Lafayette Bakery & Cafe

Best Lemon Macaron I Have Ever Had; very tasty raspberry drizzle brioche and a quite decent quiche.

But the staff...oi.

My husband ordered a heated quiche, and then after waiting 10+ minutes, discovered they had just set it off on a side counter when it was "ready" & did not let us know (we were seated 3 feet from the register/main ordering counter). When my husband finally asked where his order was, the staff was annoyed & said that it had been called out; then were then even more annoyed when he politely requested it please be "reheated" (it was completely cold, and frankly, they should have offered). The attitude left alot to be desired. Considering we could hear Everything else they were saying the entire time, it was odd we missed the announcement that the order was ready. Particularly since we were hungry and Waiting specifically for it.

Yes the Macaron was amazing, perfect in my opinion, and left me wanting More--yet I'll be trying other bakeries before coming back to this one. The staff shouldn't resent meeting their customers' most basic requests. In Customer Service, it is literally all about the Customer's Service. Customers are the source of income. Their business is where those employee paychecks come from. The employees need to fully understand that.

Sadly, we had already left a tip when ordering. A presumption on our part.

Absolutely love, love, love this place!!! The place was literally wiped clean by the time I got there! Literally only 2 trays left and I practically bought what was left. The woman who waited on me and my family was fabulous! Hilarious with a great attitude. Cant wait to go back!

Amazing breakfast pastries. Love the croissants. My family ordered plain, chocolate, almond, and ham&cheese croissants. Also ordered quiche, turkey sandwiches, abd ham sandwiches. All very delicious. Best were the croissants and quiche because the pastries were mouthwatering. Excellent tea and coffee available too. Only minor complaint would be that all the sandwiches are premade. So if you don't want a particular cheese in a sandwich, you're out of luck. You have to carefully remove that. Awkward,but doable. So worth that hassel for the amazing baked goods.

Great staff, great atmosphere, great pastries, bread, coffee and sandwiches. I have been here several times and never had a bad experience. This is a great stop on the way to Point Lobos, or further towards Big Sur, get coffee relax, and take some sandwiches to go. There is a large often overlooked seating area out back and a small play area for young children to run around in.

Flaky and buttery croissants, bread is like back home. Would be nice to see prices on signs next to items. Compared to French bakeries, it's outrageously priced. Be prepared for it.

Super bakery. Quality breads, good food for breakfast and also lunch, and very friendly staff. Only down note was that the latte I had was pretty weak. Otherwise, this is a great joint.

Delicious Foods! Bread is soooooo good!

A true gem! I'd recommend the croissants but then I'd recommend everything else equally! Try it all! In fact, there should be a checklist...

Takes me back to my trip to France for my honeymoon. A must visit!

Sooo beautiful even on a rainy day!

The service was absolutely awful.
We had ordered a chicken Gorgonzola quiche and they gave us the wrong order.
Once they realized that they had given our quiche to another customer they told us to « just take it » and when we said we’d like the order we originally asked for they grunted and seemed really annoyed with us.
Their chocolate croissant was mediocre. A good chocolate croissant should at least have two bars of chocolate in it and it shouldn’t be hard chocolate, it should be melted within the dough.
Not worth going to honestly.