True Grain - Cowichan Bay

For sourdough lovers, it’s not just good—it’s exceptional: fresh, flavorful, authentically crafted, and deeply rooted in sustainability and community. From the aroma of crusty loaves emerging from the oven to the generous service and passion behind it, every visit feels intentional and memorable.

Friendly service and a huge selection of stone ground flours . Get the focaccia and a loaf of sourdough

What an amazing place for some fresh, hot sourdough bread and a coffee… the stuff good journal entries hope to be.

True grain actually sets the standard for baked goods. Indeed, it is in a league of its own with all its ancient and heritage grains, non gmo and organic everything. The place is literally and actually amazing. The staff on top of all this is consistently friendly. I love it there and go at every opportunity.

A lovely local bakery focused on wonderful baked goods production using natural/simple ingredients. Not really any seating, but the cafe next door is great for that. Some of the best products sell out, and there is always a bit of a lineup to wait through… but worth it and feels the way a bakery should!

What a delightful varied selection of baked goods. We bought some tasty buns and red fife ginger cookies. Yummy! Service was with a smile and very efficient.

Lovely location & super friendly staff. Tried the cinnamon buns & Pain au chocolat. The pain au chocolat was delicious and decadent & flakey -5 star. The cinnamon buns were disappointing they looked not cooked enough and the icing didn’t taste like cream cheese was it a weird batch? May 23 - update/edit Thanks for the reply Abe and yes I do have one cinnamon bun that we froze and I can bring back to check. We had gotten them on Mother's day for a treat. I'll send message via website as suggested.

The bakery has many great baked items. Prices are higher, but I believe you get what you pay for. A sub-euro croissant is guaranteed to be horrible (supermarket). I live in Bordeaux and visit the best bakeries here, so will only compare croissants because that is my test. The things I expect a good croissant to have, this croissant did but not in one category. The outside has a crisp baked shell, there are visible layers that peel apart and you can see, the taste is good and smooth, the inside is fresh and tasty. Perfect. However, the dough is heavier than I expected. Here in France the dough is much lighter, but as a Canadian, I liked this. There was a noticeable extra rich butter taste not found in French ones, for some it would be over the top. For Canada, 5 stars, but it would be 4 étoiles in Bordeaux.