Baked by Chef Grecia Ramos — Restaurant in Castroville

I came here once so far and I will not be back until they start covering the pastries. People still have covid you know and can come in here (not knowing or not caring) talking over the pastries and spit particles fly all over everything. Like yeah it's cute to have them laid out like that but it's far from sanitary. They need to get another covered display like the one they have on the left side. I also do not appreciate being given the phone to tip them. You are handing me a pastry in a box you are not giving me a service or did anything to earn a tip, sorry not sorry, it's the truth. Tip culture is wayyy out of hand these days. As for the pricing, yeah $7-$8 bucks for one thing is steep but I wouldn't mind paying that if things were handled properly. For now I will stick with Habys bakery. But good luck, I hope to come back someday when things...

We have been to Baked many times, always impressed, and I was excited to use Baked to order some cakes for my husband's birthday celebrations! There were some mix-ups and they dropped the ball on my order. When I showed up to pick up the cakes, the kind lady working the front was unable to find them and handed me the phone to talk directly to the owner. She explained the situation honestly and directly, and gave me a very satisfactory solution. I was able to pick up the delicious and beautiful cakes just in time for our celebrations and everyone enjoyed them!

I chose to write a review about our "bad" experience, because I think nothing says more about a business than how they handle mistakes. Things happen! Baked's team handled it perfectly, and I have gained even more respect for this...

This place is so cute (very tiny though) definitely set up as a run in and grab it kinda bakery stop not a sit there and mule it over since it is so compact, but I love the repurposing of old buildings like this so no complaints from me!

They are set up a bit old school with no covers for all the non refrigerated baked goods which isn't my favorite but not a deal breaker for me. But a good heads up for anyone who that is important to!

My only complaint is that the baked goods are pretty consistently crunchy across the board rather than a variation in texture or softness. But with that said, the Stuffed Pistachio Croissant and the berry cheese danish were SO good. I believe they mix up their menu every so often but those were my favorite (I bought one of everything...