Bakery · Bellgrove, Glasgow
Akara Bakery Menu & Prices
Here is what you can typically expect on the counter at Akara Bakery: 35 items across 5 sections, from savouries & pasties to traybakes, tarts & biscuits.
Indicative menu. Items and prices are typical for this style of bakery and are not supplied by Akara Bakery. Always ask staff about allergens.
Savouries & Pasties
- Traditional beef pastyPopular £3.75 Diced beef, potato, swede and onion folded into crimped, golden shortcrust pastry.
- Sausage, bean and cheese melt £1.95 Sausage, baked beans and melted cheese tucked into a golden puff pastry slice.
- Sausage rollPopular £2.00 Seasoned pork sausage meat wrapped in golden, flaky puff pastry and glazed with egg.
- Steak and kidney pie £4.25 Slow-cooked beef and kidney in thick gravy under a short, buttery pastry lid.
- Minced beef and onion pie £3.60 Seasoned minced beef and onion in proper gravy beneath a shortcrust lid.
- Chicken bake £2.25 Chicken pieces in a creamy white sauce, baked inside crisp, buttery puff pastry.
- Cheese and onion pastyV £2.45 Mature Cheddar, sweet onion and potato in a peppery shortcrust parcel.
- Vegetable pastyV £2.70 Carrot, peas, potato and swede, lightly spiced and baked in crimped shortcrust.
Breads & Rolls
- Soft white rolls (pack of 6)V £1.55 Pillowy white baps, perfect for bacon butties and packed lunches.
- Seeded batch loafVVG £3.30 Soft batch-baked loaf studded with sunflower, linseed and pumpkin seeds.
- Farmhouse whiteVVG £2.55 Deep, floured white loaf with a soft crumb that makes excellent toast.
- Fruited teacakes (pack of 4)V £2.75 Soft, lightly spiced teacakes packed with currants, best split and toasted.
- White bloomerPopularVVG £2.70 Crusty, slashed white loaf with a soft, open crumb, baked fresh every morning.
- Granary loafVVG £2.85 Malted brown loaf with chewy wheat flakes and a gently nutty flavour.
Sandwiches & Filled Rolls
- Coronation chicken sandwich £3.30 Chicken in a mild, fruity curried mayonnaise on soft white bread.
- Cheese and pickle sandwichV £2.90 Mature Cheddar and tangy brown pickle layered on farmhouse white.
- Ham salad rollPopular £3.60 Thick-cut ham with lettuce, tomato and cucumber in a soft white roll.
- BLT sandwich £4.30 Smoky back bacon, crunchy lettuce and ripe tomato on lightly buttered bread.
- Egg mayonnaise sandwichV £2.80 Free-range egg mayonnaise with cress on soft malted bread.
Cream Cakes & Buns
- Cream hornV £2.75 Crisp puff pastry cone filled with jam and a generous swirl of fresh cream.
- Chelsea bunV £1.80 Coiled, sticky currant bun glazed with sugar syrup and a hint of spice.
- Iced finger bunPopularV £1.00 Soft, sweet finger roll topped with a thick layer of white or pink icing.
- Cream sliceV £1.80 Layers of puff pastry, jam and cream finished with a crisp icing top.
- Jam doughnutV £1.45 Classic ring-free doughnut rolled in sugar with a raspberry jam centre.
- Chocolate eclairV £2.20 Choux finger filled with fresh whipped cream and dipped in chocolate icing.
- Vanilla custard sliceV £2.10 Thick set vanilla custard between puff pastry layers with feathered white icing.
- Fresh cream doughnutPopularV £1.95 Sugared yeast doughnut split and filled with whipped cream and strawberry jam.
Traybakes, Tarts & Biscuits
- Lemon drizzle sliceV £2.85 Moist lemon sponge soaked in sharp lemon syrup with a crunchy sugar crust.
- Fruit sconeV £1.30 Light, buttery scone dotted with sultanas, lovely with jam and clotted cream.
- Gingerbread manV £1.65 Crisp, warmly spiced gingerbread figure with iced buttons and a smile.
- Millionaire's shortbreadPopularV £2.50 Buttery shortbread base, thick caramel and a snap of milk chocolate on top.
- Rocky roadV £2.55 Chocolate, crushed biscuit, marshmallow and cherries set into a chunky square.
- Viennese whirlV £2.05 Melt-in-the-mouth piped biscuits sandwiched with buttercream and raspberry jam.
- Golden syrup flapjackPopularV £1.45 Chewy oat bar baked with butter and golden syrup until caramelised at the edges.
- Eccles cakeV £2.05 Flaky pastry round packed with buttery spiced currants and sprinkled with sugar.
Ordering tips for Akara 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.
- It opens on Sundays (9am – 5pm), which makes it handy for weekend treats.
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