I'll be pestering them to buy more next time I visit! Just a pity you don't have some bakeries down in Perth! Greeted with a smile and quickly served. Tasty tea and coffee, very pleased they listened to the request for 'only small amount of milk in both. The food was well priced and marzipan 'apples' yummy.
I've visited Harry Gow Dornoch on numerous occasions. The staff are alway always (repetition intentional :-)) nice and the produce is always fresh and tasty. Steak pies, chunky or smooth are to die for. Tried my first Dream Ring today. It's a good job we found the bakery on the penultimate day of our holidays so that we only had 2 days for repeat visits.
I've visited Harry Gow Dornoch on numerous occasions. The staff are alway always (repetition intentional :-)) nice and the produce is always fresh and tasty. Steak pies, chunky or smooth are to die for. Tried my first Dream Ring today. It's a good job we found the bakery on the penultimate day of our holidays so that we only had 2 days for repeat visits.
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Provenance is key. Ingredients are sourced locally where possible and we also look to the continent if we feel it'll make the finished product even better. When he started up in 1979, his simple end game was to make the best possible product for his customer. That didn't matter if it was the bread, the butteries, the sandwich fillings, the soup, the savoury pastries, the cakes or the celebration cakes.
Five generations of baking obsession have made Harry Gow Bakery the family business that it is today. Here's some of the highlights of our story so far. The famous Burnett's Bro's - second generation John and William - in 1898 began the empire which became Burnett's bakery, Inverness.
This was taken on by the third generation (also William and John) and where Harry (second from the right) served his apprenticeship before becoming Confectionery Manager.He loyally served as Production Manager for 30 years until he retired in 2009. Harry with his young apprentice Calum in the days before hair nets!
This was taken on by the third generation (also William and John) and where Harry (second from the right) served his apprenticeship before becoming Confectionery Manager.He loyally served as Production Manager for 30 years until he retired in 2009. Harry with his young apprentice Calum in the days before hair nets!
Making and baking literally everything from scratch to our own carefully crafted recipes, choosing and using the very best of ingredients. But if you were to throw it all together without the due care, passion and skill that we add into the mix then it just wouldn't be right. At Harry Gow Bakery, we really do give a damn and never compromise on quality.
Why? Well of course the ingredients are fresh it's made from scratch. But also when Harry was slaving away in the bakery, his wife was at home making soup for his dinner. It tasted so good that he pinched the recipes!
With this, and a lot of hard work in development, we have a wonderful range of great tasting soups - one for every day of the week: Monday is Lentil and Bacon, Tuesday is Scotch Broth, Wednesday is Chicken and Rice, Thursday is Leek and Potato and Friday is Cream of Tomato.
With this, and a lot of hard work in development, we have a wonderful range of great tasting soups - one for every day of the week: Monday is Lentil and Bacon, Tuesday is Scotch Broth, Wednesday is Chicken and Rice, Thursday is Leek and Potato and Friday is Cream of Tomato.
That is the question. It has to be said that our biscuits cakes are so lip-smackingly good it tends to be the latter! But what makes them so good we hear you ask? We go as far as crafting our own recipe for the sponge, pastry, biscuits, jam, buttercream and icing. For example, our Pineapple Tart is made up of 7 (yes, seven) different recipes - all meticulously crafted by us - not a bag or box of pre-mix in sight.
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Jack K.
Sep 30, 2021
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Seek no further, Harry Gow is undoubtedly one of the best bakeries in Inverness! Everyday, fresh batches of savory pies, filled rolls, hot sandwiches, seasonal homemade soups and variety of pastries are made from scratch with Scotland's earthly ingredients in nearby Harry Gow HQ - Smithton Industrial Estate, where all the magic happens... They are then delivered to dozens of other locations all over Scotland, so that everyone gets to enjoy these heavenly treats. With five generations of baking tradition, Harry Gow is not only a household name in Scotland, but also recognized as first ever
James N.
Jul 18, 2014
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This place is a slightly better quality but over priced Greggs. Most recently I was stung by having to pay £1.70 for a bit if caramel shortcake the size of a post it. However they do a delicious cup cake with icing in the centre.
The hot food is ok, and the butterys are to die for, allegedly ( buttery = someone sitting on a croissant and still trying to sell it to you, usually anywhere north if Perth) but I can't say I've been tempted to try them.
If u want something hot go somewhere else independent, if you want a cake it's good, but overpriced.
What ever you say they keep
The hot food is ok, and the butterys are to die for, allegedly ( buttery = someone sitting on a croissant and still trying to sell it to you, usually anywhere north if Perth) but I can't say I've been tempted to try them.
If u want something hot go somewhere else independent, if you want a cake it's good, but overpriced.
What ever you say they keep
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Jan 31, 2009
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Qype User Aburt
Nov 24, 2008
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This is a fabulous bakers in Inverness. There are a few in Inverness. They sell wonderful cakes, rolls, soup and pastries. It is a popular place to buy lunch but doesn't tend to get too crowded and you get served quickly. Their rolls are fresh and made to order. I love their tuna salad rolls but you can get many different fillings. They also make lovely sausage rolls that are warm. Their soup is also very tasty, with a different soup on offer each day. They have lovely cakes from mini banoffi pies to dream rings. Their chocolate elcairs are wonderful. Even thinking about Harry Gows makes me
Qype User Jammyc
Nov 19, 2008
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You just haven't lived until you have eaten a harry gows dream ring. one of my pals has a record of 7 dream rings one after another. not very clever and did involve being a bit unwell afterwards. there are a few harry gows in inverness and one in alness and another in tain so there si no need to do without
Qype User Cheeky
Oct 01, 2008
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Harry Gow's is an excellent bakery. My mum ordered my 21st birthday cake from here and it was perfect. The sponge was soft and light, the buttercream and jam filling was delicious and the icing and decoration was beautiful. The bakery also does great bread, rolls and other cakes - if you are in inverness it is worth a try for traditional bakery goods rather than supermarket ware.
Qype User Tl
Jun 08, 2008
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