The Bolillo here is the best , it will not turn hard like other bakeries. Only down side is the lady with the blonde hair thats almost always there. She gets so upset when she has to do her job . La señora de pelo rubio siempre esta de malas. Cuando veo que ella esta cobrando mejor me voy. Regresare cuando no este ella. Yo creo que a de ponerse hasta feliz que no tiene que trabajar cuando ve que me voy. Desafortunadamente tiene un mal servicio al cliente y una cara fea que te da cuando entras por la puerta. read more

The bread is delicious but the lady in the front is very rude and disrespectful. Felt like my sole presence disgusted her. Will not be coming back, taking my money elsewhere hopefully this helps someone else out. Update: According to other reviews this is an ongoing issue. Doña, que pedo con su mala cara. read more

Amazing Mexican Bakery I totally recommend it. The service is amazing and it was easy to order. The bread and flavor of the bread was delicious. read more

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Sadly, I didn't take any pictures for this bakery. But what I can tell you is that this is the best Panaderia I've ever purchased bread from. You have to go early in the morning to get the best selection, but even by the afternoon there's still a good selection of bread to pick from and it's still delicious, and tastes so good! My favorite thing from this bakery is actually the vanilla marble cake. It comes in a long slab with a layer of fudgy icing and chocolate chips on top and when I tell you, it's the bees knees oh my goodness. It's a moist vanilla cake swirl with a brownie batter like swirl. It's just the slightest bit crisp on the bottom and ends but still fudgy dense and moist. That light layer of chocolate icing and the chocolate chips...really sets it off! Even just thinking about it while I write this review, I feel like getting in the car and driving over there for a slice! up . The service was OK it's a small bakery with one person behind the counter so you're being served as you would in a homely setting, not in a commercial establishment.In my opinion it just makes the food taste that much better! I willingly drive past all the panaderias in my path just to go to Ruben's Bakery! So worth it! read more

I purchased a few breads and a bolillo. All good. My favorite is a bread called "el nino enrollado" which normally comes with strawberry jam and coconut flakes. I think their version has raspberry jam and sweetened coconut flakes. It was amazing! I also noticed some of their breads are supersized, which I have seen nowhere else. I went in for the first time to get pastries for my family to have with Starbucks coffee as a treat. Everyone was happy! I will be coming back. read more

Nice quaint shop. They're always super friendly and happy you came in. The bread is such a variety. From sweet to savory. Also cafe de olla. Cakes are made here also as well as gelatin. The bread stays fresh for a few days. That's what I love about it, it doesn't get hard fast. Even tho there's not much time to have any leftovers. read more

Ruben's Bakery - Mexican bread & pastries - Bakeries Near Me - Fullerton, California

Local Panaderia, Mexican bakery with classic Mexican sweet breads, cakes, and desserts. You walk in and racks of fresh baked Concha and Bolio waiting for you to grab them. The air is filled with that distinct baked goods smell but with cinnamon mixed in making it identifiable as Mexican even with your eyes closed. They have a unique drink here called a Champurrado. It's a very thick Mexican hot-chocolate made with cinnamon, cloves, star anise, and Mexican chocolate. Worth trying as its a pretty hard to find drink and has cool historical origins, in my romanticized imagination this is a drink that fills ancient Aztec and Maya with warmth and fire before a big battle or traditional ritual. Pan Dulces: Concha had that nice crispy cookie-like top layer, it was fresh and not old, crispy layer stays stuck on and doesn't collapse off after one bite. I saw the bolio mentioned in a review, its like a plain mexican french-bread. Interesting dipped in the champurrado and I made a ham, egg, cheese mini sandwich at home with it and it was pretty good. If you are not a Spanish speaker a lot of the food is self-serve. If you are looking for anything in particular its easy to just show an image on your phone or type it out in Spanish and they can help you. Easier payment process if you just bring cash. read more

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Mission: purchase 2 dozen mini-Conchas Opened up the pan dulce display case and proceeded to gently press the concha. It wasn't as soft as desired but the lady attendant advised they were fresh. I did not want to purchase from this batch because our gathering was in a few hours. I then spotted a rolling rack with a fresh batch of Conchas in the back kitchen. I asked the lady if I can select from that batch and she denied me. She advised this batch was for tomorrow. Does this mean their bread isn't made fresh daily? As a consumer, I should be able to purchase your best offerings. I guess she has no interest in trying to gain a customer or keep one. What a shame because I had previously purchased bolillo from them and they were good. Ended up just buying one of those Mexican cookies so I wouldn't walk out empty handed. To top it off, I was also disappointed with the cookie. read more

I feel bad posting this review, but I feel I have to. I ordered a cake for my daughter and it was huge. I didn't order such a big cake. We didn't even get a box and when we asked for one we were told they didn't have any. Lol wtf I thought this was a bakery. Seriously, I'm still laughing because the cake was so big, like a 2 tier wedding cake but it was supposed to be a 10". When I went in, There was no one at the front so I had to go knock where everyone was working in the kitchen. The cake didn't taste very good and the cream coloring smelled like Home Depot paint. Lol oh my good was this place was all bad. I'm glad it didn't cost much because it was just all bad. The cream paint stained by hands for a while. I feel bad about this review because the lady was very nice in getting this cake ready in a matter of 24 hours. read more

It's been a few years since I've been back. There is nothing too much to update, but it is still a bit stale . People are unattentive, and the location still seems to be in disarray. Beyond that, bread is good quality. read more

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When you can find the bread you are looking for they are delicious. Cash only. cashier friendly and quick to pack and charge. Place smells good when bread is baking. Parking tight. read more

Best bread I ever had! Amazing service! The ambiance feels like family! I found my favorite place for some sweet bread! read more

Best bolios in town, maybe in all of OC. I know that's a bold statement given all of the Mexican baker's in the area. But, I have been in search of the perfect Bolio and have found it. Rubens bakery on Harbor Blvd in Fullerton has the biggest, freshest bolios I've ever had. Perfect for tortas or just with a cup of Abuelitas Mexican hot chocolate. It's a must try. You won't regret it. read more

Ruben's Bakery - A beautiful fluffy fresh bolio - Bakeries Near Me - Fullerton, California

My mom has always came here for cakes, so she got my babyshower cake here. Just that the owner of the bakery wife always seems to have an issue with us or I don't know if she's naturally rude. When I went to pick up my cake this weekend she was absolutely so rude!! I ask for a cake board box, she refused to give me one she said " we don't give those here" when I have came with my mom the lady's husband has always given us the cake in board box. Now for what the price of the cake it was not worth it, the blending was horrible, the cake was very dry and the bread of the cake taste burnt. Really disappointed definitely won't be going back due too HORRIBLE SERVICE and Quality read more

Ruben's Bakery - Horrible blending looks like someone bite into it. This picture was taken at the bakery before I took it. - Bakeries Near Me - Fullerton, California

So, this morning, I gave this place another chance to see if they improved on the bread. What a mistake; the bread was hard, seemed like days old, and was expensive. I don't mind paying but give quality of bread. I was, again, disappointed with this bakery. read more

Weird and rude when you try to place an order but they cut you off. The lady on the phone told me i cant place an order because i cant speak Spanish, just cut me off straight away and she still understanding me talking in English. read more

The lady was SUPER DISRESPECTFUL and RACIST. She was talking bad about us in Spanish assuming we didn't speak Spanish and after we confronted her she charged us extra for the bread. We bought 4 pieces of bread and it came out to 6 dollars. read more

Best bolillos !!! Especially the one with cream cheese and jalapeños great costumer service highly recommend this panadería!!

Great bakery! Service is amazing, and the baked goods are delicious! I try to go every time I have some extra cash. Can't wait to go back. The ChocoFlan is superb! read more

Worst bakery in Fullerton. For many years we have gone to this bakery. But our recent visits (2within the month) have been distasteful. 1st. The cashiers both morning and afternoon shift are always with ugly attitudes non helpful. To a certain point mean to older Hispanics. I witness morning cashier yell at a older man for not closing the door. 2nd fresh bread is mixed with old. Will not return and advise for others to think twice before coming here. read more

Nice little bakery, found my kids birthday cake here last min. Customer service was great. read more

Ruben's Bakery - Cake - Bakeries Near Me - Fullerton, California

Love love love the bolillos here they are by far the fluffiest I've ever had! It's a hidden gem really I've tried other local bakeries but always come back to this one the bread is just always so moist. The strawberry and cream pastry which the baker referred to as a strawberry empanada is scrumptious I very much enjoy eating it with some coffee they usually sell out fast but when they don't I grab a couple! read more

Ruben's Bakery - Couldn't resist biting it totally forgot to take a pic before - Bakeries Near Me - Fullerton, California

Really Good Bread with Cream cheese and Jalapeños, usually gone by lunch time gotta get up early to find them. Bolillos are def the best in OC. read more

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Worst panaderia ever, the one lady there is extremely rude and insulting in her words, the quality of the bread has downgraded over the years and the prices skyrocketed. Please take my advice, "AVOID THIS PLACE AT ALL COAST" plus there are a lot of homeless people there hanging around asking for money. read more

El pan que venden está muy bueno. Pero hay una vieja que es muy vulgar. No voy seguido porque ella tiene un attitude muy pésima. Esa señora es muy mal educada. Esa empleada deja mucho que desear! read more

I didn't have a good experience ordering a cake from here. The customer service is very poor. I feel ripped off. I phoned in a cake order and the woman who answered did not want to take my order: told me to just show up and choose something or order when I'm there. Then she agreed to take my order over the phone, I wanted a tres leches cake for my co-worker's going away party. I asked if they could just make the cake look like an envelope. You know, a rectangle with a triangle drawn down the middle. Immediately I'm told that it's too complicated. They tell me to send them a picture, then call me back saying that it's too complicated. Then when they finally (supposedly) understood what I was asking for they agreed, and asked me what flavor I wanted the cake to be, and how big, etc. I tell them I want the tres leches with the cake vanilla flavor, custard filling, in the smallest size. (Because they where asking me all these things) They tell me they cannot do small size for tres leches. That's ok with me. We do the whole sheet cake size and they charge me $45 over the phone in advance. I came to pick up and it took awhile before me and my friend saw an employee. Finally a woman comes out and is giving me dirty looks and basically asking if I needed help in a condescending tone. I let her know I'm there to pick up the cake I ordered. And then she's looking at me like I'm crazy or stupid or something and then decides to ask in the back. They got my name wrong over the phone so it took them a minute to figure it out. Then they bring out the cake, with no box. And it looks like a normal sheet cake with the second layer cut into a triangle and stacked on top of the first layer like an abstract staircase. I immediately say this isn't what I wanted, and there must've been miscommunication because I ordered a tres leches over the phone. The woman begins insisting in a condescending tone that it's what I ordered. Pulling out the cake order paper saying that originally I did order a tres leches, but then I wanted vanilla cake flavor and that's different...insinuating that I ordered wrong. Which made me realize she was the same woman over the phone. Who was asking me the cake flavor and filling I wanted after I had repeated myself numerous times about wanting it to be a tres leches. And we had to ask for the cake to be boxed like it wasn't common sense. They expected us to be happy and carry away an exposed sheet cake into a vehicle like that wasn't going to make a mess. I'm disappointed at how unprofessional and disappointing this whole experience was on multiple levels. They told me it would still taste good. Well it was a dry vanilla cake on the top and the custard filling didn't reach to edge pieces of the sheet, and there was so much frosting. Overall it was an average tasting thing and I'm going into a supermarket tomorrow for my coworker to have something decently nice instead of that embarrassing cake. I just fed this cake to whoever was hungry at my store today, and I'm not coming back here. I don't recommend this place to anyone Not for the food. Definitely not for the service. And absolutely nothing for any type of event. It's really is too complicated for these people. That's their slogan here. read more

I went this passed weekend for a cake i had order for a graduation. I picked up the cake and only the colors were correct. The cake was simple no graduation decoration and they spelled the name wrong. Eventhough I had written the name down. After questioning where was the graduation decor the added a cap and diploma. The worst part was the lady told me she didn't have a box for it and I would have to take the cake in my hands. Did she really expected me to drive a hold a tres leches cakes. I won't be returning read more

Solo nesecito decir que tienen el mejor pan de los alrededores.... Peeeero la actitud de la señora que está en frente por la mañanas es pésima muy grosera nesecita un curso intensivo de atención al cliente . read more

Ruben's Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Fullerton, California

The bread there is definitely not fresh. There's been plenty of times that I have gotten bread that is rock hard, microwaving it doesn't even make it a bit soft. Today was a horrible experience. Same thing as usual except this time I actually got a refund because not just one type of bread I ordered that wasn't fresh, it was the whole bag. Two things happened which both were extremely rude in my opinion. She made indirect comments saying who knows where I get my bread that I expect it to be like it was fresh out of the oven, and that certain types of bread there aren't going to be soft. I get that, but this bread was hard to the center, the concha's, the muffins, even the soft parts of some of the semi firm bread was rock hard. At the end of the refund , she got the money and threw it on the counter with the coins almost falling off. Definitely not going back after this experience read more

I went in asking if they had any chocoflan and the employees (2 older women) answered so rudely. Def wouldn't come back. The flanes tasted horrible. They even wanted to charge me $1 for a little box to place some flanes I ended up buying. Hopefully they learn the essence of what great customer service means. read more

Cake was delicious but they spelled Anniversary wrong. No way it could be fixed and I needed the cake that day. Hit my head like I need a V8. Porque why !! We laughed about it after but please spell check your cakes and give the baker a dictionary. Otherwise like I said cake tasted good . Owner and his wife I think could be a little bit more friendly but that is just me. The place still looks the same. It could use a little more warmth. read more

The lady at the cash register was rude and continued to tell me she couldn't do what I was asking which was to make cupcakes 12 white and 12 chocolate with different frosting colors. She proceeded to say it was too much. She told me I had to purchase my own decor on the cupcakes they don't do that. She charged me $35 dollars for 24 cupcakes and when I finally took it home to try with family members the chocolate tasted like brownies which was ok. The "white" cupcakes she said were vanilla and it tasted like a Mantecadas (mexican muffin). read more

This is my favorite panadería in the area! The best billios I've ever had. Every new pan dulce I try here is so good. Price is good too.

I have been coming to this bakery for years. I lived in Fullerton for about 5 years when I was younger and this was always my family's go to spot for any fresh Mexican bread or for any birthday cakes. I believe they changed ownership about 4-5years ago, but nonetheless the quality of the bread has not changed. We used to visit every year to purchase their mocha tres leche cakes. They're delicious! There's no point in purchasing a dry tres leches cake and they don't skimp on the milk portion of it! Their bread is delicious as well. They always have delicious pastries with a fresh creamy custard filling. Plus they have a huge selection of Mexican pastries. They might not have state of the art equipment or the highest of service, but the owner is very down to earth and their food is as authentic as it gets. read more

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Loved this place. Went there on a whim and I will definitely be going back when I visit Fullerton. Great customer service, the owner was super friendly and helpful. The pan dulce was fresh and delicious and the flan cup was tasty and had a smooth and light texture. read more

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If I could put zero I would the service was awful. The lady working ignored me for almost an hour and when she finally went back to get my bread she didn't wash her hands and touched my food so if you get sick just know it was their fault read more

The best bolillo YES but the service is so so bad the Owner ( lady ) who attend is not friendly is very respectful, the customer is priority and she is not right to attending the business. read more

This bakery is awesome, they have a variety of Mexican Pan Dulce. They are fresh and great flavor. We come a couple of times of week to get our fix. read more

delicious pan, los bolillos todo muy rico y muy amable la persona que atiende y todo muy limpio

Fresh sweet breads made daily. I nor my wallet have had a bad day In here. I absolutely love the bread and the sweet breads here. Sanitized, clean, and a great provider and service. Thank you! read more

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