This is exactly what you think of if you're looking for a bakery. Great artisan bread made with real craftsmanship. They close early but it's sort of what you expect from a bakery. They're probably baking at 3am. Parking is ample and the counter staff is friendly. If you are allowed carbs and love bread, this is the place! read more

I love everything from here. The regular pretzel is my favorite--the greatest pretzel ever. All bread and sweet treats here have been delicious for everyone I've gotten them for. Staff is very kind, service is quick! read more

Amazing service and good run out real fast but amazing, flavor, service, sourdough bread loaf was great.

So fabulous! Discovered this treasure while visiting a friend in Redlands. Staff are super duper wonderful and every item made there is delicious. Often sold out so get there early. read more

What a gem this place is-a true bakery with incredible artisanal breads and pastries that is worth a trip from surrounding towns. Excellent customer service with seating and coffee served as well read more

There will be a line & they usually sell out. Seriously great bread and you need to try their cookies and everything pretzels which are very addictive. read more

The most amazing bakery! Healthy, natural and delicious. Special loaves on Saturday like olive and rosemary or black pepper and Parmesan. I buy the cookies when visiting friends or family and the pastry is delectable. Favorites are the cinnamon bun with cream cheese frosting, spicy artichoke croissant and pan au fromage (literally an addictive crave). Staff is so friendly and the Lucid Coffee in the bakery has the best homemade syrups. So glad they expanded and have more product! read more

Great place for fresh bread. Always a line for it's popularity. Bread is definitely an A+ and the bakers are very enthusiastic. 3-grain molasses special is grainy and is a neutral flavor which means it doesn't have a strong flavor. Everything Pretzel is great if you like all the grains and a bit on the salty side. No complaints. read more

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I've been eyeing this place for forever now, thanks to Arcade Coffee. This morning was the day I finally decided to make the drive to Calimesa. I got there around 9:30, but a couple of cookies and pastries were already sold out. I loved the music they were playing in the back. I should've asked what it was. The cashier was super nice. I bought one of each of the remaining pastries + a loaf of rye sourdough + an everything pretzel. He threw in a regular salted pretzel for me. I took a bite of everything and gave the rest to my housemates. I think my favorite was the pain au chocolate. Or maybe it was the buckwheat cookie. Or the kouign-amann. Or the...LOL. I just saw in another review that their use of ancient grains is why you don't get a bad gluten reaction? No wonder!! I was waiting for the bloat and was willing to take it but I felt so good after that I was able to work out before heading to work. Yay!! If you're someone like me who absorbs energy, you can't just eat any food. I might sound crazy to some, but others will know what I mean. The way you feel after eating food from people who actually are into and care about what they're making vs food from people who hate their job is like day and night. Even if it's just a slice of bread. Thank you village bread. read more

I love it all from friendly staff to amazing bread to delicious coffee and amazing bread again

10/10 get the kouign amann!! everything is pretty delicious here, can't go wrong w fresh bread man

While the breads they make are excellent, the rest of the experience of dealing with the staff, their pompous nature, is horrible. It makes the experience of buying the tasty bread crappy, and ruins my eating experience at home... no more bread from this pompous place read more

Hands down best bread around. Come early because items do sell out. Bread is made daily every time I've come my loaf is still warm read more

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This bread is sooo goood! Whenever I am in this area of town, and it's the morning time, I always try to make a pit stop to see what they have left. I recommend to get any loaf and get it sliced. For some reason I find the better pre sliced vs slicing it yourself. If they have any other baked goods left, I try to always grab one to try. If you're in the area or driving thru, make a little stop and grab one! It's not too far from the freeway exit and they always have plenty of parking and they take card payment. Due to covid, you order on the sidewalk outside their little shop window. read more

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Their sourdough bread is the best. Perfect consistency and delicious.

Amazing! Best kouign aman I've had. They were still warm when I got the baked goods. What a gem we have here in Calimesa! read more

Village Bread - Kouign Aman and pan au chocolate - Bakeries Near Me - Calimesa, California

Today was my first time here. My co-worker brings the sour dough bread to work. So we met here this morning. Oh, my gosh..everything I had ordered was so delicious. Staff so friendly. Highly recommend!!! read more

Great everything! Bread, pastries and coffee on the weekends! Service is great! Sourdough is amazing

The Musli bread and the cinnamon rolls are addicting they are so good. I highly recommend them both. I also love the chocolate salted cookies. yummy. read more

Delicious sourdough bread and pastries! The kougin amann was interesting. The exterior is crispy and sweet however the interior was fluffy. Most kougin amanns tend to be flakey so that was unexpected. It tasted good but I think I prefer the flakey texture. I also got the regular crossaints which were pretty much perfect in size, taste, and texture. Cookies (got the snickerdoodle and cherry oat) were okay. The classic sourdough was the best! Nice crunch on the outside with the softest interior...ugh its so good! Make sure to check your order before leaving! They forgot to add a crossaint that I paid for and by the time I realized that, I was already at work. Overall one of the best bakeries in the IE! read more

I'm not one to write reviews but I had to for this place. From the desserts to their sourdough , it's top tier. I do recommend going early, their desserts do go fast. Also lucid coffee is amazing , love their matcha read more

This place keeps getting bigger and better. Enjoying their new Sesame Loaf. The pretzels are to die for, so glad I don't need to drive all the way to Santa Barbara for pretzels! Thanks for the complimentary ciabatta roll and the starter. I can't wait until they expand and extend their hours, I hope. So nice to have this gem in the most unexpected place-- don't need to go to LA or OC, SF or Paris for this quality product, stop by Calimesa off the 10 fwy. I promise you won't be disappointed. read more

Very friendly Service also was offered sample of the breads. We will definitely be back.

Yes I will drive half an hour for bread. But only the best bread. The crossaints are perfection. If you like salty, go with the pain de frommage and sweet tooth will love the koign amann. I love the bread too but it's a bit expensive and I can't finish a whole loaf. read more

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Absolutely wonderful! I have never had a croissant as amazing as theirs. I ordered one of each of the pastries, a cookie, two pretzels and a loaf of sourdough. Everything was great! I got there around 8:30 a.m. & there was a long line. The wait was absolutely worth it! read more

Village Bread - Absolutely delicious!!!! - Bakeries Near Me - Calimesa, California

Friendly staff and superb bread. Lucid Coffee in the space was a plus. Couldn't recommend this place more.

One of the best almond danishes I've ever had- I'm often on the quest for almond pastries and if you as well love almond pastries, I cannot recommend this one enough. Crunchy, sweet, absolutely delicious! read more

Village Bread - Almond Pastry - Bakeries Near Me - Calimesa, California

If you want legit bread and pastries in the inland empire this is where it's at! They have the best made, most flavorful croissants you will find within at least 50 miles. The ham and cheese one has seasoning on the outside that makes it one of a kind. The chocolate croissants are Paris quality if not better (yup I just said that). The breads are all outstanding. Big tip is show up early because quantities are limited so if you want a croissant you better show up at opening. read more

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The place to come for bread and chocolate croissants. If you really want their chocolate croissants then you need to put an order ahead of time or come early because the run out really quick and for good reason because their croissants are exceptional! With the pandemic you order through a window rather than go in the store. They have a sign that says "no mask, no bread " which is perfect! read more

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Absolutely superb, absolutely flawless. The bread is frankly the best I've ever had, anywhere in the world. Croissants are authentic with layers and layers of exquisite pastry. Excellent service. These folks are the real thing. read more

Just get one of everything and wait for the pastry gods to shine their angelic beams of light on you as you bite into each and every pastry. I was there when it opened and there was already a long line. Once we got up to order they were already running out of items. So naturally I had to get almost all of their sweet treats to try while I was in luck of having available items. The salted choco rye cookie...oh ma gawd. The danishes...sweet fluffy creamy bliss. The pain au chocolat was so much better than I expected. I like dark chocolate, and this was a perfect pairing of deep cacao flavor with perfect pastry dough that had a hint of sweetness. Village bread has every single item on point! Phenomenal job! read more

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Amazing bread and cookies! Wish I had the recipe for those cookies! The cheddar jalapeno sour dough was so good!

Authentic, original great testing sourdough bread South of Los Angeles. Bakery is located in Calimesa on Calimesa Blvd next to Thai Restaurant and George's Store. I live over 50 miles away and is still worthy trip for me. They are selling fast but you can call them and asked them to keep your bread selection for you - to make sure they still have it when you arrive. They also have great selection of other breads and pastries. It is not a fancy place with seating inside , coffee and wine. They will hand you your order through window. They will even slice your bread if you prefer it this way. Enjoy read more

Why there is so much good bread in Europe but never in America? Everything has so much sugar in it. I was so glad and excited when our friend recommended Village Bread to us. They open at 8:30 but when I arrived at 8:45 the line was already super long. Spiced Rye is their Saturday special but when it's my turn at 9:20, it's already sold out. Bummer. We got their Whole Rye, Country Sourdough, Classic Sourdough, and Kouign Amann. Kouign Amann is the only sweet item we got and it's so so good. My favorite bread is the Country Sourdough but my husband loves the Whole Rye. It's a very dense bread. You only need to cut a very thin piece and eat it with butter on top. It's amazing. We also gave half of the bread to my in-laws and finish the rest in a week. I highly recommend this place. read more

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Worth the wait and you won't regret trying anything they've got! We got an assortment of danishes, a couple croissants, the pain au fromage, and a loaf of the country sourdough bread and everything was so fresh and good! Best croissants I've had outside of Paris, France. read more

Village Bread - Guava cheese danish, coffee blueberry danish, coconut croissant - Bakeries Near Me - Calimesa, California

Amazing bread, amazing people, and great place to be! Ever since I started coming here a couple of years ago, I haven't been able to purchase sourdough anywhere else read more

Always excellent service (despite grumpy patrons I've seen ahead of me sometimes) consistently great bread and good vegan options.

Amazing sourdough bread & croissants and pastries! Their chocolate croissant uses local Parliament chocolate and might be the beat I've ever had. (Sorry France!) read more

The bread here is better than any I've had! The Sourdough bread and the Baguette are both world class! I appreciate their authenticity and commend the fact that their breads are always baked fresh on any day! This bakery serves as the standard which all food establishments should strive to reach! . read more

Amazing bread Well worth the drive. Fresh, flavorful and delicious. Wish I lived closer. read more