Bracken Mountain Bakery

I don’t think they make much money on walk-​ins because the customers seem to be an afterthought. Stopped going after 4 visits.
Baked goods are average and the place is generally uncomfortable. I wonder if the staff knows we can hear them gabbing about their lives…

I don’t live in Brevard anymore and Bracken is one of the main things I miss. It’s possibly my all time favorite afternoon coffee spot. Super charming, centrally located, good for people watching and meeting friends, plus everything they bake is excellent.
I’ll order an iced coffee and ginger molasses cookie and eat it at the table outside. Iced coffee is my drink, I drink a ton of it, and Brackens is my favorite anywhere. It’s pretty strong and dark, but smooth and perfect for adding cream to. The cookies are awesome too. Last time I had a cookie that good it was just out of the oven at my grandma’s house. Bracken coffee + cookie = perfect snack combo happiness.
The Bracken brown bread is nice to take home, makes a good sandwich. Also the pesto Parmesan baguette is special. And grab an almond croissant too while you’re at it. Just remember if you want your choice of breads to get there early, they sell out.

We went late in the day and they were pretty well sold out of everything. I wanted a baguette, but the only one they had was reserved. They did have a whole half baguette. Yeah, a half baguette which I got. I also got some cinnamon rolls. There was not much left. My selections were good, though. An interesting note is that they do encourage people to call in and reserve bakery items.
We never went back because of limited fall hours and also due to the fact that Ingles has such great bread and pastries.
This bakery supplies a large number of the local restaurants in Brevard and the young lady who served us was wonderful with a good sense of humor.

I tried this bakery while visiting family and I can say that if I lived in the area, I’d be fat from this place. EVERYTHING is good! The strawberry Danish was one of the best Danishes I’ve ever had… And I’m Danish. The strawberries were actually real, not the fake jelly type stuff a lot of places use and the pastry was buttery & flakey. I also highly recommend the poppy seed rolls!

Another Brevard treasure. I dashed in for a raspberry scone & brownies. Both were the best I’ve ever tasted! Courteous staff & fast service. Highly recommend to all.

We stopped in just for coffee— but it smelled totally awesome when we walked in– all of the fresh baked goodies were having a party in your nose! We ended up getting a cheese, oregano and garlic striata– whch was absolutely incredible. And a peanut butter chocolate chip cookie– which was also amazing. This place knows what they are doing! Check it out– oh ya– the coffee was good too :) it’s locally roasted. The guy who roasts it for them has a shop right down the road if you want to pick up some local roast. If you’re thinking about stopping in— dooo ittttt you won’t be disappointed!

Great family owned business with some of the freshest and yummiest breads and pastries in town!

Good local bakery, they make a good mocha, and you can’t miss their bread. The only down side is that their plug in for computers and such don’t work. So not good for doing business or homework there if you need to have something plugged in.

DON’T LEAVE WITHOUT A LOAF OF THEIR CINNAMON RAISIN BREAD!!!
I love this bakery. I believe everything is made with organic ingredients. I always stop in for an almond croissant, cookie, bracken whole wheat bread (awesome toasted) and a loaf of cinnamon raisin. YOU WON“T BE DISAPPOINTED! I feed all of my guests their breads and they all stop on their way home to take bread home as a gift to their neighbors. The owners are local and the quality is outstanding. My fav bakery anywhere! They also have bread doggy bones for $ 1 by the register that they make. My lab loves them!

I’ve been searching for the perfect croissant and I finally found it here. Crunchy, light, puffy, and not greasy. Wow! The staff is friendly too.

VIBE: Popular small bakery and coffee shop run by local family. Have a few tables and and take out.
ORDER THE: Chai tea and take home a loaf of whole wheat walnut bread. Don’t go late in the day for bakery items, when sold out for the day, it is gone.

Love! Amazing bread, scones, cookies etc. my favourite breads are the olive and the striata. The peanut butter chocolate cookie and raspberry scibes are the best. Now when will they make bagles and focaccia???

This is clearly a popular place in town. On Saturday morning, the door revolves open and shut with regulars –and tourists– stopping in for a cup of joe and a croissant, danish or scone. On this particular weekend, we popped into this charming store and sampled a plethora of goodies: a blackberry scone, a butter croissant, a cinnamon walnut croissant, and a bleu cheese flatbread with pecans and onions. We also took home a loaf of country wheat bread that they kindly sliced for us.
Everything was generously large, ridiculously cheap, extremely delicious, and of course, served with a smile. This bakery is a must-​try if you are ever in downtown Brevard.

Even tho it might seem a bit touristy right next to Rocky’s Grill and Soda Shop and just down the street from the White Squirrel Shoppe, BMB is totally worth a stop if you haven’t been here yet. For us, it was a weekend in the mountains with the kiddo and our chi-​wiener planning the hike up to Looking Glass Rock. What better way to start off the morning than carbo-​loading on a blackberry scone, a country loaf, a croissant, a cinnamon croissant, and a blue cheese-​pecan flat bread?
Our take, the croissants are nice and buttery with that crispy flakey texture on the outside. Their scones are a firmer version than I’m used to having, but moist on the inside and powdered in sugar on the outside. The flatbread we ordered had a heaping portion of blue-​cheese and the loaf was a bit more sourdough-​like than we expected («country loaf»), but still tasty. The best part was that all of the servings were ginormous and the price was extremely reasonable — i.e., $ 1.50 for a palm sized scone, ~$ 2.50 (??) for the flatbread that served us well for 2 meals, and a huge loaf of bread that survived the rest of the trip for $ 4.
It’s a no frills bakery with seating inside (8ish tables) and outside (only 2 tables). The lines to the front look intimidating, but service and the register keep things moving fast. They do sell coffee, but if carbo-​loading is your preference, you’ll have plenty to choose from. Just get here early, b/​c when they sell out, they’re gone — we got the last blackerry scone! Besides the items we sampled, they also have baguettes, cookies, danishes, etc. If you purchase a loaf of bread, they’ll slice it on request with their fancy automagic bread slicer.
No free wifi, but super friendly staff and an awesome product. If you’re not staying local, parking can be a bit of a chore in this small town, but there are plenty of spaces across the street or down on Main and Broad Sts.
5 solid stars!

It’s the ingredients and the patience. Plus they know their ovens.