If you enjoy cute character desserts, delicious drinks, and an overall cozy cafe experience, I…read morehighly recommend that you stop by Always Yours Bakery Cafe! Not only are you able to purchase from their bakery case, you can also request to have desserts made for special events! (In advance of course.) I very much enjoy their macarons and fresh fruit tarts. They also added Banana Matcha to their menu when it became a craze, and I 10/10 would recommend it. They use high quality matcha powder (Marukyu Koyamaen) for their drinks. This is one of the few things that drew me into their cafe. The baristas are extremely friendly and have a wonderful sense of humor, AND they support small businesses! While you wait for your order, you can browse their shelf full of crystal candies, matcha sets, candles, and they may also have Natsume matcha tins available! (This is not the matcha they use in their drinks, but it's nice to have other options available to buy.) ^^ So if you're in the East Bay and are looking for a business to support, go to Always Yours Bakery Cafe (they're also available on the Too Good To Go app)! They have beautiful outdoor seating available, as well as cutesy seating indoors. Not sponsored or anything, I just wanted to review one of my favourite cafes in Castro Valley. ^^

LOVE this bakery! They have a lot of different and unique desserts and beverages that taste…read moredelicious and aren't too sweet. I recently ordered some desserts here for my daughter's birthday party and they turned out beautiful and delicious. Natalie, the owner, is so nice and made the process seamless. Highly recommend this place for a quick treat or for larger dessert catering!

Absolutely love the Epi Baguette! I keep coming back for that. It almost looks like a braided…read moreversion of a baguette and it's so easy to break off a piece of it. Next thing I know, I've eaten at least three pieces! I first discovered Seven Hills when a friend introduced me to Castro Valley Marketplace. Naturally, I bought a couple pastries to try a bit of everything. I also brought my mom the second visit. Baked Goods: Epi Baguette Pumpkin Cranberry Muffin Savory Scone Berry Scone Morning Bun Butter Croissant Pumpkin Spice Roll Apple Crostata Olive Sourdough *sliced +fifty cents Excellent variety of pastries! There's something for everyone as long as they're not gluten sensitive. I think they do have a gluten free scone and a few other GF offerings. Staff is nice. Parking isn't bad at all for the marketplace. Lots of people coming and going. I shall return for the Epi baguette!

I really don't know what the hype is. Have tried a couple of items, ham and cheese croissant and…read morescones. There were both so underwhelming. Hardly any ham in the ham and cheese and scones were dry. There's no flavor to the pastries. With all the choices around Berkeley and Oakland, this place doesn't even compare. Maybe because there is no other bread bakeries near by. Honestly, this place sucks.

I will definitely come back for fish sandwich!! Will try some more on my next visit. Custard is…read morealso yummy!!

Wow, I never would have heard of this little gem if my friend didn't take me here. They saw it on…read moreig, and there was a giant line outside the door. They ran out some things that we wanted, but the line does move pretty quickly. We spend $80, because we always love to over order. But wow, my favorite was the chicken sandwich! The mango pineapple bun, and coconut bun I would skip. Parking was easy, and we found a spot right in front. Expect the long line and having a back up choices. Service was nice, and they even let my friend and I sat inside and ate. Nice that they also have a public restroom there.

Ordered a strawberry snow white cake and it was super moist and fresh. Cake also looked exactly…read morelike the picture I sent. Will definitely order future cakes from here again.

Year 2 and KD has done it again. She can literally recreate any design you throw at her!…read more Mango and chocolate were the flavors of the year and once again, they got several compliments. Thank you for making this part of the planning so easy and stress free! We'll be back again next year!

I just read some of the reviews which weren't flattering. It must have been my lucky. I was driving…read moreby and noticed the bakery so I make a u-turn and dropped in to see what they had. I love Peach Cobbler and Marita's makes a peach cobbler. The bakery also had a ton of cakes and pies including pecan and sweet potato. The peach cobbler was actually pretty good, right amount of sweetness, cinnamon and mixture of crust to peaches. The peaches tasted like canned peaches but not too bad. Although not the best peach cobbler I've had. It isn't bad and is definitely better than a frozen cobbler or store bought cobbler. Next time I'm in Hayward, I'm going to drop in and a try a couple of different cake slices. For a variety of cakes and pies to try go to Marita's

Best traditional birthday cake in town. Sweet folks. Busy and loud, but worth braving for the yums!read more

Fresh pastries and good cake that is not overly sweet. Most of the time pastries are in stock. I…read morelike that their breads are fresh. My kids love their flan. Cakes are always a hit from this bakery.

Late review. I had received a passion fruit mousse cake from here. I was excited to try it cause I…read moream a fan of mousse cakes. The cake looked delicious and decorated nicely. It was a little too tart. I was hoping a balance mix of sweet and tart. But still it was good.

Overview: Small parking lot, small shop, big flavors…read more ---- A few outside tables and one inside bench, it can get a little chilly sitting outside esp in th Opening up a location in alameda Very beautiful presentation of all of the pastries and I'm SO, SO happy that they have prices on all of their items!! They offer a unique fusion of Asian flavors with classic French pastries. ---- Pistachio Kataifi Croissant $9.50 - croissant is filled with kataifi and topped with pistachio cream and crushed pistachios - the croissant itself was a little too salty for me and I think it needs the sweetness of the pistachio cream on top - the croissant was still crispy at room temperature, but tasted better heated up - I would recommend air frying it or rebaking it instead of microwaving it bc the kataifi gets soggy ---- Notes: - parking lot is small - service was really quick and friendly - a nice display case with a wide variety of items and with their prices listed!! ---- Overall: unique flavors, picture perfect pastries, I can't wait for the Alameda location to open up so I can try more of their items and their drinks!

This place specializes in croissants and I ordered 8 different ones with an even split with savory…read moreand sweet to take home to my family and we were all able to try a bite of everything. I wish I wrote down what I ordered but luckily, I did take a picture. I ordered: Ham and Cheese, Almond, French Custard, Black Sesame, Passion Fruit Ganache, Cheese and Mushroom, Shrimp, and lastly, a kouign-amann. They also had a pastrami one that I wanted to try but they were sold out. Everything was delicious and buttery, as a croissant should be. Nothing was too sweet nor too salty however, I would recommend pairing it with either a nice cup of coffee or tea. My favorite so far was the cheese and mushroom and the kuign-amann but honestly, you cant go wrong with anything. Price wise, they started around $6 each which, for the quality you are getting, I believe is fairly priced. The staff were all very lively and super friendly. Also, the smell of freshly made croissants is absolutely intoxicating. I will definitely return to try the other items as well as their coffee.

Love that you can pre-order the malasadas from their site and pickup at Denicas locations ie…read moreDublin. Holidays they offered chocolate bombs Ordered from here twice, orders are always ready by your pickup time. It is hit or miss on flavors for me. I think most are overly sweet and I find myself trying to scrape off the extra sugar on the outside. Some previous star flavors: lemon curd, eggnog, halpia coconut. I love ordering these as gifts for ppl cuz i think most dont mind the sugar haha

Found out about these wonderful malasadas from my sister who mentioned they were selling them for…read morepre-order and pickup from Denica's Real Food Kitchen in Castro Valley and Dublin (Walnut Creek location is closed). Isabella, the owner offers 4 flavor option per week: Thursday - Sundays only with pickup starting at 10am right now...wonderful flavors like pumpkin, espresso, and guava...they also had ube which i know is all the rage but passed on that..not a fan and don't get it. Lol Filling were lightly sweet (which I prefer) and hints of each flavor...my fave was the espresso: custardy, creamy, coffee flavored with the next being the pumpkin. Guava has a very mild flavor and could've used a tad more flavor but it was good! All lightly dusted with granulated sugar *** 4 - 4.5 stars *** I would recommend picking up your order when they're ready as no fried item tastes as good as it sits and best when they're fresh...I picked up mine about 12:30 and 1/2 of the sugar was melted and exterior got a little greasy but still a yummy product! Unfortunately, you can not walk into Denica's expecting to get some malasadas...must go to Instagram and DM her your order which will set you back $12/3. Yeah, yeah will log in for food! Flavors change weekly! Enjoy!

this place was such a sweet bakery + cafe find. I ordered the pistachio latte made with Yemeni…read morecoffee & a matcha latte. The pistachio latte was perfect, sweet, & balanced well with the strong aromatic taste of the Yemeni coffee. I also ordered a mushroom pastry and it was such a Delicious savory snack to enjoy with my sweet coffee. Inside was cozy & smelled delicious. We sat outside on the little tables to enjoy our food before heading home. The coffee was strong in the best way possible!! I also ordered my birthday cake from here, the owner was wonderful & answered all my questions. I ordered my strawberry cake one week In advance & picked it up the day of the event. Our cake was beautiful with a custom message "93 til infinity" and gold flakes. I plan on coming back again. Thank you so much!!

We came here for the first time on a weekend morning and were so impressed by this place! I think…read morethe owner/baker/main staff member was in the front making the coffees and preparing everyone's orders and she seemed to know customers and chat with everyone as they came by, creating a nice community feel. The bakery doesn't have indoor seating, but there are a few tables right outside the front of the store, but it can be a little chilly sitting out front. We had one of the best tasting croissants we've had ever here. The spinach artichoke croissant had a rich cream that balanced with the baked cheese on top. It was huge and had amazing and unique flavors to it. We also tried the brownie, which had chocolate chips and every bite -- though the crust wasn't crispy at the top, it was still a rich brownie. The pistachio latte was very unique and she told us that the pistachios came from the Middle East and were freshly grounded. The latte was very smooth, though on the sweet side, and my partner said he would come back just for the latte. It is very clear that the owner puts a lot of thought, care, and love into her baked goods and drinks. Everything we had was very impressive and we can see why there was a steady stream of customers all morning. However, we did initially come for the cinnamon rolls, and even though it was an hour after the bakery opened, they were all out of cinnamon rolls because someone came and bought them all. That was a little bit disappointing but it does seem like a good bakery like this will sell out pretty quickly. We'll definitely be back!

Okay, where has this been in my life, as this is so much better than cheesecake factory. Sold at a…read morefarmer's market at Castro Valley Bart on Saturday, you should get the $8 caramel apple happiness! She has a large cooler full, so she might run out, but it looks like you can order online. Www.oaklandcheesecake.com @reuschelles Go support this local wonder!

I am having a surgery tomorrow and my son drove from Mountain View to L.A. yesterday. I asked him…read moreto pick up some Rugelach from Izzy's. On the way there, he cut through farmer's market and picked up two cheesecakes for me and my little one. OMG, it was delicious and my little one was delighted. If he doesn't like something, he will quickly eat it and finish real quick. But this cheesecake, he has taken his time to savor the flavor. And I don't usually let him lick the container but this time I did. He was really happy and content. I loved mine as well. When I visit my son next time, this will be my first stop to pick up this delightful treat. Two thumbs up!!