I have long enjoyed Grand Central, but no more. Today, I confirmed online that Wedgewood would be open (it said "this location, on September 11, will be open from 8 to 2pm PST." I then made sure to allow enough time to drive there (other locations that are closer to me were closed) but when I arrived at 1, the doors were locked and there was a makeshift sign saying "this location is closing at 12pm today". I looked inside the window and saw that an employee still there, but when I knocked on the door she looked away, and would not acknowledge me. I am disappointed. I was not expecting her to re-open the store for me, but had she checked in I would have asked how best to know if a store is open before making the trek. It was incredibly frustrating since I had driven out of my way to get there and had verified that the store would be open. I do not understand how a business that is primarily known for lunch is closed for the day at Noon on a Sunday without any reason why. I understand businesses are short staffed. But a bit of effort to update the website, offer a reason for closing early on the sign, or acknowledge the disconnect in person would have gone a long way to acknowledge that customers too put effort in to supporting this business. read more

WiFi not quite working right now. Staff wasn't able to help me, so not the best place to get work done as of yet - I'm sure they're still transitioning to having people back dining in. Had a great, flaky and fluffy croissant though and the coffee is great. Staff very friendly. read more

Loved their pastries, sandwiches and latte! The pastries tend to be burned a little bit, but they still taste good. My favorite is Blue Ribbon sandwich which has roast beef and blue cheese mayo, and I switch the bread from potato to como. It's really comfy inside. I'll be a frequent customer here! read more

They have amazing seeded rolls that they use Use for some of their sandwiches. Their veggie sub is really good and it's easy outdoor pickup during covid. read more

I hadn't been to this corner spot since it was a different bakery years ago but I was fortunate enough to be introduced to their food by a neighbor who bought treats from here recently. Specifically the coffee crumb cake with some sort of fruit in it was delectable and the mushroom quiche was both beautiful and delicious. I will definitely be making a stop here in the future for their other menu items that look incredible! read more

Awesome toffee bun and great coffee. Looking forward to the loaf of potato brad we bought. That said they do have some kinks to work out in the made to order department. Waited 20 minutes for the wife's egg/avocado toast...had no salt and was not toasted. Took it back and they returned it toasted only on one slice. My egg/bacon croissant took 35 minutes to make. Bacon was chewy and croissant was slightly burned on the bottom. Overall great potential here. Optimistic they'll work through the kinks. read more

Tell you what, I ran in here for the good stuff...the pastries!! I was buying for the office today, a Friday treat for my team, and everyone raved about them today. Top winners: the pecan sticky bun, the Jammer, and oui oui, le pain au chocolat (chocolate croissant ). I took a break my nespresso at home today too and enjoyed one of their awesome cappuccinos. I'll be back with the crew soon for sure--our new Friday spot! THANKS Grand Central!! read more

Amazing customer service! And Delicious baked goods. I Can't wait to try out more of the menu. read more

Grand Central Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Grand Central Bakery is a very good bakery. They have delicious, fresh baked pastries that are always very tasty. The cookies aren't quite my style, but still good. The breakfast sandwiches are made fresh and are delicious. The coffee cake and Iced Cinnamon Roll are to die for. The pastries are so good that even going around lunch time they're liable to have sold out because they make everything so delicious and fresh! Yes, the wait time can be long, and parking's a drag, but order online/over the phone and get there early and you will not be disappointed! The people are always super friendly have always owned any mistake they've made. read more

Came here on a Sunday night about 15 min before closing. We ordered a ham, egg, and Swiss sandwich, a salad, rum bar, and two drinks. Came to a little over $30. They were very kind in allowing us to stay and eat even though they were getting ready to close. The food did take a bit of time to come out, but not as bad as what others seemed to have experienced. Then again we were the only ones in the place with an order in the queue. The lady behind the counter was very nice and the sandwich was tasty. A little pricey, but I look forward to trying again as it is a neighborhood spot. read more

Grand Central Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I've come here for breakfast four times. I've had a variation on their breakfast sandwich each time and I have to say they do it right. They're a bit pricey but very good. Bacon & Egg on croissant: the croissant was a little over toasted and the egg a wasn't over easy as advertised (more like over medium). Bacon & Egg on bolo: I really liked the bolo. It was crusty and chewy and a little sour. Again, the egg was over medium, not easy as the menu stated. The next two times I ordered a build your own on a biscuit with cheddar, ham, and an over easy egg. This was one of the best breakfast sandwiches I've had period. The biscuit is legit. I lived 20yrs in the south and I know a good biscuit when I eat one :) the egg was cooked perfectly and the ham wasn't just lunch meat. My theory is that when you order one of the "stock" items on the menu that say they do an over easy egg, they actually go a bit longer so that you don't get surprised by yolk spurting out of your sandwich. I, for one, love that, but I get it. Basically, if you're like me and want a runny egg, ask for it. You'll get it. I'm going to have to try some of their other stuff someday... read more

Rose from GCB took care of me and my sandwich situation. Great customer service! The tuna salad is fantastic. Highly recommend. read more

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Hello no you DON'T have bollo rolls at the Burien Cafe. And they also said I can't order them there plus there is no listing of bollo rolls on you website. Finally QFC says they only take what you give them to shelve. So there is some disconnect here that YOU are not aware of​ read more

Wanted to do 2.5 stars but I rounded up. This is a very average bakery imo. I stopped by today on my walk and they are doing great with their COVID precautions it seems! You order at a window and receive your food/drinks at another window. It's nice you can stay fully outside and don't even need to enter the establishment. I had a stroller with me so this was especially nice. I ordered an iced chai latte and was sadly very disappointed. I'm a frequent chai drinker and this might have been the worst chai I have ever had. I took a sip and threw it away. It was like sweet milk with a little cinnamon. Very strange. I also ordered a cheddar biscuit which was a little burnt and very dry:/ Also disappointing. We also got a blueberry muffin and it was okay, nothing special, but not bad. Overall very meh. Some of the other pastries looked good though, I might stop by again if I'm walking by, but wouldn't ever go out of my way to go here. read more

Grand Central Bakery - Blueberry muffin. Meh. - Bakeries Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Love the Covid protocols. I have been hesitant to go to places due to indoor dining. You don't even have to go inside to order here! Walk up window for ordering and pickup. read more

This bakery's food is exceeded in quality only by its service. Its employees are friendly and helpful. We had a miscue on our order and when I asked that a portion be corrected, the entire lunch was refunded. This was so far beyond our expectations! The food was delicious. try the coffee cake; no matter the flavor, it's always delicious. read more

the pastries and vibes are always good, and they serve breakfast until noon :) good place to grab a sweet treat or breakfast sandwich

I usually visit their location in Pioneer Square. This location has reserved parking. They don't have much of a variety of pastry location as other places. Nonetheless all of the pastries they do have are great as always. The staff here are really nice. They have this party called the latte dunker, ugh it's soo flaky and delicious. All of their puff pastry is delicious. They also sell pre-made pie dough. Each pastry runs from about $3-$5. My other favorite is the berry danish. Their coffee are ok nothing fancy about them. The only thing they i wish is they their staffer worked much quicker to serve the customers in line. read more

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it's best to order something cold from the pastry case. otherwise, it could take up to 20 minutes for a cup of soup. no exaggeration.

If I could put negative, I would. I don't think anyone at this bakery care about reviews here. We like their baked goods so we go but never again,. Today as usual (on Saturday afternoon) the bakery is full of people, and this cashier lady (she must be in her 60s) is extremely slow. If she's taking her time to work I wait but she was chatting with customers in front of us and taking time. And there is this younger blond tattooed woman just slowly making boxes while more customers are coming and the line was getting long. She's just taking her time and not helping this only one cashier out. I made an eye contact to her but she knows exactly why we are getting annoyed but nope, she didn't care. Finally our turn and we started ordering. I tried to hurry up but then this older cashier said "wow, slow down" but "Look, there are people behind me!" and FINALLY red hair woman came to help out, then tattooed woman. FINALLY. seriously rude. At the end, this older cashier was slicing my bread, and the tattooed one told me to move so that another customer could pay. SERIOUSLY? If she stepped up right away, there weren't that many people waiting. I'm writing this because this isn't the first time. It happened just few weeks ago. Sure they are stuck there working but people come and go with what they want. I haven't seen customer service like that for a long time and came here and saw 3 star review over all and I'm not surprised. We won't go back again. read more

Grand Central Bakery is a game changer for this neighborhood. It's so nice to have a healthy, walkable lunch option vs having to drive to the University Village or beyond. The food is super fresh and tasty--the turkey chutney, tuna melt, green salad and chocolate chip cookies are among my staples. The staff is extremely pleasant and competent. I've ordered lunch to go dozens of times now and my order has always been accurate and ready on-time. read more

Amazing place. The chedar egg biscuit sandwich is great. The employees are super nice and friendly

Ordered a sack lunch to go. An hour later opened it to realize they forgot to include the turkey on the Turkey Deluxe sandwich. No answer at the cafe when I called. I'm not sure how you forget the first ingredient. read more

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Absolutely terrible. We asked for a latte with almond milk and received a dairy latte with almond flavoring. When we went back to explain in a respectful manner, we were met with an attitude. Not only that, the SAME MUG was used and it was still a dairy latte with diluted almond syrup. Thanks for giving me the sh*ts. read more

I was super surprised to see a 3 star average, I had a delightful experience. I'm temporarily staying in the area and pass by this location everyday on my way to work and it always seems busy. I was driving by this morning and saw no line and lots of parking so I took my opportunity. I had the bolo breakfast sandwich and it didn't make it out of the parking lot, I also got a danish to share with my kiddo but might have accidentally eaten the entire thing because it was absolutely delicious. What he doesn't know can't hurt him. I also got some bread which was offered to be sliced for me and tastes amazing, my husband had the sausage biscuit and states it's one of the best breakfast sandwiches he's had in a long time, and he's a total breakfast sandwich snob. Now my sandwich was for sure salt to taste - which I appreciate. I see reviews talking about flavor expectations and like, we're not dining in. Menu items need to be salt and pepper to taste or else someone's going to freak out about the pepper and say it's to spicy or if it's salted someone's going to freak out because they are on a low sodium diet or something so I think how my food was prepared was excellent. The eggs were all cooked perfect, my almond milk latte was so nice and smooth, perfect temperature, and came out quick. My order took 12 minutes and considering someone had to go slice my bread, then my sandwiches are on another station so there's that, then my coffee is at a coffee station, then my pastry a was packaged. They needed to go to 4 areas to complete my order so even if it was 15-20 minutes I would not have been shocked considering this is made to order and I had modifications for my breakfast items. The staff was super nice, they communicated times to each other, and were all in motion. Super glad I found a nice spot to grab our bread and the occasional breakfast treat while we're in the area. read more

Update: They've gotten the hang of it! Much better in terms of wait times. This is a very welcome addition to neighborhood.

I just tried the Wedgwood location for a sandwich to go. I got the Blue Ribbon which cost $10 with tax. It took 20 minutes for it to come out and when I got it, I was stunned at how small the sandwich was. Tiny layer of roast beef a few salad greens and a tiny pickle wedge. No to go bag. For $10!!! Ridiculously priced. I'd rather get sandwiches at Starbucks. UPDATE TO GCB Thanks for responding to my review and the offer of a lunch voucher. I appreciate the customer service, however from the other reviews I've read about wait times, it seems that you have some deeper store staffing issues to address. I'm declining the voucher offer. You can get me in the store by either making your sandwiches bigger or reducing your prices. read more

What a great experience today 10/22 as I ordered 3 breakfast sandwiches. The tall gentleman that took my order was super helpful helping me use my apple pay. He was so kind and upbeat in a weird uncertain time. The barista and the cook were just so awesome and happy. Thank you GC employees for making my wait so upbeat, your positive attitudes were contagious! Everyone waiting on the sidewalk were smiling and happy. I never post on yelp but GCB food and service was just wonderful today! read more

I finally felt the need to write a review after multiple mistakes on orders. My recommendation to GC, get better baristas and improve the training of communication between cashiers and baristas. The following are all separate experiences I've had. 1. Clearly told the cashier I wanted almond milk. So thankful I was watching the barista because she started using regular milk. I told her my drink was supposed to be almond milk and she ignored me not saying anything to me, but proceeded to use almond milk. No apologies. I then heard her ask the cashier if my drink was supposed to be almond milk, clearly there was lost communication between the cashiers scribbled note and the barista. This could have been very serious for me had i received regular milk. So ever since I've been watching the barista like a hawk... noticing errors every time. 2. I told the cashier 2x I wanted 2 shots in my drink. I had a hunch she didn't write it down so I watched the barista. i had to tell the barista my drink was missing the 2 shots when it was served without them.. glad I was watching. 3. Most recently the wait was much longer than normal, it's usually Slow but this was a particularly SLOW day and it wasn't even busy. Took 20 minutes and there were only 3-4 drinks in line. When I finally got my drink it was not hot. As I was given the drink the barista asked how it tasted but then before I could even reply she turned and walked away so I had to get someone else to heat my drink. Such a hassle. I don't know why I bother coming back here, it's really stressful to have to wait and watch everything to make sure my drink is both what i ordered and also wont poison me. read more

Solid food, relatively short waits, great for when you have a lot of mouths to feed and not a lot of time. My kids loved the tomato soup!

Soooo Sloooow I waited 48 minutes for a simple sandwich today (a weekday). I arrived at 1:20pm, so after what I expected to be the lunch rush. I got my sandwich at 2:08pm. I don't think they lost my order or anything. I watched the people who arrived before me slooowly getting their orders over the course of the 48 minutes. Someone from almost every table/seat in the restaurant went up to ask when they would get their food. The people who were making the orders just stopped making eye contact with the growing crowd of people waiting at the pick up spot. I expected a lot better from Grand Central. read more

Two stars for the quality of decent product although sometimes burnt or what they call caramelization. Customer service has always been lacking. Today was my final straw and decided to just walk away. I won't be supporting this business any longer. A tip for the café to make it easier for your patrons. Can you put a menu on both sides of the window so the gentleman at the cash register doesn't proceed to yell at guests who have to lean past the 6ft market to take a look at the menu? God forbid if both my feet weren't on the blue marker. Also please and thank you go along ways when you're telling and being rude and shaming someone who's just leaning in to see the menu. Will be only going to grateful bread for now on. read more

One of my favorite bakeries in Seattle's expanded to Wedgewood. The baked goods are still amazing as are the breakfast sandwiches, especially the bacon, egg, and cheese on a bolo roll. The only thing I don't like is the drip coffee. It's like a punch in the face. I'd rather a Vivace or Ladro. An added bonus is that they take ApplePay, so I can pay with my phone. read more

This place sucks. 30 minute line, out of everything at 10am. Don't go here. No out of stock items being remade. Website sucks - can't preorder most items. read more

4 star food, 2 star service speed. I really would like to stop here more often but their service in the morning is so slow that I just can't rely on it. read more

I have never felt a need to write a Yelp review before but my experience at the Wedgewood Grand Central Bakery is one that needs to be shared. The one star rating is solely because of the manager of this location, Kristina. The rest of the staff seems very friendly. My wife and I stopped in for the first time and got some coffee, pastries, and ordered a couple sandwiches to go. While we were waiting on our sandwiches we witnessed Kristina blow her nose and then continue to make our sandwiches without washing her hands... it was absolutely disgusting and unacceptable. I have been in the food and beverage industry for many years and am shocked that a company would want somebody like this to represent them. We refused to eat the food, and when we brought it to her attention she got extremely defensive and rude towards us. Due to her attitude towards myself and my wife, we will never be back and will be spreading the word about this location. Additionally, we witnessed her attitude towards other customers and employees as well. A different employee we talked to apologized for our experience but said there was nothing they could do as Kristina was the store manager. A warning for other customers- if you see a shorter blond haired lady with bangs make sure to ask for someone else to help you. read more

Great coffee and great baked goods but it's terrible business to close so early and then have employees clear out a full restaurant, including a family that had just gotten their sandwiches. read more

Lots of great pastries and lots of different options for bread. I really enjoy the different take they took on the ham croissant. I also enjoyed the quiche. They need to speed up the coffee line. It creates of really bad backlog. The day we were in there the woman working the coffee was so slow she actually had to switch out with two other people. read more

They messed up order in multiple ways. Ordered a Bacon and Egg Bolo sandwich to go and waited 20 min for it; not sure why such a delay since I was able to go right up to the counter and order with no line. When I got to my office and opened the sandwich, it only had egg, no bacon--you would think they wouldn't forget the lead ingredient in the sandwich. I also ordered an almond milk latte and got a almond mocha latte instead...couldn't finish it all since I have to limit sugar intake. Almost 14 bucks for pure sloppiness. Not returning--there's always Grateful Bread where I can get a BLT about 10 min after ordering it. read more

They have great food and coffee, but they need to change the current system. I understand this location is new, and they have new staff working, but the way to make drinks is ridiculous. Currently, cashiers take the order, but it does not go into an electronic system. It is written down on small sheets of paper with the name, drink and size. These are put next to the espresso machine with no order. My cashier forgot to do this, and I ended up waiting 20 minutes before the barista asked me if I ordered a drink, despite the fact that my drink was the first ordered. She then took another 5 minutes to make the drink, and eventually another employee gave me a free drink coupon. Thank you for that. Again, I understand they are still working out the kinks, but waiting for almost half an hour for a 5 dollar mocha is ridiculous. I hope they can update their system. read more