Been several times as a treat after Stanford appointments. Earnest staff and best selection of GF baked goods in the area. To have a whole dedicated Gluten Free display for my rebellious insides? Always a multitude of fresh, incredibly delicious options --not overwhelmingly sweet. Pecan bars, muffins, almond crescents?! Can't get this quality at Arizmendi. Basically, it's GF heaven. read more

I ordered a cake for my husbands retirement party and it was so over baked and dried out- the frosting separated from the cake layers and the cookie "banner" that they used to write our message looked like it was written by a 5 year old - so unprofessional. Very disappointed - Would never order another cake again read more

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I have never been TO the bakery itself, but my friend who lives over in the area picks it up and brings it to me. Actually I make her pick it up and bring it bc ITS SOOO GOOD!!!! I'm shocked at the low reviews!! I've tried the apricot and raspberry rugala cookies which are buttery and perfect. I prefer the raspberry over the apricot. The snickerdoodle cookies are a must! Tried a piece of the quiche today and we LOVED IT! Eggs so fluffy and crust so buttery perfect!! A MUST is the pumpkin cream cheese muffin!!! I've never had a better muffin in my life. It's so light yet moist and flavorful. Has cream cheese in the middle and crumble on top. A crime they only have these in the fall!!! My friend says there's usually a line out the door, but moves fast. Sometimes the selection can be less/more than other days depending what time you go. read more

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Needed a cake last minute for a colleague so I looked a place up online and ran into Woodside bakery. I was so impressed with the taste of everything the cake was so yummy I got a strawberry shortcake, a cheese danish a vanilla latte, and fruit tarts. The service was great they were nice and it's a small owned business that has quality baked items! Highly recommend. read more

I got a couple of Kings cakes for Mardi Gras. They were yummy! The kid who rang me up was confused when I asked if a baby was in the cake. I appreciate the convenience and the quality of this local bakery. read more

I ordered a gluten free chocolate mousse layer cake for my birthday. It was fabulous. I ordered a cake for 10 so we cut 10 pieces but really we should have cut 16 and let people have seconds if they wanted. Because it's so rich, less would have been enough. Everyone loved it. I highly recommend this bakery. read more

You make a lot of great products, so why are you bringing in too sweet, too soft absolutely tasteless TERRIBLE bagels to sell at your bakery? They are AWFUL. HORRIBLE. They actually make me question your palate. Please make them yourselves, source higher quality, or just stop selling them altogether. They are an insult to bagels and to your bakery. You actually have the nerve to promote them with a 'we have bagels' sign at the counter too. Should read we have bagel like things instead. read more

This immediate area does not have a lot options so a Yelp search while I was visiting the area brought me here. The brownie was the pick me up that I needed in the late afternoon. read more

I drive 25 minutes just to get a couple gluten free muffins (banana is my favorite) and a cup of coffee. As a celiac, this is one of my top treats to myself. read more

My colleague bought me the carrot cake for my birthday. Should've looked at Marc J's review here first: it was full of black walnuts with lots of nuts on the cream cheese frosting. It was hard to enjoy the cake with the distracting nuts to navigate. Disappointed, I threw out what remained and bought my slice at Safeway that I wanted in the first place. read more

Picked up carrot cake and berry Neapolitan slices and a loaf of lemon bread as staff said it was better than Apricot loaf Neapolitan was bland and didn't taste fresh. It's a bunch of cream and 4 berries. We each had two bites and pitched the rest. Carrot cake is packed full of nuts but again it didn't taste fresh and was dry. Hoping for better results from the lemon loaf tomorrow with breakfast. read more

A pleasant mom-and-pop shop tucked away in a residential neighborhood's anchor shopping center. Low on ambiance but the danishes are fantastic. My personal faves are the cheese and the apricot, which has half an apricot baked into the center. Been spreading the word about this place for years and everyone's come back with effusive thanks. Very affordable. read more

Such a delicious bakery with a wide variety of pastries and treats! I highly recommend the non-gluten chocolate muffin, rugula cookies, and all the mini novelties. The workers also create such a friendly environment :) read more

great small business for cakes at a decent price. the strawberry shortcake is light, not too sweet, and can be customized. i called ahead to order 2 days ahead and picked up the cake - it was a seamless experience. service was very friendly! my only point of feedback would be to consider implementing an online order form to make ordering even easier. would definitely recommend! read more

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Stale cinnamon rolls for nearly six bucks. Come on ya'll! If you're selling day old pastries, at least discount them. Should I have asked, "was this baked today?!" It was tasty but would have been tastier had it been baked that morning. read more

I was looking for a quick breakfast to pair with my coffee that I picked up next door and stumbled upon Woodside Bakery & Cafe. This cute little shop offers a variety of baked goods, foods, and drinks. There are plenty of seats indoors and outdoors for customers to relax and enjoy their goodies. The man behind the counter was very nice and offered assistance if I needed anything. After looking around at the options, I decided to get the gluten free blueberry muffin. It was really good and moist, the perfect little breakfast I needed in that moment. I'll definitely be back when I'm around the area again and support this little small business. read more

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I stopped into Woodside Bakery for a mid morning snack. I don't usually go out to Sharon Heights, but I was already in the area. They recently won Readers' Choice Best Bakery in our local paper so why not check it out. The bakery is, like the rest of the shopping center, a bit dated, not quite charming. There were many patrons and I was glad to use the time in line with my party to decide what I wanted to get. All the standard bakery fare was on display--pastries, danish, muffins, cookies, cakes, quiche etc. I had decided on the sticky bun but made a last minute switch to the raspberry cinnamon roll I hadn't been able to see previously. Having never been here before, I didn't know what the heating situation was. I decided to just go with the flow of the other patrons. Nothing was being heated and it wasn't offered during ordering. The cinnamon roll was tasty--soft, sweet, with raspberry sauce drizzled through the swirl-- but would have been improved heated. I would visit again if I was in the area and needed a pick me up, but don't see myself making a special trip otherwise. read more

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The quality of the pastries was amazing. The staff are super friendly and the atmosphere is very cozy. The only pain point was that they did not follow up with me regarding the status of my preordered cake. read more

Cute bakery with Great assortment of pastries! I really enjoyed the carrot cake. it was sweet but cream was amazing. Pumpkin loaf was a little dry but nice service. Not the most modern café but definitely has a charm and people drinking coffee outside. read more

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Regret buying this from the Sigonas market in Stanford shopping mall. As you can see, it's undercooked and it's very dense like a pound cake. I taste more of the cinnamon than bananas and it's a little on the sweet side. The banana bread from the La Boulangerie at the mall is so much better cuz my dad got it too lol. read more

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I can see why this bakery is so popular with the locals. Their pastries are fresh and taste so good. The hazelnut pastry doesn't have Nutella slabbed on like others but so beautifully crafted. They have several gluten free items in a separate glass container. The brownie was very good. Items seem to sell out quickly. read more

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I have occasional morning meetings at Stanford, so I usually stop here to grab a coffee and pastry. Most of the time, I eat here, using the time to collect my thoughts and prepare for my meeting. There will be a lot of customers, but almost all of them take their orders to go, with only a few people dining either inside the cafe or outside. There are several types of pastries to choose from, along with cookies, cakes big and small. They even offer a selection of gluten-free treats. read more

For $23 I expected my "Round Challah with Seeds" to be the best challah I've had. IT WASN'T. WHO in their right mind put that price tag on such mediocre bread. Save your money and avoid this overpriced "bakery" with dry challah I just wanted some good challah before Yon Kippur but am disappointed with the quality and price read more

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A nurse of mine had brought in some pastries from Woodside Bakery & Cafe. She offered me I believe was a cranberry bran muffin (?) I'm not quite sure, but my goodness was it delicious! It was not overly sweet and it was moist. I really enjoyed that muffin. I really love muffins, and I was a bit hesitant as I never had bran before, but my nurse told me that it's filling and it satisfies you. I should have believed her, because I ate that during my break and come lunch time, I had no appetite at all to eat my lunch. It really kept me full for a few hours and I'm really glad that I got a chance to try the muffin. It was full of flavor (not bland at all) and moist, which is hard sometimes when making muffins. I'm hoping to make my way over there myself one of these days and try their other goodies. read more

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Management sent a gift card. I had a better experience and will be back again one day when I'm in the area.

Service was good. Like other reviewers mentioned, I got the GF chocolate muffin and had serious stomach issues the rest of the day. No idea whats in it but something is not right.. read more

I went in for a lunchtime snack. I almost left, but that's when I saw the $1 challah bread loaves. I quickly grabbed one with raisins and one without, and smartly decided to add an almond croissant, which was mind alteringly delicious. I will need to return to the area for these two items and then also buy one of everything else. I can stop any time I want. read more

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Excellent non-gluten Chocolate Mousse Cake !!! I have always enjoyed my selections of cakes ordered at Woodside Bakery, and this time ordered a non-gluten cake for a relative's celebration party....and it was outstanding! I can't wait to go back and order another. If you try it, you truly won't be disappointed . Also, thank you so much for your considerate service . Gwen M. read more

We stopped by Saturday afternoon, no one was at the cafe. The staff was not nice and friendly. We ordered a latte with half pump of sweetener which they got wrong even though no the clients were there. Had high hopes but not returning to this bakery. read more

For the last couple years, this was our go-to spot for pastries and challah bread which is delicious, but lately their sales practices have been really off putting. One clerk charged me full price on pies marked half off the day after thanksgiving but I was in a big rush and didn't look at the receipt until I got home. (I had bought the pie with several other items together and was unfortunately not paying attention at checkout because there was a long line in the store.) When I came on a Sunday last month and tried to buy a loaf of challah (marked half off on Sunday) the clerk told me in a curt manner, "not today," with no further explanation. Today, all of the "12 oz" challahs on the rack were so tiny I actually decided to weigh it on my kitchen scale and it's 9.3 oz. I understand there are inflationary pressures at work everywhere, but this skimpflation is too much. My husband went back to ask the Clerk about this and she said "ignore the sign." Buyers beware. read more

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Stopped by last Thursday to find a chocolate pecan pie and we were not disappointed. I was overwhelmed and overjoyed with the selection. Picked up a chocolate croissant, chocolate pecan pie and a cherry pie. I am in love with the sprinkles on the chocolate croissant. There is an art in the chocolate placement only a chocolate croissant lover can appreciate and they have it down. There is love in their baked goods. They pies were awesome too. Best chocolate pecan pie ever. It's perfect with perfect definition of flavors. I can't wait to go back and try some other goodies. The service was awesome and they were super friendly. The bakery was clean warm and inviting. I need to try a cupcake now :) read more

Woodside Bakery accommodated my last minute request for 4 dozen cookies for a cookie decorating party. Got to hand it to them, they did a great job! read more

It's a true dare to simply get a coffee and walk away! I have never been able to do it. The most tasty pies for the holidays! They got a rhubarb strawberry pie that is not too sweet and it is out of this world. The other deserts are incredible as well. Love the fruit tarts. Just the perfect size for couple of bites. They always have a smile with the service and couple of tables outside. Support local business and shop here. Great selection of coffee and espresso. So visit them! read more

Nice collection of pastries and treats but I wish they would use compostables instead of single use plastic. When I asked if I could have a cinnamon roll in a paper box instead of the plastic clear containers he suggested taking the roll out of the container and putting it into a box. I also bought my own coffee mug but they made the latte in a regular cup and then poured it into my mug. I would remove this move from their highlight reel. I would expect better in beautiful Woodside. read more

Can't speak for their bakery, but we did pick up 2 of their boysenberry pies at Sigona's in the Stanford Shopping Center. Would actually rate them a 4.5 if we could. They were as close to homemade as you can get, which is proven by the ingredients. Same ingredients we use at home. Finally found a pie with excellent crust! We'll be back for more! read more

Ordered a custom cake from Woodside Bakery for a family event and was very pleased with the result. The cake was a strawberry shortcake and tasted amazing. The design came out looking very close to what we were expecting. The price was very reasonable relative to local bakeries. I would easily order another custom cake from here in the future. read more

Best bakery on the Peninsula, other than Dianda's in San Mateo. The bakery items are plentiful & very tasty. Small tea cakes & danish are just delightful. The owner/manager is very polite & helpful too! The variety of baked items is what makes this place a real gem. Located in the Sharon Hts shopping center in Menlo Park just off Sand Hill Road. Robert read more

Starting my Saturday off right with a Danish and coffee from the Woodside Bakery. Fresh baked treats daily. Croissants, muffins, danishes, whole pies and cakes or grab them by the slice. Select pastries as well. Everything here is made quality with love. Seating inside and out. Grab and go or sit and relax. Located in the center of Sharon Park Shopping Plaza of upscale Menlo Park. read more

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My favorite bakery hands down. Raspberry stick, cherry fruit square- award worthy. Chocolate chip cookies, the best!

I was wanting some coffee that was not Starbucks and found this location, read mixed reviews but decided to give them a try as they are also a bakery. I asked for a red velvet cupcake and a latte. The latte was ok, but I was excited for the cupcake. They had a lot of pastries on display which looked really good, and the place had a nice ambiance, but once I stepped outside to take a bite I was extremely disappointed. The cupcake was cold, semi hard and too sweet, it was definitely not fresh, probably sitting there for several days. It tasted like a grocery store cupcake, I took two bites and tossed the rest in the trash. I've had better cupcakes from Safeway, which is right next door. read more