The Crusty Baker

Annette Wallace

Always has the freshest banquette that we love! Kids love the huge cookies. Always pleasant staff. Happy to see they are starting to have more vegan options. The vegan lentil soup is delicious!

Kris Ruttan

We were looking for a place to meet for lunch and one suggested The Crusty Baker in Kemptville, south of Ottawa, Ontario. Good idea! This place is tiny, but full of good folks, great smells and wonderful food. The menu is on a chalkboard and not memorized because it changes. Soups and sandwiches are unique and served on their house-made breads. We chose the chili, full bodied and flavorful, spiced but not 'hot' and served with it's own loaf of crusty bread. Also, the Italian Job, a sandwich with Genoa sausage, and one other sandwich which used Wilton cheese and ham, both delish! Dessert is the main event here, deep and rich butter tarts in several flavors, echenfunkle (try it for yourself), mincemeat tarts, scones in many flavors (like 'Christmas Tree' with flavors of pine nuts and spruce) cookies, cinnamon pinwheels, and pies sold by the whole pie, either savory or sweet. Check out the freezer - we did and took home a rabbit pot pie and a duck confit pot pie to remember the Crusty Baker by. Thoughtful people, nice service, handicap accessible washroom, and an ever changing stream of customers leaving with bread loaves, pies and sweets. We came late to the feast - Kemptville knows!