The Bearded Baking Company

I have never been to a co-working kitchen and it was so cool! Everyone was very warm and inviting. The cookie that we got was straight out of the oven. THE BEST GRITS I HAVE EVR HAD… you have to get them if they are available. One of the highlights of my first trip to Austin for sure🤩

Obsessed with this food truck! The food is incredible and it's clear that the owner/chef truly cares about his work! Additionally, the Still Austin cocktails go perfectly with all of Wes's savory & sweet dishes.
The chicken fried bacon is like nothing I've ever had, it's amazing.
And the desserts are Wes's literal bread and butter! He started as a baker, and with his cookies, ice cream, cake, and cupcakes... it's clear this is his love and passion.

We came across the Bearded Baking Company at the Pecan Street Festival downtown, tried their cookies and wanted to sign on the dotted line immediately for our wedding. Wes is such a talented baker, it's not even funny! Everything he makes is delicious. We ended up doing a dessert bar of a bunch of different goodies rather than passing out cake. Wes was willing to create desserts just for us based on our own likes!! We had strawberry cheesecake truffles, carrot cake truffles, their infamous chocolate chip cookies, their infamous white chocolate funfetti cookies, and mini lemon bundt cakes. I never got to try the carrot cake truffles, but I'm sure they were absolutely to die for like everything else!! Sooooo good - I literally would buy their goodies for every event possible. We also had Wes to do our two-tier wedding cake. We had a chocolate base layer with vanilla buttercream and on top he created a custom tiered cookie cake. Unfortunately, someone seemingly stole our cookie cake layer in a flash, so no one ever ate it (lol) but if it's made by Wes, I'm sure it could be award winning. We also loved using someone local to Austin, and now can't wait to visit their newest location in Bastrop!

Carolina Smash Burger - Excellent - nice amount of seasoning in the real beef patty. I love slaw on a nice “hamburguesa”.

Edit 05 Oct 2021. Had the Old Glory Smash Burger today and it was excellent. Really good; the meat was perfectly seasoned.

Pearls Taters - Excellent - I like the sweet dipping sauce and the crust on the potato wedges

Loved the Golden Girls styled cheesecakes esp the “Aunt Sophia” with dark chocolate sprinkles

The “Grackle” is my favorite of their all delicious cookie types

Always check what is “available” on the site. There was a pop up salad not normally listed with quinoa which I only tolerate but the greens, vinaigrette, and seeds added really made it excellent. I was able to add the chicken-fried bacon crumbles to it.

I enjoyed the Carolina slaw dog the Taylor frank was a good size and has a nice snap and color.
I still prefer the Vienna Beef ones though this was a good dog.

I have my eye on those brunch offerings next like the omelette sammich “Studly Farmer” and the cat head biscuits.

The blondie is a must! The chocolate chip cookie is filled to max capacity on chocolate chips! We went on there soft opening and ordered one of each and everything was delicious! The picture is of the chocolate pecan cookie using local pecan moonshine I believe, we devoured the others before we thought to take pictures. Can’t wait to see the full menu and set up!

Wandered in walking downtown Bastrop yesterday during their soft opening phase and ordered the bourbon pie slice. YUM. The owner was super friendly and gave us some coffee and biscuits on the house since they were closing up. Ate the biscuits the next morning for breakfast and they were delicious. Wasn’t a fan of the wine jelly that came with them, but that’s just my preference. The decor and offerings are a nice blend of their NC roots mixed with local Texas goods. Can’t wait to try the entrees once they are ready.

Cannot rave enough about the sweet treats & how kind the staff is. Very excited to have such a wonderful spot in town with options for nearly everyone. The chocolate chip cookie is by far one of the best I've had!

They got their brick & mortar spot. Epic bakery. Looks like Bastrop is stealing great Austin innovation

We had one of every dessert they were offering on their first day open. It was truly outstanding. These guys are experts in their craft! The blondie was the best thing I’ve ever put in my mouth! We ate everything too fast for pics.

Found this place by accident because they're located at Still Austin Distillery, what an awesome accident! Wes, Austin & Megan (too many ways to spell it, sorry if I spelled it incorrectly!) were super excellent and the food.... GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY DELICIOUS!!! Between how fantabulous Still Austin & Bearded Baking Co. are, they're going to make it difficult leaving Austin!!!