Acme Bread
1601 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley
(510) 524-1021
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This is one of the best bread shops I have ever been to. I seek out good bread shops wherever I go. I have visited 44 countries in my life and I will still rate this as number one.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Baguette and Focaccia Bread, Pain D'Epi Bread, Sourdough Rolls, Sourdough Round, Croissants, Almond Croissant, Roman Style Pizza, Pastries, Mushroom Pizza, Sweet Batard, Tomato Pizza, Bakery, Blueberry Muffin, Olive Bread
It's a small place where two customers get in at a time, the rest would queue outside. I was in the line for 30 minutes. ( I had the pressure to order quickly, lol)
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Baguette and Focaccia Bread, Sweet Batard, Bakery
The best variety of breads
Great/Best breads.... came from Michigan for vacation (yearly thing) and this is the place to pick up the best bread..
Beware of a 60 minutes line right before Christmas day or new year day.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Croissants, Pastries, Bakery, Olive Bread
So far the best 🥖 bread
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Croissants, Roman Style Pizza, Pastries, Bakery, Olive Bread
Superb. As good as a Parisian bakery. OMG.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Roman Style Pizza, Bakery, Olive Bread
This is a great bakery. Always long lines and has parking in the back as the parking lot is quite small.
Our favorites are the mushroom pizza slices, which we warm up with our own added items, the Apple Slice and baguettes.
You will definitely not be disappointed with anything you get here.
Parking: Additional parking at the back.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Baguette and Focaccia Bread, Mushroom Pizza
Love the cheese twist! It was soooo gooood! I also had the cinnamon twist and Jalapeno turn over, they are also very tasty!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Acme Bread participates in Too Good To Go which is an app advertised as a "surplus food marketplace" where food businesses can offer food bargains on a schedule of their choosing to a limited number of customers. These businesses have complete control over their participation and food offerings.
In July of this year I learned that Acme bread was participating in the app, so I started buying a bag from them every couple of weeks. On October 16th I went to pick up a bag and ended up having a conversation with a woman who identified herself as the manager of the bakery ("I'm the manager of this bakery", she pronounced loudly, although I hadn't asked). It wasn't really a conversation - it was more of a lecture on her part about how much Too Good To Go is costing Acme and the generous pay and work benefits package that they offer inexperienced employees they hire off the street. While she was going on and on about this, the line was backing up behind me - but that didn't seem to concern her as she warmed to her subject. She went on to tell me that she didn't know if she would be participating in the Too Good To Go app next year- I gather it's her sole decision - and I couldn't get away fast enough; it was so awkward and uncomfortable.
I didn't go back for a month, until today.
Once again, there she was, but I was fortunate not to have her wait on me this time! However, as I was leaving with my bag of 2G2G goodies, I heard her telling another patron how Acme couldn't afford to put the "really good" items in the Too Good To Go bags and she'd really appreciate any other purchase he might want to make.
Honestly, I wasn't aware that Acme was in such poor financial condition that they needed to resort to high pressure sales tactics, but listening to her they must be!
As their bakery customer, I don't know if I can continue to go in to their shop or buy the Too Good To Go items they offer because this woman makes me feel so incredibly uncomfortable for participating - as if those who buy the Acme offerings on the app are somehow cheating the bakery.
If I owned the business and I heard this message being given to my customers, I'd be mortified.
Fortunately, there are a lot of good bakeries around our area and some of them also participate in the Too Good To Go offerings without guilting their customers for their business's decision to do so.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 1
Order at the counter. Long lines but good fresh bread.
Parking: Parking in front and in back, also parking on street.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Baguette and Focaccia Bread, Sourdough Rolls, Sourdough Round, Croissants, Pastries, Mushroom Pizza, Tomato Pizza
Restaurantji Recommends
Take out only. The line moves fast but always expect to stand inline for about 15 minutes, longer if it’s a weekend or holiday. Service is friendly and efficient. Food is good and fresh.
Parking: There is parking right behind the store on Cedar street. It’s small not I can always get a spot there. If not, there are plenty of street parking too.
Kid-friendliness: Allow about 15 minutes time to stand inline to get served. Probably too long of a wait for little ones.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Almond Croissant, Stuffed Peach Pastry, Mushroom Pizza
Have been coming here for decades. Love the sweet loaf, pan de mie, and the baguettes. Service has always been very good, although some of the new staff can't tell the difference between a sweet loaf and an herb one. Still, small price to pay for excellent bread at a reasonable price. I'm a little less keen on the pastries....
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Baguette and Focaccia Bread, Sweet Batard
Great bread and pastries (pizzas looked good but did not partake this time). Everything is freshly baked and if you look to the left when entering you'll see people working the dough and getting more options ready for the day (the smell is awesome!).
Everyone working there, and including those waiting to get bread, was/were friendly and excited about the food offered.
Parking is limited, and there's enough space for about 2 or 3 people to stand just inside the doors when it's your turn to order (a line frequently forms outside) but the food and options make it worthwhile.
The line moves fairly quickly, expect to wait about 15 minutes on average to order and leave.
Parking: There is a parking area in the front and back, both limited but more parking in the back. 2 handicapped spots in the front with about 5 or 6 regular spots, otherwise small and may be best to park on street and walk.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Baguette and Focaccia Bread, Pastries
Everything & more you could ask for from a bakery. Everything I’ve tried from acme has been top notch. The pan de muerto is very fresh and soft, the raspberry puffs, blueberry puffs, ganache buttons, ham and cheese croissant, the tomato slice & mushroom slices are to die for, and my all time fave the cheddar biscuits sooooo yummy and full of flavor.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ham and Cheese Turnover, Croissants, Pastries, Mushroom Pizza, Tomato Pizza, Chive Biscuit
Some of the bread out there
Food: 5
Service: 4
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