Hot Pantry Bakery

I’m amazed there’s only one review of this place as it’s a little treasure.
It’s not a Greggs, so that’s a great start.
it’s an all too rare, independent bakers in Cardiff, selling good quality, home made, fresh food without shedloads of preservatives.
You can get pies, pasties, quiches, pizzas and wonderful cakes. My favourite is an apple cake thing which is lovely. Because they’re a small concern it often depends what time of day you go as to what’s left.
The main reason I go in is because they make they’re own bread. Importantly they don’t just make bread from wheat but also from spelt. Quite a few people are gluten intolerant so spelt is a good alternative.
If I’m not mistaken spelt is native to the UK and was the flour of choice before cheap wheat from the Commonwealth became common.
So with transport costs high and a move towards food sourced locally spelt is likely to become an important part of our diet in the future. Get down there and give it a try but it does sell out quickly.

We had amazing pasties here. It’s a tiny little spot and we weren’t expecting great things, but indeed there was a lineup around lunctime and for a pittance we were rewarded with gorgeously prepared onion and potato pasties (our favourites), and a few other sweet treats.
They even kept well for a few hours on the train.