New Bakery Does One Thing Very Well

New Bakery Does One Thing Very Well

by Dave Davis
(Steveston, BC Canada)

I'm not much of a bread eater, but was saying hello to Nick, of Romania Country Bread, a rustic bakery with pine facade and interior with just one product: Whole wheat, 4 lb loaves of bread. Nick kindly offered me a free loaf, which I took home to try out with some homemade soup and other goodies around the house.

Nick bakes his bread in a wood-fired oven... Yes, wood-fired! Looks like a giant bee hive. Nick sells whole loaves for $10 and half-loaves for $5.

Well, I'm on my second loaf and all I can say is... yummy! I'm really enjoying Nick's bread, and if you like unadulterated bread with some body to it, I think you will, too. Romania Country Bread is on Moncton Street near 2nd Avenue. Can't miss it. Just look for an all natural pine facade and the scent of wood smoke in the air.

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New Bakery Does One Thing Very Well

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Dec 03, 2008
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Finally bread with the taste of real bread at Romania Country Bread
by: K.

This bakery is in the village of Stevston on Moncton Street and makes the best bread I have tasted in Canada. It's baked in real brick oven built by owner Nik.

The flavors and smell of the fresh-baked bread dominate the street. I would recommend going and having a taste of his bread, it's unlike those we buy in the stores.

Nik is also a very unique person, with a very warm and welcoming personality, and very interesting views on just about everything.

Oct 17, 2007
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Yes... worth the visit
by: Anonymous

Nick... really interesting guy. Good product, worth going out of your way for and evidently people do just this, since whenever I walk by there is a constant parade of people from all over going in and out, including one unnamed billionaire and lots of celebs... but he doesn't care about that, he cares about everyone equally.

I've had the pleasure to sit on one of the barrels in front of the bakery and talk with him. Vancouverites, slow down and make the time to absorb some old-world atmosphere and enjoy his savoir faire, you'll feel better than you did before meeting Nick and his howling dog Mickey, who you'll have to step over to get into the shop. Just look at the dog and loudly command him to "speak" and watch what happens.

Apr 07, 2009
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Not worth it
by: Vancouver Resident

The place was certainly very interesting - lots of wood and a huge oven, and one kind of bread. Kind of empty and maybe a bit eerie. Being curious, we decided to walk in anyway. The "no photographs" sign should have tipped us off about the unfriendly service we were about to get.

Since we couldn't see any prices displayed, we asked how much a small loaf of bread cost. We had sticker shock when the owner told us $5. Then he became a pushy salesman and started going on about why his artisan bread was worth so much. Feeling a bit intimidated, we decided to buy the bread instead of walking out and having him yell at us.

The bread was indeed better than your average bread and had that artisan texture and a nice smell, but it tasted kind of bland. At $5 for a small loaf and $10 for a regular sized one, it's just not worth it. We're not impressed. The Safeway artisan breads taste better and cost less.

Jun 24, 2010
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The "deal"
by: Anonymous

The price for a bread loaf written on the wall is $10. The person working there tells you that after 5 pm he always sells it at half the price ($5). When you go back in a few days after 5 pm to get the deal, he tells you that today it is $10 because it's sunny. He is quite arrogant about it and he sells at the price he feel likes to whom he feels like, and plays games. When the bread goes on sale, it should be officially posted on the wall to replace the regular $10. That is a proper business practice for anyone in business.

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