Cut out the middleman. Go straight to the source. Pros: Sure, Mediterra sells their bread by the loading docks of their bakery. Sure, they are located in a business park. But when you can buy bread that literally just came out of the oven, or croissants, pastries, muffins, and scones that were just made an hour ago, you've got to come here. They will even slice your bread if you ask, which is service that goes above and beyond. Cons: You will not be blown away by the ambiance. The bread is sold literally in the entrance way of the business. You may be parking next to an 18-wheelers loading or unloading. But who cares, their bread is awesome! Summary: Mediterra has quickly become my favorite bakery on the west side of Pittsburgh. read more

Mediterra Bakehouse was founded in 2001, and they bake dozens of artisan breads that they sell to consumers and other businesses. Products include deli loaves (e.g., multigrain, challah, pumpernickel, rye, and sourdough), sandwich buns (e.g., white, wheat, pretzel, and potato), table loaves (e.g., ciabatta, Italian, chili cheddar, chocolate cherry, focaccia, and pecan cranberry), dinner rolls (e.g., challah, French, onion poppy, and rosemary), and baguettes (e.g., sourdough, multigrain, and sesame seminola). I saw on their website that they also have a cakehouse that bakes custom cakes with various icings, fillings, and toppings. For my first purchase, I ordered five breads from Mediterra Bakehouse. All of the breads were a very large size and were fresh, and they cost about several dollars each. Here are my reviews for them: Farm deli loaf - 3 stars - The physical shape and design of this bread was gorgeous, but the flavor was a little plain. Challah hamburger buns - 4 stars - These hamburger buns tasted good. They were very large, so I had extra bread around my hamburger patties. Mt. Athos fire bread - 3 stars - This wheat bread was a generous size, but it tasted slightly plain. Hawaiian dinner rolls - 5 stars - These dinner rolls were moist and had a slightly sweet flavor. Parmesan pepper loaf - 2 stars - This bread contained way too much pepper and too little parmesan. It was so peppery that I threw away most of it. UPDATE on December 26, 2021: A few weeks ago, I rated this business as 3 stars, but I am now increasing my rating to 4 stars after I bought three more of Mediterra's breads. Here are my reviews for the breads: Stollen - 5 stars - This bread contained nuts and dried/candied fruits, and it was covered in powdered sugar. My husband and I really enjoyed the taste of this bread. Chocolate cherry - 4 stars - This bread loaf contained cocoa powder, dark chocolate, and dried cherries. I prefer milk over dark chocolate, but I still enjoyed the flavor of this unique bread. Pecan cranberry - 4.5 stars - This wheat bread contained cranberries and pecans. I really liked the combination of flavors. read more

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I stop at the Mediterra tent every Saturday at the Bloomfield Farmers Market. I have been purchasing the whole wheat sourdough bread there for years. I seriously love everything about their bread! You can taste the quality. The whole wheat sourdough is a great healthy option. I slice it as soon as I get home and then keep it in the freezer for toast. I always keep a few slices out to use right away (it's best when it's fresh)! I've also tried their red fife bread that is super hearty and delicious, and sprouted spelt bread that has millet and flax seed in it. Any time I cut up their bread to put with a dip for a party or toast for crostinis, it is a hit! My most recent obsession is their hazelnut chocolate biscotti. I am a biscotti snob, and these are seriously the best I've ever had. They are very hard (great for dunking) and packed full of real hazelnuts. I make sure to get a bag of biscotti ends every week for $3. I highly recommend trying them if you see the biscotti at your local cafe/coffee shop. read more

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You'd never actually know how cool this place was until you go inside and take a look around. It's located in an industrial park area right by the Market District in Robinson. This bakehouse provides bread for the restaurant "Mediterra Cafe" in Sewickley which is quite the place to be as well! They also provide bread all over Pennsylvania, to many different places, even all the way down to Florida! When you first walk in, to the right as you can see in my pics, there is a selection of fresh small bread snacks you can buy, and a wall where they provide bread to buy along with pick up orders. My friends Nick & Andy work at this location. They both work in the back making the bread and speak so highly of this company. Both of them are real stand up guys! I met their manager as well; he was kind and professional and seemed to be running things very smoothly! Nick gave me a little tour of the bake house. How cool it was! He explained to me the process of each type of bread and how things function. I learned that the marking on the bread is called "scoring" ! Everyone was working together so nicely & seemed to be having a great time. Funny to say, all the bread looked so pretty! I wanted to try it all. The back of the bakehouse has tons of ovens and several different types of breads being made at once. The ceilings are so high, which you'd never tell by looking at the front outside of the building. I'm sure the high ceilings help with the warmth because it was warm back there. There's even a pastry room and rooms filled with ready to go bread to be shipped out. I was impressed! They do a lot of hard work back there to produce such amazing tasting bread. Props to them! My aunt and I bought some rosemary olive oil bread, scones, biscottis and a couple of muffins. They are DELICIOUS! You can tell this company treats eachother like family and has a great connection. Everyone I came in contact with whether it was in the front or the back was super nice & friendly. Everything was clean and organized which I'm sure isn't easy to keep up with in a bakehouse filled with yeast and flour everywhere ;) I would recommend this bakehouse to anyone looking for AMAZING BREAD and reliable business. Go check it out for yourself! read more

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This review is based on their cinnamon bun My place of work was feeding us on a very busy pre Thanksgiving morning I was told Mediterra is famous for their buns Very nice sturdy packaging Big beautiful looking buns with drizzled icing They truly looked beautiful So I'm excited Sadly the bun seemed dry possibly a bit stale? The cinnamon and frosting ratio were perfect but not enough to counter the dry Perhaps a bit in a microwave would have changed the outcome for me I'm willing to try again read more

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Very cool place on my first visit. A little hard to find but well worth looking for this place. Fresh ingredients plus they have breads made with flour they make. I will definitely be back again. read more

Coming to the bake house feels like home to me. The staff is like family, and the bread is amazing. Perfectly crisp on the outside and soft on the inside. Also, Aundrea's pastries are out of this world. I mean it when I say she makes the best buttercream icing I've had to date, and her creativity is unmatched. She's made the cakes and desserts for almost all of my major life events and we always receive a million compliments. Here's an example of the cake she made for my daughter's second birthday. You truly can't find a better cake artist in the Pittsburgh area. read more

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Every time I visit here I'm blown away by the quality. I swear it gets more and more delicious (not sure how that's possible). Trust me, treat yourself to some of their out of this world breads and croissants... just make sure you buy enough for friends and family, it'll be gone in an instant! read more

BEST CROISSANTS IN PITTSBURGH! If you are looking for the best pastries in Pittsburgh you simply must try Mediterra! I love Sewickley and not only is this the cutest little place to meet a girlfriend for brunch and coffee but their baked goods are out of this world! I have tried La Gourmadine and Jean Marc's in Pittsburgh as well and I can tell you Mediterra's Almond Croissants (well any croissant of theirs for that matter) are hands-down the best in the city! The owner is super friendly, the coffee is amazing, the staff is nice, and while I haven't tried their brunch or lunch offerings in extent this is truly a place you will not be disappointed spending your morning at. read more

After bookmarking my favorites from the recent Yelp event I was off to find this Mediterra Bakehouse. It is a little tricky to find because it sits in building number 8 at the far end of an industrial park in Robinson Twp. The owner had given me directions so my girlfriend and I headed out. The place is very small. Since we had come mid afternoon they were putting out their day old breads and pastries. My girlfriend wanted to try the same pecan cranberry bread I had purchased at the event. I was glancing over some of their dinner rolls and came across pretzel buns! They looked tempting but I have the same loaf she bought and wanted to finish that first. So we were looking at their scones. We saw the traditional ones but they had pumpkin ones hidden among them. The scones sell for $2.00. We decided to get them because we were told they weren't making any more for this holiday season. They have such a nice variety of different kinds of breads and loaves along with croissants, danishes, and brownies to name a few. We were again advised not to refrigerate the bread but rather freeze it. My girlfriend asked about toasting it and we were told by all means. So you have the option of either heating your bread in the oven at 325 degrees for about 20 minutes or letting it toast. Lastly he told us it's best to call ahead with our orders so they can be the freshest possible. We came home and I had to at least try part of that pumpkin scone drizzling with that icing. You could just taste the mouthwatering pumpkin! So good! I saw they also have a website where you can order from direct as well. It's great knowing that sometimes the best places are right under your own nose! Yes this is a hidden gem but worth every penny of it. They are open daily. Take the Campbell's Run Road exit if on the Parkway West. Make a right at the exit then turn left onto Glass Road and then another left onto Parkway View Dr. Look for Building number 8 and you will find them. read more

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I usually purchase their breads at Whole Foods, or at the farmers market in Market Square on Thursdays.....I have never been disappointed!........Whether it's the delicious challah bread or the hard to resist pretzel rolls (My co-worker and I seriously run to purchase them before they're sold out). I've yet to journey to their retail store, but it's definitely on my list! read more

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Aundrea made my wedding cake dreams come true! The cutting cake was absolutely beautiful and delicious and our guest could not stop telling us how it was the best cake they ever had! We loved it so much that I ordered another one for my sister's 30th birthday! read more

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I'm so excited for them to be in Sewickley, I'm just walking distance from my place. Couldn't be happier. Every cheese I have tried has been delicious. Porchetta sandwich and salmon toast is awesome. Lemon cream puff not too sweet and so yummy. Can't wait to try everything else on the menu! read more

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The first thing that comes to mind when going to Mediterra is "absolute delicacy"! I had the pleasure of going to Mediterra at a catered event so I was able to try many of the food choices and overall I felt very impressed. Attached to my review you can find the menu of the catered foods that we had tried. Of the many delicious foods that I've tried my favorite dish would definitely have to be the sprouted grain salad with the with roasted sweet potatoes and lentils. Because this place is fancy the salad also includes farro, quinoa, herbs, radish, fennel, musclum greens and toum. The dressing was especially delicious and complemented the nutty, earthy flavor of the grains as well as the fresh herbs throughout the salad. It was very well balanced. I also really enjoyed the heirloom squash soup with the fennel, maple and herbs. I actually never would have thought that fennel would taste so good with the squash and beans in the soup and the soup also went really well with the salad to the point where I was even mixing the two together. I might even call it the best soup and salad combo I've ever had! My partner and I also really enjoyed the succulent salmon with dill and butter and the very rosemary flavored chicken which was just as tender and delicious as the salmon. I could also tell that the coffee they served was of higher quality. The only food selections I personally didn't prefer would be the strong white and red wines, the strong and hard cheeses, and the roasted marble potatoes (although I did like the other roasted vegetables). Another downside was that there wasn't enough space in the restaurant for everyone who was there. As a result, we were stepping over one another's toes and blocking one another from being able to use the bathroom or be seated very easily. Also, as shown from the other menu that I posted the prices are not very reasonable. read more

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wonderful discovery near the PIT airport while waiting for a flight. So many good breads and fancy spreads. Enjoying a​ deconstructed​ oat milk iced latte that is quite exquisite​. currently,​ Mediterra using​​ Parlour Coffee (Brooklyn) and the espresso is their Wallabout blend -- the iced cubes also being Wallabout but from cold​ brew method. nice to taste it in both forms. I'm also enjoying their​sourdough​h boule which is quite sour. read more

Mediterra Bakehouse - Deconstructed Iced Oat Latte (Parlor Coffee, Brooklyn) with house baked sourdough and EVOO. - Bakeries Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Mediterra was one of the vendors included in our Perfectly Paired Pop up wedding and we could NOT have been happier! The cake was gorgeous and tasted even BETTER! we had a vanilla cake with fresh raspberries. So delicious and the fruit was so fresh! Definitely going to reorder for our anniversary! read more

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Absolutely obsessing over this cute bakery. The location may be hard to find and it may not be in the fanciest building but don't let that fool you. I have never tasted such great fresh bread and pastries in my life. The employees helped me out a ton too. They have so many different bread options to choose from that I couldn't even decide. They told me the ingredients in every bread, how fresh each of them were, and common uses for each! I ended up getting the sunflower honey whole wheat one and it was perfect. It's actually a breakfast bread which is what I was looking for in the first place. They also have a ton of little pastries available for sale as well. I bought a roll, a scone, a muffin, and a danish. I'm not 100% sure on this but I think if you go in the afternoon when the food isn't as "fresh," it is cheaper. All of these items cost me under $10!!! Seriously amazing. Thank you to the wonderful staff for helping me. I will most definitely be back. read more

Really good bread. However, it is kind of hard to find. The address on their website is the mailing address, the are technically on Glass Rd in bldg 8 at the very end. It's part of an industrial park. When you walk in it is a bit awkward, if you walk straight you will end up in the kitchen, if you look to the left you will end up in the kitchen. There is a small retail room to the right. Pay attention to the signs for prices though, Sour dough says $5 but there are two sizes, smaller being $3 and I guess larger $5. The Paesano also said $5 and there are two sizes. A tad confusing all the way around. read more

I have a tendency to have a bad reaction to bread preservatives, so finding out about Mediterra was a great find! I have tried their rosemary and olive oil, pecan and cranberry, and spicy cheddar breads, and have bought a loaf of rosemary and olive oil bread. They definitely put a good ratio of rosemary and olive oil to their yeast so that the rosemary aroma is strong but not overpowering, and the bread is soft, even on the outside! I absolutely love cranberries but personally am not a fan of pecans, so I was a little sad that one of their breads mixed pecans and cranberries. For those that enjoy both though, this one is definitely a bread to purchase. It's a denser bread with lots of pecans, and it has a lot of cranberries! The bread is sweetened solely by the cranberries, and does not add any additional sweetener. I definitely would have gotten this one if it weren't for the pecans too! They also have biscottis, my personal favorite. Biscottis from scratch is the best. read more

I did not visit the bakery itself, but I visited their stand at a farmers market recently. They have a wide variety of baked goods--pastries, cookies, scones, muffins, and bread in the shape of loaves, baguettes, and rolls. There were so many types and flavors, even with the more limited variety at the market. I bought a ham and cheese croissant, a monkey bread type muffin (I'm not positive, but I think it's cinnamon), and a loaf of cranberry pecan bread. Everything was pretty good. Croissant: really large and very filling. The amount of cheese and ham was just right. The croissant itself was soft, though I wish it were a little flakier (but I think that was partly because it wasn't warm). Pretty good. Muffin: reminded me of the croissant in that the dough seemed layered. Barely sweet, which I liked. I also enjoyed breaking apart the muffin into the chunks. Bread: delicious! (But then again, I just love bread.) I sampled some other types as well, including kalamata olive and rosemary olive oil . Everything had a really strong (but not overpowering) flavor, a melt-in-your-mouth soft interior, and a nice crust that wasn't tough. They were also very dense. As for the cranberry pecan, the ratio of mix-ins to bread was just right. The cranberries lent tartness and the pecans added nuttiness to the bread. It's great by itself--I wouldn't dream of "adulterating" it with spreads. The woman running the stand was very helpful and extremely efficient, even with a huge crowd. This is definitely a place to go if you love bread! It's definitely in my bucket list. read more

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Ordered our wedding cake through the owners, they also have a "Cakehouse" where they make pastries and cakes. The owner Aundrea is so friendly and creating a lovely spread for us to try all of her types of cakes and icings to find what we wanted. She is thorough and very reasonably priced. She listened to our ideas and is very professional, and makes the process so easy. read more

After seeing this bakery in action, I not only quit getting bread from them, but strongly urged everybody else I know not to eat their breads. They have a table at the farmers market in ligonier, and that's where my mother first found their bread. She tried it and loved it. Then she told me about them and just so happens their bakery is right next door to our business. I tried their bread, and it WAS good! However, after paying a little more attention to their business I noticed the following: Bread sitting in the open on trays on their dock with bugs flying all over it, giant rat traps around the building, was told that they get flour on their light fixtures and it gets baked on there and then produces mold from the humidity, cooking meats in a makeshift smoker behind the building(you know, by the rat traps) to sell in their sandwiches in sewickly, and their transportation of exposed breads in their filthy looking box trucks. This is just what I've seen through a casual observance of this bakery. Can't imagine what else is happening that I can't see, but this was enough to put me off of eating their bread or anything that they make really. The good that came from not eating their bread was that I found Cellone's bread. Just as good or better maybe, or maybe not, just my opinion. Maybe they have better practices they employ while making their breads? No idea if they do or not as they are located in Mckees Rocks and not next door to my business. I do see them in local grocery stores though so I'm sure they have to have standards they must meet to do so. Can't say I've seen mediterra products anywhere but the farmers market, the storefront at the bakery, and I think they have a storefront in sewickley? Don't know, never went and looked for it. But there it is. Eat mediterra products at your own risk. Don't think i've ever seen them in the news for people getting sick, but I'm not risking it. read more

We used Mediterra for a bridal shower yesterday at Carnegie Coffee Company. It was PERFECT! The bride is not a huge cake fan so we didn't do the traditional cake or cupcakes. We ordered cookies and brownies. We had 2 types of cookies and 2 types of brownies. They were delivered directly to the venue (as they work together anyway) and they were absolutely delicious! The presentation was beautiful and all of our guests raved about the entire event...AND the treats, of course. It was nice to have something different instead of cake. Angela was super easy to work with in planning for our baked goods and was very helpful. She make great suggestions! Thank you so much for making our event even sweeter.... If you are considering using Mediterra Bakehouse for anything, you will not be disappointed!!!! read more

Excellent hand-crafted breads made with quality ingredients & baked in steam-injected brick ovens. Good selection of flavours, from kalamata olive, to Mt. Athos monk bread to cranberry walnut. Each loaf is lovely to look at & features a nice crunchy crust & moist, chewy interior. Locally owned & operated by a native of Greece who has managed to infuse a bit of the Mediterranean into every loaf crafted here. Do not visit Pittsburgh without getting a loaf. read more

I ordered a lemon meringue cake for my fathers 98th birthday party. They were running late so they delivered it directly to my house on the morning of the party. Wow! What an amazing cake.. it was beautiful and absolutely delicious! Everyone raved about it. 5 stars for service and for quality! Will definitely order from them in the future. read more