I visited here from Rochester this past weekend. Lovely bakery. LOVED the maple bacon scone. Huge and flavorful. Cupcake was super moist. Bacon horseradish cream cheese was the perfect topping for the cheddar bagels. My only "complaint" is the bagels were a little dry for my taste, but are still good.
Horrendous wait time.. 45 mins for a sandwich and STILL WAITING
We chose Ithaca Bakery to cater our event; we received appetizers, pork loin & mushroom lasagna, and a wide arrangement of desert bars, cookies, & cupcakes. Everything was so incredibly delicious! Staff are very friendly and communicated with us well. Thank you!
Ithaca bakery is a experience make a point to go on rt.13 thru towm great restaurant great food grest people
So so good, need to really focus on customers and forget getting a job here as they're quite unprofessional
At first I was positive that I was in Ithaca...then you folks convinced me I died and went straight to corn chowder heaven!! The nice gentleman that assisted me at the counter helped to point me in the direction of the spoons, which was a key component to my chowder experience. A+ folks
Good bread, pretty good vegan food. Their vegan sweets are fantastic!
The food and atmosphere are great! Best lunch place in Ithaca and free wi-fi!
I come here pretty much every other day. The coffee is excellent and the staff are helpful. Only downside is that getting a sandwich is usually a 15 min trip
Good food, with some items really good. They could give some Greek restaurants lessons in spanakopita, for example. Usually quite busy, always a good sign for a food place. The only thing is that everything a la carte can get pricey, but otherwise good reliable food and nice place to meet up with people.
Great music on a Friday night, delicious snacks and good wine and beer!
Fairly priced baked goods and food. Their half moon cookies are delicious and their vegan options are amazing.
Went Saturday around 2pm and waited 30 minutes for a sandwich. The bang for the buck did not seem worth it - sandwiches were not as large as expected.
Awesome selections! Tons of different sandwiches to pick from. Tons of baked goods. Tons of drink selections (hot or cold). Fun atmosphere. A must visit in Ithaca.
A wide variety of specialty sandwiches and lots of other culinary delights, including the best bagels north of the Big Apple. Parking is a bit of a challenge, but worth the effort. Plus, live music - Ithaca Bakery is a highly laudable sponsor of the local music community.
Everything was amazing. The inside of the bakery, the process of ordering, the sandwiches, the soups, and the atmosphere. Will definitely make a point to come here again if I'm visiting the area.
This place is more than just a bakery. It's coffee, breakfast, lunch, and dinner. We found plenty of veggie options for us and it's kid friendly! Our daughter was able to play with a puzzle near the back of the restaurant. Also, great baked goods.
We had fantastic sandwiches. One was hummus and the othe swiss cheese and and tomatoes. The real story was the delicious breads on which they were both served. The pastries were equally fabulous.
Lots of choice here, amazing pastries and other offerings!
I love this place. I always hit here before hitting wine country.
Their sandwiches are amazing, and the Equal Exchange coffee is spectacular.
Come on people really? place is way over priced and the food is not that great. They are charging NYC prices probably because of the high student population
Very good food, fun atmosphere. A little hard to navigate. Not very kid friendly.
When I went there, I had ordered the Cuban panini and a hazelnut coffee. I must say, the were both amazing. Some of my other friends had ordered sandwiches too which were all really good. Along with that, they'd ordered smoothies. I tried all the smoothies but didn't really like them much. I found them slightly watery, but if that's what you like then you may go ahead and order them.
A must for anyone in Ithaca! The best soups around, with bagels, breads, desserts, and a hot foods and salad bar, you can't go wrong!
If your driving through Ithica, visiting, or whatever. This place is a gem that represents Ithica. Don't miss out !
Good food, decent prices. Interesting visually as well. Nice local place to eat.
Delicious and so many choices! Wished we hadn't just been passing through. Would have liked to have stayed longer to listen to the live music.
It's always insanely busy here. They make decent coffee and a good lunch.
Great place for coffee and baked goods. I love their sandwiches.
The Ithaca Bakery really does have nice baked goods and pastries. I love their breads.
Always a pleasure coming here. Fresh pastries and coffee to die for . Great place
This place should be called Ithaca Fakery. Not only do they not cook fresh eggs, they come premixed in a carton, the owners and their idiot sons are arrogant who treat their staff terribly. Bad pay, terrible benefits etc. They make out they are all healthy and fresh etc, and the stupid people of Ithaca fall for every bite of this fake place. Spend your money somewhere else and support a business that treats their employees with a bit of respect. A terrible business run by terrible people.
I love all kind of breakfast sausage. Especially from Pikery Farm. Their's the best! And they served salmon on the Booksales sales days. That's very nice.
Such good food, drinks, and desserts. Tons of vegan or gluten free options too
Amazing food, fantastic staff, and large selection of beverages, snacks, and sandwiches. Not just a ordinary bakery.
Nice stop. Good food, and the menu options are not too bad
Very great place. Very nice and kind people and a lot of good food. My personal favorite is the carrot cake bar. Really good! There are not that many places so during brunch/lunch hours it can be a bit hard to find a good seat. But again, the food is amazing. Go there. You wont regret!
Great place if you want a quick meal and coffee. The breakfast buffet and baked goods are my favorite part.
Fast service & good food.
Great range of food and now local drinks and music!
Food is fantastic!! However, service can be very slow, and can have repeated mistakes. I keep coming back because, when they get it right, my food is delicious! However, they regularly screw up my sandwich, which can be frustrating, as a sandwich, coffee, and a treat can run $20 per time, which I am happy to spend when it is right. To be clear, I am only asking to have my sandwich on toasted bread, but sometimes they give me a bagel instead of brea, sometimes they leave off the sauce, sometimes they don't toast the bread, it is just a regular occurrence. It is more often that my food is made incorrectly than that it is correct.
Extremely slow service and the two sandwiches we got were soggy and not good. Neither of us finished our sandwiches.
Way over priced for what it is. Food is fair, breadSbread is excellent. Service is random.
Great selection, food and atmosphere. I'll definitely be going back.
Here's another place in a town that is too full of liberals and hippies for me but they have really good food. The prices are a little high though so expect that but it's worth it I think because the food is excellent. Just ordered a custom-designed cake from their pastry chef Carly. I got it on time, it was way past my expectations of how good it was going to be, absolutely delicious, enjoyed by all, highly recommend their cakes
If you're in Ithaca, make a stop to the Bakery. In business for over 100 they've got what you need from a quick deli bite to delicious pastries and piping hot coffee! The warm morning sun shines brightly on the terrace, so bring your sunglasses...
Love this place! Great sandwiches, bread and coffee! One suggestion i would have for the staff is during covid if you could have more signs directing people in the store, it's confusing
Good atmosphere, very interesting Foods, coffee, good service
Nice place with huge selection of foods. Quick and tasty. Good place to eat and gawk at the eclectic Ithaca locals.
Great bakery-plus, with lots of very interesting cakes and patisserie items, plus a wide selection of imaginative soups, salads and sandwiches, and some nice hot entrees. Staff are extremely friendly and helpful. Sit-in cafe space has a very pleasant ambience. LGBTQ-friendly place, also!
Food is decent but way too much to chose from. Too much menu to look at!
Must have bagels (try the long island) and beautiful pastries.
They serve beer now, which is weird but in a good way. More beer is good.
The only way to review this place is to break it into categories. Food, coffee/drinks, and pastries.
The sandwiches are good and what I would recommend. What really makes Ithaca Bakery shine is it's bread and bagels. This is the corner Stone of their business and how they started.
The coffee is so so and I wish the Baristas were trained better. The drinks we're totally not consistent depending on who made them for you. So, I would recommend going to Gimme for your coffee and drinks.
The pastries are hit or miss. There are hand full of products that are made from scratch and these are the ones you want to eat up. The key lime bar and the lemon bars are amazing. The best cake you can have here is the vegan chocolate cake. I would probably Skip any of the other cakes. The scones are also fantastic and the cheddar chive biscuits are out of this world when fresh or microwaved.
I would say give it a shot. It is definitely a mixed reviewed place for many reasons. If anything, get your bread and bagels from here.
Fast service, clean store, really good latte, wasn't a fan of my scone but will try it again for sure!
Great food at great prices. Huge selection of food. A must visit in Ithaca
Great place for a quick lunch or a tasty baked good or snack.
The Ithaca bakery just gets better every year! I ve always loved their coffee and baked goods and sandwiches. But now they also offer Kambucha and they have some local beers on tap.
Well, when you order three sandwiches to go at 7:30 in the morning, and you go to eat them 250 miles down the highway at lunchtime, and there's only 2 friggin' sandwiches, you get a one star review! Moral of this story is a. check your order before you leave and b. ALWAYS get the damn receipt. Idiots...
Chock full of goodies, coffee/drink bar, bagels and confections, deli/sandwiches, etc etc... grab some sandwiches here on your way hiking or visiting the Childrens garden.
With a pay-by-the-lb breakfast bar, sandwiches, pastries, and coffee galore yhere are thousands of breakfast options. You will not be disappointed.
Tasty food with a variety of vegan and lacto-ova vegetarian options.
Amazing EVERYTHING.
Pastries are awesome!
We tried the Duke of Lansing!
Excellent!
Breads are incredible!
Service was fast, atmosphere was fun!
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