Bountiful Bread
1475 Western Ave, Albany, NY
Crema's Take
“This Albany bakery-café excels at the full experience—fresh-baked bread and pastries anchor a menu of housemade soups and sandwiches that feel genuinely made-to-order, with the kind of attention to detail that earns repeat visits. The staff strikes that rare balance of being both efficiently quick and genuinely conversational, making it equally comfortable for a solo coffee-and-pastry grab or a lingering meal with friends. There's a real sense of care in what lands on your plate, from the brothy, deeply flavored Jamaican jerk soup to the house-made dressings, even if occasional orders slip through the cracks—which they handle with integrity.”
What to expect
Classic coffee drinks done right. A slow-sit, quick-grab spot, good for meetings. Pastries and light food on the menu. Family friendly.
Google Reviews
The food is always delicious! Made fresh every day, including all of their dressings, soups, and fun recipes! Recently, I had a mixup with an order which they immediately rectified and refund my purchase! A definite must in the Albany area!
First time there, the way to order was very convenient, food was done pretty quick. Had a steak and egg omelet witch was really good, the bread was awesome. only complaint I have is that the plates that they use were very small I didn't feel like I had much room for anything and…
The food is excellent, and the staff has always been very friendly, quick, and conversational. I have been there many times over the last few years, and it is consistently good. Also a great local option for business catering. I recently had an office meeting lunch catered with…
I typically don’t go out of my way to write bad reviews, but I ordered a caesar salad wrap, with chicken. Got a grilled chicken wrap with about 3 pieces of lettuce throughout the whole thing. Point being it needs more lettuce and less chicken. Entire wrap was smaller than my…
Soup and sandwiches for us. Jamaican jerk soup was bountiful pun intended with chicken beans celery. Very flavorful too. Ham & cheese was nothing really to write home about. Cranberry chicken sandwich was Right amount of condiments and the grilled sandwich tasted amazing.…
Crema Reviews
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