I have mixed feelings about this place. Sometimes I get fresh pastry sometimes real old. I guess you always have to ask if they are fresh or not read more

Such an amazing place! I ordered a custom cake on Friday and pick it up on Saturday and it was ready on time. Everyone loved the look and taste. It was a great experience! The staff there are also very friendly and professional, I spoke with Jacklyn and she was awesome! This will be my default desert stop! read more

great baklava's here, for $9 a pound. A pound will get you about 13-14 pieces so I feel it is on the pricier side but that's okay. Besides that I only tried this semicircle kind of thing with walnuts in it (also comes with cream inside), and it honestly was pretty bad. It was much more like bread compared to baklava, which is all flaky, and each time I bit into it I could feel the oil just squeeze right out of the bread. Just wasn't pleasant at all. But besides that, really good baklava and their cakes look great (haven't actually tried them though). read more

Overall, I LOVE their food. Their kenefe (which is made fresh on the weekends) is to die for! However, my cousin ordered her wedding cake from them, and on her wedding day was shocked to see... a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT CAKE! They argued that "it was a beautiful cake and everybody loved it!" it could have been the most beautiful cake in the entire world- still, it was not what my cousin paid her for. They had paid for a simple elegant cake with marzipan, the cake that was delivered was COMPLETELY different and was covered with regular cream (MUCH cheaper). read more

The two stars are for the dessert. The service is terrible. I dealt with a young woman, first. She was extremely unintelligent. I came again and dealt with an elderly woman. She was terribly rude to my mother. Will not be back! read more

Love the tasty Arabic sweets! My husband loves coming here every time we are in the area. I recommend trying the knefe and pistachio treats :) read more

Their baklava fingers are delicious but you have to buy an entire tray with other baklavas (that I don't like at all). That just doesn't make any sense to me, besides the lady (who wasn't very friendly) didn't care at all when we ask if we could just buy the baklava finger. Simply absurd. read more

My favorite place for Middle Eastern desserts. They have every sweet you could want and are very authentic. My favorite is the tray of Hilawat el Jibna. Make sure you ask for pistachios! Which they offer...free of charge btw! read more

Went there last week on a week day with like 5 people ordered knafe it wasn't a good experience the bread was old and the knafe was cold even though I ate it over there it was a bad experience they should always keep their quality the same and constant. read more

The BEST in and around the town. Cakes from Vrej is a must for all our celebrations!! If you havent, you MUST try!!!! read more

Get the kunefe jebne, it's to die for, and you just might if you eat enough of it but it'll be worth it

Delicious desserts, every time. Our family and friends are regular patrons of Vrej and we have not had a bad experience in the 15 years that we've been patronizing their business. read more

This is the best pastry/Bakery EVER! I love it.

We've been ordering cakes from Vrej Pastry for many years. They are beautiful, delicious, and timely. There is a large selection of traditional Middle Eastern to American and European desserts. They have good baklava, tiramisu, cheesecake, fruit tarts, and cakes by the slice. We also love their butter cookies. We love the Christmas cakes and the cream puffs arranged to shape a turkey around Thanksgiving! The staff are friendly and helpful, and there are always enough people behind the counter to help any number of customers. The prices are very reasonable. We are glad to have this place in Pasadena! read more

Best cakes and pastries! Just bought B-day cake for my son and it was the best tasting, lightest cake I've ever had. Beautiful presentation as well. Bought another to take to work w and they loved it as well. read more

Lucy is the only good thing about this place. Cookies are ok and cakes aren't impressive. The owner is rude and most of the employees are rude. Poor service and they don't greet you with a warm welcome like a place you want to feel good shopping at...they sell sweets and staff should reflect that. read more

If you want flies with your pastries and desserts come here. This place is filthy and the workers are all beyond rude. The desserts are stale and not fresh. They have their customer base and are not looking to expand beyond it. Do not recommend coming here. read more

Sold old pastries from days before. My family will never buy their pastries ever again.

A colleague of mine frequently brings our office Middle Eastern desserts from Vrej Pastry when he travels back home to visit his family. Visiting in the Los Angeles area, I decided to make a trip for myself and see what other goodies this place has. I got there during the mid-morning period before my day of endless business meetings began. I happened to meet the owner, Amy, and she was super nice! She took the time to explain what each of the assorted pastries were and I ended up picking out a dozen and a half different types. I also saw a bunch of people walking out with breakfast sandwiches so, me being the adventurous person I am, I decided to buy one for myself. I am probably butchering the name of it, but it was something like kinefe jibne. I have to say that I wish I could find this dish in my area. It was the perfect combination of cheese and sweetness (if you end up ever getting this sandwich, note that you can ask them to add or lessen the syrup to your liking - I asked them to go light cause I don't typically like things very sweet). I also bought a few croissants. I can't decide which type I ended up liking the most (the cheese or maybe the thyme). By the way, I've never had thyme in a croissant before and I thought it was delicious. They were so light, fluffy, and flaky that they make you feel warm. I think it's needless to say that all of my colleagues enjoyed the pastries and croissants I brought with me to our first meeting. I have to make sure I visit again when I'm in Los Angeles. Amy, thank you for the great customer service! It was nice to meet you and please open up a shop in my state! read more

I love this place! Its very clean and the service is great. They always greet me with smiles, like I'm part of their family. I love waking up in the morning and going to Vrej Pastry in Pasadena and picking up some fresh Knefe Jebneh for breakfast. Not only that, I get their cakes and amazing Baklava and more. I recommend this place to everyone! read more

The plain croissants there are like the croissants you buy in bulk from Costco. A fifty-year old woman charged me $2 per croissant. I didn't see any price sign. And she didn't even give me a receipt. I paid cash. I will never again go this bakery. read more

oh my gosh! the pastries are sooooo good here! they have 3 locations and one in pasadena. i'm always used to going to porto's bakery but not anymore!!!! this place tops porto's any day. not only are the pastries good, they also make custom cakes. WOW! they made my custom cake like no other! i love this place! they have patience and make the designs perfect, just like you ask them to. thank you vrej pastry! read more

Wow! This place has so much variety of the best Middle Eastern pastries, and lots of exquisite cakes as well. I wish I lived nearby. The pastries are perfect. Try their almond biscuits, and their baklawa. read more

On Saturday we purchased some cookies with pistachio in the center. They call it "mahmool mat". My grandmother took a bite out of one and a long hair came out of the cookie and we were beyond disgusted. I called them to inform them of the situation and the very rude lady, who is always rude in store as well, acted annoyed that I dare to call her to inform her of the unsanitary situation. I was shocked at her response of "what do you want me to say to you??" Like it was normal to find hair in food or something. I said I just wanted you to know so you're aware the product you're selling Is unsanitary in case she cared about the public she is selling to. When she acted like she didn't care is when I decided to write this review. I will also be reporting them to the department of public health. read more

One of the better Middle-Eastern pastry shops in LA. And, as a hidden gem, their croissants are (in my opinion) better than Proof croissants. read more

Nice Armenian bakery located near several good lunch spots and family-run grocery stores. I didn't really know what I was ordering but I am a fan of baklava and anything related to baklava, so I just pointed at various pastries that looked like phyllo dough wrapped around cream and drenched in honey. All delicious, all at a reasonable price. The lady behind the counter was patient while I stood there slack-jawed with confusion and afterwards gave me a spoon with my purchase so I could eat it on the way home. If only I still lived in Pasadena... read more

The most underrated pastry shop in Los Angeles! Baklava is awesome. if your a diabetic they have one with reduced syrup/sugar but I think you have to call in advance?? I've tried halawa jebne, kenefe jebne, ashta, namoura etc etc and I love it! we have so many mom and pop bakeries in pasadena but I think Vrej Pastry is the best. Highly reccomended!!! read more

They have the best cookies in town, that are always fresh and flavorful. They make a great variety of Armenian and Middle-Eastern sweets, which are again always fresh and taste fabulously. Pricing is very reasonable for the good quality they offer. read more

One star is too much but I did not know what else to put. I have tried several attempts to buy fresh pastry from here but every time it has been disappointing. If you try to tell the workers they claim that everything is fresh... I don't recommend this place. read more

This place is great! I found out about the bakery after trying one of their baklavas at Sahara (on Colorado). The Armenian pastries were super delicious and I was amazed at how cheap everything was. read more

Was recommended to this bakery and my expectations were too high for what I received. When ordering a cake, I was told that they could match any cake design I wanted. When picking up the cake, to my surprise, the cake design was NOT what I had provided to them...it was horrible. I think a 1st grader could of done a whole lot better at decorating my cake! Not satisfied at all, it was just an awful experience. read more

I'll never go to Vrej again. I should have never gone there in the first place because I am a fan of Sarkis Pastry, which is just around the corner. I ordered some crossiants baklava over the phone and placed my reservation to pick them up by 11 am. They asked for my cell phone number when I placed the order. I was going to a family function and told everyone that I would bring the baklava. I showed up at Vrej Pastry at 10:45 am, 15 minutes before my reservation and they told me that they were so busy that morning (Saturday) that they sold my Crossiants and Baklava because they didn't think I was coming. Of course they didn't have any left when I got there. I asked them why they didn't just call me if they didn't think I was coming to confirm and of course they didn't have an answer for that. I asked why they even took my cell number in the first place if they weren't going to call me. I was really upset, especially because I was early and not late. There was no need for them to sell off my reserved food. Then a short fat man came out, Vrej himself, and got made at one of the lady's and that was the end of it. He didn't even come and talk to me or apologize. I'll never go to Vrej again. Sarkis is definately the best Pastry shop in town and he's also a very cool guy. He also did me and my wife's wedding cake a few months later. It was awesome. read more

Best Kenefe outside of Lebanon! Excellent bakery, MUCH MUCH better than stale junk that Sarkis Pastry sells on Washington in Pasadena.

Sadly to say, their customer service is what you'd expect in a third world country. I received a beautiful easter basket that was filled with a flush pink easter bunny with beautiful pink jewels and flowers and lots of chocolate. What they failed to understand, who ever made it, is that you possibly cannot use that much glue to hold everything down. My little girls wanted to play with the bunny but I was unable to get it free from all the glue that held the bunny down to the box and also to the chocolate wrappers. I took it in to the Pasadena location where it was purchased from and explained the situation. The lady said with a smirk, sweetie, just pull it out and cut it with scissors. I told her that I knew that it would not work since there was so much glue but she did it in front of me and ripped the bunny while the other lady said you ripped it. She handed it to me and said sweetie, these things are just meant to be looked at and not taken out. wow... to think that the price of this expensive basket is only to be looked at. Well, needless to say, the person who gave me this basket happens to be my brother who is a regular customer and after this experience, he said he will never get another item from them ever! read more