we eat pasties. There are a number of great shops. But, we travel 6,000 miles to have the best at Rowe's. This is a takeaway place, with many choices and sizes of pasties. I love walking down Causeway Head, while munching on a Rowe's pasty...

Have eaten here in several years in Penzance - it's one of several chain bakeries in the town but I think it is of a little better standard than the others. The pasties are always hot, well filled and moist, whilst he Hevva buns are also very good there. Nothing special, but good prices and a place for a decent snack.