BLANCHE BAKERY
16 Mackintosh Place, Cardiff. www.blanchebakery.co.uk
Food **** Atmosphere ****
Situated in Roath, Blanche Bakery was the first entirely vegan bakery and coffee shop to land in Cardiff and since opening in 2017, it’s gone from strength to strength. Described as an Instagrammers dream, the coffee shop is small but full of space to capture the perfect moment that you take a bit out of one of their delicious bakes.
Opening every day except Wednesdays to provide the people of Cardiff with doughnuts, cupcakes and speciality lunches, this writer went on a busy Saturday afternoon around 2pm and decided on a custard doughnut accompanied with a loose-leaf green tea. The doughnuts are large and very creatively presented on the counter – rarely has a snack looked more photogenic. The sophisticated experience comes at a cost: the bill for a doughnut and tea will come to just below £7, but before we’d even sat down, the price seems worth it.
After a few pictures, it was clear why people could not stop coming into the bakery: the doughnut was worth every penny. This writer had to keep asking herself how this could be completely vegan, with particular reference to the fresh-tasting custard. The few hours we spent sitting, chatting and eating saw Blanche completely sell out of their bakes, resulting in some disappointed customers. First come, first served is the obvious rule of thumb here, so arrive promptly to not be disappointed.
words Poppy Manning
