Management sent a defensive email admitting they knew promotional stock was completely gone before…read moreopening on Monday, August 3rd. They claimed they didn't keep me waiting because they told me at 7:30 AM--completely ignoring that they watched me stand in the freezing cold from 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM (an hour and a half) before saying a word. They also heavily denied the food safety issues, despite their own staff admitting on the phone that the heated blue cheese wrap has a history of making people sick. They care more about protecting their corporate image than fixing their dangerous kitchen practices and total lack of community transparency. Avoid this place at all costs. Complete failure of integrity and customer service for their 50th Anniversary promo. I arrived at 6:00 AM on Monday, August 3rd to line up, only for a staff member to tell us at 7:30 AM that there was zero promotional stock left. Turning away your earliest customers 30 minutes before opening due to poor planning is bad enough, but she then insultingly told us we could stay to buy items at 'regular price only.' They never updated their social media to warn the public, letting locals freeze in the cold on a holiday morning. Management has ignored three private emails over a full business day. Disgraceful treatment of a loyal community.

Hands down the best sourdough flavors in the city! The cafe is small but packs a ton of options!…read moreI've tried their jalapeño cheddar, French onion, and garlic parm sourdough and they are all great! Their focaccia pizzas are so delicious, made on their in-house focaccia and topped with delicious toppings (mozzarella, tomatoes, arugula). I've also enjoyed their muffins and shortbread cookies! Such a well rounded menu, full of delicious home made foods and reasonably priced. Service has also been too notch and I've made it a weekly trip to try new things. I've never been disappointed!!

It's only 3:15 pm. On a Tuesday. Ordered a crossiant with meat and cheese. Asked it to be warmed…read more Get told no we can't cuz the oven is already off. How do you do business and hours before closing you already have everything turned off. Tried to like this place but the experience is just a turn off. I can not recommend cobs at all.

Delicious breads. The Country Grain loaf and the Turkish bread are two of our favourites, but a lot…read moreof their breads are good. I find their dessert items fine but more beautiful than delicious. YMMV. With a half dozen stores across Vancouver, it's pretty convenient. The one on 41st Ave was just around the corner from us -- an easy walk. Parking is free in the neighborhood if you're willing to hung; otherwise, feed the meters on or near 41st. Bottom line: We've eaten TONs of good bread from here.

=== 1. VERDICT/VALUE Looking for a western-style bakery in…read moreRichmond with soft, fresh-baked goods and great service? Look no further than Cobs! === 2. FOOD Cinnamon Scone ($2.55): rather dense for a scone, but full of flavour without being overpowering - great choice when paired with a beverage of your choice from elsewhere! Cinnamon Bun ($3.45): available with or without frosting but equally good either way! Worth the price of admission: soft, a little chewy, not overbearing on sweetness or cinnamon either (like Cinnabon can be). Apricot Loaf ($6.95): good, but a little short height-wise, and a little hard/dense. It's about half filled with raisins instead of apricot, but it's all good fruit :) Supposedly baked that day, but not tender enough to be enjoyed without toasting. === 3. SERVICE It's seemingly overstaffed with three staff members on at all times, but it makes for faster service for the steady stream of customers; it also helps them give out the free samples faster! === 4. ENVIRONMENT It's essentially an indoor takeout joint with contemporary trappings; baked delights awaiting your attention in the glass cases upfront and loaves of bread on the shelves behind the counter. Wheelchairs and baby strollers fit just fine indoors. Parking is as good as it gets in the constantly-busy Blundell Centre lot.

They had renovation, I guess, they updated baking ovens. The bred I was buying, before, and this…read moretime is country grain. Bred was pre-frozen, cold inside, not baked well.....very bad .....before renovation it was much better. Bakary is when you get in, you smell warm fresh bred and bakings all around, you can buy warm, fresh bred ro other bakings, ..This was prefrozen.....then baked.. and cold inside...country grain bred...I returned....pitty...

Note that this Cobs Bread hot items tend to sell out quite fast. I came here about two hours before…read moreclosing and their shelves are more than half empty. When you walk in, you smell a gust of soft yeast + sweet pastry sugar smell. It smells so good. Everything is made fresh in house on the day. I got a dessert pastry bread to go. I forgot what that item was called. But for $7.80 or something, it was definitely worth it. It was very tasty. Portion size was good and was enough or two people to share. I don't think you can go wrong with anything you get at Cobs Bread.

The smell of fresh bread! so good The first pastry that…read morecaught our eyes was their cinnamon bun even taste so good without frosting. Then we bought apricot delight roll, it's perfect with tea. Also, we like their raspberry and custard danish, spinach feta croissant. Service: Clean and friendly staff

*Small Family Bakery*…read more Our family moved to this neighbourhood about 17 years ago and this bakery has always been here at the local mall. No non-sense, fresh, homemade breads, croissants, muffins, jam donuts, Challah and much more!! We usually come here for their Raspberry Jam Donuts and Cinnamon Rolls .. believe me they don't last long in our kitchen!! Great to have a family own and operated small bakery in our neighbourhood!!

Seems the quality has gone down quite a lot. We've been going to this bakery for over 20yrs, over…read morethe last 5yrs the quality went down. The chocolate cookies taste like they are missing sugar and the chocolate roll tastes like it's a couple days old. Not impressed.

Cob's franchise owner: we want you to succeed, make a good living especially in this over-priced…read morecity. However, as someone who is a regular Cob's customer it's evident, your items are cut a little smaller, little less cheese, a little less toppings. Either align with your other franchisees or they align with you, but you're on your own on this one.

"Pastries and bread are made fresh daily. What is left over are donated to a food bank." - cashier…read more Friendly staff and service. 5/5 Value for the patron is low as pricing is slightly above average. But as a whole in terms of feeding the poor and hungry, as the price is likely to subsidize wastage for the food bank then overall it is a decent value 5/5 As food products, had sampled several several items: whole wheat bread, cheese scone and chocolate croissant. All were very adequate and proper in quality of ingredients, freshness and execution. Are they the best? Nope but adequate high quality for everyday consumption. 4/5 Ambiance is a bit on the tricky side. A number of Cobs locations have very tiny space for the customers. It appears to put you under the gun to make quick snappy decisions when the place becomes crowded. There is no seating or pondering space allocated. Mostly suitable for repeat customers or expert eaters. 3/5

I love their selection of breads and pastries. But my favorite thing is their LowFOD bread! I don't…read morefeel so uncomfortable and bloated after a sandwich anymore and I don't feel sluggish either. Their customer service is always excellent at any location I go to.

Ok I think I may have a problem....I find myself scouring the city for cobs pumpkin scones... the…read moreseason is almost over and I will be sad when they leave me... until next year pumpkin scone... until next year!

I was staying in a near by hotel and while waiting for my tour bus to pick up, the sweet smell of…read morefresh bread caught my attention. I wasn't hungry but really wanted to try something. The store was so nice, clean and inviting. I had a Spinach & Feta Croissant to go. They warmed it for me. It was really flaky and tasty. The service was quick and staff was nice to talk to.

We came here because we were staying in the nearby Sandman Hotel and it was a convenient place to…read morepick up some pastries before heading out for the day. My European bf absolutely devoured the baguette, as in, he didn't even put anything on it, just ate it plain. He's very picky about bread so this says a lot. He's also said that the strawberry danish was amazing. I had the ham and cheese croissant which was good, as well as a pastry I can't remember the name of that had Bavarian custard in it. Wish we had come here again before we left Vancouver instead of going to the overhyped Breka.