Community Loaves

If "locally sourced food" is your love language, then Community Loaves is your soulmate. I stopped by for a quick bite and left plotting how to rearrange my life so I can have breakfast here every morning!For food, I had the everything croissant, which came with a surprise twist: chive cream cheese. It was an extremely pleasant surprise. I paired that little morsel with an iced dirty chai. Not overly sweet, but flavorful enough to make you question why you'd ever settle for less.The outdoor seating was so cute! It's the kind of place where your coffee just tastes better because the vibes are immaculate. And the staff? Absolutely wonderful--so friendly!Community Loaves gets five stars, not because I'm generous, but because they earned every single one. Highly recommend swinging by--but be warned, you might leave obsessed.

I guess I completely forgot to take pictures of the food... but it was still yummy! I had the Apple Spice Sourdough Pancakes and an Avocado toast with an egg on it. The Apple Spice Pancakes were delicious! They had a great amount of apple/pumpkin/spice in them. I love the small apple chunks as well as the pecans. It was topped off with a huge wad of salted butter though, which could have definitely been placed on the side so that it didn't soak through and saturate the center of the pancake. The avocado toast on Rosemary Parmesan break was yummy, but the egg on top was just okay. It was a way too over cooked and because of that, was not that great. I also ordered a chai tea here. Despite asking for it to be as scalding as possible, it was lukewarm and the drink must have been at least 70% just water. I'm not sure if I just caught them on a bad day??The vibes here are great though, because the community so clearly loves them and everyone that works there is very sweet. There definitely could be some improvements.

The way that I can only give this 5 stars is killing me! I would rate this place 10/5 if possible. The staff was so kind that when I came in for starter at the end of a business day, they offered me a pastry I had a cardamom swirl.It's definitely an adorable gem in Murray Hill and the olive + thyme sourdough loaf is the one thing I've eaten 3 days straight. It's quaint, smells delicious and has the best customer service. Can't recommend enough!

I love this little spot! It stays busy and it has limited supplies of certain items but I think that is what makes it soo good. The bread is always fresh and the coffee is always delicious. I most recently had a breakfast sandwich which I would highly recommend! Every pastry I have had has been delicious but the fresh bread is my absolute favorite! Some delicious bread with just a bit of butter toasted, it hits every time!!!

The inside is so cute and the atmosphere is so cozy and welcoming. They also have outdoor seating, which is honestly just a vibe on a great weather day like today.Starting off with the coffee, I tried their seasonal iced Sweet Potato Spice Latte and it was SO yummy!! You could taste the subtle hints of the spice and it wasn't too overwhelmingly sweet. The espresso was also very smooth, not too sour/bitter! (Are we surprised tho??? when is @boldbean espresso not perfection).I also tried the pastries and sandwiches!We couldn't choose just one so we tried the guava and sweet potato pastries! If I'm being completely honest I probably wouldn't get the sweet potato pastry again, but the guava one was an absolute winner!!!

This place offers a casual indoor and outdoor ambiance (in the weather situation when I stopped in, outdoor was the clear favorite). They offer a variety of baked goods to go and prepared food items for those that wish to sit. I saw the option for a white bean and avocado sandwich and was thrilled; you don't need to have some crazy new fake meat product to make a good vegetarian breakfast. I ordered it, and it was a robustly flavored sandwich with pesto inside. Adding a salad, however, was not a great decision. Don't get me wrong, the lettuce was delightfully crisp and the house dressing flavorful, but $5 for a little lettuce and some dressing just isn't worth it. On the other hand, their chai latte was full of all the flavor one could ask for.The bun I took to eat later was sweet and delicious. I might have taken a loaf if the service had been a bit speedier, but I was happy with what I got.

My friend and I had never visited Community Loaves so made a date to have lunch here. You wait "outside" on the porch until you can get inside for the line. They have menus outside so you can decide what you want while you're waiting. The line moves fairly quickly.Up front is a bakery case with lots of goodies for sale. Even though it was fairly early for lunch (11:45) the case was quite empty. She said they sell out quickly, so get here early if you want something specific.We both ordered Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup. It is self-serve for water, silverware, and napkins, which we didn't know, but watched others and figured it out.The inside is quaint, with a hand-painted mural on one wall. Seating is not bad, with small tables. If you have a large group you'll, need to scoot chairs around.The Grilled Cheese was gooey and filled with onion jam. It was toasted well. The tomato soup was not a cream soup, but broth based. It was good but could have used something to spice it up a bit. Tasted like tomatoes in a broth, without much flavor.I was somewhat confused about the 10% service charge they add on your bill. Pretty much everything is self-serve, including bussing your own table. If you need to pay your employees more, then do so and just reflect that in your pricing. I don't expect a service charge when I order at a counter, get my own drinks and silverware, and bus my own table. But that's just my opinion. Menu is quite limited, and if not for the bakery case, can't say I will be back for breakfast and/or lunch.

This place is absolutely a wonderful place to have brunch with your family or friends. It is located in Edgewood, plenty of parking in the morning and probably they can get pretty busy on their rush hour. this place is so cute! when you enter, on the left you will see the counter with all their sweet goods and where you can order. that morning they only have 2 sweet choices which was a butter cream filled cake and chocolate muffins, believe it or not I did not try any of the sweets but I got their strawberry jam and I tried it yesterday and it was sooooo good!!!!!!!! very fresh and the sweetness is not over the top. we ordered Foccacia Egg Sandwich added sausage, Hummus Focaccia Sandwich and added a sausage and their strawberry sourdough pancake as for drinks we have strawberry lemonade and the strawberry latte. ohh my goodness! the food was amazing! The focaccia bread was fresh and soft and the egg and the sausage compliments each other it was good! I did not try the Hummus Focaccia sandwich but it looks amazing too and the pesto that was put on it smells so fresh! my favorite of all was the strawberry sourdough, I can eat that everyday! I don't know what to tell you but if you are thinking of a place to eat, this is a must try place! very cute and they have plenty of seating inside and out! All the staff was very nice too!

That rosemary & garlic is life!!!! Love stopping by and get my bread for the week. Very cutie local spot.

We live right around the corner and I'm soo happy to have a place like this in the neighborhood. They have freshly made items, source all their ingredients (or almost everything) locally, and have the best bread (rosemary garlic is my favorite) and baked goods (I love the morning buns). I always get the lemonade (which is made from scratch) and the lavender latte. The employees are always really patient with my multiple alterations, which I really appreciate! There's indoor and outdoor seating, but we always sit outside. Bonus: you can take your dog there to sit outside, and they can even go inside with you while you order as long as they don't go to the indoor dining room.