Salts Village Bakery and Cafe in Bradford

As in the past we have struggled to find a place for a light lunch near Salts Mill. Previously we have headed up the hill to the modern high street. We thought this place was takeaway only but we spotted a couple of tables indoors in this cafe and bakery. I had a large beef and onion sandwich and a tea. It shows £5.50 ish on the board above the counter and the server did say it was more expensive to eat in so I was expecting maybe 10% but in reality it was nearly 40% more which I thought was a bit excessive bearing in mind it is such a basic cafe. The sandwich was very nice but rather overpriced.

Rang the main factory in Keighley as I needed to buy Grandma Wilds biscuits for a present and they advised me to go to Salts bakery to buy them as it was nearer my home. Very glad they did, on arrival there was a queue outside as it was lunchtime but looking in the window I could see why. They had a delicious array of homemade cakes biscuits pasties and the blackboard inside gave an endless choice of sandwiches in different sizes. Needless to say I came out with more than the biscuits I went in for and everything was mouth wateringly delicious and despite being so busy I was served promptly by a helpful lady. If only we had a bakery like this where I live!!

Opposite the great Salts Mill it was very convenient for early morning sustenance. It was quite busy, mostly seemingly with takeaway orders. Giving our choices, we availed of one of the small number of tables and in no time goodies arrived. Accompanied by coffee and cappuccino, all very tasty. Staff even though busy had time for chatting, pleasant and friendly.

Extremely rude staff. She basically barked at me, refusing to make a sandwich (a good hour before they closed, and everything in the front refrigerator). I bought 2 steak bakes and they were so greasy they were inedible. The meringues I took home were lovely. The cakes are obviously made by Wilds bakery, and the staff here could take a look at the customer service thay Wilds provide. I will never return.

This place is about the only tearoom you can have a seat. It’s very atmospheric and the food is good. Unfortunately the area is extremely small. So you have no other option to grab your food and eat it in the street (under the rain).

Disappointing today! After a long journey home from a weekend away, I was looking forward to a sandwich given I come here a lot. A couple of Cheese slices (usually grated) some ropey looking iceberg and no boiled egg - nor any salad cream (which I asked for) and the bread bun was questionable. Usually these are full sarnies but really unappetising for almost 3.50!

Cafe was closed so we bought food to take away with us. Everything was extremely tasty, especially the curd tart. Very friendly, helpful staff.

Thanks to the folk in this little shop for supplying me with a very regular fix of Pie & Coffee. I love the very tasty veggie and vegan pies and the occasionally sneak in a Chicken Curry. Not had any issues with the service. I think the prices very reasonable in comparison with some.

Had at least 5 bad experiences with them being rude and abruptive.myself and my colleagues go there simply as it is the nearest eatery to our work and we have all shared very negative experiences many times.today I had to wait Hal an hour for an order simply because they let too many customers in and forgot about my order.when I asked how long it would take I got snapped at.not the first time.albeit just a few weeks before there was one person in the shop and I got snapped at to wait outside until they had finished with that customer.a few days after that episode I was waiting by the door for another customer to finished to be told off for leaving the door open.nice food but absolutely terrible customer service.

Even the small filled rolls in this bakery in Saltaire are huge, and the fillings are delicious and prepared to order with lots of choices of extras. We enjoyed two filled rolls, two cakes and two hot drinks, all for £13.05 to take away.

I bought a packet of tea cakes from here this morning.The pack was passed to me by the shop assistant . Having got it home I now see that it is labelled “ best before 21 Jan” .. ie before yesterday . Am not at all impressed. I’ve tried calling them but they are not answering their phone . Beware.

Ordered a sandwich, was rudely spoken to, messed up my sandwich, she may be the owner, quite old lady in her 60's who came across very bossy, you would expect cold drinks to be cold but they weren't, over inflated prices , a very unfriendly experience.

Amazing food and staff! We visited today, 6/3/20 with my 3 year old soon and family. There are only a small number of tables but we managed to get seated straight away. This is a very popular place people were queuing out the door to order lunch to go. I ordered a Jacket Potato with tuna and cheese which came with a lovely side salad and egg, my mum ordered a Cornish pasty which she said was the best she had ever had at a cafe and my son had a tuna sandwich. As my son has a nut allergy the lovely lady serving us said she would use a separate board to prepare his food which we were very impressed with! The staff here went above and beyond to make our lunch enjoyable. They are an absolute credit to this establishment. On the way out we ordered some cakes to eat in the park. Such a lovely day, we will definitely be returning soon!

Dropped in here (twice) whilst visiting the area. Excellent friendly service and a very good vegetarian breakfast. Good value meals, drinks, pastries and cakes! Well worth a try. No vegan options.

Excellent wide variety of sandwiches, rolls, traditional baking and snack meals on tables. The staff here are always excellent and as warm as the many pasties they sell. The prices are very reasonable for such freshness and attention to detail. It's great. The girl with the long red hair is amazing. Where's she gone? Hope she's back...A brilliant mix of an 'old-fashioned bakers' and modern approach with Thai curry pasties and vegan sausage rolls. We are lucky to have them.

Called in as the window display of product looked good and also a small queue of people waiting. I bought a large Yorkshire parkin to take home. Very disapointing as extremely dry.

We each had a steak bake, both were warm enough and the correct temp to eat straight away. Bit into the corner and it was thick pastry, carried on eating and got gravy and then small chunks of meat. Never said anything to my partner but when she said where is the meat? I know twice is not a coincidence. The dog thought the pastry was great. I thought there had to be a minimum amount of meat in these things by law. A certain high street sandwich shop does it much better and I don’t want to say that as I like to support local businesses. Sorry but you served it to me and charged me a decent amount for the privilege.

Been here several times and have been more than happy with the sandwiches themselves, coffees etc. Good prices & nice local business. However, after todays poor visit, it appears staff appear to not cope with busy / popular times in the cafe. Visited today with a festival on in Saltaire and ordered 1x bacon sandwich and 1x egg sandwich. I was handed two sandwiches and left. To return back to the car realising I had been given 2x bacon sandwiches I returned back to the shop to the some of the worst customer service I have ever experienced. One member of staff said "Oh she's back" for then:*Sandwiches to be snatched out of my hand *Did not even let me explain what had happened and that I was not even bothered as mistakes do happen, *Told I HAD picked up someone else sandwiches, and that these now had to be thrown away* Talking about the incident and about myself in the kitchen amongst her colleagues * No apology and made to feel the incident was my fault.Absolute joke when busy, orders put on the counter to mingle in with everybody else's and not called out, which I think is of most concern today with allergies etc. After today unfortunately I will not be visiting again.

Thank you for a delicious bacon and sausage cake! We have different names for bread buns in Lincolnshire - we had to ask for a translation! Friendly chatty service. Tiny loo, clean, though access is difficult. Pots of tea perfectly good. Very small sit down dining area inside. Seems popular with saltaire residents.

Would avoid this place staff was rude Food was wasted and not prepared it was soggy then had to wait for chips as they do got about them and they tasted like cheap frozen chips. They don’t wear hair nets and there is staff who have long hair. They don’t listen with alleges either. Wouldn’t come back no chance.

We visited the bakery for lunch as a family of 5. The food was excellent, freshly made & our dietary requirements were catered for with no trouble. The service was fantastic even though it was very busy our food order was taken very quickly. We will most definitely be back.

On a rainy Friday popped in about 2pm to get a pasty. There were tables inside so ordered pasty and sat down to eat. It. About 5 minutes later was approached by woman in kitchen who said 'You paid for takeaway so you cannot eat at the table ' it's not clear from the pricing information and was made to feel very unwelcome. Someone needs to go to charm school!!

Super-fresh and generously filled with big range of fillings to chose from - good prices friendly service and a much appreciated NHS discount! What’s not to 💗!

This bakery is simply special. The variety of breads , cakes, pastries and patsies will attract even the most disciplined weight watcher. Still have some of the multi grain loaf I bought. Don’t want it to finish.

I've been here before to buy a pastry or a cake and enjoyed it so thought we'd have a quick meal on our way somewhere.

Good home baked fare, including great veggie pasties and cakes. Had chips last visit and they were tasty. Not the biggest portion but good quality

Popped in for snacks following our visit to the Mill. Well frequented, excellent selection of delicious looking cakes and hot snacks and savouries. Friendly, efficient staff. Nice surroundings. Would definitely revisit if in the area.

Called in for a couple of coffees which were fine BUT the prices as everywhere else should clearly show eat in or take out versions, rather than the staff having to point out the difference [which is 65p more for drinking in] due to the tax being added as was explained. There was also a hike in the price of a Custard for eating in! Never experienced this before and wasn’t impressed with the lack of clarity. Had a comprehensive sandwich selection BUT the reference to the fact that all the prices were for TAKE AWAY was at the very bottom of the board when it should have been at the top for clarity. Would be so easy to clear up any unnecessary confusion.

Prices are higher to sit in, which is ok as its table service. Food is very tasty, coffee is good and there are an amazing selection of cakes.

We visited the cafe yesterday & it’s fair to say we were impressed. The cafe is lovely, the staff were good & the food is great.

Food and service was good but the steak slice what We ordered a steak slice chips and peas and quiche salad very good portions but the steak slice was mince steak

I ordered a bacon sandwich here but being foolish realised I had to catch my train so I told them I’d have to leave without.. the female staff member ran down with it just before the train pulled in!! I’ve never experienced service that fantastic. Wow... thank you so much. Amazing staff, and amazing food. Overall, very touched that someone would do that for a customer. Thank you :)

This is a little gem of a place which is extreemly popular at lunch time.

I regularly call in to this lovely traditional Yorkshire bakers shop.

Been coming here on and off for many years and the one thing this place lacks is staff with customer service skills. Manners cost nothing

What a find ! This village bakery has some much hot & cold food to chose from & all baked fresh. We first went for coffee while waiting for the Mill to open. Loved it so much, returned for lunch. Food is a little extra if eaten in but overall the choice of sandwiches, pasties & cakes is amazing ! Definitely worth a visit. Will be calling in again next time we visit the Mill.

Surprised to read recent comments about the staff. They seemed friendly and cheery, singing along to the radio. Food was good and fairly priced. Would go again.

I've had one good experience here but the rest weren't... I think it's to do with which staff members are serving? There appears to be a bit of gloom, like there's an atmosphere at times. The food is good, don't get me wrong, but I sense some sort of " carry on" which isn't what you need to feel when you've come to relax and unwind. Recommend the food all the time...but not so always the service/ atmosphere.

I've called here many times over the years, to purchase takeaway snacks. They have pies, pasties, and cakes. The new Jamaican Patties are quite nice. You can eat in too. It's OK.

Visited today 9/10/17 the coffee was excellent and so we're the strawberry tart and vanilla slice! Delicious!!! Very busy little cafe which speaks volumes!

Highly priced cafe sandwich bar. Place looks cluttered. Don't mind paying a little extra if it's a nice environment. Staff pleasant enough. The food is nice and the cakes look delicious. Everything appears homemade which is what I like.

The Bakery itself is fine. The staff however are something else. I appreciate it is a busy bakery and they have a lot of customers to serve, it is the customers that keep the bakery going though. I visit occasionally and there is one lady in particular I dread being served by who acts as though customers are a huge inconvenience. She has served me some take away sandwiches today but not asked if I wanted salad (this is something some of the other staff do so I didn't think to specify what I wanted - this was my mistake). I paid by card and as soon as the payment had gone through she turned away and started sorting out the rolls while I stood there waiting for my card receipt. My mother in law and grandmother in law visited recently and popped to the bakery on their own, they returned saying the food they bought was lovely but the woman who served them was absolutely miserable. Based on their description I can only assume it's the same person, at least I know it isn't just me she dislikes. It's a shame because if the staff were friendlier I'd give the bakery 5 stars.

Don't really understand the poor recent reviews. We went for brunch, excellent value, cooked fresh and served promptly. A cheerful, busy place clearly popular with locals taking out their regular lunch. Not a large seating area but, there you go. Not pretentious or touristy either. Absolutely fine.

Popped in to set three of us up with pies and coffee as a quick lunch.

Sat inside for lunch. Bit cramped and small. Toilet down a small corridor through kitchen area. Food was OK but the bill was a lot more than we expected. There were no menus so we didn't know what to expect. Even allowing for VAT there was a big difference between takeaway and cafe prices. We'll just use the takeaway in future - we've never been disappointed with this bakery's products.

Appalling customer service from some of the most miserable, cockiest and rudest staff I've come across. Won't ever return there again.

Visited Saltaire today, found this bakery near Salts Mill. Not cheap, but the pastries are amazing! Try the corned beef pasties! I don't know how they make them so tasty!

Went to the Salts Village Bakery and had a Yorkshire Tyke. Amazing... You need to get there and grab one while you can. Pay for it, naturally. Much nicer than Fat Rascals. Definitely recommended​.

As a regular visitor to Saltaire I only use them if I'm unable to get my caffeine fix elsewhere in the village despite them having the best coffee.

Visited the bakery for a lunch while showing Saltaire to some friends from southern England. Very impressed with the speed of service, the prices and the quality of the food. Although three of us only had toasted sandwiches they were very tasty, VERY hot and very good value for money when compared to others we have had.

Popped in for a Yorkshire treat to rate home Parkin wasn't as great as I'd hoped A little dry and needed more ginger

We only popped in for a coffee on a very cold day. Mostly,the staff were charming - bar one rather frosty individual. There was a vast array of choice for sandwiches etc & all being freshly made plus the cooked breakfasts looked good value

Called in for lunch with family/friends. Have to say the food was lovely but the customer service leaves a lot to be desired. Rude miserable staff

We popped in here before going around Salt's Mill. We took out pasties and a cake called a "tyke". Very tasty, polite service and reasonably priced. Plenty of people were eating in too, although space seemed limited upatairs, there is apparently a larger downstairs tea room.

We love stopping here and getting s pasty and take away coffee before we go for a walk down the canal or in the park. There is a lovely selection of hot pasties and cakes to choose from and they all taste lovely. Would definitely recommend the carrot cake!

Called in today at 4pm, asked for a cold sandwich, told they stopped doing sandwiches just what was in front of us which consisted of 2 Cornish pasties that looked like they had been there all day. Needless to say we didn't bother and will not do anytime soon. very bad customer service just how long would it take to make a ham salad sandwich. Looking at their website they close at 5, so why no sandwiches at 4pm. Do not bother.

This is a lovely little shop with cakes and brownies and serves coffee and tea etc. The takeway sandwich I had was reasonable priced.

Great little bakery café offering good variety of hot and cold dishes, snacks and sandwhiches. Eat in or takeaway. Prices are really good and food is prepared to your order as well as some premade selections. Nothing is too much trouble. there is a small seating area within the café, you just sit down and they come and take your order. There is also a Victorian tea room in the cellar of these premises. We had the toasties and salad and they are made fresh to order and delicious. lovely home made bread and the fillings are huge. Teas and coffees also very good quality. Thank you for a nice lunch.

During my trip to Bingley, England I needed to take a train from Shipley to Leeds to visit the Apple store. On my way to the train station I had time to grab a sandwich from the Salts Village Bakery and Cafe.