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Mighty Fine Bakehouse & Cafe Serving mighty fine pastries, lunch, and drinks to the Ottawa valley.

HEADS UP: CLOSED THURSDAY THIS WEEK (Oct 15)Heyheyhey we hope everyone had an excellent weekend (long or short) — big TH...
10/14/2026

HEADS UP: CLOSED THURSDAY THIS WEEK (Oct 15)

Heyheyhey we hope everyone had an excellent weekend (long or short) — big THANK YOU to everyone who patiently stood in line! I hope you met someone new or were able to catch up with acquaintances.

Some notes about holidays:

We really wish we had the ability to do quick pick ups, I promise I have spent hours thinking about how we could move a wall or window to accommodate preorders or prepayments to reduce wait times. The best I could come up with was using the kitchen door, but of course it’s a fire exit and it would really slow down baking and production.

We would love to implement a pick up times, I think we even tried it a few years ago, but schedules change last minute and honestly most people showed up when they felt like it, ignoring their time slot, and while some kindly msged us if their schedule had changed, we had to then add monitoring messages to an already busy day.

While things went fairly well this year, we (ME, it was me) missed a few orders and we had to throw things together at the last minute — we ended up using almost every ounce of the 11 turkeys we’d purchased. I have a strict order system, however being an owner I’m needed to answer questions or attend to things, which means the system can break down if I get distracted 🫠

I’ve been pushing for Graham and I to have NO CHATS hats which we wear when NO CHATS may be had, or else systems fail and children cry. Maybe Someday. A different plan is in the works to create failsafes 👍🏻

Let’s not dwell on the past, let’s move on and agree this week potato chips are a vegetable and leeks and apples are in season so they are going in everything.

Have a wonderful day!

Happy Thursday!Last week I spelled Thursday wrong on the menu 👍🏻 it’s been fixed.I also forgot to change the ingredients...
10/08/2026

Happy Thursday!

Last week I spelled Thursday wrong on the menu 👍🏻 it’s been fixed.

I also forgot to change the ingredients in the salad 👍🏻 that has also been fixed.

This week we have a Turkey “Club” wherein the quotations indicate it’s a non-traditional sort of club.

Pulled Chicken, Brie Cheese, Bacon Jam (not sweet we promise), greens, sliced tomato, herbed aioli, sourdough. The look could be better, we acknowledge this. Flavour wise it tastes like a club but a bit better and certainly not dry (why Clubs so dry??).

Soup is a rerun of Browned Butter Butternut because yall bought it all last time and we didn’t have any for the freezer.

Check out the flowers from Terramor Farm 🤩 they are gorgeous. Just try to not buy some, I dare you.

Hello! Happy turkey week!I managed to make the menus larger, huzzah!** Tonight is the cut-off for Meal orders.We will ta...
10/06/2026

Hello! Happy turkey week!

I managed to make the menus larger, huzzah!

** Tonight is the cut-off for Meal orders.
We will take dessert orders until Thursday evening.

Please note, while the rotating bread schedule is listed here, the breads being made *this week* are at the bottom.

Breads are a hot commodity leading up to Turkey Day, especially country white so it’s best to order ahead. We can only make 90 loaves a day. If you need many loaves and can order over a few days, please do so (let’s not be greedy).

WALK-IN BREAD - we can only bake 15 loaves an hour. We put most of the preordered breads aside first, then walk-in breads are available as they come out of the oven. We always have breads for walk-ins when we open, but sometimes it can take until 11am or noon to get all the breads baked. Typically, if we are baking at capacity, the last load comes out as late as 1pm so we often have breads available until we close (and then day-olds for the next morning).

What I mean to say is 11am maybe not a great time to pick up bread, but after 1pm is probably a great time. Last week we had nothing when we were busy before lunch, but had 20 loaves leftover at the end of the day on thurs and fri. I won’t stop making bread, but lots of day olds makes me want to stop 😂😂

Messages and emails this week may receive longer response times as we prioritize our production — its just Graham and myself on orders, but we also make all the breads, croissants, special desserts, and Turkey Dinners (with a bit of help, but our team is usually focusing on the everyday things).

Thanks, and have a wonderful day!

Hello!I hope you had an excellent weekend.Did you buy a cheesecake last week? If you did please reach out — we discovere...
09/29/2026

Hello!
I hope you had an excellent weekend.

Did you buy a cheesecake last week? If you did please reach out — we discovered too late they didn’t have any sugar so the flavour and texture was significantly compromised. Our apologies! Thankfully these mistakes rarely happen. We are happy to replace the cheesecake or do a refund.

This week is all about cozy foods. Cozy sandwich (Butter Chicken), cozy soup (Dahl), cozy…mushroom quiche 🤷🏻‍♀️

Boston Cream Eclairs are back and I’m taking a break from flan in favour of the lovely Dacquoise cake - a sophisticated but accessible European style layer cake made with almonds instead of wheat. Every time I make it I wonder why I don’t make it more often.

Hours Adjustment?
After Turkey Day, we are considering reducing our Thursday-Friday hours to 8:30-3pm. This is a selfish act, as our limited space forces us to use the shop after we have closed. We believe closing earlier will help tremendously, our goal is to finish work before 7pm (we work roughly 5:30am - 9pm on average) to avoid burnout.

If this does help, and we are able, we may open earlier in the spring (8am). I’ve been monitoring the sales between 3-4pm for a few years and while the average has increased, it’s never been more than 3%, and the shop itself is usually empty, which helps restocking and cleaning but not production.

We’ve always seen it as being accommodating since we have shorter service hours than is common, but artisanal baking is a very uncommon profession that is unlike any other industry. It’s exhausting, but since we have a wonderful team, the business may have more longevity this way. Although if yall riot maybe we stay open till 4 😂

Let us know if you have strong feelings either way. I’ve always wanted to set up a pick up box in the back for people who can’t make our service time, so maybe we will finally do that.

Have a wonderful day!

PULLED PORKSALSA VERDE MADE WITH Castlegarth Farms TOMATILLO SLAWSAUCY QUESOCORN CHIPSCHALLAH BUN👍🏻Cheesy Cauliflower So...
09/24/2026

PULLED PORK
SALSA VERDE MADE WITH Castlegarth Farms TOMATILLO
SLAW
SAUCY QUESO
CORN CHIPS
CHALLAH BUN
👍🏻

Cheesy Cauliflower Soup 👌🏻

TURKEY DAY 2026 👏🏻👏🏻It’s got turkey and mounds of vegetables, excellent potatoes (Graham is a potato master), gravy made...
09/22/2026

TURKEY DAY 2026 👏🏻👏🏻

It’s got turkey and mounds of vegetables, excellent potatoes (Graham is a potato master), gravy made the proper way and those darn butternut squash dinner rolls I hate making but are too good to go without.

Please note we can accommodate single or additional portions as needed. We always make as much as we can but space limits us to 10 turkeys, so it’s best to order earlier.

You can msg us through FB or Instagram, although email is best (easier for us to keep track). There is a link to an email form on our website on the Turkey Day page, but I’ve also added a link through our profile on Instagram.

Pickups are for Saturday & Sunday only. Please note we will be open 10-2 on the Sunday.

The meals can be deceiving — they can appear small when packed but is a surprising amount of food. We are usually 4 people and always have enough for seconds.

If we have leftovers after orders are portioned, we donate them to the Paramedics through The Longer Table to be distributed to those who would not have a Turkey dinner otherwise.

Helllooooo Tuesday already? This week we have a smoky pulled pork, cauliflower soup, eclairs are back, and cheesecakes t...
09/22/2026

Helllooooo
Tuesday already? This week we have a smoky pulled pork, cauliflower soup, eclairs are back, and cheesecakes too.

We’ve been asked about TURKEY DAY.
Amazingly, I remembered that it’s essentially the same every year; the only change that usual happens is price, so I’ll be posting it here and to our website today, huzzah!

That is all, Megan out.

Some sandwiches lack photo pizazz — the Chicken Caesar is one of them. I suppose we could stick the strips of crisp baco...
09/17/2026

Some sandwiches lack photo pizazz — the Chicken Caesar is one of them. I suppose we could stick the strips of crisp bacon in so it juts out in several directions, filling the negative space with salty, porky goodness, contrasted by the frilly greens. It’s fine because you’re probably envisioning this jazzier sandwich right now.

Soup is Browned Butter Butternut, the Queen of soups. I refuse to debate anyone on that.

Hello! It’s Tuesday if you didn’t know. This menu is so hard to read, my apologies. Maybe if I used fewer words…….. it’s...
09/15/2026

Hello! It’s Tuesday if you didn’t know.
This menu is so hard to read, my apologies. Maybe if I used fewer words…….. it’s easier to read on the website.

This week!

Chicken Caesar Sandwiches

Browned Butter Butternut Squash Soup

Mozart Paris Brest (pistachio/hazelnut/chocolate but this time with raspberry because why not)

High Dumpsie Dearie Flan — I removed the “high” from the menu, but it’s the same, I just needed the extra characters on the webpage

Aaaaaaand since it’s my birthday week I’m treating myself with some extra labour so you can have a chance to enjoy Opera Cake because it’s my favourite cake. Thin layers of coffee soaked sponge cake with coffee buttercream and ganache. It’s a French classic for a reason. And I’m so picky about Opera, in pastry school it was specified they should be 1.5-2” tall slices with 7 layers, and since I’m a follower of rules, this is the only acceptable presentation. Maybe I’ll do a silly “oh gods the internet has so many scary Opera” post, you know, for birthday funsies.

Regular hours return this week! See ya Thursday

Hello! It’s Tuesday if you didn’t know. This week!Chicken Caesar SandwichesBrowned Butter Butternut Squash SoupMozart Pa...
09/15/2026

Hello! It’s Tuesday if you didn’t know.

This week!

Chicken Caesar Sandwiches

Browned Butter Butternut Squash Soup

Mozart Paris Brest (pistachio/hazelnut/chocolate but this time with raspberry because why not)

High Dumpsie Dearie Flan — I removed the “high” from the menu, but it’s the same, I just needed the extra characters on the webpage

Aaaaaaand since it’s my birthday week I’m treating myself with some extra labour so you can have a chance to enjoy Opera Cake because it’s my favourite cake. Thin layers of coffee soaked sponge cake with coffee buttercream and ganache. It’s a French classic for a reason. And I’m so picky about Opera, in pastry school it was specified they should be 1.5-2” tall slices with 7 layers, and since I’m a follower of rules, this is the only acceptable presentation. Maybe I’ll do a silly “oh gods the internet has so many scary Opera” post, you know, for birthday funsies.

Regular hours return this week! See ya Thursday

Address

79 Madawaska Street
Arnprior, ON
K7S1S1

Opening Hours

Thursday 8:30am - 4pm
Friday 8:30am - 4pm
Saturday 9am - 3pm
Sunday 9am - 3pm

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