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Gunther's Fine Baking
Categories: Food Bakeries Home Services Bakeries, Home Services [Edit]
4306 17 Ave SECalgary, AB T2A 0T4
(403) 272-0383
- Hours:
Tue-Fri 10 am - 4:30 pm
Sat 9 am - 3 pm
- Price Range:
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5 reviews for Gunther's Fine Baking
5 reviews in English
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Review from Ken S.
Calgary, AB
9/18/2011 ROTD 10/25/2011
Going to Gunther's first thing on a Saturday morning is one of my earliest memories. Heading off with Dad to stop at the bakery, deli and then either Totem or Beaver (there's a name from the past) lumber was a weekly routine.
Aside from a new floor and shelving nothing at Gunther's has changed in the past 30+ years. Smells the same (and oh does it smell good!!!), same line up of amazing bread, buns and sweets and same friendly and efficient staff.
I'm a good 30 minute drive away but Gunther's is one of the few stores I'll make the time to go to since their product is quite simply the best! -
Review from Sapna G.
Calgary, AB
3/4/2010
Gunther's is known around town as not only the 'go to' place for your holiday treats, but the place that carries THE best apple strudel in town.
As IF I wasn't going to test that claim.
Well Yelpers, it's official - yes, they do make THE best apple strudel in town.
Oh but don't worry, they don't ONLY carry apple strudel, and to prove it, I made a list of what graces their shelves:
- Stollen
- Loaves galore (multigrain, oat loaf, whole-grain, etc)
- Buns
- Pretzels
- Buttercream-filled cakes
- Cream rolls
- Cinnamon Rolls
- Macaroons
- Bienenstich
- Puff pastry
- Torte
- Eclaires
- Cookies!!! (In pretty much every shape and flavour my mind could muster up)
And the list goes on and on, but I have to stop here because if I don't, I'll end up caving and that will lead to NO GOOD!
Moral of this review: Gunther's is DA BOMB, so GET THERE. -
Review from Emily T.
Toronto, ON
12/23/2008
So I'm in Calgary for the holidays. I travel to Cowtown during this time of year and fell in love with this city the moment my eyes met the mountains. It's truly breathtaking out here and a nice change of pace from home. As such, being with family before Christmas day warrants a few trips to local shops and I thought I could spruce up my site with some reviews from the west! YEEE HAWW!
So here goes. My first post for this week comes from a small bakery in the South east section of the city called Gunther's.
Very German and very gooood. You will find a very no-frills set up (a pull out table covered with a table cloth and loads of cookies, and a gigantic display case that will make you buy many more things than just the bread on your list).
Gunther's is run by a very friendly German family who bake everything fresh and from scratch. They are open all year round, but it is the holiday bakings that are truly over the top. They make a killer yule log with a butter-cream centre and a sugary top. Just the thought of it makes me want to go to the fridge, and cut out a huge piece as a bedtime snack without a care to the wrath it will cause.
At Gunther's you will also find a number of delicate chocolate treats, cakes, pies and bakery fresh European style rye breads. The prices are very reasonable and the shop is known by many as a staple in their holiday and day-to-day bakery needs. -
Review from Heather M.
Calgary, AB
11/28/2010
This is the best place for Black Forest cake in the city - bar none.
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Review from Jason G.
Calgary, AB
4/15/2010 1 photo
Gunther's Fine Baking is a clean, spacious, "bare bones" bakery on 17th Ave SE. If you get there early enough in the day, they have a diverse selection of standard bakery fare, including buns, tortes, and pastries, which go fast. But what they're renowned for is their Austrian, German, and Swiss style rye bread. So if you're looking for the perfect raw materials to make a sublime pastrami on rye, you've got to get to Gunther's, but don't go the without any green, because it's a cash only operation.
Specialties
Our handcrafted rye and whole grain breads are a favorite with many families, restaurants and hotels.
Images of endless wheat fields of western Canada come to mind when you inhale the hearty aroma of our breads and buns.
