The Denver Bread Company

Went here on the advice of some coworkers. Ok, I understand that bread is an art form and takes years to master. It is not the f*****g Mona Lisa! $ 9.00 for a loaf of bread that wasn’t great. The owner must be really proud of their bread.
If you want much better bread at fair prices go to Trompeau Bakery. They are much friendlier too. If you are going to charge me $ 9.00 for a loaf of bread you can at least smile and be pleasant. I think the guy that was taking my order was the owner.
It’s apparent that the owner doesn’t care about the Unilocal reviews because he never responds to the complaints about the prices. Stay away from this money hungry bakery!

Great bread, especially the multigrain loaf — excellent for sandwiches, toast, or on its own. Not impressed with the cookies, though, especially for the price.

Went in to get bread and left with two bags of cookies. The chocolate tarragon was good and the chocolate chili awesome.

This place has earned 5 stars by being consistently great for 20 years. Nobody comes close to their quality and we have made repeated trips here over the years to buy their breads and cookies.

The bread was just ok. The cookies were good, but not remarkably great. Very expensive for what it is. The counter service has been downright rude more often than not (I have given them 3 chances). Go somewhere cheaper and friendlier.

Yes, this place is a little pricey. Yes, you can lighten your wallet a decent amount on a couple loafs of bread. But it is totally worth it.
Delicious, fresh, amazing breads, each and every time I have ever been here, multiple dozens of times over the years.
No one does it better.

$ 9.00 for a loaf of bread? What is it, the Jesus kind that keeps replenishing itself to feed the masses?
Plus, the boule was heavy, leaden, no fluffy bubbles. Their quality has gone down as their prices have gone up. I suppose they have to come up with their rent somehow, but that will never again be my problem or concern. It’s called being priced out, people. You can’t pass on exorbitant rents to your customers by way of overcharging them. They will stop coming.

Solid handmade bread. Lots of variety, and nice folks.
We always pick up a couple of loaves when we are in the Highlands area.
Takes cash only…

My girlfriend insisted going French for Halloween and offering guests wine and a baguette. Well, I’m the type to refuse if I can’t bring good bread. The Denver Bread Co was the nearby option, so we stopped in.
I ended up ordering the laundry loaf. I liked the length, the feel and flour dusted look. The party guests seemed to enjoy my choice. We also sampled some delicious cookies, but passed on them due to cost.
Overall, I think this is a good option for bread purchasing if I’m in the Highlands again for such purposes.

I went here with high expectations and was sorely disappointed. Maybe having lived in Berkeley and lived off Acme bread has spoiled me but the boule had a poor crumb (did not hold together), a tough, not crunchy crust, not much flavor, and too much flour on the outside. Bought the bread at 10am when the shop opened but the bread already tasted stale. Cost was $ 9. One of my kids, who is a bread gourmet, said the bread was better was King Sooper! We ended up using the bread for open grilled cheese sandwiches to disguise the lack of flavor.
Also bought a roll with a dusting of cinnamon and sugar on top — definitely not worth the $ 3.
For $ 12 I could have bought 3 wonderful loaves in a good bakery. I wish this bakery good luck — they are going to need it.

As someone who has both worked in a bread bakery and lived on both coasts, where bread is naturally better, the bread here is disappointing at best. Thin crust with little crunch, poor inside texture and consistency, seemed as though the dough had been kept at the wrong temperature while rising. Colorado bread is never exceptional but this was a sad loaf.
In addition, the attitude from the staff was a bit off putting to begin with, being treated like an idiot from the start isn’t particularly pleasant. I’d rather at least be treated as an equal to begin and be allowed to prove my idiocy otherwise.
I know bread, I understand how it degrades… I understand how to keep the crust best. First of all it isn’t in a plastic grocery store bag, please at least offer paper bags which are best for french bread that will be eaten shortly. And all around better for everyone.
Also, I know the slicing french loaves hastens their drying out, degrading etc, but any bakery worth anything should own a freaking bread slicer, I mean honestly you want to charge what you are and refuse to slice the bread since it isn’t what best for it? Who are you serving here the breads higher purpose or a customer?
Overall, not the worst bread, but nothing worth the effort, I was a bit hungover and just wanted some awesome bread to make club sandwiches with, and had been told that I must try this spot.
Will not ever again.

This is a super nice, legit bakery, something which is sadly not common these days. Excellent quality and selection, but expensive. They don’t accept credit cards! I never have cash, but just so happened to have a little when I went in for a couple of scones at $ 3/​each. One was literally half the size of the other, which was a drag at that price. They were, however, flipping delicious! I would have purchased more but they lost my business by not accepting credit cards. It’s a false economy to save 2.7% on transaction fees when you could increase each sale by 25−100%.

$ 9 for a boulle? Really? Please mark your prices. We walked away with a purchase that chaffed because it was «in the bag» … Would have rather selected something else, inside our budget for treats.

Bought bread and 3 cookies… for $ 15. I’m not usually one to gripe about price (lived in NYC and SF), but there are times when I feel like I’m being had — and this is one of them. When denver prices are higher than significantly more expensive cities, something’s awry. The bread and cookies were just OK as well — if it was better perhaps I’d toss another star. And bring cash — no cards accepted (really??)

$ 7 for a loaf of wheat sourdough.
I’m all about fresh baked bread. A good warm slice with some homemade butter can make most problems disappear (disclaimer: I cannot be held responsible when said problems don’t actually disappear). But for $ 7? The best breads in France are still only $ 4 USD. Oh, the struggle. And 4 small shortbread cookies are $ 8? I can’t even …
All that said, you can get a lot of sandwiches, toasts, or pumpkin butter on a whole loaf of bread. It’s good bread, but it’s not the most amazing bread I’ve had.

«Meh. I’ve experienced better.»
Exactly how I feel about this place. Was craving cookies today, and being Sunday, every place was either closed or shut down early. 7 $ for 3 cookies. There should be an option where you can choose to buy 1 cookie. Cash only. Not much of a selection.
Willing to try the bread sometime… it did look good.

Thank you Denver Bread Company. For the quality and the price is spot-​on. The wheat sourdough is darn good.
Strange that there are so few real bread shops in this town. Hmmm I guess Denver loves cheap supermarket wonder bread. Denverites will buy SUV after SUV (at a premium too) but won’t spend another $ 1 or $ 2 on bread. Nice.
be warned, CASH only.
one RECOMMENDATION… WHY the PLASTIC bags!!! Could you pls switch to paper or waxed paper bags for the bread. The plastic bags might be just as green (in terms of total Co2 produced) but when the flour rubs off the bread and coats the inside of bag it gives the impression that the bread is swimming in petrol-​chemical dust. Yuck!

Bread, bread, bread sigh. How I love thee. Denver Bread Co sure has some tasty one’s. They offer generous samples so be sure to ask. The Rosemary baugette is great to enjoy with some smoked fish and cream cheese. Most recently picked up a loaf of romano cheese flavored bread. Great with pesto. Each loaf cost $ 2.50 which I think is a reasonable price for a freshly baked loaf with some pizazz. Warning! CASH ONLY! Don’t bring too little and leave disappointed.

Denver Bread Company saved us on Christmas Eve. All we wanted to do was get a post-​workout bloody mary and it turned into a multiple drink brunch affair preventing us from getting home and baking bread in time for dinner at the parents’ house at 5. Oops. The idea of going to Whole Foods the day before a holiday sounded like a nightmare so we looked this place up and gave them a call. Open until 5… score.
Upon walking in, there are racks and racks of bread and it can be a little overwhelming. Luckily, there was a giant rosemary and goat cheese focaccia drizzled with olive oil on the counter (I was planning on making rosemary focaccia in the first place) for $ 10 and it was still warm. Sold.
This thing was seriously huge. It worked for the dinner of 11 people and we were able to take half home and eat on it for the rest of the week.
They also have cookie samples! This place will be one of the first I think of the next time I’m in a pinch.

Things I love about this place:
–Smells like bread in there. Understandably, that’s a pretty low bar for a bakery to hit, but I love that smell more than anything, so appreciation is due.
–Solid bread. We had their multigrain and it makes phenomenal toast, and it has been fresh for three days and counting.
–Great service and they’re all about samples. Hallelujah.
Things I don’t love about this place:
–Prices are STEEEEEEP. You pay dearly for your pleasures.
If I may soapbox for a second, I don’t like when bakeries turn bread into some kind of deluxe, boutique item. It’s bread. The beauty of bread is its universal appeal, its timeless, economy-​proof goodness, and its daily importance. I love bread for the comforting weight of a loaf in your hand, and for the beauty it brings to all meals. I love bakeries that understand that bread is for everyone, and therefore should be– on principle– at a price point where everyone can participate.
When a loaf of bread is so expensive that it actually, physically hurts to buy it, you lose a vital piece of the bakery experience.
Whew, ok, so now that that’s over, you should still buy bread here, because it is only one of two places I have found in Denver who do bread well.
WATCH OUT– they only take cash or checks!