Colin’s Bakery — Restaurant in Holland

How is this place not known all over? Even the locals barely know about this bakery!

I finished a stressful week at work and wanted to reward myself with a sweet treat or donut. As it was towards the end of the day, many shops were about to close and I didn't want a crusty old donut. I was searching through Google and saw that Colin's had great reviews and it closed at 6:30.

The bakery is hidden away in what appears to be a bit of an industrial location. It shares space with a small car lot and if it didn't have a sign, you would not know it's there. Upon entry, it smelled amazing. It's small, and there are many units with goodies in them. It's self-serve, they have clean serving trays and clean tongs. You take one of each and place your selection on the tray and then take it up to the counter. They box it up and you pay. Then on your way.

During the time I was there, there was a steady stream of people going in and out. The owner (?) came out from behind, greeted me, and told me the young man up front could answer any questions I had. It looks like it's either family run because of the homey feel.

I had a full large box that I took home and it was very very reasonably priced. The full box was less than 20 dollars. If I were to buy 2-3 of the items I had in that box by my place, easily at least $10 just for 2-3 items.

What I also loved about this place is that it had more than donuts and conchas (Mexican sweet bread). Though they have different names for the pastries, they essentially had European style pastries as well as others that I'm not familiar with.

Definitely coming back for my...

Tres leches should be dripping in milks.! My cake was $75 dollars AND was so dry.! I paid for Extra fruit and got tiny pieces of fruits all cut in small pieces..... I really expected a better cake.! The taste besides no milks was good and sweet... the frosting, well y’all should stick to the whip frosting you put on your single slices. I make these cakes and I know they are hard but the “tres leches” part has to be right. Won’t purchase another cake here unfortunately... breads and sweet breads are good.! And the sweets smell great.! Try to get the milk cake...

I dropped by Colin’s Bakery just to give it a try. It’s a basic little Mexican bakery, but the quality seemed good to me. All of the baked goods I tried were excellent, and the tart that was filled with maybe custard was easily my favorite. I’m not quite sure what it was since there weren’t any labels, but I’ll have to ask next time. The staff seemed helpful and friendly, so I’m sure they’d be willing to explain. This bakery is a bit out of the way, so I hope they get business to keep going. Holland never seems like it has as many bakeries...