This bakery is now opened up as a homeless shelter, they have put painter plastic up to try to seperate the two “businesses”. Now there are homeless people all over the neighbourhood, openly smoking drugs in front of the bakery, carts with piles of clothes and garbage near the property. Groups of homeless people in the doorway, and all over the front of the business, There is garbage now everywhere and drug paraphernalia near the area and it is all directly related to this Bakery opening up as a homeless shelter. I also will never order baked goods from there again as I don’t believe a plastic wall barrier is adequate. I am very disappointed what this has done to our neighbourhood.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Taylor Robert
This place is a shell of what it used to be. Nowhere near as many items, barely open, you'd have to be here during the morning/early afternoon, or it's no dice. The actual treats are of pretty good quality from the single time I've been able to get there before they close at 2 pm, but it isn't worth it to make the trip if they're barely open as is. Sorry, I know you guys are likely trying but, it isn't for me anymore.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 2
Deborah Brooks
Every time I try and come here it's closed. I check on the website but if I have to call you to make sure you're open then don't have a website....this place is the worst.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Geoff “Island Life 2015”
Great selection.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Pat L'Hirondelle
Nice little bakery and cafe.We enjoyed a Delicious full breakfast.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Standard Start
Ryan O'Keefe
This is a really enjoyable place to spend some time with friends and enjoy a hot drink with some fantastic baked treats! Great breads are available here as well. They host musical acts frequently in the evening so be sure to check with them to see when their next event is, you will not be disappointed.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Meghan Kelly
Stopped in for the first time this morning. The staff was efficient and the latte was good. The ham and cheese croissant was the best I've ever had.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lorri Prime
A nice place for a coffee and a treat.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Jordan G
Was happy with the service since June of this year would call in in the morning place a order then pick it up which was very convenient, but today we placed our order and was told we can’t do that which was not the case before, when in person was met by a rude greasy looking manager I’ve never seen before, saying we can’t place orders and if we placed a order say Friday it would be full price Saturday, they don’t bake Saturday morning so they want us to pay full price on old bread.With the rudeness and the stingy tactics my family and I are not coming back.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
Kristina Heggs
Excellent bakery. Great treats for the kids. Always friendly and I LOVE what they stand for.
I asked Nanaimo Bakery to put together breakfast for 10-14 people at work. One of my co-workers said it was the best breakfast sandwich he'd ever had. Big thumbs up!
NeDa Nozhat
This bakery has delicious pastries and breakfasts. But the most amazing part is their friendly staff and extra customer service. I had left my jacket there during my vacation on the island, and the super kind lady handed it to me during her off day. I appreciate this kindness and support.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mitch C.
Bright spacious place with yummy eats. They seem to do full breakfasts. Drip refills for $1. Had a blueberry bar and a coffee. Caught up on my messages. Outdoor seating too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Roberta Ettinger
It was OK, a bit disappointing with their sandwich menu. Nice that they did have there breakfast menu open until 2:30 otherwise we would have most likely walked out. The breakfast sandwich looked great but was bland. My friend bought 5 different bakery items and said they were not that great. I'm really sad with this review as this bakery has been in operation for years.Wheelchair accessibility: Easy peasy access to front door ;)
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Standard Start
Melody Hayes
Friendly staff! We enjoyed the baked goods when visiting Nanaimo. Kid-friendly and lots of space inside for seating. They had some great local artisan products for sale around the café.
This bakery is now opened up as a homeless shelter, they have put painter plastic up to try to seperate the two “businesses”. Now there are homeless people all over the neighbourhood, openly smoking drugs in front of the bakery, carts with piles of clothes and garbage near the property. Groups of homeless people in the doorway, and all over the front of the business, There is garbage now everywhere and drug paraphernalia near the area and it is all directly related to this Bakery opening up as a homeless shelter. I also will never order baked goods from there again as I don’t believe a plastic wall barrier is adequate. I am very disappointed what this has done to our neighbourhood.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
This place is a shell of what it used to be. Nowhere near as many items, barely open, you'd have to be here during the morning/early afternoon, or it's no dice. The actual treats are of pretty good quality from the single time I've been able to get there before they close at 2 pm, but it isn't worth it to make the trip if they're barely open as is. Sorry, I know you guys are likely trying but, it isn't for me anymore.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 2
Every time I try and come here it's closed. I check on the website but if I have to call you to make sure you're open then don't have a website....this place is the worst.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Great selection.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Nice little bakery and cafe.We enjoyed a Delicious full breakfast.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Standard Start
This is a really enjoyable place to spend some time with friends and enjoy a hot drink with some fantastic baked treats! Great breads are available here as well. They host musical acts frequently in the evening so be sure to check with them to see when their next event is, you will not be disappointed.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Stopped in for the first time this morning. The staff was efficient and the latte was good. The ham and cheese croissant was the best I've ever had.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
A nice place for a coffee and a treat.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Was happy with the service since June of this year would call in in the morning place a order then pick it up which was very convenient, but today we placed our order and was told we can’t do that which was not the case before, when in person was met by a rude greasy looking manager I’ve never seen before, saying we can’t place orders and if we placed a order say Friday it would be full price Saturday, they don’t bake Saturday morning so they want us to pay full price on old bread.With the rudeness and the stingy tactics my family and I are not coming back.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
Excellent bakery. Great treats for the kids. Always friendly and I LOVE what they stand for.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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I asked Nanaimo Bakery to put together breakfast for 10-14 people at work. One of my co-workers said it was the best breakfast sandwich he'd ever had. Big thumbs up!
This bakery has delicious pastries and breakfasts. But the most amazing part is their friendly staff and extra customer service. I had left my jacket there during my vacation on the island, and the super kind lady handed it to me during her off day. I appreciate this kindness and support.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bright spacious place with yummy eats. They seem to do full breakfasts. Drip refills for $1. Had a blueberry bar and a coffee. Caught up on my messages. Outdoor seating too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It was OK, a bit disappointing with their sandwich menu. Nice that they did have there breakfast menu open until 2:30 otherwise we would have most likely walked out. The breakfast sandwich looked great but was bland. My friend bought 5 different bakery items and said they were not that great. I'm really sad with this review as this bakery has been in operation for years.Wheelchair accessibility: Easy peasy access to front door ;)
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Standard Start
Friendly staff! We enjoyed the baked goods when visiting Nanaimo. Kid-friendly and lots of space inside for seating. They had some great local artisan products for sale around the café.