Lafayette Bakery & Cafe

Quiche is great, 2nd best I ever eat, the #1 was in Paris in one restaurant

Bread and pastries here are amazing. Lucy helped me when I was there, very respectful, knowledgeable and kind, her service was just the best and made the experience even sweeter.

No ambiance or character. Pastries look amazing, i got the ham and cheese croissant, the lady warmed it for me. She was all business, not friendly but not terribly rude. Had a coffee with oat milk. The only down side is there is no place to sit and enjoy your pastry, more of a grab and go place. I always go to Alta Bakery and Cafe, but wanted to try something new and near the Mission Ranch where i am staying. I was able to sit on the lovely Farm house and enjoy my breakfast and coffee. The ham and cheese croissant is amazing!! But in the future I will stick to what I know and love 'Alta bakery off Muras ave in Monterey, it is worth the drive f om Carmel, 10 min.

2 stars for the nice English barista working. Coffee-blah, chocolate eclair- okay. Nothing spectacular, wouldn’t return.

Sooo beautiful even on a rainy day!

What a great little bakery. So many choices, all looking delicious. We got the ham and swiss mini baguette and it was just the right amount and completely delicious. I highly recommend this place. Not much indoor seating but that wasn't a big deal. Oh, the pastries and desserts....wanted one of everything but as strong, lol, and resisted

Wife and I love to visit the area and for the longest time we always went to Carmel Bakery, but we wanted to try something different this time. We had the blueberry square from here and it was GREAT, to the extent I’ll only be coming here for our hiking pastries going forward.

Everything nice and clean. The barista is extremely rude. She shouldn’t work in customer service. Won’t probably return.

Their best items are the chocolate croissants and the chocolate eclairs however the quality is extremely inconsistent. Their espresso offerings are excellent however the quality is also very inconsistent. Don’t print your receipt because there has been sabotage after they look at the tip (15% of $30 = $4.50 and for that we received an oat milk latte that was all milk and no coffee with tons of sugar, the drink isn’t supposed to come with sugar.) The sandwiches and egg dishes were not what we were expecting, the breakfast items like the quiche & croque monsieur went soggy after they heated them and the eggs are still cold. The quality of the ham is very poor especially for the price.) The best quiche and espresso on the Monterey Peninsula are at Parker-Lusseau Pastries near the aquarium. We’ve tried ALL the French patisserie’s on the peninsula, they are the best. If you can, go there. Lafayette has gotten so many of our orders wrong, they complain about customers in front of customers, when the owner isn’t there, it’s worse. She is a lovely person but she could benefit a lot from studying her competition. We hope this feedback is helpful to both customers and the owner.

Awesome pear nest pastry.pear, sauce, croissant style pastry

Underwhelming coffee and baked goods. We asked to warm the quiche and croissant. She said “If I haven’t offered to heat something it means I can’t”. Cool, you offered to heat the quiche and it was ice cold in middle. The vibe I got here was superbly snotty. And the quality of food made it worse.

We got here a bit late (around 2pm) and the place was almost sold out. We had a prosciutto sandwich that was really good. Looking forward to trying to going here again at an earlier time so we can try more.

The food was great. Everyone has a bad day, maybe the lady at the register was going through something. She was very rude and condescending. I won't be going back as the experience left us feeling unwelcome there.

Enjoyed a small smoked salmon sandwich, ham and cheese croissant and a pear nest with a coffee. My God. This was the PERFECT start to our day. Absolutely perfect.

A genuine five-star. Get there early to ensure a good selection. Expect less sugar, more flavor, and craftsmanship of real experts. I wish I had such a place near where I live. I always go here when in town. A caution: if there's a pastry you like, don't get it here because you'll be forever disappointed.

The pasties and everything is great mouth watering for breakfast or just a decacant delight in the mourning or brunch treat love it tried to talk to the lady and said you should have 1/2 dozen for a dalllors for 6 lucky people and she said I dout it I said in Jesus name may it be done and she shines me I stayed calm said love it and we will see later if my prayer worked

I don't say this lightly, but this was best pastry I've ever had. Delightfully flaky, buttery and crisp, from the quiche to the apple turnover, everything was outstanding. The family that runs the bakery is lovely, and we can't wait to visit again!

Pastries are amazing, I love the almondines and ham and cheese croissants if I can get there early enough. But the cherry bichon is my favorite!

Very tasty sandwiches. The bread was amazing! Great service!

Amazing bakery. So good. Great place to grab a quick bit of some amazingly good pastry. Keep up the great work.