A bakery and coffee shop on an industrial estate outside Saxilby alongside the Foss Dyke.
No one about. Maybe because the chalkboard at the entrance to the industrial estate said closed at one, Google Maps said 1-30. Google Maps was correct.
Wild Lincolnshire honey, bread, baked goods and coffee.
Hot tip: Fermented garlic and honey. Peel fresh garlic cloves. Drop in the runny honey, jar half to two thirds full of honey. Ensure the garlic is covered. Leave for a about a week. Flip the jar every day to ensure the garlic is covered in honey. Bubbles indicate fermentation in action. Occasionally slightly unscrew the lid to release the build up of gases. Garlic is high in microbes. Use raw honey, not cheap crap supermarket honey of unknown origin. Eat the garlic. Use the honey as a glaze on meat. Blitz the honey and garlic, use as a dip or salad dressing.
Fermented garlic and honey is a natural remedy known for boosting immunity, supporting heart health, improving digestion, and fighting inflammation due to enhanced probiotic and prebiotic action, antimicrobial compounds (allicin in garlic, antioxidants in honey), and easier digestion of garlic. The fermentation process makes garlic more palatable and potent, creating a potent, edible condiment that strengthens the gut microbiome and delivers powerful antioxidants and anti-inflammatory benefits, excellent for the winter cold and flu season.
An almond croissant for later, a sourdough loaf.
I was not going to have a drink, then changed my mind. It was awful, cheap unpleasant tasting coffee. I left after one sip. It left a vile taste in my mouth. On Facebook, Lincoln Tea and Coffee, which explains a lot, why it was undrinkable, ranks as one of the worst coffees available. Cheap low quality coffee for greasy spoon cafes. Vines Bakery should do better.
These days spoilt for choice for excellent coffee.
Try
- Outpost Coffee
- Cartwheel Coffee
- Cuppers Choice
- Cromford Coffee
- Two Chimps
- The Blending Room
- Dark Woods
Very helpful young lady behind the counter. An asset to any business.
How long the sourdough left to proof, to ferment? 12 hours in the fridge. This does not sound right. 24 hours, 36 hours, 48 hours.
I learnt Vines had opened a shop on Steep Hill. I passed it later, walking down Steep Hill from Bailgate. Only open until one. Had I known, I would have ended up at Bailgate, I would have picked up a Wellbeck sourdough loaf from Bailgate Deli.
Hot tip: Following advice from Effy, almond croissant placed in an oven five minutes fan oven 150C. OMG it was good. Beats an almond croissant from Grain of Truth Bakery into a cocked hat. Though to be fair, I’ve never popped into an oven. Their baked goods very poor, and now on offer in The Cheese Society have resorted to gimmicks, which if nothing else is a sign of desperation. Nothing compares with baked goods from Effy.
The sourdough bread was excellent.
Never buy Jason’s hyped plastic shrink wrapped sourdough from a supermarket. Look at the long list of ingredients.
Let down by the vile tasting undrinkable coffee.
Saxilby lies halfway between Lincoln and Gainsborough.
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