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    Butternut Bakehouse

    4.4 (129 reviews)
    Closed 8:00 am - 2:00 pm
    Updated 2 weeks ago

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    Breakfast Sandwich & Peaflower Tea
    Carrie V.

    Such a cute little bakery! They had a variety of beverages (I got a special pea flower tea with strawberry that was DELICIOUS) and a handful of pastries. The breakfast sandwich was so good! And the staff was friendly and quick!

    Bun C.

    Hands down my favorite bakery in MA. You can't go wrong with any item on the menu, pretty much everything is delicious. My favorites are their everything croissant, cretzel, and blueberry bar...so far. My sister is addicted to their caneles. Their sweet pastries are not too overwhelmingly sweet which is what I like and everything is baked fresh everyday!

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    L F.

    How lucky are we in New England to have so many terrific coffee shops to enjoy?! Here is another little delight with a variety of sweets and savories to go with your tasty latte or London Fog. Scones, cookies, breads, muffins, macaroons, croissants, too many to name. Small seating area gets packed quickly, so be prepared to take yours to go or grab the couple counter stools where you can enjoy your cardamom swirl.

    Hibiscus Limeade
    Allie G.

    My friends had raved about Butternut Bakehouse, so I was excited to check it out! They were pretty busy on a Saturday (late) morning, but the line to order moved quickly. The interior was very small, but had some seating and cute art/decor. I ordered a Vietnamese Iced Coffee and Blueberry Bar. The Blueberry Bar was fantastic - great texture, perfect level of sweetness. It was also surprisingly filling. The Vietnamese Iced Coffee was tasty, but not really authentic. It tasted more like an Iced Coffee just sweetened with condensed milk - not as strong as I was expecting. However, I tried a sip of my friend's Hibiscus Limeade, and that was so good and refreshing. Would return to try more!

    Masmin P.

    Finally made it to Butternut Bakehouse in Arlington! Cute bakery with a ton of delicious items to pick from. I picked up a couple of the weekend special Kaya Donuts, a Morning Bun, Banana Bread with Walnuts, and a cappucino to go. Service was great. Store had a steady stream of customers so you know that everything is super fresh. Nothing is uber sweet which leaves room for a finer appreciation of the other flavors and textures. The Morning Bun reminds me of petite palmiers in the flakiness. The Kaya donut is my favorite, with its gooey, custardy center encased in soft fresh bread. The banana bread has a hint of spices, I couldn't put my finger on it, but it's very moist and really quite good.

    Breakfast Sandwich
    Jana H.

    What a great little spot! There were many tasty looking pastries and breakfast items and staff was very helpful and friendly. Really enjoyed everything we ordered! Cretzel (croissant pretzel) was delicious and a perfect crunch on the outside and soft on the inside. Loved the everything bagel seasoning on top. Perfect savory pastry. Savory hand pie had great filling with white bean, spinach, and some onions. Great filling ratio on the inside. Also pastry was perfect consistency. Would have been great warmed up! Quiche was super fluffy and not too much crust on the bottom (also no soggy bottom!). The outside, top crust was perfect. Inside of quiche was delicious and not runny. Breakfast sandwich had really good and unique flavor! Didn't love it on the focaccia because it was too light and fluffy (would have been great on toasted something or a croissant). We also really enjoyed the Americano! It had good flavor, but definitely was not hot enough (usually they are way too hot). This was a great breakfast spot, seemed to have consistent flow of customers, great to sit for awhile, and bathrooms were clean! Highly recommend.

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    Lindsay D.

    Cute little spot for pastries and coffee. There are some window seats if you want to eat there. The morning bun and chocolate chip cookie were both delicious!

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    We enjoyed coffee and deserts. Good selection, wish there were more seating available.

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    Excellent croissants and fun, different (but not too different) pastry (I.e., earl gray lavender twist). Great staff and lattes, too!

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    It hurts to write a break-up review. Maybe I'll get Laufey to write the song for this…read more This used to be one of my favorite places for croissants in the Boston area. Now it's quite underwhelming. The apricot croissant is now some smaller glorified danish that has no richness or personality. The plain croissant is quite "bready" now, whereas it used to be light and buttery. I have a sneaking suspicion that they have a different croissant supplier now. What saved this spot from a lower grade is that the pain au raisin and chausson aux pommes are passable. Also a save is that they still offer various French products, from soaps to cheeses to canned goods. I have to find a new French bakery in the area.

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