Bread Alone Bakery — Restaurant in Town of Woodstock

Woodstock location: 1 star for good coffee & pastry day and 1 for solid lattes on day two . However, not pictured because I forgot to take a photo was the ciabatta (lack of) bacon, egg & cheese. It tasted good, so sure 1 star, but the fact that I just paid $8 for each BEC (rip off) but with 1 slice of bacon? On each sandwich is rude, if I’m paying higher prices than I would in the city it better be the best BEC I’ve had in my life… Minus 2 points for the fact that two days in a row the cashiers are just so unpleasant. Not sure what’s happening there, but this sweet older woman ahead of us was being kind and asking a question about flavor syrups, and the dead cashier with the curly hair/braid was just so rude to her. Thankfully the person with glasses checked us out. She seemed neutral , but still not pleasant, and the older barista making the lattes was also snappy when I asked a question about the espresso shots… so yeah, sadly this was our first visit to Woodstock… I guess I’m glad their pastries are what save them. If the rudeness had been just been one day I would have given 4 stars but two days in a row shows a lack in the training. Quality for the pastries then I’d say just for that it’s...

OUR PETITION ON BREAD ALONE's PLASTIC PROBLEM: A little over a year ago, I wrote a review calling out Bread Alone’s large plastic footprint, this despite their publicly-stated position of being a sustainable company. Lee replied to my post, stating that the company was working to replace their single use plastic bread bags with compostable options and that I should “stay tuned”. Sadly, however, while their stand alone bakeries, such as this one in Woodstock, offer plastic-free packaging options for unsliced bread, Bread Alone’s big grocery store business (see the photo from a Woodstock grocery store near the bakery) and their direct supply to organizations continue to be plastic-based. How many more plastic bags were created over the past 13 months since my initial review? How many more are to come? Plastic, which is made from fossil fuels and other toxic substances, is a growing disaster for our planet. Plastic bag recycling options are also shrinking in our community. Sadly, Bread Alone is still not bread alone. That’s a problem for our earth and our community. Bread Alone, when, exactly, will your bread be plastic-bag free? (See...

I stopped by Bread Alone in Woodstock and spent over $35 for a blueberry muffin, croissant, apple turnover, oatmeal cookies, a small latte, and a small cup of milk. The food was absolutely delicious—fresh, flaky, and flavorful across the board. Super expensive but delicious.

However, the experience was dampened by the service. It took over 20 minutes just to get a latte and a cup of milk. We noticed other customers receiving their drinks before us, even though they had ordered after. When I politely asked the staff member about it, she responded quite rudely and said she makes the drinks “when it’s convenient for her.” Not sure how that system works, but it didn’t sit right.

To make matters more confusing, they don’t take names for drink orders, so there’s no way to know which drink belongs to whom. I’m honestly convinced someone else ended up with our drinks.

All in all, great food, but the disorganized and unprofessional service really took away from the experience. Hopefully, they work out a better system, because the bakery itself has a lot...