Bollocks to baking: Rhodes Bakery

I admit, Rhodes Bakery has been in Greenwich for a few months now. But honestly, it never looked that great walking by. And, if I've been to the market I've stocked up on all of my baked goods from the stalls there (usually on a Sunday around 4.30 when everything is half price). But my folks were down for the weekend so we popped in.

And I'm impressed. Mostly. I'd walk back there for more of their mini pecan tart. Actually I'd walk to the other side of London for one. They're amazing. Just the right sized for one person. Although I wish I'd bought another one. The little Siany-sized portion was £2.85, so it's not cheap but it's certainly more substantial than a cupcake. They're so yummy. Perfect pastry, just enough maple syrup and loaded with yummy pecans. It's small but perfectly formed. I even managed to sneak a brownie sample on my way out too. Yep, full points for those as well.


There's a little cafe bench and they do coffee as well. That said, I'm not sure how comfortable it would be to sit in with the takeaway punters and queue right behind you (and kids running up and down) so I think I'll stick to takeaway. Still, it's nice to have the option.

But there's little things that stop this from being a "must go to Greenwich" bakery. Again, I have issues with the boxes. Is it so hard for a bakery to find sturdy boxes? It wasn't such an issue with my tarts as they were solid, but after a windy walk along the river, my cupcakes would have been icing splodges. The lid wasn't even taped down so something dainty would have no chance of survival.

And then there was the issue that confused me most of all? Instead of buying two pecan tarts, I bought one pecan and one Bakewell. I've got a bit of a thing for traditional desserts at the moment. But as yummy as my Bakewell tart was, it had no jam in! None! Excuse me, Mr Paul Rhodes!? Where was my jam?! What I had was a very tasty almond tart. But a Bakewell it was not.

That said, Rhodes is definitely more of a hit than a miss and I will be back to try the brownies. And perhaps all the pecan pies. They're fantastic. If there are no pecan pies when you go, you can all blame me. I've eaten them all. Yummysome.

Want to check out Rhodes yourself? They've got a stall in Borough Market, or you can pop to their bakery in Greenwich which is on King William Walk right by the indoor market.