Great Harvest Bread Cafe

The food and service is good, but why bother calling yourself a café if you don’t open until 9am? I would come here 3. 4 days a week for breakfast if you guys were actually a real café and had people willing to wake up in the morning. You sell breakfast pastries, and coffee, do you not realize how much business you’re losing out on by shutting out the working crowd? Cafés open early in the morning, that’s their whole point.

Since the new owners have taken over, the bakery has completely turned around. The staff is so friendly and the fact that my scuffins are still warm when I get them says all I need to know about the freshness. If you haven’t been in a while, give Great Harvest a try again. Everything tastes better, looks better, and IS better.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Good bread and sandwiches! Friendly folks offering free samples of various breads as well. Sandwiches do take a moment to make, but they are also being put together very intentionally. Parking can be a little snug but most folks coming and going pretty quickly.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Very tasty treats!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The goods here are made with quality ingredients, care and attention. Everything we tried (bread, scones, sandwich, coffee) was wonderful! We came back to it a few times during our time in Charlottesville.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Sandwiches, Bakery

Very nice bakery with delicious options and amazing fresh bread! Lots of sitting space and there is a kids corner too. Everyone was super friendly and greeted me when I came in. Very good hospitality! Will definitely go back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Bakery

The owners (I think they were the owners, or just very passionate staff) are beyond kind and stuffed us with delicious samples while we waited for our sandwiches! They seem very passionate about their baking and were explaining the different options to us.

The sandwiches were very healthy. I eat vegetarian so I opted to get one of their hot grilled cheese without turkey, so the person making my sandwich kindly added extra veggies since I wasn’t getting turkey.

The baked goods are all very freshly made (you can see them making fresh breads). I highly recommend coming here, especially if you run on the Butterfly Greenway, this is a nice stop afterwards for food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Chris and his wife have owned this place for about 6 months now. They are always welcoming when a customer walks in and I always enjoy coming here. If you want fresh bread delicious sandwiches and freshly made baked goods this is your place.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We absolutely LOVE Great Harvest in C’Ville! Every time we visit they’ve got amazing free samples and we always end up getting a new loaf of bread, sandwich or sweet treat. The staff is super friendly and they offer great recommendations on how to enjoy our bread even more at home. The cinnamon chip French toast was a game changer!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The breads they make are amazing and I love all the kinds I like their red white and blue and also the jalepeno cheddar my new favorite is Swiss round sunrise tomato

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Bakery

The muffins are good but nothing special. The bread is too dense including some of the scones. also the cinnamon rolls are dry and lacking flavor. Overall not the experience you get from other places.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 3

I was hopeful - pimento cheese was not good at all. The grated cheese was dry, crumbly. The turkey slices were dripping wet on the bland turkey sandwich. The berry scone was the best part of our order. They shorted me the harvest bar - not sure if I'll go back to ask for it. I ended up making lunch for us as our $40 worth of Great Harvest sandwiches went straight in the trash.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 3

My roast beef sandwich was delicious… a few things to make it amazing. More horseradish sauce on the sandwich or a extra serving on the side. I ordered and paid for extra roast beef… when I got my sandwich I thought if I didn’t get and pay for extra meat it would be very disappointing. Perhaps add something extra for no charge like a bag of chips or cookie because $21 for a sandwich and a soda was a lot

Awesome place! Great food, great service. Prepare for delicious smells! You are immediately greeted by the smell of fresh bread, and a grand welcome from their kind staff. I made a mistake by ordering a sandwich with a food I cannot eat, and the staff/owners did not hesitate to correct my mistake. I am so thankful!! Definitely stop in on your next visit for a yummy pastry, sandwich or a loaf of bread for tomorrow's lunch! We plan to come back the next time we are in the area :)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

A big sandwich, totally fresh bread, friendly helpful staff, and comfy outdoor seating. Exactly what I was seeking! Oh…and free tastes!!!😍

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5