Delphina's Bakery

I saw an ad on Craigslist for free sourdough bread: "We are running tests for a new product and have tons of leftovers. Product is an organic sourdough. Has been uncovered overnight. Would be good free feed for a farm animals. Delphina's Bakery in NE PDX. Pickup only."

I called in to inquire if there was any left, and your employee Emily answered the phone. She was incredibly rude. She said she couldn't give me any information because she allegedly knew nothing about the ad and proceeded to talk over me to give me corporate's number. She then proceeded to tell me I'd need to come check in person if there was any bread left if I wanted to know because there was "no way for her to check, " which doesn't make logical sense to me. I was perfectly cordial and polite asking about the bread, but for some reason she was very short with me and practically hung up on me! If this could be addressed, that would be great. It really makes your company look bad, and leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

Hmmm...My experience bears zero resemblance to the previous 3 reviewers'. On the suggestion of Gretchen W., we met here today pre-JRT dog-walk. It was clean, efficient, friendly...there were not a lot of the bells 'n whistles that seem popular right now. This is an old fashioned high quality bakery, and I like the straight forward approach. I enjoyed a cherry gallette very much. The pastry was flaky, buttery, crisp. There was just the right amount of sugar crystals sprinkled on top. Yep. Real sugar. Not stevia, not honey, not some sort of substitute! The cherries inside the gallette were sweet, but not cloying. I liked this a lot, and especially enjoyed it with my white peony tea. It was a terrific combination. While there I took advantage of the opportunity to purchase a tasty loaf of fresh bread. The pastry, tea, & loaf of bread set me back a walloping $7.95.

It was fun to be introduced to another fine local business, have a fun coffee date with a new friend, and see a part of PDX I am not familiar with. Win:win all 'round! I'll be back!

I've been to this place in the past for some buttery, crispy and flaky chocolate croissants - and yes they are to die for. But I visited Delphina's yesterday in search of something more savory and filling.

They let me order a sandwich the way I wanted - wonderfully tender and salty corned beef; fresh lettuce, tomato and cucumber; Dijon mustard, mayo, and sweet garlic aoili - all nestled lovingly inside Dephina's own French baguette.

I said GOD-DAMN!! Where have you been all my life?? Probably the best sandwich I've ever had in the PDX, and it cost me $6.00.

Screw Jared, I'm goin to Delphina's

I may be biased, as this place is right down the road from my house, but DAMN: it is TASTY in there! The prices seem Portland-normal to me (it's cheaper than Whole Foods, but more expensive than Safeway). They serve Illy coffee (which, while not as awesome as Stumptown, still is quite respectable), have lovely friendly staff, and freakin' delicious baked goods. My basic test of a good bakery is whether the place makes almond croissants with a decent almond filling baked in rather than being added after baking (lazy bakeries make all their croissants the same, then cut open a few and slap some almond filling in post-bake). Delphina's gets a gold star (and a sparkly unicorn sticker!) for their pan au chocolate and almond croissants that are made the tasty way.

If you hang around for a bit, too, you might get lucky and get some free scones. Or check out their day old rack, where sometimes soft challah bread begs to be taken home with you.

Also, their breakfast paninis? YUM.

Yum yum yum! I stopped by for breakfast and got lunch to take home as well and it was all really good. The mocha I got was good (still way better than anything I have found on the east coast), marionberry cream cheese danish was to die for and the grilled veggie panini with chevre - amazing.

It's a bakery, so I would expect excellent pastries, which I was not disappointed. The sandwich however, really good. Grilled onions, zuchini, peppers, eggplant in balsamic vinegar and chevre, I believe on Sourdough and grilled - loved it. A little to much balsamic but really that's not an issue.

Think next time I will get some of their artisan bread as well.

I used to deliver bread for Delphinas bakery back in the 1990's. Great bread and good people!

I was sick so the BF drove to Delphinas to get me a sandwhich and soup.

I had the tomatoe Gorgonzola soup that ws amazing! Perfect mix of creamy richness with chunky tomatoe.

I also ordered the rebuen which was beyong good. Better than my moms. So yeah. Pretty good.

So now that it has been over a year and a half since my last review (and with the encouragement of the management at Delphina's) I tried it again today at lunchtime. I am very pleased at the changes Delphina's has made. There is a new design to the interior/ counter area which has a better flow and the staff are much more attentive than before.

I was kindly greeted at the counter as were the folks ahead of me. The gal behind the counter was very patient as my husband and I pondered the abundant sandwich selections. We placed our order and sat in a pleasantly clean area that was highlighted by a good selection of music.

As soon as our sandwiches came out, we went from pleased to impressed. I had the Salami and Chevre egg sandwich which was fantastic and the husband had one of the best grilled cheese sandwiches I have tasted this side of the Grilled Cheese Grill.

If you live in the neighborhood, there is no reason for you not to go here on a regular basis and if you live in the nearby area, it is a great place to check out when passing through.

Sad to say since this is my neighborhood bakery; but its nothing special. They are hit & miss with coffee & pastries.

The bread is similar to what you can get at any grocery store. But its a local owned business so its important to support it.

A group buy brought me here for our first time, but it won't be our last. We each had a sandwich, got a loaf of bread, and about 5 pastries which we're still sampling through. The rosemary bread helped make their sandwich even more delicious. I can't wait to get a loaf.

The loaf of bread we bought went great with homeade lasagna for dinner, and I'm planning our next 4 meals around it, it was that good. I will try and recreate one of their sandwiches at home.

I'm not a big pastry/sweets person, and I'm usually dissapointed when I go try the popular bakeries. This is my new favorite, I enjoyed everything. The peaches and cream danish was not too sweet, and a delicious treat I will dream about, but reluctantly shared with my husband who was as pleased as I was.

The chocolate and almond croissants were really good, and I very much enjoyed the mini lemon scone for breakfast. He also loved his coffee cake for breakfast.

I'm glad they're so close to my mom's house, because I will definitely make many more trips here for peaches and cream dream danishes and to try more of their goods.