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    El Nayar Bakery

    3.3 (70 reviews)
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    Closed 7:00 am - 6:00 pm

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    Concha and Polvorones
    Monty D.

    El Nayar's Bakery brings back memories of past bakeries I have been to: straight-forward, unpretentious and very affordable. This morning we tried 2 sweet breads (pan dulce). In the picture, the top bread is concha and the bottom cookie is polvorones. The concha is a small semi-sweet loaf, white and very light breading. Concha means shell in Spanish, which is what this bread looks like. The distinctive topping is made primarily from shortening, confectioner sugar and flour. This makes for a sweet, tasty topping. The concha at Nayar's is very typical of what I have had in many, many places. Polvorones is a whole class of cookies. Polvo in Spanish means powder or dust. As with these cookies, they crumble quite easily. They have a very mild flavor; the variation in color here is a result of coloring. They are semi-sweet and good with a cup of coffee. We ate them on their patio, which in the morning had plenty of shade and was set back enough to be away from the traffic.

    The first and last time going here. Bread was a good portion size, but it was so dry you could choke on it. Tamales were mostly masa, with a small portion of meat in it. Wasn't bad tasting, more bland. Lady who was behind the counter wasn't very friendly but kept the place clean.

    The best in Redlands!
    Isabella V.

    Tamales- 10/10 Bread- 10/10 Tacos-10/10 Champurrado-10/10 Everything 10/10! The best place in Redlands I got half a dozen tamales for $9.50 not too bad but it's definitely worth it!

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    Their tamales are the best I've ever bought!!! Delicious, the flour tortillas are amazing too! Friendly staff! I love this place

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    I always get my masa from el Nayar for Christmas tamales , it's the best in quality and I've been getting it for 10 years now.

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    9 years ago

    Great tamales... a little pricey but around the holidays they're expensive everywhere.

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    8 years ago

    Are the photos depicted for this location supposed to be appealing or are they showing mold on the food?

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    10 years ago

    One of the best tamales I've had in a long time. The cheese n jalapeño were fire, yum! Can't wait to try the carnitas

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    10 years ago

    Worst tortillas ever.Bought some this morning and they were OLD AND I THERE THEM AWAY

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    15 years ago

    PORK TAMALES ! Waaay better than Milpas. Fresh tortillas were perfect.

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    14 years ago

    The tortillas alone are worth the visit. Pan dulce is good, and usually fresh.

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    10 years ago

    tamales taste like homemade. the piggies are the best.

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    Martha Green's Dough'Lectibles

    Martha Green's Dough'Lectibles

    3.4
    (463 reviews)
    0.8 mi
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    2nd weekend here due to visiting my brother in law at Brookside Healthcare Center. After our visit…read morewe most downtown to enjoy a late lunch a the scenery. Martha Greens is the best. Last week I had the chocolate chip cookie, blueberry cookie and lemon poppyseed muffin. The blueberry cookie is out of this world. I'm sorry if you never tried it because this week was the last week of it being made and I got the last one. So sad, yet so happy. I'm looking forward to the apple pie cookie and the cinnamon muffin. Service is always good and the ambiance is old time downtown bakery feeling. Definitely my go to place when In Redlands.

    The place alone is not bad. The service could definitely needs improvement. The food is most just…read moreterrible. My wife and I had lunch at this place. My wife ordered the steak Benedict anI the corned beef Benedict. the quality of my wife's ssteak was not a very good sirloin cut, although the were at least able to cook it right My corned beef Benedict was the worst thing I have ever ordered or tasted. The menu indicated that it would be 1/3 lb of corned beef on the Benedict, however I got 2 of what was about an 1/8 lb corned beef hash that they formed into a patty. It was some low quality type canned hash that had some horrible unnatural flavor that incapacitated me with a bad headache for the rest of my Saturday afternoon. I told the lady in the cashier that their menu needs to be more truthful and indicate that it'll be corned beef hash and not sliced corned beef you would find in more legit delis. If they advertise 1/3 lb of corned beef and they deliver 1/4 lb of corned beef hash, they need to indicate so in their menu. I don't believe I shall return due to the bad food experience I had, but I am more of a picky when it comes to food since I am a very particular Chef. This is just my personal review of this place and why the single star rating.

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    Onion rings and vegan sandwich
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    Michelle's

    Michelle's

    3.4
    (397 reviews)
    1.1 mi
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    Morning, had a chance to drop into Michelle's for a carrot cake, for my wife's birthday. Bonnie was…read morejust a pleasure to work with, and was way more help than I needed. She was informed and informative, and in no time I had the cake I needed personalized and boxed. This is my 2nd visit to Michelle's, and it won't be my last. It's nice to go to a place that still offers a quality product as well as outstanding customer service. Thanks ... Chuck

    My husband bought me the raspberry cake from here a few months ago, and I really liked it. Today I…read morewas craving something sweet, so I decided to stop by and treat myself. The moment I walked in, I was surprised by how quiet and cold the atmosphere felt. It didn't feel welcoming or cozy like a bakery usually does. Instead, it felt more like walking into an office waiting room. Unfortunately, the service made the experience even worse. This was my first time visiting in person, so I had a few questions about the different cake flavors. The girl with braces seemed impatient the entire time and kept trying to rush me while I was speaking. At one point, she even exchanged a smirk with the other employee, which made me feel uncomfortable and unwelcome. I honestly didn't understand the attitude. In the end, I ordered the same raspberry cake because I completely lost interest in trying anything else. Ironically, this time the cake tasted way too sweet for me. I even tried eating it cold straight from the fridge to tone down the sweetness, but it was still overwhelming. Overall, the combination of the service and the cake not tasting as good as before made this visit disappointing.

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    Village Candy Kitchen

    Village Candy Kitchen

    3.8
    (84 reviews)
    0.8 mi
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    This candy shop is a throwback in time. It was quaint with so much decor for one's eyes to enjoy. I…read morehave been here before for the candy & recommend it as a treat to yourself or as a gift. Chocolate I have eaten was creamy & delicious. This time I wanted to try a sandwich. Glad I did because it was fresh & delicious. I ordered a Build-A-Sandwich & you will see in my picture how fresh & well stacked it was. Sandwiches come with chips. I also ordered a Village Mango ice tea which topped off the meal. It was refreshing with the splash of pineapple & mango pieces being a treat at the end of the drink. The 2-workers were very friendly & served me within 5-minutes after I filled out my sandwich order. Of course I got some chocolate to go but I gotta try the peanut brittle next time.

    Was craving a good cookie while downtown. Stopped in and they had a special buy 3 get 1 free. Got 2…read morepeanut butter, chocolate chip, and a sugar. Also got a pecan popcorn bag and some white chocolate over honeycomb. Everything tasted like it was from the 10-day old bakery. All the cookies were stale, hard, and lacked flavor. The popcorn was chewy and also lacked flavor. The white chocolate honeycomb was hard and just not good. Every item we bought couldn't be finished because it was stale and just plain unappetizing. We ended up throwing everything out. So disappointing. Had to go to Cookie Crumble to satisfy the craving. Was trying to keep it local without going to a chain, but there was no comparison. Do better Village Candy. We want to support our local businesses but the quality has to be there.

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    Popcorn & Peanut Brittle.
    My Build-A-Sandwich: Roast beef on squaw bread with lettuce, tomato, sprouts, cheese, mayo & mustard...mmmmm.
    My Build-A-Sandwich: Roast beef on squaw bread with lettuce, tomato, sprouts, cheese, mayo & mustard...mmmmm.
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