Great Harvest Bakery & Cafe
1701 Allied Ln, Charlottesville, VA
Crema's Take
“Great Harvest Bakery & Cafe has found new life under passionate ownership that shows in every warm loaf pulled from the oven and every generous sample offered across the counter. The moment you walk in, you're enveloped by the irresistible smell of freshly baked bread, greeted by genuinely kind staff, and treated like you're part of something special—whether you're grabbing a still-warm scone for the road or settling in for a leisurely coffee and cinnamon chip bread french toast. This is the kind of neighborhood spot where the bakers and owners clearly care as much about making you smile as they do about making exceptional pastries.”
What to expect
Google Reviews
Since the new owners have taken over, the bakery has completely turned around. The staff is so friendly and the fact that my scuffins are still warm when I get them says all I need to know about the freshness. If you haven’t been in a while, give Great Harvest a try again. Everything tastes better, looks better, and IS better.
Fantastic bakery that’s a joy to enter! You are greeted with an intense smell of baking bread- absolutely delicious. We got to taste some of the loaves that were just out…. The sandwiches were okay.
The owners (I think they were the owners, or just very passionate staff) are beyond kind and stuffed us with delicious samples while we waited for our sandwiches! They seem very passionate about their baking and were explaining the different options to us. The sandwiches were very healthy. I eat vegetarian so I opted to get one of their hot grilled cheese without turkey, so the person making my sandwich kindly added extra veggies since I wasn’t getting turkey. The baked goods are all very freshly made (you can see them making fresh breads). I highly recommend coming here, especially if you run on the Butterfly Greenway, this is a nice stop afterwards for food.
Awesome place! Great food, great service. Prepare for delicious smells! You are immediately greeted by the smell of fresh bread, and a grand welcome from their kind staff. I made a mistake by ordering a sandwich with a food I cannot eat, and the staff/owners did not hesitate to correct my mistake. I am so thankful!! Definitely stop in on your next visit for a yummy pastry, sandwich or a loaf of bread for tomorrow's lunch! We plan to come back the next time we are in the area :)
Cinnamon chip bread for french toast! Stopped in for a "2nd chance" kind of thing to find out there are new owners. The place looks incredible! Everything tastes FRESH. I couldnt wait to go back. Each week, the new owners have been there every time I've stopped in. The place is busy and happy. We now order from here for our monthly staff meetings. 10/10 highly recommend anything coming out of the building! We've had several breads, scones, muffins, brownies, sandwiches.....all incredible!
Crema Reviews
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