The 12 best bakeries in Dumfries and Galloway

This bakery is a great addition to Castle Douglas! The staff are friendly and helpful, the place is spacious with an indoor sitting area at the side and the food is awesome. Come early for the freshly baked bread and they do run out pretty quickly too! They also serve delicious quiche, cakes, pizza slices etc with hot and cold drinks. Tried the quiche and plum cake and definite thumbs up. There is also a small area selling items like marmalade, chili jams, etc. Decor of the cafe is a bit quirky.. not quite homely/cosy but it's nice and clean. Definitely worth a visit!

The mushroom Stilton and broccoli quiche is to die for, absolutely full of all the flavors and taste Staff very helpful and welcoming ☺️ Next time we will be buying more

Popped in last week for the first time and I’m so glad I did, croissants were devine and perfectly buttery. The smell of the place was so warm and homely, can’t wait to come back!

Such a great place to visit. A wide range of vegan products are on sale here, as well as hot drinks and cakes - the vegan chocolate cake is especially delicious! We were too late to buy any bread - they’d sold out, but did have some frozen loafs on offer. If you’re passing by, you should definitely drop in.

Lovely independent bakery. We picked up rolls, sourdough loaf and a huge almond croissant. All were excellent.

Great coffee and best croissant I've had for ages. Castle Douglas Parkrun's best-kept secret 😉

Great wee stop on way home from holiday. Best pastry I have had and the coffee was amazing. Highly recommend a stop here.

We really enjoyed the scones and the kids loved the cinnamon rolls. The atmosphere is cozy, clean and light. This is a great stop for lunch while shipping.

A bit on the expensive side but comfortable, immaculate and the food is excellent. Great if you have a dog as he/she is welcome inside and out. Toilets are accessible directly from the cafe which is very handy.

Great place for coffee and cakes en route to the northern parts. The scones are delicious and we always get takeaway pasties for the end of the journey. It can get busy but the queueing is worth it. Staff are friendly and take their time to deal with each customer properly. Much better than the other options at Gretna. Recommended.

Stopped here for breakfast with my wife and 2 young children. We all loved the pastries! Coffee tasted really good but came with no crema 😪. No crema, no good unfortunately! It would of had 5 stars all round if it wasn't for the crema on the coffee. Expensive, but good

Lunch was taken at the Cornish Bakery. The service was quick and efficient. Of course we had to have traditional Cornish pasties. The pasties were extremely tasty. Even the crust was so very tasty. This I find is not always the case. There was a good choice of tea and coffees. We chose a booth which surprisingly cut out the noise from the rest of the cafe. The toilets were very clean which is always a bonus.

Not one to miss! If you’re looking for a good coffee and treat from all your shopping, pop in- you deserve it.

staff and service were great, coffee was excellent and wide selection of different pastries and pasty's to try including vegetarian and gluten free options.

An absolutely fantastic old school bakery! I adore how traditional it is! Every time I'm in Moffat, I'm requested to bring back some baked good from here, usually an iced bun! Such a pity there's nothing gluten-free, but is fantastic for those that can have gluten!

This is scotlands best kept secret. Friendly service with a smile and great tasting produce at a fair price! The steak pie is to die for and those french fancies are FANCY!

Wonderful shop! Popped in as was in Moffat for an overnight stay at the amazing Moffat House Hotel. Friendly, happy staff! Bought some chia bread (wish I had bought more!). It was amazing! 😋Also bought treacle scones which most bakeries don't do now. Delicious! Glad I bought six! 😋. Definitely be back in to stock up next time when visiting Moffat! Xx

The bread and cakes were lovely as was the young lady who served me but I have a deep fear of wasps ever since my mother was attacked by a hive when I was a little girl and I became highly agitated when one came into the shop. I was verging on historical tbh but an older lady in the shop made a very rude remark about me, shaking her head in disgust and walked away! She obviously isn’t affected by them or they are afraid of her! She did look like she’d just swallowed some!

Great bakery. Highly recommend the sausage rolls. Great value for the cost.

Lovely little authentic old bakers, so many things to choose from, we bought 1x fruit slice, 1 empire biscuit, 1x shortbread round and 1x glass bottle of maines raspberryade. One of the best empires I’ve had, highly recommend.

Great little Bakery, huge selection of cakes, it was hard to pick one so I had two! Friendly and patience staff (it did take me a few min to pick). Would definitely stop here again.

Breakfast rolls for the win! Really tasty, hot and fresh. Coffee was good too. A stop on the way home and if we’re passing again, we’ll stop again!

Excellent Scotch pies and rolls on tuna food and place is spotless well worth a visit if in area

Very popular here during lunchtime, I opted for a Scotch pie, and sausage roll, the pie was packed with meat and tasty, sausage roll very good too. The sandwiches and salads are made to order and looked good, some hot food options too. I picked up some local pickle too. Nice service, good bakers!

Lovely , very busy bakers. Loaf was very nice as was the Millionaire shortbread & white chocolate Malteser cake.

Two pies, (one Scotch, one Macaroni) and an espresso for £3.50!! And great, friendly service (they filled my water bottle for free and with a smile). Much better than the chocolatier next door who, despite having spent £12 in her store, wouldn't let me take a photo.

No photos sorry! Just had delicious 3x pork sausage filled rolls! Also picked up some chicken salad rolls for lunch- then we have their renown strawberry tarts for afterwards! 🍓 All freshly made! Great friendly service! 😀

We stopped today on our way home. So glad we did, 4 chicken wraps with chips and a drink for £15. Very tasty food at a great price. We will definitely visit when over that way again.

No complaints about the food 1 of the best bakery's I know but I remember coming in 2018 and getting a brownie for 70p but know its about double the price which isn't necessarily they're fault but still quite expensive for a brownie

Asked for 3 warmed pies (2 chicken and haggis, 1 steak pie) however they were served just with a hint of warmth and the steak pie was undercooked. I was also charged nearly double than the previous year and substantially higher than the listed price. Very disappointed.

Fantastic pies and cream cakes.

We visited the Paul Jones Bakery at the Easter Weekend in April 2017. Wow! What an amazing bakery - The pies are incredible. We tried a macaroni cheese pie and a chicken tikka pie, but the outright winner was the steak and haggis pie... deeelishus! We had a couple of these! :) I would heartily encourage anyone passing by Kirkcudbright to call in to this bakery and try out their amazing fayre.

Great bakery with lovely food at great prices. Always friendly service from the young girls that work there

Popped in to get a pie because of the reviews on here. Didn't regret it. Went with steak and haggis. Absolutely spot on. One of the best pies I've had.

Honestly the best steak pie I have ever had but then I followed up with a steak and black pudding pie that was sublime. I am so glad I live nowhere near this bakery because I would be tempted to visit every day. Go, get a pie and enjoy!

Excellent little bakery shop with an awesome breakfast! One of the best I've had! The sausage rolls are delicious too! 😋

Brilliant wee cafe, properly Scottish, full of tasty treats. The staff were incredibly helpful and accommodating to our large group, which included kids aged 9 months to 6 years old. Highlights: pancakes, macaroni pie, cheese & onion slice, shortbread (all made in-house).

Lovely wee place for lunch. I had the big brekkie which was absolutely delicious, cooked perfectly. The people at the counter were very friendly & food was served quickly.

Had a lovely walk around Castle Loch, we then stopped in here for a Cheese toastie, Haggis & mash pie and a cup of coffee.

Had a nice pot of tea and shortbread so not much to judge it by. Friendly, relaxed, good

Great baking, friendly service easy access

Was in for carry out, great food lovely staff.

I genuinly don’t feel like 5 stars is enough. I ordered a buffet for 45 people and it was the star of our party! Fantastic in all aspects and we look forward to any excuse to use Picnic again in the future

Really good soup, filled rolls are good too. Always excellent service! Highly recommended.

First visit here today. Shop is exceptionally clean and bright. Chocolate brownie is one of the best I have ever tasted. My husband thoroughly enjoyed his yum yums. Price was very good for the size of our cakes, apple pie and rolls. Will definitely be a regular customer now. Lady serving us was lovely and friendly. Well worth calling in.

Very friendly, good selection of cakes & freshly made filled rolls to order.

We ordered a simple wedding cake for 20 pax with vanilla sponge, fresh strawberries and cream. Apart from the generous portion sizes (each person got a gigantic slab that could've fed two), everyone was raving about how delicious the cake was. Really appreciate the lovely cake and wonderful customer service from Katrina and the team. Thanks for making our wedding celebrations extra special! Highly recommend Picnic for special occasions and everyday (everything we've ever had was downright scrumptious - the pear and almond tart is my current favorite).

Excellent! First visit won't be our last. Amazing array of delicious products to choose from with friendly staff. Well.worrh a visit

Recently had a small buffet from here for my little ones birthday. Great selection and there was enough to feed everyone more than once. Great price would highly recommend if you are looking for anyone to do a buffet. Staff very helpful and friendly.

The best tattie scones I have had in my life! I will not pass by without stopping here, the bread rolls are to die for, the pastry and pies are out of this world. If you come by its a must visit!!

Great bakery. Bought lunch here today. 2 great pies for me, my wife had a super baguette. Yummy.

We stopped by the bakery on Monday morning and bought a fresh breakfast roll and some sweet treats. Everything was lovely and tasty. The service was absolutely amazing, and the whole village felt so friendly and welcoming. A perfect little stop🤗

Lovely Home baking, we purchased: 2x brown rolls 4x white rolls 2x muffins 2x cupcakes 1x cheese savory softie 1x fruit slice Which came to £11, they also sell hot rolls for £2, pies, pasties and sausage rolls etc. very busy would recommend going early if your looking for anything specific. Would return if ever in the area.

Great bakery shop with a selection of hot filled rolls, pies etc. The ladies behind the counter are friendly and funny, exchanging snark with workmen with a smile.

Welcomed us in after being soaked by storm Floris on our Southern Upland Way. Had scones, tea and dried up a bit. Thanks!!

Lovely friendly service, top quality confectionery. Generous sizes.

I bought pies , bridies , cakes & rolls today in this shop and all I can say is that myself & friends said that they were absolutely beautiful. The Staff were very pleasant and helpful , the shop was very well stocked and the shop was spotless. I certainly will be returning soon to buy more of your your beautiful baking . I would give this bakery ten gold stars never mind five ..

Returned cake icing was not good chewy and stuck to your mouth icing was far to soft. Not helpful at all said that is what I asked for. Biggest waste £47, very disappointed.

Great GI Rolls and loaf, cheese scones for lunch. Yummy. Very nice staff too.

Best bakers in town.

Great staff and great backery.

Horrible Mexican chicken pizza that I bought at 5 30 pm that was chilled on places...ie onion on top was chilly and the pizza base was chilled inside,though the chicken pieces were cold but had been cooked I wasn't expecting it to be hot but it was revolting and if I didn't have a train to catch would have taken it back.Greggs are hit and miss and this one(& Gregg's in future) I'll give a miss.

Great choice of food. Staff are really friendly and the place clean each time we go in.

Was in your shop the other day there great service from the new trainee did asked her name said Claire I want to thank Claire the other day she done well wen she served me at the till very friendly and helpful great worker I be back happy customer great food and coffee

Can't beat a steak bake or sausage roll from Gregg's and it's a very handy place to stop off when shopping in Dumfries Town Centre. Never have to queue for long and prices are reasonable.

Got an order from just eat got a roll instead of a baguette ordered a steak bake with it also and it was so cold you would have thought it was leftovers from yesterday absolutely terrible cannot believe this is the standard greggs has in this area.

Absolutely terrible. Visited with my 7 yr old son today and asked for 2 sausage and bean melts to take away from the grumpy looking woman serving. When they were served, they were cold. When I questioned her she said that they don't keep them hot. I asked why they were serving hot food that wasn't hot. She said yes, they don't do them hot. Against my better judgment I took them anyway but couldn't eat more than a couple of bites. Really horrible when cold. Very unimpressed with the staff and disgusted with the food. I won't go back as there is a really nice friendly bakery only 50 meters away that sells excellent hot and tasty food.

You couldn't complain about quality, service, staff, hotness or cleanliness. I just love their Stake Bakes, excellent! But I must divulge this little story 3 years ago before my mam passed on- she asked me when down the street to get some scones I popped into Greggs and they informed me that they didn't make scones so what does this tell you? Answer : Greggs is not a bakery but really a ' Fast Food Outlet' draw your own conclusions my friends! This was for the Annan branch only and not Dumfries or Nationwide.

I didn't think it was possible leaving a cheap bakery disappointed! The food was fine, standard bakery stuff like Greggs or Wilds but the attitude if the staff and hygiene issues meant we'll never return. The old lady serving us was extremely rude and unpolite, one of the most miserable people I've met in Scotland. Muttering as we asked her a couple questions about the food and prices. Me and her both watched a wasp crawl over the three iced fingers in the cabinet. She then asked us what type of iced finger we wanted with our kids meal. I said we don't want any of them, a wasp has been crawling on them, to which she replied 'jesus' under her breath and didn't offer any replacement for the iced bun yet still charged us full price. One of the few times I think replacing an independent bakery with a Greggs would be the best thing!

We loved Marchbank Bakers, we popped in here during a 6h drive to the Isle of Whithorn from Wales. At 9am hungry & in need of some Scottish charm, we found it with great food, coffee & lovely friendly helpful service. As soon as we entered their friendly team showed us they had a 3 for 2 deal on & what was included - we bought 2 pack of scot pies, 4 pack of choc brownies & 4 mixed scones. We also bought 2 coffees & a hot choc, they told us they had a deal, hot drink & a roll with 1 choice of a range of options for £2.95! We chose 1 bacon, 1 flat sausage & 1 haggis, the baps were so good. All in all we came away completely charmed by the bakery, arms full of food, happy bellies & very pleased we stopped in. Thank you for fueling us!

Their coronation chicken is to die for, creamy and not too spicy. The staff are always quick and helpful. Only niggle is sorting a better system to be able to place orders for collection if in a rush - twice I've tried to call and the phone hasn't worked

There have been three transformative events in my life - * When I married my wife * When my son was born * When I first ate a Marchbank custard doughnut I studied in St Andrews and have sought a replacement for the Fisher & Donaldoson venerated fudge doughnut ever since I graduated. I have tried many and all have fallen short... Until I came to Marchbank - the sweetness of the custard, the caramel topping, the pastry... all were divine. Move over F&D, a new doughnut has a place in my heart.

Staff need customer service. Training in Dumfries a Dalbeattie. Castle Douglas is a great shop

Food is amazing and the staff are so friendly. Whenever we are in castle Douglas we sit into eat and take food home aswell. The food is fresh, tastes good and not at all greasy. Sausage rolls and scotch pies are our family favourite. Our friends love it when we have came for the day because we always take cake home. A must visit place for everyone including families.

Had a coffee and tea with a Chelsea bun that we shared. Very enjoyable, even bought a cake to take away. Both the cafe and the shop were very busy which is always a good sign. Couldn't believe how reasonable the price was. Will certainly visit again.