I happened to drive through town and spotted this easy to get to bakery. I am always on the hunt for a new bakery. I was skeptical approaching the building but it was cute-to-the-eye, with easy parking for a motorhome across the street, so I continued on my mission. There were few pastries left by 2:00pm ...almost closing time so I figured that is actually a good sign! I purchased an extra large maple scone and became a believer that their baker has perfected a buttery crispy edge maple scone with a light crumb. There was not an imitation flavor to the scone and tasted like it was made from fresh ingredients. So many scones are too cake-y light for me and then others too dense with improper butter and oat mixture. The Baker's Table scones (I'm had their lemon-ginger too) are worth putting an order in for ahead of time when passing through town. I doubt you will find a better Maple Scone in the US! Truly, it is that good ~ if you are a scone lover. read more

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We all need a great local place to eat... one that you will never get tired of... that's Amy Nixon's Baker's Table. It consistently delivers hot fresh coffee, state-of-the-art pastries, delicious sandwiches, breakfast... and dessert in the likes of a Parsian bakery. The energy is fantastic in the space and my husband and I always feel personally welcomed. You will find a new home and new friends at Baker's Table! read more

Beautiful, welcoming, serene. You know it's going to be great the moment you walk in. Delicious tuna tartine and really delicious carrot cake read more

We're just on a little Chumash trip and we stumbled upon The Baker's Table during our morning walk. I recommend this cute little caffe. We had a great cup of coffee and delicious croissant sandwich. I dug the ambiance and we'll definitely be coming back on our next trip through town. read more

Love Amy & all of her creations. Great baked goods & sandwiches. Everything this tasty actually.

The best bakery around! I ordered the chocolate pecan pie for Thanksgiving and it was to die for! The croissants and baguettes are great too! read more

This is one of the best kept secrets of the Santa Ynez valley. The croissants are absolutely perfect. My daughters prefer them to anything else on earth for breakfast. Great local spot for breakfast or lunch. I can't recommend this place enough. read more

My husband and I love everything about Baker's Table. It is our go-to lunch spot. Salads never disappoint. Tuesday is curried chicken salad day, always a treat. Amy, the owner, refuses to use out-of-season veges. So, get your BLT when the T are ripe and juicy...like right now! But enough about the salads and sandwiches...go to the main event...the breads and pastries! Carrot cake is legendary and morning buns sell out every morning. Coffee is pretty terrific too. Best, however, is Amy, herself. She makes locals feel like old friends and visitors become new friends. read more

Pretty good baked foods, friendly service, but very conventional and over priced.

I live locally and decided to give this place a try this weekend with my boyfriend. Upon entering the place was pretty packed for such a small space. My boyfriend ordered the Ruben and said it was delicious. I ordered the turkey and Brie dry and one of he mini cheesecakes. The mini cheesecake was pretty good and we waited quite a while for our sandwiches, but I understood they were busy (not a big deal to me). When I got my sandwich I notice that they still put mayonnaise on it and politely asked an older woman (who appeared to be the owner) with dark curly hair if they could fix it and I instantly received attitude. After that my boyfriend and I felt very uncomfortable for she kept telling me the progress of my new sandwich order and being fake and sarcastic about the mess up of the order. After receiving the sandwich it didn't have much on it and was quite small I thought for the price. There was way too much Brie on the sandwich and it tasted and smelled like fish for some reason. I assume the cheese possibly went bad. I didn't even bother to complain about the sandwich again not wanting to receive anymore attitude we left. I would probably give this place a second chance if it weren't for the atrocious customer service. Definitely the worst I have had so far in the SY Valley.. read more

A wonderful breakfast!! And the coffee was fresh and flavorful...honestly the best I ever had - so good I had 4 cups! The croissants were buttery and light - a true delight. One was for the breakfast sandwich and we shared an apricot one. It was heavenly. Thank You``` Sam and Shawnda for the recommendation...it started our morning off right! read more

Had lunch here yesterday with a friend. We both had slice of quiche with side salad. The flavors were delicious and the crust was to die for. I took an almond croissant and slice of cranberry cake home and they were memorable. Want to visit there again soon to try other things on menu. Small interior space with several patio tables. Staff friendly and helpful. I felt like I was in a high end french bakery. read more

Funny, how the comments are all over the place, mentioning "conservative vibes" and a few other peculiar references, everyone has their own experience of things. My own experiences have been nothing less than wonderful, food, baked goods, service, ambience and just plain relaxed. Santa Ynez is not a particularly conservative place, very eclectic in fact so, I'm just wondering what people's expectations were? The quality of the pastries is phenomenal, today I drove over from Los Alamos to pick up an order and took a box of them back to my crew and they were ecstatic, nothing left! Croissants are a real standout as are the cookies and scones. We've been in for Saturday breakfast just to people watch and have a great meal. The Baker's Table has a lot to recommend it. read more

your killing me, so glad you were open on Sunday!! Best bakery around could put on some major poundage I will try to behave. The quiche was light and fluffy too fresh. read more

Came here to pick up a Rueben Sandwich for lunch. This was one of the best Ruebens I have ever ate. The pastrami melted in my mouth and was not chewy. The perfect amount of kraut and sauce went well with the tasty rye bread. With all of the great lunch spots popping up around the valley, this place is not well known. I highly recommend for a good aandwich. read more

This is a fabulous find with delicious goodies. We started coming for the breads, got caught up in the pastries too. The salads and sandwiches are great too, and the service is homey and friendly. The carrot cake is wonderful and my 10 year old had to have a lemon muffin every time we go in! read more

wow, they have some amazing food and pastries!!!! We found this amazing place on yelp while traveling up the Pacific Coast on vacation. I enjoyed their Market salad with chicken and their turkey Club with avacado that was a special that day. The bread is crusty on the outside and perfect on the inside. Everything was so fresh and homemade. We had to get chocolate croissants to sustain us on our journey. I wish this bakery could be on the East coast. read more

I Love this place! The bread is amazing.. My favorite places to have lunch here in beautiful Santa Ynez.. Friendly people too! :)

This was such a surprise! To find a place like this off the path was brilliant. Food was amazing! The menu was very creative but not complicated. And the owner, Amy came out to chat with us about the town. We had the Reuben and nicoise, which were both fantastic. But the choc cake was phenomenal! This is a great destroyed nation spot for a drive through the hills! read more

Great place for breakfast and lunch. Save room for their carrot cake and scones. Fresh baked bread and everything is flavorful.

Delicious, inventive, fresh. Great addition to Santa Ynez!

Beautiful bread, just gorgeous. Ask for butter and jam if you want. Salad greens are divine. Salad dressing is way above average. The only reason I'm holding back the fifth star is that I wish for tea service as good as the baked goods, but I am terribly fussy about that - nobody serves tea the way I like it. This is still one of my very favorite places. read more

Great chocolate cake! I called last minute to get a cake delivered to a local restaurant for a birthday surprise. Without hesitation, they made it happen. Thank you so much! read more

Just had the best curry chicken salad of my life. I love this place! I live in Los Alamos, where there is another bakery, and I happily drive the 15 minutes for better products, food, and service. Is now my go-to lunch place, too! read more

What a find! Our first trip to this area and needed to find a little something for breakfast. This charming bakery offers more than wonderful croissants (although the chocolate croissant was great and so was the pecan roll) Highly recommend the corned beef and hash! It is best I've ever tasted. And the staff was equally helpful and delightful. read more

Best new place in Santa Ynez! I've had lunch there twice this week and both were wonderful! I can hardly wait to try other items on the menu. Kudos! read more

Fantastic bread and pastries. I wish they were open in the evening. It's tough for a working person to be a customer with short daytime hours. read more

Absolutely love this place - early morning coffee and a croissant AND they have a copy of the L.A.Times... Excellent crusty bread too...

Such a pretty spot! We visit Santa Ynez each year for a month and I was pleasantly surprised to come across this pretty bakery toward the end of our visit. Baked goods included tea cakes, cookies, a decadent looking cinnamon bun and scones. I chose a crystallized ginger and lemon scone. I think I picked poorly. Unfortunately the scone was very dry, hard, the bottom crust incredibly thick and not at all flaky, more crumbly than I have ever had before. I ate very little of it. The levain (bread) from this bakery is wonderful and I will absolutely be back, but not for a scone. read more

Why one star? Well, it's not the food, because we never got it. The very unhelpful, unfriendly woman behind the counter (long hair, glasses) didn't put the ticket in. Neither did she check on us to see why our food was taking so long. Further, she left the establishment while we were still waiting for our food (declaring loudly to us and other patrons, "Sweet freedom!" as she headed out the door). The owner actually told us our orders were on the grill--she must have been confusing our orders with someone else's, because there was no food on any grill. When the poor remaining employee behind the counter discovered the problem (after we had asked after 45 minutes about our food), she offered to put the order in, but by then, we were too angry and hungry to wait. An offer of anything from the case wasn't enough, either--we declined the offer and left. Clearly, the issue arose with that one employee who took our order. She was fairly rude, disinterested, and didn't know what she was doing. By having poor management skills of the counter, she has now cost her employer at least $60 a month in business. I don't like writing poor reviews, but I hope that perhaps if the management sees this, they can take corrective action and not lose more dollars. As it stands, we will not be returning. read more

This place is delicious! They made the cupcakes for my sisters wedding last May. I still dream about the carrot cake--seriously the best ever. When we did the tasting, we couldn't have been treated better. The Baker's Table is a true gem and it was wonderful working with them. Cannot wait to be in the area again read more

What a great experience. I had a grilled cheese sandwich. It was the best ever. I have to say the house made bread was unbelievable. The quiche of the day was fantastic. And the chocolate chip cookies were the best ever. The young women that helped me, I think her name was AMY was do very nice and helpful. The great thing is that it's so friendly and warm. read more

My elderly parents stoped for a sandwich during a recent outing. The biggest issue is the handicap parking is at the opposite end of building from the handicap ramp. My dad who has Parkinson's and uses a walker had difficulty making his way to the ramp. Meanwhile my mom made her way up the steps to hold the door. The employees saw her standing there. After my dad finally made his way to the doorway, the employees told them that they are closing. Could have mentioned this a little sooner???The door was open and the open sign was up. Seems to me that with a little effort my parents could have been served the lunch that they drove a hour to enjoy. read more

As a local I hear a lot about this place and finally had breakfast today. The food was fine but I prefer places that are less 'self serve' searching for cream for coffee etc just seems like work if you are not paying fast food prices. Which is certainly not the case here read more

A local diamond!! The poached eggs on toast with artichoke tapenade was to die for!! Not to mention that every dish comes with bacon cooked to perfection. Perfect meal size as well. The pastries are amazing as well and you can taste that they are made with wholesome ingredients. The only bad thing was when the meal was over. read more

What a wonderful place! The best bakery items, bread, sandwiches and soup. The coffee is great and all types of coffee drinks are available. I sometimes ride my road bike 26 miles just to have coffee and bakery items! read more

Amazing bread and baked goods. Everything has been fabulous! Just finished their Friday special sandwich, best Italian combo yet!

I agree with Noni -- the chocolate croissants are amazing. As is the bread pudding. (and the pumpkin cheesecake)! Pair these with organic Green Star coffee... clearly I love The Baker's Table, and will be eating here often :) read more

One of the things lacking in this beautiful valley had been a gourmet bakery. Now we have an incredible bakery equalling or better than any in NY or Europe. The baguettes, sourdough bread, croissants; etc; are the BEST!!! Lunches are either sandwich or salad; I have four lunches, 2 of each so far and all were 5 star or above if possible. As a critic of cappuccino, good ones are hard to find, theirs is excellent!! read more

This place is one of my favorite places to visit in the Santa Ynez Valley! I love, love the corned beef hash on Saturdays and the sticky buns are fabulous. During the week, their croissants and breakfast sandwiches are the best you can get in the valley. Lunch always has great specials, and I particularly love the Salad Nicoise or the Reuben sandwich....delicious! The customer service is always friendly and courteous, I really don't understand what the previous reviewer. Erin K, was experiencing, but it could be the result of lousy customer attitude too. Be respectful and you will be treated the same. I am ALWAYS treated great by the owner and the staff here. Highly recommend, don't miss out!!! read more