About Us

Introducing Buckwheat Bakery, a venture established in 2020 by Steph Allen, catering to the increasing demand for vegan and allergy-friendly food options. With a personal experience of being gluten and lactose intolerant for a decade, Steph’s mission is to provide delicious, accessible, and reasonably priced food that caters to various dietary restrictions.

Our bakery specializes in gluten-free products, and our kitchen is entirely gluten-free to ensure the utmost quality and safety. If you have specific dietary requirements, we can accommodate your needs upon request. Feel free to reach out to us via social media for personalized orders.

As an online-only establishment, we conveniently offer nationwide delivery for your convenience. Alternatively, you can opt for a free pickup option available at our location on 38 Park Island Way. Please note that we require a notice period of 24-72 hours for all orders, and additional delays may occur. Custom cakes, in particular, necessitate one week’s notice to ensure meticulous preparation.

It’s important to mention that our kitchen handles tree nuts, dairy, coconut, and eggs. If you have a severe allergy to any of these ingredients, kindly inform us before placing your order so that we can take appropriate precautions.

At Buckwheat Bakery, we are committed to providing a wide range of delectable treats while considering your dietary restrictions and maintaining the highest standards of quality and safety.

We are an exclusively gluten-free, celiac-safe bakery based in Marina da Gama, Cape Town. Most of our products are also vegan. Buckwheat Bakery was started in 2021 by Stephanie Donachie. Having been gluten and lactose intolerant for 10 years, her goal is to make great tasting, allergy and intolerance friendly food easily available and affordable.

All of our products are gluten-free and made in a gluten-free kitchen. Many of our products are also vegan (and therefore dairy-free) or available as vegan on request. We also make to order so feel free to reach out to us on social media for custom orders.

At this point we are an online-only store and offer nationwide delivery or free pickup option from 38 Park Island Way. *Please note that all orders need 24 -72 hours notice and may be subject to further delays. Custom cakes require one weeks notice. We use tree nuts, dairy, coconut and eggs in our kitchen so if you have a severe allergy to one of these please let us know before placing your order.