Great service, fit me in last minute when i missed the order deadline for a cheesecake. The New York cheesecake was fantastic and an incredible value at $30! read more

I purchased quite a few items over a couple of months to give them a fair chance and have not been impressed. The items are very dry and lack any flavor. One item was even almost burnt tasting. read more

Just found out that customers can no longer walk in and purchase items without placing a special order ahead of time. I am super bummed by this change in business but I get it - I guess companies get bigger and get corporate or business accounts and the business model changes. I am truly happy they are so successful but I will really truly miss stopping by to pick up fresh baked items like I used to. read more

I wanted to share my experience with 8 Arms Bakery's Gluten-free breads. 90% of GF breads are pretty disappointing. They're half the width and height of a normal loaf, the taste is bland, and they needs to be toasted be have a reasonable texture--even for cold sandwiches.. We consider them vehicles on which to carry P&J, tuna, or whatever. 8 Arms GF bread is totally different. It's oversized (at ~3 1/2 pounds it's fully 3-4x the weight of a typical loaf of GF bread), quite flavorful (especially toasted), and it's texture is great. My favorite sandwich bread is sunflower millet and banana bread toasted and buttered is incredibly delicious. Being a small business in Tumwater means supporting the home team rather than a corporation, having 70% organic ingredients and not having the usual laundry list of hard-to-pronounce ingredients means it's healthier, and it's delivered to the east-side Co-op (another great local small business) fresh twice weekly. Their only drawback is they when sliced they're less sturdy, so we cut thicker slices--and at least not doughy like Costco GF. But with all the positives I'm still a big fan. My thriftier wife's eyebrows shoot up when I buy it do to the higher price, but you get so much more quantity and quality it's clearly the best value you can find. They also offer 12-week shares where you pay up front and pick up bread weekly. read more

8 Arms Community Bakery - a loaf of bread - Bakeries Near Me - Olympia, Washington

The bread here is dense. I understand gluten free bread being dense, but the normal bread is extremely dense. If you're looking for light and airy stuff this is not the place. I'm glad they have gluten free and vegan options, but it's not tasty. Gluten free stuff have come a long long way. They're great now, on par with their gluten counterparts. However, here you can definitely tell it's gluten free or vegan. I'm used eating gluten free items that are nearly identical to the gluten items. Or tasting better than their gluten counterparts. All of their gluten free items crumble easily. Good luck making a sandwich. It's so hard to eat as half of it ends up on the ground. I'm not used to gluten free items doing that! I've tried most of their Christmas cookies. They're okay, nothing memorable. For the price I could've bought tastier ones at Haagens. Cinnamon rolls are dense both gluten free and normal variety. I was expecting a soft roll like Cinnabon so the texture took me by surprise. I've had bought different varieties of loaves of bread, had their pumpkin pie, quiches, and their bars. The I love coconut bar is fantastic. I've tried 8 Arms Bakery 3 times and I'm not impressed. The customer service is definitely not friendly. It's more get your baked goods and leave. No smile, hi how are you so don't expect it. Both the owner and her employees have been my cashier and they're not friendly. Easy to find and parking is ample! I would check out their bars. Everything else I would skip. read more

Such a great community bakery. Try their meat pies. Or even better their bars. Super great vibe and always great and helpful staff.

Everything is fresh and delicious. The staff is very helpful and friendly. Reminiscent of German Bakeries in my home country. The whole wheat seed sourdough is my favorite and as good as any in Germany. My compliments to the baker of this week's bread, it is perfect. Used to drive to the German bakery in Lakewood for a taste of home, but I like this better. read more

I was a regular here for two years. Bread was delicious, cinnamon rolls awesome and fresh and the Christmas breads unsurpassed. Until this past Friday. Walked in and picked out two pkg of cinnamon rolls. Cashier ignored me with her back to me. I put my products on the counter, waited almost a minute, she finally turned around and took my card, pushed the iPad across to sign. She never greeted me, never acknowledged me, never said a word when she rang me up. When my family began to eat, they realized the cream cheese frosting provided was mint flavored! Not labeled as such, so I assume the mixer was not cleaned between frostings. Absolutely will never return! read more

I ordered a fruit pie for a birthday. It was ready on time. The one woman inside did not greet me or walk toward me or smile throughout the transaction, did not thank me or make any gesture that was remotely friendly or warm. The pie crust looked like a kindergartener had done it, no edge crust on one side and a pile up of crust on the other. The bottom crust was tough and chewy, and I had to saw through the pile of edge crust. I don't have much of a sweet tooth, and I can say they didn't waste any sugar on that pie. read more

My fiance works across the parking lot from these guys so he had had alot more than I have. But the peanut butter jelly bar I got was ASTOUNDING. I didn't eat it all in one sitting cause they are pretty dense and rich but if you have a sweet tooth I totally recommend it. The bagels are delicious and dense as well with lots of fun flavors. Next on my list is a cinnamon roll! It's definitely a little out of the ordinary when you walk in but don't let that fool you! read more

My wife and I visited this bakery and their breads and desserts are awesome. The sourdough was amazing. Their homemade meat pies are very well made and full of flavor. They also have an awesome selection of brownies of all flavors and flavor combinations. Lastly they hand make ice cream sandwiches that are very good also. read more

My husband and I just tried their sourdough bread for the first time. It is amazing! Our new favorite in town and possibly the best we've every had in our lives. We highly recommend 8 Arms Bakery. P.S. Their raspberry tarts are also quite good. read more

The $1.50 Black and White cookie I had was dry and fell apart in my hands on the first bite. I was surprised, given the positive things I have heard about this bakery. read more

Great local bakery that also caters to organic and gluten free needs. Tasty and superior to your average grocery store brand bakery items. Not a better gluten free bakery around if you're one of those people who eats that way. Fyi if you stuck with organic wheat you wouldn't have to go gluten free because the byproducts from pesticides and foreign DNA in commercial wheat is what some people are actually sensitive to. The nay sayers at the bottom of these reviews must not be familiar with the consistency of gluten free products. read more

I saw this bakery at the farmers market and bought a double chocolate chip cookie from them, it was very dry, and didn't even have that much flavor. I was disappointed as I love baked goods, and supporting locals, but it wasn't worth the $1.50. read more

An office that we refer to sent us some scones. I tried the banana chocolate chip scones and they were delicious! I'm looking forward to trying the other flavors and checking this place out myself. read more

Can't speak for the bakery onsite nor any of its products, but the cinnamon roll that I got in Port Angeles, WA, at Country Aire Natural Foods was the best I've had anywhere in decades. Will be looking for more from 8 Arms bakery. read more

Cookies we got were very dry and seemed out dated. It was pretty terrible in general.

The gluten free offerings are incred-edible. The pecan pie, coconut bar and double choc brownie are indescribable. The brownie is like fudge; the dense rice flour creates thicker, more solid fudge bites. read more

what a great bakery!!!! the owner is such a lovely person and will make all sorts of stuff for you. I get the gluten free share and I had to get half non gluten free because my husband kept eating my gluten free stuff. I say the reviews about the cookies. I think these people are too use to store bought soft cookies filled with chemicals to keep them soft. I find her cookies to be great and she doesn't fill them with chemicals. read more