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Don Polvoron Bakery

3.9 (131 reviews)
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Open • 5:00 am - 9:00 pm
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Tres Leches Cake
Cady A.

Their tres leches cake is very good! It was the perfect level of milk and cake! The strawberries tasted fresh and everyone really enjoyed the cake! The staff was very nice and allowed us to purchase, pick up, and get writing on the cake on the day of the event. My friend picked up the cake from the bakery, but he said it was a very easy process.

Hidden Gem in Hayward! Not just a panadería, but the best Mexican food in Hayward. The juiciest and most delicious puerco en jugo de salsa verde. The beans were just like in Mexico, and the tortillas were handmade. By far, the best Mexican food I've had in the Bay, and I've lived here for over 30 years.

Baked on the premises
Randy W.

FREE CAKE TASTINGS every TUESDAY 5pm-7pm!!! Wow and incredible bakery goods! Also food menu of authentic Mexican dishes: Breakfadt Lunch Dinner

75th Wedding Anniversary cake for my parents.

I was very happy the way my cake turned out for my Parents 75th Anniversary cake. I ordered a cake for their 70th and My Mom loved it and wanted me to order it from them again. They are reliable and I recommend them.

Rebanada de Rosca de Reyes

El pan de este lugar es delicioso, lo súper recomiendo , el mejor de aquí de Hayward me atrevo a decirlo , su precio es un poco más alto que otras panaderías pero vale la pena, además venden teleras muy buenas y grandes perfectas para una buena torta Mexicana o Lonches como les llaman en algunas partes de México . Me encantó ver que venden Rosca de Reyes en rebanadas sin necesidad de comprar toda la rosca , rebanadas individuales

Malathy A.

I stopped by here quickly to grab some dessert for a party I was going to. I got a whole pound cake and some corn breads that looked really good. loved the butter pound cake. It's so fluffy and dense at the same time, it tasted very homely. Something you can never get tired of. They had a lot of different treats. I saw people come by and try lot of different things! The service was fast, they even har seating inside towards the left. The menu also had some savory stuff.

Tres leches cake
Vrushali N.

Excellent and I mean tres leches cake! Also bonus points for the fact that they have some tres leches cakes ready to buy and don't need to be pre ordered. Thank you to the good folks that Don Polvoron!

Christina F.

We get our cakes from Don Polvoron and they're always sooo good. We usually get their tres leches but have also gotten chocolate. Our guests always comment about how much they love the cake. The bakers also do a great job matching the cake decorations to the photos we share with them. Highly recommend.

Randy W.

As we continued our cake tasting adventures we discoved this bakery and met with the owner: Jorge Flores who has been at this location for 18 years with 16 employees! An amazing cake artist who also studied with the REAL Cake Boss; Buddy Valastro! Jorge's cake was moist with a real "killer" buttercream. We bought pastries, (try the bread pudding...yummmm) AND special ordered my Birthday Cake from him which will be in the shape of my Westie Dog. I will post it in May when I get it. The display cases were fully stocked on a Monday with heavy foot traffic, this is a true landmark that merits our support with a kind, gentle, talented owner who cares about his product and staff. There no cake he cannot create

Sistine M.

3.5 I've gotten baked goods here before. I usually go for the empanadas dulce. They don't have as many options at the moment (due to SIP I'm assuming). Everything still looked good and fresh, but I didn't go for the sweets this time. I ordered one cheese pupusa and one pork tamal. Both were very good. The pupusa was filled with a good amount of cheese. Perfect on the outside with a slight crust. Good size as well. I like the cheese they use. They gave a lot of curtido (which also had a lot of flavor). I really don't like when places barely give you any! I have to have the perfect pupusa/curtido ratio. Tamal was nice and soft. It had a good amount of filling and it had just the right amount of salt. I waited about 20 minutes for my food. I thought it was kinda long but I mean it tasted good and things take time right. Maybe I was just impatient and hangry, idk. The lady cooking the food can to the front and called out to me. When she was handing me the bag she whispered something into the other lady worker's ear. I hope she wasn't taking about me but let's be real. When people do that they probably are.

Custom fondant Birthday cake
Sandy L.

I wanted to have a custom fondant Birthday cake made for my friend so I search the bakeries nearby with good reviews, then I visited Don Polvoron Bakery in Hayward. I've been warned that the main baker is away on vacation so she will try her best. I asked for a Chanel themed cake, even giving her some examples I found on Google. I paid $120 up front, giving her $132 total as tip. I came back to pick up the cake right before attending my friend's Birthday party. The bakery could not provide me any plates, utensils or candles even when I offered to pay...they just said they dont carry any of that? Then I opened the box to see the cake and I was beyond mortified when I saw the finished product. Bringing that as a gift to the party was very embarrassing for me. Making matters worse, cake was awfully dry and tasted horrible. I will never visit Don Polvoron again.

Jorge always turns my vision into reality. Love his work!

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all breads are delicious and all cookies are fresh , and the rest of the food are delicious

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Pastries and the coffee hands down are amazing! So glad they are in my neighborhood!!

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This is my go to place for Mexican pastries. Great tasting pastries and friendly service

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I can't believe I haven't written a review for a business my kids and I frequent all the time!…read moreWe've been coming to Always Yours since it opened. Hands down they have the best drinks, cookies, macarons, cakes, and now salt bread! I always come to get treats for my kid's teachers (for their birthdays, teacher appreciation week, just because, etc.). I've brought friends visiting the Bay Area to this bakery, which they have loved. Always Yours also has fun cup sleeve events, macaron classes and afternoon tea from time to time. We love supporting small businesses and this one is definitely worth supporting! P.S. with all these drink places popping up in the area...we still think the drinks at Always Yours not only taste better, but also are of higher quality.

I recently heard about the salt bread at Always Yours, along with the banana pudding matcha latte,…read moreand knew I had to try both. We heard that there had been some long lines recently and that the bread can sell out fast, so he went ahead of me to get in line before they opened, but he said there actually wasn't a line this time. We went on a Sunday afternoon and got two each of the regular and chili oil scallion breads. Once I got to the cafe, I ordered the banana pudding matcha latte. We sat on the bench outside to eat our bread and noticed that it tasted just a *little* like it had been sitting out for a while. I wouldn't describe it as stale, it just didn't have as soft a texture as we expected. However, it tasted absolutely delicious. I'd recommend getting both flavors if you can. The chili oil one wasn't spicy, in my opinion, it just had a kick of chili flavor. The banana pudding matcha latte was a little less successful. The pudding was great, but it just sat on top of the drink. When I mixed it into the matcha, it still wasn't coming through very strong and the drink tasted almost entirely of matcha. It was disappointing because I love banana so much. I think I'd be better off just ordering the banana pudding in the future. I'd like to come back here on a Saturday to see if the bread is a bit fresher, and I'd order the banana pudding rather than the latte.

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This bakery was recommended on the SFBI list of bakeries and pastry shops, so I had to try and stop…read moreby on my way back down south from the east bay. It's in a corner of a very cute gourmet food hall and had a good selection of goods left in mid-afternoon on a weekday. Service is also friendly and prompt. I had to get the kouign amann because I always get one wherever I can, and also picked up a plain croissant, currant scone, and panna cotta. The KA was decent; I would call this one a diet KA because they only put the sugar on one side so it was more like a brulee'd croissant. I also have to admit that, while this shaping is very attractive, the direction of the lamination makes eating this feel like shards in my mouth. However, flavor was excellent. The plain croissant is very plain. It's decent but I've had better. The scone and panna cotta, however, were delightful. Both had lovely soft textures and wonderful creamy flavors. The scone held up for two days and wasn't even a bit stale when I finally had it for breakfast. Highly recommend this tucked-away bakery in the Castro Valley!

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