Love Heart’s Bakery

I stopped by for lunch today, not having been since they formally took over Chowderhead’s. It’s very much, with lots of tempting items. I had the turkey panini with pesto and mozzarella. The sandwich was apparently made ahead of time, so they kindly picked off the tomato for me. The sandwich held up very well over the two additional stops to get home, and was tasty. At $ 6.50, not a bad price in this area. I wish I worked nearby; it would be fun place to stop in for lunch regularly! It’s decorated with a personal touch, on the eclectic side, and I feel like I’ll see something new every time I go in. All the salt and pepper shakers are different, I loved the pigs!
For the fans for the former Chowederheads, the New England Clam Chowder is still there, along with a few other varieties of soup.
They have a lot of vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-​free options in their food and bakery items. Tonight I’m trying their homemade Oreos for dessert.

From great baked goods to awesome fresh salads, soups, wraps, and more– this place rocks!

Stumbled upon this little bakery on our trip back home to MA. The food was really fresh and service was quick. We both ordered breakfast sandwiches & the quality of the english muffin & bagel that they were served on was really impressive. I was also really impressed with the variety of menu options for their lunch service. A nice variety of vegan & gluten free options. Would definitely stop again during a future trip!

I love this place and go as often as I can. I disagree with what another Unilocaler said about portion size vs. price. In fact, I’m a big guy and I think it’s one of the few lunch places in the area I consistently come away with a full stomach for under $ 10.
The salads are good (the chicken salads can be dry) but the strength of the place is its soups and baked goods, which are extraordinary. The bakery always has something sweet to eat even if you’re gluten free, vegetarian or vegan. (I had vegan birthday cake recently that was out of this world.) And the soup shop puts together amazing and creative soups — always on offer are their NE Clam Chowder and Not-​Quite-​Redhead Chili and also a vegetarian chili I think. But then in addition, multiple soup specials rotate daily… these could be anything from traditional soups like muligatawny and avgolemeno to experimental concoctions like white bean rosemary or sausage kale soup. There’s always gluten free, vegetarian and vegan soup options available, and cold soups in the summer.
The atmosphere is a little bit of controlled chaos, which is charming. If you eat in on a crowded day you may find yourself elbow to elbow with strangers — or even sharing a table with someone you don’t know. (But new friends are a good thing, right?) The staff are friendly and love to talk about what makes their food so good. The charm of the place elevates it from a good soup shop and bakery to a dose of gustatory therapy in the middle of a rough work day… and nudges my 4 stars to 5.

I’m local to the area & as a mom of a crew team member, I’m at Litchfield Town Beach daily so I’m rooting for this place. Food is very good and as a vegetarian, I really appreciate the variety of fresh options. Of the dozen times I’ve been to Love Hearts I’ve had several experiences of curt service similar to a previous Unilocaler — work on the warmth ladies, I WANT to recommend you to my friends!
To Love Hearts credit, they donated two beautiful trays of delicious cookies to our local high school graduation which was very generous.
The prices are a touch high for the portion size, I agree. But my family owns a food production company and the public may not be aware of recent wholesale spikes across the board in the industry — we are talking 200% increases in six months, so I can relate. But… Do something to offset those price pinches — make customers enjoy the visit so much, they don’t mind the cost!
Finally, the space is very clean & cute. I’ll continue to patronize in the hopes that these honest reviews make a difference.

My Mandarin chicken salad was just ok, the dressing was too oily and there wasn’t enough acidity or flavour to it. There were barley any oranges or almonds in it. The portion size for what you pay is silly. Tiny little salad, which is more like a side salad then a meal. The person behind the counter at the deli was not very friendly and seemed annoyed by my questions of what was in the salad since there were no descriptions. She asked if my order was to go and I said no, she clearly wasn’t listening to me, since she packed up my salad to go and asked me if I needed utensils. The store wasn’t busy so it’s not like she was overwhelmed with customers, maybe you need to be a regular to get service with a smile, because the customer before and after me seemed to be treated a little nicer.
The ladies behind the counter at the coffee area were very nice and friendly.

Positively one of my favorite places! I frequent there almost every day. The gluten-​free muffins, homemade baked goods, omelets, and fresh salads and soups are the best.

My wife and I were out driving around the Litchfield hills this past weekend and stumbled across this bakery. They were just about the close for the day, but we were able to grab a few things out their case. Everything we got was fantasitic. We lived near Amish country in Pennsylvania for years and got hooked on good homemade pretzles. The one’s from Love Heart’s are fantasic. We also had a fantastic molasses cookie and a great peanut butter vanilla cupcake. I get the feeling the everything here is top notch.
The bakery is attached to a small café. The café is closed on Sundays, but we were able to grab some delicous cajun shrimp salad from the café side to make ourselves feel not as guity for overloading on treats. If you are out cruising on the weekend and want a quick lunch or something for your sweet tooth, you should make it a point to find this place.