What a wonderful selection of bread for those sweet cravings :) We have dined here twice. I've ordered chicken enchiladas both times and recommend them. The plate is $14. They have free parking, high chairs, plenty of seating, music playing, and bathrooms. They accept Apple Pay and credit cards. read more

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Friday, July 10, 2026 - I bought 4 Tamles at $19 total. I had been craving tamales. I heated them on the grill. They were dry, masa lacked oil. Muy secos y la cane igual. Yo crero que son de Decembre y los sacaron de freezer! Ladrones, robando à la gente. read more

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Best tortas de carnitas in Salinas!! Nice clean shop. Pan dulce is always stocked. Sometimes parking lot is full so you have to park around the block read more

Bad coffee. We've ordered 2 Lattes and 2 Capuchinos. Was told by the young lady they can't make Lattes. So, we changed for 4Capuchinos. She asked if we want Vanilla or Mocha. We chose Mocha but she made it Vanilla for all of us. When we complained about her mistake, she told us, those were Mochas and she offered us regular coffee for replacement. We've dumped the Capuchinos and tried the regular which was horrible. If you want decent coffee than skip this place. read more

Horrible Service came in on a Friday right before closing placed an order picked up order that was wrong called right back because they were close by then. First of all this girls have bad attitude order was paid for not sure what they were angry about if it was their fault!!!! Treat you like you stole something. Came back for my order that was wrong to start of order was paid for again for 1 of the items yes paid again!! anyways never will I be back here NO CUSTOMER SERVICE!! Work on that!!!! Plaza Bakery!!!! It about how you treat your customers!!!!! read more

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La Plaza Bakery is fantastic! They have fresh bread daily, and all the food is delicious. I went in for an al pastor burrito, which was packed and very filling. I couldn't resist the tres leches cake--it was moist, not too sweet, and not overly soaked like most. The recent expansion was much needed since it's always busy. The staff is great and very friendly. Highly recommend! read more

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Why 4 stars.. Because this place is bomb... it's so good. Why not 5 then you say.. Well I always order Green Enchiladas here they are soooo good, with sour cream, avocado, cabbage, tomatoes they are the best. However today I went to order my usual and nobody said a thing about the recipe changing, which would be fine if it wouldn't involve roasted jalapeños as the sauce. This is what I got, it was so spicy it was inedible. Nose runny, eyes watery, and utter misery. I tried to take the peppers out. But how? It's the sauce, I am thinking they ran out of green sauce and mashed some roasted peppers to make them ‍ why not tell me they ran out and make them red. Utter utter misery and still hungry and back at work so unable to get anything else to eat. I also called to let them know. Keep going here, it's awesome. Just please ask what there sauce is made of, hopefully you don't get roasted peppers. read more

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I've been here before, no or short line to get your favorite Mexican bread. They had my favorite kind too. read more

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I RECOMMEND! I try to go every Sunday morning i love the freshness and how good everything is. The service is good I think they recognize me since I go pretty often. It's nice the area is very beautiful! read more

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The food it's good and the place it's clean! Most of the employees have great customer service! But this lady that help me was rude when I asked to speak to her manager! After she give me attitude read more

The concha's have been very disappointing lately. They taste old and stale at times. The food is delicious I would recommend if in a hurry calling ahead a order because they do get busy read more

Weight your masa!!! Make sure you get the right amount of masa for tamales that you pay for. My mom ordered 20 pounds and they only gave her 15 pounds. She went back then had to wait a long time for the 5 pounds that they didn't give her on the first place. She said the owner was there and didn't even offer anything to help the situation. read more

Why is it when I order a sweet bread it's always Stale and old like it's been there for two days. I purchased before and the bread just didn't taste good I gave it another chance and it still sucks. Their food is OK but they need to make fresh bread like every day and it looks like it's always at the same location. Buyer beware It looks good behind the glass but after you purchase it that's when you find out it's Stale. I could probably use it for a doorstop. read more

WOW! What a great find! We were in Salinas for a friend's wedding and had no idea where to get breakfast, then we Yelp! Only in Salinas, CA not many people Yelp and many small businesses are not represented. We found this place because I was at the point of near STARVATION and was going to settle for Subway(next door)! Thankfully I was conscious enough to see this attractive and humble Mexican Bakery and decided to try it. I had the Breakfast Burrito(eggs, chorizo, potatoes, and beans) at noon even though they stop serving breakfast at 11:00AM they made an exception. My wife had the Torta de Jamon(Ham Torta). Service was AMAZING, the staff was very accommodating and nice while they served us! The food was AMAZING! Quality, fresh ingredients prepared when you order. It tastes like something out of your mother's kitchen! This place will satisfy your Mexican breakfast needs in Salinas! read more

La Plaza Bakery & Cafe - Clean place with great Mexican food options. - Cafes Near Me - Salinas, California

All of their food is way too salty!! Food is inconsistent in terms of taste, ladies can be rude.

Not the first time going there but it seems like they like skip numbers, carnitas where too dry

Love the pan dulce always fresh. Staff is always polite. Could use somemore care in the dinning area but other than that I enjoy going there in the mornings read more

We were on our way back from a trip from Monterey, CA. Searched for something on our way home and mostly everything was closed except for this little gem. Glad we found it, menudo was delicious and service was great. It seemed a little busy but that's because their bakery goods are phenomenal. Non the less we got our food quickly. For dessert on the road we had an empanada de calabasa and piña, and another sensational treat..Think we will make this spot a stop every time we make our annual trip up to Monterey. read more

The food is always good. Food gets 5 stars. Service gets 0 stars. Girls are always gossiping and take their time in preparing your food. I asked for my order to dine in, which it showed on my receipt, but was given my food in a togo bag. Its always a hit or miss at this location. read more

Worst service ever ! I was in my lunch. I ordered on phone , and this sir who is the "manager" treated me like shit , I nicely asked him what was that "everything " that they put on their tortas , the ingredients , and his answer was " well everything that we usually put in the tortas " and I was like ok but I want to know what exactly , and he said " well , what can you imagine that we put in tortas" I said I don't know I want to know !! Then he told me but with attitude. Ok whatever When in picked up my torta I saw this little sign that said "special torta , with chips and soda" and I was like umm I want that and I then again nicely asked to upgrade my order for that special , at first the nice lady on the counter was trying to do that , but she didn't know how , then she asked to the cook an old lady and said that that was impossible because I already ordered a regular torta , I was like really ? I've worked in a restaurant before and you can obviously do that if you haven't paid yet. And in first place how the heck they expected me to know about that special If they never offered me. I'm not coming back , even though I work like a 4 min of distance . I could have been a really good and regular costumer but I'll give my money to some other good people thanks. read more

This place is fantastic. The Chile relleno burrito with green salsa is just perfect. Call ahead and they have it ready by the time you get there. My go to lunch spot. read more

Worst costumer service waited over an hour to get my food witch was only 1 taco, 1 breakfast burrito and a smoothie. I had asked the ladies making the food if my order was ready but they kept ignoring me. when we finally got our order the smoothie was so watered down the taco was very dry. read more

Professional and friendly staff Good food Good Mexican pastries Fresh squeezed juices made to order ( favorite is carrot and orange) Good value read more

We were passing through Salinas and looking for breakfast, hoping to avoid Del Taco or Dennys. We yelped and found La Plaza. We got three tortas (2 breakfast and one chicken milanesa) and one burrito. The tortas were excellent - - nice bread and large portions. I could only finish half of mine The guys at the next table had a variety of plates and it all looked pretty good, especially the tacos. We also split a pastry that was filled with sweet cream cheese - - yum. We like to support local businesses when on the road and this was a nice find. read more

Oh boy! I don't even live in Salinas and I have been here 12 times. I live in SF and when travel south I love to stop here. Best tacos around for sure. Handmade Tortilla are always good time. Chili relano really really good too they use Mex cheese. Recommend 100 read more

I send my husband to get bread from there came back was super hard old bad bread you guys have u guys should be making fresh every day or do something about it going for 5 stars I give u guys 0 stars I will make sure ppl know about this read more

Wow! Driving from San Luis Obispo to Pleasanton, needed a quick pit stop for some food and gas. Found this bakery on Yelp, this will be our new pit stop from now on when we take this route. My son and I each ordered a breakfast sandwich, neither one of us were disappointed, it was a scrumptious breakfast sandwich! The employees were very friendly, and the bathroom was clean. read more

Bread is relatively expensive compared to other panaderias. Food sold here is good. Try the Tortas and the bolillos (rolls)

Nice place for Mexican food. Service is quick and food is good quality. They have lots of Mexican pastries and cakes for any occasion. I reccomend this place if you want to get a quick bite during your lunch our. read more

Bread is great. However the quality of their order taking and order process is absolutely horrible. This is the second time I've order burritos from here and definitely the last time. I ordered 2 papas and ham burritos and 2 chorizo breakfast burritos. Not only did they lose our order but when we told them they brushed it off and just continued filling people's order who came in after us. So 35 minutes later we get our order and by this time we are irritated but what makes it worse I went to bite my chorizo "breakfast burrito" and it was filled with only chorizo. Like literally a tortilla stuffed with chorizo. Who does that?! Where the hell is my egg? What am I supposed to do with an oily chorizo filled tortilla?! Never ever coming back. Worst experience ever! read more

I went in to buy bolillo and bunelos (they didnt have bunelos anymore) so I just asked for the bolillo guess they were about to close however they let me in the owner was really rude when I told him that's all I wanted he started" come on you dont have to dollar "i said "yes just dont want to break a bill for that " he went on to say" that's alot of energy for us for a small purchase" as I struggled to pull out change from my wallet I understand he was in was hurry to close on Christmas eve but what about good customer service ? I even had to explain "I have a small family to feed sorry" I've been a customer for years and love to eat there every chance I get I'm very disappointed in him of all people to be treated like that in front of other customers one which even laughed when he heard the conversation I was embarrassed and an employee even apologized to me on my way out. This location is not getting my business anymore #scrooge read more

I live in Los Angeles and I stumbled upon this bakery randomly as I was passing by and honestly the most unique and innovative bakery that I have seen in north cal..it's differently different than anything I have seen..it's worth visiting. read more

My husband had to drag me in here complaining that the coffee would be weak and I don't know how to order Mexican pastries. Boy was I off! FANtastic! First, the Boyd's coffee they serve is strong and delicious. The girl taking our order was very patient at explaining what was in each yummy pastry. The croissant was killer! We both got breakfast burritos. YUM! Fairly limited seating, but there was a line out the door! :) read more

Best sweet bread in town. You will love the elote sweet bread, pan de queso (a croissant filled with a sweet cream cheese filling), their tortas are also a big hit. The bread is to die for when it is straight out of the oven! read more

Completely messed up my order by giving me 2 Tortas and a box, when I ordered 4 tortas, they must have not understand me because most of them don't know Spanish...at a Mexican store, the foods okay but La Costa is way better. La plaza didn't even give me a bag to carry the food in. I don't recommend going here unless it's a last resort read more

The food is Good. Being of Mexico's Origin I believe this business is the closest you are going to get to having meals with the taste of home made style. The only downfall of this place is that they have so many customers that they some times serve other people who order after you place your order. They tend to forget you, especially when you order just for yourself. It happens quite often. At first, you figured it is alright, but when it continues to happen, then you realized that, even though the food is excellent, the customer service is not up to satisfaction. I believe that staff should be trained more often about how important it is to pay attention and make their customers feel important no matter how small the order is, or who they are serving, whether somebody is good looking or not so good looking. To treat a customer with respect no matter how young or old, how thin or not so thin. A smile and an honest greeting, making sure they don't forget your place in the order line, will make a customer very happy and content that he or she is treated as equal. It will make the customer very happy to know he or she will be enjoying the meal they are about to have without feeling neglected. A simple apology will serve better than giving a customer their justification with an attitude. read more

I love the fresh bread and deli! Employees always friendly and willing to help. Definitely recommend to anyone looking for a snack or a lunch meal! read more

Friendly, fast service, delicious pasties etc. Tres leche was great! Would absolutely recommend!

I am so disappointed at the management. We went in to our favorite bakery and walked out feeling violated. The manager was condescending and rude to us. Im still in shock!! He just lost a good client! read more

The BEST Mexican food in Salinas! When I travel out of the city, I always brag about how great La Plaza is for Mexican food and recommend it all the time! read more