elm street bakery and cafe

as a frequent visitor of the elm st. bakery, i can attest to their consistently amazing food. there aren't many (if any) places you can get locally sourced, seasonally inspired, great tasting cuisine that is way better for you than any other restaurant you'd get in the area.

a few things my husband and i love:

-the food: thefoodhere is hands down some of our favorite. they put a lot of time into creating their menu, which changes weekly (by a few items) and seasonally, according to what veggies are available. you can tell that their hearts are in their cooking and presentation.

-the staff: the staff here are very hard workers and want their customers to have a great time. even on their busiest of nights i've yet to hear any employee complain, and they always go above and beyond. they know they're helping serve up qualityfoodand really enjoy doing so.

-the atmosphere: the elm st. bakery is housed in an awesome location in cute town east aurora, ny. you can eat outdoors on their patio area, inside along the windows at nice tables to watch the east aurora'ns walk by, upstairs to have an overhead view of the bustling restaurant, or downstairs in front of their talented chefs. this also has an awesome view of their 800*f + wood stove oven that they use not only for pizza's but many of their main dishes.

-the baked goods and desserts: i really cannot say enough.. where else can you find such amazing gluten free options? their baked goods, thanks to luci and friends at the bakery, are out of this world... we're talking amazing breads, cakes, cupcupcakes, chocolate ganaches.. their coconut macroons are the best. the cowgirl cookies are my fav.. i pretend they're healthy granola bars (and they probably are better for you than most granola bars out there). we had the ladies at elm st. bring some amazing desserts to our wedding last year and our guests loved them so much they're still talking about how much they enjoyed them (yes, they cater weddings and parties too!).

-also: i didn't even get into their amazing breakfasts (uhm great kimchi, local eggs, breakfast sandwiches, lox/bialy yes please!), their coolers of great cheeses and drinks (kombucha's, beers, etc.), housemade granola to go, and a really nice selection of fermented foods!

-to the review saying they don't have dairy/meat free options: yes they have plenty of meat free options and always have, and they are more than happy to accommodate all dairy free requests.

i'm not a writer, i don't work for them, and i could (obviously) keep going on and on.. but i won't. just go eat there. :)

if you want wonderfulfoodat a place that makes you feel more positive and inspired after visiting, i highly recommend the elm st. bakery.
enjoy.

as many of you know, i’ve been a big fan and proponent of elm street bakery for several years now. i’ve been particularly impressed with the dinner service chef brad rowell and his team have been putting out night after night for the last year and a half. so when we learned that brad would be leaving the bakery at the end of the year, we made sure to get in there at least one last time to enjoy hisfoodat elm street. as with our last stop, thefoodand service was excellent.

awesome place and thefoodis the best. have only been there once, keep trying to back but they are closed. are they opening up again?

overly praised. i've encountered rude staff; indifferent staff;foodthat is "fine" but less than expected.

very good. i eat lunch here at least once a week and have been doing so since elm street bakery was open. i have never eaten dinner here, nor have i gotten breakfast here.

as far as lunch goes, most of the time they have excellent and very tasty soups. particularly the curry or fennel type soups - or the butternut squash which is great. i will usually supplement a soup with a sandwich or salad, which is almost always excellent. the jambon sandwich, ham, butter on french bread is also consistently good. the appeal to me is the local and organic ingredients.

the two downsides are that thefoodis more expensive and that most of the lunch menu changes day by day. by the time i'm done lunch is usually $15. for some this might be way too expensive, but i'm happy to support local farms and dairies, and thefoodis definitely fresh. because the lunch menu changes there have been times when i was not interested in anything they decided to put on the lunch menu.

i love the elm street bakery!!!

the inside of the bread is great, but the teeth breaking outer layer makes it not worth my time.foodis overpriced and drinks are not up to par; however, the cookies were delicious.