Lee's Family Bakers — Restaurant in South Tyneside

Visited to pick up some treats for a friend. Absolutely loved it, a proper old fashioned bakery. When people took pride in their craft and knew exactly what they were doing. The wait in the queue is always worth it. I would recommend the quiches you can buy by the slice or whole. Big chunks of cheese, onion or tomatoes. Superb pastry. The cakes are absolutely second to none, you will not get better anywhere! Plus the variety! The staff are amazing super friendly, helpful and cheerful, nothing is too much bother, you have a good chat and banter. They are there with their recommendations. Definitely get there quickly as they sell out so soon. Would highly...

You pull up at Lees and you will find a queue out of the door down the street every time.

There is a good reason for this. Everything that they make is so good.

Sandwiches are good, scones are good, bread and buns good, teacakes good, quiche excellent..especially the cheese and broccoli one. All the savory food is excellent.

But the cakes, they are outstanding, from old fashioned trifles to cream cakes, yo sponge cakes but their absolute can't get enough of is their Manchester tarts and Manchester tart donuts. Oh and cheesecakes.

The girls serving always have a smile and hello, are really friendly and I want to eat there...

I have heard that Lee's are excellent bakers, so as I now live less than 200m away, I had give them a try. I picked a nice looking loaf of the shelf, only to be told that this was a Chia seed loaf and cost £3.50! I assumed that I had misheard the assistant when she said that what I'd selected was a Chia seed loaf and was £3.50, expecting my cost to be £1.50, which is top end of what the supermarket bakers charge! I didn't miss here her! £3.50, was what I was charged for this loaf! It was delicious bread, that was still fresh on day 4, but I do feel that £3.50 for a loaf of...