Old Country Bakery

Great bakery! First of all the prices for the bread are great and they have a wonderful variety of European styles (Armenian, German etc). We went with a dense multigrain German style of bread (the triangle). Some of the bread was still warm. The sweets are also well-​priced. We only bought a couple of cookies for the kids because we had a bunch of dessert at home. The bread was wonderful and we can’t wait to come back to try their pastries and more bread.

I can’t believe that I haven’t reviewed this place. I am IN LOVE! They do not use peanuts (check for yourself) so are safe for my family. I love the cakes, they are not as sweet as American bakeries, the flavors are complex — honey cake and caramel lovers are favorites, as is the Puri, some kind of Georgian (?) bread — it’s a circle — and it’s so light and wonderful. They have so many cakes we are on our way to try them all and have loved everything. At the counter there are these fruit/​cobleresce things — sometimes apple, apricot, pear… ALL good. Saturdays they have beef, cabbage and potatoe peroshkys — really good. The cakes with cherry and strawberry filling are wonderful. Oh and Armenian sweet bread — heaven.

Initially when we step into this little room we don’t like how it looks, it’s so small and hot and not well-​decorated. The pastries are somehow pricy, but we use
certificate so it’s fine. To our surprise, the bread and pastry taste really good, my family like all of them; the tiramisu is much better than restaurants. If you are like me who doesn’t like American sweets being too sweet, this place is good to try. Maybe sometime later I’ll come back early in the day to try other kinds of bread since there are only a few left when I step in

DO NOT COME HERE FOR THE Unilocal $ 5 for $ 10 DEAL. I bought this deal on Unilocal after hearing such good things about the bakery. However, when we went to pick up our pastries that were PREPAID BY Unilocal the cashier told us that we only get $ 5 off our purchase. That made NO SENSE to me since WE ALREADY PAID ON Unilocal. We weren’t bringing in a coupon and that’s what they treated us like we were doing. I walked away feeling very cheated.

This place is awesome. I ordered the cake for my friend’s birthday, they take custom orders the design was amazing, the cake was very delicious. The woman that works behind the counter very professional and lovely. There is no words to describe the cakes and pastries they have. This is THE BEST bakery in Bellevue

Omg, the best bakery ever!!! You can get freshly baked bread and pastry. My favorite are rum balls and Matnakash. Definitely recommend it!!!

Ordered few things from here for my sons birthday. Cupcakes were dry and cookies were not as tasty. They are pricey for sure and I was better off baking the cakes and cookies myself. I was disappointed as everything looked amazing and it matched my theme however wasn’t tasty. We never have left over cakes and cookies at our event but this was the first time. I don’t think I will be trying them again.

Yummy Armenian bread. I strongly recommend the rum balls. Friendly staff.

Tigran and his family make the most delicious GATA and BARBARI — even BETTER than we ate while in Armenia!
AND THEY SHIP TO ALASKA!!!
Unbelievably accommodating and professional.
Tigran’s kindness and accessibility really help us out up here because we rarely have ample lead-​time for some of our «drop-​in» international guests. I just e-​mail Tigran and he ships my fresh order out immediately! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
What a rare and special gem of a bakery! We are blessed!
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SE Alaska

All the reviews are great. As one reviewer said… «Come here for a fresh loaf of Persian bread, nice and simple; just flour, salt and a handful of sesame seeds.» Yes, just ask the lady or gentleman if there is a fresher bread and it will be brought to you from the back.
We cut ours in strips of one inch and toast them. Add butter, olive oil, or whatever your hearts content and enjoy the taste of this delicious bread.
What will make it a 5 stars? If they opened everyday and after 7pm.

The bakery smelled real good when we walked in. They put a twist on their pastries, their neopolitan is not your typical neopolitan. They had a cappacino cupcake mousse which was delicious. They also had a walnut coconut cake which you won’t find anywhere else.
The Unilocal app has a coupon for 50% off one pastry.

Pastries tastes good and cake decoration is also nice but the owner tells you different/​increased rates for same cakes everytime you go, as for monthly birthdays I have to visit bakeries often.

The Old Country Bakery is an absolutely wonderful place to work with! We live on the East Coast and wanted a cake to be delivered to our son at his workplace on his birthday. The Old Country Bakery went above and beyond the call of duty and made a gorgeous chocolate cake that my son and his coworkers said was delicious! They delivered as promised even though it was difficult to find the building he works in. They even sent us a picture of the cake via email since we couldn’t be there! I would totally recommend them! Thank you Old Country Bakery!

I heard about this bakery from co workers. They were do excited to tell me about the fresh Persian bread which I did try. It was fresh and tasty. The pastry case was full but not sure how long the cakes and pastries have been in the case. I did try a couple of pastries. The Napoleons did not taste fresh so this is why I’m giving a low review. I expect fresh when visiting a bakery. I plan to come back for their bread but probably not for the pastry case.
I plan to visit a few more times to update this review.

Great pastry and bread! Taste is authentic and prices are amazing! Love their Napoleons and Nazooks! Also love their challah and almond swirl! Will definitely go back to try more pastries next time!

great place with amazing pastries! If you are in town and want to experience real European baked goods this is the place to be. Clean environment, very tasty, and best of a nice people. The prices are also great!

We have been customers of Old Country Bakery for as long as we can remember. I’m there at least on weekly basis and I am very satisfied with each visit. I always feel welcomed and appreciated when I’m there regardless of the purchase and the person helping me. Good customer service aside their fresh warm breads, great choice of delicious sweets cakes and more make it hard to keep a good diet. Would recommend OCB to anyone and have been sending people over for years with all good feedbacks, thanks guys.

Authentic bakery that is a bit unusual. I got a taste of their Napolean cake at work, and finally had to track down where to get it. TOTALLY LOVED IT! It’s NOT that sweet and quite delicious. Seems to be phyllo layers with sweetened whipped cream in between. (not sweet pastry cream but real whipped cream that’s been lightly sweetened). I loved it, the crunch and the creaminess, but I can see why some people might not, if they’re expected a super sweet, creamy regular cake.
Anyways, thumbs up for a delicious cake. We tried some of their other delicacies too — quite yummy! We’ll be back!

I am sorry some Unilocalers had bad experience here. I think it is all about expectations.
Do not expect your usual bakery with nice creamy birthday cakes, go to a Japanese bakery.
Do not expect soft buttery croissants, go to a French bakery.
Come here for a fresh loaf of Persian bread, nice and simple; just floor, salt and a handful of sesame seeds.
Ask the lady if she has fresher bread and she will bring you a loaf from the back.
If you know what to do with it, try the thin bread sheets also. You can wrap them with some meat and salad inside, much better than corn tortillas imo.

I think that most people are aware of the Crossroads Mall in Bellevue and some may know that there is a row of businesses including a Gamestop in a separate building on the right hand side of the center.
But do you know about the strip mall on the side street above that building? There you will find an odd assortment of businesses including a hot pot restaurant, a teriyaki joint and Domino’s (yes, it is odd). A small gym and an Armenian grocery neighbor Old Country which specializes in European baked goods.
From the outside, it would appear that the store would be closed due to being dimly lighted. But the open sign makes you want to head in. The store itself is small. There are three racks of goodies, mostly breads as well as a display case full of cakes (whole and slices) and pastries.
This is not your traditional bakery. If you want this, head down the block to The French Bakery. Here you will find items like challah which is made with raisins and Armenian sweet bread called gata ($ 3.99) which I have seen before at Uwajimaya made by a non-​local bakery. The gata here seemed a bit hard when I felt it, but I heated it up in the microwave and it was just like new. The filling inside is very interesting. Kind of tasted like the filling in a pineapple bun.
I saw a number of cakes here at decent prices. The chocolate Napoleon ($ 2) I got was good sized and cheap too. The quality was okay. The crust could have been a little flakier. Service is fine, contrary to the first reviewer’s experience. Overall, Old Country is a welcome alternative over traditional Euro bakeries. Hooray for bakery diversity.