Slow Rise Bakery

Slow Rise Bakery Slow Rise Bakery

Proper bagels, bakes and coffee. Now serving in Horsforth. Leeds, West Yorkshire.

Slow Rise Bakery
Proper bagels, bakes and coffee made with love and never rushed.

A quick one to say we are shut Tuesday April 14th because atm the kitchen is in disarray while we do some big moves to f...
13/04/2026

A quick one to say we are shut Tuesday April 14th because atm the kitchen is in disarray while we do some big moves to fit a bigger oven in there.

Short term pain, long term gain, promise. And we will be back as usual on Weds 15th, full of gratitude for your patience as always and indeed, ever. Xx

A little message with a big sorry to say we’re gonna be closed this Sunday 8th March. Nick like the rest of us is human ...
07/03/2026

A little message with a big sorry to say we’re gonna be closed this Sunday 8th March.

Nick like the rest of us is human and despite trying to sometimes prove the contrary and avoid this fact, sometimes it stares you dead in the eye until you say “yeah I need a breath”. I’ve therefore banned him from the premises tomorrow and unfortunately no one can bake in his place then.

I am really sorry cos we both hate letting anyone down, especially our team and especially you all. That said, I hope you’ll support my efforts in ensuring my partner doesn’t spontaneously combust. I’d long term prefer to keep him in one piece as I’m sure many others would.

We’ll be back to usual next week. In the meantime here’s a pic of burnt cinnamon buns because like life, sometimes it happens.

Thank you always for your understanding x

COME WORK WITH US!We are sadly having to bid farewell to the supremely talented Lilz as they embark on the next stage of...
31/01/2026

COME WORK WITH US!

We are sadly having to bid farewell to the supremely talented Lilz as they embark on the next stage of their journey to illustration world domination (seriously check out their work because that is one serious talent we love so very much)

And so that means an opening has arisen in our Back of House coven. Alongside the rest of our team, you’ll be responsible for creating our beloved bagels and bakes and helping us to ensure we’re always delivering the goods that power the good ship Slow Rise.

You’ll be passionate about baking with demonstrable experience of baking to spec with an emphasis on consistency and quality. You’ll enjoy working in a small team and contributing ideas for ongoing improvements in the way we work. You’ll be fine with smelling of bagels on the way home, you’ll be positive and proactive and while you may not be completely trained in food hygiene you’ll be able to grasp the knowledge and documentation required to ensure you’re compliant. You’ll get a lot of on the job training to make sure you know how to nail our bagels and bakes, you’ll be able to communicate effectively and help us stay on top of stock and you’ll also be comfortable working under your own steam and as part of a friendly and busy team on shift.

We will provide a respectful work environment that recognises and encourages work life balance and pay in line with your experience but of course above minimum wage. We’re looking for between 24-30 hours with weekend work a part of this mix.

Alongside that you’ll receive paid holiday and breaks, obviously free bagels and bakes when available and a supportive workplace that functions between the hours of 7am-9pm (you’ll never work a shift that long, promise)

If you’re interested, please send us a CV, cover letter giving us a tantalising overview of yourself and why you want to work for us to slowrisebagels (@) gmail (dot) com (no DMs pls pls pls)

So just a quick one to say we’ll have a temporary opening hours adjustment for Weds 28th Jan, with Slow Rise being open ...
27/01/2026

So just a quick one to say we’ll have a temporary opening hours adjustment for Weds 28th Jan, with Slow Rise being open from 9:00-12:30pm only for one day only.

The shop is closed in the afternoon which is why we’re cutting lunchtime short. So if you do wanna snaffle yourself your lunch, make sure you come early and we’ll do our best to get you fed before closing time x

21/12/2025

Christmas would not be Christmas without a minor panic from the chief of bagels himself.

Final final final slots for festive preorders are available until they’re gone and then the books are closed! Order online via our webshop while you can x

Absolute scenes over the last week or two here. This is a short psa to give you the heads up over the next few days befo...
19/12/2025

Absolute scenes over the last week or two here. This is a short psa to give you the heads up over the next few days before we close…

Festive bagels are here until Sunday 21st. After that, Nick will say a personal and perhaps emotional goodbye to making copious amounts of stuffing and cranberry and allllll the good stuff in them. Usual service is 9:30-15:00 this Saturday and Sunday.

We have a few more slots now available for last minute festive preorders which is the only way to guarantee your Christmas bagels and bakes. Head to our webshop for the final few bits for collection 23rd/24th - we’re all poised to max out capacity so make sure you book now to avoid any disappointment.

We’re not ones for moral panics over baked goods but we will close orders on the 21st. Beyond that, we’re open on the 23rd and 24th for preorder collections and a few limited bakes but don’t get your hopes up for a full spread. And no filled bagels on those days. So get in while you can x

If you made it this far well done as the important takeaway is that if you’re coming in this weekend to stock up on bagels, the limit is gonna be 6 per customer so we can share the goodness as much as possible.

We cannot thank you enough for this December, it’s been graft and glory and like you, we cannot wait for the break but solemnly swear to give it our bloody all, like always, for this final stretch.

Ever thine, ever mine, ever ours,
Team Slow Rise x

FESTIVE PREORDERS ARE LIVE! Back in October me and Nick sat down and said “right with both Slow Rise and stocked. we pro...
12/12/2025

FESTIVE PREORDERS ARE LIVE!

Back in October me and Nick sat down and said “right with both Slow Rise and stocked. we probs need to get ourselves a bit more organised”. And yet here we are, not knowing our arses from our elbows and we’re certainly not the October vision of ourselves BUT IF THERE’S ONE THING WE CAN DO IT’S ENSURE YOU ARE STOCKED FOR FESTIVE TREATS FOR CHRISTMAS.

Our order books are now officially open and accepting your requests for whole cakes, pastries, mince pies, our beautiful morning buns, sourdoughs, mini sausage rolls, the gorgeousness of the Slow Rise Bakery biscuit box and of course the golden rings of delight that are our unfilled bagels.

Head over to the shop to secure the goods with collections running on Tuesday 23rd and Wednesday 24th December. (We ask you make a note of this time and date when placing your order btw) Slots and quantities are limited by space but intentions for the very loveliest baked goods are limitless.

Please note, on those days, we will have a very very limited selection of takeaway goods but cannot guarantee what that will be. Therefore, if you need some Slow Rise at your table this Christmas, please make sure you preorder via our webshop.

Thanks so much for your patience on this Horsforth, we know you’ve been waiting and we truly hope it’s worth the wait.

Ever yours,
Team Slow Rise xx

Come decorate gingerbread with us!! As part of the late night openings happening on New Road Side this Thursday 11th and...
10/12/2025

Come decorate gingerbread with us!!

As part of the late night openings happening on New Road Side this Thursday 11th and 18th Dec, we’re delighted to be running our usual gingerbread decorating with the budding bakers of Horsforth.

Join us for a late afternoon (4:30pm - 5:30pm) or early evening (5:45pm - 6:45pm) session where we’ll give you a selection of our in house baked gingerbread, icing, decorations and kids hot chocolate (cream and marshmallows definitely on offer here). There’s talk of us repeating our own version of Jackanory with a special Christmas story to top it all off. And rejoice, Nicks found the blooming ski lodge/town decs so here’s hoping the Slow Rise express will be running all the way from the Alps direct to Horsforth via Lapland (I believe this is the concept)

Tickets are available to book now - please visit the link for more info and to secure your spots!

Festive Bagels are here!! Soz guys every post can’t be a Christmas song right now for us. But my god we can serve you a ...
09/12/2025

Festive Bagels are here!!

Soz guys every post can’t be a Christmas song right now for us. But my god we can serve you a Christmas bagel.

It may seem like old hat but we still cannot shake the feeling from our mid twenties when we cooked a Christmas dinner for 18 friends and the day after, shared a leftover sandwich with our pal Woody who declared “this is the best part of Christmas”. Our festive bagel is the ultimate leftovers sandwich - Turkey, Chestnut stuffing, cranberry and bay sauce, bacon bits (if you want) and our festive slaw, which is at this stage up with the chai in terms of recipes you’ll prize from our cold dead hands.

For the veggies, we’ve taken the same concept but subbed the roasting tin for the cheeseboard. That means Brie, Spiced Plum Chutney, Sage and Onion Nuts and Baby Spinach.

They started today (Tuesday 9th) and will run until Sunday 21st December. We hope they fill your bellies as much as they fill our hearts x

Acknowledgements first - we’ve been off grid for longer than we’d like. Apologies, our focus has been on our team and on...
07/12/2025

Acknowledgements first - we’ve been off grid for longer than we’d like. Apologies, our focus has been on our team and on those that come through our door. But inevitably it’s that time of year and before we move on to this year, let’s just remind ourselves of last year. The late nights, the bringing together of our team for a pre festive feast, the biscuits, the festive bagel fillings and of course the preorders for your tables and homes over Christmas time. The very most special time of year for Slow Rise.

And have no fear, we’ll be doing it allllll again this year.

We will - as ever - cook up a storm to ensure the festive filled bagels are delivered to your bellies. Pre orders will be launching soon. Late nights for biscuit decorating are deffos on the cards and Nick will enter his annual love hate relationship with mince pies. We’ll at some point stick Driving Home for Christmas on the playlist just for Zo, and Papa Noel for Bet and Nick will just have to lump it that Underneath the Tree is a hot contender for our most requested staff pick 🤯🤯🤯

In short we’ve been quiet online but don’t ever confuse that for not giving a crap about this time of year. It’s the one we feel our community most from all angles, and one we cannot wait to be a part of with you all x

Address

Horsforth

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9am - 3pm
Wednesday 9am - 3pm
Thursday 9am - 3pm
Friday 9am - 3pm
Saturday 9:30am - 3pm
Sunday 9:30am - 3pm

Website

https://www.slowrisebakery.co.uk/

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