Cross Bakery
Freshly baked sourdough at Cross Bakery

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Cross Bakery

Artisan bakery & cafe

Hand-shaped sourdough, buttery croissants, slow-fermented loaves and great coffee — baked fresh every day on Waltham Cross High Street.

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Our story

Baked by hand, every morning.

Cross Bakery is a small artisan bakery and cafe on Waltham Cross High Street. We mill, mix, shape and bake everything ourselves — no shortcuts, just patient bread.

  • 24-hour fermented sourdough

    A long, slow rise builds the kind of crust and crumb you can smell across the room.

  • Hand-laminated pastries

    Three days of butter and patience. Audibly flaky croissants, almond and pain au chocolat.

  • House-roasted coffee

    Our daily blend, brewed by people who actually care about a clean shot.

Opening hours

Drop by, anytime.

  • Monday08:30 – 17:30
  • Tuesday08:30 – 17:30
  • Wednesday08:30 – 17:30
  • Thursday08:30 – 17:30
  • Friday08:30 – 17:30
  • Saturday08:30 – 17:30
  • Sunday08:30 – 17:30

Today on the counter

Our specialties.

A glance at what's coming out of the oven this week — see the full menu for everything we're baking.

Croissants

  • Plain croissant

    Three days of lamination. Audibly flaky.

    £2.50

  • Pistachio croissant

    Filled with green pistachio cream.

    £3.50

  • Nutella croissant

    A generous swirl of Nutella inside our croissant dough.

    £3.50

  • Nutella croissant with fresh strawberry

    Nutella croissant topped with fresh sliced strawberries.

    £4.00

Poğaça

  • Halloumi poğaça

    Soft Turkish bread roll filled with grilled halloumi.

    £2.50

  • Spinach & feta poğaça

    Sautéed spinach and crumbled feta, baked fresh.

    £2.50

  • Feta poğaça

    Simple, salty feta filling.

    £2.50

  • Sausage poğaça

    Soft poğaça with seasoned sausage.

    £2.50

Simit

  • Plain simit

    Sesame-crusted Turkish ring bread, baked fresh.

    £1.25

  • Simit with cheddar (toasted)

    Simit toasted open with melted cheddar.

    £3.50

  • Simit with tomato & cheddar

    Tomato slices and cheddar inside a toasted simit.

    £4.00

  • Simit sandwich with feta

    Stuffed with crumbled feta and fresh cucumber.

    £4.00

Pastries

  • Tahini roll

    Sweet sesame roll with a tahini swirl.

    £3.50

  • Nutella roll

    Soft brioche roll filled with Nutella.

    £3.00

  • Apple danish

    Buttery pastry with cinnamon apple compote.

    £3.00

  • Cinnamon roll

    Spiced cinnamon swirl finished with sugar glaze.

    £3.00

Home-made Pizza

  • Pepperoni pizza

    Home-made dough, tomato base, pepperoni and mozzarella.

    £2.00

  • Sausage pizza

    Sausage and mozzarella on a hand-stretched base.

    £2.00

  • Olives & mushroom pizza

    Black olives, mushrooms and mozzarella.

    £2.00

Fresh Sandwiches

  • Chicken shawarma

    Marinated chicken, garlic sauce and fresh salad.

    £4.00

  • New Yorker

    Pastrami, mustard and pickles on rye sourdough.

    £4.00

  • Corned beef

    Slow-cooked corned beef on sourdough.

    £4.00

  • Caprese

    Tomato, mozzarella, basil and olive oil.

    £3.50

Toast

  • Cheddar cheese toast

    Sourdough with melted cheddar.

    £3.00

  • Cheddar & tomato toast

    Sourdough, cheddar and fresh tomato slices.

    £3.50

  • Chicken toast

    Grilled chicken and melted cheddar on sourdough.

    £4.00

  • Pastrami toast

    Pastrami, mustard and cheddar.

    £4.00

Börek

  • Feta cheese börek

    Crisp layered pastry with feta.

    £3.00

  • Spinach & cheese börek

    Spinach and feta layered in flaky pastry.

    £3.00

  • Potato börek

    Spiced potato filling in crisp pastry.

    £3.00

  • Beef börek

    Spiced minced beef in flaky layers.

    £3.50

Cakes & Sweets

  • Apple crumble

    Slice. Buttery crumble over baked apples. Available whole £25.

    £4.00

  • Mixed berry tart

    Slice. Vanilla custard with fresh berries. Available whole £25.

    £4.00

  • Carrot cake

    Slice. Spiced sponge, cream cheese frosting. Available whole £25.

    £3.50

  • Chocolate cake

    Slice. Rich dark chocolate sponge. Available whole £25.

    £3.50

Sourdough Bread

  • White sourdough loaf

    24-hour fermented white loaf with an open crumb.

    £4.00

  • Wholemeal sourdough loaf

    Earthy wholemeal flour, long fermentation.

    £4.00

  • Rye sourdough loaf

    Dense and aromatic with caraway.

    £4.50

  • Soft-crust sourdough

    Larger loaf with a tender crust — easy on the bite.

    £6.50

Bread & Rolls

  • Stone-baked bloomer

    Soft white loaf with a stone-baked crust.

    £2.00

  • Turkish somun

    Traditional Turkish flatbread, soft inside.

    £1.50

  • Thin somun

    A thinner take on our Turkish somun.

    £1.50

  • Cyprus çörek

    Sweet Cypriot bread, lightly enriched.

    £1.50

Coffee

  • Espresso

    Double shot of our daily blend.

    £2.20

  • Macchiato

    Espresso topped with a dash of foamed milk.

    £2.40

  • Latte

    Espresso with silky steamed milk.

    £2.80

  • Cappuccino

    Equal parts espresso, steamed milk and foam.

    £2.80

Tea

  • Breakfast tea

    Strong English breakfast tea.

    £2.00

  • Earl Grey

    Black tea infused with bergamot.

    £2.00

  • Chamomile

    Soothing chamomile flowers.

    £2.00

  • Green tea

    Fresh, lightly vegetal green tea.

    £2.00

Iced Drinks

  • Iced coffee

    Chilled, double-strength coffee served over ice.

    £3.50

  • Iced tea

    House iced tea, lightly sweetened.

    £3.50

Smoothies

  • Strawberry split

    Strawberry, banana and yoghurt.

    £4.50

  • Coco loco

    Coconut, pineapple and banana.

    £4.50

  • Passion shot

    Passion fruit, mango and orange.

    £4.50

  • Avo gogo

    Avocado, banana, spinach and almond milk.

    £4.50
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Come over

Open seven days.

We're on Waltham Cross High Street, a few minutes' walk from the station. Drop in for a coffee, grab a loaf for dinner, or stay for both.

Call +44 1992 361104
  • Monday08:30 – 17:30
  • Tuesday08:30 – 17:30
  • Wednesday08:30 – 17:30
  • Thursday08:30 – 17:30
  • Friday08:30 – 17:30
  • Saturday08:30 – 17:30
  • Sunday08:30 – 17:30