Quite a selection of all their breads and many goodies, cheaper than buying this brand at the local grocery stores. Just over the counter, no room to eat inside.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Gabriel Griffin
I personally dont understand why everyone raves about this place... you basically wait in line for ~20 to 30 minutes for what ultimately turns out to be expensive bread of similar/same quality you could get at any other bakery. Main difference is you dont have to wait and pay extra at other bakeries.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 2
Emma Waterson
I bought their bread at Wholefoods market. OMG! Their doughs are soooooo delicious đđđSpecially live the olive sour dough, soooo goodđŁTherefore, I searched for this brand and have to visit someday and leave a 5star comment heređđđ
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
D King
Best bread in the bay area, by far. And a slice or two of their Grandma's deep dish pizza is a must buy for the ride home. I live in Concord, so the traffic home can suck at times, but not while I'm eating a slice of Acme's pizza, it's that good!!!
I can buy Acme bread 10 minutes from my home, but choose to drive into Berkeley too but it fresh, straight from the bakery.
I cannot say enough about Acme bread, everyone loves it, no who we serve it to.
Go get some, you won't be sorry, it's flat out amazing old school SF sourdough.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dana Corey
The bread is superlative! Yum! Worth waiting for.
kao phan
I always stop by when in the area, even if i really dont need anything. The pain epi is a must. Only complaint is the dont really like my cash. Since i have to do some panhandleing to get it. Lol. LONG LIVE CASH!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Pastries, Almond Croissant, Ham and Cheese Turnover
Sy W
Amazing bread and pastries with fast and very friendly service. Such a popular place. I got there around 9:30 and there was already a long line waiting outside. However the staff was so helpful and fast that the line was moved very quickly. I was in town for work and got sourdough levain (obs everyoneâs fav according to a staff), an apple turnover, one of each blue berry and raspberry jam tart, and walnut bread, a slice of mushroom pizza and a blueberry biscuit. Oh my gosh. Everything just tasted so good. Fresh and delicious. My best pizza ever. The olives, mushroom, and onions just mix so well together with the pesto. Walnut cinnamon loaf was so loaded with the beautifully glazed walnuts. Sourdough cheese roll was so delicious. Everything jam was so naturally sweet and freshly made. Turnover was so crispy and with an amazing blend with apple slices and cinnamon. Everything simply was so yummy and fresh. Good price for the quality offered. With the organic flour. Def a 6/5!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Shane Taylor
Handicap space is not accessible. Buisness is using handicap space for customer lines and commerce.
Not handicap accessible for wheelchair. Security guard told me move even though I was only able to partially access handicap space.
Security guard was informed of disability and shown disabled placard and failed to do his job correctly. He should clear the space not tell the disabled person to leave. Denied access to this business due to disability. 3:35pm 1/7/26
Update: Since owner has given a different story, I am submitting an ADA complaint and providing dash-cam video of interaction. I recommend getting the real story from your security guard before giving fake excuse as a response. Your security guard prevented me from pulling into the handicapped space after I made room to allow them to leave. He was presented with credentials and told the intent. Get your story right.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Rosie
The people are nice. Very delicious Artisan breads and pastries and holiday breads. It is a very nice place to go there is a line sometimes.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pastries, Almond Croissant, Ham and Cheese Turnover, Cinnamon Walnut Bread, Mushroom Pizza, Sweet Batard, Tomato Pizza, Sourdough Round, Goat Cheese Mini, Seeded Whole Wheat Deli Roll, Sourdough Rolls, Baguette and Focaccia Bread, Sourdough Roll with Sesame Seeds, Seasonal Pizza
Leo LSF
I bought ACME bread from the grocery before and liked it. And I just found out this place, what a shame that I didnât know it existed, even though I live close by! Thumbs up, best bread variety, my kid loves it, canât stop eating! I like the olive bread, the mushroom pizza and the cheddar twist. So glad we have it in the east bay, such a gem.
There's always a long line, but the breads and pizza are soo good so it's worth the wait. Every time I'm in Berkeley when I have time, I always go to Acme Bread.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
James
Berkeley is a 65+ community, with about five young adult residents in total.
At Acme, on any given day youâll find the whole spectrum of 65+ Berkeley residents doing what they do best - waiting in line for an hour plus to get a seeded baguette.
Thereâs nothing else urgent or pressing in their retired lives ⊠so why not spend half your day waiting in line for bread?
For the rest of us (65 and under), itâs gonna be a hard pass on this place
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Luis de Niz
There's always a line but it's worth the wait!
Leslie Raya
I had a great experience with the cashiersâthey were friendly and provided excellent customer service. The bakers were also kind and helpful. However, my experience with the manager(older lady) was disappointing. I was charged $0.50 for a larger bag to carry my pastries, which felt unreasonable considering the amount I was already spending. When I asked about it, the manager simply stated, âItâs 50 cents,â with no further explanation or courtesy. I believe basic packaging should be included, especially for multiple items. The customer service from the manager lacked the same warmth and professionalism shown by the rest of the staff.
Quite a selection of all their breads and many goodies, cheaper than buying this brand at the local grocery stores. Just over the counter, no room to eat inside.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
I personally dont understand why everyone raves about this place... you basically wait in line for ~20 to 30 minutes for what ultimately turns out to be expensive bread of similar/same quality you could get at any other bakery. Main difference is you dont have to wait and pay extra at other bakeries.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 2
I bought their bread at Wholefoods market. OMG! Their doughs are soooooo delicious đđđSpecially live the olive sour dough, soooo goodđŁTherefore, I searched for this brand and have to visit someday and leave a 5star comment heređđđ
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Best bread in the bay area, by far. And a slice or two of their Grandma's deep dish pizza is a must buy for the ride home.
I live in Concord, so the traffic home can suck at times, but not while I'm eating a slice of Acme's pizza, it's that good!!!
I can buy Acme bread 10 minutes from my home, but choose to drive into Berkeley too but it fresh, straight from the bakery.
I cannot say enough about Acme bread, everyone loves it, no who we serve it to.
Go get some, you won't be sorry, it's flat out amazing old school SF sourdough.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The bread is superlative! Yum! Worth waiting for.
I always stop by when in the area, even if i really dont need anything. The pain epi is a must. Only complaint is the dont really like my cash. Since i have to do some panhandleing to get it. Lol. LONG LIVE CASH!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Pastries, Almond Croissant, Ham and Cheese Turnover
Amazing bread and pastries with fast and very friendly service. Such a popular place. I got there around 9:30 and there was already a long line waiting outside. However the staff was so helpful and fast that the line was moved very quickly. I was in town for work and got sourdough levain (obs everyoneâs fav according to a staff), an apple turnover, one of each blue berry and raspberry jam tart, and walnut bread, a slice of mushroom pizza and a blueberry biscuit. Oh my gosh. Everything just tasted so good. Fresh and delicious. My best pizza ever. The olives, mushroom, and onions just mix so well together with the pesto. Walnut cinnamon loaf was so loaded with the beautifully glazed walnuts. Sourdough cheese roll was so delicious. Everything jam was so naturally sweet and freshly made. Turnover was so crispy and with an amazing blend with apple slices and cinnamon. Everything simply was so yummy and fresh. Good price for the quality offered. With the organic flour. Def a 6/5!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Handicap space is not accessible. Buisness is using handicap space for customer lines and commerce.
Not handicap accessible for wheelchair. Security guard told me move even though I was only able to partially access handicap space.
Security guard was informed of disability and shown disabled placard and failed to do his job correctly. He should clear the space not tell the disabled person to leave. Denied access to this business due to disability. 3:35pm 1/7/26
Update: Since owner has given a different story, I am submitting an ADA complaint and providing dash-cam video of interaction. I recommend getting the real story from your security guard before giving fake excuse as a response. Your security guard prevented me from pulling into the handicapped space after I made room to allow them to leave. He was presented with credentials and told the intent. Get your story right.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
The people are nice. Very delicious Artisan breads and pastries and holiday breads. It is a very nice place to go there is a line sometimes.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pastries, Almond Croissant, Ham and Cheese Turnover, Cinnamon Walnut Bread, Mushroom Pizza, Sweet Batard, Tomato Pizza, Sourdough Round, Goat Cheese Mini, Seeded Whole Wheat Deli Roll, Sourdough Rolls, Baguette and Focaccia Bread, Sourdough Roll with Sesame Seeds, Seasonal Pizza
I bought ACME bread from the grocery before and liked it. And I just found out this place, what a shame that I didnât know it existed, even though I live close by! Thumbs up, best bread variety, my kid loves it, canât stop eating! I like the olive bread, the mushroom pizza and the cheddar twist. So glad we have it in the east bay, such a gem.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
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There's always a long line, but the breads and pizza are soo good so it's worth the wait. Every time I'm in Berkeley when I have time, I always go to Acme Bread.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Berkeley is a 65+ community, with about five young adult residents in total.
At Acme, on any given day youâll find the whole spectrum of 65+ Berkeley residents doing what they do best - waiting in line for an hour plus to get a seeded baguette.
Thereâs nothing else urgent or pressing in their retired lives ⊠so why not spend half your day waiting in line for bread?
For the rest of us (65 and under), itâs gonna be a hard pass on this place
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
There's always a line but it's worth the wait!
I had a great experience with the cashiersâthey were friendly and provided excellent customer service. The bakers were also kind and helpful. However, my experience with the manager(older lady) was disappointing. I was charged $0.50 for a larger bag to carry my pastries, which felt unreasonable considering the amount I was already spending. When I asked about it, the manager simply stated, âItâs 50 cents,â with no further explanation or courtesy. I believe basic packaging should be included, especially for multiple items. The customer service from the manager lacked the same warmth and professionalism shown by the rest of the staff.
Almost like a European bakery. Good prices.
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