Buttercup Bakery & Cafe LLC — Restaurant in Morro Bay

This is truly a bakery for sweet items. The photos on their website show a lovely variety of tempting delights. One star for that. Based on reviews I decided to try their sandwich for lunch. Nope. These are not sandwich people. I give them one star for an attempt at combining unexpected flavors to create a delicious meal. They missed completely with their turkey sandwich. OMG, way too much fig jam! It was too heavy a flavor to pair with the too-dry turkey. The default cheese they use is Colby-Jack. A better choice is Swiss or gouda. Too much onion and completely missing tomato or pickle. They offer a choice of breads for their sandwiches. I selected a croissant. As another reviewer said, over baked, too brown, and dry. It flaked apart (not in a good way) and had virtually no flavor. Unless my baking teacher completely misled us, croissants should be light, delicate, and buttery. Yes, they take a lot of time and are a pain to make. But all that work should not be ruined by over baking. Many customers came and went while I was there. Most ordered coffee and/or pastry. Stick with those...

The espresso was similar to Starbucks, nothing extra special, the blend they use is on the mild side compared to other shops in the area. All the baked goods we bought for breakfast tasted like baked pizza dough with nothing inside, just melted cheese on one and a sugar glaze on the other ( no orange flavor at all yet it was labeled as orange flavored). The ham and cheese croissants had pizza spices ( why?), the ham was really poor quality, the croissants were very greasy. Everything looks amazing but this is not a bakery, it’s a tourist trap. I get the sense that they make a large quantity of pizza dough, form it into balls, let it bake in tin pans, then put some cheap ingredients on top then label it so it sounds good and price it very high, this place is a...

We came by here on pure recommendation of. A friend who had just been here the day before. The place is small and specializes on pastries mostly but trust me their sandwiches are not something to shy from.

The time we spent outside enjoying our meal, they had a steady stream of foot traffic in and out of the little cafe.

Our sandwich was piled high with condiments, cheese and meat and served on a freshly baked hoagie roll.

We had already consumed plenty of sweets that we didn’t try any of their pastries, but next time we are nearby we will make...