Ollie’s Bakery

You must have the chocolate croissant. It is phenomenal and relocated me back to the streets of Paris. A delicious iced latte was served with chilled frothy milk. All the baked goods looked phenomenal. The only reason for one star off was the price. $ 4.50 for a croissant, which seemed a little much, but still delicious.

This bakery is a hidden gem. Everything looked amazing and the portions are more than generous. I tried the scones and they were delightful! This is definitely a great place to share a sweet!

Other Unilocalers raved about this place — and for W-​S I’m sure there’s nothing quite like it. However, compare it to the rest of the world and it’s 3 – 4 star only. If you’re in the area & feel like stopping by, ok. No special trips. The young girl behind the counter never heard of Unilocal — and had trouble making change for a $ 20.

I can’t say enough good things about Ollie’s and their staff and bakers! This review has two parts the bakery/​coffee and their wedding cakes.
Part 1: Café/​Bakery
Absolutely delicious pastries and baked goods, with a nice variety of both sweet and savory items. Prompt service, good parking (a little tricky to find at first), and good coffee. The smells are delightful when you walk in the door!
Part 2: Wedding Cakes
Nancy, the head baker/​owner, only does a couple of cakes each week, so you know her focus is on making your cake perfect. She was super accommodating with our schedule, and she was able to do our cake with only about a 6 week notice. The prices are very reasonable and the cakes are meticulously put together, delivered on time and looked perfect at our reception. We couldn’t have asked for anything better, not to mention how delicious it was– our cake was a almond butter cake with alternating layers of strawberry and butter cream filling and blueberry-​lemon-​butter cream filling. She was also great about communicating with us and helping assuage any questions or concerns that we had.
Highly recommend for coffee and pastries (to go!) or for wedding cak

I enjoyed my visit to Ollie’s! They have a great outdoor seating area which is in the shade and is pretty quiet so it is a great place to work for a few.
The selection of baked goods varies quite a bit and all of it looked pretty good. They had some breads out for sample and I tried the cinnamon one which was quite good. I ordered a mini almond muffin and a pain au chocolate. Both were good but the pain au chocolate could have used a bit more chocolate in my opinion. I also got a latte which was okay but, I’ve had much better. It was a bit on the stronger side for my taste.
This is the place to go if you are looking for dough based good. Things like cookies, muffins, and breads. You aren’t going to find batter based things like brownies and cupcakes.

Good coffee (hot, flavorful) but pecan sticky bun, while sweet, was a bit hard heading towards stale. It was early Sunday afternoon so I expected it to be a bit more appetizing. Very cozy — so not much room to chill. Get it to go.

All the items I’ve had here are decent, but not outstanding. Just pedestrian efforts at general pastry shop standards. The coconut cake in particular is bland and flavorless. And they have trouble meeting promised deadlines on special orders. Overall, there are better options in Winston.

Was visiting my mother-​in-​law last weekend to celebrate her birthday! My husband & I didn’t know any bakeries around so we depended on our fellow Unilocalers! Ollie’s was highly recommended and so we punched the address into the GPS and off we went!
As you walk up to the entrance the smell of fresh bread begins to tease you of what’s to come! Walking in the aroma of sugar and chocolate just made me feel like a kid in a candy store! Everything looks so yummy! There was no cake to be bought as that needs to be special ordered… so we bought a mixture of pastries instead! Everything we bought from the strawberry tarts, pear tarts, chocolate truffle cake and everything else in between was delicious! I can’t wait to go back for some more goodies!!!

Way too many selections here. The only reason I am giving 4 stars. LOL And I might end up changing that. I always have trouble making a decision here… Because I want to try EVERYTHING.
I think that most people would be able to find just what they are craving and if you cant. Shame on you!
There’s outdoor seating so you can enjoy what you purchased, whether it be a drink, coffee, something sweet or bread.
The employees here actually seem like this is a passion of theirs which makes this place perfect!
I have had several coffee drinks here and they have all been good. NOTHING to complain about here except that they have too many GREAT things!

Wow! What a treat, we had cherry pie, apple tart and German coconut tart. They were all fabulous, flavorful and not sugary. We also purchased chocolate biscotti to take home, i should have placed them in the trunk as my sister in law suggested, (again to take home), they did not make it to Maryland, they were so good. Can’t wait to go back. There is an outside area as well as indoor to have Coffee or tea and enjoy baked goods, which we did.
Ps also had their bread and that was delicious as well.

As others have mentioned Ollie’s has a great selection of pastries and baked goods. There is not a great deal of wiggle room inside if it is crowded, but there is a nice spot to sit outside. Seating is limited, but lots of folks seem to pick-​up their items and depart.

I didn’t expect to walk into a European style bakery in the middle of Winston Salem. It has an incredible assortment of fresh baked pastries. If I lived close I would come all the time. I ended up splitting a cheddar biscuit and a pan au chocolate – both great.

I came in for lunch and got a container of the mixed bean salad. It had garbanzo beans, green beans and kidney beans with feta cheese, red bell pepper, onion, olive oil and herbs. It was light but filling and came with some bread. The girl working behind the counter was very nice and sliced up a loaf of multigrain bread because I didn’t want white.
I also got a peanut butter chocolate chip cookie, which was GIGANTIC. I ate half of it for dessert and it was really good – it was nicely crisped on the outside but still soft and moist inside. I kept the second half and ate that the next day and it was still delicious. All the baked goods looked amazing, and if I come back to Winston I’ll be sure to try something new!

This is a wonderful little European-​style bakery just south of downtown. The baked goods are amazing. They have a little indoor seating, where you can take in the smells of baking and the sounds of old-​world classical music. They also have limited outdoor seating for when the weather’s nice. The place is authentically run and operated by Europeans, whom I find charming. It’s definitely worth a go.

This restaurant was closed on a Saturday at noon. How disappointing: (
Based on the reviews and the recommendation by our guidebook I bet I would have loved this place so I’ll give it 2 stars. But very bad customer service to be closed at lunchtime on a weekend.

Ollie’s is so wonderful. I am so happy we have a good bakery in W-​S. I just wish their hours were different and they were open more!

This is my single favorite place thus far in Winston-​Salem. Its almost impossible to feel confidant that you made the right choice with the pastry selections — there are too many mouth watering choices to choose from. The coffee is good — they will supply soy milk on request.
We love to sit outside and enjoy the planted pots and food/​coffee. We always bring at least two loaves of bread home. I have even created a brunch dish at home that I was recently going to fix for father’s day. We bought the bread in its brown bag on Saturday morning. Sunday when I went to take it out to slice it up there was only a heel left. My fiancé and his father had nibbled it to death. Away we ran to Ollie’s to stand in a long line for the LAST loaf of cheddar scallion sour dough brioche. It was worth the 2^nd trip the dish was perfect and my fiancé’s entire family raved on it — all agreed that the bread really put the dish over the top.

Ollie’s keeps getting better and better!
They have baked goods like bread, cookies, deserts and the occasional sandwich. Oh, and the espresso is top notch.
Now, they have this little dessert named the molten lava cake. They are to die for… highly recommended.

Ollie’s is quite possibly my new favorite place. When you walk in, you feel like you’ve been transported to a pastry shop in Paris. Honestly.
I went there for lunch and had a piece of foccacia with tomatos, cheese, and basil on it. For dessert I had a sticky bun which was the best thing I’ve ever tasted.
They have a WIDE assortment of pastries and sandwiches, as well as coffee drinks. So delicious. I STRONGLY recommend it!!!

This place is fantastic. I’m so glad I went there this morning for a flavorful iced espresso and cinnamon toast.
This is what Frommers says about Ollie’s:
This is Winston-Salem’s most popular and sophisticated bakery, chugging out a staggering variety (at least two dozen types) of breads every day, as well as an assortment of pastries, some of which are influenced by the traditions of the Moravians. Although we respect this place for its role as a bakery, we especially value its sandwiches, which, when consumed with a steaming cup of coffee, make for a satisfying light lunch. The place originated in the 19^th century as a grocery store, and much of that antique sense of fresh-​baked wholesomeness remains. You’ll find it in the center of historic Salem, opening onto the back side of the city’s tourist information office.