Idle Hands Bread Company

I wish I could rave about this bakery, but when I tried to purchase a loaf of sourdough at noon, the shop was closed with a sign telling customers they ran out of product. I suppose this is a good sign of the enthusiasm for the bakery, but I'd really like to judge for myself. Next time I'll go earlier.

Incredible pastries. Love the canelés. The man at the front (manager, I believe) has a dry sense of humor that cracks me up every time. Would give six stars if I could.

Go early! Whisk and Idle Hands should be the go-to bakeries in Richmond!

The shop is cute and the staff are very kind. It’s hard to find such high quality pastries like this in the area! I do have one complaint though; the cube croissant we got was over stuffed with pastry cream, which destroyed the layers and made the croissant dense. Besides that, the other pastries we got were delicious and we WILL be coming back.

I brought my daughter here today and bought a variety of pastries. Everything was so fresh and we were very pleased with the croissants. Such a cute bakery and a wonderful small business. Keep up the great work!

I come to IH all the time, right on my street. This morning I got the mixed berry galette and it is the best thing I’ve ever eaten. Not too sweet, perfectly flaky, with the slight crunch of granulated sugar washed on the dough. It is absolute perfection. Please consider making it a regular 😍 Thanks for all you do. Great bakers, great staff, love the music. Thankful you’re always there for brekkie when I’ve been too lazy to grocery shop.

Idle Hands is just the best. The bakers are insanely gifted at their craft. The sourdough pastry and breads are impeccably tasteful, well seasoned, and perfectly executed. Every time I go, I try at least 2-4 items, and each one is unique and so, sooo delicious.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pain Au Chocolat, Vegan Chocolate Chip Danish, Tomato Basil Croissant, Chocolate Chip Danish, Vegan Danishes

Makes a mean Cinnamon Roll. Really good

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

my cat and I love this place! great freshly baked pastries, solid coffee with excellent seasonal flavors, and super friendly local staff. support your local bakery, especially after the recent rva water issues!

Vegetarian options: have a separate selection of entirely vegan goods

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Cinnamon Roll

Fresh bread and excellent baked goods! You have to get here early because the good stuff goes quickly and it's not unusual to see a line on a weekend morning.

Best bakery in RVA. Everything there has been pretty good. The stand outs are the twice baked cookie dough croissant, the sourdough pizza crust, the chorizo croissant, and their regular sourdough loaf.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Yum!! My go to bakery treat is an almond croissant and this one did NOT disappoint! The employees lent helpful suggestions about which treats to select! Everyone was kind and understanding of my curious toddler!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Almond Croissant Chocolate Croissant

I was really really upset about the service… the pastries are so good, but all 3 employees were really rude in a variety of different ways. The girl at the register walked away from me & started doing something as I was standing there with cash in my hand to pay. i had to call her over so I could pay, & I had to remind them to give me the croissant id just paid for as well :/ I completely understand employees having bad days & such, but this was not that

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 1

Nice little bakery with a large selection! Gluten-free pastries are available and everything is made with sourdough, which I really appreciate. I understand that it's a lot of effort and manual labor, but still I wonder if a Pain aux Chocolate really has to cost more than 5$!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Atrocious service, rude and unhelpful. Pastries were good, but didn’t receive everything ordered, but should’ve probably checked before leaving.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 1