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  • Face masks required for staff in public areas
  • Hand sanitizer available to guests & staff
  • Socially distanced dining tables
  • Staff required to regularly wash hands
  • Tables disinfected between guests
  • Face masks required for guests in public areas
Updated 08/05/20 Safety precautions are provided by the property and are not checked by Tripadvisor for accuracy.
Updated 08/05/20 Safety precautions are provided by the property and are not checked by Tripadvisor for accuracy.
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Freshly made: - Special Occasion Cakes - Pies, Pasties and Sausage Rolls - Fresh or Frozen ready meals - Cakes and deserts - Sandwiches
Special Diets
Vegetarian Friendly, Gluten Free Options
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch, Brunch, Drinks
CUISINES
Cafe, British
FEATURES
Delivery, Takeout, Reservations, Seating, Serves Alcohol, Free Wifi, Table Service, Digital Payments, Gift Cards Available
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All reviews scones sausage rolls cake hash browns fish chips pie burger sunday roast potatoes salad full english breakfast gran canaria yumbo centre taste of home christmas dinner home made place to eat
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Reviewed yesterday

I cannot believe I’m writing a review about sandwiches but we rently called into the new premises and orders some sandwiches and chips. When we got them the chips were beautiful home made chips but the sandwiches were the best we have ever had anywhere....The whole experience was a pleasure from start to finishMore

Date of visit: March 2023
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Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile

Great find, lovely pie and mash, not what you’d expect to want when it’s hot and sunny but it was certainly what Dr Hangover prescribed. Looking forward to going back when the new premises are open.

Date of visit: January 2023
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Reviewed 4 weeks ago

We ordered two roast lamb dinners when we eventually got served. Have to say it was the worst meal I have ever had in Gran Canaria. The vegetables were soggy, overcooked and microwaved. The roast potatoes were undoubtedly out of the freezer and had been...warmed up. The service was poor , we witnessed people sitting down then getting up and leaving because nobody had attended to them. Very disappointing and a waste of moneyMore

Date of visit: November 2022
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Reviewed January 15, 2023 via mobile

The abomination that was our Christmas Lunch(nearly Boxing Day breakfast. As others have said, we were all told to arrive at 3.30pm there was no Xmas music no crackers on the tables nothing that would make you assuming it was a Xmas lunch at all....Owner was rude bordering on threatening when asked why our lunch was taking over 3hrs to arrive. I'm sorry buy these two should be no where any sort of service industry. The way they spoke to customers was embarrassing. It could have all been dealt with so much more professionally. Just an apology and an offer of a drink on the house would have gone someway to appease people, but when questioned. The answer was "its our Christmas as well you know?" Like we were their friends that had popped in a for quick bite not paying customers. As someone else said we'll probably get a reply saying we were at fault as that seems to be a running theme to their replies Shocking!! Won't be backMore

Date of visit: December 2022
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Reviewed January 11, 2023 via mobile

Found this little gem of a restaurant on our first visit. At that time did not use as all the seats were in the blazing sun and we required some shade… Third visit and we gave it a try! Really enjoyed the coffee and breakfast...rolls. Came back to sample, a full English breakfast And was not disappointed. Excellent service and gets very busy during late morning.More

Date of visit: January 2023
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Reviewed January 8, 2023 via mobile

Since arriving on Thursday I have eaten here every day as it’s one of the few places that has a dedicated vegan/plant based menu. Menu has a good choice from salads to burgers toastier/sandwiched, as well as desserts! Best hand cut and home made chips...ever! Would highly recommend all plant based veggie give this lovely bar a try, support someone who has made a conscious effort to offer a good choice and variety instead of the usual token gesture.More

Date of visit: January 2023
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Reviewed January 6, 2023 via mobile

A friend and I were looking for somewhere to have a nice relaxing evening meal. The service was great. The food was delicious & arrived promptly. The owner had a lovely personal touch. Will be back on this holiday and hopefully many more.

Date of visit: January 2023
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Reviewed January 5, 2023

I don't like leaving negative reviews.. but.. the service in this place is unbelievably slow. I don't know if they have staffing issues at the moment, but it just seems to be one guy doing everything. Lots of tables with people either waiting to be...served or for their order. It looks so nice but unfortunately fails to deliver.More

Date of visit: December 2022
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Reviewed December 29, 2022 via mobile

We booked here for Christmas based upon the good reviews...absolutely shocking. We got there for 15:30 waited one hour for starters. These were OK. However the main took another three hours! The children were starving and unfortunately the meal was atrocious. The pigs in blanket...were either raw or burnt...but either way they were all stone cold. Vegetables raw and was hit and miss as to what you had on your plate. One member of our party asked to have the food reheated this took forever and by that point we all decided not to continue eating the main as it was clearly not cooked properly. We didn't complain during the wait and tried to keep in good spirits as it was Christmas day but to be served that meal was the last straw. As mentioned by someone else when we addressed this the owner was very aggressive and rude threatened to call the police if we did not pay what he wanted. We have eaten out on Christmas day for many years and I have never experienced service and attitude like it! I am sure we will have a response trying to justify his inexcusable behaviour but I would warn families not to ruin their Christmas day and book here! The photos do not lie soup in the sun and undercooked food In the dark.More

Date of visit: December 2022
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Reviewed December 29, 2022

I googled best place for breakfast in playa del ingles and thought we would give the English bakery a try ,i had full English breakfast American pancakes with fresh strawberries and my other half had fish & chips. The food was all freshly cooked and...hot and of great quality,we had a fresh smoothie and a frappaccino to drink and again great quality drinks,glad we have found somewhere for breakfast when we visit playa del ingles again and will definitely go back before we leave after the new year celebrations.i would recommend the English bakery if your staying in playa del ingles.More

Date of visit: December 2022
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Reviewed December 29, 2022 via mobile

Christmas dinner. No atmosphere , Bad food, worse service. All diners were told to arrive at 330pm .every table in the place was full. Waited 45 minutes for a very bland prawn cocktail . Then a whopping 3 hour wait for main course . Some...of the tables had their main earlier and we watched as there was a painstakingly slow service where staff seemingly could only manage one or 2 plates at a time. I decided to ask where ours was as we were meeting friends and were already late and got told it was on the way. No apology . The dinner when it finally arrive (without an apology) was awful . Like a bad school dinner . Only the potatoes were hot as they’d been deep fried meaning they were undercooked in the middle. The only reason we ate some is because we were so hungry. We decided to leave before the dessert as there were still tables waiting for main course and we were running very late to meet friends. . We had already paid a deposit of half the bill - so I explained to the owner that we had to leave so we would only be prepared to pay for the drinks we had. I was met by the rudest most aggressive behaviour from him and his partner . They threatened to get security on to me ! One of them shouted and screamed at me and said it was “their Christmas too” . Please do us all A favour next time and shut for the day! No one forced you to open. I’m fully expecting one of their utterly ridiculous responses to bad reviews where they get very personal and attack customers. Tell them that people usually like “lumpy mash” (they don’t) basically they blame the PAYING CUSTOMER. For their own incompetence and bad food. Check your cameras and also many witnesses to your aggressive behaviour. AwfulMore

Date of visit: December 2022
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Reviewed December 25, 2022 via mobile

I’ve never wrote a review before but I think I must on this occasion, starter was fine then a three and half hour wait for dinner just to receive a lunch no one could eat roasters boiling hot, pigs in blankets cold and uncooked if...you had one . His attitude when approached about the situation was aggressive and couldn’t care less approach, he was also abusive to two of the ladies in our group . All in all very very poor ruined our Christmas Day .More

Date of visit: December 2022
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Reviewed December 18, 2022

What a great wee place. We discovered by accident on our last day😀😀. However we visit GC a lot so we will be back. Great Service, Freindly and made you feel welcome. Food was amazing with a good extensive menu. We had Fish & Chips...and could not fault it. We also had one of their homemade Scones…. They were brilliant.More

Date of visit: December 2022
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Reviewed December 15, 2022

Enjoyed an afternoon in the sun in the English Bakery (in the Yumbo centre) Bar owner and the lady serving us were welcoming and friendly enough. We didn't eat here but those that did were looking as though they were happy, as did a couple...next to us who were having cocktails. Just several beers for us in the sun and a bit of banter with the staff. A very nice afternoon.More

Date of visit: December 2022
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Reviewed December 8, 2022 via mobile

Sometimes you just crave home comforts and this little gem delivers everytime. Good quality ingredients cooked beautifully, friendly staff and great service. The Scones are to die for as are the burgers and don't even get me started on the fish & Chips 😋 you...can probably tell by now that we enjoy the food here. Each time we come to Gran Canaria it is one of our go to places in fact it is one of the reasons we no longer do all inclusive or B&B as the food is just mass produced average quality. Keep up the good work, well be back again in March, August and October 😉More

Date of visit: December 2022
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Response from Jlidwyn | Reviewed this property |
Closed Monday, opens about 10am
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Angela S
February 9, 2022|
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Response from TheEnglishBakery | Property representative |
Hi Angela, many apologies for the late reply we didnt get the notification of your message from TripAdvisor! Yes we are fully open and will be open in June :)
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Response from TheEnglishBakery | Property representative |
Hi Andrew, we are just refurbing our new place and hoping to open on 20th July
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The English Bakery Cafe is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travelers:
  • Food: 4.5
  • Service: 4.5
  • Value: 4.5