The Baker's Seasonal Menu

Our bakes.

Everything here is made the same way it always has been — by hand, and according to the season. Baked fresh through the day, so what you take home was shaped this morning.

V Vegetarian Vg Vegan Seasonal

Bread & Sourdough

Our heart. Living starters, fed daily, and loaves shaped by hand every morning.

  • GAIL's Sourdough Signature

    The signature loaf. A blend of grains, a long slow prove, a blistered mahogany crust. Hand-shaped, 650g.

    £4.60
  • Seeded Sourdough Vg

    Our sourdough rolled through a mix of toasted seeds — sunflower, linseed, sesame, poppy.

    £4.80
  • San Francisco Sourdough Vg

    A longer ferment for a properly pronounced tang. For the sour purists.

    £4.80
  • Good Earth Sourdough Vg

    100% wholemeal, milled from UK-grown heritage wheat with barley, emmer, spelt and rye.

    £5.20
  • Rye & Barley Sourdough Vg

    Dense, dark and malty. Keeps for days and loves a slab of salted butter.

    £4.90
  • Mixed Olive Sourdough VgSeasonal

    Our Bread of the Month — folded through with green and black olives.

    £5.40
  • Waste-Less Sourdough Waste Not

    Yesterday’s loaves, milled and mixed back into today’s white starter. Soft, almost cake-like.

    £4.40

Pastries & Viennoiserie

Laminated by hand, proved overnight, baked to order through the morning.

  • Croissant V

    Twenty-seven layers of butter and patience. Crisp shell, honeycomb crumb.

    £3.20
  • Pain au Chocolat V

    Two batons of dark chocolate folded into the same laminated dough.

    £3.60
  • Almond Croissant V

    Filled and topped with frangipane and flaked almonds, dusted with sugar.

    £3.90
  • Cinnamon Bun V

    A soft, spiralled knot glazed while still warm. A GAIL’s morning ritual.

    £3.80
  • Sesame & Cardamom Morning Bun V

    Flaky, twisted and rolled in spiced Demerara sugar.

    £3.90
  • Chocolate Babka Bun V

    Enriched dough, dark chocolate, filled with almond custard.

    £4.10
  • Ham & Cheese Croissant

    Buttery croissant, English ham and melted Gruyère. A proper handful.

    £4.50
  • Cheese & Leek Brioche Bun V

    Soft brioche baked around slow-cooked leeks and a cheese crown.

    £4.20

Cakes & Sweets

Whole cakes and by-the-slice. Made in our kitchens, iced by hand.

  • Pistachio, Lemon & Rose Cake VSignature

    A GAIL’s signature — nutty, bright and gently floral.

    £4.90
  • Carrot Cake V

    Spiced sponge, mascarpone icing, a scatter of hazelnut praline.

    £4.70
  • Strawberry & Ricotta Cake VSeasonal

    Polenta and ricotta baked soft with British strawberries.

    £4.80
  • Chocolate & Raspberry Stout Cake V

    Dark chocolate sponge made with stout, white-chocolate-and-whiskey cream.

    £5.20
  • Berry Brioche VSeasonal

    Brioche bun, vanilla crème pâtissière, raspberries, strawberries and blueberries.

    £4.40
  • Raspberry & Pistachio Bun VSeasonal

    Vanilla mascarpone, fresh raspberries, crushed pistachio.

    £4.20

In Season — Breakfast & Lunch

Cooked with what’s good right now, on our own sourdough. This summer’s set.

  • Cheese, Tomato & Basil Savoury Bun VSeasonal

    Brioche bun, sundried tomato paste, cheese curds, Datterini tomatoes, basil.

    £5.20
  • Aubergine, Crunchy Slaw & Herbs VgSeasonal

    Za’atar-roasted aubergine steaks in San Francisco sourdough.

    £7.90
  • Avocado on Seeded Sourdough Vg

    Smashed avocado, chilli, lemon and a crack of black pepper.

    £6.80
  • Four Bean Summer Salad VgSeasonal

    A plant-based bowl in a turmeric and ginger dressing.

    £8.40
  • Chicken & Charred Corn Salad Seasonal

    Free-range chicken with jalapeño-charred corn and leaves.

    £9.20

Coffee & Drinks

Our house-blend speciality coffee, barista-made — and something cold for the sun.

  • Flat White

    Our house blend, double ristretto, silk-steamed milk.

    £3.40
  • Oat Latte Vg

    The house favourite. Works beautifully with oat.

    £3.60
  • Iced Matcha V

    Ceremonial matcha over ice, with a whisper of black sesame.

    £4.20
  • Plum Iced Matcha VgSeasonal

    This season’s twist — matcha, oat and stone-fruit plum.

    £4.60
  • Tiramisu Cold Brew VSeasonal

    Slow cold brew with a mascarpone-vanilla cream float.

    £4.60
  • Raspberry & Hibiscus Iced Tea VgSeasonal

    Tart, floral and deep pink. Brewed fresh, served long.

    £3.80

Order ahead, collect warm

Reserve a whole cake, a box of pastries, or a stack of loaves for the weekend from your local bakery.