Friendly staff, gave it another shot but unfortunately nothing has changed. Definitely still mostly a masa tamale. read more

El Nayar Bakery - Beef on left cheese on right - Bakeries Near Me - Redlands, California

This used to be a great place to grab some tamales in a hurry but recently they changed something, management maybe or ingredients?, either way that change has lead to very dry tamales. There was a time I could standby these tamales and argue with people til I was blue in the face but now I keep quiet. Hopefully they take many of our concerns seriously and go back to what made their tamales fantastic. read more

This is a local Mexican bakery. It's hidden in plain sight. It's not much to pook at but it has some hidden treasures if you both to look. I get my tamales here year round. I've been going here for years. They always do a good job on the tamales. The prices have gotten high. I think I paid $30 per dozen recently. It may not look like much but they serve good tamales and fresh taco plates on some evenings. Word to the wise you may want to bring one of your friends who speaks Spanish if you don't. read more

We placed an order over the phone a week prior to Christmas Eve. My mom went to go pick up our tamales on Christmas eve. When she gets there, there is a long line but when she gets to the front of the line the women up front we're NOT nice at all. Even telling my mom that they didn't have the tamales that she was asking for even though my mom mentioned to her that she had ordered previously over the phone. My elderly mom was mind blown how they were talking to her and treating customers around her, even rolling their eyes at customers. This type of customer service is completely unacceptable. Ridiculously treating customers like they need to beg for those tamales when they are DRY, MEDIOCRE and LACK LUSTER. This will be the absolute last time I ever buy tamales from this place and I hope a lot of you read this and go elsewhere as well. treating people like crap when they are giving you business during the holidays is terrible and tacky. Sad and concerning to think that these angry people are making the food we are buying and eating. There are other businesses nearby that will kindly accept your business. Bottom line for this place. DO BETTER! Yelp needs zero starts. read more

My family has been purchasing El Nayar's homemade flour tortillas for YEARS. The staff is friendly and the quality is perfection. Literally can't buy store bought tortillas anymore, after having their tortillas. El Nayar also sells pan dulce-the piggy's are the cheddar. If you show up on a early weekend morning-your get the pick of the lot, and they're WARM and FRESH. Next time you're in the Redlands area and are making breakfast burritos-please pay a visit to El Nayar and snag some homemade flour tortillas! read more

Man they sure do move fast with the price change for a dozen of tamales i just went in and it was 18-21 not that long ago and now its 30 a dozen man what happen to this place i remember when they were cheap and so good now the tamales feel rushed like theirs no more love to them read more

Bought masa for tamales and it was a great outcome for it being my first time making tamales . The masa was good and the service was fast. Cashier was very nice and helpful, she answered my questions about the corn husks. Will definitely be back read more

Just picked up some beef tamales for church and what do you know, the price for a dozen has gone up to $30. I'm thinking wow, these must be loaded with meat. Sorry to say, you get expensive masa and a little bit of meat. Not buying there again. read more

El Nayar's Bakery brings back memories of past bakeries I have been to: straight-forward, unpretentious and very affordable. This morning we tried 2 sweet breads (pan dulce). In the picture, the top bread is concha and the bottom cookie is polvorones. The concha is a small semi-sweet loaf, white and very light breading. Concha means shell in Spanish, which is what this bread looks like. The distinctive topping is made primarily from shortening, confectioner sugar and flour. This makes for a sweet, tasty topping. The concha at Nayar's is very typical of what I have had in many, many places. Polvorones is a whole class of cookies. Polvo in Spanish means powder or dust. As with these cookies, they crumble quite easily. They have a very mild flavor; the variation in color here is a result of coloring. They are semi-sweet and good with a cup of coffee. We ate them on their patio, which in the morning had plenty of shade and was set back enough to be away from the traffic. read more

El Nayar Bakery - Concha and Polvorones - Bakeries Near Me - Redlands, California

The first and last time going here. Bread was a good portion size, but it was so dry you could choke on it. Tamales were mostly masa, with a small portion of meat in it. Wasn't bad tasting, more bland. Lady who was behind the counter wasn't very friendly but kept the place clean. read more

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My mom was craving pan dulce so we check yelp to see if there was a local bakery and El Nayar showed up. It's a older, small bakery with limited variety on pan dulce, but they also offer flour and corn tortillas, tamales and menudo on the weekends. My mom decided on a few different breads and said they were good but a little dry. I picked a few for the hubby including and empanada with creme which he split with me and it was okay, not what I'm use to but still good. He agreed with my mom the other items he had were flavorful but dry. read more

We have been going here for years for our tortillas, pan dolce and masa. The tortillas are homemade and are excellent. Definitely the best Mexican bakery in Redlands and I haven't been to a better one in the Inland Empire. read more

Fix your MENUDO!! I had to add flavor when I got home and that shouldn't happen. It's not a factory line.

Tamales- 10/10 Bread- 10/10 Tacos-10/10 Champurrado-10/10 Everything 10/10! The best place in Redlands I got half a dozen tamales for $9.50 not too bad but it's definitely worth it! read more

El Nayar Bakery - The best in Redlands! - Bakeries Near Me - Redlands, California

I like the menudo, like the ladies, they are very sweet. I'm never disappointed with the taste, menudos is the cleanest I have had since my stepdad passed away over 25 yrs ago . read more

Hole in the wall!!! We went late in the day and the bread was still fresh and good.. I don't like that the lady has to get it for you but I understand. read more

I wanted to give a shout-out to El Nayar Bakery. We called on Christmas Eve to see if they had any more tamales, surprise! surprise! they did. They were very friendly & accommodating on the phone. They took our order so that when we showed up everything was ready to go except for paying. You can buy one tamale, mix and match a 1/2 dozen anything you want. Talk about Customer Service! Great Job! You have my vote..... Thanks! read more

The conchas were soft and delicious on the bottom and the top sugar did not come off and had a little of a crunch to it which was amazing. The pigs are super soft and taste so good. The pork tamales smelled so good and tasted good as well. I am definitely coming back. read more

I used to love this place but they no longer let you choose your own bread anymore. Instead they choose it for you and they give you the oldest ones. I keep being given dry old bread. I've mentioned it before and they don't care. Looking for a new spot read more

Place is horrible! People are rude as hell too. Save your time and hit up ranch market.

*****************(MOLDY TAMALES!!!!)****************** Preordered 7 dozen tamales for Christmas Day. I picked them up Christmas Eve @ 3:30.Christmas Day as I served my guest I noticed my pork tamales were green -grey toward the bottom... I started taking more out the bag... they were all bad green spots every where. 4 people that I know of were sick from the tamales that were already eaten. I called the place they told me that the tamales were not fresh... they had been defrosted ... (were sold as fresh) I took some of the tamales back and was assisted by Bertha and Maria, Bertha tried to start off by saying they hadn't made the tamales ... Maria just was yelling at the top of her lungs saying that never had she had that happen... They didn't want to take accountability for the bad food. Gave back money for 18 of the tamales I took back. Mind you I purchased 84! When I asked for her name before I left she followed me out and asked what did I need it for ? I told her why? She then followed to call me "ridiculous" in Spanish. read more

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we have ordered tamales from here for years and never had any problems. Christmas of 22 and 23, the tamales were all masa. We ended up throwing away two dozen tamales because they were inedible. Now, to find a new place for tamales... read more

WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS PLACE????????? I just recommended them about 3 months ago, I haven't been there for 6 months. I must have looked like a fool! got menudo this morning. the soup had no taste, even had to add salt. 80% corn, very little meat. The tortillas must have been from yesterday, they where already hard. Ben we miss you dearly. They charge $9 plus $1.35 for old tortillas you must buy a dozen. GO TO REDLANDS RANCH MARKET. $7.95 for the same size, plenty of tripe and they include enough fresh tortillas for the meal. Plus their Pan Dulce is better. read more

I ordered tamales for our Christmas lunch and everyone liked them. We had, chicken, pork and the cheese and chili. I went inside and placed my order, first time there. They were busy so I figured this was a good place to get the tamales. When I picked up my order and they were efficient even though there was a number of people. I would go there again. read more

I really wanted to support this place, but I bought porquito bread and it was moldy..then when I was checking out, there was a dead cockroach next to the debit card reader read more

So disappointed! I bought tamales, they were pretty much all masa VERY little meat. When I say very little I mean extremely little meat!!!

Been going to El Nayar since I was a kid. Most recently went in for some tamales, picked up some pan dulce too.

OLD ROCK HARD PAN DULCE AND SMELLY TAMALES. This place used to be good and has gone down hill fast. As I picked up a dozen chicken and beef tamales I asked the lady "are these tamales fresh" she responded yes. When my family tried eating them my wife almost vomited from tasting them. Then to make things worse my kids couldn't even bite thru the pan dulce, even our chihuahua said nope. ZERO STARS 100% SAVE YOUR MONEY. read more

Best masa ever purchased Tamales came out so Good ... Already shared the name to friends and family.. for sure i will be back..

Terrible customer service and bread needs to be fresh. I understand your busy but freshness should always be your priority for customers.

If you're looking for good tamales, do not come here. They're very dry and did not satisfy anyone in my household. I haven't tried their pan dulce yet, but I'll leave an extra star for support because I don't think anyone can mess up sweet bread. read more

It pains me to give such a low review since their tamales really are delicious but I feel like I need to warn busy moms such as myself. There is a big chance that they will give your preordered tamales away. It's already happened to me twice. And when you are on a tight schedule and were planning on feeding a big party with those tamales, it is super stressful when it happens. I wish they would come up with a better system of keeping track of preordered tamales and walk ins. Until they do, I will be going elsewhere for my tamales. I don't need that kind of stress in my life, especially around the holidays. read more

Tasty tamales!!! We tried pork, chicken & beef - pork & beef were our faves. We'll be back for more!

Nice ladies, tasty breads, tamales were good too. Price is very reasonable. Will come back to try other things.

This place does a really good job at tamales and salsa. They were affordable and delicious. I bought the cheese and Chile and Chicken tamales. It's located right off Orange in Redlands close to the 10 freeway, it's outside appearance may seem a little run down and the inside also may appear to be run down but it makes up with the quality of food. The parking situation is weird because they have a big lot but about 8 parking spaces. By the time I left cars were parked like it was Tetris. One thing I would say that is a big pep peeve is the speed of service. The line was long and their was only one person at the register getting orders and filling the orders. I saw about 4 other employees walking around while we waited. I felt bad for her as she was rushing to fill the orders. Overall I am pleased with the tamales. I definitely will be going back! read more

I bought masa from here snd my tamales came out so mushy! I cooked them for 4 hours!

My review is mostly based on the tacos. Seriously, delicious, moist, tender and fresh. The best street tacos. The tamales are great and the pan dulce. The fresh tortillas. Oh my! . I haven't tried their other baked goods. I'm going to assume everything is equally tasty and satisfying. We've never been disappointed. Fill up on the carne asada tacos, buche and carnitas. Their fresh salsa bar and condiments bar is a great feature. Bring cash. read more

Had been purchasing tamales from this bakery for the past 4 years. However had to quit today due to every year the woman with the angry face is more rude now then ever!! Yelled at the young kid at the counter and then tried to yell at me! Not gonna happen! Cancelled my order and walked out! Every year she gets meaner and meaner. No Christmas spirit there! read more

I just purchased bakery items, the staff member sold me bread hard as rocks, shame on El Nayar! Will not go there again!!! Horrible.

The ONLY place to get your tamales for the holidays! We get them every year, and refer many people here and no one is ever let down. Moist, delicious, plenty of meat! read more