Raymond’s Sourdough Bread

How convenient to have this awesome bread fresh and ready to go every day! Love this place

1st time customer. Nice and clean bread shop with fair price. Bread is tasty. Customer service can be better. Both women were sitting down and talking on their phone when we walked in. No greeting no nothing. They need to learn to acknowledge customers better even during "down" times.

**Update since the owner's comments re: Costco bought and resold**The way the danishes, muffins, pastries are displayed (on baking trays, with hand-written labels) made me presume they were house baked so I was surprised to learn they are from Costco. Sorry for misunderstanding what I felt was suggestive visual merchandising! The employee also told me they were indeed homemade. Per the owner, ONLY the danishes and muffins are Costco - does that mean the Streudl I saw wasn't? In any case, minus the slightly strange non-bread-items situation, the actual breads are nice and warm.**Previously**I love that Raymond's opened nearby. I usually have to drive to Backhouse and was pleased to have a closer and much more economically priced fresh bakery option. That said, my husband noticed while the bread might be fresh, the danishes, muffins, and pastries are Costco Biz Center-bought and resold to appear as though baked on site. Probably why the other reviewer ended up with dry bear claws and why the store owner couldn't keep consistent items on the shelf! Costco probably didn't have danishes and so Raymond's had to take their bear claws instead.

5 stars for the friendly staff, very reasonable prices, freshly baked warm sourdough bread and our past experiences with the round almond Danish. 2 stars for the most recent almond Danishes. We're not sure what happened to the round almond Danish we love, but in our latest visit, they were missing from the display case and replaced with what looked like bear claws. When I asked about it, the employee seemed certain that they were the same almond Danishes. So, we gave them a try and were very disappointed (much drier, more flaky, much less almond paste compared to the round almond Danishes in the past).We hope to see the round almond Danishes in future visits.

This review is for the bread ONLY. I have not had the opportunity to try any of the baked goods nor the frozen section; however, the fresh daily made bread is definitely worth the trip!Location: Conveniently on el Camino a couple minutes off the highway exit. Super convenient and extremely easy to get to!Bread: If you get there early enough, you can feel the warmth of the freshly made bread! The warm sourdough is extravagant and perfect for spreads, cheeses, or soups. They also had other breads such as baguettes and dutch crunch which are perfect for fresh sandwiches!

I was super excited when I found out Raymond is opening a store in San Mateo as it's been a very long time when I had their sourdough and cinnamon raisin bread! Last weekend, I finally got the time to visit the shop. It's a very big and bright store front. Much nicer than their original store. We bought a sourdough baguette (it's fresh out of the oven. It's so hot that my hubby could hardly hold it. ) and the cinnamon raisin bread. Both are not as good as I remember. Will try the round loaf next time. Hope it's better than the baguette.

Apparently, you can get their bread at Piazza's, but might as well cut out the middle man!I came around 10 AM, and the bread was still warm! I got a four serving small sourdough and ate 1/3 on the walk back to my car, 1/3 for brunch, and 1/3 for snack. The bread was baked perfectly with a crunchy top, chewy bread inside with the perfect amount of tang and crunchy bottom. I also got an almond Danish. I'm not usually a fan of the gloppy cherry jammy stuff in danishes, but this almond Danish just hit. The texture was almost more like a croissant, and the filling was a marzipan-sort. They had plenty of bread, three types of danishes, and four types of muffins.It's going to be hard not to be a weekly visitor! PSA (parking service announcement): There did happen to be parking directly in front, but it can be stressful to park on El Camino. The walk there from residential parking feels long, but the walk back munching on bread feels short, LOL.

Super spacious bakery that just opened two weeks ago! It is so clean and bright inside. Parking is easy and the staff is super friendly. Prices are super affordable especially considering the area (see pictures!). I tried a loaf of sourdough and it was perfectly moist, crusty, and sour. The most impressive thing was how hot the bread was. The smell of continuously freshly baked bread was amazing :) I also bought some par baked loaves to bring home and bake. I will definitely be back.

This bakery and bread have been long-standing favorites here in the Bay Area. I am excited about the fact that they're on Madison and El Camino in San Mateo. I love their sliced sourdough, cinnamon bread, dinner rolls bake in a pinch for a weekday meal. The Dutch crunch along with sweet and sourdough baguettes are amazing! You won't get home before taking a bite! Because they don't use preservatives, the baguettes tend to get dry unless you put them in a brown bag and/or a freezer bag. They're perfect for the days event or meal. You can't go wrong with the product that Raymond's bakery provides. Nadia will help you find what you are seeking if you have questions....service with a smile!

I drove by and decided to check out this bakery. The appearance is clean and bright... However, for a not busy store , the staffs were more interesting in looking at their phone than explaining their products and greeting customers ...... Bread quality is just a bit above local supermarket bakery level ... nothing compare to Josey bakery, the Mill in San Francisco