The Redhead Bakehouse

The Redhead Bakehouse is a long-running community bakery on Cowlishaw Street in Redhead, Newcastle, offering an early start for coffee, bread and baked goods. Its menu covers the familiar bakery staples—gourmet pies, sausage rolls, fresh bread rolls, scones, cakes and tarts—alongside barista-made Glitch coffee and tea. The range is broad enough for a simple morning coffee, a savoury bakery lunch or something sweet to take home.

The savoury selection includes plain, cheese and bacon, mince and cheese, steak, creamy chicken and butter chicken pies, as well as more distinctive options such as Steak Guinness, Beef Massaman Curry and Smoked Chilli Kabana. Sausage rolls are available plain or with cheese and bacon, while pasties, quiche and savoury rolls add further choice. The bakery also lists low-gluten pies on selected days, family pies in several flavours, and sourdough from Wednesday to Saturday. Availability can vary for seasonal and limited-edition products, so the current menu is worth checking before visiting.

For sweeter choices, the menu includes croissants, Danish pastries, cinnamon scrolls, apple turnovers, custard tarts, vanilla slices, lamingtons, cream buns, muffins and several sponge cakes. Fresh bread includes white, wholemeal, multigrain, soy and linseed, and fruit loaves, with French sticks and rolls also available. Coffee is a central part of the offering: The Redhead Bakehouse serves Glitch coffee, with the team describing a focus on quality and consistency developed through training and a close partnership with the coffee company. Retail coffee bags are also listed on the menu.

The business has a substantial local history. Gareth began baking as an apprentice at Belmont Specialty Cakes and Pies in 1998 before opening Redhead’s Quality Bake with his wife, Lauren, in 2008. The bakery adopted its current name in 2017, following a rebrand and expansion into a larger shop. The website presents the venue as a place built around quality, friendly service and connection with the Redhead community, rather than just a place to buy bread. With opening from 5am Monday to Saturday, it suits early risers looking for a coffee and bakery breakfast, as well as locals after fresh bread, a savoury pie or a sweet treat.