Channel Your Inner Duchess Kate Or Prince William At This British Bake Shop In Middletown
Last time I was in London, I can remember walking miles around the city in search of pizza and also eating a ton of bread and butter, which is considered a legit appetizer across the pond, at various cafes and restaurants. Now, flash forward to this year in Middletown and a lovely British bakery we stumbled upon mostly by accident. And mate, even if you don’t fancy a cuppa (tea), have never ridden the London Eye, or haven’t watched one single episode of The Great British Baking Show, you’re gonna luv it.
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Now, in the past I’ve been known to say something like: “You’ve probably motored by many times without realizing!” In this case, however, THAT couldn’t be more true because June Love’s English Bakery is located in a plaza that’s behind another plaza on Aquidneck Road. The only reason we found it was because we were searching for another gem in the area.
Whilst writing this, I also realized that JLEB has no Instagram whatsoever to speak of and hey, we’re all searching out businesses via IG these days, so that’s another reason you may be unaware.
Anywho, we popped into June Love’s English Bakery earlier this year (pre-pandemic) and were greeted almost immediately by June herself, who is in fact from England and who was putting the finishing touches on some meat pies.
It doesn’t get much more ENGLISH than that, am I right?
As non-meat eaters, we were drawn more to the refrigerated display of flapjacks (which we learned are not pancakes at all but oat bars), scones (let me just say YUM and I ate two), shortbread, and rock buns or cakes you might know from the Harry Potter books (a delicious treat for anyone craving something substantial but without all the sugar of most traditional cakes or cookies).
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People have also been known to rave about the lemon tarts and cakes which, I might add, are just as tasty with coffee (as opposed to say Earl Grey) as an accompaniment. During the spring and summer you can also catch June at the Newport famers markets on Memorial Boulevard and at Casey and Mt. Hope Farms.
So, channel your inner duchess (or 70’s rock star) and take a spin over to pick up some classic English baked goods. I understand that sometimes she even has different candies from the UK available too.
*June Love’s English Bakery is located at 496 Aquidneck Ave. in Middletown RI.
**This post has appeared previously on PattyJ.com.