I was originally hesitant on visiting Duo Cafe Bakery since it's located inside a hotel and I figured it would be a typical food service-esque bakery. Then I read the reviews - the best croissants (or at least in the top two) in Victoria? Of course I had to give them a try before riding the ferry back out to the US. Bacon Cheddar Chive Scone ($6.50) - Woah so much filling in this scone. Many other scones and biscuits promise big flavor but disappoint with only a smallest imaginable amount of non-carbs added. This one, on the other hand, must have more bacon, cheddar, and chive than flour on the ingredients list. It's literally chock filled, no bite goes through with an entire mouthful of the flavorful combination of cheesy, salty and meaty bacon and fresh chive. It's all evenly distributed throughout, ensuring a consistent flavor with each bite. The cheese are small flecks inside rather than larger pools of cheese. The scone dough itself is also excellent, being extremely moist and fluffy on the interior while developing a great hard crust on the exterior. I believe they also sprinkle grated cheese on the outside of the scone which is caramelized into a speckled pattern while baking to give even more oomph. (5/5) Twice Baked Chocolate Almond Croissant ($7.25) - The chocolate is confined to one side of this excellent twice baked croissant. They spare no expensive, melting an entire layer of valrhona chocolate in a pocket on the bottom, and then slather the entire thing with several layers of an excellent sweet almond frangipane. The double bake gives a shatteringly crisp texture that makes me want more. I normally prefer traditional almond croissants but this one is excellent. I think I actually prefer this one over the more famous one from Bakery Noveau in Seattle. (5/5) It's almost impossible to determine actual croissant lamination technique and quality from a twice baked croissant, but on this visit, we wanted something a bit more decadent to tide us over until we arrived back in Port Angeles for a late lunch. I'll definitely be returning to Duo Café Bakery next time I'm in Victoria to give their regular croissants a try! read more

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Homemade chai! Unsweetened! So tasty! If you want a huge croissant, they have them! They also have a soup of the day and light sandwiches. Service by the barista was excellent. Enough seats inside and outside but not enough if there is a huge crowd! read more

Duo Café Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Victoria, British Columbia

Found this nice modern cafe when walking from downtown to the cruise port. If you follow the Aura signs you'll end up right outside this cafe. They have an interesting selection of sandwiches and bakery items. If you want a croissant, you'd better be hungry as they are huge. I ordered a soy latte and it was very smooth. I'm always happy when my coffee is not bitter. The girl behind the counter was very personable and answered all my questions. A friendly cafe right behind the hotel lobby. read more

Duo Café Bakery - Caffe latte - Bakeries Near Me - Victoria, British Columbia

Duo cafe is located inside of Inn at Laurel point hotel in Victoria. Cafe offers various type of coffee and tea and baking goods. What I got - Matcha latte Matcha latte was very decent. Sugar level was perfect. Sweet danish(blueberry cream) This was a highlight! Blueberry cream was light, flavor was on point. Dough was lighter than I thought. I liked this item! Cinnamon sugar cruffin This one was also so delicious, too. Small round croissant style dough was coated by cinnamon sugar graze. Dough was buttery and light. I highly recommend this item, too. Overall, it was very cozy and nice cafe. We can enjoy the view around the hotel after visiting cafe. read more

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If it was not for the stay in the hotel where this is situated in, I would not have known about this place. True story, staying at the Laurel Point for a few days, I kept on walking by this place, just going to my room, not even thinking for an instance to even tempt to go in, and then one late afternoon after walking the outside with my wife, she was a little hungry, and we decided to see what leftover (end of day) pastries they had. Bought a croissant, and a blueberry muffin and had them warm up the pastries while we walked some more, and this is where it all changed. I saw my wife's eyes go big, and a smile while chewing the croissant like a chipmunk, and I knew something was up, while just holding the blueberry strussel muffin, and then I ripped a chunk off, and it was still moist, full of fruit, full of flavor, and remember, it is past 6pm, which I need to mention. Went back in to speak to the lady working there, and she told us that every morning they open at 6am and it does get busy here, when you make stuff like this, I can virtually see a line-up. I wanted to try one of their savory pastries, yet those were sold out at night. So less than 24 hrs later, waking up, getting ready to go to work, I quickly darted to this place, and at 8am there was a line-up out the door. There was only one more of the cheese and bacon scone, and there was a savory danish. Instead of just hoping into my car and going to work, I quickly ran back up to my room to drop the salty treats to my wife, took half and ran. That cheese and bacon scone is, in my opinion, evil magic sorcery, it is so good, that there was thoughts in my head that would have told me not to share that half with my wife, yes, it was that good, it wasn't small, and it was sparsely topped with bacon and cheese, this was loaded... like to the brim, every bite of yummy cheese and bacon fan goodness that screams at you and says whatever money you have left... take it... you deserve it... and I deserve to eat this! Why didn't I find you sooner, well..... I ended up on the island, and even though I was staying in North Saanich, I hoped into the car at 7am, and made the half hour drive to Duo, and this time.... they had 4 of those Cheese Bacon scones, I took 3, and left 1 for whoever was lucky. I ate one, and allowed my wife, who wasn't with me on the second trip, to enjoy as well. I only wish that there was a Duo Cafe Bakery in Vancouver, but this just makes it all that more special. I will be back, and maybe I will try one of their housemade sandwich's and coffee. read more

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Duo is a small coffee shop tucked into the Inn at Laurel Point. On the first morning of my stay I opened yelp to find a good coffee shop nearby as I always assume hotel coffee shops are a little lackluster. But, since the next closes thing was a ways away and duo got great reviews, I decided to give it a shot. I'm very glad I did because it is excellent. I especially want to mention the beautiful (and delicious) pastries and deserts offered here. Everything baked in house daily. We tried (over a few days!) the savory danish, breakfast sandwich, the pan au chocolate, and the almond croissant, and all were delightful. The coffee and tea options we tried were also delicious. I noticed several local regulars come in here too, which is always a good sign. read more

The croissants are flaky and crisp and delicious. I wanted a double baked almond croissant, but really didn't want the sweetness in the morning so I opted for a plain croissant and OMG! So delicious. I had a flat white with some cinnamon powder and sat outside to watch the morning begin. Staff was very friendly and even the front desk welcomes you to the end at Laurel point. Opens early at 6 AM. Just go there! read more

Duo Café Bakery - The hotel overlooks the bay - Bakeries Near Me - Victoria, British Columbia

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This place was great! Their coffee and their chai latte is super good, and they have a lot of delicious pastries and such. The café has a very cute feel, and the aesthetic is very pleasing! All of the employees were super friendly, and made my day! It does get quite busy, as it's in a hotel, so the service was a bit slow. This is not the baristas fault at all! She was working as fast as she could, there was just a very big line of people ordering. I actually commend her for working as efficient as she was! Hopefully, the business is doing well enough that they can order some additional hands to help out! read more

Stopped in over the holidays because I heard they have the best croissant outside of France. I can't compare because I haven't been to France but the croissant was delicious. Buttery, flaky and fresh. Tried their soup of the day which was broccoli cheddar and enjoyed this as well. Probably better for "to go" orders because there is limited seating and the one bigger table they have is so low you feel like you really have to lean over. Will be back if I'm in the neighbourhood again! read more

The croissants are huge! We got twice baked almond croissants that are other worldly-so good! I also had a plain croissant and it was buttery, flaky-perfection! The coffee was good too, no heavy cream-what they call cream is half and half-whatever. Very good and was on our way to and from the ferry. Highly recommend read more

We didn't realize when we picked this place it was in a hotel, but we had good coffee and breakfast pastries and did some nice people watching. We sat at the bar seating and looking out onto the water, which was very nice. read more

This bakery is nestled in the Inn at Laurel Point. I got the breakfast sandwich here twice. Really delicious sandwich.. English muffin with egg, ham, and cheese. It's warmed to perfection -- service is amazing. Not a lot of space inside the cafe itself but there's some seating. I just took it up to my room to eat though. My only complaint is the price. It's $10 for one tiny sandwich. They're gouging you for being in a hotel.. read more

Duo Café Bakery - Egg and ham English muffin - Bakeries Near Me - Victoria, British Columbia

Today I needed food in a hurry while waiting to board the ferry. It was a quick and pleasant walk over, service was great, and the pulled pork sandwich pleased this American Southerner. A half hour before I had no idea what I'd be having for lunch...but it worked out great! read more

This place is great. We had Delicious espressos and pastries--chive scone and almond croissant. It's SO worth the visit and we'll be back every time read more

Beautifully crafted and unique espresso drinks, peaceful, intimate atmosphere, and delicious pastries. Great service.

excellent service sweet atmosphere, cozy amazing almond croissant great little spot for a quick cuppa, and a treat

I loved that this coffee shop was close to our timeshare and IT OPENED EARLY! Most coffee shops open too late here for me, I'm an early riser. The coffee was yummy and the scones and croissants were delicious! The barista was very helpful and friendly and the shop was small but cute. I would definitely recommend this cafe. read more

you gotta love this place! try the twice baked croissant and the savoury scone. actually, try everything