Chef & the Baker Pinellas — Restaurant in Pinellas Park

Not Impressed

I’ve seen a few articles in the Tampa Bay Times about this bakery and their restaurant in Tampa. The Pinellas Park location is nearer, so I went there on a Saturday morning. I can’t say that I was impressed. This location is in a factory park and the customer area is a small space in the front.

I’m a huge bakery fan and love pastry. This was only OK. I tried the Morning Bun and their Croissant Donut and both were nothing special. I also found them to be quite expensive. The morning bun was $6.00 and the donut was $5.00. This might have been fine in a café setting where overhead might justify the price. Here? No way. The only place to sit was outside at one of two picnic tables with puddles of water on the seats and table tops and surrounded by dead plants in knocked over planters.

Other bakeries, like Frida’s in Largo, have nice indoor and outdoor seating in pleasant settings at better prices. I won’t go back to Chef...

I just had to jump on here real hard real quick to tell all you losers about how Gah-d*mn De-licious 'Chef & The Baker's' baked good are! You know when you eat something so wickedly good it gives you that aggressive affection, like you want to punch a koala. Same. Their Guava(stuffed). Croissant. Donut. makes me want to give a baby lemur to a pack of wolves & watch them grow up together. It is So Good! It's warm, warmmmm, out of the oven warmmm, with the guava filling spilling out between the soft buttery deep fried donut croissant layers. My god. I also attached pictures of their Nutella filled croissant which is also served out-of-the-oven warm & your fingers sink into it the minute you pick it up - it is that delicate & fresh. But the GUAVA CROISSANT DONUT. I am your sign from God telling you to try it. He told me to tell you to try it. He was very...

What a treat for Pinellas locals! I’m so glad I could finally make it here. Heads up, they’re currently only open Saturdays and Sundays at this location. But if you’re able to make it - you’re in for a wonderful experience. The bakers from the kitchen took care of us. They provided such kind and helpful service! We asked for recommendations and were provided with enough detail to choose what best suit us. We got the Nutella croissant, beef empanada, chicken empanada, and cinnamon sugar croissant donut. These pastries are DELICIOUS and high quality. You can always tell the difference between fresh and homemade pastries versus processed. At Chef & the Baker, you can expect the former. We are so glad to have such a unique and high quality bakery in our area....