Judges Bakery - Hastings

I visited the bakery in December to buy some bread. I am new to the area and had no idea what the shop offers. I ordered a sourdough, paid and asked for it to be sliced. Before the sales assistant went off to slice it I asked him is there anywhere close by that I can buy some ham and salad. He replied there is nowhere in the old town and my nearest supermarket would be Morrisons. When he went to the back to slice the bread I decided to take a look around the store to check what else you sold. I was surprised to then find that you had a large selection of cold meats and salad. I took them to the till for purchase to the same assistant and asked him why he didn’t tell me that you had the items that I had enquired about. His reply; it’s quite expensive here and I don’t like to push products! A. What kind of people do you have working in your store? Someone that refused to let me know that you do indeed sell the food I was looking for. B. How can a shop assistant assume what my budget is for food and what I consider to be expensive or not!!!! No apology, no thank you and goodbye. Outrageous behaviour and what a shame this is what happened on my first visit! What is this discrimination or an assistant telling me where I should shop?? Completely unacceptable I have contacted judges baker via emails 3 times regarding this matter and they have so far not replied. So as they clearly do not care, I’ve decided to leave a public review

We got a couple of pastries from here a cherry one and a lemon one. The cherry one was lovely. They were really fresh and large. Great value for money. They had a good range of things and also had a deli shop.

Slightly pricey but excellent produce. I bought a fantastic Cherry Frangipane Tart and a spinach and tomato quiche. Great pastry, plenty of fillings. Staff were also very friendly and helpful.

We called in a few days ago to buy some lime and sea salt brownies, which my son had really liked on a previous visit. We couldn 't see them on display, so asked and they told us We 've never sold those. Despite having bought them previously, and despite them being mentioned on the website!

Amazing doughnuts and the best double double coffee in Hastings. Very friendly and welcoming staff.