Counter ordering is easy. The lemon artichoke chicken soup was hot and tasty. The roll was a bit dry. My partner liked his chicken pesto sandwich but thought the bread:goodie ratio was a little too high. Classic bham sandwich shop vibes. read more

Avenue Bread & Deli - Downtown - Cuban 4.5/5 - Bakeries Near Me - Bellingham, Washington

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I ordered the turkey cream cheese sandwich has very little cream cheese on it, and way too many cucumbers. Very unsatisfying and I am so disappointed. I was told this was a good place to get a sandwich and obviously it's not. The avocado is almost non-existent on the sandwich . The sandwich is very very thin and is unappetizing. For $20 I feel like I got ripped off for a not so great sandwich. Will not come here again. read more

Lovely little sandwich shop conveniently placed downtown. A great place to hit for a quick breakfast or lunch after checking out the nearby record store and antique shops. Key to a great sandwich. Keep it simple! read more

Clean store, pleasant atmosphere, sharp and efficient service, generous and delicious food, good value and good community involvement. This joint ticks the boxes! My gal had the raspberry roast beef sandwich special, and I had the Cuban grinder. The proteins are treated with respect here, and it shows. Roast beef is tender and delicious, ham is smoky and rich, and the roast pork is juicy and unctuous... Have to mention the fresh, delicious proprietary breads too. Quality veg and sauces, applied evenly and consistently, bring it all together. This is where you go to get a good sammich in Bellingham. They're big sandwiches too, so if you're not both famished one sandwich can easily feed two people, fyi. Totally trying their scratch-made soups next time. And I've got to try that legendary Ruben... Highly recommended! read more

Avenue Bread & Deli - Downtown - The Raspberry Roast Beef special. Huge and delicious! - Bakeries Near Me - Bellingham, Washington

Way too overpriced, I'm actually surprised they're still open. I payed 7 dollars for the beast breakfast sandwich for it to come out looking like an egg Mc muffin sandwich from McDonald's. Wouldn't recommend honestly. The service was good, good vibes and the place is actually gorgeous with amazing menu boards. Although the tables are so outdated and ruin most of the good vibes. Come here with low expectations. read more

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Good food, friendly staff, cozy cafe style setting. Great sandwiches on fresh bread, we really enjoyed and will be back on our next visit to Bellingham. read more

Grilled eggplant sandwich was great and my dining partner really enjoyed the garden deluxe.

We came and got coffee, breakfast sandwiches, and a deli sandwich for lunch later since we were heading for a hike. The staff was friendly and welcoming. I even spilled my drink all over the floor and they were so kind about it. They cleaned it up and gave me a new one on the house. The English muffin for the breakfast sandwich was so light and amazing! Really really good bread. Highly recommend this place for breakfast, lunch, or a delightful snack! read more

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I have been here dozens of times since I have lived in Bellingham and the quality has gone wayyyyy down. I will say our coffee were delicious. My boyfriend and I usually get the breakfast burritos or an egg-anue. The breakfast burritos price has gone up and up, while the quality has become more and more inconsistent. We went there this weekend and both our egg sandwiches and breakfast burrito were very bland. The breakfast burrito was 50% hash browns which were cold, almost frozen in the center. It was the final nail in the coffin for us unfortunately. read more

Quite decent Breads and Baked Goods....My go to is usually a Blueberry Scone and a Drip Coffee. But today was feeling hungrier than usual and ordered Breakfast...BIG MISTAKE!!!!!!...Sausage overcooked, shriveled and rubbery, Poached Eggs undercooked and 1/2 raw, Hash Browns swimming in oil...Massive Fail on every front, I honestly cannot even remember the last time I was served a meal so bad. I am cringing right now just thinking about it. Stick to the Breads and Baked Stuff and you'll be just fine... read more

BEST. BREAKFAST . SANDWICH . EVER ! Let me first say, I've eaten a lot of breakfast sandwiches in my time. It's such a convenient way to eat my breakfast, but can go wrong easily. The way I rank a breakfast sammy is in 3 ways, construction, ingredients used, and overall taste. Here's my review of the Popeye. Construction: 10/10 ROSEMARY BREAD!!? What a game changer, you have to try it. Smelled delicious the second it hit the table. It was the perfect texture, not too soft that the sandwich got soggy, but not too hard that it cut the roof of my mouth. It held its structure down to the last bite, and perfectly caught the egg drippies making the perfect last bite. Ingredients Used: 10/10 Caramelized Onions, Spinach, Sausage Patty, Avocado, Mustard. Literally no words for the perfect choices made here. Onions were cooked to perfection, the sausage patty made me feel like I was eating a breakfast burger in the best way, perfectly seasoned as well! Avocado, sometimes I get nervous with avocado because I don't like a huge bite of just avocado. Luckily they're hip, and only added a nice even spread of avocado at the bottom, literally perfect. Mustard: What a game changer for a breakfast sandwich! It perfectly paired with the deliciously greasy bits of the sandwich! Overall Taste: 11/10 Literally couldn't have put together a better list of ingredients for this sandwich. I want to try them all. Only thing I can say is, damn that's a good kitchen, and definitely get the rosemary bread!!! read more

A popular spot that is welcoming and comfortable setting. Excellent selection of healthy food choices and convenient for takeout orders. Will come back for sure when in the area! read more

Lovely inside, tables and food and pastries. Great service. I want to try the soup next time.

I LOVE Avenue bread. Their breakfast menu is robust and inventive, including a list of breakfast sandwiches featuring local meat, cheese and produce, and with the ability to be served on their delectable rosemary English muffin. They also serve scrambles if you are looking for something bigger and they come with toast if your choosing and perfectly crispy hash browns. Lastly, their sandwiches. Being a bread shop, you'd assume good sandwiches have to be a must, but you will be shocked at just how good these babies are! My absolute favorite is the turkey cranberry, it tastes just as you'd want a thanksgiving leftover sandwich to taste with a cranberry cream cheese, fresh sliced roasted turkey, red onion and cucumbers for texture. Seriously, cannot recommend enough. Also their staff is awesome and quick, the brunette gal who has been working at the downtown location for years is especially great! read more

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I wanted to give this a better review, because I like the concept and their interesting menu. But, overall the food was average, not great. And the service is pretty slow (bordering on very slow). I didn't find them rude like some people reported, but not especially friendly either. I had the Popeye Eggenue on rosemary English muffin. It was good, but the mustard overwhelmed most of the other tastes. Perhaps this was why the rosemary muffin seemed surprisingly dull. But I think it was also that I would expect an English muffin to have more texture than this one--it was really more of just a bun. A scone I had for dessert was similarly disappointing--not bad, but just kinda boring. read more

vibe is cozy and nice! food is great and there are plenty of vegetarian options! the staff are very friendly!

Convenient + Spacious + Very good tasting large selection of breads + Top service = 5+ stars read more

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I called in a rushed pickup order for our work today, and Avenue Bread's Team has our sandwich order ready to go within minutes when I arrived to pick it up. They were very friendly and courteous, and appreciated them having our order correct and delicious to bring back to work. I also ordered a sandwich for myself and ordered the Gourmet Turkey Sandwich; I loved the French Bread, lots of yumminess of meat, cheese and peppers, and love the sprouts! Delicious sandwiches and great service! Thanks for saving the day with our work lunch order! read more

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Avenue Bread is a downtown staple, and for good reason. First of all, they have wayyy more than bread. Yes, they're a bakery, and they have some amazing baked goods, but they also have a huge menu of sandwiches, soups, and other tempting treats. I usually go during breakfast and order one of their "Eggenue" sandwiches. From the BEAST to the French they are ALL good and very fresh and filling. You get your choice of a plain, whole grain, or rosemary English muffin - all of which are tasty options. If you're super hungry, ask for a side of hash browns. They cook them up super-crispy, just how I like 'em. And of course, their bottomless coffee is no slouch either. The service is always friendly, they have free wi-fi, and as long as you remember to keep your parking meter fed you can pretty much hang out here for hours. It's one of my favorite spots in downtown Bellingham to bring my laptop and get some serious work done (while, of course, enjoying delicious food too). read more

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Rude customer service at this location. Despite them being rude I ordered anyways. Food was amazing but for what you get really? Photo attached shows my child's $5 grilled cheese. read more

Avenue Bread & Deli - Downtown - $5 child's grilled cheese... - Bakeries Near Me - Bellingham, Washington

My favorite bakery in town! They make great sandwiches. They are a bit pricy. My son and I love the BLT & T (Bacon Lettuce Tomato and Turkey). It comes to just over $10 when the tax is added, but I think it's justifiable. First and foremost, their sandwiches are very good. They use really good fresh ingredients, including their amazing bread that they use. Also, their sandwiches are huge, and they are served with good potato chips (To-go sandwiches come with a small bag of Tim's Cascade potato chips). My son (11 years old) and I can just share one sandwich. This is one of local business that I keep coming back to and enjoy supporting. N.B.: Their pre-made sandwiches sold at Western Washington University are not good at all. It's hard for me to believe the same bakery can make these drastically different qualities of sandwiches! The ones sold on campus are no less expensive. They cost about $6.50. They are significantly smaller, and of much lower quality. They don't even come with potato chips. I feel sorry for college students and the faculty and staff. ****************************** If you found something useful in my review, please hit "useful" so that I can improve my reviews. If you love food and traveling, follow me, or better yet, let's become friends on Yelp! Thank you and happy Yelping! read more

Great staff and even better food! Reuben was solid and a crowd pleaser, but the French Eggenue was super inventive and tasty. I got that on rosemary bread; I was skeptical but geez that was the correct move. Iced Americano was solid. No complaints there. 100% will be back for more. Decently busy at 11:45 AM on a Thursday. Waited only 10 minutes. read more

Great food, bad service. Person who ordered a sandwich after me, was half done eating when I went back up to see where mine was. Went to reach for it since it was on the bar near a seating area. The woman told me I couldn't grab it, nor would she hand it to me. First time here, and I have no intention or desire to return. Coincidentally I was meeting a friend whom suggested Fiamma.. Needless to say we both felt the decision to spend our money here was a poor one. No one came to ask how our food was further suggesting ownership/management cares more about the bottom line than taking care of their customers. read more

Waited 20 minutes for egg sandwich.. Nobody in front of me. Watched the socialize for a bit, one star for that, nice to see people who enjoy being together. read more

Been here many times and love their sandwiches. Today I tried one of their new quinoa bowls, the Pine. Flavor was good but it was a whole lotta quinoa and not enough of the veggies/toppings. Increase the topping to quinoa ratio and you've got something real good here! read more

I love Avenue Bread. Their sea salt rosemary bread is my all time favorite bread! The downtown location is nice. It's the perfect spot to grab lunch with a friend, pick up some bread to bring home, or do some school work. There are these huge windows in the front that bring in a lot of natural light, which I love. I recently bought a seasonal vegetarian sausage sandwich on an English muffin and it was SO good! You place your order at the counter and seat yourself. My only downside is your meal can add up quickly, depending on what you get. I totally understand, since their food is really good and high quality, but isn't necessarily great for my student budget to have too regularly. I would definitely recommend to anyone, though! read more

Best sandwiches ever! Amazing customer service. High price but worth the cost. Amazing seating and great atmosphere. Not much more to say.

The BLT was very tasty. A half sandwich left me comfortably full. The only issues are the price, which is high, and the fact that some sandwiches like the grilled cheese and turkey pesto aren't available as half sandwiches. Aside from that, the food is good and the restaurant is clean and inviting. read more

Avenue Bread & Deli - Downtown - BLT&T - Bakeries Near Me - Bellingham, Washington

This place was so good. We buy their loaves of bread at the grocery store but hadn't gone to the actual store front till yesterday. I got a Rueben with tomato soup and it was so good. The Rueben was really well made and I was sad I didn't order another half to take Home. The tomato soup really needed basil instead of dill in my opinion but I appreciate the risk taking. My fiancé ordered the Philly cheesesteak and it didn't have nearly enough cheese on it and was ultimately a little dry but not terrible and the chips were really good. He also ordered a dopio espresso but it wasn't pulled right and was extremely bitter. It was 2 shots of coffee pulled into about four shots worth of liquid. Not great The staff was awesome and very kind. I liked the feel of the place and will definitely be returning. read more

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Staff isn't friendly any time we go in. Called in a order for pickup and prepaid on the phone, they wouldn't let me pick up the food when I got there if I didn't wait in the 25 min line. What's the point of preordering and prepaying if I can't just pick up my food like at their other locations? I'm glad I could watch my food on the counter getting cold during my wait. The James st location is SO much better (food and customer service). Go to James st instead. Update- got my food. My food wasn't cooked all the way and they said that it was because it sat under the heat lamp for so long. Asked them about refunds or remakes and they hung the phone up. read more

Fabulous sandwiches. Best Rueben anywhere! Great bread, pastries and salads too. Low-key granola vibe. read more

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A cute and energetic place for grabbing brunch with a friend or doing homework! Tried their Popeye eggenue-- it was tasty, but nothing special and smaller than expected. At least service was quick! read more

Food is okay and overpriced. Terrible service. The people are always quiet and/or in bad moods. At best they seem distracted and sad. Cost $20 for a sandwich and a drink. Ridiculous. read more

Friendly people. Solid food. They played "rainbow cockroach dances to daft punk Around the world" on the speakers for a half hour straight. Which adds a star in my books. read more

Avenue Bread is probably one if the best local cafes to go and eat at. Their huge menu of deli sandwiches and salads, coupled by their desserts and coffee selection makes this a prime eating destination, especially for lunch. The Bahn Mi sandwich is my personal favorite, but their grilled ham and swiss is also really tasty. Their sandwiches come with chips and house pickles. Their dill and tomato soup is also my favorite on a cold and rainy PNW day. I always love going in and taking a seat by the window. The welcoming atmosphere, friendly staff, and great food are the reasons I keep coming back! read more

Avenue Bread & Deli - Downtown - Grilled Ham and Cheese sandwich w/ chips and tomato dill soup! - Bakeries Near Me - Bellingham, Washington

We went only for the sandwiches and I was a bit disappointed, especially for the price. I got the banh mi sandwich, and it was ok with a little spicey kick. My friend got the eggplant sandwich and it was pretty bland. All sandwiches come with chips, which were a bit salty. Overall, not the best sandwiches I have had, especially at that price point. My sandwich was $10. read more

Fantastic food, fast service with healthy and delicious ingredients. I would have never thought to put some of these ingredients together in a scramble or sandwich, but they're phenomenal. And the hash browns are cooked to perfection. Highly recommend the beast sandwich and the Barkley scramble. read more

While their food can be more on the pricey side, the quality is excellent. Their bread is some of the best I've ever tasted, and they have so many options. Be sure to get some of their soup! Their restaurant is clean but very homey. The staff here are always so friendly and it is always a pleasure to come. read more

The food was great and the staff was very friendly! The souffle was fantastic! I wanted to get another one the next day!

Looking for a coffee shop that isn't Starbucks or Woods, and this place answered the call. I'm a simple guy with simple tastes that were exceptionally satisfied with a very basic iced white chocolate mocha. The ladies were very nice and welcoming and answered all of the questions I had. read more

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