Crewe

Crewe – Poundbakery

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When I visited Liverpool a few years ago, I was surprised, delighted and excited to discover the Poundbakery chain with their tasty baked goods. They were never quite the quality of Greggs, but their pricing was low and I quite liked the whole arrangement.

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Nearly nothing is now a pound, such is rampant inflation.

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The pastries are pretty much all 2 for £2.50. The service was on point, friendly and welcoming. I ordered a steak bake and a chicken bake and when the team member put my chicken bake into a bag it promptly fell through the bottom onto the floor. It’s clear they’ve done everything they could to cut costs, including the quality of the paper bags. The team member quickly swept up the pastry into the bin, which felt a real waste, before giving me another.

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This is the state of the chicken bake around one minute after I left. I don’t really demand high quality from pastries if I’m being honest, but this was bloody dreadful. There was nearly no chicken, the sauce was sweet and lacking in flavour and the pastry was overly greasy. The steak bake managed to get to the standard of below average at best, I found one minor piece of steak and the sauce was lacking in any depth of flavour. They’ve clearly cut the product quality to the lowest possible level in order to keep prices down, but the end result is a mess. I looked at the reviews of a number of their shops and they’re all generally poor, routinely mentioning friendly service and low quality products.

I’m not suggesting that I expected high quality from the Poundbakery, but I was a little disappointed given just how good they were routinely were a few years ago. The service was friendly and I liked the clarity of the pricing, but there has to come a point where the product quality can’t be cut any further. Anyway, I was glad to try it again as I live too far south to be able to visit their establishments.

And just for the record, this is the price list as of October 2023 (this blog can be so informative at times).

Breakfast – until 11:30am
Bacon Breakfast Roll / Sub / Toast £1.85 / £2 / £2
Sausage Breakfast Roll / Sub / Toast £1.85 / £2 / £2
Bacon & Egg Roll / Sub / Toast £2.35 / £2.50 / £2.50
Bacon & Sausage Roll / Sub / Toast £2.35 / £2.50 / £2.50
Sausage & Egg Roll / Sub / Toast £2.35 / £2.50 / £2.50
Bacon, Sausage & Egg Roll / Sub / Toast £2.85 / £3 / £3
Extra Breakfast Items (Bacon, Sausage, Egg) 50p
Cheese On Toast £1.50
Slice of Toast 50p
Hash Browns 2 for 50p
Bacon & Cheese Turnover £1.60 / 2 for £2.50
Sausage & Egg Muffin £2
Double Sausage & Egg Muffin £2.50
Sausage Rolls, 4 for £2.50
Sausage Roll 90p / 2 for £1.60
Vegetarian Sausage Roll (Vegan Friendly) 90p / 2 for £1.60
Veg Curry Roll (Vegan Friendly) 90p / 2 for £1.60
Jumbo Pasties & Pies, 2 for £2.50
Jumbo Cheese & Onion Pasty £1.60
Jumbo Chicken Pasty £1.60
Jumbo Meat & Potato £1.60
Jumbo Minced Beef & Onion Pasty £1.60
Jumbo Sausage, Bean & Cheese Pasty £1.60
Jumbo Steak Slice £1.60
Potato & Meat Pie £1.60
Traditional Pasty £1.60
Salmon & Spinach Slice £1.60
Jumbo Chilli Beef £1.60
Savoury Counter Extras
Chicken Nuggets (Box of 7) £2.25
Margherita Pizza Slice* £1.60
Pepperoni Pizza Slice £1.60
Cheese & Ham Panini £2.50
Potato Wedges £1
Cheesy Wedges £1.50
Morning Goods
Brown Jumbo Barms 4 pack £1
White Jumbo Barms 4 pack £1
Panini Rolls 2 pack £1
Teacakes 4 pack £1.30
Fresh Loaves
Black Sheep Tiger Bloomer 800g £1.50
Black Sheep White Bloomer 800g £1.50
Family Size Cakes
Farmhouse Cake £2.25
Madeira Cake £1.60
Lemon Drizzle Cake £2
Double Choc Family Cake £2
Lemon Sugar Nip Family Cake £2
Fruit & Cherry Family Cake £2
Sandwiches
Chicken Mayo Sandwich £1.25
Egg Mayo Sandwich* £1.25
Tuna Mayo Sandwich £1.25
Ham Sandwich £1.25
Baguettes
NEW Tandoori Chicken Baguette £2
Cheese & Ham Baguette £2
Cheese Salad Baguette £2
Chicken Mayo & Lettuce Baguette £2
Egg Mayo Baguette * £2
Ham Salad Baguette £2
Sweet Chilli Chicken Baguette £2
Tuna Mayo Baguette £2
Cheese & Onion Baguette* £2
Brown Rolls
Chicken Mayo Brown Roll £1.50
Tuna & Cucumber Brown Roll* £1.75
Ham Salad Brown Roll £1.50
White Rolls
Cheese & Onion White Roll £1.50
Salad Bowls
Sliced Chicken Salad Bowl £2
Cakes
Apple Tart 2 for £1.50
Bakewell Tart 2 for £2
Blackcurrant Tart 2 for £1.50
Cornflake Nest 4 for £1.75
Deep Filled Apple Pie £2
Eccles Cake 2 for £1.50
Iced Fairy Cakes 4 for £2
Fruit Flapjacks 3 for £1
Gingerbread Man 2 for £1.35
Jammy Heart 2 for £1.25
Mince Pies ‘Award Winning’ 4 for £1.25
Scones 2 for £1.25
Caramel Doughnut with Custard Filling 2 for £1.35
Pink Doughnut with Jam Filling 2 for £1.35
Triple Choc Doughnut with Chocolate Filling 2 for £1.35
Jam Doughnut 2 for £1.35
Ring Doughnut 2 for £1.35
Cookies
Milk Chocolate 3 for £1
Double Chocolate 3 for £1
White Chocolate 3 for £1
Muffins
Choc Chip Muffin £1
Caramel Muffin £1
Mixed Berry Muffin 50p
Lemon Muffin £1
Blueberry Muffin £1
Seasonal
Treacle Toffee £1
Parkin £2
Spider Man £1
Halloween Fairy Cakes 4 for £2
Fresh Cream Cakes
Apple Charlotte 2 for £2
Bavarian Slice 2 for £2
Chocolate Eclair 2 for £2
Strawberry Tart 2 for £2
Custard Slice 2 for £2
Chilled Cakes
Carrot Cake 2 for £2
Manchester Tart* 2 for £2
Custard Tart 2 for £2
Cold Drinks – 2 for £1.50
Barrs Bubblegum* 80p / 2 for £1.50
Barrs Cherryade 80p / 2 for £1.50
Barrs Cream Soda 80p / 2 for £1.50
Barrs D&B 80p / 2 for £1.50
Radnor Juice Drink, Forest Fruits 80p / 2 for £1.50
Radnor Juice Drink, Orange 80p / 2 for £1.50
Harrogate Spa Spring Water 500ml 80p / 2 for £1.50
Simply Fruity, Blackcurrant 80p / 2 for £1.50
Simply Fruity, Orange 80p / 2 for £1.50
Premium Cold Drinks
Harrogate Spa Spring Water 750ml * £1
Rubicon Blueberry & Raspberry* £1
Rubicon Orange & Mango* £1
Perfectly Clear, Summer Fruits £1
Diet Pepsi £1.70
IRN BRU £1.70
Lucozade Original £1.85
Oasis Summer Fruits £1.85
Pepsi £1.85
Pepsi Max £1.70
Tango Orange £1.70
Semi Skimmed Milk 2pt £1.75
Hot Drinks
Tea £1
Coffee* £1
Hot Chocolate* £1
Lavazza Hot Drinks*
Espresso* £1.25
Americano* (White / Black) £1.25
Cappuccino* £1.25
Latte* £1.25
Flat White* £1.25
Hot Chocolate* £1.25
Crisps
Walkers Quavers £1
Walkers Ready Salted £1
Walkers Cheese & Onion £1
Walkers Salt & Vinegar £1
Meal Deals
Snack Deal (Small Sausage Roll, Fairy Cake and Juice Drink) £1.50
Add Crisps & Drink** to any Sandwich, Pasty, Pie, Pizza, Panini, Chicken Nuggets or Sausage Roll £1.50
Add Wedges & Drink** to any Sandwich, Pasty, Pie, Pizza, Panini, Chicken Nuggets or Sausage Roll £1.50

** Any Hot Drink or 80p Drink

*Selected shops