Oh my good God this place has the best sandwiches. Favorite is Spicy Smoked Turkey and Pepperjack dear Lord it melts in your mouth. Trying the chicken wild rice rn will update w pictures next time cuz its already gone and I WILL BE BACK read more

I picked up a high fiber, wheat loaf of bread. It was amazing. The bread is extremely moist and so many different seeds and tasty. For breakfast a slice of bread with avocado spread is great and even better with some smoked salmon. read more

Great place for a soup and sandwich.... The aroma of freshly baked bread is welcomed. Our lunch was tasty and our name was called within minutes. Small eating area and it was full on Saturday. Our only disappointment was there is no RYE bread for sale. That was our reason for stopping in the store. read more

I saw Great Harvest Bread passing by after a swim at the Rec Center and I was like - kewl beans! I was in town visiting family for the week, and where I am from we had 2 Great Harvest Breads there and both have unfortunately shut down. That's a real bummer because I have been a GHB fan dating back to the 90s coming from Michigan. Our lone store in Austin, TX had closed down w/in the past year or so, and that was disappointing. So I just had to hop in here for a visit. So many good breads and pastries here! I had to be careful since I am traveling, and my parents are in their mid 70s and don't eat that much bread. But they let me sample pretty much everything on the bread board. I loved them all to be honest, but the Challah, Honey Wheat, Triple Berry, and Beer Cheese Bread really won me over. My next dilemma was which and how much should I get? It took me a while but I had a talk with the owner here who was very nice and helpful. The Challah is their top seller so I went for those rolls - and they were phenomenal! I also got the Triple Berry since it's a special for the holiday - and that was a hit too! And why not the beer cheese? Hell yes that too! Oh wow - and they had Butter Pecan Muffins - damn why not those too? We went for Butter Pecan ice cream the other day at Albert Lea but they ran out so maybe these will make up for that. Well I ended up giving half of everything to my parents, and then ate what I could, and then put the rest in my suitcase to take back home. We loved all of the offerings. I missed out on the Honey Wheat but oh well, maybe on the next trip. Had a nice conversation with the owner who is relatively new (past few years) and he was very nice, accommodating, and makes some of the best damn bread I've had in a long time. One of my favorite highlights of my trip to Rochester area that exceeded expectations. read more

Good food good service great environment also these employees are just amazing. The sandwiches are also soooo delicious. Very satisfied !

Wonderful breads & cookies. Quick service. Comforting atmosphere. I've bought several different types of bread and have never been disappointed read more

AMAZING Roasted Pepper Chipotle Cheesesteak sandwich!! Had to go back again this week for a second one! Very friendly staff and quick service! read more

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Wow...never have a left a place feeling so poorly. After my mother tried to treat my 4 year old son to some goodies she came out of the bakery in tears after interacting with rude staff. When I tried to relay the experience to the staff, instead of acknowledging our experience and using customer service skills the staff wanted to argue with me. So disappointed that an average bakery has an even less than average approach to customer satisfaction. read more

Great Harvest Company needs to take some lessons on customer service. Terrible! Last time my family and I will support Great Harvest. To the owners. how you treat your customers is a reflection of YOU! You are not entitled to your customers. They will support the business because of good products and good service. Without both you do not have a reputable company. I am out! read more

They sell you " day old" bread at full price. I have never been to a bakery that doesn't have everything fresh and ready to go by 7 or 8 am. The girl said to come back late morning if you want it fresh. I'm not going to pay $8 for a loaf of stale bread. Ridiculous, and to top it off they want a tip to hand you a loaf of cold bread. Will not return. read more

Had a very rude encounter this morning with one of the employees. The man seemed to be in such a hurry, and when I was selecting my bread, he asked me a question and I didn't understand so he hollered it.I just wasn't sure what he was calling a specific shape of a loaf of bread so I had to ask. Apparently that set him off. I guess that's the last time ay "Great" Harvest. Doesn't feel good to get discounted as a customer when I could go anywhere. read more

The owner was very rude! So we will not go back. I asked if we could get butter on my sample of bread. She said no. We have no butter left eat it plain. Wow! read more

Breakfast sandwich was ok. The muffin was good but a little dry. Service in the bakery part was needing to be more attentive to everyone that comes in. Sandwich side was much more friendly. The seating was enough and low rock music was playing. read more

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Bakery items are delicious. Customer service terrible. The woman who waited on me at 2:15 PM this afternoon made it clear that I was really inconveniencing her by coming in. I may try the other location but won't return to this one. read more

My husband and I came here for lunch when we were visiting from out-of-town since we read such great Yelp reviews! The bakery is following Covid guidelines with masks and fewer tables to provide social distancing. The gentleman who took our orders was very nice and answered out questions with patience. I got the California Cobb with bacon, avocado, turkey, and blue cheese spread on honey wheat. Hubby ordered the Tuscan chicken panini with sun-dried tomato pesto on focaccia. Yum! Yum! Yum! Everything was so fresh, flavorful, and delicious!!!! We will definitely come here again!! read more

Top notch. We had usually frequented the "east" location on Broadway for lunches about once a week. Once I found the chicken salad, there were really no other options in town for "just grabbing a sandwich". It also ruined any store bought chicken salad to the degree that we had to swing by every so often and ask them to just sell us some CS by the pound or container or whatever. Side note, I always enjoy the "you're a genius" response I get from the staff when I add bacon to the CS. (Note: at the west location the CS adds "salt and pepper". I suggest not doing that.) Besides the lunches, its a great place to swing by with the kids and get a snack of cinnamon chip bread in the afternoon. Besides the lunches and snacks, its a great place to swing by for the best Thanksgiving you will ever have after you pick up a loaf of the rosemary/garlic bread and use it to make your stuffing, as well as picking up the basil/oregano rolls for the main dinner and all the leftover sandwiches. Those breads make my favorite holiday even better. Now the "west" store comes along and rocks my world with the new bacon/apple/spicy jam grilled cheese sammy and the breakfast sammies. Even the salads are pretty awesomely amazing. Next on the todo list are a breakfast sammy on the biscuit instead of bread and then the coup de grâce for any other breakfast sammy in town, getting the veggie + bacon + spicy jam. Yeah, I just wrote that out loud. You're welcome. read more

Love this place! It smells delicious and tastes as good as it smells. Their sandwiches are great and the bread - yummmmm. If you haven't made french toast with the cinnamon chip bread you are missing out! Try it soon!! read more

We eat here for lunch at least once a week. The sandwiches are great but really we come for the oatmeal chocolate chip cookie. I am an excellent baker myself so I am very fussy about breads and baked goods. We bought the Ambrosia loaf and whole wheat rolls for Easter. Wonderful! read more

Both locations are great. The workers are friendly, and the bread and treats are always fresh and delicious. I have been to other Great Harvest locations (in the Twin Cities area), and they pale in comparison to the Rochester locations! You can't beat the customer service and quality. read more

really fast service, fresh bread and free samples. different breads every day of the week! read more

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We love to stop here awesome service and just had an order of 3 dozen scones done they were done with perfection!!!! I think they were the best yet that I have had any where. Great Job!!!!! The salted carmel cookies are soft chewy and very good also... In all the years we have been stopping there we have yet to come away disappointed. read more

Bread is fresh and delicious the Challah rolls are soft and naturally made with amazing ingredients. Will buy bread again. The bakery was amazing and prices were just right and it was an excellent setup with fantastic service and staff. read more

This shop looked unassuming from the outside, but once indoors, you feel transported to a gourmet bakery paradise. The freshly baked rounds and the special flavors make you want to get every single flavors available. Go in from the left door to try some amazing flavors prior to making your choice. I went with Guinness and Gouda and it was amazing! The bread was soft, chewy, fragrant, and delicious overall. I finished my whole round on the third day and it tasted as delicious as the first. I was also attracted to the sandwich station. Get the paninis, you won't regret it. It is made with half rounds. The other sandwiches however are soso, it's not worth it getting the sandwiches made with toasts. I've found my go-to bread place for rest of my stay here! Love it! read more

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Great product. There is nothing like fresh bread. The people are friendly, and the bread is fresh and delicious.

This Great Harvest location is small in stature but big in flavor. On Saturdays there is often a line out the door. They don't offer as many of the exotic options as the locations in the cities, but have the traditional favorites that will keep you coming back for more. The pumpkin chocolate chip is to die for, as is the white cinnamon chip bread. They typically won't have fresh loads ready until after 10 AM, trust me, I've made that mistake before. Over also tried their wheat cinnamon chocolate chip bread, but I'm sorry it's just not as good as the white flour version. The cinnamon rolls are also delicious and they offer both a frosted and non-frosted version if you're looking to skip some of the sugar. read more

The smell alone is heavenly and the breads didn't disappoint. I have a food allergy and the lovely lady I worked with pulled out the ingredients for each of the loaves to be certain I would be okay. We landed on the honey whole wheat and the 7 grain loaves. Both are dense and absolutely delish. I will be back for more, yum!!! read more

I went here to get some of their authentic fermented sourdough, but I came back because of their soups and sandwiches. Crafted with love and care, and tasting fresh and healthy. Great place to grab a to-go lunch, or a sit down with friends. read more

The business owner and I have had a back and forth, he feels that maybe I got a mis-made sandwich. I will concede that he definitely is passionate about his sandwiches and cares a lot about his business. So keep in mind my review is only for the one sandwich I've had - perhaps you'll have a different experience. I suggest that Great Harvest serve better and more varied vegetarian options if they would like to get better reviews from vegetarians - a really good vegetarian sandwich should be something that an omnivore would happily eat. As I noted, I did not have a choice of whether to eat these sandwiches or not, they were ordered by my department at St. Mary's for lunch meetings. (I suspect the 'avocado spread' is the part that tastes like butter). read more

The sandwiches they serve for lunch? To die for. The fresh baked bread? The BEST. The service? Top notch! I've had only wonderful experiences here. My at-home sandwich/french toast game is next level now. Make sure to take a punch card when you buy a loaf of bread or something off of their lunch menu because I can almost guarantee you'll be back. read more

I stopped by Great Harvest on Commerce Drive in-between meetings to have a bite and work a bit on my laptop. I love this spot! It's spacious - not like a lot of the coffee shops in town where you feel crammed in. The quality of the food is AWESOME. The service is great and ambiance is nice. I think it's a secret gem on this side of town - nice alternative for coffee meetings and a fresh lunch. (The cheese/bacon/apple sandwich is yummy!) read more

This place is the literal bee's knees. Just so good. I look forward to the (seasonal) pumpkin chocolate chip batter bread all year, to the extent that my parents mailed it to me when I went off to college. Everything else -- the muffins, Savannah bars, paninis, white cinnamon chip bread, oatmeal cookies -- is all excellent as well. The employees are also so nice -- they'll offer you a slice of free bread (get the Asiago if it's available!) and butter when you go in the store, and it's worth it a hundred times over. read more

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The lunch crowd does not flow thru here so easily. I think they should have one counter only in the entrance where they serve the bread. It is not very organized and hard to see all your options when people are breathing down your neck. The soup was good--i had smoked pepper and gouda. The guy behind the counter did not mention i could do soup/sandwich ---they were out of the first thing i ordered and then i was going to try the pasty they advertised but that apparently is frozen and you have to call ahead..The food is acceptable but they seriously need to work the kinds out --i also don't like that you cannot service your own ice and water. read more

Great Harvest makes some super tasty breads and the kids behind the counter are always really nice. It's more expensive than the grocery store, but the ingredients tend to be much better and the food much tastier, too. The savory, herb breads and the honey whole wheat are definitely my favorites. If you want a quick snack, try the fantastic Savanna Bars. Yum! The cinnamon rolls also make a great treat for a lazy weekend morning. This is my favorite spot for a splurge. read more

If you want a fresh sandwich loaded with flavor this is the place to go. I had the California Cobb sandwich and it was so good. Obviously the price is a bit more than a franchise sandwich shop, but well worth it with the quality you get. read more

Great Harvest is the BEST bread store with so much more! I come here every single week for a hearty & nutritious loaf of their High Five Fibre with berries. Their panini sandwiches for lunch are also terrific (Spicy Smoked Turkey & Pepper Jack for the win!!!). I have tried a few of the pastries as well (muffins, scones, cookies, bars) and they are equally delicious. Lastly, I would like to mention the wonderful staff -- they are always kind, polite, and helpful! All in all a wonderful business with a great owner. Great job guys, keep it up! read more

Frees samples of fresh bread?! With butter?! Amazing. This made my 6 day hospital visit a little bit lighter. The Savannah bar is excellent and my step dad raced about the oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. I walking in freezing black ice from the hospital to get here and it was worth it. read more

We had their whole wheat bunny bread on Easter is was fabulous. It was hard for me to leave the place it smelled so good. I'm going to go back and pick up some of their dinner rolls someone they look delicious. read more

They make a jalapeno cheddar l oaf of bread that is to die for. This is almost a weekly stop for me for their lunch deli. The Spicy Smoked Turkey panini tops the list. The bread they use for this panini really sets it off. Not to mention the amazing chipotle sauce they use. As long as you are OK with a little bit of spice, do yourself a favor and try this sandwich! Don't forget your oatmeal chocolate chip cookie or salted caramel cookie for dessert. Some of the most delicious cookies I have found. read more

Saturday 3/5/16 3 pm walk in. Wait at counter for the two boys working the sandwich area to stop their loud, perhaps meth-fueled, horseplay. Ignored. 3:02 pm finally establish eye contact, ask for to-go sandwich menu. Receive menu from the more agitated of the two boys. 3:03 pm place order for one to-go sandwich. 3:03 pm told by boy who provided to-go menu and who listened to order that they stop making sandwiches at 3 pm on Saturdays. 3:10 pm pick up fabulous phone-in-ordered snark and drama-free sandwich from Potbelly Sandwich. http://www.potbelly.com/shops/ShopLocator.aspx?s=&p=0&d=0&b=0&sl=False&lat=0&lng=0&ss=False&v=True&sid=506&lat=0&lng=0&f=0 4:48 pm write review. Hope owner reads it. read more

This review is for the new location of Great Harvest at Commerce Drive next to Alliance Credit Union. I was excited to see a Great Harvest off West Circle Drive and stopped at the drive through eager to get a yummy scone. BIG disappointment & I am now naming this LESS HARVEST ‼ They only had a couple of cheese/onion scones left and some crappy banana bread. This is NOT a second Great Harvest, this is a Mocha Coffee Shop with a license to sell their products; and they couldn't even get their butts up (this was 6:20 am Saturday morning) and have a selection of Great Harvest bread & pastries ⁉ What a rip-off; take your name back Great Harvest! Very misleading & disappointing ‼ read more