Came at 7:55am on Sunday. Ordered 45 minutes later. Contrary to other posts the line does not move…read morefast. Probably the best cinnamon roll I've had. Also got The croissant with blueberry jam and ham and cheese pastry. Everything was delicious. Worth the wait. Had high expectations with the hype and it didn't disappoint. Overall 10/10

Got there at like 9am on a Tuesday and there was a line out the door. Only waited about 15 minutes…read more So it moves fast. We ordered the cinnamon roll, croissant, chocolate croissant, cardamom scroll, chocolate chip cookie, banana bread and 2 lattes. The stand out ones that were the best I've ever had were the plain croissant and the chocolate croissant. They were AMAZING!!! The cinnamon roll has the texture of a crossiant and it was still really good but I don't know. Something was missing for me. Maybe it needed more icing? The banana bread was so soft and moist. Delicious! The chocolate chip cookie is huge and it was okay. I personally wouldn't get it again. The ice lattes had good flavor but even with asking for half sweetened it was still way too sweet. Staff was all so friendly considering how crazy busy it was! I'd definitely be back! Metered street parking

I came here the other day to see what all the hype was about regarding the fruit pastries everyone…read morehas been talking about in Los Angeles. I visited this local spot on Olympic Boulevard, and I was definitely impressed. The shop was clean, welcoming, and had a great atmosphere. Unfortunately, I arrived later in the day, so it seemed like they were starting to run low on some of their inventory. Even so, I was able to pick up a few items, including three mango pastries, which I absolutely loved. I also grabbed a couple of other treats for my partner who was with me. To top it off, they even included a few complimentary items, which was a very nice gesture and greatly appreciated. Overall, I had a great experience and was thankful for the opportunity to visit and review this location. If you're looking for delicious fruit pastries and a friendly local business to support, I highly recommend stopping by. This is definitely a spot worth checking out.

Finally had a chance to try out this viral patisserie. We got the dubai chocolate cake and kouign…read moreamann before being offered a free macaron. Our pastries were super delicious! The kouign amann may have been the best we have ever tried. The dubai chocolate was really well balanced with sweet chocolate and buttery pistachio. The chocolate macaron had a deep cocoa flavor. Throughly impressed

Wonderful ambience! This is not a full service restaurant. You wait in line ( many times the line…read moreis out the front door onto the side walk. This part is a bit stressful. Order and pay at the counter and find a table indoors or outside. Both areas are nice, however inside, the noise level is a wee bit louder, however I haven't had any issues having a conversation with a friend. For those with sensitive ears, just sit outside. One can come here for coffee. Free refills! You can ask for a cup ( their cups are glass), but the coffee doesn't stay warm long. If you plan on sitting there and don't mind a paper cup To Go, order your coffee in a To Go cup. Food: each time I have ordered food to eat there, it arrives promptly and presented beautifully. Their sandwiches are made with their house made bread! Delicious! Try to save room for one of their pastries or desserts. Tartine is an oasis to relax, unwind, catch up with friends, people watch. Parking: paid lot, adjacent, not cheap.

The food is good but the parking is a nightmare. There is a…read moreparking lot adjacent that is advertised as $1 for the first 45 min with validation. But: They have a crazy attendant that spies where you are walking and decides how much you pay based on his opinion vs your receipt from the store and validation stamps. When I came back he said I owed him $15. I showed him my receipt but he claimed he watched me walk away and so validation doesn't count anymore. I refused to pay for his demand and he told me I am banned from the parking lot. He is on crack. Shame because tartine will lose clients because of this dudes behavior. I used to go several times each week but I can't deal with this guy making up rules depending on whether he likes you or not.

I stopped by La Monarca Bakery for a coffee, and it ended up being one of those unexpectedly great…read morecafé experiences. I ordered the Café de Olla Horchata, and it was absolutely spectacular. The drink had this rich, comforting warmth from the coffee, balanced perfectly with the creamy, cinnamon-forward sweetness of the horchata. It wasn't overly sugary or artificial tasting. You could really taste the quality and care in how it was made. The flavors felt layered and authentic, with a gentle spice that lingered in the best way. Overall, the coffee was outstanding, and the Café de Olla Horchata alone is worth the visit. It's the kind of drink you keep thinking about long after you've finished it. The employees were also the sweetest and spoke Spanish! A plus in my book. It's nice to sit and have a slow paced no rush vibe. Perfect to work out of or enjoy on a slow Sunday.

Right in front of the counter, there is a stand with a whole bunch of pre-packed cookies. In there,…read moreyou will find the chocolate butter cookies- those are my son's favorite to put in his lunch box every day. If I sit and open them, I might finish the entire pack! its delicous! And the service here is always 10/10.

This is one of my professors' favorite places to get Portuguese egg tarts, so obviously my friends…read moreand I needed to check it out. I can see why he loves it -- the egg tarts are very custardy and rich, with a lightly eggy flavor but the sweetness from heavy cream in each bite contrasting to the flaky crust. We also got the red velvet cheesecake, which was pretty standard. The strawberry and cream cookie was massive and I loved the strawberry flavor! It was a little too sweet for me but for the average American palette is probably perfect. There's a parking lot but pretty limited seating (that gets a lot of sun), so plan on taking it to go unless you want to casually borrow a table next door...

Friends who came to have dinner with us requested that they be allowed to bring dessert…read more Well...YES! We were delighted with the box of cookies and tarts that they brought from Paderia in Santa Monica. The chocolate chip walnut cookies were fat and soft with a slightly crisp exterior. The thickness of them allowed a plethora of rich chips to reside inside. I'm not a fan of chunks of nuts in cookies but these were chopped in tiny pieces, so did not take away from the overall soft texture. The soft peanut butter chocolate cookie was also a huge fattie with peanut butter chips within the chocolate cookie. Both were enhanced with a quick warm-up. I loved both of these cookies and think the chocolate chip is the very best you'll ever find. We also had Portuguese egg tarts. The pastel de nata (if I recall, this is what they are called) I ate was small but good, but I have had others that were more to my liking, with a sweeter custard and a more caramelized top, which I guess is a personal preference. Not to say it wasn't delicious - it was! I love the cookies so much I'll be checking out their Irvine location soon, which is much closer to me.

Great neighborhood bakery in the heart of ocean park! We stopped in for lunch and shared a salad…read moreand sandwich and it was the perfect amount of food for two people. They have an amazing selection of baked goods and great coffee. Perfect for breakfast or lunch.

jyan isaac bread: located right nxt to layla bagel in santa monica. theyre known for their freshly…read morebaked bread and bagels. i got the half order of the smoked white fish on a sesame bagel. the bagel itself was a little less chewy and slightly more crispy compared to laylas. first time trying smoked white fish and theirs was 10/10. v light smoky flavor w fresh toppings. kinda pricy tho- $14 for half but they do load it up on the white fish so guess its worth it. we came on a sat around 10:30 and the wait was p long tho . and right nxt door was laylas (and in terms of quality vs price vs portions, i do think laylas won). (already have a few posts abt laylas so wont make a separate again). i also saw they have a seating area in the back for actual breakfast items so would def wanna come back to try those.

Lovely treats and ambiance. A must visit in Montana! Decent…read moreprices for the value. The cookies are the size of my head!

Delicious cakes and brownies!!! Amazing customer service from Seneca and Melody- would highly…read morerecommend this place :) great birthday cakes too

Sad to see an underwhelming selection available compared to what pictures previously showed…read more Assuming that it's because they're inside the bar now. Since it's quite loud inside it was difficult to communicate about our selections, but service was friendly. Cheesecake was good, lemon bar too sweet for my liking, pumpkin bread ...simply AMAZING, worth a trip just for it. Definitely appreciative for the availability of gluten free treats, even with a limited selection.

Review #933 2025-112…read more Cake/Pastry Order: Red Velvet Cake (red velvet layers filled with cream cheese frosting & iced with european vanilla buttercream), Banana Cream Tart (crispy vanilla tart, bananas, vanilla custard, whipped cream topping), Lemon Blueberry Tart (lemon-infused cream, blueberries, lemon-flavored shortbread), Smack Pie (chocolate ganache, marshmallows, salted caramel & salted peanuts topping, graham cracker crust) Finishing this draft from pandemic lockdown with an old review format. Cuisine: Bakery, with select gluten-free desserts. Price: Affordable/cheap. Restrooms: Not sure since indoor dining isn't available. Parking: Large private lot though there's plenty of businesses that it might be busy during lunch/dinner rush. Atmosphere/Service: Casual; polite & efficient service. NOTE: Restaurant has a website & orders can be placed online, though no menu pics for point of reference. Sinners for decadent desserts & saints for gluten-free delights... Sinners & Saints Desserts offers a splurge for a luscious dessert, yet scrumptious for those that need gluten-free treats. Be mindful that their kitchen is not a dedicated gluten-free one, but precautions are taken to minimize cross contamination. I used to work in the area & came across this bakery, but never got around to trying them out. Since my daughter's birthday was coming up, I thought about trying them out since their desserts were beautifully displayed... they should taste good, right? I ordered the current favorite flavor: red velvet, & asked if they could decorate it with pink flowers & birthday message in red. The cake looks plain with just 3 pink roses, but the birthday cursive was pretty good; however, for the price, it wasn't worth eating a super dry cake. Our family of 4 barely ate 1/3, & tried giving it away to our neighbors, who were also unimpressed. The Smack Pie was supposedly a decadent chocolate lover's sinful treat. It was meh... the ganache wasn't silky-smooth but did taste fudgy, the caramel was hard, & the peanuts were stale. We did enjoy the Banana Cream & Lemon Blueberry Tarts to offset the very dry birthday cake. Luckily, I bought these to compensate for the cake so the birthday girl was happy in the end. Sinners & Saints Desserts sounds like a deliciously tempting bakery but some of their goods miss the mark. I don't think I'll be purposely sinning here much. Recommended: Lemon Blueberry & Banana Cream Tarts.

We got the passionfruit tangerine and blueberry blackberry pie slices and a triple chocolate…read morecookie. The passion fruit tangerine pie was amazing! I'm still thinking about it and will have to make the trek up to get some more. At first I thought the pie slices were kind of pricey but the price is worth it! Wow. Service was quick and you can get your pie heated up (if that's your thing). There's parking in the back and a decent amount of seating. They also had books and other fat + flour related merch for purchase. I think I'll have to get the recipe book!

Stopped here for some dessert the other day. It was ok…read more I went with a piece of key lime pie and a buttermilk chocolate chip cookie. My buddy went with a strawberries and cream pie or something like that. $20.00 for 2 slices of pie and a cookie. How was it? Pretty good. I make key lime pie at home sometimes, and this was as good as mine. So $7.00 for a smallish slice of pie is a bit steep. It WAS good, just wish it was a tad better? The cookie was alright. Very thin, and salty. Good chocolate chips...would have preferred it a little thicker and more crisp though. It was a soft cookie. Would I come back? If I was in the Venice area and needed a spot for something sweet, yes. Would I drive here on purpose for some sweets? Probably not.

Busy Saturday, the last day before this bakery unfortunately closes, just over a year after their…read morehighly anticipated reopening. My first time- with the high, beam-exposed ceiling and layout, has Joan's on Third vibes. No seating inside but plenty outdoors, although the closer to the entrance, you need to talk loudly above the music. I went late (to meet a friend) at 1pm. Few choices in the pastry section though it looked like they would replenish, which they barely did an hour later. Here's what I got: FRENCH SILK PIE - OMG, the chocolate mousse like filling was butter. Thick but light. The crust was dry and too thick but I could smother myself with the filling. PEANUT BUTTER HONEY RICE KRISPY - Very large, cereal was too compressed and dense. The pb flavor was fresh and natural but I did not taste honey. The marshmallow fluff on top was unnecessary but the few blobs inside the krispy was a nice textural difference. Both were $6 each. I can see why they can't sustain their business. Maybe because they're closing the bakery, they didn't want to bake excessively. But the middle tables have cute but overpriced novelties. There was a big table of just old fashioned Helms truck tins, filled with cookies for a mere $50. The prepackaged food might be good but was expensive. $12 for a small egg salad sandwich. The cured ham sandwich I noticed had deli meat ham. It's also inconvenient to wait in a separate line for coffee. That's where you can get soft serve btw. Sad to see Helms Bakery close. The parking lot with the painted mural and trick of the eye shading is so nostalgic. I will come back to finally try Pasta Sisters which is also in Helm's District. Best of luck to the owner and hope to see the bakery back in another form, maybe a food truck?

A bit sad I only got to Helms Bakery right before they closed, and of course they were nearly sold…read moreout of everything when I arrived before noon on one of their final days. Ambiance was entirely appropriate, a bit larger and more busy than some other of their competitors, with three counters/service areas inside-- hot food/deli, bakery, and coffee/drinks.