Cobs Bread located along Bloor St. W. near Walmer Rd. in the Annex is a Canadian bakery chain known for their freshly baked bread and baked goods. They have many breads, sourdoughs, and pastries for sale at reasonable price points. The bakery is casual and take out only where as soon as you enter, you are met with a full display of baked goods. The bakery production is at the back of the store. I stopped by this location of Cobs Bread on a Wed afternoon. As soon as I entered I got a whiff of fresh bread and was suddenly overwhelmed by the amount of breads and baked goods on display. I've had their cheese pullapart loafs as well as danishes previously before, however, this time I was at the store for a free cinnamon bun as it was a free birthday reward for being a member of their Cobs Club. The cashier was friendly and asked if I wanted either a cinnamon bun with icing or plain. I opted for a cinnamon bun with icing and she put it in a box for me before handing it over. During my time at the store the place had a steady flow of customers, coming in to buy baked goods. My cinnamon bun was big and tasted great! I heated it up a bit when I got home. Overall, a convenient location in the Annex for freshly baked bread and goods! read more

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I got the cinnamon roll for first time and absolutely loved it! So moist, fresh and delicious! It was my birthday so it was a free gift for being on their Cobs Club. I also loved that it came in a box without me asking for one! Service was fast and friendly and there's always a warm ambiance at this Bloor Spadina location. They had two choices for the cinnamon roll with or without icing which I liked. I got with icing! So good! read more

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Always fresh, always delicious! They bake fresh every day and donate whatever is left. I truly like cobs bread as establishment. read more

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Staff wore a watermelon symbol at the counter, which I found to be highly unwelcoming and hostile. Took my family out of there and won't be returning. read more

The white sourdough is the best! Also, Vienna sourdough; excellent. Lots of fresh breads daily. GREAT spot! read more

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Service was great. I don't see the value for the scones. My scone was barely bigger than a chocolate bar and cost almost $4. Shrinkflation. Their scones used to be much more substantial. I won't return. read more

COBS Bread - Bakeries Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

I'm pretty addicted to the bread from this place. Very affordable and always delicious: Sourdough roll: This has a chewy exterior with a fluffy soft center and the signature sourdough after taste. Simple but made perfectly. Olive bread roll: My personal favorite. Chocked full of olives but not too salty. It has the same chewy exterior and soft interior as the sourdough. Cheddar and chive scone: This was strangely sweet and reminds me of a sweet cheese biscuit except with softer fluffier interior. Also to note that all their scones in general are more cake-like in texture. Gingerbread scone: This is literally gingerbread but in scone form. Lightly sweet but packs a big ginger punch. Berry and white chocolate: This is mild in taste compared to the other scones, but it's still nice and creamy. Not my favorite of the bunch though. Lemon blueberry: This tastes like a lemon blueberry muffin in a cakey scone form. It's not too sweet, but there is a BIG lemon flavor. Overall, their breads are still my fave (I prefer more biscuit-like scones), but I'd say everything they have is overall very delicious. One of my fave bakeries in the area. read more

Liked the bread and the varieties they have at this place. We joined the cobs club rewards and got 6 free gourmet buns. Their other breads are pretty great too. I liked the sourdough. Quick service and the place smells like fresh bread which is nice. I will come back again for some bread and like it that they have other locations. read more

COBS Bread - various types of bread on display - Bakeries Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

I was in the beaches today and I wanted to have something sweet. I went to this bakery and when i picked my bread I realize that the peach croissant had a fly on it. So, told the girls who was rude about it. And she say" yes I know people leave the door open " I wasn't asking about the door ! I was concerned about the hygiene because they sell the products where the flies where sitting on. she was upset because i exposed the case. This dirty bakery shouldn't sell anything in that condition. I hope nobody gets fly eggs in the bread that also is so dry . I will never go to waist my money in that dirty bakery with very rude workers that are not well train . read more

Very small sample size to draw from here, but when out in the east end to visit friends, I walked into Cobs looking for something to bring so I wouldn't arrive empty handed and discovered their tasty chocolate croissants. Filled with a very generous amount of chocolate filling and served to me by one of two very delightful employees (it was Halloween night) who were dressed up for the day, I'd recommend this place for anything you need bread wise. Worth the trip! read more

I had the opportunity to try Cobs Bread's cinnamon roll with cream cheese frosting after trying to find more local bakeries that offered cinnamon rolls. The cinnamon rolls are not baked in a tray where they're all touching each other so that means that the textures of the cinnamon roll should be consistent (i.e. if they were baked together in those pans, the middle rolls would be much softer than the ones on the edges). As a result, the cinnamon roll was slightly burnt and hard on the edge and soft enough on the inside for me to devour. Cream cheese frosting is excellent and there's enough cinnamon and brown sugar to make it a treat! However, I would have much enjoyed it more if was softer. I'd totally come back to try their other products. I also appreciate how they only sell food that was baked the same day. We all need some freshness! read more

COBS Bread - Bakeries Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Every visit has been always excellent here. The breads and bakery items are yummy. There is a lot to choose from in that small store. Lines are to be expected but get cleared fast. The team here very friendly and helpful. Thank you A+++ read more

Hi and Good Day!! The customer service from start to finish was great-staff are polite and, very friendly. I was greeted by a young lady that was more than willing to help with what I needed from the bakery. I enjoyed what I bought and, I will definitely go back again. It just shows in the attitude of the employee and, her team. Thank You!!. read more

Cobs is a fine bakery which sells bread and several types of pastries at prices significantly more expensive than regular prices. The baguettes are shorter and pricy and the danish are bigger but not better since the extra size is just bread around without filling. I spent 31$ for 2 baguettes, 6 danish pastries and 1 sconce which was the best and also more economical to buy. I used to have the stamp card, now you have to register online to get some bonus or discount coupon. I do not recommend this bakery read more

Cobs Bread is such a cute little bakery. The storefront is really small but with that it makes me feels like I am in carbs heaven!! Love those cute Pumpkin Cranberry Scone($1.50) and could not resist trying one of them. It has a texture of whole wheat bread but at 280 calories for that scone.. it is wise to share it with a friend. http://www.cobsbread.com/product.aspx?id=2009 It is great that Cobs Bread has all the ingredients/nutrition information on every item they baked..but sometimes the less I know maybe better?? read more

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The Starbucks of bread stores... Very mass-market bland taste, mediocre quality, and overpriced... While of course extremely popular. Cobbs sell danishes that are not even proper layered Viennese dough danishe that should rise with a gratifying aromatic, tender and flaky texture. Instead it's puffy and yeasty with an evident fruit shortage. This miserable junk cost four dollars? Some of their loafs have been acceptable with dinner, but this is not real bread to me, it is for pablum-arrested taste buds. Pointlessly enriched dough, sugars and oils. Bleh. Buy your industrial style baking in a store that doesn't just look artisanal & charges too damn much for fake fancy. read more

I love Cobs Bread. I've always loved them...I was sad they closed their Kensington Market location as that one was the closet one to me. This weekend I was up in the Spadina & Bloor area and found this one (their 370 Spadina location)! We immediately went in and found out ...hey...it was their 10th birthday! They were giving out birthday cake scones (chocolate scone bottom, vanilla scone top and topped with icing and sprinkles), they also had a spin the wheel with free bread you could win if you spend $10. Tip: always sign up to their mailing list because every month they tend to send coupons that include a free loaf of bread with purchase. Their scones are a bit pricy...1.95 each, so 6 scones is about $12, but this month they had a email coupon where with the purchase of 6 scones (or 6 tarts), you get a free loaf of bread (white or whole wheat) for free (that's about a $4-5 value). Their scones are really good though, fluffy, not too sweet....WAY better then Starbucks or other places. :-) Last month they had the same type of coupon but it was for 6 cinnamon buns (which were also quite good). I digress....I get excited too excited for coupons. So we bought $12 of scones and got a free loaf of bread, spun the wheel because it was their 10th anniversary, and won a half baguette (2.95). That's a lot of baked goods! Other then the fact that we are now SWIMMING in baked goods (since we already bought our baked goods for the week that morning....and had a baking exchange in the evening), we are super happy to have a house FULL of delicious scones, breads, cookies ... I just need to find time to go to the gym to work off all this extra carbs. :-P Happy 10th Birthday Cobs Bread! We love you and hope to see you on your 15th and 20th and 25th birthday! read more

COBS Bread - These birthday cake scones were really good! - Bakeries Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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How do they choose the staff at Cobs? I'd love to know because this is the second branch I've tried and the staff here were just as smiley, enthusiastic and ridiculously friendly as the people in the shop at Kensington Market. The woman serving me beamed and applauded my selection of the seasonal pumpkin spice scone. They were just in that day and warm from the oven! I decided on an iced one and she deliberated over them trying to find the one with the best pattern-one of the others had iced some of them in a spiderweb pattern for the season. She made a huge effort to put paper on top as well to give me some hope of preserving the icing after placing it in the bag. I left the shop smiling. It wasn't just the prospect of the blood sugar spike, it was mainly the sweet service. The fact that the scone was light, fluffy and delicious was almost just a bonus! read more

COBS Bread - My pumpkin scone after I'd smudged the icing. It was really cute though! - Bakeries Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Cobs on Bloor and Runnymede is one of the worst locations yet. The staff is always unpleasant and seem unequipped to work in social settings interacting with civilians. The amount of micro aggressions towards non-local European costumers. The bread is way too expensive for the quality to be enduring this much bad attitude. Save your peace POCs and pass. read more

I love fresh smell every morning.They always open early.Very friendly stuff .They comes up with something new and give samples to try .Usually good So far my favorite cinnamon Rolls,blueberry scones to die for. read more

Their scones are da bomb! I love their double chocolate scones. They are nice and fluffy and deliciously good. Perfect for a mid afternoon treat. I don't always get a chance to come here since it's a bit out of the way for me but if you're in the neighbourhood, it's a must try. Their breads are always freshly made in house. Worth stopping by. I don't care how many carbs these scones are putting onto my waistline, they are divine! read more

COBS Bread - a variety of pastries in a paper bag - Bakeries Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

The people that work at Cobb's are 'cobbly' - Went there on Christmas Eve day - there were a lot of people shopping on Bloor Village that day and many debit machines were not working well. Sometimes, you had to put your card through it 3-4 times!! Had that problem at Cobb's! The girl serving me immediately said there is something wrong with my card. I informed her that alot of the stores at Bloor West are experiencing the same problem. She called her Supervisor who came and told me that I'm the only person having that problem today, and she said it in a rather loud tone in front of all customers to hear! Well, a customer at the next cash register ran into the same problem. After I tried a 3rd time, the sale finally went through!! Did I get an apology? No! Anyways, i only buy their mincemeat tarts as I dont like their white floury products that are on the gluey side! So, I'm just a once a year customer! read more

I purchased from COBS Bread 6 times during last 4 years and each time my experience was horrible. Employees can be very rude. Perhaps they don't like their jobs? I wasn't impressed with their scones. Once I have returned home to find the wrong product in my bag. I prefer to buy my baked products at the Shoppers Drug Mart just a minute walk East past COBS on Bloor. The store is clean and they also have a good selection of fruit, vegetables, dairy and other food related products. The Employees at Shoppers are very helpful, nice and treat you with a friendly attitude -not with attitude. read more

This one in the picture is a double chocolate scone. It's pretty sweet but soft. This place has a variety of bread and pastries. However I saw a fly at the shelf. I also bought the cheese and chive scone and berry scone. It opens for long hours (pretty impressive) too. read more

If I were to be given one last food to eat, it would be the Raspberry and White Chocolate Scone at Cobs Bread. It's legitly delicious. Just like any store that sells many items; they've missed the mark on some of their offerings, but overall, this place is full of carb-exploding deliciousness. I could easily eat another bread with my favourite Raspberry scone, this afternoon I tried their Strawberry Passion Fruit Scone. And I'm in sugar heaven. And yes, I may have about 900 calories in my system right now, so off to the gym I go. So, here are my faves, though again, nothing beats the Raspberry scone: Raspberry Danish, Dates Scone and some of their Cross buns (only offered during Easter). Items I've tried but didn't make it to my top list were Cinnamon Scone, Cinnamon Bun (with icing) and Apple Pie Scone (which almost made it to my fave list). Scones are around CAD 2.50 and danish around CAD 3.99, which I think is pretty standard considering the deliciousness of their products. If you really want something cheaper, Tim Hortons is nearby (Bloor and Spadina). Parking in front of this location has been converted to a bike lane a long time ago; your best bet is the side street parking like Dalton or Major Streets. Cobs is my go to cheat day: I come often, but with moderation. read more

Having heard so much good press about this chain of bakeries I finally had a chance to try it. We bought a six pack of hot cross buns and mini cinnamon buns. Nice to see a bake date on each package. Ok I wasn't that impressed with the cinnamon buns. While they looked good I found them to be dense and heavy. I could barely taste the cinnamon. On the plus side they were not overly drenched in sugar which I appreciated. On to the hot cross buns. We order the 'traditional'. These fared much better. They looked and tasted very good. The bake on these was perfect. Interior was light and not heavy like some I've tried. Overall a nice hot cross bun and delicious with butter! Establishment appeared clean, service friendly. read more

Casually walked in, casually bought an apple scone, casually took a bite, casually walked back into the store to buy 6 more scones with 1 in each flavor. Maybe I am easily amused, but that scone made my day! Oh and also sampled out their olive di canne something bread loaf - ALSO TERRIFIC! read more

When I'm not eating white rice, I occasionally like to treat myself to other delicious refined carbohydrates, such as bread from Cobs. They do a badass sourdough farmers loaf which I sometimes buy to make weekend french toast. Most loaves can be purchased in half size so you don't need to worry about waste. You can buy the loaf unsliced or they will slice it up thin or thick, however you like. I pass by on my way to work when everything is fresh. I've brought in scones to work a few times, they do all sorts of awesome ones - pumpkin, chocolate chip with banana, cinnamon & raisin, and blueberry. Their chocolate chip hot cross buns are a must have at Easter. If I ate more bread, I'd go crazy at Cobs. read more

When it comes to carbs, go big or go home. Sure, their Cape Seed Loaf is as delicious as it is healthy. But they have a standout white loaf (Vienna? Farmers?) that is pillowy soft on the inside, slightly chewy-crusty on the outside, and all sorts of perfect. Have them slice it thick, then bring it home and enjoy it like I do, with fresh butter or a schmear of Nutella. If, by some miracle, you have some left over in a day or two, use it to make the best French Toast ever. Besides the fabulous bread, the people that work there are the nicest around. I almost wish they were mean bread-nazi's, though, since that would deter me from heading over there every time I have a hankering for a fresh loaf (which is often). Unfortunately, I've never had a bad experience at Cobs, so I will keep heading there on a regular basis, zombie-like, salivating and moaning, "BREAAAAAAAAAAADDDDDDDDD" read more

Their chocolate croissant USED to be yummy when they 1st opened up their Kensington Market location, where I usually go for my fix. Well, not anymore and I don't know what's happened either! These things used to be HUGE for $2.50 (before taxes) a pop and really delicious too. I was at there today, and bought one thinking 'oh great, I'll have one' but when I took it home I noticed it wasn't as 'big' or 'puffy' as it used to be. It just tasted like grease and like they had REALLY SKIMPED on the inside chocolate filling too! I don't buy this treat all the time while I'm getting my bread, so it may very well be on 'off' day for their baker. I don't know. But something tells me that's not the case, anymore. Rather they're cheaping out by making a 'skimpy' product and STILL charging the regular price. That's too bad though. :0( read more

Is there such thing as eau de Yeast? Go ahead, suck in the free* scent of yeasty yumminess wafting in the air, and then leave immediately while you're ahead of the game...that's as good as it gets at Cob's. I'm not going to bash Cobs as a pre-mix using franchise (although, it sure is! but i do like some franchises.). I'll just stick to the facts of a recent unfortunate visit: a) The scones are brick-like - hard, dense, and extremely dry. Makes you wonder if adding anything beside water is against the Cobs "baking" standards. b) The interior of grainy breads are way too fluffy and airy. While the crust isn't bad, the insides remind me of Dempster "whole grain bread". c) The people working at the counter - though very friendly - didn't know spelt as an ingredient. Therefore, when a friend of mine asked about it for dietary reasons, they couldn't say whether the breads had it or not. I'm only giving Cob's 2 stars because the staff at this location were really friendly, and apparently they have a end-of-the-day donation program. *re: free smells. Cob's is neither cheap nor expensive. However, this makes me think that you're getting charged for fresh-from-the-oven perfume (that eerily lasts all-day-long), since they save money by hiring people to just mix, rather than actual bakers. read more

Going into COBS is such a bad idea because I know my "diet" will go to hell that day once I take a look at all the scones. The flavours, the options..it's all just so yummy...and Fresh!! Delicious. A bit expensive, but given that it's fresh and made daily, it's not so bad at all. It's good for a take away one-or-two person bread or snack but given how fresh it is I find it's not good if you get a loaf and try using it over the course of the week. Stick to the buns and scones and loafs. read more

I love the smell of bread... in a bakery. And this one is no exception. I look forward to easter because they have their hot cross buns. Or at least that's when I first discovered them. Chocolate chip and fruit flavour. In addition to their fresh bread, I LOVE their loafs with cheese and garlic, or swirled with raseberry and cheese, and ham and cheese. It's a bread lovers dream. Delicious read more

Great place in the hood to pick up fresh baked bread. I would have to say I prefer their breads to their pastries. read more

I tried the double chocolate scone today, I'm not sure about the taste. At the first bite, it feels like i just taste a plain-flour, sure it gets better after several bite, but still not really that tasty. It's just too plain for me. read more

COBS Bread - Double Chocolate Scone $2 - Bakeries Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

After returning from the few months I spent living in France several years ago, I've been on the hunt for a decent baguette in North America. I've tried the baguettes at various grocery stores and independent bakeries, but I've always been disappointed. I was hesitant to try COBS, but after walking past it on a regular basis and catching a whiff of the fresh bread, I was finally persuaded to go in. I was pleasantly surprised! This is the first bakery I've found that's come close to matching what I enjoyed so much overseas. Let's just say, at least half the baguette didn't survive the two blocks back to my apartment. read more

I haven't tried too many of their VERY large selection of breads - but some of their products are absolutely AMAZING. If you have never had their Cape Seed Bread - let me just say you are missing out on the most unique and rich loaf of bread you have ever experienced. It has several times more seeds and grains and goodness than ANY of the other healthy bread I've ever seen. I'm at a loss for words to describe it - other than RICH. It is dense and flavorful and extremely healthy. It is SO much better than anything else that I can't help myself but to offer a sample slice to any of my acquantences so they can share my awe of this bread. And I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned the butter tarts yet in the Yelp reviews. They are not cheap - but they are great. And at the risk of sounding like a fanatic - I REALLY want to encourage you to try a small loaf of their Cape Seed bread. (Why a small loaf? Because if you don't have a large family, the bread is SO rich, that like the finest dense chocolate cakes, just a little bit goes a long way.) And I recently found out that this place opens at SIX AM. It opens at 6 in the morning and stays open until 9 pm. Wow. read more

Love that they open so early! Show up in the morning for everything fresh and warm.. Their hot cross buns and olive rolls are wonderful, and all the products look very high quality. They are a little pricey, but you get quality for what you buy! It's comparable to the prices at Whole Food's bakery section. read more

Yum - Pumpkin Scone and Apple Pie Scones...both delicious and very fresh. The breads looked fantastic - we have to come back.

Until recently, I'd never heard of Cobs Bakery. I've never even been in the place. But I love it. The story is this: I get up early on weekends to go to the Madison to watch the Glasgow Rangers play soccer in the company of like-minded individuals. In some cases, because of time differences between here and Scotland, we have to get up wicked early to see the match. It is these mornings that my buddy has discovered that Cobs is on the way to the pub. In he stops and grabs some rolls for all of us at the club. I'd never have thought to get crazy over bread, but maybe it's the desperate hour or the smell of fresh-baked right-out-of-the-oven bread, but this stuff is sinister. And this is where my buddy becomes a jerk. He doesn't just get a normal loaf of bread or a roll. No. He has to get the one that's covered in cheese, or is smothered in pesto and herbs, or tomato sauce, oregano, and rosemary. These utterly destroy you, making it really hard to concentrate on the game. Yeah, they're that good. I'm looking forward to finding this place at some point, but my fear is that I'll not leave. Maybe my pal providing me my fix like a pusher is the safer bet. read more