Thomas The Baker - York

Josh L.

Went here today for afters with my Mum and Dad. Great location in the heart of Helmsley town centre with friendly and professional staff, a FANTASTIC font on their shelf edge labels (reminds me of my childhood) and lovely food (I highly recommend the Pudsey Bear biscuit)! Highly recommended!! 🙂

Chris M.

I recently stopped by Thomas the Baker in Helmsley for some lunch after a business meeting, and I have to say, I’m disappointed. The place was packed, which is fair enough at lunchtime, so I joined the queue for the bakery to get my food. After waiting ages and finally paying for my lunch, I decided to grab some meat from the separate deli counter. The lady there handed me my order but told me I had to return and join the bakery queue again to pay for it! Despite there being an empty til point right in front of her,

What should have been a quick 5-minute stop at a lovely village bakery was a 20-minute waste of time. By this point, the queue had grown to over 14 people, with just one till open and only one person doing any work while the others were wandering around. It was absolute madness, especially at lunchtime. There’s no organisation; to make matters worse, the staff seemed to be at odds with each other. It’s ridiculous to expect customers to queue up twice for different counters. They need to sort out their system and get the staff working properly.

Anne L.

A gorgeous bakery/grocery. Their sausage rolls are simply sensational. With a wide selection of produce it would be hard to go wrong

Brian W.

Great place to stop and get a coffee and sandwich. Great service every time. Can recommend the fresh sandwiches.
Free parking outside for 20 minutes or pay and display in the market Square.

Michael W.

This is fast becoming my 'go to' option for breakfast on the move. The sausages in the breakfast rolls are deliciously firm and meaty, and the coffee is always toasty hot. No tepid, low temperature muck thank you.
Best of all, the service is always fast, flexible and friendly. Even at the height of tourist season pressure, the staff are patient, calm, friendly and helpful.

Gerry B.

Excellent service, top quality sandwiches and drinks and very reasonable prices. Faultless! I would highly recommend! Best bakery for miles around without a doubt, Already looking forward to my next trip up to Helmsley!

A F.

An excellent bakery with a range of great products at low prices.

Tony P.

Not suitable for non-lovers of baked goods, but if like me you find yourself propelled in to a bakery with no idea of how you got there, prepare to battle the impulse to buy far more than you need, for research purposes of course.

Deli sausage roll, yes please. Cumberland rap, don’t mind if I do. Date and walnut scones, why not. Sour dough loaf, always handy to have a loaf in, you never know when you’ll need one. Chelsea bun, I’ll just have half. All this because I fancied a beef and vegetable pastie. Oh well. All the goods on offer looked and smelt wonderful and those which we purchased and have tried thus far tasted as good as they looked.

Wonderful baked goods at more than reasonable prices, utter happiness.