That means we treat our customers and team members like they are family. We bake our bread, cakes & pastries like we would for a family meal and well, you know, there's just a lot of good family vibes in the place. It makes all the difference. This makes our daily decisions and actions very easy; we just focus on getting better and better as the days and years swing by.

We continually invest in our lovely people & our amazing shops and we think that's why our customers and team members tend to stick with us for a very long time. If you've never been into a Parsons Bakery shop, I highly recommend it. Hit our feedback link and let us know what you think as well. Ok, the stats: we operate 50 stores over 10 different counties in the UK's South West.

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At Parsons we know it's our people that make our business tick and make us stand out head & shoulders above the competition. We're big on training and developing our teams so don't worry if you don't have specific experience, we are more interested in finding really nice people who will enjoy working here with us.

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Rocket

Oct 19, 2021

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Excellent bacon sandwiches when available. 3 times in just over a month, travelled to get bacon sandwiches for office only to be told, sorry we havent cooked any. At least tasty bites around the corner can be bothered to cook bacon.

Paul Robb

Sep 25, 2021

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I can only comment on their sourdough as that is what we buy from them weekly. It is excellent and I fully recommend it.

Andy Stewart

Aug 09, 2021

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Lunch (tea and a baguette) Sunday 1st August 2021. The young lady serving was kind, friendly and helpful and thoroughly deserves a 5 star review 🌟

Moron Moron

Jun 22, 2021

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Hot pasty and hot sausage rolls were cold. Bacon sandwich was doorstep bread with dried up bacon and not enough for the amount of bread. Will not be coming back.

May 14, 2021

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Hardly any Chicken mayo & hardly mixed leaf baguette! @ £2.95 is disappointing at least put something in it.. Better off buying a baguette at the cafe further down more value for money!

Jane Berrie

Jan 21, 2021

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The quality is good but the pasties and sandwiches are virtually cold. According to staff, no reheating is allowed and the counter they are served from does not keep them hot. We were disappointed but the bread and fillings were good quality. The service was good.

J. Hill

Jul 27, 2020

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I asked for a pasty today @£3.75 I expected it to be at least warm but it wasn't and they said they couldn't heat it up. I tried to eat it but most of the pastry was undercooked all around the edge. I bought a "slice" of a cake called Australian delight which was completely not a delight. It fell into crumbs when I picked it up leaving about 3/4inch of nasty tasting chocolate which was the topping, the actual crumbly mixture of rice crispies and coconut was stale and unpleasant. Most kids I know can make a rice crisps treat that holds together ,they don't. I wont go back there again.

Caroleen F.

Jul 02, 2020

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It's 2 pm and you know what that means: 95p cakes at Parsons. Uni students huddle around the doorframe on St. Michael's Hill, squishing in against the rain or leaking out with meal deals in hand. Pasties are flaky and warm. Gingerbread Teddy squeals on his way down the gullet. Chelsea Buns bounce with spices and sultanas.

On my term abroad from California, Parsons was my favorite spot in Bristol and the one I miss most after coming home.

Amanda Thomas

Oct 20, 2019

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I have been going to this bakery in Corsham every week for a lunch time sandwich made with the softest brown bread and really delicious. They have recently changed their bread to sour dough and apparently will soon withdraw all the brown bread in favour of this. I don't like sourdough and although the sandwiches are made on site the staff (who are very good) are not allowed to make them in anything other than sourdough! I sent a message about this to the number given for complaints and got a really off hand reply back (verging on rude). They are obviously not interested in what their customers

Carl Fxi

Jun 27, 2019

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I like my pastry cooked. Unfortunately this was shown the oven about 10minutes less than it actually required to finish baking, really disgusting inedible , no wonder there's no customers.

Mike T.

May 25, 2018

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Staff were rude and disdainful. Possibly wealthy students being made to work by their sensible parents.

Stephen Evans

Sep 12, 2017

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The chunky egg Mayo sandwich used to be on thick bread with chunky egg mayo now it's on the thinnest bread with hardly any in there, i've just gone in there for a apple and Sultana Danish and there is not one Sultana in it! apple! what apple! Icing! Can hardly see it let alone taste it,it's just all pastry, never again, bring back Brookmans or where's a Greggs when you need it,nice staff tho

Rachel H.

Jun 03, 2010

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A chain with branches dotted throughout Bristol, Parsons Bakery is a good stop off when you want a better than supermarket but not quite Patisserie Valerie standard of baked goods.

The St Michaels Hill branch is a student hot spot and can get busy during lunchtimes. It serves a variety of decent paninis, sandwiches and cakes as well as fresh bread, all of which can be either eaten in or taken to go.

The seating in this branch is limited, with a few outdoor tables scattered on the pavement and a small, rather basic upstairs area. For a quick sandwich that needn't be anything special, Parsons

Chris B.

May 28, 2010

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Parsons is a good bakery that has a great range of pasties, cakes and sandwiches. It serves the students of the area very well because the food is filling and the prices are very low. I used to live off the paninis (flatbread sandwiches) from here, they are a good size and they obviously use good quality ingredients; perfect for those 'oh god, what did I do last night' mornings you have more often than not as a student.

The food doesn't seem to have changed in a good few years, but they are a popular bakery, so why change it I suppose. The bread they make on site is very good.

James J.

May 23, 2010

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I can see how some people would find this bakery chain charming, but for me the price of admission is just too high. The gingerbread was just over two pounds. I couldn't believe how overpriced some of their produce was. The quality is good, but the price is too steep for what they are providing.

The clientelle was largely skewed towards those carrying a bus pass: not a bad thing if you want to go for a quiet cup of tea, but I like my bakeries with a bit more fun and a little less cost.

Lisa B.

Nov 11, 2009

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Parson's is a charming Bristolian family bakery chain, with around twenty branches across the city and as far as Weston. A lifesaver to builders (bacon sarnies ahoy!), students (more bacon sarnies) and sometimes the occaisional OAP regulars (tea and shortcake) and anyone who fancies a hot pasty.

The pasties are pretty good; look out for their changing 'specialities' and the good old traditional never goes amiss. This branch also has an upstairs cafe and outside terrace, great for sunning yourself whilst sipping a Lavazza Coffee.

Will P.

Sep 26, 2009

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A bakery that's branched out a bit, you can get a decent cup of coffee here too. Most important, the bread is very good. A bit expensive compared to the supermarkets, but it will actually fill you up. They've also got things like pasties and sausage rolls that bring the students flocking.

It's lovely and light inside, and the lack of stupid mood music or people tapping away at laptops makes for a relaxing cup of coffee. They don't overload their coffee with suagar either, something I can stand about Starbucks and co. There's a couple of seats scattered outside. No garden