They make really high quality bread here. I've been buying their bread for a few years at the Saturday Farmers Market on Roadrunner Park. I love the pumpkin seed bread. This weekend, I loved the gingerbread snap cookies. So soft, chewy, and yummy. Goes down great with a cup of cold whole milk (organic lactose free is what I drink). Also their mini cinni buns are really good. read more

Horrible customer service and disrespect for peoples time. At the same time at the counter, another customer was complaining of the same. WILL NOT RETURN. read more

I've sung the praises of the Great Harvest in Portland, Oregon for years. I have finally been to this Phoenix location, and it blows the Portland location out of the water!! There is a huge selection of cookie mixes, jams, jellies, kitchen tools, breads, and other amazing looking and smelling items to purchase. They even have wrapped gift baskets for easy, spur of the moment gift giving. My hubby got a little sample happy at the bread sampling center because he wanted to taste it all! We ended up taking home some jalapeno cheddar hamburger buns that added a ton of flavor to the burgers we made the next day. We tried two different toasted sandwiches and were pleased with both of them. The inside is a little cramped, so taking away your sandwiches would be a good idea, unless the weather is nice outside. There are plenty of tables to enjoy the food and the weather on the patio. read more

Love Great Harvest Bread. The one in Indianapolis has been closed for years, so I was thrilled to find one here. Bread is great, there's lots of variety, and the people are friendly and helpful. read more

Great bread! We weren't fond of the zucchini bread it tasted spoiled. I believe the store in Logan Utah is better. But I wasn't disappointed in this bread store. I would recommend giving a bigger sample as in Logan; that way you get a true taste. I would recommend this store. read more

This place is literally the worst sandwich shop. I live right around the corner so I've been here a half dozen times hoping that it will get better...and it doesn't. The sandwiches are bare and when I ordered the turkey avocado, there was no avocado on it. This isn't the first time something like this has happened at this store but it's definitely the last. I only recommend coming here if you want expensive but good bread. However, I'm sure you could find cheaper elsewhere. read more

I found this bakery through the Farmer's Market and fell in l.o.v.e with their Dakota Bread - it has everything I love about sliced bread - dense, tons of seeds, perfectly absorbs butter, and perfectly accompanies any deli meat or PB&J. I was impressed with their customer service recently. I saw them at the Gilbert Farmer's Market and bought a Gluten-free loaf from the young gal and guy there. I took it home, totally excited to slice it up (it wasn't sliced) and make yummy toast or a sandwich from it. I had recently converted to Rudi's GF bread (find it at Sprouts) which is awesome.. so I was expecting the same experience with this new Great Hearvest GF bread. Turns out, something in their recipe was waaay off. I opened the cellophane wrapped GF loaf and it completely broke apart with a touch of a finger.. it seemed that something didn't bind or keep things together in the mix. I contacted the owner (I got their business card at the Farmer's Mkt by chance) and very politely told her my experience.. that I was a long time fan.. loved their products..very saddened to have it crumble... She replied to my email and was SO kind and apologetic about the whole thing. She offered me to come in or find them next time at the market to get a refund or exchange it (no need to bring in the bad loaf)... she was going to let her staff know so that I wouldn't have to struggle with an explanation for why I was asking for a swap or refund if she weren't there. I was impressed with that! I love it when an owner takes care of customers and make sure their product isn't leaving a bad or negative impression.. granted, it's up to you as the consumer to give them the opportunity to fix it (like I did in an email, rather than ranting here on Yelp.. which we all may or may not be guilty off.. errrr.. ). Anyway, I hope to try their little shop next time.. but so far, this bread company is up there on my list of favorites. read more

I work in the same complex as Great Harvest, so I end up stopping in out of convenience for a coffee on occasion. Pretty decent coffee, but I'll drink anything that isn't weak like Dunkin Donuts (sorry Dunks...love your donuts though!) coffee. The best part about this coffee ritual is the "sample" of bread they offer you. Seriously, this has been my breakfast on more than one occasion. So so tasty! There is nothing better than freshly baked bread topped with flavored butter/jam, and the fact it is a good sized portion is a bonus! I have also had their turkey sandwich, and found it to be good as well. The bread definitely makes the sandwich taste very homemade. I like that the store is family owned (within a franchise), as it is obvious a lot of hard work goes into the workings of the store. In my opinion it's worth shelling out an extra buck if it's going to a family vs corporate america. But...on the money note....I had to dock a star for the prices. I would love to buy their bread, but really can't afford $7 for a loaf. Their jams are also a bit more than I am willing to spend, or I'd have one of every flavor in my fridge! It doesn't keep me away...I just try to keep my visits spaced out a bit more. Kudos Great Harvest! read more

How has Great Harvest escaped notice? It's a franchise, but.... This place feels like a casual, local spot, with a friendly counter staff. They ply you with bakery samples when you walk in the door. Try one of the unusual breads, like Guinness-cheese, or jalapeno-cheese. Slather your chunk with an appropriate amount of soft butter or preserves. In addition to delicious breads, rolls, cookies, and other sweets, they make great sandwiches for lunch. They offer usual suspects, like turkey, ham, and roast beef. The chicken salad was a bit iffy, but the club is tasty. Great Harvest goes a bit heavy on the red onion on most, so take some breath mints for afters. A box lunch comes with chips, a large drink, and a dessert from the pastry case. Try a Savannah Bar. They are delicious oaty crumble bars, rich with butter, sugar and fruit like blueberries, apples, cranberries, or peaches. Because they dish up your sweet right after you order, you generally get to finish your dessert before your lunch arrives. My only complaint is that the place can feel a bit disorganized at times. But they usually aren't terribly busy, so even during the lunch rush you can generally grab a table and a quick lunch. read more

Awesome place for homemade breads and sweets. I usually only get cinnamon rolls from this spot but if you go to their store in Tempe they have always samples of bread. So after coming here multiple times (also seeing them at the gilbert farmers market) I changed my rating from 4 to 5 stars. Staff is super friendly and inviting, the beard is amazing, and it's an overall good spot. read more

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Having worked at a local bakery/cafe/sandwich shop similar to this in Tucson when I was younger, I can say that I was extremely disappointed with he portions of my sandwich. This was my first visit, and it will take me some convincing to return. First impressions make an impact. I ordered a Cobb sandwich on Tuscan Garlic bread. When someone orders a whole sandwich, you would expect two halves, right? I ordered this sandwich to go with intentions of splitting it with my girlfriend when I got home. Upon arrival, I found one half of a sandwich, about the size of... well, half of a normal sandwich. I called to ask if there was a mixup or if they could do anything about it where they politely explained that when they slice from the the middle of a loaf, they only make one half for a full sandwich. So is that luck of the draw? I was not offered any compensation or refund except "maybe a cookie" on my next visit. That being said, $8 for half a sandwich left distaste in my wallet and no taste in my mouth (because I let my lady have the half). Employees need to inform customers of these sorts of things in the future. Oh well. read more

In a bread store I'm like a kid in a candy store. White, wheat, 9 grain, italian, french, sourdough, banana, pumpkin ... I'm not picky. Oh and then there is oatmeal, granola, cake mixes, brownie mixes, muffins, cinnamon rolls ... get the point? The had me when I walked in and they offered me a piece of fresh baked honey wheat (with some butter) while I decided what I wanted. I'm really on the whole grain, 9 grain, dairy free (vegan) kick and when they grind their grains on site in their own mill, it's a plus. My choice, a loaf of high 5 fiber bread with whole wheat, honey, flax, millet, oat and sunflower seeds (that weighs literally 2 pounds) and a half dozen honey wheat dinner rolls. I can't wait to make toast with peanut butter tomorrow! read more

Last week I went in at around 8:00am and bought a Breakfast Roll which has elements of breakfast in it ... ham, egg, cheese, but bakedn in a whole wheat roll. It was stale and hard and ... although I tried ... ultimatedly inedible. I was very sad. I like the "idea" of Great Harvest Bread company but in actual life it's stale ... i had a deja vu of why I hadn't been back in over a year ... I had bought a morning muffin or breakfast roll a year ago .. it was stale. And didn't go back until time passed and I forgot about the bad experience. Now I have 2 things to remind me not to go back in the future. I emailed the company and told of the staleness and ... no reply. So that's why I'm writing this review. Update: I received this reply from the owner a week later ... so I will up my rating to 3 stars ... Good Afternoon, Thank you for taking the time to send us an e-mail about a less than satisfactory product you purchased in our bakery last Thursday. First I have to appolgize for taking so long to get back to you. As you may know this little shop is owned by our family, and with that we are always busy doing many things. From Farmer's Markets on both Thursdays and Saturdays, to baking 125 loaves of bread Saturday with a Church Youth Group for their moms on Sunday, visiting with folks at a local retirement home yesterday and a seminar I had commited to today. Wow, it's been a busy week, and that only covers the past 5 days. I finally had a chance to check my e-mails. The business e-mails go to my husband and he forwarded yours onto my personal e-mail so that I may answer you. Anyways, I appreciate your patience. We do bake all of our breakfast rolls every morning. The one that you purchased wouldn't have been old, but it would have had to have been overbaked to be inedible. I really sincerely apologize for that. We do make everything here in the bakery from scratch and with that sometimes leaves room for human error. So to thank you for taking the time to send us an e-mail, I would like to make things right and offer you - your choice a sandwich or any loaf of bread. My compliments of course. I am typically here in the bakery Mon-Wed all day. Thursday only 'til 1:00 - then off to a Farmers Market. All day Friday. and another Farmers Market on Saturday. We are closed on Sundays for family time. I will be putting your name on our message board with instructions for a Free Sammie or Loaf of Bread. Warmly, Leslie Walston, Owner Great Harvest Bread Co. 1730 ___________________________________________________ [update 5/30/10]: I did go back and unfortunately ordered a savannah bar and iced coffee. The savannah bar was okay but small. The iced coffee I had a sinking feeling as I saw the person pull dig the cut in a bucket of ice and proceed to pour hot coffee over it. This is going to water down by 50% an already weak coffee. I asked if she could give me a little less ice, she obliged but that just resulted in a dishwater, luke-warm watery coffee that was undrinkable. So I was foiled again. I sent an email to the owner again suggesting they serve full strenght coffee that's been kept in a refrigerator then poured over ice ... no reply back. So I'm sorry to say I've downgraded my rating to 2 starts ** . And I'm sorry to say I will likley not go back. Too disappointing even though I want it to be better. read more

Unfortunately their store doesn't really stand out from the road. I have driven past here numerous times and never noticed it. Then again, that is pretty standard for strip malls here in AZ. At least there is yelp. It's located on the opposite side of the street from the Wells Fargo, under the big ESPRESSO sign. This is a cool place that has a few tables inside and outdoor seating and have breakfast breads and lunch sandwiches. The Mochas are pretty great here and so far there has been no line and very quick service. I had a Morning glory muffin that was very good and my dog enjoyed the dog biscuits I got him. If you are headed down Warner in the morning or afternoon you should stop in. Not sure if it was a special for St. Patty's day, but the Guinness and Gouda bread is awesome. Try: - Mocha - Morning Glory Muffins - Guinness and Gouda Bread ( Hope it's not just a St. Patty's thing ) - Dakota Bread read more

YUM!!! (and I don't like sandwiches!!) I actually found out about Great Harvest from a kid that goes to the school I work at. I was really curious because every time he had a Great Harvest sandwich it piqued my interest! Since then, I have been to the Great Harvest restaurant/store a few times with my husband. All of the sandwiches I've had there are great. My favorite bread is the Dakota bread. Yesterday (6/9/16) I visited Legoland Discovery Center and I was happy to see that they had sandwiches from Great Harvest. read more

I've been coming to Great Harvest since 2017 and I absolutely love it! I haven't purchased 'store-bought' bread since! My bread lasts even longer than before. I also come here for lunch often for sandwiches. Everything is always so fresh and the menu has so many unique options (even a good vegetarian sandwich!). The team here gives wonderful customer service, is friendly, professional and truly goes above and beyond. Even though I have moved far away at times, I always take the drive here! So grateful for their continued presence in our community! Thank you to everyone in the Great Harvest team for your hard work during these challenging times! We appreciate you so much! read more

We've been here a few times but it's just been an average experience. If you're waiting in store it seems like it takes a long time to make your sandwich. To fix that I've called ahead for pick up a couple of times. Their bread is really good but their selection of veggie sandwiches is just ok. More than once I asked for avocado on my sandwich and they forgot it. Both times I didn't notice until I got home so what could I do? I suggest you check your order before you leave the store or just get a loaf of bread and make your own sandwich. read more

Was on the hunt for some new place to try with the hubby and this came up on Yelp. THE PLACE: Quaint place with a little bit of out door seating. They also have some items for patrons to peruse and purchase, including some specialty butters both made by Great Harvest Bread Company and other health food companies. My fave discovery here, Naturally Nutty products -- Organic Chocolate Sunflower Butter. It tastes like a Ferrero Rocher chocolate sans the gluten. Hooray! THE SERVICE: Super friendly. First of all, Yelp had the hours wrong and we ended up walking into the store a few minutes to closing without even realizing it. To top that off, since it was our first time there we took our sweet time ordering. As we were waiting for our food, we noticed one of the young gals there beginning to stack up the chairs to put them away for the evening. Only then were we told that they were closing at 5 pm. Never did we feel unwelcome. Even after there was a small challenge with my hubby's chosen sandwich (which was resolved by the way, with no real issue), never did we feel rushed. THE FOOD: It was very good. I had a simple egg & veggie sandwich on Gluten Free bread and hubby had something with ham in it. It was freshly made too, you can taste it. Then we took home a red velvet cupcake for our daughters. Which they devoured like their life depended on it. Needless to say, that was very good too. I will definitely be coming back here again. read more

This was my first time stopping at Great Harvest. I loved the breadboard and the fact that their gluten free breads and cookies are freshest on Tuesday and Wednesday was an additional plus. I got the 3 seed hummus sandwich and it was so good, loved the veggies. Next time will get a bigger beverage though. I forgot how dry sandwiches especially Gluten free ones can be. read more

I've lived and worked on the corner of McClintock and Warner and never stopped here, today was the day. Shame on me. Adorable little sandwich shop, bread, cookies, sandwiches, sweets for sale. Today I decided to get a couple different sandwiches. One hot, one cold and eat them both throughout the day. Normally I would roll my eyes at the amount of bread on a sandwich, but the panni bread was outstanding, messy but a great sandwich. 2nd was the cobb on wheat, a little disappointed when opened my 2nd sandwich and it was plain old wheat bread. BUT....the sandwich was great, great avocado and spinach on it. I'm a fan of both. I always try to support the little guy, so I will dump my usual sandwich place and make the hike across the street to here!! I was so tempted to grab a package of cookies, but I didn't see and macadamia nut around, so I saved myself a 1000 calories today. read more

So I stopped in for a quick pre-workout snack. I ordered a breakfast panini on high five fiber bread...and while the panini was quite tasty and the bread was great...I ran into two...yes two different colored hairs cooked in to the egg whites. Why does this always happen to me? The first hair specimen is definitely from a small white dog. The second hair appears to be of human origin. Someone hit me back when they get their quality control issues fixed...cause I won't be back until then...if ever. read more

I have been here several times for lunch. They have 3 or 4 salads on the menu and probably 8 or so hot and cold sandwiches and a build your own option. It is mostly a take out place, although they have a few tables inside and more outside. I have never not found a table during lunch in one place or the other. Everything is freshly made with quality ingredients. I especially like the chicken nut salad which features several nuts and dried fruit in the mix. Great Harvest is really more a bakery than a café. I have not bought the breads and other baked goods to take home but they sure look good. The bread is great on the sandwiches so on my next stop I play to buy a loaf. They also have other packaged and prepared things to go including artisan food products (jams, soup fixings, biscotti, etc.) and other items for sale. Since I am really there for lunch I am going with 3 stars because of the limited menu. If you are a bakery customer you might rate it higher. read more

Best honey whole wheat bread you can find. They also make a wonderful variety of fun breads like the breakfast blast (made with bits of dates), spinach feta, and peanut butter chocolate chip bread (best trail snack ever!). Sandwiches and salads are also fresh and delicious. They're also very friendly and will even bake by request. read more

Great Harvest Bread - Enjoying the best trail snack ever - peanut butter chocolate chip bread - Bakeries Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

I had plans to meet a friend here for breakfast and arrived a bit early so I went inside to take a look and grab a drink. It's a cute little restaurant, with a lot of local products in the front available for purchase and you can look into the kitchen to see all that they are baking. If you're looking for a big breakfast menu, you're not going to find it here. Besides the baked goods, they just have 4-5 breakfast sandwiches. I ended up just getting an iced chai and met my friend elsewhere, but when I am back on a bread kick I will stop by and give them a try. read more

The extreme cinnamon swirl bread is DELICIOUS ! My husband brought it home after chaperoning a 3rd grade field trip to their impressive operation. I'm amazed that they grind their own flour. We learned that an acre of wheat will give a family bread for 10 years and are now considering making a mini crop of wheat at our home, since the little loaf my Daughter made there turned out delicious too :) I can't wait to get back there to see what other treats they have !!! read more

I have stopped in a few times for a sandwich and taken a loaf or two to go. The bread can seem expensive but once you pick up the loaf and realize it is 3x heavier than the typical stuff you buy, you realize you are getting a great bread for a decent price. The cinnamon swirl bread is awesome. They sell out fast since they only make it once a week. I enjoyed an entire load of the honey wheat bread by toasting it and spreading on some homemade honey butter (honey+butter=honey butter). Very friendly staff, yummy iced-tea, tasty sandwiches, good bread and free samples. Can't go wrong. read more

I used to live a couple miles away, and I didn't realize how lucky I was until I moved about 15 minutes away. I still try to stop in here most weeks for a loaf some of the best sandwich bread out there. Yes, they are just a little bit more expensive than a store bought loaf, but I will take a family owned, quality, non preservative laced loaf of bread any day rather than the crap you can buy at the grocery store. These loaves easily last a week or more without going moldy too, at least in my experience, and with NO preservatives. Look at the ingredient list on the Honey Whole Wheat: Whole wheat flour, salt, yeast, water, and honey. How can you get better than that? Trust me, you get one of their sandwich loaves and toast it with some high quality cold cuts and veggies, and you've got one of the best healthy meals out there. I've had the Honey Whole Wheat, Harvest White, Sourdough, Challah, Cinnamon Raisin, and many of their special swirled loaves over the years, and you can tell this is a place that cares about what they put out. Just good people. Also, the Virginia rolls that they only seem to make around holidays are the stuff my dreams are made from. And don't even get me started on the Pumpkin Chocolate Chip dessert loaves...just one word for them: damn! Now if I can just get them to open up a location in SE Chandler... read more

Phenomenal bread!! Sandwiches are wonderful, as is the staff. Love the mixes and kitchen tools. We bring home several loaves for ourselves and neighbors every time e come, which isn't often enough. Order the turkey avocado goddess sandwich this time, and added bacon and extra goddess dressing. Yes. read more

Great atmosphere. Employees were friendly. A lot of interesting bread types to try daily and they gave you a huge slice to sample. I had the breakfast panini and it was great. Could have used some Tobasco! Didn't get to try any of the sweets but they looked delicious. read more

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My family has been going to the location in Tempe for about 6 months. We come here about once a week for lunch. The store has indoor and outdoor seating available which is nice in the cooler months. Unfortunately, it does not have a lot of indoor seating which means during lunch hour in the summer, you might have trouble finding an indoor table especially if you have more then 2 people in your party. The parking lot is also small and crowded, but that is just a result of the shopping center they are located in. The food here is really good. They often are giving free samples of the bread out when we come in. I would say the food is moderately healthy. The spicy turkey sandwich is really good as is the tuscan chicken sandwich. They do have a lot of sweet treats though here like yummy lemon bars, giant cookies, and ice cream sandwiches. I would give the food five stars for taste definitely! Why we give it 4 stars over all is the service. It is sometimes hard to get the staff's attention as they are too busy chatting with each other to attend the register. They forget to give you your cookie or iced tea. They are really slow to help you out sometimes. I wouldn't recommend coming here on your lunch hour if you have to go back to work as you might not get fast enough service ie. 30 min + wait for your meal. If you are retired or just going over to chat with your friends and eat a leisurely lunch, it is fine. read more

Found this place after a patient of my husband gifted him a box of the most delicious white chocolate chip pumpkin cookies. They were the best cookies that we fought over them. Saw the name of the bakery on the box and drove from the city of Maricopa the next day. I think I purchased $40 on my first visit. Bought 2 loaves after taste test and more sweet treats for the family. That was 2009, and I still stop by occasionally. My mother worked in the food industry so, needless to say I don't like to take her out to eat because she will criticize immensely to the server if the food doesn't meet to her standards. She actually loved the Dakota bread and the packaged rolls. She nagged me every week until she returned to Hawaii to buy her the Dakota bread. read more

Excellent sandwiches with fresh bread made on site daily. Gluten free bread is also very good. Liked the gluten free cookies too. Girls at the counter were very friendly. Samples when you enter are a bonus. Will eat here again. read more

My brother and I have a couple of there paninis and they we delicious. The Italian herb focaccia was super tasty and soft! Worth it!

I love this little sandwich nook in Tempe! The sandwiches are so tasty but the baked goods is the reason that you go for sure! Be sure to get your punch card for a free bread loaf! Yum! read more

We recently moved to the area and received a welcoming loaf of bread which was fantastic! We now visit weekly to pick up bread and enjoy being able to try whatever they have out that day. A great local bakery that we will continue to visit on the weekly! read more

Love the bread and sandwiches here, I always love trying out the free slice of break as well, everyone is friendly a little pricey but I go a few times a month Dakota is my favorite bread and love the turkey goddess sandwich read more

Cozy, friendly -- and wonderful bread. Cream cheese frosting on the cinnamon buns is so yummy! Free samples too! GH is the kind of business that neighborhoods need. read more

Food: Their bread is fantastic! They've got free samples and plenty of choices of bread, and it's all fresh. Sandwiches, both cold and hot, have the perfect balance between bread and middle ingredients. Service: Every time I've been there, the service has been extremely helpful and friendly. Perfect! The Restaurant Itself: The restaurant is air-conditioned and comfortable inside. The decor is low-key without feeling cheap or tacky. There are about five inside tables and two outside tables. Why Not Five Stars? In terms of value, I feel like I get what I am paying for. I would prefer $6 sandwiches, but that may not be possible while maintaining a decent profit margin, so they don't lose the star there. The breads rotate frequently enough, but the sandwich group is pretty small and does not change very often. I don't care at all about the overpriced specialty products being sold as "Gourmet Grocery." I would prefer that space be devoted to seating or even an ice cream novelty freezer. This is a solid choice of restaurant. If they ever devote more attention to that part of their business, I'll happily give them five stars. read more

Great Spot! Great food, wonderful, friendly staff!!!!! Only negative was all the eating area was pretty dirty, just needed a little TLC in the cleaning department. read more

Best sandwiches and best staff on the planet if you want great food, amazing cinnamon rolls and a fun friendly staff who makes you feel like family this is the place. read more