Unfortunate that this is the day I decided it was about time I left a review for House Of Bread. House of Bread is a lovely space, airy light dining room, and lots of baked goods, and artisanal-looking jarred goods. It feels very open. They have a menu on the wall, and a chalkboard with the types of bread available that day. Husband orders cheesy broccoli soup, and she tells him "it's not really cheesy broccoli soup, it's got lots of veggies in it too" ok, he says, but still orders a bowl. I choose Tuna Salad, and I select 14 grain as my bread choice - "sorry, we're out of that", so I then choose 9 grain - "sorry, we're out of that", and so I ask for marbled rye - "sorry, we're out of that too" I'm really quite surprised, as it's 12.30 like prime lunch time, and they're out of 3 breads already? Maybe cross them off your chalkboard, so you don't have to keep disappointing people. So i choose focaccia with my fingers crossed, and all was well. The order was complete at 12.36. We sit. We wait. Twiddling our fingers. By 20 minutes I'm becoming impatient, because I'm hangry, and the dining room is not that full - maybe 5 tables. As there are 4 staff working behind the counter (could be more round the back in the bakery) I think service could be faster, to dish up a bowl of premade soup, and assemble a cold tuna salad sandwich. Anyway i get my eye on the young man making sandwiches. He's not wearing gloves, is running his fingers through his hair, and touching his face. I see a sandwich that was on the top of the shelf, and it either fell, or he threw it, onto presumably a bench below, and then reach up angrily for a new bag of bread, I don't know - maybe he made it wrong, and was starting over. By 1.02, (26 minutes later) husband could take it no more and went to get a refund. This is not the review I expected to be leaving today, as I've never had service like this here before. I've never gone here before and had to choose my bread 4 times, due to them running out. I've never had to wait so long for lunch using pre-made ingredients. I don't know what was going on, but it's nothing like all the other times we've been here, and I hope it's a one off. If I go back and see the same staff, I'll just walk straight out again and avoid another experience like this one. read more

I first stopped in this store as a Dasher in the Fall. It smelled wonderful, the products looked amazing & service was friendly. My friend wanted to stop by on her way from work & I remembered how impressed I was back in the Fall. I don't know what happened between then and now but I won't be going back. We stopped in just after 5pm, Thursday April 2nd. I saw a few things I was interested in buying for the family, but I had the feeling someone was staring at us. I looked up and saw the younger girl with multi-colored hair glaring at us while the older girl with colored hair was stacking chairs on tables. Google said they closed at 6pm, so I'm assuming she was mad we were interrupting their pre-close. After seeing the flattest "brownies", flatter than a cookie, the soggy zucchini bread with no date on the wrapper, the glare from the young girl behind the register and not one single "Hi" from the 3 employees working, ( the 3rd one was eating a sandwich behind the counter), I decided not to buy a single thing & not to ever come back. My friend bought 4 items & the glaring girl only spoke when she said the total, not even a "Would you like a bag?", "Thank You", "Enjoy your bread" or "Have a good night." Too bad. My friend & I were looking forward to having a coffee & snack & catching up after work. read more

House of Bread Bakery - Zucchini Bread - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

My company paid in advance, hundreds of dollars for a platter of fruit and assorted pastries for two days. Thank goodness it was a company expense but to pay so much for what we got each time was disappointing. Dry, flavorless mini pastries and inconsistent fruit trays. The first day was filled with strawberries, bkueberries, and melon chunks. The second platter for the following week had no strawberries, minimal grapes, but loaded with orange segments...really??! In addition, the manager assured us that the total invoice would be available when we picked up our second order. The invoice/receipt was not available and none of the workers could provide us with one. We woukd have to call or come back when the manager was available read more

A very nice selection of breads, meats etc to make sandwiches and yummy soups as well. Small interior but has a cozy vibe to sit and enjoy your meal. Bakery goods are available as well. You pay when you order and they will bring your food to your table. read more

Nice local spot! Has a very homey feel, the bagels and baked goods are very tasty and well made. The staff was nice and had the food ready very quick. Will frequent this place more often for sure! read more

House of Bread Bakery - Carmel roll - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

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We stopped in to try their cinnamon rolls. It took forever to get our order. The rolls were dry, lifeless and not satisfying at all. The tables were dirty. The place overall seemed poorly run, and the employee energy was low. Employees did not seem to want to be there. We will not be back. read more

Known for their natural and fresh bread, House of Bread has anything you could need. Sweet breads, savory breads, and my favorite; lunch items! Their cold cut sandwhiches are no frills but so delicious. I've ordered in person and via doordash. Honorable mentions to the raspberry rolls and their white chocolate raspberry bread. read more

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Got the cinnamon roll and croissant which were pretty good. Wide selection of bread and sandwich options read more

House of Bread Bakery - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

I don't know if this was an off day or what, but as a regular gobbler of House of Bread sandwiches, I was pretty disappointed by what may have been the driest Tuscan Chicken sandwich ever created. read more

I went to a party and had the Jalapeño and cheese bread from here and butterscotch oatmeal cookies. Yummy! My cousin and I had sandwiches for lunch. I had the Cranberry Turkey one. This would have been better toasted on sourdough. All bread is made fresh here. read more

Fresh ingredients on sandwich but way down my list for Panera-type food. Soup is basically just water. I won't be back.

Don't waste your time. Super slow service, messed up my order, embarrassing amount of meat for a $17 sandwich. Took forever to get a refund. No wonder Great Harvest is so much busier than this shit hole read more

$11.05 for half a sandwich that advertises that it includes cranberries, not craisins. A loaf of the same bread costs $10. Not sure why they charge $11 for half a sandwich. read more

House of Bread Bakery - Hf Cranky Trky on Honey Whole Wheat. I recommend Great Harvest Bread or Sara's Too instead if you're looking for a good sandwich. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

House Of Bread is located on the old Seward Highway close to Dimond . They have a nice variety of breads ,and other baked goods. There's a nice dining area and in the summer they have a very small outdoor dining area.They serve soup and sandwiches and cinnamon rolls ,and a nice variety of savory and sweet baked goods. The staff is pleasant .This is a great place to grab a fresh loaf of bread or a quick lunch or snack. read more

House of Bread Bakery - people sitting at tables - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

They've run out of cream cheese on a Saturday morning, there are three young women making sandwiches, and 3 tables waiting for their orders! The three that are suppose to be making sandwiches are too busy talking too actually do anything. read more

House of Bread Bakery - The Cranky Turkey Sandwich: without cream cheese though we asked for cheddar as substitute and didn't get that either! - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

place lacks energy; messy tables. while girl with percings just chats with girl trying to make the sandwiches which are dreadful slow. I couls see if it was busy but this place needs work on a few things. read more

I love some panini and they are pretty good. For the price though it would be nice to get at least some chips on the side with a sandwich. It's a cute little shop that has some nice items and good baked goods. Did enjoy their cookies. I read more

My little brother told me about this place and me and my wife loved it. The paninis were great. We loved all the different pastries and deserts that they had made fresh. The shop also sells a lot of Alaskan based foods. A nice gem read more

House of Bread Bakery - Italian Grinder and Alaskan Fusion Panini - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

The bread was pretty underwhelming and expensive. Emily was the best thing about this place. She was so friendly, hospital, and accommodating! Second best thing: the samples. I got a loaf of sourdough and one chocolate and one almond croissant for $15. The croissants were dense and chewy. More like a dinner roll. The almond croissant wasn't like other almond croissants with marzipan-like filling; it had chopped up nuts and cinnamon sugar... seemed like a pecan roll more than an almond croissant. The sourdough was really disappointing :( sourdough in Alaska is amazing and this was just like a regular loaf of bread... mild sourdough flavor and soft like a dense loaf of white bread. The samples were really fun! I love to see samples at restaurants and bakeries to help inform future purchases. I sampled the lemon cake, cinnamon bread, and bread pudding. Unfortunately the best way to describe all of them is dry. read more

House of Bread Bakery - Almond croissant and chocolate croissant - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

Soup and bread just what the doctor ordered. Really nice selection and great service. Food was great! Tried the minestrone soup with some marble rye and it was very good. read more

I always want to love this place but I just don't. My husband feels that my lower 48 food expectations get in the way but it shouldn't be hard for a bakery/soup/sandwich place to make an incredibly tasty sandwich. For starters the sandwich choices are very limited. It's mainly cold sandwiches with bland toppings. It would be beneficial for them to have more sauce options (like savory sauces, maybe a chipotle sauce). Basically it's mayo and mustard from what I see and they don't add much to the sandwich. I'm sorry y'all I'm picky about sandwiches. The sourdough bread is just ok. I'd love to see more hot sandwich options like paninis with maybe an herb mayo or something to that effect. Service was decent. The price point is not bad with the amount of sandwich you get at $12 bucks for a whole sandwich. Goodness someone please season these sandwiches and add some sauce! Ok ok I'll get off my soap box now. Maybe just maybe they will incorporate some of these suggestions. Ambiance is cute but again it's cold in there and they have a fireplace that's not even lit. Also it's the holidays and I love that y'all decorated some but can y'all play a little music for Pete's sake?! Now I'm done. read more

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Got a bunch of different sandwiches, all on the jalapeño cheese bread. Alaskan fusion Panini was my favorite! The bread was soft and chewy, and they had so many different flavor options! Was very impressed with the Christmas bread designs! So cute! read more

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This place is so well organized and so "on-brand" that at first I thought it was a chain! I had to go to their website to confirm that they were a local business. The title don't lie. Bread is the main thing they do here. However, they have a selection of sandos using said bread. I got a sunrise sandwich and added roast beef. I also got a large coffee. It came out to around $16. Which I thought was a little high. I also wish I could've had a ceramic mug with free refills, rather than a large paper cup. The food was good though, as was the coffee. read more

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This place is dangerous ... for the waistline. Delicious homemade bread and pastries. I can't wait to go back to try the homemade soups and sandwiches. The friendly staff mentioned the soups are made quite often and go quickly. I had been meaning to go here for about 6 months. My only regret is waiting as long as I did. read more

Sooooo, my daughter wanted Challah bread for her birthday and my mom door dashed it for the 3rd year in a row. This bread was not on the darkest I've ever seen their Challah but it made an audible thud on my table. To the touch with reason amount of pressure I could not squeeze this loaf. When I went to get a decent loaf all of them looked like this. I was told they were made same day , this bread was ordered at 9 am. This bread was not only days older but seriously over baked. This is a traditional bread so I find this appropriation and embarrassingly poor business as these were being sold full price. I've been to the place twice , and twice had bad reviews. read more

I ordered 2 sandwiches. Both were skimpy on all ingredients. Couple slices of meat. Had to look for cream cheese & mayo as there was maybe a teaspoon on each. Very little spinach and the real insult was 2 PAPER THIN tomatoes. For $16.50 each you shouldn't be so cheap. Because of mostly the tomatoes being so thin I will not be back. And this was my first time there. Not to mention there was a $10 service fee & my $10+ tip. read more

Love getting Raspberry swirl bread. Their lunch sandwiches are great. Always a game to see if I can resist the cookies. Quick service.

The Turkey Panini was not appetizing. Managment please train and invest in your staff so they can learn grow, read more

House of Bread Bakery - The Turkey Panini was not appetizing. Managment please train and invest in your staff so they can learn grow, - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

I think I might be in the minority here. No one was very friendly - Saturday at 3 pm, in fact not sure anyone was even awake. I bought the veggie sandwich- it was missing 3-4 ingredients. Not sure if they were out or- no one said a thing to me. I also bought bread - which is always good. Cookies, energy bars and a couple bagels. I've been coming here off and on since opening. The energy bars didn't even hold together- it's more like a 'wet granola'. They used to be my favorites. It was not busy- no line. Just me and a couple other patrons who were already served. I think I'm mostly sad that this place isn't what it used to be. $60 out the door - expensive and I didn't feel appreciated or welcome. read more

First visit today. Got a 1/2 roast beef on sourdough and chicken noodle soup. The soup is super bland, had to add a ton of salt to get flavor. But it's not house of soup. It's house of bread. They are masters in that. The absolute softest freshest sourdough I've ever had. They have samples of different stuff too. I tried the Mother's Day load which was fruits and pecans with a frosting drizzle. It was fantastic. This is my new favorite sandwixch 7/19 update. French dip Friday. YUCK YUCK YUCK. first, it's all bread. See photo of the "meat" on my sandwich. Total rip off. Save your money. Deducted a star because of this awful creation. Au jus is flavorless brown water. read more

House of Bread Bakery - French dip. These scraps add up to 1 piece of meat. Wtf?! - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

Went to House of Bread & purchased 2 loafs of bread, 1 raspberry & the other blueberry & 2 cinnamon rolls! Very delicious to say the least! I will definitely be coming back read more

House of Bread Bakery - Raspberry & Blueberry Bread - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

The food is tasty but the coffee was not good. The staff was not friendly and they didn't have the option to select the tip, the cashier charged me more than I told her to. The tables were covered with breadcrumbs and I had to sweep the table before sitting. read more

House of Bread Bakery - Salad Sunrise Sandwich with Meat - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

I ordered the WESTERN on Sourdough bread (Whole). Sandwich was sarap, Bowl of Chicken Noodle Soup needed some flavor but wasn't bad. I dipped the sandwich in it. Felt like an eternity waiting for the sandwich though (Took about nineteen or twenty minutes). Definitely not McDonald's. LOL Like I said, sandwich was delicious. Would recommend, just don't go expect you'll get your sandwich quick. Kind of expensive. Atmosphere is ok. read more

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I'm always on the look out for local favorites when I travel. House of bread is understandably one of them. Fresh baked bread wafts through the deli complete with hard wood floors and a warm fire place. I ordered and devoured the chicken Tuscan on grandmas white with added mayo and salt and pepper that I added on later. Now pay attention as this is important: as far as chicken goes, most places slice it into chunks which is like trying to stuff stir fry into your sandwich. House of bread slices a long flat horizontal cut of the chicken breast which is soft, not messy and absolutely a delicious way to enjoy your chicken in a sandwich. The house chips are crunchy and salty. I'll be back again. read more

House of Bread Bakery - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

Fresh bread! Tasty bread flavors! Sandwiches and coffee. I stopped by for a quick lunch and energy so ordered the turkey whole sandwich (should have ordered the half - so much food!) and an Americano because I like my coffee black but I also impulse bought a mint brownie. The dining room is great for solos or small groups so I ate in. So many DELICIOUS flavors between the coffee, sourdough sandwich, and the mint brownie that I could have died from joy. read more

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Stopped by to pick up some bread for the week and a quick salad. Friendly helpful staff and clean environment. I got the spinach salad with chicken it was huge, delicious and great price ($10.75). read more

House of Bread Bakery - Spinach salad - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

$17 for a quarter sandwich and soup that tasted like it was from a can. Also waited 20 minutes for my order with a nearly empty restaurant. Been coming here for years but I can't support them anymore. read more

House of Bread Bakery - Cranky turkey tomato basil soup. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

Visited here thinking it might be another lunch option similar to Great Harvest. I found the food I ordered to be pretty good, but the overall experience was a bit lacking. The server taking orders seemed way out of her depth, and I was only ordering a sandwich off the menu, which is also not exactly cheap. Maybe I went on a bad day, who knows. I may give it another try at some point, but it probably won't enter my regular rotation for work. read more

Excellent bread and sandwiches and cookies. Bread so tender and not dry. Workers are always so friendly. I forgot my wallet one time and had to pay with cash. They spotted me 25 cents from the tip bowl! read more

House of Bread is a nice place to pick up a specialty loaf of bread or a good pastry. I haven't sampled a bread here I didn't like. They have a good variety of sweet and savory breads. You can get the bread sliced or unsliced. I like that they list their ingredients for the bread and pastries on the packaging. Everything is made with very simple ingredients you would use to bake at home. I particularly like the Oatmeal Applesauce bread for toast and sandwiches. Like Great Harvest, you can get a stamp card that gives you a free loaf of bread after you purchase 12 loaves. I haven't had many of their sandwiches, but I do recall enjoying the Cranky Turkey. The sandwiches aren't as hearty as Great Harvest's, which can be good or bad depending on how hungry you are. I went yesterday around 4:00pm, when they start selling pastries at a discount, so I was able to get two cinnamon rolls for only $3.00 (they're regularly $3.25 each). Great deal. I got the whole wheat cinnamon rolls since that was all they had left besides a caramel roll. They're a bit drier than your standard cinnamon roll, but still delicious. I like that the sweetness isn't overwhelming. Just the right amount of frosting on top and cinnamon filling. I'd like to go back sometime earlier in the day when the cinnamon rolls are fresh. Solid bakery, but doesn't quite wow me enough to make me want to give 5 stars. read more

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