03/02/09

Bread Craft

by AngelLlanos13

Loved the Grilled Free-Range Chicken with the GOLDEN WEST CURCUMA BUN!! The server was friendly and the atmosphere was simple and casual. Plus learned a bit about artisanal bread craft! :)

• Pros: Food, Service

02/21/09

Good food but service less than desirable

by nkamali

You know when you want to love your local neighborhood breakfast place? I so wanted Bread Bar to be THAT place. Although the food is good, the service consistently disapoints.

• Pros: Nice outdoor seating
• Cons: Service

10/21/08

authentic french bread

by YESCOP

The bread and the croissants are awesome.

Their brioche and cheese bread is worth the trip! Everything I tried so far is GREAT, servers are friendly.

02/10/08

Cool Cozy spot!

by OliviaAEdwards

The pastries here are definitley the best I've ever had outside of Paris - so I used to just call in on Saturday morning and pick up some nice stuff for the weekend - but recently I actually stopped in for lunch with a friend and it was one of the nicest places I've been for a meal for ages. The service was really personable and friendly, our waiter seemd happy to be there, which makes a nice change. The food! I had a really really good brushetta appetizer - quite different, and the sweet potato fries that came with my ahi burger were soooo good! I would totally recommend this place

• Pros: Food, friendly service
• Cons: none

10/20/07

Food Amazing, they use all Quality Ingredients!!

by traderb550

I had lunch today at the Bread Bar in Century City!

Wow, what an experience!

Patrice the Manager was so friendly and made sure we had a great dining experience!

The service was friendly and efficient, the quality of food is so good for the price!

I Highly recommend this restaurant!

You HAVE to try the OLIVE Bread, so fresh and tasty!

05/02/07

Delish!

by multi

Came here Saturday morning for breakfast with my sister. We ordered french toast, bleuberry danish, iced latte, and ice capuccino. The french toast came with two thcik slices of pain de mie bread, whipped cream, fresh berries, and maple syrup. It ws really goooooood. It filled both of us quite well so we saved the blueberry danish for later. After eating we purchased a variety of breads such as multigrain loaf, cheesetwist, hazelnut roll, croissants, rhubarb tart, etc...we got a little overboard but it was all worth it. The blueberry danish was the best I have ever had. It had a lot of blueberries sitting on custard cream and the pastry was so delicious. The croissants were not greasy. The multigrain loaf was loaded with sesame seeds, poppy seeds, flax, grains, etc... The hazelnut loaf had a lot of hazelnuts. The bread had a nice crust outside and a nice chewy center. The rhubard tart was not too sweet. Basically everything was good. I use to do my bread shopping at La Brea but I will be switching to Bread Bar from now on.

• Pros: Can be addictive? I dunno
• Cons: Bread, Food

01/28/07

Worst service in town?

by dskinla

Thank goodness for the great food or my experience at Bread Bar would have been a total disaster. Here's the story -2 friends and I had lunch on Saturday. The food was very good, and the management couldn't have been nicer, as we had several conversations with them. That's the extent of good news. Our waitress (if she still works there after Saturday needs to find a new career) took our order - 3 waters, 1 cap, 1 latte, 1coffee plus lunch. 10 minutes later we called her over to remind her about the waters and coffee. 20 minutes later we got a busboy to bring us water. 30 minutes later we called the waitress over again to remind her about the coffees. No explanation, no I'm sorrry, just a blank look as she walked away. THIRTY FIVE minutes later I lost my cool and walked up to the counter and asked if there was a manager. I complained about the waitress and asked how long does it take to get a cup of coffee? A nice guy who seemed to be in charge said that they were slammed with customers and that 2 people did not show up to work, so it was a little crazy. Finally, an answer. Was it too much to think that the waitress might apologize and/or offer some explanation?!? The manager brought our coffees on the house with a free pastry. Another guy who identified as a manager came over and apologized and said that our waitress was new. (Do they may send wait staff into the trenches without training on customer service?) I observed that these guys were also bringing free pastries and apologizing to 2 neighboring tables served by our waitress. When she brought our lunch, I was never offered a coffee refill, never asked if we need more water, was the food okay, did we need anything. She couldn't have been more absent. It may be the first time that I did not leave a tip. Even when service is bad, I leave something. But I could not in good conscious leave our server anything. Despite management doing their best to make things better, I won't be back.

• Pros: The food
• Cons: The service

01/26/07

Sloooooooowww

by brookstar90403

I went there for lunch with my husband. Parking is bad, so valet. Got a table outside. The place was busy, but not crazed. Service is HORRIBLE!!! It took 20 minutes for our drinks to come out. Then 45 minutes more for the food to come out - ofcourse the order was messed up. Our waitress was so flighty and weird.

The food was GREAT. The fries are delicious-they put some sort of light pesto sauce on top. The bread is great. Too bad the service is so bad. probably wont return

• Pros: great bread, nice patio
• Cons: service

01/14/07

Great little breakfast place

by dllomax

The menu's small, but everything on it is good. Their food is consistently good and the bread is great.

11/22/06

good food, even better (fantastic) bread!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by ilovesweets810

Went for lunch and the wait time wasn't too bad, about 10 minutes, although the service was slightly lacking. Got the Tuscan Garden sandwich, and the bread needless to say was amazing, crisp from the grill, yet soft and chewy. Really probably the best bread I've had. The ingredients in the sandwhich were good quality and it was well seasoned, although it was slightly greasier than I would have expected (too much olive oil I suppose). Mixed greens that came with were pretty standard although I would have appreciated more dressing (about 2 dollups). Overall a good place for a quick bite.

• Pros: bread, bread, bread!!!!!!!
• Cons: service