Grateful Bread Cafe & Bakery

Very friendly. We had the curry chicken salad, tuna melt, egg salad sandwich and pepperoni pizza. All were fabulous. We ordered the large curry salad, it erred on the small side, not enough to share. A wonderful stop.

The atmosphere and the concept is great. While I didn’t eat there, the food all looked great at least as far as what I saw other people eating.
However, the service was horrible. Awful. I have to believe that the owner of the establishment simply cannot be aware of how rude her front staff is. My wife and I walked in there one morning simply for coffee and were greeted as if we were inconveniences to the girl working at the front. We were technically tourists (even though I have been going to Bigfork and the area for over 35 years) and were treated as inconvenient visitors.
Additionally, my family had purchased coffee/​catering service for a memorial service being held for a family member in nearby Ferndale. When my wife came to return the equipment that my family had certainly paid handsomely to borrow/​rent — no one even bothered to come out to help her carry it back into the store or barely acknowledge her presence at all. They all stood around and stared at her like she was once again just an inconvenient tourist.
I am not quite sure if the Grateful Bread’s core business excludes serving and being courteous to tourists… but I am quite sure that the very existence of the establishment is heavily dependent upon them — the entire village of Bigfork is.
I recommend that people simply take their business up the road and around the corner about 500 yards into the village to another bakery/​café and bypass this place until they can figure out the importance of service with a smile and making the customer feel as if they matter instead of an inconvenience. Service is the key to any establishment like this regardless of the quality of the product they are serving.

What a nice little place, with surprisingly inventive takes on traditional fare. First of all their chile relleno quiche? What a great idea, delicious and not spicy. The mulligatawny soup, on the other hand, was actually a really well made curry, which let me tell you I did not expect at a cute little bakery like this! Add on some homemade peasant bread toast and iced tea, and the result was a lunch far more delicious than I had ever bargained for.

We stopped for a quick lunch. I only wish I could eat there a few more times. So many things to try. It was a bit on the pricey side to my dad…8.50 for a sandwich? That being said it was a large sandwich and we were both full after eating. I don’t mind paying a bit more for great food and enough food. I topped off my meal with a peanut butter cookie-​awesome! The place was crazy busy so we took ours to go. They also serve it with potato chips.

My hubby Loooovvvvves the «Philly Cheese Steak Sandwich»!! I can’t keep him away from that place! Owners very nice, sweet waitresses, and awesome customers.

Visiting from California we stopped into this bakery for a snack. Everything we tried was excellent. It tasted fresh and everything is made from scratch. We tried the almond cream cheese danish, pumpkin cookie, gingersnap cookie, pull apart muffin and everything was excellent. If you’re driving by you must stop in to this cute bakery!

Oh, man, this place is GOOD. We were on a road trip to Montana from Seattle and stayed in Bigfork for a few days. We got morning coffee at Gourmet Galley and asked them if they recommended any other places for similar food. (Maybe not organic, but homemade, fresh, etc.) The people at Galley recommended Grateful Bread which I had seen during Unilocal search but what I saw on Unilocal hadn’t left much of an impression. I was wrong. So very wrong.
From the outside it looks like a little hole in the wall, but the inside is pretty bustling and cozy. The staff is WONDERFUL and the displays of baked goods… OH MY. Jackpot. Our first afternoon there, I got the quiche of the day — Chile Relleno (with a little side of salsa/​sauce and sour cream and shredded cheddar!) I had to get a cinnamon pull apart to go, and husband got a sandwich (it was the Chubby-​something, we forget the exact name, but he said it was GREAT.) Not expecting much, I got a latte also and it was surprisingly decent.
We rushed back over the next morning for breakfast before heading home. I got the chile relleno quiche again (almost wanted to get two slices), more coffee, and LOTS of baked goods for the road and to take to family at home. Cinnamon roll (these are my weakness), some chocolate granola bar things, huckleberry cheese danishes, and a big loaf of their hobo bread. I have never had hobo bread before and man did I feel like crying when we finished it up, days later. The hobo bread is possibly the best bread I’ve ever had. It’s soft and chewy — crispy on the outside when you toast it, and has great flavor. GET THE HOBO BREAD if you go here. Seriously.
This place is an amazing find, I will make a point to swing by if we’re in the area again, no doubt.

Best place in Bigfork for lunch. Never have had anything bad here it is all amazing! You get good portions for prices. My favorite are the apple Danishes

The food was great! The service was a little lacking. The water was in a large beverage server, but i had to ask for ice for the water, lemons. in a café, I expect to be able to serve myself. I think a to go order would’ve been better, since the food was really good.

Stopped by for breakfast on the way to Glacier National Park. Charming café is tucked into the shopping center with Harvest Foods and we missed it on our first pass. However, it was worth the hunt once we found it! The café is tiny indoors (6 tables) but has ample outdoor seating. Ambience is charming but you’re really here for the food and baked goodies which don’t disappoint. Our breakfast burrito and Jack-​on-​a-​bean-​stack (like a deconstructed black bean burrito) were hot, fresh and delicious. I’m a tea drinker and was pleased with the broad selection of good quality teas. Most impressive was the amazing array of fresh-​baked goods – breads, scones (with fresh-​picked huckleberries), Danishes, sweet rolls, cookies. Wow and Yum! As if you needed more reason to visit, free wi-​fi.

Yum! Breakfast burrito! Yum! Jack on the Bean Stack! Yum! Fresh ingredients, friendly service! yum!

Great spot to grab coffee and breakfast. I had an Americano and jack on the bean stalk. It was a flour tortilla with a veggie patty under two eggs over easy. This was covered with guacamole, red sauce and sour cream.
Great breakfast that hit the spot, not to heavy but you will definitely not leave hungry!

Got the chicken curry wrap… First off took almost 45 minutes to get, saw people coming in and out getting there food after ordering, don’t know if they forgot or what. But if your going to go don’t get the wrap nothing special thought it was going to be the best thing ever for how long they took but I was utterly disappointed. On a positive note the atmosphere was chill and my cousins meal looked good.

3.5 stars. We have been here twice for lunch when visiting Bigfork. There are hits and misses. The pizza is very nice, with a hearty wheat crust generously dusted with cornmeal, crispy and topped with an excellent quality/​quantity of cheese. I’d definitely return Grateful Bread in the future, and stick to a large pizza to feed the whole family on the cheap. The sandwiches are ok. The bread kind of falls apart on you, and the meats are your standard grocery deli counter fare. My oriental chicken salad was fine; very crisp and a nice dressing, but I wasn’t a fan of the chicken. It had no seasoning and didn’t look very appetizing. The atmosphere is not good — it’s WAY too dark! They need to add lights! That being said, next time we’re in Bigfork, we will not hesitate to return here… for the pizza.

Saturday morning brought an early wake up and no desire for our usual healthy breakfast. Thus, this morning call for a visit here for something sweet and gooey. I dropped in here, but there was nothing in the case. After a moment of panic, I asked what was in the kitchen or in the oven. I was told cinnamon rolls would be available shortly. I waited and was richly rewarded for my patience. I brought them to the house and Rebecca and I enjoyed them with a bit of bacon and good coffee. A warm cinnamon roll in the morning is a bit of heaven. This one, this morning, was warm, gooey, sweet and wonderful. Can only do this once a visit, but it was worth it. Dreaming of one for next year.

Cute little café, but the service was sadly lacking the morning we went in. Just wanted to order a couple of drinks and a pastry to go and the woman who greeted us just seemed annoyed by us being there and we simply felt awkward taking our time to figure out what to order. Also only 2 of about 8 listed smoothies were actually available that day but she didn’t mention this until we tried to order what wasn’t available… And I had to ask to have my cinnamon roll heated to take w me which seems like something you would just offer in the first place. Not trying to be super nit-​picky but just didn’t get the best customer service vibe here. Smoothies and food were okay.

great little place with quality breakfast and lunch.
large selection of sandwiches and obviously their bread is very good.

Ate here several times during our Montana honeymoon vacation. We loved the food the first time and had to keep coming back. Their breakfast sandwiches were excellent. They have a good choice of different kinds of breads to get, and the peasant bread we tried was surprisingly delicious. The breakfast burrito was also great.
We picked up breakfast here a few times before heading out to Glacier Park and the food was exactly what we needed to get through a day of hiking, filling and tasty.
We tried a couple pastries as well and those were baked perfectly. All their baked goods looked incredible and if our trip had been longer I would have tried them all.
The one minor drawback was there was a long wait time a few times we were in there. I think they are rearranging the restaurant and cashier system so that probably has a lot to do with it. Otherwise, the service was great. Very friendly and polite.

I enjoy picking up fresh pastries to DIE for when i’m going to a friends house who I want to fatten up. Seriously, their breads and pastries are so rich and delicious that I gain 5 pounds just looking at them! Their sandwhich wraps are a staple on my healthy diet and I like their chicken blue salad the best, but the veggie wrap is also a really great lunch. Try them all! I’ll read your reviews.

Sandwiches/​Wraps — Amazing, Soups — Amazing, Breakfast Burrito — Outstanding!