Bakery · Hockley, Rayleigh
The Cottage Bakery Menu & Prices
Planning what to order at The Cottage Bakery? This menu gathers the bakes you are most likely to find at a bakery like this, with indicative prices for 2026.
Indicative menu. Items and prices are typical for this style of bakery and are not supplied by The Cottage Bakery. Always ask staff about allergens.
Savouries & Pasties
- Steak bakePopular £2.75 Tender chunks of beef in rich peppery gravy, encased in layers of crisp puff pastry.
- Cheese and onion pastyV £3.05 Mature Cheddar, sweet onion and potato in a peppery shortcrust parcel.
- Sausage rollPopular £1.70 Seasoned pork sausage meat wrapped in golden, flaky puff pastry and glazed with egg.
- Steak and kidney pie £4.40 Slow-cooked beef and kidney in thick gravy under a short, buttery pastry lid.
- Chicken bake £2.60 Chicken pieces in a creamy white sauce, baked inside crisp, buttery puff pastry.
- Minced beef and onion pie £3.45 Seasoned minced beef and onion in proper gravy beneath a shortcrust lid.
- Vegetable pastyV £2.65 Carrot, peas, potato and swede, lightly spiced and baked in crimped shortcrust.
- Pork pie £3.55 Hand-raised hot-water crust filled with coarsely seasoned pork and savoury jelly.
Breads & Rolls
- Seeded batch loafVVG £3.05 Soft batch-baked loaf studded with sunflower, linseed and pumpkin seeds.
- Split tinVVG £3.05 Classic white tin loaf with a distinctive split top and golden crust.
- Soft white rolls (pack of 6)V £2.15 Pillowy white baps, perfect for bacon butties and packed lunches.
- Crusty cobVVG £2.70 Round, crusty white cob with a satisfying crackle and a light, airy middle.
- Farmhouse whiteVVG £2.25 Deep, floured white loaf with a soft crumb that makes excellent toast.
- White bloomerPopularVVG £2.65 Crusty, slashed white loaf with a soft, open crumb, baked fresh every morning.
- Fruited teacakes (pack of 4)V £2.60 Soft, lightly spiced teacakes packed with currants, best split and toasted.
Sandwiches & Filled Rolls
- Tuna mayo and cucumber baguette £4.05 Flaked tuna in mayonnaise with crunchy cucumber in a fresh white baguette.
- Coronation chicken sandwich £4.20 Chicken in a mild, fruity curried mayonnaise on soft white bread.
- Chicken salad baguette £4.05 Roast chicken, crisp leaves and tomato with a touch of mayonnaise.
- Hot bacon rollPopular £2.75 Grilled back bacon in a soft floured bap, served warm with your choice of sauce.
- Cheese and pickle sandwichV £3.10 Mature Cheddar and tangy brown pickle layered on farmhouse white.
Cream Cakes & Buns
- Vanilla custard sliceV £2.40 Thick set vanilla custard between puff pastry layers with feathered white icing.
- Jam doughnutV £1.55 Classic ring-free doughnut rolled in sugar with a raspberry jam centre.
- Fresh cream doughnutPopularV £1.50 Sugared yeast doughnut split and filled with whipped cream and strawberry jam.
- Belgian bunV £1.60 Sweet sultana swirl topped with white icing and a bright glacé cherry.
- Chocolate eclairV £2.00 Choux finger filled with fresh whipped cream and dipped in chocolate icing.
- Iced finger bunPopularV £1.15 Soft, sweet finger roll topped with a thick layer of white or pink icing.
Traybakes, Tarts & Biscuits
- Rocky roadV £2.20 Chocolate, crushed biscuit, marshmallow and cherries set into a chunky square.
- Gingerbread manV £1.30 Crisp, warmly spiced gingerbread figure with iced buttons and a smile.
- Eccles cakeV £1.45 Flaky pastry round packed with buttery spiced currants and sprinkled with sugar.
- Golden syrup flapjackPopularV £1.65 Chewy oat bar baked with butter and golden syrup until caramelised at the edges.
- Fruit sconeV £1.50 Light, buttery scone dotted with sultanas, lovely with jam and clotted cream.
- Lemon drizzle sliceV £2.40 Moist lemon sponge soaked in sharp lemon syrup with a crunchy sugar crust.
Ordering tips for The Cottage Bakery
- Arrive early for the widest choice – bread and the most popular bakes often sell out by lunchtime.
- Allergen information must be available on request under UK law – ask before you buy if you have an allergy.
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