Passion Bakery Cafe

We planned a stop here before heading out to Waimea Canyon and very glad that we did. From the malasadas (ube was our favorite), muffins, acai bowl and sandwiches, everything we had was fantastic. There was a small line when we arrived around 7:45a but the staff had it down and the wait was short to get all of our food. This is a must stop while on the island!

"The bomb" is Da Bomb. I couldn't even finish it but the sauce on top made it for sure.
Small spot so patience is a virtue but the food and pastries are worth it!

Great malasadas but you'd better get here early. The first people showed up at 6:40 am. By the time the store opened at 7:00 am the line had grown to 25 people. The malasadas with flavored cream fillings are outstanding. But our favorites in Hawaii are still at Tex's Drive-In on the Big Island. The dough is comparable at both places but we prefer the jelly/jam fillings over the cream. It's best to enjoy both versions.

The breakfast and malasada are so good we've been back twice in three days!

Love this place, the staff are amazing. The Malasadas and breakfast sandwiches are my favorite! Super busy super worth it, best to call ahead. I just lay in bed and dream of Passion Bakery.

The bomb was da bomb!!! Egg omelet fried rice, yum! Pastries and egg sandwich and latte and service were great 😋

Cannot recommend this place enough!! We were greeted by the owner Michael before we ate and he was very friendly. The malasadas are a MUST. They are absolutely delicious.

TL;DR - Great malasadas, confusing and abrasive customer service.

Was very excited to make a quick stop for some malasadas, and seemed to get there on the later side (around 11). There were only a couple people in front of us, and we didn't see any malasadas in the case or on the TV menus, so we thought we were just out of luck and figured we'd get some other baked goods. I asked the older woman working at the register if they did still have malasadas, and she very shortly asked if we wanted sugar or cinnamon, then disappeared into the back to get the 2 sugar and 2 cinnamons that we requested. Upon walking up closer to the counter, after the other customers had cleared it, we saw that there was actually a printed malasada menu sitting on the pastry counter, with all of the fillings also listed. Disappointed that we weren't offered these options, we asked if it'd be possible to get the ones we ordered filled. She seemed extremely put out by this request and acted like it was a huge inconvenience, so I only asked that we get two filled. She walked to the back and said "Just two, right?" and I said yes. She then returned with a smaller box and rang us up. After we stepped outside, my fiancé said "I think she just gave us the two filled ones", which did turn out to be the case. The whole interaction was very uncomfortable and confusing - thankfully the malasadas we did get were delicious. I see in other reviews that that worker has received complaints before, and I hope that management will ask her to communicate better with customers.

Long line, but worth the wait. The wait to get our food once ordered was much shorter than I thought it'd be. We got the chorizo eggwhich and a guava muffin. So good! We will be going back.

Nice little shop with a decent selection of pastries and breakfast items. The mac nut stick buns were great and even better when they warmed them up before serving them. We also got a coconut scone type thing. Can’t exactly remember what it was other than delicious.

Employees were friendly and helpful. Seating options available inside and outside.