St. Anthony’s Bakery

I recently went to St. Anthony’s Bakery to meet a friend and have coffee. I ordered scrambled eggs and a ham and cheese croissant and coffee. Wow, wow and WOW to each item! The coffee is dark, rich and strong, the eggs were perfect and the ham and cheese croissant was pure and simply fabulous.
I have also had their chocolate croissants, which are divine, their almond croissants – delicious, and their elephant ears – out of this world!!!
I plan on visiting at least once a week to try new items there. If you have never tried St. A’s, then do yourself a huge favor and GO! The staff could not be more friendly and accomodating, and the food is fabulous.

We enjoyed a pleasant lunch here. The restaurant and adjacent barber shop had a lovely small town feel. The owner is very friendly and personable. The meal was reasonably priced with good coffee. We had the chicken, avocado and bacon sandwich on ciabatta bread and the chocolate-​filled croissant.

I would like to recommend St Anthony‘s Bakery as an example of a business that goes the extra mile to take care of their customers. We Live in Arizona and our son is a student in Exeter, New Hampshire. Anthony Delivered his birthday cake on sunday his day off with some bonus cupcakes to his dorm room. Wow! He made my sons birthday. Do I have to say more ?

Great job Anthony and St Anthony‘s !!!

This bakery has been around quite a while. Not a chain, just a solid bakery with good pastries. Have fun at the others, when you want something authentic then come to St. Anthony’s.

Amazing, charming, wonderful local bakery and breakfast spot. Must try! You won’t be disappointed.

Bakeries are a rare commodity so when I find a good one, I tend to return again and again.
This little gem serves your standard baked goods along with breakfast and lunch sandwiches. I’ve only had the breakfast sandwiches. They taste as if you had prepared them at home. Compare them against anything Dunkin’s is making and you’ll see what I mean.
I’ve tried a few of their baked items and they are very good. They serve up a delicious apple strudel which is fantastic, although it has more of a pie crust as a base than real strudel.
They have a small seating area and although the locals’ chatter can get a bit loud it’s still a cozy place to stop in for a simple breakfast.

I can’t find a better place for lunch, or a quick breakfast. The menu can be limited, but everything that they do is done to perfection. The salads are always fresh and the homemade soups are a real highlight. The breads and pastries, all made daily, are equally amazing.

We ordered a birthday cake – lemon frosting on yellow layer cake – that was expertly prepared and unbelievably tasty. People made short work of it at the party. Best of the local bakeries.

St Anthony’s is by far the best place to eat breakfast and lunch in Exeter, NH. Not only is the food absolutely delicious, the people who work there are very warm and welcoming. For breakfast, the bakery makes the most wonderful almond croissants. Just the right size! Same with the very fresh muffins. The blueberry muffin is out of this world. Again, just the right size! For lunch, you can’t go wrong with a BLT or vegetarian sandwich. Fresh bread, fresh ingredients in the sandwiches. Highly recommended!

When I first walked in the smell of all the baked goods hit my nose :). It wasn’t busy when I was there that day but that didn’t matter in my opinion. The woman who was running the front of the bakery was extremely nice and welcoming. She told us if there are any questions she would gladly answer, and she did! All the baked goods that I got at this bakery was gone by the next morning! :D

Quality baked goods leaning towards the more bready type of item rather than pastry, but both are exceptionally good. A great place to pick up some baked goods for a Saturday afternoon picnic. Stop at the Cornucopia cheese market down the street for a great addition for your lunch.

I had lunch there today, and they were absolutely awesome. One of the best BLT’s I’ve ever had, and a ton of bacon for what I paid for it. Highly recommended, on my personal favorite list. I am new to the area, and they made me feel right at home.

Been back multiple times when up there for work, always friendly, soup and sandwich… chicken bacon avocado with almost spring veggie soup… usually don’t go anywhere else.

Love this place! I just bought a dozen s’fogliatelle for an office party and they were a huge hit. They were hot when I picked them up. Anthony is really nice.

St. Anthony’s is a welcomed asset to the eclectic mix of offerings found in Exeter. Fantastic spot to sit, relax and enjoy either a freshly made breakfast or lunch, old school bakery style. The owner is very gracious, which is always a nice change of pace from the chain restaurant style experience. 5 stars all the way!

We had good quality sandwiches, italian and Thanksgiving (turkey with cranberry). The breads were fresh and homemade, white for the turkey, and a bun for the italian sandwich, although somewhat plain. We didn’t try the pastry, but it was nice that they had a good selection of drinks, everything from sodas, to good quality bottled iced teas to San Pellegrino Italian sodas. The restaurant has old, but well-​painted wainscotting around the room. It’s old fashioned, in a good way.

I love this place! I’m sort of a bakery snob. Real, high quality bakery food will not be sickeningly sweet. The food here is always fresh and the breads are awesome. I try to go on Saturdays (fits my schedule best) about early mid-​morning. Any later than that and they tend to run out of the frosted cinnamon rolls that I so crave! At about 9AM they pull the giant pretzels out of the oven. I’ve never had a disappointing pastry there. Anthony is super polite (though some of the young women who work there could take some cues from him in that regard) and friendly, even if he is not a Red Sox fan. If you like the Panera style bakery, this is not for you. If you know what real bakery food is and should taste like, you will love this place.
Parking can be a bit of a challenge because of the location, but only because of the awkward design of the road. We’ve never NOT been able to find parking.

Finally, a REAL bakery. For those of you who dont know what a REAL bakery is — this is IT. I come from a place that is full of little local bakeries, just like this one. Sure, they may not have a plethora of baked goods — and thats most likely because they dont have the huge turnover.
Whats the point of baking a ton of stuff if if you dont have the volume?
I am a bit partial to this bakery because the owner is from Brooklyn, as am I. And yes, as another Unilocaler pointed out — Yankees fans. (um, big deal, was it THAT important to point out? Geez.)
The staff is friendly and on point. The pastry is delish, well priced and fresh. What more could you ask for?

The men’s group at our church received a donation of baked goods from here during a recent event. It’s technically known now as St. Anthony’s Bakery but the sign out front still says Baker’s Peel. It’s located next to a barber shop on the west end of downtown next to the Thursday farmer’s market.
I’m a big fan of supporting local businesses that support local non-​profits. I stopped in on a Tuesday about 11:00 a.m. The place was packed with coffee drinkers and a couple of early lunch folks. They serve coffee, baked goods and sandwiches as best I can tell. Their selection of baked goods is pretty small BUT… what they do have is delicious and fresh.
They had some seasonal pumpkin cookies that were great. I got a fresh baguette for dinner, still warm from the oven. The owner is a young guy with lots of personality, chatting it up with a number of local regulars (Yankees fans I think…) He was taking a special order for some bread to be picked up the next morning, pumpernickel with a hard crust and extra seeds. The other girl behind the counter greeted me quickly and answered all my questions. Their cinnamon bun with a light orange cream cheese topping is evidently a longtime standard and is very tasty.
As I said, I think the place would be well served to go deeper in their selection but what they do have is done very well. Parking is on-​street although I did see a pretty big lot behind their building. It’s the kind of place that contributes well to the downtown flair of Exeter. I could not find a website.

Little place with a few tables, that in my mind get sunshine in the morning. If not, I apologize, but it’s warm and cozy, usually a few people reading newspapers, steady takeout, the standard green mountain coffee, very good pastries, sandwiches and bread (typically pricey, too). They’d get 5 stars except their cake baker left a few years ago and I still can’t find any place that makes as kicka*s of a birthday cake, and as many varieties, as she once did.
They close early (a woeful NH trait).