Four and a half stars. If watching the Air episode of Cooked doesn't get you hyped to experience the food products of a sourdough purist, you might be dead inside. BMB sells their pizzas and flatbreads to many breweries in the Berkshires. You'll find those pizzas to be tasty, and wonder: should I still bother going to the bakery? The answer is yes, you should. Their bakes are fresh and easy to digest, and don't go stale as fast as other local bakeries'. My friend loved her almond croissant and strawberry rhubarb square. We thoroughly enjoyed our spinach & feta croissant, ham & cheese croissant, and chicken pot pie turnover. The turnover was the most successful of the bunch in terms of flaky pastry ratio. The jalapeño scone was very rich but perfect for sharing. The palmier was nice, but I wouldn't get the too-dry mini canelé again. Plenty of parking near their corner of the strip mall, and a handful of tables in the attached room. The staff member we interacted with seemed like she was having a bad day. We were still too early in our trip to pick up more baked goods, but we'll be back to try their prepared food menu, olive bread, biscotti, and local goods in the coolers. read more

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Always enjoy going to their place in Pittsfield. They're the one in Ho satanic... The food is always excellent and service is great.

I have been buying the breads for years, it is the best bread you can buy in the Berkshires. I have had numerous types of sandwiches all are delicious. read more

Local resident recommended this bakery and I am so glad that he did. High-quality food, including the lemon pistachio biscotti. The small pizza was delicious with plenty of toppings and a very flavorful crust as well. Salad was fresh with dressing on the side. They have a variety of cheeses to choose from goat milk brie. The French baguette was a great addition to eat with the cheese. read more

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Excellent and consistent bread: good fresh, good toasted, freezable IF it lasts that long. (In our household of 5 it never does unless we buy it right before vacation). I never buy grocery store bread anymore except for things like brioche hamburger buns that BMB doesn't do. Service is efficient and kind, but no frills. You can call in your order but I don't think(?) you can order online. They have a few outdoor tables in the good seasons, but I almost never eat here. Mostly it's a place to buy and take away. My kids like their cookies as an occasional treat. I think these are only good not great, but the molasses ginger I think is the best of the ones they get. The best adult snacking item are the crisps they make from slice chocolate crossaints. Perfectly shattery like a Palmier. They have a large range of non-bakery grocery" items in addition to the pizzas, sandwiches, bread and pastries. They must sell since they keep them stocked but they always feel a little pricey to me. I got their chocolate bread once as a treat for one of the kids and it was so good it's become a regular splurge. The combination of chewy sourdough with the sweetness and rich chocolate that's just a little bitter is really excellent. Good toasted, but ours hardly ever makes it past day 1 to be toasted. It just gets cut into 5 big wedges and eaten right away. They have a range of fancier desserts, muffins, and pastries, but the bread is really the star. read more

Everything we tried here was fabulous. We got 4 of the take and warm up frozen meals and they did not disappoint. For lunch we got the Reuben which I would go back for alone. We also got the cinnamon apple cake, it was frozen, and shared it with who we were visiting, it was delicious we almost fought over the left overs! Highly recommend this place for just about everything they make. There is no where to sit and eat so plan to take it with you! read more

Delicious eat in food. Amazing freshly baked breads and pastry. Always fresh and would highly recommend you try the food for yourself it is delightful! read more

What a great stop on our drive! The bread here is incredible. We got the "Bread and Chocolate" and it is stuffed with Callebaut -- what an amazing treat to have such a high quality ingredient! People kept a steady flow in this tiny pickup place, most getting the take and bake pizza.... now we gotta get that next time! read more

Berkshire Mountain Bakery - a loaf of bread wrapped in plastic - Pizza Near Me - Pittsfield, Massachusetts

I am a falafel snob and I admit it. I travel all over the East coast looking for the perfect falafel. Berkshire mt bakery is so close to perfection. Thank you for all you do. Falafels,quiche, best granola for miles. It's all Good!!! read more

Berkshire Mountain Bakery - Best Portbello Sandwich in the Berkshires. Plus quiche that is out of this world. - Pizza Near Me - Pittsfield, Massachusetts

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I stayed around the corner from this place for several days and I probably would have given them my entire week's pay if I'd realized earlier how close by it was! I ordered the DiParma with no prosciutto, added goat cheese, and it was great. Their oatmeal raisin cookie was also excellent. I will definitely be back! read more

This little bakery and café is an offshoot of the original Berkshire Mountain Bakery in Housatonic, located just over 18 miles south of Pittsfield. Like the original bakery, the café is owned by Richard Bourdon. Richard is a Québécoise former French horn player who decided he wanted to work in food production. He reached out to farmers and bakers, vowing to go with whoever replied first. The baker replied first and this became Richard's future. He trained with old-world professionals in Europe but was convinced to come to the United States by a couple of friends after they told him how badly real bread was needed stateside. He agreed, set up an old mill nestled in the cleavage of the Berkshire mountains, and became one of the founding fathers of sourdough baking in the United States. Based on similarities in appearance and importance, I'd say he's the George Washington of real bread in America. He's been featured in a Netflix documentary and in the Boston Globe. He'd have more branches if he wasn't so faithful to the old-school neighborhood-boulangerie concept that allows him to keep the quality of the bread and pizza crusts as high as possible. The board pushed him to expand further and he refused. Respect. The second I woke up in the hotel in downtown Pittsfield, I put clothes on and headed to the café. I had preordered a pie called "Richard's". I guessed from this that it was a pie Richard either invented or loved or both. The pie had on it fresh mozzarella, marinara, sliced sweet sausage, kalamata olives, chèvre (a goat cheese), and sun-dried tomatoes. This ended up being such a fresh, well-balanced team of toppings that they actually overshadowed the crust. - The mozz was delicate and milky, which was the perfect canvas. - The marinara was tangy but not in-your-face, which helped it become sort of an enhanced canvas. - The sausage with its pleasing meaty bite and mild, sweet flavor was one of the stars of the show but it couldn't have worked alone because . . . - . . . the kalamata olives were there to provide the zestiness to draw the relatively introverted sausage's flavor out of its shell and onto the dance floor. - The sundried tomatoes were like an encapsulation of everything else that I have described so far in that they combined sweet, salty, and tangy all in one bite. Naughty AND nice. This means that along with the straightforward fresh flavors above, you get these little blasts of complexity throughout. - And finally, the chèvre. This is the kind of touch only a Francophone genius can think of adding. I make a lot of homemade pizza crusts and I would have considered the pizza complete with just sausage and olives. What the chèvre does is add little spritzes of both richness and intensity. Goat cheese is overpowering in large quantities. But it is sublime in pea-sized amounts evenly distributed. It rounds out this pizza perfectly. Sorry Richard, but the crust was just okay. I know sourdough crusts tend to be on the chewy side but this crust was way too chewy. I'm sure it was a crust that they had prepared in bulk and then pulled out of the freezer. They pre-bake up to a thousand crusts every weekend for the upcoming week. These crusts are delivered for people to top at home or they are finished off in the oven with toppings for takeout orders. I like the caramelization but the corresponding crunch wasn't there. I can't deny that there was a complex flavor though. Even if you're using a sourdough starter made from all-purpose flour, the diversity of microflora in the starter will ensure a more complex flavor than if you were to just use commercial yeast. That's just a fact of biology. Nevertheless, I think you can get more flavor out of a crust like that. Even if you make it in bulk, there has to be a way to get around this. Don't get me wrong; I loved the rustic nature of it and it complemented those gourmet ingredients very well. But I may have been setting myself up for disappointment because I worship Richard's work. I make a mean sourdough loaf and I'm poised to sell my own in the near future, mainly because of the principles I learned from him even though he doesn't know who the fuck I am. So ignore this fanboy and try at least two pies when you go to Pittsfield. Get the Classic and the "Richard's." Richard's emphasis on the highest quality ingredients translates to a depth of flavor you notice immediately and, counterintuitively, a lightness afterwards you don't usually experience after pizza. I myself will be back. I will order this pie again. I will order another pie with it. I will eat until the wife gets alarmed and starts googling "what to do if my soulmate has a heart attack." read more

Berkshire Mountain Bakery - "Richard's" Pie. I now make my own version of this at home whenever I can. - Pizza Near Me - Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Umami sandwiches & head over heels in love with the fruit galette's. Sour dough bread is worth driving to.

I will admit I have a hard time paying the price for 1 pizza but when I have the ability to splurge I always come here. The pizzas are REALLY good! And the chocolate bread is phenomenal (thank you food network). I enjoy getting the day old breads at a discount as well. Never disappointed here! read more

Their bread is 5-star. But I'm giving this review especially because of the young employee who shouted at some old guy who didn't have a mask and wanted to lift his leather jacket above his face as a mask: "Get out of the bakery and don't let me have to say it again!" She is my new hero (and sorry you have to deal with customers like him!). read more

Berkshire Mountain Bakery - Potato garlic bread. - Pizza Near Me - Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Another trip through Western Mass means another stop here. This time I had a pizza with eggplant and caramelized onion. It was DELICIOUS! This is top 3 best pizza I've ever had. I had a perfect canale while I waited and took home two frozen pizzas for later (a honey bbq and a garlic three cheese). read more

Berkshire Mountain Bakery - Eggplant and caramelized onion - Pizza Near Me - Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Just like the Netflix show "Cooked" they mentioned this bakery cafe. So we went to try their bakes. It is indeed amazing! Got to try their chocolate sourdough bread. read more

Overall: pretty good pizza with high quality mozzarella and sourdough bread. Quick service - ordered and then waited ~15 minutes outside. Parking: lots of parking, in a plaza with other businesses COVID Prevention: masks required, 5 person limit in store, and social distancing while waiting outside Food: the crust was crunchy and tasty but missing that sourdough taste (will have to try their famous bread soon to see if that's intended). The Classic Pizza with mushrooms, onion and pepperoni was definitely our favorite. The Di Parma had interesting flavors but not enough saltiness to match the sweet, and the prosciutto was barely noticeable. Service: quick and they handed us our pizza outside where we waited read more

Berkshire Mountain Bakery - Classic Pizza, Di Parma Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Pittsfield, Massachusetts

It's a good value. We got the Rueben, falafel sandwich and. a margherita pizza and all were very good & at reasonable price. We did pickup and it was on time and service was friendly. read more

Great service wonderful bread selection fine selection of frozen products people are wonderful friendly and helpful. Plenty of easy parking for a fast experience although never eaten there a dine in is possible read more

Berkshire Mountain Bakery has the most amazing sourdough I've ever eaten. It might even be one of the best foods I've ever eaten. I love bread lol and while living in San Fran and NYC always ran around trying the 'best' bakeries, Berkshire beats them all. A slice of it toasted improves my whole day. I enjoy the pizzas as well, there's a lot of good pizza in Pittsfield and they still do a decent job of standing out. I do not recommend the pastries or desserts though, they're unremarkable and a little expensive. I think they're trying to too much. Also, the counter staff are always a bit impatient. read more

Berkshire Mountain Bakery - Pesto chicken pizza - Pizza Near Me - Pittsfield, Massachusetts

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It's a bread variety store, pick up ready made un cooked pizzas and also sit down eat your pizza place. So I ordered vegetarian pizza which comes with sour dough flour base. It was really crusty and amazing with topping . See photo. Sit down area is quite space and pleasant with hanging nature photos. I also ordered various bread loafs to take home for weeken read more

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I have had Berkshire Mountain Bakery in my shopping/eating rotation for at least 5 years, but I recently had their "Fall Salad #2", an incredible salad with toasted squash, goat cheese, toasted walnuts, figs and pears...best salad that I have ever had! I sat down to have half for lunch and just devoured the entire thing. The ingredients were perfectly ripe and cut into the perfect sized pieces, and the balsamic dressing just made it sing! Hoping they keep it on the menu through the winter!!! read more

We love their made to order Take And Bake pizza. It's delicious and easy when you just want to grab something easy and fresh.

Everything here is marvelous! It's a tiny little place but the kitchen (visible and wonderful to watch) produces a super assortment of breads, pizza, pastries and other fabulous foods. read more

My review is for the food restaurant, not the bakery itself. I won't be going back for breakfast anytime soon. The food was very tasty, but it took 31 minutes for a breakfast sandwich. The coffee is limited to (1) cup, no refills. They do not offer Splenda, nutrasweet or sweet n low, only Stevia which has. Bitter taste. I thought $22 for two breakfast sandwiches and 2 coffees was a bit high for Pittsfield. I would expect that in a big city. Atmosphere was rather bland, very bright and white walls. Couple of oversized plants and some framed prints behind plastic. Bakery items look very good. read more

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The crust was delicious and crisp with a great texture. The sweet and saltiness of this pizza was perfect pair with the peppery arugula. read more

Berkshire Mountain Bakery - DiParma pizza - Pizza Near Me - Pittsfield, Massachusetts

If you want high quality food, super fresh and clean this is the place to go in Pittsfield. Unfortunately not able to eat in but easy ordering and hot fresh food to take home . The take and bake or hot pizzas are the best in town by far. Their breads are the best! High quality always!! read more

I was out this way for work and finished late, I really wanted to try their pizza but wasn't sure if they'd take my order since they close at 8pm and I called at 743. I was happy they did and I made it there before 8pm. The pizza here is outstanding, I frequent many pizza shops in the North End and they are right in par with the best. I ordered the Di Parma (prosciutto, figs, arugala with balsamic) which is my favorite and a popular pie in the North End. Dough was fresh and crispy, sauce was delicious, cheese was fresh mozzarella which is a huge plus, figs were sweet and and arugula was fresh, only small complaint would be that they cooked the pie with the prosciutto, which in my opinion taste better uncooked but 5 starts none the less. Thanks again for taking my order so late! :) read more

Berkshire Mountain Bakery - Di Parma - Pizza Near Me - Pittsfield, Massachusetts

This place is special. The food is extra fresh and yummy. Really really really nice sandwiches. Order from the Specials of the day. Extra yummy and fresh pizzas to go, hot or heat up at home. And super fresh yummy salads. But the best thing in there? The quiches sold by the slice. To die for. Bakery is also great. BMB bread is exceptional. read more

Nice items but I am still not finding the great texture locally that I get reliably in philly breads . Sigh....Is it the water? Is it the technique? Is it the flour? Inquiring minds want to know! Still searching for robust , cohesive texture and good taste combined with whole grains... read more

I heard many positive comments about this place. Personally I do not find it special. I have tried various ciabatta, chocolate bread and pizza. I could tell the ingredients were very fresh. But the flavors were just okay in my opinion. read more

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The vegan pizza here is delicious. The dining room is trendy and staff are friendly and attentive. I got the vegan soup special too which was supposedly curried vegetable and brown rice. The soup however was actually pretty bland and lacking whole veggies, rice, and any curry flavor. Maybe I was given the wrong one but the soup was way off. Will be coming back for more vegan pizza though! read more

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How can this place be so awesome! The pizzas are delicious... And the pastries .. oh my! The bread chocolate was even on food network a few years ago! Soooo chocolatey. I got to their freezer and grab a 5 pack of ciabatta herb and cheese and reheat in the oven for sandwiches or a dinner roll. read more

Ordered a meat-za pizza to bake at home. Delicious with perfect crunchy crust. Will visit again. read more

Berkshire Mountain Bakery - Meat-za pizza. Delicious definitely will visit again . - Pizza Near Me - Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Pizza and breads are delicious! Got turnovers recently and thought they needed more filling but they we're still delicious! The take and bake pizza is absolutely amazing and convenient! It's like a personal pizza size! You'd never know it was frozen when you eat it, tastes freshly made! Highly recommend the pizza! read more

Great breakfast spot. Staff always seems a little...annoyed? IDK, something is generally just off slightly which makes it hard for me to ever feel like I've had a 5 star experience here. Haven't had the pizza, but I've heard good things about it. read more

Chocolate bread was delicious and worth the trip! Chocolate croissant not worth it at all. Guess the chocolate all goes into the bread, not the croissants. Customer service: so-so. If I am in the area again will be getting the chocolate bread again, but nothing else. read more

Favorite Pittsfield Pizza. Hoping they consider bringing back some tables, but will continue taking their food to go for as long as their kitchen stays open if that's what these master prefer! read more

I was really excited to visit this bakery because I read online about how the chef is famous and on Netflix. I mean- if you're on Netflix then I'm definitely visiting. The bakery is quite spacious and had a good variety. I went for the deal for 6 mini ciabatta rolls. Unfortunately half of them were too hard for me to even eat. I understand that the bread was fresh but if it's hard by 12pm then don't serve it customers. On a side note my friends loved their berry muffin and coconut macaroons! read more

Every time I am anywhere near the original Berkshire Mountain Bakery in Housatonic I stop and stock up on bread for my freezer. The bakery wasn't convenient for me but I love their bread so much that it was worth going out of my way. Now they've made the trip to the bakery just a little bit easier by opening up a bakery in Pittsfield. Still out of the way but definitely less so. My husband and I took a ride this past Saturday early in the morning, arriving at the bakery a little after they opened. We each had an egg sandwich on a croissant, mine with bacon and cheddar and his with ham and provolone. Both were pretty delicious. We ended up buying 6 loaves of bread and some day old spinach and feta croissants. The nice guy behind the counter sliced up all the bread for me so I could just bring it home and throw it in my freezer. In addition to bread and croissants, in the freezer case they carry take and bake pizzas and a pretty good variety of soups. On my next visit through I'll pick up some pizzas to try. read more