Ratio Bakeshop

Bought a bacon cheese quiche and cranberry chocolate scone at a festival where they set up a booth.
Oh. My. Gosh! We would travel over oceans to get back to their baked goods! So tasty, flavorful!!! The quiche had a crust that was flaky and beautiful. Real slices of onion and nicely chopped bacon. Mmmmm. Go get yourself one! Your family will Thank you.

So glad we found Ratio. We were on the hunt for breakfast sweets. I naively thought I would take my girls to Kroger and let them pick out their own doughnuts at the bakery… Kroger on Commerce, no doughnuts on a Saturday morning is seriously the last straw. BUT without this set back we would not have gone across the street to Ratio. It’s a small place, but there was an amazing assortment of baked goods to choose from. We got the chocolate croissant, chocolate cream cheese muffin, and apple scone. I sort of regret not getting the bacon pimiento cheese danish, but there’s always next time.

Ordered my mom’s birthday cake here online. It looked gorgeous and tasted great! As others have noted it can be a bit difficult to find, but their retail store is now closed. The interaction online with Chris was easy and produced exactly what I wanted. I will definitely order from here again.

Eek… tried a gluten free brownie and it was all wrong, from taste to texture to flavor. This gives gluten free a bad name. As someone who makes her own GF baked goods and tries them everywhere I see them, I put this not in good or bad, but in the ugly category.

5 stars for the breakfast sandwich. Perfectly cooked and fluffy scrambled eggs, bacon, and cheese on a ratio ciabatta bun that is bigger than my head. I would marry this breakfast sandwich. I would walk miles in the desert for this sandwich. I’m going back tomorrow to get another one! This place is on the terrace level of commerce plaza. The only reason I know about it is because my dentist office is in that building. Ratio will validate your parking if you spend 10 or more dollars, so bring a friend or walk. I reccommend this place to everyone I meet, it is a real hidden gem.

I’m giving this place 5 stars for food and atmosphere. I’d give it 2 stars for location but that’s not the owner’s fault.
Ratio:Bakeshop mostly makes things for wholesale. You might have run across their products at shops like Octane. This is good because they’d never survive on walk-​in customers.
The croissants are superb. Flaky and tasty. One of the best I’ve ever had.
I encourage you to go. But it is hard to find. Think of it as a treasure hunt with a great prize at the end.
Find the Kroger on Commerce Drive in Decatur. Across the street is a nondescript parking garage. Enter the garage and turn right in the darkness and to the building entrance. Tug on the door. The aroma of baked goods envelops you.
Enter the hallway and turn left. You’ll see Ratio at the end. Order and enjoy. Order more for later.
The problem is that the buildings owner won’t let them have a sign. Bad business decision since Ratio could easily have a booming walk-​in business if more people knew.

Wow. We normally love the food from Ratio, but this morning they really let us down. First — not all their fault — parking for this place is a pain. They have a tiny sign outside a parking deck that makes you think that is where you should park, but then it actually says «don’t park here.» OK, so I turned around and we went to the next place and found $ 4 parking. Next, when we entered the shop, it looked like they were still trying to get ready to open. When we were finally asked what we wanted, I asked for a decaf coffee and it seemed like that was a stupid question to ask for some reason. The young woman was very rude about this. Then, as we were ordering food, my wife asked if bread came with the soup, and in a condescending tone she was told that that soup had bread in it and that she wouldn’t want bread as a side. The remaining interactions we had with this grumpy staff member were not pleasant at all.
We will certainly give this place’s food another try as it is VERY good, but we will not be returning to the shop in Decatur.

I bought a loaf of mult-​grain fresh bread to bring home for sandwiches and hot soup tonight. Bought and am enjoying sugar, peanut, chocolate chips (with tons of chips) and oatmeal cookies (don’t judge). When I heard where it’s located I wasn’t expecting much of the interior, however, it’s so cute. Maybe a faux Parisian bistro vibe. It has a small lunch menu and looks to be frequented more for the cakes, pastries, etc for order and by the workers in the office building it is located in.
Now as far how to get there? I parked at the church, but with Decatur needing money for their schools the Decatur Popo maybe possibly ticket or boot you, but I think if you order and leave you’ll be ok. You can also park along Commerce and pay with credit card no less, with the metered parking.
If you enter from the side directly across from Kroger go through the underground parking lot and enter through that door and turn left OR park along Commerce (on the strip between Wells Fargo leading to Kroger) and enter through the parking lot, the lower, not the upper part and follow till you see the door. Caution it is dark, but safe.
I would like a thick crusty bread from them to use for soups as opposed to the loaf, but hey, can’t argue with fresh bread in any form.

This place is in the office bldg directly across from the little Kroger on Commerce Dr. It is sort of hidden on the first floor. It is absolutely worth the treasure hunt. You can tell they bake on the premesis. Cause it smells so wonderful as you approach the door I had one of the best Danish I’ve ever tasted and the soft dark brownie was bursting with flavor. I am planning a trip back with my wife but she will have to get her own brownie cause I ain’t sharin.

Management had my prior review removed, so I am posting it again. So much for impartiality…
We ventured to Ratio this past weekend for the first time. We had high hopes because friends highly recommended it. We arrived on Saturday morning and ordered a chocolate croissant and a cinamon stick. Both items had clearly been sitting on the counter for 2 days. Not only that, but they offered to heat up the items and they still arrived cold! We were exceedingly disappointed!
I would avoid the bakery. The décor and ambience of the establishment is excellent; but the quality of the food is quite poor.

Ratio is always at the Decatur Farmers Market on Saturdays. Their scones are delicious! My boyfriend — who never had a scone before — is now obsessed with the blueberry lemon scone. Apricot pistachio scone is also a fave.

This place is a hidden gem. Most will not know where to look. It’s a little inconvenient to be in a building where you may have to pay to park. Best to go just after they open (to get in and out in less than 10min to avoid paying), or to walk over. It’s in the Commerce a Building in Downtown Decatur across from Kroger. So far I’ve tried the quiche and a croissant. I’m going to try their lunch soon. Very nice space too.

Ratio does the little extra right that most modern bakeries don’t and is therefore worth the hassle of getting to.
Every time I’ve eaten something from the Little Tart Bakeshop I’ve been impressed, but left with a feeling that something was missing. The level of execution is obviously there, those people are killing it. But why do I have to settle for a ham and cheese croissant that’s 95 percent semi-​dry croissant dough and 5 percent barely perceptible protein? I don’t want to drag Tart through the dirt, but it does make a useful contrast to another laminated dough loving place, Ratio.
Ratio seems to get it right in their balance of bread to stuffing. My breakfast sandwich at first seemed huge. After eating I realized it was the perfect size, filled just right with well-​cooked bacon, eggs and cheese. The bread was a bit oily (duh, butterbutterbutter) but played nicely with the other ingredients.
The chocolate croissant admittedly did have a little more dough to filling than I wanted, which I promptly ripped off, but there was plenty of chocolate. It was wonderfully soft on the inside. Not my dream pastry, but pretty close.
A «speakeasy» bakery as others have called it, Ratio is located in the basement of Commerce Plaza. *Ahem* sorry, the «Terrace Level» of Commerce plaza. Parking is validated for those spending over $ 10, so that cures most of the hassle.
For a snobby modernist like myself the décor is lacking. More steel beams! More snooty hipsters who never leave! I actually like these things, they make me feel modern. For a new place décor can be overlooked if the food is good enough — just take your foodstuffs elsewhere.
The coffee is good, but I didn’t see an espresso program. They’ll need a good one to make this place complete. And maybe a presence at a local farmers market or two.
Ratio is worth visiting. The differences here may be a matter of taste, but I suspect that plenty will agree with me that a little better makes a world of difference.

My Husband and I are Fitness professionals and every now and then we like to enjoy a sweet treat. Ratio Bakeshop is our go to bakery!!! Not only is everything Chris makes delicious, but my Husband and I love the fact that he uses FRESH ingredients. We’ve tried everything from the perfectly flaky croissants, vanilla bean pound cake, white chocolate raspberry cheesecake, cookies and more. He never disappoints!

Good, honest baking. Chris has been doing a fantastic job bringing unique variations on pastries to life. I first fell in love when I had the Thanksgiving croissant at the Grant Park Farmer’s Market and haven’t been able to get enough since. The cookies, scones, and danishes are all perfectly baked and never disappointing. The croissants stay perfectly flaky, and there’s always a savory variation among the sweet bunch, which tend to be my favorite.
His new spot is definitely hidden, but it makes it even more of a gem in the white-​washed walls of the building. The space is fun and full of color, but still homey enough where you want to stick around for a while. Plus, I’m stoked I can get a Ratio fix on any day other than Sunday! If you’re in the neighborhood it’s worth the visit, and if you’re not, it’s worth the drive to seek it out (plus parking is now validated if you spend more than $ 10). As one of the other reviewers noted, parking is across the street from Decatur First United Methodist Church on N Candler street. Go up the ramp and park and Ratio is located inside the medical building. I’ve yet to try any of the new sandwiches, but I’m sure with the bread Ratio is baking they will be nothing but delicious.

Love the new storefront!
It truly is a «speakeasy» bakery as a couple local publications have called it. That is to say, good luck finding it. :) I’ll spill the secret though, don’t worry.
If driving east down Ponce, make a left on Commerce (the first one just past Ted’s). Then make a right on Candler St. Where you will find the visitor parking for 755. It’s a little confusing because it feels like it’s not connected to the building but it actually is. Parking is free for the first 10 minutes, they seem to give you some wiggle room though which is nice. Ratio will validate your parking if you spend $ 10+ which isn’t hard to do.
The baked goods are fabulous as always. Everything looks super tempting, I settled on the pimento cheese bacon danish and a chocolate chip cookie. The Danish is WOW. The cookie is good too but I would splurge on one of the other pastries if you’re able to stick around. There are also salads, sandwiches, and Rev coffee.
Plenty of seating. If you’re looking for a studying gem this is probably it because it doesn’t seem to get very crowded.

I am a bit of a scone enthusiast and the cherry almond pistachio was one of the best if not the best I have had. Well done and I will be back. Nice clean space with a good display of treats. Thanks!

Hidden den of sweet iniquity. Tucked away on the terrace level of 755 Commerce building; if walking, enter building through parking garage across from Kroger and you will see it. (Paid parking available at N. Candler St. entrance; validation available; take elevator down.) Cool, clean space with tables inside and out for sitting and relishing Chris’ beautiful selection of savory and sweet pastries. Free wifi if you can focus on anything else. Bring your sweetheart and buy them a honey cake. Gluten free options available – I had the gf banana walnut bread. There was also a gf chocolate pb cookie there today; he does make other gf goods too. Delicious addition to the neighborhood.