Armstrong Bakery — Restaurant in Armstrong

This place has gone downhill since the new owners took over. The ham and cheese sandwiches they sell are made with stale cheese buns and the meat tastes old. They changed the recipe for their long johns and now fill them with butter cream instead of whipped cream. Anyone who bakes knows that buttercream doesn’t belong in a long john. They only changed the recipe so the donuts would last longer and they wouldn’t have to make them fresh every day. When asked the cashier at the front told us everything was made in house, despite the fact that you can see the ingredients list from the store they bought the baked goods from. This bakery has been a staple in armstrong for decades so disappointed to see the new owners completely run it to the ground....

When we walked into the bakery on June 16, 2023, the new owner introduced himself. We ordered six oatmeal cookies, two apple strudels and two blueberry oat muffins. He used a handheld calculator to reach a total. I asked for a receipt but he didn't know how to use the cash register. I frowned and expressed my disappointment. We waited while he wrote a receipt by hand. When we got home and tried the food, we were disappointed. The strudel was dry and crumbly and the apples were from a can. The muffins were also dry and had no flavour. The cookies were moist but...

I used to skip out of class and come down here for sausage rolls all the time when I was in high school. Was that responsible? No. Was it worth it? Yes. I've tried a variety of their other products as well, and the worst of their baked goods are merely mediocre. The vast majority ranges from quite good to excellent. But those sausage rolls...

This place basically kept me alive back when I was a constantly-famished teenager willing to sacrifice my entire education for a bit of protein wrapped in pastry. Those sausage rolls...