Lynden Dutch Bakery — Restaurant in Lynden

Well this isn't a slight on the bakery as a whole. The bakery makes excellent pastries and pies. My issue is the loss of a tradition me and wife used to have at Lynden Dutch.

In the past, my wife and I used to go to Lynden Dutch bakery whenever we could because many weekends I have to work. But on weekends were I didn't have to work we would go to Lynden Dutch bakery to have a little breakfast date. We did this all the time and it was one of our little lifes pleasures. However just yesterday, we went to the bakery for the 1st time since covid 19. I knew the bakery had undergone some changes. I knew that the interior had been remodeled. What I didn't know is that the breakfast menu also changed and in fact no longer had what I would eat every single time my wife and I would go there on our little breakfast date, Eggs benedict.

As soon as we walked in I looked at the menu and I noticed that it was gone. I asked the young lady behind the counter, "You guys don't have the expenditure anymore?" And she replied "no we don't have that." And she said it in such a way as if they had never had it before and I was asking for something crazy. I immediately reminded her that they did in fact used to serve it. To which she replied "well we don't anymore."

What a disappointment.I had my heart set on eggs Benedict. Granted it wasn't like gourmet eggs Benedict it was pretty simple but it was still something that was part of our little tradition and now it's gone.

My wife immediately saw the disappointment on my face and asked "do you want to go to another place where they do serve it," I reluctantly agreed.

So we ended up going to 3 flavors on Nooksack road that has 4 or 5 different types of eggs benedict they're all good. We enjoyed our breakfast had a good talk, a good time but I still felt disappointed.

I know life can't be full of expectations especially unreasonable ones. I realized that maybe I was one of the few that ever ate Eggs Benedict at the Dutch bakery. Maybe it just wasn't cost effective for them to continue to sell it. I can understand that, but boy, what a let down. We will have make our breakfast dates...

Super cute and cozy bakery on the main drag in Lynden. My pattern lately seems to be going to bakeries in the late afternoon on weekends, when the best stuff is usually picked over and the pastries have been sitting in the case for a while. Today was no different as it was almost 3 pm.

That didn't matter! Their cinnamon roll, which is the size of my face, was delicious with a ton of cream cheese on it. It's a multi-sitting size roll. I also picked up an almond pie, a maple bar for the husband, a lemon white chocolate muffin (also delicious and moist) and 2 ollibrullers. Fabulous.

Minus a star for the odd checkout experience. In addition to pastries, they sell some Dutch cocoa, large coffee cakes, chocolates, etc. I picked up 2 nice chocolate bars to go with my haul, and the girl just scratched her head trying to ring them up. She told me they weren't in the system. A manager came by to help her and, I guess picked a price and said, "That looks fair." The girl told me the bars are $3.99 a piece and that it's sort of the price they settled on since they didn't have them in their system. I told her never mind. I asked if the bars were new to the shop and she said no, not really.

Huh? Weird. Whatever. Everything else was-- in Afrikaans as I don't know proper Dutch --...

If you're from the area, Lynden Dutch Bakery is the mecca of this Dutch village in upstate Washington. It's in "downtown" Lynden (literally a small street with a handful of businesses) and have been making breads and pies for over 100 years.

The people who run it are very friendly and you'll feel like you're part of their family the moment you enter. Once you're greeted with a smile, let your eyes explore the dozens of baked goods from breads to giant cinnamon rolls to muffins.

They do serve breakfast and lunch and even have bagels and coffee available in the mornings. This and their muffins are just okay. For a bakery, their muffins taste store bought v. made fresh each morning in the bakery.

However, they get four stars for their maple bars. One of my friends had dozens of them flown to her wedding in rural Ohio because they are that good. Every time I come to town, I pay the $30 for a half sheet of maple bar cake. It feeds an army and will last for days. The dough is perfectly baked creating a soft texture. The maple frosting is generously added to the top creating an explosion of flavors.

If you're in Lynden, stop by this location (the original) and order a maple bar. You...