Lovejoy Bakers — Restaurant in Portland

ughhhh i freakin’ love this place. lovejoy is so amazing, i recommend it to everyone i know, my friends, my dates, my mom, my therapist, just literally anybody. it is one of the first places i really loved when i moved to portland & i often try to make eating breakfast from there part of my morning routine. their scrambled egg sandwiches are the best, esp with bacon… and the coffee isn’t too bad either 😉 they have lots of really great menu options for breakfast & dinner and it’s just a good place to chill! their to-go packaging is very cute and classy. the baristas are friendly enough, but they don’t bug you/aren’t overly friendly, which i appreciate (genuinely!). it’s in a perfect part of town, where it’s busy but not often crazy-busy… at least, it’s not when i go there. maybe i’m just lucky! anyway… what else is good there. if you sit inside you can look through the big windows at the streets and just see passers-by, which is fun & super great/convenient/gorg when it’s raining… if you sit outside you can see the green trees && the streetcar passing along! love it! it’s just so chill. & not too far from a really awesome park too with some really beautiful trees! overall, if you’re thinking of trying out lovejoy bakers, i would definitely recommend...

I would give zero stars if possible. When I was sitting at the family style table there was loud rock and roll playing from the kitchen as well as loud overhead piano music. I asked staff if we could turn off one of the music sources as it was distracting and difficult to focus on my conversation with my friend. Staff responded by saying that if I had a problem with it then I could move to the front room or leave. I was shocked by this response and pleaded that there wasn't sufficient seating for us in the front room. Then after about 10 mins of sitting at the family style table, staff came over to us and asked us to move somewhere else because we were "in the way". We were sitting at a table that was put out by the restaurant with chairs and very confused. Staff said that if someone wanted to use the bathroom or go into the kitchen it felt intrusive to have to walk past us and we were no longer allowed to sit at the table. We moved to a corner to finish our mediocre sandwich and quickly left. I have loved coming to LoveJoy Bakery for years and I am sad to say that I will never return. Moreover, I am embarrassed that I recommended to my friend...

It's too bad the food is not as good as the service. I was generally disappointed with everything besides the brownie. We ordered a smashed chickpea sandwich, tuna melt, croissant, and a brownie. All the pastries displayed not having a name tag so I had to reach over the glass to point. Oh well not really a big deal... So the sandwich menu says "available after 11am" but the cashier said they are available all day... if I never made a comment about that I would of never known.. why don't they erase it???? After about 15 minutes of waiting at a single long table that felt crowded next to other guests. We got our food. The sandwiches felt small, the chickpea was okay but the biggest disappointment was the tuna. It looked like it was literally just tuna and bread. I didn't even see the cheese at first. I thought they forgot it. It was there but just a few shreds. No lettuce, tomato, onion etc.... Subways tuna across the street is surprising waaaay better. Shocking I know... Likely won't be coming back I hope this reaches mamagent and they can...