Mix
Stone-ground Yorkshire flour, water and salt, folded into the starter by hand.
Slow bread,
warm rooms.
Sourdough from half seven, lunch until three, and cake until it runs out. A small bakehouse on Victoria Road.
(01) The bakehouse
We are a small bakery with a big oven. Every loaf is mixed by hand the afternoon before, left to ferment slowly overnight and baked before the sun is up. When it is gone, it is gone, and whatever is left at close goes to the Shipley food bank that evening.
- 48hrs
- A slow ferment on every loaf
- 32seats
- Plus the bench outside
- 6am
- The oven goes on
(02) How we bake
Two days
in the making.
Four ingredients: flour, water, salt and a starter we have fed every morning since we opened. The rest is time.
Rest
Sixteen hours in the cold. The flavour comes from here, not from anything we add.
Shape
Every loaf shaped at the bench before sunrise. No two look quite the same.
Bake
Into the deck oven, hot and fast. On the shelves by half seven.
- £4.20
Sourdough toast
Two thick slices, cultured butter, house jam or marmite. V
- £7.50
Eggs on toast
Soft-scrambled or poached free-range eggs, chives, seeded rye. V
- £9.20
Mushroom & miso
Roast mushrooms, miso butter bean purée, crispy shallots, toast. VG
- £6.80
Bacon bap
Dry-cured bacon from Keighley, brown sauce, our milk bun.
- £6.50
Bircher bowl
Oats soaked overnight in apple, yoghurt, poached rhubarb, toasted seeds. V
- £9.80
Tart of the day
Today: leek & gruyère, with a sharp leaf salad. V
- £9.50
Ham hock sandwich
Mustard mayo, pickled onion, watercress, country sourdough.
- £7.20
Soup & bread
A changing pot, a thick slice and plenty of butter or oil. VG
- £10.50
Roast squash bowl
Rice, roast squash, tahini, pomegranate and soft herbs. VG · GF
- £5.20
Country sourdough
Our everyday loaf. 900g, and it keeps well for four days. VG
- £5.60
Seeded rye
Dense, dark and nutty, with sunflower, pumpkin and linseed. VG
- £3.40
Cardamom bun
Knotted, sticky, and the reason for the queue on Saturdays. V
- £3.60
Morning bun
Laminated dough rolled with orange sugar and cinnamon. V
- £3.80
Rhubarb frangipane
Almond sponge with Yorkshire forced rhubarb, in season. V
- £3.20
Brown butter blondie
White chocolate, sea salt, a crackled top. V
- £3.40
Lemon & poppy seed loaf
A thick slice with a sharp lemon glaze. V
- from £38
Celebration cakes
To order, with 48 hours’ notice. Serves twelve. V
- £3.40
Flat white
Seasonal espresso from a Leeds roaster. Oat or whole milk.
- £3.20
Filter, by the cup
A rotating single origin. Ask what is on.
- £3.90
Proper hot chocolate
Melted dark chocolate, not powder. Cream if you insist.
- £2.80
Loose-leaf tea
Breakfast, Earl Grey, fresh mint or chamomile, by the pot.
V vegetarian · VG vegan · GF made without gluten · Prices include VAT
- Sandwich & salad plattersfrom £9 a head
- Celebration cakesfrom £38, serves 12
- Tray bakes to share£24 for 16
(04) Cakes & catering
Feeding
a crowd?
Office lunches, christenings, the book club that got out of hand. Tell us the date and roughly how many, and we will come back with a menu and a price the same day.
(05) Visit
Find the
blue door.
Thirty-two seats in an old mill building on Victoria Road. Come for a loaf, stay for a flat white.
14 Victoria Road
Saltaire, Shipley
BD18 3LA
Saltaire, Shipley
BD18 3LA
Three minutes from Saltaire station. Step-free entrance. Dogs welcome inside.
| Monday | Closed |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 7:30 – 4:00 |
| Wednesday | 7:30 – 4:00 |
| Thursday | 7:30 – 4:00 |
| Friday | 7:30 – 4:00 |
| Saturday | 8:00 – 4:00 |
| Sunday | 9:00 – 2:00 |
(06) Bread club