GAIL's

You'll find yourself walking into GAIL's on Commercial Way expecting just another chain bakery, then you'll bite into a croissant that's genuinely made you question every other one you've eaten. The lamination is proper—crispy exterior, buttery layers that shatter when you bite down. They're doing sourdough properly too, not that overproof nonsense. The place has that easy confidence of somewhere that doesn't need to try too hard because the product speaks for itself. Grab a coffee (they've got decent espresso) and a pastry, find a spot, and watch Woking town centre happen around you. It's become the sort of place locals actually make a point of visiting rather than just stumbling into.