Grain D’or Bakery

Empty bakery, but it’s vallco. It’s very small, but I like small empty bakeries. First time and it was the best! I ordered the tomato mozerella with roasted tomatoes on baguette, but got french bread instead. No big since it was still delicious. Bread wasn’t stale nor too chewy, but fresh toasted a little… perfect texture for my taste.
It was a little under $ 7 (don’t think there was tax) and made pretty fast, but the sandwich itself didn’t fill me up. You can see the savory and sweet breads in the glass display and the bread loaves on the shelf behind the counter. I recommend this place if you don’t want to spend much at all and have little time. Only thing is, the sandwich itself may not be filling for you. It’s near the tatami buffet closer to the sears area if you plan on eating there and I think this place is partners with anderson bakery since the bag I got had anderson bakery printed on it. cards accepted!

This café is the perfect reprieve after a long day of shopping with a lovely style sitting area to sip tea & coffee with a fresh delicious treat. We ordered the maple bread and éclair. Both were Excellent!
How exciting to see this classic bakery still here after 40 years! The sweet smell of fresh baked bread still greets customers when they walk in, as well as the unique glass display case full of delicacies, and of course a friendly baker. Bakeries like this are hard to find. Grain D’ore has pleased many people over the years. I hope it will continue to thrive for a long time.

This is a cute little bakery and one of the few lasting businesses in vallco shopping mall, deservingly so!
I love their veggie feast (minus cheese and mayo) — it’s a triple layered sandwich with avocado, alfalfa sprouts, tomatoes, cucumbers and mustard, with a side of pickle. It’s delicious and refreshing!
The bread is freshly baked every single day. The multigrain bread in particular is to DIE for. Even snacking on a plain slice is quite a treat.
They also have excellent walnut & cranberry bread. I’ve finished at least half a loaf of this all by myself — it’s too good.
The staff is nice!
The reason for 4 stars instead of 5 is because they once messed up my order, but other than that, I love this place!

The old women that helped us with our order was lovely. She was very polite and she gave my husband good amount of salad. She also have us all the samples. Very kind lady. I wish I got her name.

Mmm cheese Danish. Wanting to snack on something sweet after a salty lunch. Was in the area for a meeting and decided to get a snack while early. Cheese Danish with raspberry? Even better. At 3pm there is no one around and getting in and out is a breeze

This place is inside the mall in Cupertino. My mom loves it so when I was on my way to visit my family with my boyfriend we decided to pop in here to get some coffee and food. I got a cream cheese and raspberry Danish, and it was amazing. So flaky and just perfect. Coffee was decent, and the lady working was so nice. I will have to get a sandwich here next time, I think I’ve gotten one here before but it was years ago so I’ll have to get another to refresh my memory!

I like Andersen Bakery and buy Baguette so often. Grain D’or is a affiliate bakery so I expected the same bugette. However, what I got today was old, different taste bugette. It’s totally different from fresh one… I’m so disappointed. I will never buy baguette again here.

Yum! Tried the vegetable feast sandwich and it was very good. Very fresh and very fulfilling. I will start coming here more often.

A little slow on the sandwiches, but the bread is fresh and delicious! Try a cream cheese walnut roll! Amazing.

I came here today for a quick bite before a movie. I love it when I find cute little hole in the wall joints that make me happy to be there. This place was pretty dead so I was a bit hesitant to go in but it was convenient and easy. The lady who helped us was super sweet and helpful. She reminded me of a nice asian mommy. I got the turkey avocado and Swiss sandwich that was pretty good and the butternut squash soup was was ok.
This is what gives this place a 4. My friends were just sitting and talking and this nice lady just gave us a free pastry on the house and she cut it in three for us. It reminded me of my mom when she’s entertaining guests. I felt welcomed and happy to be there. You don’t get service like this anymore.

Staff is super friendly and sweet! Turkey avocado with swiss is VERY good! They always give you a pickle, which is awesome. She also threw in a raisin twist!!! One of my favorite places to get a quick and delicious lunch. ;D

I work at the vallco mall, which sometimes sucks bc it’s super dead and there’s not much attraction going on. Any who, I always went to subway to get the sandwiches I love bc it’s healthy, affordable, and pretty damn good. This bakery was suggested by a co worker and I decided to give it a shot. The first sandwich I tried was the chicken & avocado on ciabatta bread and added Swiss cheese. After this first try, I never went back to subway again (well the one at vallco). And the fact that they give you pickles!!! Oh my Jesus! Pickles are my jam!!! I never change my mind about which sandwich I’m going to get. I tried the BBQ chicken, which was delicious, but I’d rather enjoy my chicken & avocado. I love it!!!

Our favorites are their Apple Raisin Bread, The Rustic French Loaf, Cinnamon Bread and honestly… never have been disappointed with anything we’ve eaten from here. The staff is very friendly and helpful. We’re glad this bakery has remained here for years, with all the decline at this mall (very sad)!

Regularly come here when I’m playing Magic next door. I always get one of their sandwiches, and I’m never disappointed. Service is a bit slow, but I’m never in a rush so I don’t mind. One of the workers recognizes me as a regular and offers friendly conversation.

Great for pre-​movie pastry stop.
My sister and I have made somewhat of a tradition for ourselves coming to this bakery before our early morning movie. Their loaves look nice and fresh and their pastry selection is formidable for a bakery in the not-​so-​otherwise-​busy Vallco fashion park.
They’ve got soups that I am tempted to try.
The chocolate croissant is generous enough with the chocolate leaving the sweet tooth satisfied.
Recommend for avid movie goers.

This bakery offers a variety of scrumptious European-​style breads, pastries, sandwiches, and cakes. The turkey swiss & avocado sandwich and the cappuccino cream cake are especially good.
In addition to the fresh, all-​natural (no preservatives), and tasty baked goods, this place also has delightfully courteous employees and fairly reasonable prices. We will be back for sure.

If you find yourself hungry while you’re at Vallco (which should only be for Victoria’s Secret or AMC, seriously this «mall» is so dead) this would be your only option.
The only thing I’ve tried from here is the turkey avocado sandwich is pretty decent. It comes on a croissant with pesto mayo that is actually pretty good (I’m not usually a pesto person).They perhaps could give you a little more avocado but all in all it’s a-​ok!

It just can’t get better than this. This place is like one of those bakeries you’d see in fairytale movies — and the bread tastes like it too.
I used to come here since I was a kid on the weekends after iceskating practice. We used to order the focaccia bread, but they have discountinued it long since. No big — they’ve got plenty of other goods.
Every time I hit the mall or go to the movies, I ditch the popcorn and stop here for a bite. I usually order Pisano bread (tastes like pizza), International Cheese, Jalapeño and Cheese, or the Pesto bread. These breads cost $ 3.50 each, and is pretty much a meal itself.
They have plenty of pastries and other breads that are pretty inexpensive and delicious. You can even buy loaves of bread to take home.
Last time we went, my friends jumbled up their order and somehow through the end of it, the owner gave us a free Jalapeño and Cheese — weird because my friends never put up a fight; they just politely asked about their order. They are reaaaaaally nice and it seems that customer service isn’t a joke to them.
Ambiance: OK so basically you can smell the store from far away, and it would be surprising if it didn’t lure ya in. The place is cute and there are tables to sit in, and I think some kind of calm music playing on.
All in all, this is one of the places I’m gonna miss when I’m outta Cupertino.

In many places, if you want a decent loaf of bread or some pastries, there are three primary options where you can go and get your fix. You can go to a national chain like Panera, go to a local bakeshop, or the supermarket. In the Bay Area, there’s a fourth option: Grain D’or/Andersen Bakery.
Thankfully, every Andersen or Grain D’or Bakery I’ve been to has not disappointed me yet. Perhaps it’s because they bake fresh products daily. Maybe it’s the fact that getting your own cup of cold water is somewhat easy at these locations. For me, it’s the bread that they bake. At this location, I ordered the multi-​grain bread (and had it sliced too). It turned out to be quite tasty and somewhat savory, especially after I toasted some slices at home. The prices were OK when I went there (around Feb. 2011), but thanks to the increasing cost of grain and other commodities, I’m pretty sure it’s a little higher now.
So, if you are looking for tasty bread, go to Grain D’or (or Andersen Bakery, depending on the location).

I came here in the afternoon (around 3pm on a Monday) to get some pastries before the AMC movie, and the selection was very limited. There was only about 5 things in the display case, which looked really odd. There was only 1 or 2 loaves of each type of bread.
I decided to purchase 1 Pizano and 1 Pesto bread roll for $ 3.25 each. Since the cheese looked cold, I asked for it to get toasted. The cashier told me that they don’t have a toaster, but only a microwave! I was really confused that a bakery doesn’t have a toaster.lol. I wanted the bread and cheese warm, so I said ok to the microwave.
The cashier sliced the breads and tossed them into a paper bag. She then threw the bag into the microwave for 30 seconds.
The bread was warm, but not toasted the way I wanted.lol.
The pesto bread roll was delicious. I noticed there was a lot of olive oil, since it was dripping from each slice. There was a decent amount of pesto though.
Overall, the bread here is good. Customers should not expect a wide selection of items when they come here.