Upon entering the bakery, there is a wide variety of options to self serve from. I opted for a…read moredonut with hazelnut filling and it was amazing! I wasn't completely sure I could serve myself and checked with an employee who was restocking the goods - she was friendly and helpful! Everything has labels of when it was baked and when it will be discarded. The restaurant itself was clean but the seats could use a good cleaning. Overall, it was great!

My first time visiting this business at any of their locations. I see they are in a prime spot in…read morethe Rio, as they surely stayed busy for the time, we were there. We were able to get a seat as someone else was leaving. I tried their Mango Cream Croissant. The croissant looks like it is slightly cut for the length of the pastry and then filled with mango cream and topped with mango pieces (both the cream and the mangoes were sweet). As a fan of mango, I loved this. While snacking on this, I decided to try their Mango Smoothie. It only comes in one size (16 oz), and you can get it with or without whipped cream (optional). After just 1 sip, I became an instant fan. Initially I thought I wouldn't like it because it is an iced beverage, but discovered the ice is very fine. You can certainly taste the mango flavor (delicious). Service was good.

Stumbled across this bakery today and I'm so happy I decided to try several of their items. I…read morepurchased a collection of scones, cookies, and brownies and they were all spectacular. Can't wait to go back and try out some of their breads and other items.

The nicest people work at Spring Mill Bakery. I was picking up subs around the corner and I called…read moreto see if they had my favorite gingerbread cookies? The young man who answered the phone said they had a few left. I asked if he would put 2 cookies away for me and I gave him my name. What a nice thing to do! Plus, there is a new cookie that I love. The oatmeal raisin cookie is soft, flavorful, and tastes amazing. You definitely have to try that one too. Spring Mill Bread's also has delicious breads. I loved their challah bread. It is tender and tasty. I am looking forward to trying their apple-cinnamon bread. Yum! This is a cute little shop. There are no tables for seating. But, once you try their delicious baked goods, you won't mind at all. You will be in the zone of baked goods delight!

Fantastic service with unique items. Staff goes out of their way to make sure every customer is…read moreattended to.

Your cakes are genuinely high quality, and that's definitely appreciated. However, your business…read morehours don't really align with customers' needs. Most people, especially on weekends and days off, have time to go out and shop--but you close quite early, which limits that opportunity. These kinds of hours don't make much sense for a popular bakery. It feels more like an office schedule than a customer-focused business. If you had more flexible hours, more people would be able to enjoy the quality you offer.

My granddaughter turned sweet 16 and we ordered our cake from our favorite bakery,Les Delices…read moreFrench Bakery. This one was hard, because we had been coming to chef Harry for many years. He was tragically killed by a hit and run driver last year. He was a friendly, outgoing, and a pillar of the community. Truthfully, I teared up at a memorial in the bakery for this family man and excellent chef. We had many conversations when I came in to pick up family occasion cakes. It is hard to believe he is not there. The business is still running under the capable hands of his daughter and son in law ( and his right hand baker- Maria). My granddaughter's cake turned out beautifully and was delicious. The bakery is still here and although I really miss seeing chef Harry, but I am so happy his family continues to honor him and serve delicious baked goods. Please, support this small family owned small business.

Great stuff. Not cheap, but definitely worth it. High quality, tasty cakes, cookies, pastries,…read morecroissants. When you want to splurge or for a special occasion, this is definitely the place to go. Great friendly service. They have been in that same location for 36 years!

Wow! We loved it…read more Everything we got was really good. We like to pick out 4-5 things and then taste them and take them to go. Here, we got a few items, sat down and after we tasted them, got another 4 things and tasted those and wanted to get more. We didn't because that would be too much sugar (but nothing was overly sweet of course). I can't believe that it took me years to step in here. I've been sleeping on one of the best Asian bakeries . Don't hesitate to stop in and just try a few things. I can't imagine it being disappointing! Like other yelpers have said- they will come from VA to get their fix. That's no small compliment.... It's not easy to get here from VA... people from DC don't want to make the hike up! But if you pair a stop here with the Vietnamese Ba Le or Thai place Kimm In... pretty good! The Indian place and Vietnamese cafe in this plaza also look decent! The bakery is well ACed in the heat and it's clean and cute... not a huge bakery but it was really quite nice. Can't wait to come back!

Delicious pastries! My favorite was the taro bread and the milky pineapple bun! So many options to…read morechoose from. Excited to try more -- I heard the cheesecake was amazing too!

Bonjour, Mon Ami! ( Hello, my friend...) It is good to visit and enjoy your delicious pastries!…read moreEven though I arrived late in the day, the pastry cases were full of enticing baked goods. There was every kind of croissant you can imagine. I bought my favorite almond croissant. There were fruit and cream filled pastries. I bought a fruit and cream filled pastry too. There were a lot of chocolate delicacies. I am going to buy some on my next trip. The ambiance is lovely. There are tables and chairs to sit and enjoy your sweets. There are cases filled with pastries. Service was great. I was waited on right away and they packed my box in a bag with a handle, to make it easier to carry. Au revoir, for now! But, I will be back for more delicious sweets.

When you walk in, the counters are filled with pastries and breads that look fresh and delicious…read more I had one and it was very fresh, buttery and very good. There's seating inside, but the seating area is pretty small and some people were at tables looking like they weren't going anywhere anytime soon. It was a nice morning, so we were able to grab an outside picnic table. The service was decent. One disappointment was when the counter person asked me if I wanted room for cream in my coffee, I said yes and asked if they had nondairy products. She said they had almond and soy. I asked for soy and she returned with my drink. When I went to pay, I saw they charged 79 cents for almond, soy and oatmilk. Ok. Here's the thing. I assume it's on the board and I should have looked, but she also could have mentioned it. Also, charging for these items when they put a little in your coffee leaves me feeling like I'm being abused for not being a dairy person. I get it - it's a pastry shop and the items are buttery and rich from cream. But please - 79 cents for a little soy milk? (I know this isn't uncommon for coffee shops, but it doesn't make it right.). And the coffee ($4.25) was decent - not great. I expected better (richer, more flavorful) coffee from a nice pastry shop like this. Anyway, it's a nice neighborhood place and there's a lot of treats there.

Deal alert! Passion Bakery has their fresh made-to-order breakfast sandwiches available all day,…read moreand the price is right! Went in on the weekend mid-afternoon when it wasn't crowded, and got the egg and cheese on rye for $5.50. The cafe is on the campus of the National Cancer Institute and within walking distance from Shady Grove Hospital, so I'd guess that parking could be a hassle during the work week. On the weekend though it was nice and quiet with plenty of room to spread out, and there is a great patio space in the front! Tried their spinach croissant which was tasty too!

I will not go back. I ordered a cake from the cake case and it tasted old. They also try to…read morecharge me price of a larger cake than the small one I asked for. If I didn't ask for the price prior, I would think that's the price of the small cake since there no price of the cake in sight. I ordered few other items as well and none of them tasted fresh. They all tasted like pre-made then defrosted goods.

The food is amazing! My favorites are the Nutella croissant and the Caprese Panini (I'm not sure if…read morethat's the exact name for it). I've never had anything there that wasn't delicious. This isn't letting me give a star rating but it's five stars from me.

So far I've tried their plain croissant, quiche Lorraine, and latte. I am in love with their…read morequiche, it's consistently flavorful and the crust is flaky as it should be. My only critique is that sometimes when the staff heat it up the top of it actually burns and makes it taste bitter. Usually the ambience is pretty calm, most times I go in there, it isn't packed and I'm able to easily find seating. The staff are always very friendly and welcoming, they exemplify what good customer service looks like.

I came for breakfast this morning after reading that they were closing permanently at the end of…read morenext week. It's always hard to see a restaurant that's been in business for over 10 years close its doors. So, I made the 25 minute drive from Silver Spring to say au revoir. I had a cuppa tea and a raspberry pistachio croissant that I read so much about. It was good, but I think it was over-hyped up. It basically tasted like a croissant with raspberry jam spread inside. I didn't really taste much of the pistachio paste. I'm glad I tried it. I also bought a pain chocolate pastry which I had with my afternoon tea at home. In hindsight, I should've bought some of the non-croissant pastries from the bottom shelf. They were tempting, but I only have one stomach. This place will be missed, but the newish French-Japanese bakery, Tours de Jours will have to fill its shoes.

So sad that Lavande is closing! They've consistently served up delicious baked goods for 10 years…read moreand I've been enjoying them for about 4 years. They have a delicious lavender latte and their croissants are inventive and perfectly executed. The shop itself has a live edge counter to sit at and watch the world go by and a few seats outside. I stopped by this weekend to support them for the last time. Everything was so good-especially the meringue on the yuzu croissant. Best of luck to the people of Lavende in whatever they persue next!

Additional items tried: ** Cheddar Jalapeno "Sourdough"…read moreBagels = (5) Excellent! Note: Pre-order their SourdoughBagels for the date you need them, b/c they are "Made-to-Order";) Currently they have Plain; Asiago Spinach; Everything; Cheddar Jalapeno & Cinnamon Raisin Bagels;) ** Cold Brew Coffee = (4.25) Very good ** Salvadoreno Tipico = (4.25) Very tasty ** Strawberry Cheesecake Pancakes = (4.25) Very good

I wish we came this way more often because this place is top notch. The owner has an amazing…read morememory because she said it had been a while since she'd seen us and that we'd lost weight. Both quite true but given I think it had been close to three years since we had been there, it is pretty impressive! I ordered the farmhouse sandwich on a biscuit, it was out of this world good. The potato cake had great flavor but subtle, went perfectly with the egg, savory turkey sausage and just the right amount of sour cream. Man oh man. I don't eat a big breakfast often but this is so good. We brought desserts home, the bread pudding we loved on our previous visit and the tres leches. Both spectacular. I seriously need to make excuses to come out here more often. This is "home cooking" at its finest.