Okay the things I love her: sourdough loaf (sliced), sourdough rolls, spinach ciabatta, triple chocolate salted caramel cookie, heath bar cookie. And the things I'm trying are the low carb bread, chocolate loaf, and lemon rosemary. All very good as well. I try to keep an extra half loaf in my freezer at most times. But so, I was buying a half loaf at shaws, only to know that this store is around the corner. The half loaf at shaws costs about as much as a full loaf at the store (not to mention the freshness). It's a sweet little shop, all the people at the front are super helpful. After a fiasco of cutting my hand the last time I cut a loaf of bread, you can ask them to slice it here. I haven't really tried everything yet but for so far I've enjoyed everything that I've had here. read more

I love bread. LOVE. The lack of fresh bread was one thing I felt was missing from Davis, but now that WPF has arrived, I am thrilled. It's right on my walk home from the T, so I've stopped in a few times to grab a loaf of french bread for dinner or for sandwiches the next day (I often can't resist sampling before I make it home). Every time I visit, the ladies working there manage to persuade me to try their other breads. Every one has been delicious, and there are many to taste. I'm thinking of picking up the chocolate bread (sweet but not cakey, and with chunks of dark chocolate are nestled inside) to have with breakfast this weekend, or perhaps the carrot bread (similar but not quite carrot cake). I compared prices with Whole Foods (the one at Fresh Pond). The French baguette was $.20 more at WPF, but also had fresher tasting bread. Whole Foods doesn't have the same wide variety or ease of access for me, so this is an easy win for WPF in my book. My only complaint? They aren't open at 7am when I walk to the T. I'd love to have fresh rolls for my lunch. read more

I LOVE this place! I was buying the bread at Whole Foods, when I realized I could go directly to the bakery. YUM! The Six Grain & Pumpkin Seed bread, which is my favorite, is thick, hearty and perfect with slabs of melted white cheddar cheese on it -- the pumpkin seeds get crunchier, and it is so goood. My other favorite (which I tried as an offering while there), is the Banana, Pecan, Maple and Brown Sugar. Talk about a bread perfect for French Toast!!! Prices are reasonable for freshly-baked bread ($5/loaf) -- a steal if you think about the small and stale cupcakes next door that are $2.75 apiece. And, there is a parking lot after the small row of stores to park. What a great convenience for good bread. read more

Fresh bread is much tastier than the loaves at your grocery. My latest fave at WPF is the sun-dried tomato with rosemary loaf. When fresh and moist, it is delicious without any topping. On Day 2, I spread chevre in it. Day 3 and it's time for fancy grilled cheese sandwiches. Another reviewer thought the price of $5-$7 was high, but that's what the fancier breads cost. The sun-dried tomato loaf is only $5, and your basic Tuscan wheat, rye, sourdough, and others are $4 or less. read more

We're regulars here. The bread is quite good, and they have this amazing deal ($2 Wednesdays) where you can get this ginormous loaf of sourdough bread that fills up two bags for just $2. If you get there too late they sell out, though. I really like their maple walnut bread and some of their other interesting flavors. They often have samples that you can try. The one downside is that some of their items are overpriced, like their bread puddings and cookies. But they always look so good, and when I do give in and buy a cookie it's always superb. read more

Atkins dieters beware. This store sells Bread, Bread, Bread. I'm not even sure that they bake the bread in the store, I believe they just resell the bread to bread-loving fools like me. So I popped in, tried out their Blueberry bread and purchased a loaf of their Honey Oat which tasted super yummy with the Pumpkin Butter I purchased with it. Also, I put peanut butter on a slice for breakfast and toasted it, and sure enough it's damn tasty bread -- and especially fresh as that they slice it in the store with a crisp outside and soft, fluffy middle. I'm a little sad I didn't grab a loaf of their Mango, Pineapple, Raisin, with Toasted Sesame and Ginger bread, but I figure if they can't do a classic like Honey Oat, how on earth can they do anything else right. So, if you're getting tired of walking into a bakery and being What the Eff Do I Want -- this bread shop narrows it down to the essential deliciousness of life - Breadly Carbs. read more

SEND BREAD! I love When Pigs Fly Bread and I'm so glad they opened up shop in my neigborhood. Go Davis! This location has their finer breads that I had only seen previously at farmer's markets and by finer, I mean AMAZING. It's the kind of bread that you don't need to put spread on because it's that flavorful. They have sweets and savory and yes, chocolate bread so anyone who is a friend to bread should be happy. In addition to top quality product, they have some super friendly staff who are always doling out samples. I just can't say no to WPF. read more

Oh, hello, table of free samples. How can I help you? What? Try every single one of you? Well, if I must... WPF is great because they make breads I wouldn't make myself and throw in just about everything into some of their loaves. $6 is a little high, but you're also not likely to find that kind of strangely delicious loaf with the 3 kinds of dried fruit and 2 kinds of nuts and/or seeds anywhere else. Two things this brick and mortar has going for it that the stalls at the farmers markets don't: 1. Bread pudding and usually one kind of bread the stalls don't have. 2. The loaves haven't been sitting outside all day long, ruining most of the crust (especially of the sweet ones). read more

These people know how to make bread. I could literally eat everything in this store if it were physically possible. They have a good selection of 'classic' breads (sourdough, whole wheat, rye, etc.) and an even better selection of 'artisan' breads (olive!, brown sugar cinnamon! pineapple jalapeno!). I can't even handle how good these breads are. This store is kind of dinky; it's very unassuming from the outside and small inside, but crammed with bread. I've been to the flagship store in Freeport, ME, which is much larger. But really, I'm not going here for the ambiance so it's alright with me. Try this place out if you haven't already! Also: Some of the flavors run out towards the end of the day - so if you're a working adult and can't afford to take the day off to frequent this gem, go first thing on the weekends. Breads range from $0.25 rolls to $6 loaves. read more

This place is GREAT! Someone gave it a -1 for brining bread from Maine everyday but guess what, Maine is local when compared to the US food supply. They absolutely must also be doing their daily route to the local grocery stores who also sell their breads (in that case there is little added carbon). How much of the bread at Star Market is made in New England? Whew, that's off my chest. To the bread! SO GOOD. They have like 20 flavors and you can taste anyhting before you buy. The chocolate bread is really to die for- really!. The sesame rolls are really good. We also enjoyed the spicy scilian bread. They have Mexican flavored bread, apple, the list goes on. The also have jelly and oil. They take credit cards and the lady is sooooo nice. Last time I was there I bought like 4 loaves. You won't regret going in. read more

The amazing bread from this place would break even the most faithful followers of the Atkins. Their breads are flavorful without having the flavors kicking you in the face. Aside from the standard bread types, they also have very creative flavors. I usually get their pumpkin & six grain bread or their rye bread. But I have yet to hit a bread that I didn't enjoy in this store. My absolute favorite part about this store is that they let you sample every bread they have, which is great for a commitment-phobe like me. So my shameless self usually end up sampling at least half of their selection before I buy something. And the people that work here are also very nice. read more

Now, why would a bakery name itself "When Pigs Fly"? Someone told the founder that mom and pop shops specializing in savory and sweet breads were relics of the past. In essence, his dream was more 1950's than 2000's. Thank you for ignoring the naysayers and believing in this concept, because pigs CAN fly! Eating here not only makes your taste buds thank you, but also your conscience since the ingredients are locally sourced. I love supporting this mom and pop, this dream, and my carb cravings at only $6 per loaf. read more

pretty amazing. if this store was around the corner from me, or rather in any reasonable distance (i'm in philly), i would be a gigantic fatty. very friendly counter-woman offering samples of breads. i saw her interact with a mom and young daughter and she was very sweet and offered to let the girl try some bread samples that were not even set out. i sampled: chocolate bread - delicious, tastes like dark chocolate spinach garlic onion - amazing mushroom and olive oil - very very good, i ended up buying this one cinnamon raisin - i bought this one too, slap some butter on it for breakfast! i would definitely spend a ton of money in here. read more

Orange cranberry bread is beyond wonderful. You want it, you need it, it should be a staple all year long . We bought one with the idea of making stuffing from it for thanksgiving but alas, no restraint, we ate the whole thing before hand. Lesson, buy more than one. read more

If you've had When Pigs Fly bread from your local grocery store, you know how good this bread tastes. Imagine getting it fresh at their own store, for half the price. This little store has enough space to fit two or three customers, because two walls are floor to ceiling bread. Lots of different varieties, include three types of sourdough, pretzels, rolls. I haven't tried all the different varieties, but all the ones I've had have been high quality and addictive. $4 for a whole loaf here at the bakery, that's the same price as a half loaf at the grocery store. read more

The area in which I grew up (in Michigan) has lots of great bread bakeries, which does not seem to be the case in Boston, which is I think why everyone seems to think this bread is ohmyallah good. When compared to grocery store bread offerings, this is much better. But because WPF doesn't have a lot of competition their prices are jacked up. The bread is mediocre, the service impeccable, and the idea of samples should be replicated. They do, however, have 3 choices of delicious little bread pudding-like bundts: banana chocolate, lemon blueberry, and chocolate walnut, that are worth the trip. I believe they are new additions as of last summer which feels like it happened about 3 years ago. read more

Love When Pigs Fly. Love the samples that they give out at their Davis location. My favorite is the baby spinach-garlic-onion. It's super flavorful, to the point where I probably repel vampires after I eat a couple of slices (the other thing -- the loaves are pretty flat, so it is a bit difficult to make sandwiches with if they slice the bread for you. I usually eat my bread on the side with my lunch). I'm also a fan of the olive. If I liked sweet breads more than I'd like pastries, I'd probably get the lemonade and carrot cake breads more often. Note that the texture of the bread is pretty moist on the inside and dry on the outside. One time my mom brought six loaves to bring back to her friends...out-of-state. That's right, she lugged them in her suitcase because she too loves When Pigs Fly. read more

I love their apple cinnamon bread - it's chock full of apple chunks (which I tell myself is as healthy as eating fresh fruit as I devour half the loaf). Also, the leftover bread makes the BEST french toast ever. Seriously, try it....you'll never go back to regular bread. Tip: They often have a stand at the Dewey Square Farmer's Market or at the SoWa Open Market, if you don't feel like going all the way to Davis. read more

Far and away a better source of carbs than the NonKickass Cupcakes next door to it, I recommend this place with all the recommendatory powers at my disposal. It took me a little while to warm up to the distinctive, densely-crumbed loaves of When Pigs Fly. I moved to Boston from the NH/VT area, and was used to a different kind of artisanal bread altogether. The Klinger's bread I was used to was more like Iggy's, but I had a hard time finding Iggy's fresh enough for my liking, anywhere. Eventually I relented, and I bought a loaf of the 6 Grain and Pumpkin Seed bread from a Shaw's, toasted me up a slice, and tried it with butter. I liked it. All their loaves are dense, but the 6G&PS was a super-rich, compact condensation of crusteriffic carbyness. Holds molten butter very well, and slurps up egg yolk just fine, thank you. I called myself a fan, and started trying some of their other whole grain supermarket loaves, and became a fan of those. WPF's breads are almost like a rich, hearty cake, the crumb is so dense and moist, but not at all what you'd be tempted call "unrisen". Just dense. Some bread is like that, y'all. When I finally stopped in and visited the Davis Square shop, I was floored to discover that the store (and the website, apparently) is the only place you can get their REALLY awesome breads, e.g., Banana Pecan Maple Brown Sugar, Blueberry Raspberry Lemonade Chocolate Corn Jalapeno Onion and a half dozen other truly kickass varieties. And the nice lady gives you samples. It's a cute shop, with a friendly home kitchen vibe, and lots of yummy spreads you can buy (most of which seem to come from nearby mom-and-pop suppliers), and friendly, helpful staff. If you live in the Davis Square area and you're on way home from the T stop some evening after work, and you think a loaf of bread might be a nice accompaniment for dinner, please do put When Pigs Fly on your itinerary and give it a try. Local bakeries are nice! read more

I LOVE this place!! It's dangerous because whenever I get a loaf from here it's gone within 2 days max. I think once I made it last for 3, but that's only because I bought a bunch of cupcakes the same day at kickass and was already food comatose. The Tomato Florentine tastes like lasagna. YUMMY. That's my favorite so far, although I've tried a few of their other savory breads and they've all been great. Ask for a free sample!!!!!!! The people who work there are super nice and they'll slice the loaves on site for you if you want. When pigs fly is by far my number one destination when I want some straight up carbs. De-licious. read more

Amazing. I've seen the bread at the grocery stores, of course, and I've had it at places like 1369, but I tend to be leery of buying $5 loaves of bread unless I reeeeeally know I'm going to like it. Hence, a visit to the store for some sampling. And a more exotic selection. The two women at the counter were very nice about handing out samples. I'm indecisive at the best of times, and the selection was so excellent that it was hard to narrow it down within reason. Oh my god. The chocolate bread. I'd heard this described as having the richness of a brownie...while still bring an actual loaf if bread. But DAMN was it delicious beyond my wildest dreams. I came seeking sandwich bread, but once I tried the chocolate I had to get that too. $5 a loaf is actually quite good considering how much dessert mileage I can get out of that. I couldn't get more than one brownie for that price at a pastry counter. And then I got a loaf of the six-seed whole grain. Oh, what I won't do for poppy seeds. You get more bang for your buck at the actual bakery-- I think the bread is twice what you get at the grocery store, for the same price. Plus, samples! The jam is awesome too. It's just fruit, pectin, and sugar. They were sampling the Heavenly Jam when I was there, which was superfantasticamazing and, wouldn't you know, I had to get a jar of that too. I definitely exceeded my grad-student grocery budget, but you know what? Too bad. Worth every delicious mouthful. read more

Free samples of delicious bread - sold! LOVE that they have a stand outside the Prudential on Thursdays (during the summer) - much more convenient than heading to the store (for me, anyway). Make sure to get there early (to the store or the stand) - tasty flavors can sell out fast. Strawberry-banana-brown sugar bread = AMAZING toast (can't wait to try it as french toast). Chocolate bread also really good. Wish you had a south-shore location!! read more

I don't usually eat whole loaves of bread in one sitting, but when I do, I eat the Rosemary and Hot Garlic Oil loaves from When Pigs Fly. Rock on, When Pigs Fly. Rock on. read more

I'm a huge fan of these guys. I love their chocolate bread. But so far all their breads have been delicious, and they always have samples or are willing to provide some if you want to try one of their more unique varieties. For convenience sake they offer to slice up most of their loaves for you. read more

Absolutely fantastic bread, and the prices are just slightly higher than what you'd pay for a generic loaf at a grocery store. The ingredient lists are provided right next to each loaf, so you can see that your bread isn't filled with additives or preservatives. This is well worth the extra buck or two in my opinion! I usually go for the 100% whole grain loaf, but when you're looking for a treat there are various savory and sweet breads (such as chocolate bread) that are much more interesting. The cookies certainly aren't the focal point of this bakery, but the triple chocolate salted caramel cookie is ridiculously good. read more

This place is OK, but not the bakery to go to if you're looking for 100% whole grain bread. When I visited the shop, the staff members were unaware of what that meant (warning sign). After reading the ingredients, I identified only one loaf of bread that was 100% and bought it. A piece of advice -- develop a good tasting, fluffy whole grain bread! Just one or two! Anyway, I bought the 100%. Big mistake. It was hard, dense, bran-y, and did not really taste much like bread. There was no softness or fluff. It reminded me of the German pumpernickel bread (Mestemacher) that you can buy packaged in the store. read more

All of their bread is outstanding! I think I've tried every flavor that doesn't have onions. But this review is for their donuts. I am a huge fan of donuts generally, so when my favorite bread shop started offering donuts, I knew I had to try them. The details: Donuts are offered on Saturdays only. This is because they are fresh-made the night before. The donuts are huge and come in a variety of inventive flavors like blueberry lemon, chocolate raspberry, toasted almond and black & white. Taste: they are made with a brioche dough and are baked rather than fried. The result is a yeasty, chewy, and dense donut. It's a little untraditional but delicious. The dough itself is not super sweet, which is a great complement to the toppings. The toppings and flavorings taste like they used fresh ingredients. Cost: $4-$5 per donut, which is a little pricey but the donuts are so large that they can easily be split between 2 people. Definitely worth checking out! read more

The bread is absolutely amazing!! Get the spinch, garlic and onion bread. The store smells perfect and is very welcoming but the people working when I went recently were just OK. Be proud of your product and make recommendations. Especially to people who do not know about what you have to offer. read more

My daughter is huge fan of this place Worth the drive and worth every penny Real Bread is what makes customers regular read more

Getting to try any of the 2 dozen breads plus the few dessertish breads they have that day is a real nice treat. When I'd plan on getting something savory I'd try out something a little sweet and get convinced to buy that bread too. WPF has a good taste and breads are of a certain style which I like, although being in that style they don't get as different from each other as I'd like. But great bread, friendly people offering lots of samples and varieites of WPF you can't find in big stores, more interesting than usual varieties. read more

Dissapointingly sugared pumpernickel bread. Americans suck at black bread, and this is a prime example.

This tiny bread store is the absolute best. Walked over to get bread and soft pretzels for a weekend picnic. I have never seen so many loaves of bread in such a small space! $4 - 6 per loaf, which seems quite inexpensive for bread this good. Hearty and delicious. There are also free samples - one savory and one sweet. I can't begin to describe my feelings toward the soft pretzels, which are chewier than any I've had before (in a good way). read more

When Pigs Fly - Soft Pretzel. - Bakeries Near Me - Somerville, Massachusetts

Anyone who knows me, knows I love bread. I love bread so much that although I rail at my pudgy tummy, I will still eat it (the bread, not the tummy...that would be creepy). So when Susan N. brought me here to buy bread, I told my tummy - honey, I'm on a break, you will have to stay pudgy for now. Where to start? First the atmosphere is clean with minimal tchokes. The staff was incredibly friendly and were practically begging me to taste their bread. They obviously didn't know me. And taste I did! -Potato and Garlic - Hummus and Red Pepper (bought this) - Cranberry Orange and Pistachio - Chocolate Bread (bought this too) - Low Carb Whole Wheat (if I wasn't "on vacation" I would have bought this too) Dude, I probably could have "tasted" all the bread. But I realized that I shouldn't abuse my tummy more than I already have. Definitely coming back here for more bread when I come up to beantown again. read more

Gigantic loaves the size of newborn babies? Yes. Fun and creative flavors? Yes. Pricy? Yes. ADDICTIVE ENOUGH FOR ME TO EAT A LOAF THE SIZE OF MY MIDSECTION? A THOUSAND TIMES YES. There's something about their bread that makes me sneak slices of it throughout the day like a guilty crack addict. I can't resist it. It tempts me through its plastic bag decorated with winged pigs. I gnaw my lip, desperately trying to resist, but as if of their own accord, my fingers undo the twist-tie and I slip out a slice of perfectly chewy, flavorful, crisp-crusted bread. My favorite 'flavors' are the apple bread (tastes like apple pie with a cinnamon sugar topping on the crust and apple pieces inside), a nut and fruit loaf with maple syrup on the crust, the black bean (savory with a tiny bit of heat), and the chocolate (intense cocoa flavor, but not too sweet). Their 'regular' loaves, sour dough, whole wheat, peasant loaves are all quite good too, but their creative flavors take the cake for me. My student budgeted self dies a little at the prospect of paying $6 for a loaf, but since I could easily (and happily) subsist on this bread for days at a time, I'll keep shelling out for it. P.S. Samples of all the breads is just the icing on the cake. Be sure to try a sliver of the bread pudding, perfect for a sweet treat (but possibly too heavy/sugary to buy a whole one). read more

I absolutely love When Pigs Fly. I stopped in again last night to pick up a loaf of savory bread to bake stuffed with cheese, butter, garlic and chives. It went over really well! (With those ingredients, though, you could hardly go awry!) I also adore their chocolate bread and make a point of picking up a loaf whenever I can. Friends are often surprised that the bread I picked up is not rye or pumpernickel, but a delicious, moist chocolate bread. It distinctly does not have the sweetness of cake, which is perfect, because it is bread. It's rich but totally worth eating even if you don't like really sweet sweets. The cocoa in it is delicious, and there are little chunks of chocolate that melt in your mouth throughout. They have a slicer that they'll happily throw your loaves into so you don't have to worry about that. Some of the breads are crumbly and don't slice super well, but they usually let you know in case you worry about that sort of thing. There are always samples of new and tasty breads when I'm there. The latest I tried was a blueberry granola bread, so good! They also take and sell Brown School cards. Okay, now that I've started a stampede for their chocolate bread, I hope they make more so they're not out soon :) Enjoy the bread! read more

I am Carb Girl. When everyone else was doing no carbs, I ate theirs. If I ever get lost in the woods I will have plenty of reserve carbs so as not to starve and waste away. I love WPF. I love the sweet, I love the nutty, the crunchy, the crusty, the coffee, the jam and the nice ladies that work here. Do what you love and love what you do. I bought too much bread (again) and will freeze it until I am ready for more. Love the free samples, love the cute roll the dice for a discount (after 7:30pm). Please don't come to Natick center - I already have to run on the treadmill to make this last trip go away. read more

If I lived next to this place, I'd be in serious trouble... Oh wait, I do! The first time I went here, I had just moved across the street and a group of us were looking for some bread to go with our wine and cheese. We glanced around real quick and didn't see anything we wanted and headed for the door "Would you like to try a sample?" would be the phrase that changed my life forever. We tried the blueberry/raspberry/lemonade, apple cinnamon, olive and a few others I don't remember. Long story short we ended up leaving with 3 loaves of bread. Some say the $4, 5, 6 for a loaf of bread is a little high, but I was actually surprised they were that affordable. Big beautiful loaves jam packed full of creative combos and just baked to perfection. If the bread made with lemonade in lieu of water is available (blueberry/raspberry/lemonade) you may want to invest in a couple loaves. Yes, it's that good. read more

Holy maple banana walnut bread. Is this bread, or manna from the heavens? Don't bother getting a single slice - you need the whole loaf. read more

Fresh bread made and delivered daily from Maine. I'm a fan of the sourdough bread although it has ruined me from ever buying regular supermarket bread. The manager of this location is extremely nice and let me in before opening to buy a loaf before they were open or on the shelf. Sampling is encouraged here and there are so many varieties. I was once here when an older guy was just staring at all the different types of bread with his mouth open and salivating. It was like he was in a candy store for adults. read more

I found this place while watching Phantom Gourmet one Sunday morning, just the excitement of being able to watch Sunday morning television again was great, as I had been working Sundays at the spa for the last year. (When Pigs Fly) had been talked about and it sounded amazing that I just had to go try it out for myself so I jumped up scooped up the BF and off we went. not realizing it was a holiday and there was a major parade going on, it took us at least a half hour to find parking due to every street possible being blocked off. When we finally got there it was well worth it, and a great Sunday as well, we got to see a huuuge parade and right next to (when pigs fly) was my next review I'm about to right. KICK ASS CUPCAKES!! The great assortment of breads is awesome. from a chocolate bread, apple cinnamon , cranberry mango bread, to Italian spiced breads, the place is great, with dipping sauces and evoo. I love havings Sundays off. read more