Bad Wolf Bakery & Bistro

Bad Wolf is wonderful! I came in to try it for the first time and the owner made me the most delicious turkey sandwich! The ingredients were so fresh and the mix of flavors were very tasty!
I finished off with an Americano and a strawberry nutmeg scone. So so good!
The owner is so friendly and provides wonderful service. I am coming back and will recommend it to everyone!

Portland has lots of these places — the design and décor is way better than the food. Now Bend has one, too!
Had grilled cheese & ham with apple chutney. Way too much bread. My brother’s stuff was okay but unremarkable, too. Not bad, but not very good, either, and much cuter than it is tasty.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this place. First off, it is a Doctor Who themed restaurant. They could serve dirt and I would eat it happily because this is the best theme ever. But luckily, they don’t serve dirt… they serve REALLY GOOD FOOD!!! We had bread pudding, a bacon maple doughnut, eggs, potatoes, bacon, biscuits, gravy, and so much more! The staff was also super nice and friendly. The only thing I didn’t like was the coffee. But other than that, it was awesome! We will be back for sure!

The best breakfast restaurant in Bend for sure. Amazing benedicts, tasty hashbrowns, hot toddies and awesome bloodies. I would have given the Bad Wolf 5 stars but they won’t serve their obvious special, the Scottish Egg, anymore. Or at least the last few times I’ve been there. I want that egg!

This is my new favorite breakfast place in bend. I loved the ambience and the food was amazing. The build
Your own breakfast option is perfect for the picky eaters in my family. Lots of healthy options. My wife and kids loved it too. Family friendly vibe. My dad had a Bloody Mary and said it was great. I will be coming back regularly.

The staff are friendly and the food is very good. I always order the same thing. breakfast burrito (or tacos) substituting portobello mushrooms for sausage. My husband frequently gets the biscuits and gravy. It’s a cute little place, the only thing I can think to complain about is the service is sometimes a little slow, but it’s not THAT slow.

Looks can be decieving! Walking in this place appeared cute and quaint. It wasn’t packed, but pretty full. The menu looked nice and we ordered breakfast as well as a chocolate chip cookie, cause you know… vacation. We immediately tried the cookie which was stellar, like really good, too bad this didn’t foreshadow what was to come. Then, we waited and waited some more. As a party of four, two dishes came out first, and then we waited and waited some more again. It seemed like there was no urgency to get the remainder of our food out, as we could see the window, and it just sat there for quite some time. When it did come out… no other words — bland, weird, and all lemony (invented that one just for this description).
Biscuits and Gravy: So bland a bottle of pepper couldn’t even make them palatable. Approximately three bites and this one was over. Like really, didn’t even eat any more.
Benedict (2 people had this): Was described as the oddest tasting hollandaise ever. Lemony. And, it was said that they were pretty sure they’d rather eat Denny’s hollandaise.
Breakfast Sandwich: Overall this had to be the most successful, but the lemony kale clashed with the rest of the flavor profile. The scone it came on was flavorless. The bacon was overdone.
It was like they were trying too hard to be trendy. I’d rather just have good food. We were sad, sad tourists after this breakfast.

Wonderful, inviting space and excellent service. Best breakfast in Bend after five days of being here. By far the best pastries in this town. We cannot wait to come back!

Yes, five stars. We Unilocaled this amazing restaurant on our first day visiting Bend and we had breakfast there every day after that. Every meal we had was amazing, fresh, home made and creative. My vision of oatmeal will never be the same, their «baked» oatmeal will warm you and fill you up. The greek yogurt they use on many of their breakfast dishes is delicious. Fresh squeezed OJ, the best coffee and capuccino in town, and a full cocktail bar await you. The biscuits and gravy are the best I’ve ever had. This business is family (father/​daughter) owned and operated with a homey feel. While the atmosphere is not a rustic layout and the location is off the main street, one step inside and the aroma of home made breakfast will bring you home. They serve an awesome eggs benedict every day.
You walk up to the counter to order, then sit down and your food will come fast and hot. Try the maple bacon scone and the coconut macaroons.

I was in Bend on my honeymoon and we stopped in here for some breakfast and loved it. The biscuit sandwich was perfect in texture and flavor. Portions are generous but not overwhelming. I would recommend this place to anyone with a pulse (unless you hate breakfast or brunch, in which I don’t want to associate with you anyways).
Atmosphere is casual but intentional. Service is spectacular. Prices are fair. Menu is awesome. Check it out. Wish we lived closer.
The owners seem like really amazing people. I would love to see this business boom.

I was quite surprised to have the best latte I’ve had since I visited Europe at this little bistro. I just wish they had sugar free options for the flavor syrups.
I didn’t feel too excited about the lunch menu, but that’s more due to my personal picky eating than anything they’ve done wrong. However, I really liked the build your own breakfast option, which really worked for picky me.
All in all, a great place that I’d gladly visit again, and would visit far more often if they got those sugar free syrups for their lattes. ;-)

My boyfriend and I often pick wine bottles by the artwork, and brunch places whenever they have «wolf» in the name, because we collect tiny fake wolves (see profile pic). So that’s how we ended up here a few weekends ago. It’s not a bad wolf, but it’s not the very best wolf either.
The exterior of this place is sort of off-​putting, as if you’re trying to have a relaxing brunch experience on the front steps of a large bank building. The tables are scattered around, and overall the patio could use some cohesiveness.
The counter staff were lovely, friendly and cheerful. This is one of those places where your order at the counter, then have food brought to your table, then clear your table yourself.
Food was pretty good, and portion sizes were generous. We ran into some old friends and all had brunch together, so I got to see a few different dishes. The steak and eggs were a big hit with several people, my boyfriend enjoyed his French toast, and a stack of pancakes across the table didn’t last long. My vegetarian biscuits and gravy was just okay. The biscuits were kind of soggy, and the gravy was pretty bland. I ate a good bit of it just because I was really hungry after chasing my tiny mutant wolf around Smith Rock.
It seems like Bend doesn’t have a whole ton of brunch options. This is a solid one, but does lack in the categories of non-​meat options and ambiance.

Fresh ingredients, friendly staff, great environment and the food was spot on! I love their menu option of breakfast or lunch all day. I had an wonderful Beet Salad that had a nice twist from most places. It includes diced cucumber for extra crunch and the whole salad was served over a little crème fresh. Excellent! My partner had Chicken fried Steak with home fries, gravy and an fried egg sitting on top. He stated that it was very good as well and completely finished the massive plate! Can’t wait to go back.

In the running for the best caramel macchiato in town. Great place if your looking for a little bite.
The owners are all family– and it shows in the love that they show to each other and their customers.
Oh, did I mention this a Dr. Who — themed restaurant? Yeah. Check it out.

What a sweet spot for breakfast on their sunny patio.
I enjoyed the Bananas Foster French Toast and a soy vanilla latte. Both were delicious.
I recommend you share the French toast with a partner as it was a generous portion.
I also tasted the Crash Potatoes and the Eggs Benedict. The Benedict sauce was a little thin but overall, very good. The crash potatoes were seasoned perfectly.

We had seen this restaurant a few times when driving around downtown Bend and on a beautiful day decided to try it out for breakfast. Before walking in we were looking at the other patrons food on their table to see if it looked good. We went up to the counter and looked at the menus and ended up meeting one of the owners, Breezy who was so nice. She suggested a few items for me off of the menu because I did not want to eat meat or eggs. In the end I decided to go with a Vegetarian Burrito that they made up for me. Oh my goodness it was absolutely delicious I could not get enough of it. Everything was freshly made and they decided to put potatoes, sautéed onions, red peppers, kale and many other great vegetables in it. On the side was homemade salsa. We even ended up trying the scone that was made in house but I was not a big fan of it. My friend ordered the Ginger beer and eggs Benedict and he could not stop raving about how delicious it was.
We let Breezy know that we will definitely be back and we will be bringing all of our friends with us and she was so happy to hear that.

Bad Wolf is not good.
I’m almost in disbelief at how bad the service was. The woman at the counter is baffling.
She charged $ 5 for what was clearly listed as a $ 3 juice, and then referred me to a handwritten sign that didn’t have a price when I pointed out the mistake, which she did not offer to correct. My $ 5 juice was tiny and brought to me much much later by another woman.
In addition to the juice, we ordered a scone, a latte, a cold brew, and one breakfast sandwich (right around $ 30 total). She handed us a number and we sat down. We then watched her sell and give away 2 of the 3 existing scones. When the other woman brought the latte, we reminded her about the cold brew (which requires nothing more than pouring) and the scone.
It’s strange to watch the thing you paid for being given away.
We watched her touch people’s food immediately after touching money, and she later tried to give us someone else’s food in spite of the number system and the empty dishes on our table.
The décor leaves a lot to the imagination and it smells odd in there.
The one saving grace of this place is that the food was alright and the coffee was good.

The name comes not from the «Big» of fairy tale fame as you might imagine, but from a British TV show, Dr. Who, where Bad Wolf was a meme used in the very complicated sci-​fi plot. Or so staff there shared when I asked.
This name association is one of several things that are not as one might expect they will be walking in. But it is also one of the oddly intriguing things that will make one think going back to try again is a good idea. We’re eager to do that on our next visit to Bend, this time for eat in and not just take out.
VIBE
Located in the spot last held by Alpenglow Café, the interior is laid out much the same now as then with kitchen straight ahead and seating at tables laid out in the main room. (Mostly standard height chairs — yahoo for that). There is more seating on the walkway outside when weather permits.
The stainless tables and black chairs are spartan in design and unusual paint surrounds the room. This more fits the «Dr Who» origination of Bad Wolf name than the «Big» of fairy tale. (Although interestingly, some of the menu names do reach back to the Fairy Tale for titles.) I liked it.
The aroma was enticing as we walked in. It suggested grilled cheese.
The young woman behind the counter was very friendly. I don’t know if there is table service or not as we took our selections to go.
EATS and LIBATIONS
Although this is billed as a Bakery and Bistro, and we went in looking specifically for the bakery piece, it is more Bistro and Bar. Or that was our take since at around noon on a Saturday the place was nearly empty at the tables and the only items in the bakery case right in front were bread pudding, one cookie and some savory scones.
Since this is a breakfast and lunch only place (it closes at 4:30 I think) and others of the same genre were jumping at that time of day, we expected the same here. To find it nearly empty was a surprise.
To find so few bakery items in a very small display case at a place with Bakery in name was also surprising. Bend is burgeoning with bakeries these days, from Village Baker and associated East Village (both of them my favs), to Sparrow the original and Sparrow in NW Crossing, the delightful Fearless Baking to patisserie Foxtail to La Magie to… (It is hard to fathom how a little town of 80,000 residents can keep all those bakeries afloat. The 2.5 Million visitors a year help I’d guess.) This is an interesting addition to the bakery field, but if you go expecting a full blown bakery like any of the others mentioned, you’ll likely be surprised — and maybe disappointed — by what you find.
Also a surprise, given the operating hours for such a little eatery, to see a full bar set up against one wall. Although we shouldn’t have been surprised, I guess, as these days Bend is awash in alcohol, besotted with booze so it is even at breakfast and lunch places like this and every community function there seems this expectation of adult libations in the mix. (Bend media reports the community is struggling with higher than average numbers of minors consuming alcohol. Gee. I wonder where they’d get the idea.)
We rescued the cookie from its’ solitude and bought a couple of sun dried tomatoes and cheese savory scones to go with dinner at home. All were good but the savory scones were just a tad sweet, another unexpected twist.
The menu was a short one but offered an interesting array of multiple items that sounded intriguing to us. Like salads including sweet potatoes and sandwiches that included chutney. Breakfast and lunch items were both listed and prices seemed reasonable for Bend, ranging from as little as under five bucks for soup to maybe $ 12 for certain breakfast entrees and lunch items. Options listed that should be good ones for everyone, from vegans to vegetarians to omnivores.
THIS N THAT:
1) PARKING: Can sometimes be easier here than other parts of downtown Bend. There is parking down below the restaurant, hike up the stairs, and more parking in the bank lot around the corner.
2) ACCESSIBILITY: If you’re looking for accessible parking, it is in that bank lot and the walkway connects to the restaurant entry. Level in and throughout. Mostly standard height seating. As long as tables and chairs don’t get packed too tightly together, this should be good to go for access for all people.
3) HERE’S A QUESTION: I used the ladies’ and there was a most unusual female figure painted on the inside of the door. Having been a frequent visitor to Alpenglow in its’ day at this location, I don’t remember that painting in the loo. If anyone knows what it is, I’d love to know too.

Bad wolf was a bad choice!
Sadly disappointing. The pics and reviews looked so good we decided to give this place a try. We ordered the biscuit and gravy. The skimpy amount of gravy was not seasoned properly and tasted bland. The biscuits were dried out too and the combination of both was just yuck! My husband went to the counter and asked for Tabasco sauce and the owner brought him Franks Wing sauce. Really???
If you want good biscuit and gravy, go to Palmers.
The eggs Benedict in the photo looks amazing, but that’s not what I received. The hollandaise sauce was practically nonexistent and it was on ham not crispy bacon as shown in a Unilocal photo. My bad… I guess I assumed I would receive «that» visual masterpiece from the Unilocal pics. For a couple more bucks I could’ve had the eggs Benedict at Victoria’s café which is delicious.
The owner seemed very nice but he should be doing «quality-​control» rather than taking orders. Also, he should be checking up on the customer to make sure they’re enjoying their dropped off food. We were never asked. Am I supposed to walk up to the counter again or flag someone down if I need something? Somebody ended up getting a nice tip (from the tip jar) for doing absolutely nothing.
My husband’s Bloody Mary was quite good but the blood orange fresh squeezed juice was pricy and nothing I would order again.
I caught a glimpse of the soup and a salad plate which looked good. I’d like to give them a second chance but I’m fearful of being disappointed TWICE!
Sometimes you only get one chance to do it right! Restaurant prices in Bend are high and I’m so tired of spending good money on mediocre food.
I wish this place all the best and if they are willing to fix a few things, it could be a great place to enjoy breakfast or lunch.

New restaurant in town. They have rolled right into this location with having to do little to no changes to the décor. Too bad because there is potential with a logo as cute as theirs.
Chicken fried steak for me, eggs benedict for my partner. Both had great flavor. The potatoes are nice and crispy, LOVE nice and crispy. And potatoes are served with some sort of caramelized onions that were pretty tasty. Salt and pepper is self-​serve which is a nice way to do it.
Great looking selection of baked goods. I tried the lavender shortbread cookie and it was so-​so, not very «shortbready», more of a sugar cookie. But there was a lot more to choose from and it all looked good.
Seat yourself, order at the counter and bus your table after. The process is not totally intuitive, but staff helps along the way.
There are some logistical issues to work out. For example: 1. the specials are delivered by the owner. Table next to us got to hear the specials, we didn’t. and 2. there is a bar, I’m game for a bloody mary, no menu. There’s a sign that I saw when I was bussing my table that featured bloody mary’s. Not visible from the counter, or where I was sitting. Bar sales are high margin and they are only open until 4pm. Carpe diem.