Thyme In the Ranch — Restaurant in California

We all know how much RSF residents like their privacy, but man have they been hiding this beauty and keeping it all to themselves. I know the baking game has kind of focused more on cupcakes and macaroons, but I think we've all forgotten about how good a muffin really is. The healthier brother to the cupcake. Not just for breakfast only anymore.

It's small and cozy, but that really adds to the ambiance. There are even less seats outside, but I'm surprised about how they are able to really shuffle people through this place. It's got nothing, but potential and the service is very good. They put almost as much attention to the customers as they do the food. With the herb Thyme in the name I half expected the plants inside for decoration to actually be herbs, but they are not. I'm more the hammock and beach person than garden variety lounger. I do like the greens, it reminds me of some lush valley in Switzerland or New Zealand that has sheep in a pasture.

More muffin varieties than I've ever seen. And the size rivals Costco, yes I used to eat those when I was a Wildman ruffian. Blueberry and bran are what I usually get, but when they are in season Peach will make you see things different. Get there early.

Soup and a sandwich or salad are all made fresh daily. I suggest the Cobb due to the vinaigrette. French onion goes amazing with their fresh baked breads. Order extra breads and baked items for home or just the car ride home.

If you want to feel old school bring your checkbook because they only accept that and cash. It's a tad pricey, but the quality exceeds most any baked goods you've had and I haven't found anything similar to compare it to yet.

If only they had such an array of coffee and teas to match their baked goods, oh and wifi, but wifi probably doesn't cut through the secret garden vegetation.

I've only had their pumpkin pie and it's as good as a specialty shop like Pie Hole in LA. I can't wait for the holidays to come...

If I could give zero stars this would be the place. I come to visit my grandchildren from Laguna Beach once a month and I thought I found a gem but behind that false façade is a owner female as rude as can be and has no idea how to run an establishment. Being in Laguna Beach for 30 years I have many friends in the restaurant business and they've always told me “ the customer is AIWSYS right”. But not here. They have no really egg dishes for breakfast so I tried the quiche that has chicken artichoke called the House Quiche . It comes back to me with a chicken salad loaded with mayonnaise and artichoke with a soggy crust and melted cheese on top heart attack food I said I can't eat it. They said we have poached eggs so I said fine but no cheese and it comes loaded with melted cheese at this point I said I'm not sending it back to have them spit on my food so I said please give me a refund the owner says this is “not the restaurant for you” I said you got that right !!! I told my son and daughter-in-law they live in the lakes don't go here you'll hate it. They do have an egg on a bagel but I saw that it came loaded with cheese melted cheese on a white bagel you could find at Vons. Anyway that's my review I wouldn’t have taken the time to write this if the owner would not have behaved like a self entitled position overrides the...

We were pleasantly surprised by the restaurant. We found it on another review website and decided to try it out. I'm glad we did.

We sampled a few dishes while there. One in our party had an egg salad with sprouts on a baguette. While our kid didn't appreciate the sprouts, it was a very good sandwich. The egg salad was pretty perfect. Not too much mayonnaise and not too much mustard. It was fresh and delicious.

Another kid in our party ordered the fruit salad. It was impressive. The bowl had melons, berries, and looked delicious. I did not try this, but the whole bowl was devoured by our very picky child. So, I would call that a win.

My spouse ordered a smoked salmon on a plain bagel with cream cheese and capers. I sampled this and was surprised at how delicious it was. While I would have preferred it on an everything bagel, which they offered, this is not what my spouse prefers. I would order this again.

I ordered a steak dip with pasta salad. I enjoyed the pasta salad a lot. I liked the steak dip, but this was the weakest link of our order. I would not likely order this again. I say that because their menu while limited offered a lot of options. I would rather try something else that also...