Dash Coffee and Bakery — Restaurant in Fremont

Totally worth a try. Really nice and interesting coffee shop. I'd give it about 4.7 stars, so rounding up to 5 for this review.

Specific notes:

Turkish coffee - really great flavor - I haven't had it in twenty years so I forget the right technique to deal with the dregs at the bottom, but that's on me not them. Can't get this most places, so worth coming to try it at a minimum. Flavor is very mild and interesting - almost like cinnamon. Has lots of coffee grounds in it, so don't be surprised by that if you haven't had this style before.

Chocolate croissant - great. A nice balance of flaky and soft. Presentation isn't 100% since the top layer flaked off, but I care about flavor. Chocolate is nice and dark.

Baklava - pretty good. I prefer slightly flakier and even less rose, but certainly not bad at all.

Avocado toast - good. Large portion. Good bread. I really like the sesame on top. I gave them some feedback to add a bit more lemon/lime, but either way quite good already.

Decaf cappuccino - great. Flavor is really nice.

Grilled cheese - mix of cheddar and Jack, panini style. Pretty good.

Overall, still working out a few logistical kinks (eg having a button to quickly order chocolate croissant instead of 'custom pastry + note), but if you can get past those very minor start up issues, this looks like a great place to go. Owners are super nice and open to feedback. Quality is already very good. And, at least compared to the peninsula,...

I visited Dash Coffee & Bakery this evening. The new owners asked for an honest review, so here it is 🙂.

My daughter ordered the Chicken Bake and Dark Fantasy Cake, while I am partial to the Pistachio Mousse Cake (not exactly sure if that’s the name on the menu). We were given a complimentary Pistachio Cupcake and a Mexican Wedding Cookie to taste test. (We had grabbed Boba tea on the way, therefore didn’t order any tea/coffee).

The Chicken Bake looked so good with the toasted sesame on the golden and flakey puff pastry background! My daughter gave a 7/10. It needed some more filling of a creamier consistency in her opinion.

The Dark Fantasy Cake was as good as promised. Complex flavors and excellent texture. 9/10!

So, in my opinion, the Pistachio Mousse Cake is the actual treat! I’ve never really had anything like it before! It’s my main reason to drive all the way to Dash 😊. It has converted a hard core chocoholic like me to appreciate milder, sweet flavors. If you haven’t tried it, you need to ASAP. 10/10!

The Pistachio Cupcake had an interesting flavor but was a bit dense in texture. More like a muffin. Nevertheless it was scrumptious! 8/10

The Mexican Wedding Cookie was buttery, crunchy and light with the right balance of walnuts and powdered sugar coating. 9/10

They are having a Chaand Raat event on May 1st , 8:00pm to Midnight. Flyer attached in the pics. Please go and give these lovely ladies some love and encouragement ❤️! — at Dash...

Alrighty so honest review time.

I normally come here after pakwan sometimes for a Kashmiri chai. The Kashmiri chai is pretty good, they make it in a hot or cold option.

This time I tried the chai. I confirmed with the staff that it was a doodh patti chai. And they said yup it's Desi chai.

We placed the order and within 2-3minutes it was ready. I was surprised because to make a proper doodh Patti chai you need like 15/20min for everything to cook properly.

The size of the chai was generous and service was great. But the taste of the desi chai was Not good. It was very watery as if it was not cooked in the milk enough. You know that water taste of chai when you get it but it's only like milk was added to it and stirred but not cooked enough till it boils up on top, that's what it tasted like.

My recommendation is to let customer know Desi chai will take 15/20min and then do it the regular way where the tea is cooked then later the milk is added then cooked as...