Through the years my wife has had several cakes from French's and they have all been delicious.The staff is always friendly, helpful and accommodating. For her 60th she asked them to create a rosette covered cake in pastels. She showed them the color pallet from her decorations and they created the most perfect birthday cake! It was marble cake with strawberry ... and just wonderful. read more

French's Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

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I wanted to check out the French bakery in the Costa Mesa area..... They have variety of pasties and even cake. Staff was not friendly....maybe she was having a bad day.... Ordered one Puffed Bavarian cake to go. The cake was delicious. Ambiance is small. read more

We had the Black Forest cake for our office January birthdays celebration today and it was really good. Chocolate cake was nice and moist and not too sweet. Frosting was light and went perfectly with the cake. Plenty of small shaved chocolate as topping with some tart cherries. Perfection! read more

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When I am in this area, I sometimes stop to get a pastry or two. I like that they bake their own goods. The supermarkets equivalents I don't even buy because of all the overuse of artificial colors and ingredients, preservatives, etc. I've tried many of the pastries in the many years I've been here. My biggest complaint is that they use way too much sugar . That being said, my favorite two items in years past are no longer made. The strawberry cake - with gobs of whipped cream frosting, fresh strawberries. and glaze (yes, the glaze has artificial red coloring) was simple and available all year. It was my favorite cheat dessert. Now it's gone. The other item I really liked were the German cookies - hamantaschen. But they're both just a memory. I've had the large wagon wheels with the different toppings and they're more just sweet more than flavorful. What I like are the lemon blueberry pound cakes - moist and not overly sweet. Pastries are $3.75 as I write this. The bear claws have great almond paste inside a sweet pastry. The blueberry muffins I've had have blueberries in every bite. A sugar bomb with fiber is their honey bran muffin. Their mixed fruit tart to me is disappointing, despite beautiful presentation but again more sweet than tasty. The last one had more canned fruit pieces than fresh fruit. The carrot cupcake is good but - like all cupcakes - are pricey (I think $6). For the same price you can get a quarter carrot sheet cake at Trader Joes. (Actually my home made carrot cake is better than both). I did enjoy their sourdough bread. They also sell brewed coffee though it's not flavorful either and sometimes bitter or warm instead of hot but cheaper than Starbucks across the way. They do make good and beautiful cakes though I've only order one many years ago. Last, their pies - I've had apple - and the filling was for me and my guests too sweet. Service is good, though they don't have a typical checkout. There's a fee to use a credit or debit card. They use an adding machine to total your purchase, and they walk to the one register for change. Still, Am glad they are still around. PS - they have no tables inside but they have them outside. read more

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This bakery is great I got my nephews 5th birthday cake here on 3/21/26 it was really good it was a marble cake with fresh strawberries Bavarian cream filling and butter cream frosting the strawberries were really fresh this is the only place I will get my cakes the design I asked for was done perfectly I like the Mexican Wedding cookies those are fresh too . The employees were really nice location is very clean and is in a good area if your looking for a bakery I highly recommend them. read more

French's Bakery - My nephews 5th birthday cake it's marble cake with fresh strawberries Bavarian cream filling and buttercream frosting - Bakeries Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Love this place ! The desserts are wonderful ! In French, "Les desserts sont merveilleux !" We purchased carrot cake & it was divine. We also purchased German chocolate cake, and French bread. My favorite by far is the carrot cake. Usually I have some constructive feedback, but when it's done perfectly like this, perfect recipe. Furthermore, each day, for the past three days I ate some, and it was just as delicious as day one. Additionally, the French Bread was crispy, on the outside and deliciously soft inside. Customer service was extremely nice, samples were offered, they knew the ingredients of each cake, very professional. The best part of being here is seeing all the Halloween, fall themed, autumn cakes. For example, pls. Watch the video clips. Then you could see how beautiful they look, and what I love about going curious that I know the inside is going to be just as delicious as the outside! read more

French's Bakery - Free samples, we did buy slices of cake! - Bakeries Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

I bought a Groupon and was excited to go try this bakery. However, upon entering the employee told me that Groupon had run the promotion without their consent. Since I drove all that way, I ended up getting a ham and cheese croissant. It was your average ham and cheese. They have a large selection of pastries, cakes, and cookies that look interesting. Danishes and danish wheels are their specialty per the sales gal. They have variety in spades. I had a sample of the cinnamon bread they had out and it was on the dryer side. Parking was easy. Service is average. Outdoor seating available. Please visit to create your own experience. read more

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Looking for a delicious, affordable cake from a local mom and pop shop? Look no further! French's bakery is a great local spot to get a delicious cake that won't break the bank. They have tons of options and various flavors. You can even call ahead and reserve what you're looking for! Will definitely be going here for my future cake needs! read more

I couldn't believe how long it's been since I've picked up their wagon wheels and had to place an order on door dash. It arrived so fast and can't wait to bring it to my holiday party tonight. read more

My husband ordered my birthday cake from French's Bakery and Danny went above and beyond to make it special for my 50th birthday. We asked for a coconut cake with a delicate cream filling and decorated with peacock feathers. It was delicious and red carpet worthy. Myself, our guests and even the restaurant wait staff were raving about it. It was huge and beautiful. , highly recommend. read more

French's Bakery - Birthday cake - Bakeries Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Disappointing! Flavorless. Wasted 75.00 on cookies to cheer my family up. Nicely decorated though though. read more

French's Bakery - Tasteless cookies - Bakeries Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Cute little bakery with excellent offerings. The staff is super sweet and always incredibly friendly. I really dig the wagon wheels and the danishes which come in several sizes. Mmmm mmm read more

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Literally everything here is absolutely amazing. The staff are very polite and efficient and the place just smells like heaven. Love it, love it, love it ! read more

Cute little bakery. First time going to this bakery, tasted ok. There was hair in my pastries. I took a picture of one but I kept finding small ones throughout. read more

French's Bakery - Strawberry danish with hair imbedded in the bread. - Bakeries Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Yummy deserts @ fabulous cakes!! They have a wide variety of cakes!! Their lemon cake was amazing.!

I was next door to French's Bakery and decided to pop in and pick something up for Valentine's Day. I hadn't been to this bakery in years. The baked items I purchased were "okay" but not great as I had hoped. The staff are not very friendly so that was a turn off. But the main reason I won't go back is that they charged me the 3% fee for using my credit card and did not inform me that would be the case. What happened to the days where the fee was part of doing business instead of passing it onto your customers? read more

New owners? Or just cutting corners? I picked up a cake and it was awful. All sweet, no flavor. Just made us all feel terrible. We threw the rest out. read more

This has quickly grown to be one of my favorite bakeries ... I bake myself so I don't give out this compliment lightly. The cakes are absolutely delicious. And I love that they give you a variety of cake flavors and fillings to choose from. There is also a wide variety of already made cakes, cupcakes and other treats to choose from. If you are a fan of beautifully decorated cakes that don't use fondant, this is your place!!. I absolutely love the flower work on the cakes. Simply impeccable every time. The staff is always so courteous and patient and helpful. This is the only place that I get my mom's birthday cake from. The lemon cake, The cream cheese frosting is to die for. Let's not forget about $1 cupcake Tuesdays. It's my favorite day of the week and you cannot beat that bargain. If you want a custom cake be sure to submit the order at least one week in advance. I'm really a cupcake and cake fan, but those cheese danishes and those butter/ sugar cookies deserve an honorable mention. Honestly, I don't think you can go wrong with anything from this bakery. And the most important part, they are very affordable! read more

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I have been coming to this bakery on and off for about seven years. The quality is hit or missed depending on what you order. Sometimes they have bread that is a day or two or three old. Most bakeries don't keep bread this long. I've had to return a few items because they weren't fresh. This week I bought a cranberry scone, which turned out to have only 2 cranberries. I've never really enjoyed the flavor of their scones. There's something wrong. I also bought some cookies which they charge top dollar for and they are close to the worst of any bakery cookies I've purchased. The business is convenient for me. I just keep hoping that they will get better but hasn't happened yet. It's too bad - I'm not sure how they stay in business. read more

Birthday party cupcakes taste and look like the grocery store ones. So expensive for what you get. Unfortunately We had leftovers because nobody liked them. They were for a kids party... says a lot. If you're thinking of buying from here. RUN ! Moulin is your biggest bet. read more

French's Bakery - Vanilla Cupcake not worth it - Bakeries Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

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I had such a lovely experience here. First and foremost, this bakery is so cute decor + interior-wise and in my opinion, one of the best! I was so so sad when they closed down the one closest to me. I truly appreciate how accommodating they were. I left my wallet and only had apple pay available, which they could not accept. However, they were able to take the card details instead of the physical card which was so so helpful for me! I also came for a last-minute birthday cake and choosing this bakery was the best decision. They had a variety of cakes ready to go which was great. The cherry on top was that they were even able to fit a pretty lengthy birthday message on the cake! While I was perusing, they were offered a dozen small pastry items for $5!!!! What. A. Steal. I was over the moon with my experience here overall! I will definitely be returning! read more

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Thank you so much French's Bakery in Costa Mesa! My baby girls cake turned out super cute and it was delicious as always!!!!! I made an error in emailing the wrong location to begin with but it turned out to be the location I needed. I sent pictures of what I was looking for and spoke to someone who helped me with what the cake designer could do and I was very happy with the outcome. The white cake with natural strawberry filling w/ whip cream is our absolute fave cake. Super soft and delicious, has kids and adults coming back for seconds! Bringing in my own strawberries for this cake was worth it! Everyone loved the cake! read more

French's Bakery - Minion girl cake - Bakeries Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Great variety of baked goods. Friendly service. Good prices. Been around forever! Try the wagonwheel! Big sized vanishes with many fruit flavors to choose from. read more

Would not accommodate my request to put a picture that i chose onto a birthday cake. What kind of bakery doesn't put an imagine that you chose onto your own cake??? I had to buy one from a market pre-made. So wack dude. Disappointed. read more

Very disappointed. I paid $22.00 for a pineapple upside down cake. No problem. However, when I picked up the cake and saw it it looked disgusting. No pineapple slices - just mostly gel with some crushed pineapple mixed in. If I didn't promise to have this cake I would have refused it. They should be ashamed to send something like this out of their door. read more

Came back from Paris a week ago and craving croissants. Thought this bakery was named correctly so decided to stop by. Boy was I wrong. Bought a box of croissants, they were not flaky on the outside and tasted a few days old. Could have bought cheaper ones at Costco. So disappointed. Not Parisian bakers at all. read more

Anyone that does not like this place is not being honest. There is nothing here that is not good, and being a small family owned business they have to charge to stay in business. BIG FAN! read more

French's is the best! This was always a favorite when I lived in Costa Mesa, and where we got holiday/celebration cakes. Today I ordered delivery for a friend who was having a bad day and needed a treat! They sent it over quickly, plus a couple extra goodies. They really outdid themselves. Thank you French's team! read more

Cute bakery in Costa Mesa! I had a Groupon for this location and was excited to use it for my first visit here. The bakery has a large selection of baked goods, cupcakes, cookies, danishes, and even cakes. Very clean and open so you can see everything and have a pleasant experience. We got a strawberry mousse layer cake for a birthday party and it fed about 16 people very nicely. The cake had a clear plastic film all around that kept it together during transport, such a nice detail that impressed me. They even wrote a message on the cake. The cake was delicious and not very sweet. The mousse layer was thick and creamy. There was a strawberry jelly mixed in that to me had an overly artificial taste. I think if they took that out, this would be a very excellent cake. We also got some danishes and cookies. The danishes were very nicely sized for the price and very good. Not stale and tasted fresh. The walnut cookies reminded me of pecan meltaways. Am excited to come back and try the other items! read more

French's Bakery - Strawberry mousse layer cake - Bakeries Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

I was helping my elderly client host a Christmas party and purchased two key lime pies from this Bakery. I noticed they had great reviews and I needed a place close by where my client lived so I decided to give French's Bakery a try and boy am I glad I did. I have never been a fan of key lime pie myself but I did take a bite and now I am in love with key lime pie all of a sudden. I'm not sure what was wrong with the other pies I've tried in the past but this one was almost souffle like in texture and the crust was light and perfectly toasted. I can't get over how good this pie tasted and actually just had a slice for breakfast which inspired me to write up this review. The price compared to value is excellent. Worth Every bite read more

Update as of this weekend. Went to buy a cake from them for my husband & brother in laws birthday. I picked it up yesterday & today (Saturday) I look in the box & it has slid apart! This cake has come home from French's & straight to the fridge. The separation is messed up. Very awkward and disappointing read more

French's Bakery - Lemon Blueberry Cake.. idk why this would just happen. - Bakeries Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

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Absolutely amazing cake it was so delicious and beautiful we didn't want to eat it and the staff was so helpful

Review for cakes only: This is our go-to place for our office cakes! We had a yellow cake with vanilla frosting and it was delicious! The second cake we got was a strawberries and cream cake. I wanted to live in that cake!! Service has been great each time I've gone! Overall store is cute - appreciate the open doors but sometimes a few more flies/gnats get in than should be in a store - however if I was a fly/gnat I would definitely go here as well :) Maybe adding in a light windscreen would help. read more

Until 2/27 never had I had a terrible cake. I had asked the gal what cake was under the strawberry, she said white cake with strawberry frosting. I asked on multiple cakes before making decision . not one concern since every cake over the years has had many compliments this was not white cake, it was angel food cake , I would not have chosen if I knew that, the cake was mush with frosting, it was a birthday cake disaster. Even the birthday person took couple bites and threw the rest away. No one ate a slice more than half the cake was thrown away. it was a moist, mush angel food cake with frosting Heads up to others to ask when white cake is under frosting, ask more to not have a mush disappointed. The bakery is wonderful , other cakes have all been fabulous, Be cautious of white cake , The cake was a waste of money. read more

ordered a kings cake for mardi gras... they need a trip down to nola because that was just a giant concha.. nothing king about that cake. extremely dry & lack of frosting is disappointing. not much cinnamon either like not sure what the idea was here read more

We were looking for a local bakery where we could place an order for a small carrot cake. The first place I called near my house wanted to charge us $55 for a 6 inch cake. French's was my second call and their price was so low I thought there might be a mistake. On the day I went in to pick up the cake I also purchased two dozen cookies (they're on sale after 10am) and the 6 inch carrot cake and two dozen cookies came out to less than half the price of what the first bakery I had called quoted me for just the cake. The cake was tasty and had carrot pieces and cream cheese frosting. It was perfect. The cookies were delicious too. I think I'll be stopping in here way more often! read more

Yummy! Every cake and bakery item has exceeded my expectations! Wonderful service with helpful suggestions on cake decorations. 5 Stars plus!!! read more

Cute bakery. I have heard about French's so I stopped in with a co-worker. She was raving about it. I only had the chocolate chip cookie and it was good. All the pastries, cakes and cookies look pretty and fresh. I will definitely be back for a cookie basket. I read low ratings due to service but the service was just fine when I was there. I need to come back to try more items. read more

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French's is my go to for Tuesday dollar cupcakes! The variety is always a hit. The pinwheel pastry is delicious

Honestly just the worst baked goods I've ever had. The baguette was clearly something from a factory and barely tasted like bread. The chocolate croissant was not even edible. Lastly I bought two sugar cut out cookies for my children and they tasted like nothing but flour. Will never return. read more