Skinners Cafe & Sandwich Bar in North Down

2 takeaway Fry's with a tea and a coffee. Wee treat for early work shift, really hit the spot !! Setup for the day :-) will definitely be back !!

Had lunch today 16th August with fried.She had a very nice vegetarian fry I ordered a salad sandwich which only consisted of a bit of tomato and very soggy lettuce Very disappointed..we then decided to order two pastries. a muffin and an . apple square. The muffin was £1 and Apple square was 90p.. but when paying separately for the pastries we were charged £3 60 because we were eating at the table. TAKE ON? Would put me off eating here again

First time in Skinners as I live in Portsmouth. Fantastic to see home bakeries serving home made bread and buns reminding me off my childhood. Brilliant stick to your ribs Irish Stew, homemade Veda and great soda and potato bread. Great food , great prices, recommended

I wasn't in skinners for awhile with pandemics etc Was in the other day staff are lively friendly and food 8s very fresh and excellent Highly recommend

Lovely place to come if you can stomach reheaded school dinner/ hospital food served by the skinrats and their sidekick saddle bags jade

Firstly, I haven't tried the cafe so the review is of the home bakery fare which i find to be varied and of a high quality. The counter staff are friendly and accommodating and you also have an option to order on-line which helps avoid the crowds.Overall, a good traditional home bakery.

Stopped for lunch, staff are friendly and professional and food was great. Took some bakery products home which was also delicious

Avoid at all cost... All pastries are pre bought Using the cheapest frozen foods from Lidl and pound world 🤛

Food was ok nice enough warm ect but looked and tasted like school dinners still very friendly staff ect . 3 🌟 from me. 👍

Great selection of food. Mini Irish fry for those who want less. Food great, staff amazing and caring. Love it very popular.

My companion and I opted for hot cross buns from the bakery @ .55 each to have with a cup of tea. The hot cross buns were delicious, the nicest I have eaten for a long time. What annoyed us was the £1.05 added to the cost of the bun making them £1.60 each. We could understand a mark up but this was excessive. The explanation given was VAT !!!!!!!! A fat tax person without even having to go near this bakery.

Love This bakery & cafe. Fantastic range of breads, cakes, sausage rolls, pies, etc in the Bakery. The cafe offers a good range of foods at reasonable prices. Staff are very friendly & helpful.

Skinners make an excellent Gluten free bread and some wheat free peanut cookies and brownies! Every week I purchase wheaten bread and cakes for my non gluten free family and travel to the north coast with their bread, tarts (especially rhubarb tart) fruit squares etc. I have also bought their soft baps for bacon butties which have been very well received. This is an excellent and very reliable bakery.

Skinners has been a fixture of this sleepy little town for many years. It is always busy, and this is largely due to the quality of its food. There is a fantastic bakery onsite with a large selection of highly delicious buns and savouries for those who wish to eat and run. But the true gem is the Cafe, where you can choose from a varied range of really delicious food freshly cooked onsite. The girl who works behind the counter is an absolute gem and always has an amusing quip for all her customers. Nothing is ever too much bother for her. Regulars are treated like family members in this treasure of North Down

Skinners has been in Holywood a long long time. Nice place to go for a coffee and cake. We go very regularly to the shop because they sell the best oven soda and wheaten.

Wonderful ulster breakfast. The best in town and real value for money. I really like the self service aspect which allows me to see clearly what I am getting before ordering

11.30am fry. One small fry (6 pieces) one Ulster fry (9 pieces) pot of tea and an americano. £12.10. Everything was so fresh but then it's a bakery and very well supported evidenced by an 80% occupancy rate during the 3/4 hr. we were there. Would recommend to anyone. A special word for pensioners, use your free Translink rail pass and treat yourself. Skinners is 5 mins. walk from the station.

I visit here regularly to pick up treats for the weekend and have never been disappointed - everything is delicious (I highly recommend anything with fresh cream!) Staff are incredibly pleasant & helpful.I have only eaten in the cafe once and wasnt impressed. I ordered a sandwich which was average at best - it had practically no filling. My friend ordered a burger and chips & wasn't keen either.I would highly recommend the bakery side however!

A lovely non-pretentious cafe. Situated at the back of the bakers the cafe serves up good food at reasonable prices. Seems to be busy all the tlme. Well worth a visit.

A popular spot on Hollywood high street servingfreshly cooked breakfast and lunches .A good non greasy fry and great value for money also a nice bakery at the front serving artisan breads and nice selection of cream buns would recommend

Having lived away from Northern Ireland for over 30 years I do miss a good old Ulster Fry. However on previous visits I have been sorely dissappointed. Not this time! Skinners Cafe delivered a lovely tasty non greasy Ulster Fry. All the cakes and bread are made on the premises and very delicious, artisan before the word became trendy. If you want a good old fashioned Northern Irish food experience visit Jade and her team in this spotlessly clean and very welcoming Cafe - and don't forget to grab a cream bun from the bakery on the way out.

When I meet my daughter for catchups, we always chose Skinners for a sit down to enjoy lovely pots of tea, scrumptious homemade goodies or freshly made hot dishes. Service is always friendly and the ambience warm and welcoming.

My wife and I tried Skinners for the very first time and found it to be a very good experience. We both had the full breakfast and when it arrived it was delightful, nice and hor, grease free and had all the usual breakfast ingredients,...

Offering quite a good selection of foods and coffee all nice. Staff helpful and pleasant The tables are clean and well stocked with sugar etc. Only down side is wifi has not worked for some time.

Bakey Skinners casa pan es un 1. . Y SU BAJA Smartcarbs. PAN gi tiene que ser el mejor de todos, porque realmente es de martCarbs y no engorde y apto para diabéticos, y por otro lado también gustos Anyne 100% 1. Y el personal es genial. De todos curso en Holywood es genial! !

If you want a tray bake or bun that DOESN'T taste like it's been sitting out for a week and...

Una vez más, como en muchos lugares en Holywood, un negocio familiar. Tarifa n irlanda muy! Perfecta para un desayuno a un precio muy razonable y la comida. El personal es agradable y eficiente. Es un lugar sin lujos pero limpio y luminoso de la...

This is essentially a very good bakery with a small cafe section in the rear of the property.The food i have always found to be very good and reasonably priced and being a bakery the choice of buns,tarts etc are particularly good.The best point of all though has to be the staff who are very friendly and helpful especially towards elderly customers.

Yo y el chico me dio un picotazo en un pequeño fry antes de dirigirse al museo del transporte. Bueno, el sabroso y rápido, servicio agradable.

Consistently excellent for baked goods or cooked meals lots of little treasures in such a compact space

Skinners does the best German Biscuits in Holywood by a long shot! Also it has a massive range of other buns and pastries. A very good all round bakery!

Had lunch & bought pie & rhubarb crumble for dinner too. Of course we had to buy a Belfast Bap. Service was fantastic & very very friendly.

Staff not very helpful our friendly,service very slow,food not up to standred.very packed tables very close together.first and last time in it,wouldnt recommend it.

I decided to give Skinners another go after my last review and I'm pleased to report that the problems I had with it before appear to have been resolved. The raw meats were no longer stored right beside the bakery goods. My partner bought some of the bacon to cook at home and said it was the best he'd ever tasted! Again the fry's were all freshly cooked and we had ordered individual items rather than from the set menu. Very good service and still the best fry around!

Excellent choices in bakery section, good food in cafe, typical menu for quick turnaround, takeaway service. Friendly staff. Small and busy, sometimes a little overcrowded because of the layout.

We went here solely for the fry up which is freshly cooked and great value for money. You can add to your fry too. The staff are always very friendly. We went around 11 am and it wasn't too busy. Having enjoyed the fry so much we decided to visit their in house bakery. Sealed but never the less raw bacon was sitting on a middle shelf between drink bottles and cakes! I witnessed a member of staff drop a muffin on the floor, pick it up and return it to a tray to be sold. Such a shame after a tasty fry. If it wasn't for that I'd have rated it higher.

This place has to be visited, but you can expect it to be very very busy if you go at lunch time when all the locals come for their lunch. You will always get a warm welcome and nice meals. The apple tart is something to try, always well filled and loaded with cream. There is a bakery at the front and I grantee that it will temp you.The only fault I have is the size of the room but that is only a fault because it is so popular with everybody.

Wife and I went in for a snack lunch and left disappointed and dissatisfied. Sandwiches were thrown together and tasteless.Sausage rolls were barely cooked. Sausagemeat ok but the paste was soggy and not not cooked sufficiently. Staff were pleasant and busy. So long as reviews are inaccurate the cafe will not improve.Could be very good with a bit of effort. Would not survive as a cafe if there was decent competition. A poor sausage roll from a home bakery is ridiculous and reflects badly on standards !

Myself and my boyfriend would call into skinners now and again for a sneaky wee fry or a bun on the way home. The bakery at the front is outstanding value. It sells lots of tasty buns and cakes and they are so so cheap. Best value in Holywood. The staff are always super friendly and everything on sale is fresh. Everything is clean and well displayed. The cafe is always busy with a great wee caf buzz. The hot food is so cheap and sandwiches are made fresh. I've had a few things off the menu and while not high end eating it's what you want in the way of cheap and cheerful. Everything is clean and food isn't greasy which is a winner in my books. The only issues I have are that it's a bit small, which can't be helped, so it is sometimes very difficult to get a table. It would also be great if they opened at the weekend! Nice wee place overall.

Had breakfast on skinners and this place never disappoints. Service is always friendly and swift. The food is fresh and tasty! I like the cooked breakfast so as they are dry and not swimming in grease. Always good selection of home baked goods and I always end up buying something to take away! Only criticism is the place is limited for table space so go early is my tip. I often go before 9am.

Called in @3.30 for a sandwich and coffee. Staff already winding down for the day. Everything was just too much trouble for them. "Do you mind having brown bread otherwise I will have to cut into a new loaf"!!???I also enjoyed having to walk through the kitchen to use the toilet!

Love the food & staff very friendly & helpfulI love their Apple/Rhubarb tarts and their Sausage Rolls, whenever I'm in Holywood I always call in

Friendly, plain cooking but very enjoyable. staff seem very friendly and go that wee bit further. Good value but quite busy or should \i say popular with local people. Staff seem to know everyone the bakery goods look fresh, I don't know if they are baked on the premises

This is a hidden gem at a great price. Bakery in the front and cafe in the back. Great Ulster Fry, pastries and sandwiches and all served with a smile. The price is very nice too!

Well, I've been a customer of Skinners for a couple of years now. If you ever find yourself in Holywood I must insist you pay a visit. Absolutely everything you eat here is terrible for you, that delicious and gorgeous home made taste of the most generously filled cream pastries you will find in Holywood (and gorgeous cream at that) and the flaky pastry of their custard tarts. Their caramel squares and their fifteens cannot be beaten.Hot food? They do baked potatoes to rival THE Mr Pikwik's of Connswater, generously topped every time. Delicious home made sausage-roll style Scotch Eggs that are crisp and delicious.I could write a review for every product but I promise, give the place a try for genuine home made cuisine.Once you eat from Skinner's you'll understand why this bakery has been here for generations. Quality will always stand the test of time and they really do exceed in quality.They also do amazing Belfast Baps!

I have bought from Skinners Bakery & Sandwich Bar many times & love the wide range of buns, sandwiches & hot food they serve. Today was the first time I tried their café.The café area is very small & the heat seemed to build up quite quickly. I wasn't sure whether to find a table & sit or go straight to the counter & order. Due to the limited seating area I was afraid to place my order at the counter & then turn to find no seats available. I took a chance & stood for around 5 minutes at the counter waiting for service. It was clear that the staff were very busy sorting out bills for customers wanting to pay up & leave. There were no menus on the tables so I relied on the menu above the counter to help with my choice. I placed my order; paid upfront & thankfully found an empty table.I ordered scrambled eggs & toast (£3.10 & diet coke £1.20) & although the portion was small/medium it was absolutely delicious - one of the best scrambled eggs I have tasted. The service was really quick. I'm pretty sure I got my food within 7 minutes of ordering! I couldn't ask for more especially when I only have a half-hour for lunch. Staff were very attentive & I cannot fault the service.The great thing about the food portion was that there was enough room to pick up a bun from the bakery on the way out :)

A great breakfast to start the day off , great service and food. Carry on with the great Service that is all we want thank you

Loveliest staff and a proper fry and loads of laughs and offers of extra fried eggs . What more do you want for a Saturday morning start ?

Visited for lunch, excellent range of food, freshly made and reasonably priced.Bakery range is fantastic also, well priced, and the staff are great!

Simple café at the back of the bakery. The staff are very friendly and welcoming, so much so my parents now go hear nearly every day for tea and toast. The bakery food is excellent and we have been hear many times and will continue to do so

You simply cannot go wrong eating or buying here. Their chicken pies have to be eaten to be believed. The pastries/cakes/buns will not be bettered anywhere. The full Irish breakfast is unbeatable and the owner and staff so friendly. It is so good that I travel from Perth, Australia to Holywood, Co Down, every year just to eat once again a chicken pie and partake of breakfast.

LOVE this place. Always made to feel welcome by Valerie and her team. The steak and onion pie and the Ulster fry are must try's! Make sure you buy some soda and potato bread, Chelsea buns and the cinnamon loaf to take home with you. Skinners is a firm favourite in our family.

There's nothing here to dislike! It's just an excellent bakery/café , more to the standard of a French pavement café than what we take as the norm in the UK. Particularly excellent succulent meat and chicken pies and pastries. Spotlessly clean.Yum Yum!

Great freshly baked food that you couldn't beat with a big F'in stick with a nail through it. Ill happily take a doasage of diabetes if it comes from eating buns out of this place. Personal favourite is the chicken and mushroom pie. Top marks old boy!

My husband and I wanted something to eat on the way back from visiting Belfast and we went to Holywood which has some nice shops. We popped into this bakery and found there was a cafe and sandwich bar at the back. Although it was past lunchtime we were welcomed into a clean warm cafe with an extensive list of food to eat. We chose the pies which we were told were made on the premises, these were the best pies we have tasted and served with freshly cooked chips. The food was reasonably priced and we would recommend it for its food selection, price and hospitality.

First visit today and I will most definitely be back - often! The most tempting array of food I have seen in a long time from biscuits, pastries, sandwiches, soups, variety of dinners but most importantly the most delicious Ulster Fry I've had - price £4.20. Soda bread, potato bread, pancake, sausage, 2 rashers of back bacon and an egg and no grease in sight. Tea is 95p for a large mug and comes in a teapot [milk & sugar on the table]. My friend had casseroled beef with potatoes and two veg and it looked delicious too. It will take me a while to get through the extensive menu but I'm determined to try!!The staff were all kept very busy as it's obviously a very popular cafe and they were all extremely pleasant and helpful. Well done Skinners and I can't wait for my next visit.