The Bakery by Knife & Fork - Banbury

Olivia Morley

I found Knife and Fork bakery after being diagnosed as nearly coeliac to gluten, following the birth of my daughter. I found it a huge adjustment and I couldn’t find any gluten free breads that I liked, until I found this one. I absolutely adore it and I eat it practically everyday. My favourites are the farmhouse sliced sourdough and the cinnamon and date loafs - both of which are constant additions to our food shops. We have also recently tried the brownie mix which went down a treat. I love that I can now enjoy having a slice of toast again, and actually feel like I’m eating proper toast! Thank you.

Sarah Williams

I received my order of gluten free loaves today and have so far tried the quinoa/millet one. It's really delicious. I'm not gluten intolerant, but because I eat a WFPB diet, I wanted to find a loaf that had clean ingredients and that contained no oil. I'm so glad that I stumbled across The Bakery by Fork & Knife online. I will definitely be buying more!

Adele Appleton

Being a nutritional therapist what goes into my food and consequently into my body is very important. I have just tried the quinoa and millet loaf and absolutely loved it. No, it's not the texture of a slice of Warburton's but have you seen what's in that!

This bread is clean, wholesome and tasty. I will definitely be buying it again in future and recommending it to my clients ?

Dan

I think the negative reviews are a little harsh. You cannot compare any of their products with your standard soft white loaf or a gluten free alternative from the supermarket because they are full of additives and toxic chemicals. These breads are healthy and because of that people need to make allowances (texture, colour, scent etc). Personally I think the sourdough is a dense texture so not ideal for a sandwich etc but delicious toasted and the focaccia is absolutely divine. I’ve missed bread so much in the last year after a late diagnosis and wanting to avoid the supermarket junk. Please keep the recipes the same (clean ingredients) thanks!

AK V

I love this bakery and the negative reviews are ridiculously unfair.
Real gluten free food baked without bad oils and ingredients usually packed into supermarket gluten free items.
I purchase cut loaves and freeze. Yes it takes longer to toast, but the taste is authentic and I hope recipes do not change. I’m not sure what the negative reviewers are expecting but they are welcome to buy gluten free unhealthy items from supermarkets.

Cat Eurig

Googled Knife & Fork to order some more bread and came across these fairly brutal reviews. I have to say I’ve had the opposite experience and I’m really impressed with these loaves. I was diagnosed with coeliac disease in summer 2022 and went through a few super market gluten free breads which made me so thirsty for days and the list of ingredients was very long and a bit synthetic. In an attempt to find gluten free bread with minimal ingredients which don’t make me really thirsty I came across Knife & Fork. I ordered the starter kit and so far have tried them all.

The focaccia is particularly good and all the other loaves are great with soups, cheese on toast, with stews. Some of the loaves are small, which I get due to the ingredients they use and making them not collapse but the sour doughs you can get some good sized slices of for sandwiches etc.

I sliced and froze my bread when it arrived and it’s easy to use, either heated up or toasted, as and when I need it and it tastes like proper bread!

Thanks Knife & Fork for creating coeliac friendly loaves. Really appreciate your work and I’ll be ordering some more soon. 🙂

Sarah Wyatt

I write this review with some reluctance but I don't want another person to be as disappointed as I was. I received my first taster box a few days ago after waiting with much excitement. Website promises bread for sandwiches and great texture and taste - to say I am disappointed is an understatement!! The box was very small and heavy, each loaf was like a house brick and very dry. Completely inedible. I should have put the £35 I paid towards a decent bread maker and made my own - expensive lesson learned I suppose.

Dave Gardner

The pricing model suggested the very best gluten free products I’d ever taste. At over £6 per loaf for six loaves delivered it felt like a time warp. But not in a good way. The heaviest small package immediately rang alarm bells. It felt like they were charging by weight rather than.quality. So dense so chewy it was like the bad old days of being coeliac. Main brands in supermarkets are much more edible.