Great Harvest Bread Company — Restaurant in Annapolis

I wanted to love this place, the folks were so sweet! But for a place where you buy a whole loaf of bread and take it to go, I have to rate based off the food.

The herbed Italian bread loaf was too sweet and the texture was much too close - the crumb is very tightly packed and it even felt dense to pick up. It also has a solid ridge along the bottom. I suspect it wasn’t proofed, or if so, not long enough. Anyway, texture is key for a bakery fresh bread loaf, and this was way off. I’m also not sure what flavor was supposed to stand out (maybe tomato, which was a surprise for an herb loaf), and the level of sweetness much too high (more than a brioche!) to pair with Italian dishes, and the flavoring is off to pair with a sweet spread. I didn’t want to finish this bread.

I want to give them another try because I adore a local bread shop and everyone has off days. I hope they take this into consideration; the place seems popular from the other reviews. Maybe I just picked the wrong...

Today I bought a challah (egg bread) and two muffins for $17 . The bread was smaller than it used to be, was stale and had egg shells in it. The two muffins were not fully cooked. It seems like the goods were prepared and baked by amateurs. This used to be our bakery to go to for great bread. It has changed owners a couple of times and has started going downhill. My last purchase was terrible. I need to look for a better place to bu y bread now.

Edited review after meeting with the owner- Thanks for meeting with me and explaining the recent difficulties the business had while the main baker was in training. Thanks also for the refund offer and the replacement with a free challah bread and two free muffins. The second set were delicious and definitely met the expectations of what we had been used to purchase at Harvey Breas. As the saying goes “To err is human and to forgive divine.” We will continue to patronize your business and as you offered contact you if anything concerns...

The young lady who took our order was very nice, extremely knowledgeable, patient and very kind & considerate. She took the time to explain about all their breads, muffins, pies, and rolls. We decided to try the Maryland Bread (with old bay) and it was sooo good. We are getting crab soup tomorrow just to try dipping the bread in it. We tried it today with chicken corn chowder and it was so yummy. We also tried their gluten free products and they were delicious. My husband tried a couple of their muffins and he said they were very fresh, real cranberries (cranberry orange) and real orange zest and bits of orange as well. Also the blueberry scone had real blueberries and was also delicious and extremely fresh. We also got their bread pudding and that too was sooo good and yummy. I would highly recommend them to any person who loves fresh baked goods. We did spend 58.00 but we definitely got our money’s worth. (Loaf of Maryland bread, 6 muffins, 1 scone and loaf of...