I was so happy to stumble on this popup that is only open on Fridays and Saturdays! I missed Kelly's treats. They're so delicious, decadent, and beautiful! I can't wait to try what I got! -tres leches cake -passion fruit apricot mousse -chocolate ganache read more

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Best eclairs and custard puffs, reasonably priced. My family also love the two variations of chocolate truffles they offer -- dark chocolate and rum. You really can't go wrong with any of the confections. read more

So happy that I can still get the desserts I know and love from the Kelly's French Bakery weekend pop-up! They run on the weekends in the same shopping area on Ingalls St, very close to their old location. Usually I get their eclairs/cream puffs, but this past weekend I decided to go extra decadent and try this chocolate Swiss roll - they had a fancier name for it that I'm blanking on. It's absolutely divine, but so are all of their baked goods! If you've been missing their permanent location, then their weekend pop up will satisfy the taste nostalgia you've been looking for! read more

Kelly's French Bakery - Chocolate Swiss roll - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Cruz, California

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This place has been around awhile, and used to be good. Not sure what's going on now but my guess is Kelly is getting lazy as time goes on. This place is going down hill! French bread? Time to check in on what you're doing. Nothing worse than a bakery pretending to be French! My goodness that's just not ok to call it that ! Everything was just dry and lacked flavor. I will not be going back ! Very disappointing read more

So many tasty baked goodies here. Olallieberry Macaron || $2.29 Mm...yummy! The macarons here are light and airy. Not too sweet! Love the shell's perfect crispness and the cream's blackberry flavor. When I visited, there were many folks having lunch foods here. Plenty of outdoor seating during nicer weather. Would come back to try more next time! read more

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My friend ordered the lemon bar and she said it was delicious. I tried the chocolate tres leches cake which I liken to tiramisu minus the coffee flavor. I split the cake with 2 other people and we thought it was very affordable for $7. I would definitely like to try their tarts, cookies, etc, so will need to go back. This was the pop up. read more

OMG . . . the pastries are absolutely divine. How do you choose only 1 or 2 and not want to take the entire case. The young man that was working was very patient while I drooled over the glass and tried to determine what I wanted. I ended up with several wonderful items and don't think I've ever had anything from Kelly's that I didn't absolutely LOVE! read more

It's pretty hard to miss this place due to its huge name, painted on exterior of the building. We were just passing by and could not hold back from coming here, and had to check it out. It's located in Swift Street Courtyard which is home to some great local business (bakery, wineries, shops and restaurant), including a few of my favorite breweries. Ample parking is available on the lot and surrounding streets. The place is small inside and was full when we arrived, but we managed to get a small table after checking out their impressive display case of pastries, baked good and desserts. Everything looked yummy and inviting. From the raspberry chocolate mousse to lemon merengue pie and variety of macarons. It kind of reminds me of Bodega Louie in downtown LA, but a smaller version. Aside from desserts, they also serve sandwiches, soups and salads and few breakfast items, like poached eggs, french toast and pancakes. We wanted to try so many things but it was impossible to choose. We settled for a few macarons (dulce de leche, blueberry and birthday cake), cinnamon rolls and latte. All were sensational and divine!! The coffee was delicious. I highly recommend their macarons which are slightly bigger than traditional macarons. The shell has a nice soft texture and picture-perfect aesthetics. The flavor of blueberry and dulce de leche were on point and well represented. The cinnamon roll wasn't too bad, though I prefer them fluffier and less dense. At least the icing was on point and not overly sweet. Everything was lovely and would definitely come back to try other desserts/lunch items. read more

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French toast is made with their own cinnamon bread. Thick and flavorful. Tasted like there were nuts in it or that was the grain that was part of the bread. One of the best I have had. Very light texture. No preservatives in the bread.. Didn't need the syrup. Haven't had a better FT anywhere else in the bay area. Poached eggs are better than the traditional scrambled; still moist. With herbs and freshly ground pepper. Attention to detail and quality. Nectarine galette: not overly sweet. All the fillings appear to be home made. Everything here high quality and freshly made. read more

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I've noticed a definite change in Kelly's bread products over the last couple of years. I buy a sweet baguette or ciabatta loaf or one of the various packages of rolls on occasion. The change I've noticed is that there is no longer a fragrance nor taste of yeast that I used to enjoy. The sweet baguette tastes as if it had been mixed with sourdough. So do the sandwich rolls. I really hate it when that happens. read more

*Auto-saved review that I just discovered wasn't submitted, noting this review pre-dates pandemic 4 stars for the baked goods 3 stars for the actual breakfast and lunch food 3 stars for the service During the rolling blackouts, this was one of the only places serving food that wasn't on the impacted section of the grid with power. It was pretty slammed when we got there, seems we weren't the only people having a tough time finding a good place to eat. The menu is pretty robust as are the baked goods. They offered a ton of combinations with the same ingredients though, which is likely where the inherent problem lies with the service we received. The staff overall seemed really scattered with too many different items and combinations to attend to in order to get food out. Originally, I had wanted the pressed ham and cheese sandwich, but they said it wasn't noon yet (at 11:40) so they couldn't make it. I asked nicely if I could at least put my order in and offered to wait to be served for 20 minutes if need be, but that seemed to set off a panic among the staff. They said it would be too hard to manage the shift between menus, even though several other items on their breakfast menu had ham and cheese in them. So to make their lives easier, we ordered avocado toast with a side of poached eggs and a ham and cheese croissant. Our order not only took forever to arrive and by then the poached eggs were overcooked (others sitting next to us had runny eggs though). Rather than building a menu focused on doing a few things incredibly well, it felt like they trying to instead be everything to everyone and it led to line cook issues. read more

A small to-go coffee is placed on the counter. "Oh I'm sorry I think that's supposed to be a large coffee." "This is a large coffee she said. It's the largest we have. I can cancel your order if it's not okay with you." "This is not on you, I reply, but I'd like to bring this matter up with management." "She'll be here in 30 minutes at 11 a.m.". 'Well is anybody in charge? "No." I have several problems with this. - Management should know, full well, people think coffee is get to be 16-20 oz for a large yet there is no display anywhere showing the sizes of cups. - If the hostess placed an empty cup of coffee on the counter before ringing it up I would have known and caught the issue, instead they waited until after POS was complete. - I do not appreciate a gigantic tip window on the tablet with the poor girl staring up at me expectantly. Finally, the Eclair. The chocolate was tempered so firmly and the holes on the bottom where the custard is piped in too large; that was impossible to bite in without crushing the entire eclair and squirting the custard out from the bottom. I'd think that they would try these out themselves, you know, to see how it goes, before releasing for sale. "I do not recommend" read more

Kelly's French Bakery - $10 coffee and eclair - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Cruz, California

Always a line! Every single time I've ever been here! We stopped this week for ice cream - yes, they do ice cream in addition to their lovely lineup of baked goods behind the glass counter! - and it is really good. The kids tried their toffee crunch and chocolate chip. I had a taste of the toffee crunch and it was so rich and delicious (and melted quickly!) They do also brew Stumptown Coffee, which is one of my Portland faves. Now if only they could find a way to reduce the line! read more

Kelly's French Bakery - Single scoop of chocolate chip ice cream - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Cruz, California

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Stopped here for lunch on the way up to San Fran. Great little spot. We ordered the grilled cheese and an eggplant panini- it was huge and delicious! Nice find. read more

Kelly's French Bakery - Eggplant panini - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Cruz, California

Pastries and coffee are a real disappointment. Specially if all what they promote is 'French' in the subject. You salivate thinking about real French pastries but these have only nice look, yet stale consistency. Everything on display looks good, then frustration builds up when you start trying a burned out coffee and try a dried pastry. Also, the structure of this bakery is one of the most un-cozy I have seen. Not a place to stay and enjoy. Maybe this is the best you can get in Santa Cruz? Not French for sure. read more

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My friend and I had been here before years earlier and it made the top of her list to come back to on a long weekend back to the area with our spouses. This is a pricey breakfast but we left deliciously full. Both my friend and I went with the soft polenta bowl with poached eggs. She added pesto to hers but mine was great on it's own. It was a giant bowl of polenta and served so piping hot that it would have been more appropriate for a sub zero weather day. My husband opted for an avocado toast with poached eggs and salmon. He also got a huge plate and was happy with the size and simplicity. Our other friend did a full breakfast of eggs, potatoes, pancakes and a muffin. His eyes were bigger than his stomach so to speak and we ended up taking a good portion of his food on the road with us. read more

I came here w/ my kiddo one Saturday morning. It was my recovery day (from being sick) but I didn't let that stop me from going out and about. Anything beats staying at home and boy did I map out my entire day wisely. I started out enjoying a pretzel at the farmers' market [it was a snack] and then I came here per Craig's suggestion. It was a bookmark that I had anyway. I love that there is outdoor seating and a rather intimate but open seating inside. The chocolate pastries, the chocolate cakes, the chocolate macaron, the chocolate eclair, the chocolate mousse tart was calling me. I swear, I heard it but after weighing out my options (budget and caloric), I went w/ a chocolate macaron and the AJ Heart (a croissant breakfast sandwich that contains scrambled eggs, bacon, and gruyere). To my surprise, my bill didn't cost me an arm and a leg. This is my thing... when I go out, I don't pay too much attention to price. If I don't have the money then I stay home; restriction is utterly painful. BTW, restricting self from buying $30 worth of decadents is smart however, not painful per se. OK, I lied. I was a little upset I couldn't order every chocolate item there. Bewilered as to what to order, I looked at the specials and asked the girls at the register what they recommend. I was between the AJ Heart and Van Joe. It's the same thing but one is w/ bacon and the other came w/ ham. The bacon won apparently. After seating myself, I started to help myself to a cup of water, napkins, and utensils. The water dispenser doesn't have ice in them so I was a tad peeved. I'm fully aware it's first world problems but anyhow... right after I took a picture of the macaron, Gavin straight up stole it. He took it right off the plate and started to devour it in front of my eyes. I actually asked if I can have a bite but he shook his head. In a way I was proud of him because hell, I don't like sharing my food either but on the other hand, I was cursing at him in a playful way in my head because that macaron was meant for me. Minutes later my AJ Heart arrived at my table. I doused the thing in hot sauce before enjoying it. I will note that there was barely any gruyere, the eggs needed salt and pepper but the bacon was awesome. I thoroughly enjoyed the bustling atmosphere. I liked the fact that the guys bringing food to tables helped me grab more napkins when they saw that I was about to get up to go grab some. There was this guy that was sitting adjacent to my table that kept looking over from time to time. I noticed because it was pretty damn obvious. When the guy was about to leave, he came over and made small talk w/ me about hockey. I have been getting a lot of that lately but that is because Gavin and that hockey stick is inseperable. Normally I don't condone dependencies on inanimate objects but if it's about hockey and the Sharks, by all means. Let's summarize. + service was great; cheerful + speed was good + clean + inviting + inexpensive breakfast specials + a place I would rather enjoy by myself than w/ kids (even my own) read more

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The World According to Noelle Allergic Girl's Guide to Life My three favorite items at Kelly's French Bakery: ----------------------------------------------------------------- Vanilla Crimpy (vanilla pound cake filled with lightly sweetened custard) Morning Bun (made of croissant dough formed into a bun with cinnamon and sugar- so delicious) Eclair (best pate a choux pastry, filled with vanilla custard and topped with chocolate) We came here last weekend and the parking lot was full. We were lucky and scored a parking spot (thanks to the parking lot gods). The bakery was full of patrons waiting to place their orders. We waited and finally placed our order. They forgot our order. We sat there for five minutes. Our order was- 2 Vanilla Crimpys and 1 Eclair (meaning those items were ready to go because they were already made). They apologized and gave us some cream cheese tart (which was disgusting and tasted old). Our Vanilla Crimpy and Eclair tasted delish. Customer service is okay. Assortment of bakery items is good. If you have a tree nut allergy be aware that some of their items contain nuts. My favorite French Bakery is still Fleur de Cocoa in LG and my overall favorite bakery is Gayle's in Capitola. Noelle's Notes Cute little bakery in the SC near Natural Bridges read more

Being in Santa Cruz at the Beer Festival for the afternoon I decided after sampling a couple too many Beers I wanted something sweet and seeing the high rating decided to check out Kelly's and came by around 5pm. It wasn't too busy but there was still a fairly long line of maybe 4 or 5 people in front of me but it gave me plenty of time to browse the display cases of goodies. Everything did look very good but somewhat smaller than many other bakeries and as others have mentioned - kind of on the highly priced side, I figured that meant they must be really good if they're able to get away with charging what they were. Sampling the goods once home I can't say I was overly impressed. The items in which I got were fine, just not particularly memorable. Maybe I'm just a bit of a snob when it comes to Desserts seeing that I bake a lot myself. I don't know, It's just I wasn't wowed and if I'm going to pay just short of $10 for 2 less than average sized pastries and 2 bite sized cookies I wan't something that will make me want to go back again and again for. OlallieberryTart (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/8wErB9tnKjwjO8nUhlupgw?select=TN2HEqm1p62d-HNC2zxQ7g#prdIg29gciaimS2O27sQAA) I warmed it slightly and served with a small amount of Vanilla Ice Cream. This was my favorite of the items with a good amount of filling and sweet flaky crust. The tiny little cookies I didn't get the name of (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/8wErB9tnKjwjO8nUhlupgw?select=TN2HEqm1p62d-HNC2zxQ7g#lNb8ofwlD3BweYt846yR7Q) were overly sweet. The filling was essentially just butter and sugar, not fine powdered sugar either but large granules that were very gritty. Eclair (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/8wErB9tnKjwjO8nUhlupgw?select=TN2HEqm1p62d-HNC2zxQ7g#EJGnfVPj9XYnE-Fi-lQtPQ) I bought expecting it to be a traditional Eclair filled with Cream but was very disappointed to find it was filled with custard.. too much custard. As I split all of the items with my husband I only had half but a few bites in I found it to be quite sickly. Sorry, I just don't understand the rave reviews. read more

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The bread baked here is pretty amazing. I found the breaded chicken sandwich just as good as Bakesale Betty's. strawberry shortcake looked better than it tasted, as the cake was too dense, and not enough strawberries. But omg, the French macarons sold here...they alone should be the reason to drive over.... Olallieberry, pumpkin, lemon, pistachio, and caramel purchased here. They are large, light, not too sweet, great chew texture, and beautiful to behold. $1.85 each PS bit mish-mashed. Fish and chips, fish tacos and such were found on the above menu board...under "additions" ! They looked good. read more

Kelly's French Bakery - Strawberry shortcake - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Cruz, California

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This bakery is the shit! It's seriously legit! There's usually a line going out the door, I finally discovered why. The food is over the top! I had a rum truffle, blueberry macaroon, mixed berry macaroon and two coffee caramels. I have no idea if the make the caramels themselves. They were delicious! Soft, but not mushy, sweet but not overly sweet, and rich with a moderate coffee flavor. It all balanced like a man on a wire. The macaroons were even better! They had a near-perfect texture and nice density which made for a satisfying bite. Both macaroons had a beautiful balanced of sweetness and fruit flavors that didn't overpower each other. They rival the best macaroons I had in Paris. Biting into the rum truffle was like a chocolate ecstasy trip that was too magical to be legal. The rich, finely milled, chocolate buttered my mouth like the soft folds of a fine leather couch... The rum and chocolate flavors swirled like a smokey-sweet blues guitar lick. My brain awoke to a higher plane of tastefullness as I bit into the dark, magical, creamy center. Then I realized yes, this is how food can be truly elevated when it's created by a master. read more

Kelly's French Bakery - Colorful and delicious - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Cruz, California

Bought a sour loaf from Kelly's at our local market. Besides being overpriced it was terrible. Paid over $8 for this loaf. First, it was sliced and it wasn't sliced all the was through and we found it very tough to slice ourselves. Secondly, It was like eating a dried out sponge. Dry and hardly any flavor at all. Not sure how old it was because there weren't any dates marked on the bread. Our market has a pretty good turnover so it couldn't have been that old. read more

Saturday early morning on our random trip to Santa Cruz, bf and I saw this place. We were looking for cofee and light breakfast and seeing that this place allows dogs we were excited to check this place out. There was already a long line right when they opened. The inside is pretty small but lots of outdoor seatings. They got pastries: croissant, kouign aman!!!!, and other things. Also some desserts: raspberry mousse and such. BF ordered bagels and raspberry mousse plus regular coffee. pastries were great! Coffee were too except they were served in a glass.... odd I thought since it was too hot to handle. Pretty cool place. read more

Came here for lunch. Service was average , but the sandwiches turned out pretty tasty. I had a BLA on sourdough bread, 1/2 fries, 1/2 salad, grilled cheese, pressed sandwich with a side of olives and pickles. You have to pay at the register and a server brings the food. Bus your own table. Good selection of desserts, cookies. They have breakfast until 11:30, 12 noon on weekends. Lunch and dinner. read more

Kelly's French Bakery - Bakery case - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Cruz, California

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This was a great find. We were down here in Santa Cruz looking for their neighbor, El Salchichero, but they were closed on Monday so we went a couple doors down and wholla. Their pastries sure looked scrumptious. I opted for a ham and gruyere sandwich for $6.50. My husband and I shared the sandwich which was great. Next time I'm going to check out their pastries. read more

Kelly's French Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Cruz, California

How could I have not written a review for this place yet.. dang it! Two words: Olalieberry Macaroon Another two words: Chicken Turnover Miranda's words: This is explicative amazing (referring to the chocolate mint slice) The seating is cramped and non-existent but what Kelly's has is just as good to eat as it is beautiful. If you need a light lunch or a pastry/ snack before heading back to wine tasting this place is amaze-balls. read more

Kelly's bakery is a nice little place to grab some pastries with your friends. This place has both indoor and outdoor seating with cute decor. The main reason I come here is for their macaron because it's bigger than your average macaron and they have a variety of flavors. The first time I visited this place was 3 years ago and I notice that they have gradually increased their price. I recently came here with a friend of mine and we ordered the caesar salad ($12) and chicken durango ($13). We were surprised at how overpriced their items were because it has your average selection of salad/sandwiches/soup. The salad was very minimal; it had your typical lettuce, bread, and crouton. As for the chicken durango, it was also very minimal and honestly looked like something I can throw together at home. It was all very underwhelming and quite frankly I was disappointed. What made the trip worth it was getting the macaron. I highly recommend their strawberry macaron! However, I am sad that they increased the pricing but for their pastries I'm more willing to pay a little extra. read more

Kelly's French Bakery - chicken durango - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Cruz, California

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Thsi place is both appealing and served delicious food! I had their smoked salmon on a bagel with cream cheese, red onions, and capers. It was so good I will probably order it again! Plus I got 3 yummy macarons afterwards that were really fresh! Get the peppermint, pistachio, and raspberry! Kelly's french bakery is really cute and perfect for a nice little brunch. The only downside is that it's relatively small. This makes it hard because it's hard to find if you don't really look for it and it gets filled up fast. I had to wait in line for about 20 minutes but it was worth it!! read more

I used to come here a good amount when I was in college. My friend and I decided to stop by just for old times sake. We ordered the chicken pot pie and the apple crumble for dessert. The pot pie was great! The crust was flaky and the filling was flavorful. I could've done without the dessert though - it was way too sweet for both my friend and me. Overall Kelly's is just alright, it's expensive af though in my opinion - idk how I was able to come here a lot in college. On another note, the atmosphere in this area is great for studying or to get work done! And parking is really easy since there's a parking lot! read more

Kelly's French Bakery - Pot pie - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Cruz, California

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We love their breads and always buy them from the local store. We decided to give their speakeasy a try and oh my goodness. The bread, pastries.... everything is even better. We love that they give their customers an option to preorder and pickup freshly baked items the next day. Their service is great too. I am very happy I can order and pickup fresh good quality breads. read more

Came to Kelly's on a Sunday morning for breakfast after grabbing some coffee nearby. The line was slightly out the door, and heard a guy behind me say, "dang, locals can't even come here anymore without waiting". Seems like a popular stop amongst locals and visitors! We ordered: 1. pumpkin pie - around $5 2. smoked salmon with poached eggs and avocado on toast - around $17 The pumpkin pie was SO worth. Satisfied every pumpkin fall craving cell in my body. The smoked salmon toast? DEF not worth $17. It tasted good, but was very average for a high price. There is plenty of outdoor seating in the little plaza where the bakery is located. There's a yoga studio next door and a few shops nearby as well for browsing! Kelly's is a nice spot to hit for brunch, but stick with the pastries/baked goods. If you want a larger brunchy breakfast worth your bucks, you're better off finding somewhere else nearby! read more

Kelly's French Bakery - really cool exterior - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Cruz, California

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The service is bad, if kitchen forgot to cook my order, please just tell me sorry that your kitchen forgot and make it quick ... not BS....What did you mean you don't know what happen....... You guys can see the photo... this one took them 45mins to cook !! What the ........ read more

Kelly's French Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Cruz, California

I am not sure why people hype this place up so much. I just paid $19.75 for a hamburger and fries. I had to double check that I was not in Tokyo or San Francisco. Did the hamburger blow my mind? Nope, nothing special. But it blew a hole in my wallet. Not even table service. Check the pictures of the menu before coming here first. If you look at the previous menu pictures, you will see that it was once a $9 hamburger plate. That's some inflation! There are a lot of things you can get for $20. A walk up plate of fries and a hamburger should not be one of them...don't forget to tip on that too :) read more

This bakery makes excellent baked goods, however the staff was not operating on all cylinders today. I bought a loaf of rye bread and asked for it to be sliced. Drove home (30 miles north) and went to have a slice of bread with dinner. Opened the loaf and this is what I found - the loaf was sliced 1/3 of the way through. Very disappointing indeed. Update: I brought the loaf of bread back today since I was back in town again. They were very friendly and nice about and offered a new loaf of bread. Unfortunately, they didn't bake rye bread today. I was okay with them trying to reslice the loaf I brought back. A few slices mangled, but it worked out. They comped me a couple of Cookies, which were very good. All's well that ends well. read more

I came in and I was the only person in here. They told me the usual girl wasn't there but someone else can write on my cake. And that she's done it a few times before and it'll look good. Still took them 25 minutes to write Happy Birthday on an over priced cake that I bought. I attached a picture so you can see what they did in that amount of time. I could've done that. Take my advice and just go elsewhere. Much better bakeries than this in Santa Cruz. Someone came in after me and he ordered the soup. He was sitting for 10 mins before they told him they're out of soup. This place is a mess... read more

Kelly's French Bakery - The chocolate ganache cake - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Cruz, California

Nice bakery with good pastries and coffee. They also have a nice lunch menu with salads and sandwiches that are delicious. I would recommend this place for a coffee and pastry or a casual lunch. read more

What a cute place with plentiful outside seating and a dog-friendly place! We came here for a quick bite before we reached Rancho Siempre Verde to cut a Christmas tree down. My significant other and I both ordered the Smoked Salmon bagel and it did not disappoint. Good amount of Salmon along with the onions, tomato and a little bit of capers. Nomnomnoms. Our friends got a ham & cheese panini of some sort and a burger. The gf did not notice that she ordered a veggie burger instead of a meat burger but her bf ended up eating it AND liking it. They both said that the burger and panini were delish as well. I didn't get the chance to try their macarons but I loved their e-clairs. They have a great selection of pastries so I hope to be back here to try them. I love that this place is super dog friendly so we had our friends' 6 month old Jack Russell Terrier mix and was greeted by other well-behaved dogs. Ahhhhhh so cute! read more

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Swung by after a hike at Wilder Ranch. Enjoyed the fish tacos as well as the fish and chips for lunch. Both were really tasty, definitely plenty of food, and had quality ingredients. It is right next to Santa Cruz Brewing and you can actually order food from Kelly's to be sent to the brewery. We also got some macarons (huge!) for later, they were very delicious and a great treat. They had a wide variety of pastries and ice cream, as well as breakfast/lunch options and various coffee options. Parking can be a bit crazy especially on a weekend, waited about 5 minutes to find parking and about 5 minutes in line to order. Customer service was great, fast efficient and polite. Will definitely be coming back when in the area! read more

Kelly's French Bakery - Birthday, pistachio and dulche de leche macarons - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Cruz, California

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Kelly's is a gem of a bakery and café on the Westside of Santa Cruz. I don't get here as often as I'd like because I usually do all the nom-noming downtown in SC; but when I eat their bakery I keep kicking myself for not going back as much. They also have an ice cream window in the same area of their bakery. There is outside seating that is great due to the terrific weather in SC. It can get crowded, especially on the weekends so I find the best time to come is weekday before lunch. I uploaded a pic of a whoopie pie from here. With all the latest rage with macaroons, the poor whoopie pie has been left out in the cold. In case you didn't know, the two are distant cousins with the whoopie pie having more of a cake/cookie sandwich versus the lighter meringue in the macaroon. Filling can be the same. The macaroon is bite-sized while the whoopie pie is larger. I favor the whoopie. Plus, which is more fun to say, 'Whoopie pie!', or 'macaroon?' You want to take whoopie to the next level? Dip it in chocolate and now you have a Moon Pie. read more

Kelly's French Bakery - Whoopie pie - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Cruz, California

Day trip on Highway 1 we found ourselves in Santa Cruz at the lunch hour. We happened to turn down the street so we landed at Kelly's. Friendly staff. Enjoyable lunch. The chicken salad had a unique flavor and the croissant was well done. Hubby had ham and gruyere on French. It was just ok. For dessert I had mini lemon meringue. Made in a tart shell, it was enjoyable but nothing extraordinary. Hubby had chocolate cake - he said it was bland and tossed about half of it. This is a cute place, seems to be a great location. Food is ok but not feeling like it is meeting its potential. read more

Kelly's French Bakery - Lemon meringue and chocolate cake - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Cruz, California