Grainharvest Breadhouse

Lovely place. as a 3^rd Generation Canadian of German heritage I have to say,
this is the only place I’ve found that makes Kiffle as I remember Gramma’s.
Terrific selections of breads and cookies.
They make the best pretzels and pretzel buns I’ve had outside of Germany.
There is a High end German Bakery on King in Waterloo that has more variety, but,
it is high end priced as well. 12 – 13 dollars for a loaf of bread.
However, Grainharvest on Lexington is value priced and still offers top quality products.
I shop there every week.
Plus its a great place to brush up on your German conversational skills.

The best bread store in Waterloo! This has been our go to bakery for many years for cheese sticks, sausage rolls, pretzels, the best five grain bread, and so much more. Much better than what you can find in store delis.

Pre ordered 48 Cheese Danish for an office celebration this morning. Well, wish I had just gotten muffins from MacDonald’s! These are without a doubt the worst excuse for a cheese Danish I’ve ever had.
No flaky buttery Danish pastry here — oh no — these are just plain, DRY, tasteless, cheap bread dough, period. I’m sure Zehr’s markets could have supplied better Danish. No nice glazing on top either, just dry dry dry, over baked with little flavour.
I see they uploaded a picture here which clearly shows some Danish in the foreground with what looks like a proper flaky pastry. Well, that is NOT what they serve up. VERY DISAPPOINTED. We’re from Montréal, where a cheese Danish is a thing of beauty. These are a joke. A BAD joke. $ 55. worth of nothing worth eating.
Was it because they had to make 48? Don’t know, but I don’t think there is any excuse to sell such a poor quality product if you value your reputation.

… Interesting… That’s my first reaction to driving by this place and seeing their advertised goods.
Circle of Life bakery specializes wholesome organic breads, and gluten free baked items
This review is based solely off of a hot cross bun.
Fluffy, buttery baked goodness is something I crave so coming across a bakery that was trying something different piqued my interest.
This location is apparently not their main retail location, but they had an assortment of breads, pretzels, bagels, hot cross buns, cookies and such.
I decided to try a hot cross bun (hadn’t had those in ages). It’s not as buttery and fluffy as other hot cross buns that I’ve had (maybe has to do with the healthier baking?) but it was alright. A bit dry and lacking sweetness, it definitely would have been better had I heated it up. If it were’t for the «healthier» aspect, I’d probably give it 2 stars. Given that it’s organic and a healthier alternative I can feel less guilty about, I’m giving it 3 stars. It’s good enough that I’ll try their other baked goods next time.
Overall, if you’re looking for a healthier alternative to some of your baked goods, you will want to stop by and see what Circle of Life has to offer.
Oh, and the person who works there is really nice :)