Raven's Bakery — Restaurant in Great Britain

I have used Ravens for years. Having grown up in the area I still return when I am near. One of the very few good old fashioned bakeries left that bake onsite. Great bread, cakes and savories no frills just shelves full of fresh bakery goods. Especially the Chelsea Buns, Almond Shortbread Slice, Jam doughnuts and the hot cross buns just as they should be spiced nicely with plenty of fruit, a cross and a wonderful glaze. you can't beat it with some butter. Not like the wannabe unspiced fruit buns traded as Hot Cross by the batch bakeries supplying the supermarkets. They are so good you have to queue over Easter to get some. However, recently the jam doughnuts seem to be lacking, down to about a teaspoon worth of jam if you are lucky and these are bigger than your supermarket doughnuts. There needs to have enough jam in them to warrant being called JAM DOUGHNUTS come on Ravens what has happened to your jam? Its three strikes and you are out, this happened today even though I mentioned the lack of jam before, nothing has changed. You will still be my got to bakers but sad I will no longer be able to enjoy a lovely fresh jammy doughnut that oozes jam down your chin when you...

If I could give zero stars I would!!! Worst customer service! We preordered a large batch of rolls for a special occasion, we then called on the collection day to confirm they had been made. We drove 45 mins to go and collect them to be told by the poor young lady behind the till that they had sold them all!! But we can reorder for another day as the baker has gone home 🤣 absolute disgrace!!! I will never use this place again what a joke! What kind of business takes pre orders, confirms on the day then just sells your order. Then insults you further by saying you can reorder. What a waste of my time and my petrol. So angry it’s just not good enough!!!! You should be ashamed as a...

OMG, what a find! Not a sourdough starter in sight and packed with iced buns, chelsea buns, Jam doughnuts, white split tin loaves, granary loaves: I'm in heaven! It took all my self control not to have everything, but I went for a jam doughnut which looked perfect and was, in fact perfect: crispy, sugary, just the right amount of jam. We also bought a granary loaf and I haven't tasted bread like it for years, again it was perfect: crispy crust, soft middle, full of flavour it's just the right texture and perfect with butter...