Rising Dough Bakery — Restaurant in Cambridge

Absolutely delighted with this place!! The chocolate éclair was to die for!! The lemon tart was wonderful as well!! I would definitely highly recommend these to anyone! The chocolate éclair's icing wasn't painted on thinly; it has a surprisingly lovely crunch. It was so thick but not hard to the teeth. The whipping cream was real whipping cream. The pastry appeared dry, but worked like magic with the rest of it. I was left dreaming about it for the rest of the day! My lemon tart had a perfectly tart taste complemented by the meringue. My friend heartily agreed to both of those items being her favourite as well. My egg salad sandwich with lettuce on wholegrain bread was quite good as well! I will return to this place again!

This place is so efficiently set up. They manage to pack in a shocking number of items, and yet everything fits. They have seating and even manage to have 2 washrooms. They sell some Irish and Scottish merchandise as well. See my pics for more food options.

Food: You can eat lunch here or buy treats, lunch items like sandwiches, savory dishes, snacks, breakfast items, hot soup, or breads. They sell clotted cream in jars that you can buy along with their super fluffy-looking scones!! I haven't seen one place in Cambridge that sells this!

Types of Dining: Indoor and takeout. They have tables and chairs for you to sit indoors.

Atmosphere: Quiet but not overly quiet. Kids can come here.

Parking: There is a lot of free parking due to this business being in the same lot as the Giant Tiger.

Wheelchair accessibility: Unsure. There wasn't a designated wheelchair accessible washroom. It looked like one of them is likely large enough to go in with a wheelchair, but there is no...

I can't say enough about this, wonderful little gem! The steak pie, the scotch pie, the sausage rolls, the pastries, the haggis, the Scottish treats, and the Scottish bread! They have a few tables, so if you can't wait to eat meat pie like me, they will happily heat it up for you. Personally, I eat there as I drive from Burlington, ON. To this wonderful Bakery in Prescott, which is very close to Cambridge, On.. If you go to the Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory, Google this address. I only discovered you 2 years ago, and I will always be a customer. I should mention they do wonderful gift baskets for Christmas as well! Oh! Robbie Burns Supper? You want to order way, way ahead for your Haggis. The staff is very sweet and accommodating. I've yet to meet the owner, but I'm sure the sweetness only rolls down from the top. (And isn't that a nice change)...

I am of Scottish background (my grandmother was an immigrant to Canada) and I've lived in Cambridge for 28 years, so I've been stopping in to Rising Dough occasionally for a very long time. The staff is always friendly and pleasant, the food is good, and I can get my Irn-Bru fix there (haha).

As a vegetarian, I was disappointed when the Empire Biscuits started being made with sweets on top instead of the traditional cherries; I know the sign in the shop says the biscuits are vegetarian "without the sweet" or something like that, but a ham sandwich is vegetarian too if you pick the ham off-- I still wouldn't eat it though.

Anyway, it's still a lovely shop and I will be back, just no more Empire Biscuits for my household anymore, I'm afraid. I'll have to find another bakery for those, or make them traditional...