Hey people of Olympia and surrounding areas, Blue heron bakery has good food. Go check it out! If you want to support them more, become a co-op member..right now! Service is always pretty nice and the ambiance smells like a bakery, and bakeries are yummy. If you're low on funds they also have day old bread and cookies and things that are still very yummy! read more

Blue Heron Bakery - A yummy pre-made sandwich, and loaf of olive garlic sourdough bread, and a gluten-free cookie! - Bakeries Near Me - Olympia, Washington

Amazing bakery and restaurant. We had a phenomenal breakfast plus picked up some of their pastries and granola to-go. Super friendly staff, fair prices, delicious food, and a wonderful atmosphere. Highly recommend! read more

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I hate giving bakeries bad reviews. It is with this in mind that I say: the Blue Heron's pastries and hot cocoa were the worst I've ever tasted. Flavorless seemed to be the theme of the day. The establishment atmosphere definitely had the typical PNW earthy vibe. It seemed clean, with a bit of PNW grungy earthiness. Not bad, just PNW. The counter staff were friendly and nice. I have no complaint on the service or atmosphere. My criticism is, unfortunately, about their product itself. I decided on a blackberry scone, chocolate croissant and a hot cocoa. Flavorless #1. The scone: When I order fruit scones it is with the expectation that there actually be some fruit present in the chosen item. There were approximately 2 "things" that were being passed off as blackberries. They were crispy and dry. The scone itself was also dry, flavorless and downright awful. Terrible crumb texture, no flavor at all and no fruit to be found. Flavorless #2. The chocolate croissant: What can I say? Greasy, dense, hard and flavorless. How does one make a chocolate croissant with no flavor?? I ate a few bites and saved the rest for my husband. He looked at me after a bite of the croissant and said, "what is this?!" Flavorless #3. The hot cocoa: the final disappointment. There was nothing hot about this bland beverage. Luke warm, and absolutely no cocoa hints at all. Again, how does one make a flavorless hot chocolate? Needless to say, everything ended up in the garbage. Maybe the other menu items are better and I just ordered the wrong ones, but I won't be wasting my money again to find out. Buyer beware. read more

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Good sourdough. And actually has a lot of choices. Need more sugar free stuff. Good sourdough. And actually has a lot of choices. Need more sugar free stuff. read more

Best bread in the north west. We started going here when the shop was down on Mud Bay. Highly recommend stopping in and enjoying their other treats. read more

An incredible bakery that is Olympia. Community owned and worker managed with an almost 50 history serving the community. Great food, great people read more

Love that you're a co-op, excellent baked breads, pastries, and salads. Sandwiches are good as well. I noticed sandwiches are made without the use of gloves which isn't a good look , in this day and age. I recommend this place to everyone read more

I stopped by for breakfast and for $13 the Mediterranean scramble was delicious - chock full of vegetables and covered with feta. I had a gf muffin that was mediocre (understanding gf is not their specialty was just happy to have a sweet side). The place is hopping and the staff very friendly; great neighborhood vibe. Next time I'll try the coffee too. read more

Blue Heron Bakery worth the stop! The most delicious fresh chicken salad sandwich on yummy bread! Best ever! Friendly helpful service. Good selection of pre made items to go. Thank you Blue Heron! read more

I'm really disappointed. I was at the Farmers Market and bought a scone with currants and raspberries. It was really brown but I thought maybe it was made with some sort of healthy wheat or something. I bit into it and realized it was over baked. Like way over baked. Dried out over baked. I'd love to give a good review but just can't. read more

Blue Heron Bakery - a half eaten donut on a napkin - Bakeries Near Me - Olympia, Washington

Great service, friendly and helpful! The bread is always outstanding! And I love the space, it is cozy and well lit! read more

Delicious baked goods every single time! Love this place on an early morning in Olympia, Washington!!

Great location with patio outdoor seating and a decent sized kitchen. But the food is just so bland and portion sizes are inadequate. Also, you've got to cut the spinach; who likes to eat whole spinach leafs in a scramble? Frankly the staff just do not seem happy to be there and it be affecting the food quality. read more

We loved it!!! Will go Many times again Had chocolate croissant, gluten free muffin, mochas, pizza Yum read more

This place is so amazing it deserves ANOTHER 5 star review from me The Sourdough French and Sourdough rye are absolutely phenomenal. And if you like to bake your own bread, I highly recommend purchasing their flour that they mill right their at the bakery! No chemicals or preservatives, and it makes THE BEST loaves I've ever tasted :) Joel is amazing as always and so is the rest of the staff read more

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Gluten-free options!! Delicious gluten free options. I got the breakfast sandwich with GF bread and it was great! They also have lots of gf pastries. I left with a gf cream cheese chocolate chip cookie and a gf raspberry muffin. Great spot, I was able to work on my computer outside, friendly staff. I'll definitely be back. read more

Stopped by for some sourdough and also got some walnut apricot sourdough, oh and an eggnog scone. 'This the season! Yum! Excellent bread and scone. Love this place. read more

Blue Heron Bakery - Eggnog Scone - Bakeries Near Me - Olympia, Washington

Went there with my sister on a Sunday around noon and it was pretty busy, as to be expected. Their inside seating/storage organization could definitely use a rearrangement. The coffee was good and the pastry was okay. I wouldn't be itching to go there again, but if I was in the area or someone else invited me, I'd probably go for some coffee. read more

I come here OFTEN and drive 35min to do so! I get the walnut, apricot, and date sourdough boule every time I go, its so good as avocado toast or with a fried egg on top or as a cucumber sandwich, their giant super soft loaf of white bread is equally good. Many of their from scratch deli salads are good as well, as is their special tea or coffee of the day, slice of pizza (GF), veggie or with meat. The prices are very fair for the excellent baked products. You should stop in for lunch or breakfast they will make it to order or you can grab an already made delicious meat or other salad sandwich or salad from the cooler, don't forget your potato salad or side of pickled beets and a brownie or seasonal fruit frilled piece of goodness or specialty cookie!! Oh and the service is always very friendly! 5/5 stars every time! Ive been coming here for 6 years now. :) read more

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If you're craving a sweet hip Oly vibe, some stimulating java aromas, and some gf eats, this is the place for you. We've been frequenting this adorable little bakery for the past couple years and have yet to be disappointed. Coffee is usually on point and they get to know the locals and their coffee order. When my sister moved to Oly, she followed the older sister's lead and took up a local haunt at this place. I popped in on her birthday to surprise her with a coffee and the brewista knew who she was and what her poison was-oh yaaahh- made me look like the most observant and thoughtful sister ever, thanks for looking out guys. I also love that they don't hate on those of us in the glutenisgross club, in fact, they are all about enabling us with their gf pizza crusts, celiac safe lunch nomming options, as well as the gf muffs I've come to depend on. There's nothing better for a person with celiac then sitting and drooling over a plate of muffins and then the cashier telling you that's todays gf specialty. Lets just say I may indulge on a frequent basis and I'm not at all sorry for it. Yah..thinking about the blueberry almond muffin I had this week with a hint of lemon...sorry not sorry. With freshly made caffeinated beverages to keep you powering through your day, snacks on snacks, and some mellow vibes, this place has it all. Friendly and reasonably priced, you can't afford to miss out. read more

Blue Heron Bakery - Gf muff n coffee time - Bakeries Near Me - Olympia, Washington

Blue Heron Bakery has a couple real winners in the refrigerator section. The Bee Bee is vegan and full of a variety of nuts/seeds. Their chocolate cake is very rich. I haven't bought their granola looks amazing but it's a tad expensive. If you grab a coffee, make sure to take advantage of their outside seating under the roof. read more

Blueberry scone and pumpkin bread complimented our caramel latte mid morning break. Definitely worth the stop.

I stopped in at this bakery after eating at the Mexican restaurant next-door. Small place with a few options of desserts. Have a fresh bread bakery. I bought a loaf of sourdough. It had great sourdough flavor and the texture was good. We enjoyed it with cheese, sandwiches, and made it into croutons Worth a stop in. read more

Blue Heron Bakery - Good loaf of bread. Enjoyable - Bakeries Near Me - Olympia, Washington

We stopped by recently for breakfast sandwiches and some pastries, all to go. The breakfast sandwiches were really good! They put a maple mustard sauce on them, which really balances out the richness of the meat, cheese and eggs. We got an assortment of pastries, including some delicious muffins. We'll be back for sure! read more

We stopped by this cute little shop on the way up to the Olympic Peninsula. We were running late and would not make it before closing, so I called ahead, and a very friendly staff said they would open up for us, since we were just a bit past closing time. The service was not the only good thing about this place. We thoroughly enjoyed the sourdough rye loaf, almond spice biscotti, and pumpkin bread with chocolate chips. The soul cookie was not a favorite. On the way back through, we just had to stop in again and this time we picked up the honey wheat loaf, whole wheat loaf, cinnamon roll, turbo cookie, and a bag of the most wonderfully delicious cranberry lemon pistachio biscotti. OMG, we thought the almond spice biscotti were good. Well, the cranberry lemon ones just wowed. We enjoyed everything ordered, and this bakery is a definite to repeat whenever in the area again. read more

Ruben was good, but waaayy too greasy. Should maybe leave off the butter / oil on the outside of the bread. Could have been great sans massive amount of grease. Sauerkraut was great. White bean & ham soup, good. Potato & cheese soup, terrible. Large globs of semi melted cheese isn't my idea of a soup or anything I'd want to eat at all really. Overall don't think I'll be back for lunch. May give another go for breakfast items / coffee as the bread does seem of really good quality. Could be a cute and convenient little lunch spot but missing the mark on some things. read more

I got the chocolate croissant and it is not a croissant texture or taste. The bread is dry and not layered and there's so much chocolate in it that it's also somehow drowning. The vibes in the shop were a bit off too. Staff was friendly though. I wouldn't go there again based on the food and prices. read more

Had signage requesting masks (yay) but NO staff was wearing them. Felt pushed to order without any time to read the menu despite being the only customer in the store. Asked about a custom sandwich and was told to go choose something ready made. Staff was simultaneously overly solicitous and dismissive. Ridiculously long wait for food given no other customers. And after all that, the food was epically awful. It has to be bad to make me throw away croissants! Really disappointed across all axis. Hard no. read more

No seating inside. Those pictures ( and my memories) were from a while ago, I guess. They have a covered area outside with one poorly-working outdoor heater. It was wet and cold under there on a non- rainy 55 degree day. It really sucked, as far as enjoying the food or company. So-- if you come here for to-go pastries, then it's a good experience. read more

This is not a review of the store but of baked goods I purchased elsewhere. Almond spice biscotti is more like almond spice concrete. Yuck. Threw the rest in the trash. read more

We had the most delicious gluten-free, truffle cake ever from Blue Heron Bakery this weekend. Ordered in advance and it made our parent's birthday so special! They even took off with the leftovers! read more

Blue Heron Bakery - Amazing flourless, gluten-free truffle cake! - Bakeries Near Me - Olympia, Washington

Love the spelt muffins especially when they put pecans or walnuts in with the berries. YUM !

Tasty treats, wonderful staff. The girls who work at the farmer's market are so friendly and helpful!

Great blast sandwich and love their rye bread. Great community and is turning into a cooperative.

So love this bakery it is so good the spinach and feta turnover and the herb and cheese croissant are sooo good favorite things there but they do have amazing sweets also. This place also makes breads for local yummy spots in town like wallys I always get the Blue heron roll read more

Was really excited to visit this place. Was easy to find and we started with some coffee. They didn't have the chai I enjoy so I opted for a mocha with almond milk instead. The man at the register was kind and patient with a little wit as I tried to figure my order. The drink was made to perfection and I was happy to have caffeine in my system. My mother and two friends joined me and there wasn't enough seating to sit inside so we opted for the outside area which was cute and had a covered area. The experience was great up until we ordered food. My friends and I eat really closely to a gluten free vegan diet so we ordered three 'homefries with veggies' without eggs. My mother ordered toast with olive and walnut spread. When the homefries came out it was %85 potatoes that were slightly undercooked. My mothers toast was dry and the spread was sparse. I requested an extra plate of veggies for us and the cook behind the counter was obviously in a bad mood. The veggies came out after 15 min and it was more of a 3/4 plate of veggies. I asked for ketchup and the man put it in a bowl because they apparently only had one bottle. I came here with the hopes to have a gf vegan goodie which they told me over the phome they had. After the meal I discovered they only had one muffin available that was gf and vegan and unfortunately had cranberries in it(I'm allergic, mainly my fault for not inquiring) All and all I would only come back for coffee. read more

We've had their bread, cookies, breakfasts and specialties and all were delicious! Personable staff and no lines...yet. A little off the regular path but worth it. read more

decent pastries and coffee, and the sandwiches are great, but there's one worker that always overcharges me when I stop in. He charges me the cost of however many cookies, beebee's, or pastries are in the pre-packaged item i'm buying. My advice - get the spinach turnover, and check your receipt :) read more

This is my first review ever. We are from out of town, and this place was recommended to us. We waited an HOUR for our food, and when we got it, the pancakes were cold, and there was a big black hair in the omelette. Won't be back. read more

Blue Heron Bakery - Black hair in omelette. - Bakeries Near Me - Olympia, Washington

The bread is alright but everything is overpriced. Breakfast stuff is nice, and you can get some good granola. Pizza is pretty bad, completely greasy and falling apart, and I don't get why they sell it. At least it's nice to go in and work or read. read more