Mushroom pizza was delicious. Service was accommodating as we decided to eat in. There was a bit out outdoor seating as well as some tables inside. Lots of to go service on Friday. We will eat there again when we are back in town read more

Wonderful bakery. Delicious bread, muffins, cookies. Everything I've had is delicious. Fun atmosphere. I stop here every time I come through town. read more

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Food was very delicious, quite small. but the oatmeal cookie was kinda hard but nice in the middle, place is nicely decorated

Great food and coffee. The service is good also, fast, clean and efficient friendly and they have bikes you can borrow to ride around town.

Arrived 30 minutes before closing. Still received great service. While menu was limited due to end of day had great selection and d worked with us to get a nice meal. read more

The food was incredible and the service was amazing too. The restaurant was clean the bread smell so good the dessert was delicious can't wait to go back read more

Best place on earth. From their coffee to pastries to sandwiches to pizza and drinks we have tried it all and literally EVERYTHING is top notch. You will love it. Chill at home atmosphere but quality is gourmet. The people working there match the quality as well. Everyone is always sooo nice and friendly. We love it here! read more

We typically enjoy the food here and have eaten at the bakery as well used their porch drop service. The reason for the 3 stars is due to our last delivery which included their oatmeal creme pie. What was delivered did not look like their advertised picture. It was flat as a pancake with barely any creme. Highly recommend that you visit their shop or the farmer's markets to ensure that you are buying pastries to your expectations. With the porch drop, you will not know what you have until they have dropped it off and left. I have contacted the shop with no response to date. Will we order from there again? Yes, but not this product which we really wanted to love. read more

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Great local home town feel. I have never had anything bad from this place! The pizza is to die for. My favorite is EVERYTHING! If you haven't been by trust me you are missing out. read more

The service has always been outstanding! The pastries are the best! The only downside is that it's a little pricey but so worth it for a special treat! read more

Strong Arm is the go-to place in Oxford, whether you want coffee & a pastry in the morning, a great sandwich for lunch, or pizza for dinner on Saturdays! The staff is always super friendly as well. Great place to visit, whether you live here or just stopping through town! read more

Every time we visit our family in Oxford, we grab a pie(s) to go. Deliciousness!!! Great selection, easy ordering, fresh and hot.

Food is always fresh, delicious pastries, sandwiches, and salads. Staff is very courteous and helpful.

Hard to believe there is a place like this in Oxford! No wonder there is always a looong line whenever I come here. Locals and people from nearby towns frequent this place. Amazing bread, pastries, and lunch food (pizza, sandwiches, etc.). I love ordering their croissants here--and they are huge! Strong Arm supplies baked goods for some cafes in the area (such as Sadie's in Henderson and Cocoa Cinnamon in Durham) and they come to some farmers markets so you can try them here and there--BUT! if you're ever visiting town or passing through this part of i-85, this will be a worthwhile stop/quick detour for breakfast/lunch/to-go. They have limited yet comfortable indoor seating. The staff here are as amazing as their baked goods--they are very friendly and treat their patrons like family. Shout out to Elizabeth and Jenna--two sweet ladies at the counter! Though I think they are quite pricey for a small town like Oxford, the quality is really superb and they definitely are worth coming back for--ask any regular you meet while waiting in line. PS: I haven't tried their porch drop-off service but they do offer it for as far as to Raleigh! PPS: they also serve coffee/espresso drinks. read more

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Just passing through town for a meeting and found this gem of a stop on Main Street. Incredible espresso cappuccino , croissants sandwiches you name it. Friendly people and a great spot every town should have read more

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i absolutely LOVE strong arm baking!! the people working are always so sweet and have a smile on their face, the bakery is always clean and decorated so nicely for the different seasons too! and the food, is beyond delicious!!! always!! everything is made fresh and is mouth watering good!! i always get a pastry, even when i don't need one, i highly recommend. read more

Good people great food! Convenient and you can order ahead online! I go there at least twice three times a week, sometimes more!

Y'all, this bakery is so freaking good that you won't care where they are or how much it costs or how much weight you gain. Seriously, they are the best not only in the Triangle but beyond! read more

Moved to the area and hoped to find a great coffee shop- was pleasantly surprised at the coffee and also the pastries and other goodies they sell. Wished I had time to get there more often... staff is friendly and service is excellent and quick...Can't wait to see what NEW goodies they have up there sleeves prepared for the fall and holidays- the chocolate pecan pie was TO DIE FOR!!! read more

OK I originally reviewed these guys back in February 2022. Sine then I think I need to update my review a little since I know them a better now. So this place has become a gem of our downtown area ; an anchor if you will. To start they promote exploration of our downtown area they have a bike library, you can check out a bike to ride around downtown. They have a full service restaurant for breakfast, lunch, and dinner somedays. They have outdoor and in door dining, ever a bar stop to sit at and enjoy a cold local brew. I recently went in to get a breakfast pastry but was so overwhelmed I ended up getting a chicken pot pie for dinner, 2 lemon curd danishes, 2 apple gallates, and 2 slices of apple bourbon coffee cake. That is I intended to spend less than $10 but ended up spending over $60. This place is dangerous, I have a new level of respect. Beautiful like the ocean but so deceptively dangerous, you're sucked under before you realize you're in trouble. read more

Great all the way around! Amazing food, friendly service and a short walk through historic Oxford.

Greatest place in Oxford!!! Fantastic lunches and pastries! Don't miss the breakfast biscuit sandwiches they are the bomb! They also have a porch drop services if you live in the area, just order online and they deliver on Thursdays! read more

Wonderful baked goods! I always buy too much because it is all so tempting! My favorite: the chocolate chip cookies but the mini pies are awesome too! read more

We buy their bread and pastries at the Durham Farmers Market and also food co-op. FANTASTIC!!

Boy howdy can these Guys bake....and cook. Literally the best pot pie ever. Their pizza is wonderful. The maple pop tarts sublime. This business puts so much love and flavor into everything they make. This Thanksgiving, I'm thankful for Strong Arm on my table!! read more

Excellent bakery located right in the heart of Oxford. The baked items are delicious, have a great sandwich selection during lunch hours, and also serve local Black & White coffee. What's not to like? read more

Find them at the Durham Farmers market. Honestly, the ham and cheese croissant they have blew me away. It was the best pastry I've had in this area. Beautiful lamination, wonderful butter flavor, the right amount of cheese/prosciutto ratio. I also bought their focaccia which is a perfect bake. I wish I would have purchased their apple strudel because it looked amazing. This is the only bakery I will buy my croissants from moving forward!!! read more

Everything is so good at Strong Arm. My favorites are strawberry pop tarts and cinnamon pull apart! Terrific staff too.

Little pricey but good quality food and really tasty. The chocolate croissant was excellent!

I first tried their banana muffin at Oak House in downtown Durham. I was so impressed with the quality! About a week later, I saw them at the Durham Farmer's Market for the first time and grabbed a bag of "kitchen sink" cookies (chocolate chips, caramel, pretzels, salt, not sure what else). I don't need to eat cookies everyday, but I definitely want to if it's these ones! The quality is seriously top notch, to the point where I'm now looking up how to order in advance (last week they were sold out by the time I arrived at the farmer's market, except for a few brownies and a loaf of bread). I haven't tried their sandwiches or pizza, but I intend to ASAP! read more

The baked goods are delicious but they still have a long way to go when it comes to dinner and pizza. Whoever is cooking needs to learn how to use more spices and mix things together. I've had a few different dishes and they always look better than how they taste. For the high price this food should be much better. read more

Wow stopped by this place looking for breakfast and was amazed at the pastries and breakfast biscuit. It's worth the stop !

I'm from up north and good pizza is hard to find around here. Strong arm surprised me with there pizza wow. So amazing. Pepperoni pizza amazing. The bakery is beautiful. Pastries are delicious the bread is so fresh. Love the scenery and live music. Ver friendly staff. Indoor and outdoor seating. Lovely family owned business. read more

This place is really awesome and I have never been disappointed with anything I bought but today I purchased gumbo and I would just like to say that it was one of those situations where you paid top dollar for a great product but when I got it home. I realized I needed to cut the chicken up into much smaller pieces. I have come across this issue with other places and even though it requires extra effort, I continue to buy it so I won't say it is bad, but I will say I didn't expect to expend the extra effort. And actually, I think it is sausage and not chicken but regardless, I cut the vegetables and meat into smaller pieces. read more

These guys apparently sell at farmer's markets in Raleigh and Hillsborough, but I actually buy their baked goods from LoMo Market truck, which parks outside my gym two blocks from my home twice a week. What a temptation. Sure, I burned 600 calories in spin class, but let me eat it all back and then some by devouring a sleeve of molasses ginger cookies. Just kidding, I didn't eat them all at once, but I was tempted. They're on the smaller side, but you get a dozen, I think. They're the perfect texture, just a little chewy, but no too chewy! Strong Arm is a relatively new addition to LoMo, and they hooked me with samples. Speaking of texture, everyone has their preference when it comes to chocolate chip cookies. Some people prefer chewy, some like crispy. Well, I personally prefer a soft cookie, and they mastered it. I think they use two different types of chocolates, maybe even a milk chocolate? The chocolate was perfectly melty, and it tasted very fresh, like they had only just been out of the oven and cooled a little. I might have also detected a hint of sea salt, but I'm not sure. It wasn't overpowering. I'm not exaggerating when I say it was the best chocolate chip cookie I've ever had. LoMo also stocks Guglhupf cookies, and I can honestly say Strong Arm's are more of a temptation. I also enjoy their round sourdough, which is super tasty & goes great with Chapel Hill Creamery's New Moon cheese. The only thing I wasn't sold on was their squishy white bread, but that was mostly because I couldn't figure out how too slice it? Don't use a bread knife, that's for sure. read more

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Great bakery + kitchen north of Raleigh. They have fresh bread, sweet and savory pastries, cookies and sandwiches. My favorite are croissant pastries and sourdough. If you want the best selection, get there early cause they sellout! It's the best bakery I've ever been to and definitely worth going! *Update! As if it couldn't get better, they added pizza! I had Double Mushroom (a white pizza). It had amazing flavor and lots of mushrooms. I loved the crust and can't wait to try all the others! read more

Big city quality in a small town setting. My wife is from Europe (and they know bakeries) and says best she's seen in the US

Excellent croissants and other things we have tried were very good as well. Friendly people and good variety of breads and pastries. Their porch drop comes in handy at times as well. read more

I arrived to collect a $400 order of sandwiches and salads for a family event on a Saturday. Everything was ready on time and prepared to perfection! There was a multitude of other competing small orders. I was impressed with their perfection in handling such a large take-out order volume while waiting simultaneously on walk up customers. Very impressive service and great product quality as well. read more

A gem in the Oxford - Henderson region, I love all their high quality baked goods and love getting work done here to a cold Mocha. They are a bit pricey but you can't beat their gourmet offerings in this region read more