Tin Can Bay Bakery

If you're passing through Tin Can Bay, the bakery here is an easy place to stop, and the pies draw people in. Locals and holidaymakers alike rave about the meat pies and sausage rolls, with the cheese and bacon sausage roll getting a mention from one visitor who wandered in after the dolphin feeding. One person called the pastry on the meat pie thin and perfect. Another reckoned the pasty beat most they'd eaten, Cornwall included, which is no small compliment.

It's not all savoury. We hear the vanilla slice is popular, cream puffs are available, and one visitor went back the very next day for another Bee Sting bun. Another walked in for a loaf of bread and left with a very large apple strudel and a coffee, so go in hungry. Fresh bread is on the shelves too, and cakes are part of the offering.

Beyond the counter, this is a place you can sit down. There's takeaway if you're on the move, plus dine-in with both indoor and outdoor seating, and breakfast and coffee are part of the offering. People describe the shop as small, clean and relaxed, with the coffee getting good marks. One local thought it a touch pricey next to other spots around town, though most seem happy with what they pay, and the pies and treats are regularly called good value in a town without a lot of other options.

The staff come up often as friendly, polite and quick. One group even praised a big order of salad rolls that was ready and waiting when they arrived to collect it. Opinion isn't unanimous, as one regular was let down by the pies on a few visits, but the weight of local feeling is firmly on the positive side.

Practical details are in its favour: free parking on the street and in the car park, a wheelchair-accessible entrance and car park, and card and mobile payments accepted. The hours run early on weekdays and wrap up earlier on weekends, so it's worth checking before you head in.