British Pride Bakery

Bakery: British Pride Bakery 
Address: 451 Guelph Line, Burlington ON
Website: https://www.britishpridebakery.com/
Style: British 
Price: $$

There are a number of British import shops in and around southern Ontario (along with other parts of the country, to be sure), but many stick to dry goods; beyond this, it's actually quite rare to encounter an actual British bakery. Yes, you'll encounter scones and squares in most standard Canadian bakeries, but surely British baking can't simply consist of scones and meat pies. And this British bakery in Burlington aims to prove just that.

 Of course, there is a huge selection of meat pies, too. But I'm interested in the other stuff. One item that definitely seems to stand out, especially with so many people grabbing either the same or large version, is the Victoria, which is more or less a strawberry shortcake with two layers of moist, airy shortcake filled with whipped cream and strawberry jam. It's quite simple and nothing too fancy (somehow I couldn't help but liken its appearance to one of those nasty Vachon cakes), but it was pretty good in taste. A strawberry puree or real fruit would have helped dispel this ready-cake feeling more, in my opinion.

Another popular item seemed to be the "apple toffee crumble". And it sounded and looked good; I mean, who can resist apple and toffee and crumble. At least, that's what the sign called it; however, when ordering it, the worker called it "the muffin" and I realized... yes, it was just a muffin with toffee and crumble on top. Suddenly it didn't sound so special... -___- The top was quite good, but the rest was a muffin that could have used more of that apple in the dough.

Rating: **1/2