While in Laguna Beach and dont know where to get a great cup of coffee....?!... Well, this is the place... been here twice in 2 months... why?!!... well.... Great pastries, when I say great I mean made right, not too sweet and enjoyable with a variety to choose from.... Great coffee, makes you say hmmmm... lol... with 50 cent charge for refills... 50 cents is not bad!!... Breakfast burrito was just OK, simple tasting but the pastries, coffee anf ambiance makes up for it.... The outdoor sitting is enjoyable, you are under many trees, plenty of shade... you get the ocean breeze... people watch and enjoy your coffee... or a small indoor sitting for those who just want to chill inside... Service has been very nice and attentative (a big thank you).... then you get your table, and they bring the food to you....can it get hard to find some where to sit?? It can be... be patient and someone will leave... Chill ambience... as if mentioned, outdoor sitting is peaceful... Definitely will be back... When you go... Enjoy.... read more

Very attentive staff and they have a passion for their baked goods. The coffee is great and I tried the Avocado Toast which is one of the best ones I have ever had. The bread is amazing and all of the toppings provide wonderful flavors. I highly recommend Rye Goods. read more

So cute! Rye goods has a really inviting energy. Expensive but that is laguna beach for you. Pastry selection is vast and everything looks so good. Matcha has a soybean kind of savory vibe to it but it is good. Good lattes. Shoutout the head chef Andres!! He made our experience so special. read more

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The quality of the food at Rye goods is very good. We haven't come here in a while, but the food consistency is great. It's just how we left it when we come back. We were a little disappointed because we thought the menu had changed because it was seasonal. However, we did not see any changes on the menu. it looked the same to us. Maybe it will after the summer. Hope to try something new next time read more

Rye Goods - The Rye scramble without parmigiana - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Laguna Beach, California

Always friendly, welcoming, prompt service. Plenty of indoor and outdoor seating, with access to tables with sun umbrellas, close to restrooms with keys hanging on a wall inside. Excellent vegan oat chocolate chip cookies, both the sweetest and saltiest I've ever had! Wish they had soy milk, my favorite non-dairy alternative, but almond and oat milk will do. I'm a regular. read more

This is a pass. The location in Tustin as far superior in every aspect. For starters, the customer service is way more genuine in Tustin than this location. After trying to find an entrance to the location, because the sign that was, I was pointing to an entrance that was blocked by construction, I let the employee know inside that they should probably have another sign pointing to the other entrance, and the lady immediately said "we have a sign" in the snarkiest, most dismissive way possible. Not to mention I caught give me the dirtiest look which really made my skin crawl. Never have I ever had to call an employee out for be rude, but this time I did. Business 101 is being nice to the customers who are trying to give your business money. Luckily the guy took over and actually apologized, and thanks me for the feedback and then offered free pastries. I don't want free pasties, I was good customer service like the Tustin location ALWAYS offers, and I want my coffee that I paid for, and to leave. Not to mention, the places like a sardine cannon, you can only have one person walking by the counter at a time because it's so small and horribly laid out. read more

I used to come here when they first opened and they had this most incredible oatmeal dish that they've since taken off their menu and I am baffled as to why. It was so creamy and flavorful and now it's gone and it's super disappointing. My husband and I came in yesterday to get two teas and a ginger molasses cookie which was really underwhelming. Although covered in sugar, it lacked flavor - I think it was missing salt tbh. The tea latte was also just okay. To top it off, the service tried to be warm and friendly but just seemed like a lot of new people who weren't really sure how to do anything so another guy had to keep taking over to fix orders. Over all, I feel like Rye has kind of gone down in quality sadly. It used to be a must-go place for me when we'd visit Laguna and now it's not really worth the trip read more

This review is more specifically for their "holiday" items. We purchased a whole apple pie and when we served it for thanksgiving it was basically non edible. They left the skin on the apples and it made every bite hard and the texture almost felt like there was plastic in the pie. It was really hard to swallow. We ended up throwing it all away because nobody could eat it. For the $50 price tag I expected the apples to be peeled. Updated 1.5 years later.... Tried it again for breakfast. You guys, the food is terrible. We got the sourdough pancakes and they were the least flavorful pancakes I've ever had, dunking them in syrup didn't even help. I also ordered the breakfast burrito which was decent, but instead of a hot sauce they give you a weird bbq sauce/ ketchup mixture. When we asked for an actual hot sauce (which they do have) they charged us 50 cents. Not a big deal, it's just the principle. Please give proper hot sauce. I will not ever try this place again, everything looks appealing but the flavor is so awful. I cannot understand how they have stayed in business. read more

Rye Goods - You can see the green apple skin. It did not get soft, it stayed hard and was near impossible to eat. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Laguna Beach, California

Love this place! Always delicious. The young man working the register was so kind, welcoming and made my experience today even better!

I love this place. I generally get a bad reaction with gluten ...but their bread is so high quality that I can eat it! Their bagels are amazing & I love their bagel sandwiches. I don't mind waiting... that's what happens when a place is popular and doing a great job. The staff is always super friendly. This place is doing an amazing job being a warm, inviting, delicious, super homemade local bakery. read more

Love Rye Goods bakery and cafe. First time at this location. Sunday morning after an hour of driving to Laguna Beach this was our first stop. Got a few pastries and coffee to enjoy before walking around the village. The ambiance here is great. Lots of indoor and outdoor seating near the shops. I loved their specialty item so much. It was a crispy and flaky biscuits stuffed with whipped butter/cream and jam. So delicious. My son got the tea cake and loved it so did I. I can easily say everything we ordered we enjoyed it. Fresh and great quality baked goods are sold here. The coffee is amazing as well. Customer service was friendly. I'll be back soon. read more

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Pros: ambiance, location, food Cons: customer service I'm a regular here and genuinely love the place -- the food and atmosphere keep pulling me back. There's one guy on staff who's always warm and welcoming. Unfortunately, most of my other interactions have been the opposite. Last time, the person taking my order was so off-putting that I walked out and went elsewhere, even though I really didn't want to. A little staff training on customer service would go a long way. read more

Tucked away in the heart of downtown Laguna in the Lumber Yard is the super quaint Rye Goods! The shop itself has a small amount of seating but there is also plenty of outdoor tables to enjoy your yummy pastry, coffee, and the fresh air. I loved their iced oat milk earl grey latte and the incredible crumbly scone with fresh blackberry jam and cream (highly recommend trying!!!) but my bf and I agreed the almond croissant fell short. It was very dense and stale so while the filling itself was good, the outer shell was disappointing. Service is quick. Can't wait to try their lunch/dinner menu next time read more

Rye Goods - Almond croissant and scone - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Laguna Beach, California

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Chai was pretty good. The flavor and spices were strong and I felt it was good for the price. read more

Rye Goods - Chai with oat milk - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Laguna Beach, California

I'm not the first to discover this little gem. But, I have to add my voice to the chorus of praise. Coffee cake moist, flavorful, excellent Egg Bagel Sammy another winner Eggs Provence fabulous mixture of flavors and textures, highly recommend Vegan cookie tasty treat packed full of good stuff Chocolate Chip Cookie solid The atmosphere is quaint with indoor and outdoor seating tucked in a cute little shopping area. Employees were great, patiently making recommendations from the small but powerful menu. I will return to this winner! read more

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Shame on RYE. The new location is not accessible, at all. Clearly they must be in violation of several regulations. I'm not sure how you received permits. The accessible entrance is NOT accessible at all. You run right into a table and chairs and then wind up at the check-out register area. A wheel chair or scooter can not turn around and can not go straight. much of the pastries are dry and over cooked. Doesn't live up to its reputation. Don't go. read more

The avocado toast had great ingredients on top, I just prefer my avocado being smashed onto the toast rather than just sliced and placed because it was a little hard to eat. The sandwich was filling and hearty, but not the best I've had. read more

Rye Goods - breakfast croissant sandwich, avocado toast - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Laguna Beach, California

It's was my BF and I first date It's was so cool Yummy healthy bread Everything is awesome Cute lil courtyard to eat n drink coffee read more

Superrrr cute cafe very good vibes and decor! The pastries taste incredible like healthyish cuz of the rye but to flavorful. The matcha is pretty dank. The avocado toast lacked some seasoning but the potatoes were yumm read more

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I've been wanting to try Rye Goods for some time and this week I went for brunch with a friend. What a cool location with lots of great outdoor seating in the heart of downtown Laguna Beach. It's obviously a favorite of many as this place was bustling the whole time we were enjoying our meal. I had the avocado toast and hands down the best yet!! My friend loved her rye scramble too. Staff were friendly and efficient - kept the line moving so there was not a lot of wait time. I'd definitely go back. The only negatives were that the shop smelled like BO and the lattes are way too small for the price. read more

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the food is so good every single time, the butter is something to literally write home about and the vibes of the place is amazing, it's cozy and warm and the sun peers in perfectly. i love being able to see all the pastries and breads! the service is what makes it though, ann and lucy are so sweet and i loved chatting with them! but riley, that service is just something different, not only does he make sure the coffee and matcha are made to perfection but he is so accommodating and always makes sure we leave feeling taken care of. anytime things haven't come out right it's taken care of! riley is truly carrying this rye goods !!! literally the best! read more

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First time here. We had a gift card that needed to be used. The young gals who worked the front line got slammed just as we got here, but they had smiles on their faces and the service was quick! I had a 1/2 baguette toasted and topped with a ricotta, parmesean cheese omelette/scramble. It was DELICIOUS! Light, fluffy. PERFECT. My husband had the BahnMi sandwich; it was fresh and delicious with a little heat from the fresh jalapeño! Excellent. The unsweetened hibiscus tea was very good as was the coffee. For pastries we tried the fruit scone loaded with fruits and quite large. We also bought a loaf of jalapeño cheddar sourdough bread to go. My husband tried the breakfast bun, and the thumbprint cookies, both delicious, flakey and not overly sweet. It was a lovely little coffee shop tucked away on Forest Avenue between the post office and the courtyard. We'll be back to use the balance of our gift card and do a REPEAT on those fabulous eggs! The food is delicious. read more

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This place uses unfiltered tap water to make their cold brew coffee. Ever since they started serving chicken, I get diarrhea after eating breakfast here. The kitchen is tiny, likely a cross contamination issue. It's hot, the baked goods sit out in the open and there are flies everywhere. The manager is really nice. read more

We went there this morning after a walk on the beach and were so disappointed with the quality of the food! Two croissants @ $7 each were so stiff and stale it seemed like they were made last week. Terrible. read more

They have got to do something about their service line. This is typical on a weekend: I went for bread; the line was out the door with people wanting breakfast, coffee, pastries. I asked if I could just get the one bread left and go straight to the cashier. No. (not even a sorry.) 40 minutes on line. And the people getting pastries take forever to make up their minds. No, I want this, no, I want that, can I look at that up close? They need at least two separate lines, even if it takes a little room from the dining area. I'm a town resident, and I have had it with this place. I can get La Brea whole-wheat boule at the supermarket that's just about as good and a whole lot cheaper. I like the idea of organic and heritage bread, but I'd become an antique myself waiting on these lines. The hearty breads like country bread are terrific, fresh, crusty. The challah is the worst I've ever had ... don't go after the fine breads. I spent a fortune on a Basque cheesecake that I brought to a party and it was awful, also the worst ever. I almost never had Basque cheesecake anywhere again until someone had me try some of theirs at a restaurant and I was in heaven. Rye Goods pastries are not very good; their bakers lack the fine touch; the avocado toast is splendid; the potato leek soup was barely edible. I ate half because I was so hungry. In other words, this is a very up-and-down place and you have no way to know (aside from avocado toast) whether what you get will get is fine, great or a total waste of money. I would tell you tourists the better places to go but I'm keeping those for myself and letting you wait on crazy lines that aren't worth it. They really should emphasize what they're good at, hearty sourdough breads, and base any menu items on that. read more

The place was packed when we finally found it. With all the construction going on, you'd miss this, since it's not readily visible from the street. The bakery layout is long and narrow so there's not a lot of room for egress. You are literally crammed in line to order food. The pastries were fresh, generously sized and tasted fresh. I was a little disappointed that they didn't offer to heat it up a bit prior to serving it. When I asked the cashier, she said that they have no way of doing that for their customers. The irony about that was my daughter ordered a toasted bagel sandwich, which arrived at our table once they assembled it, so they could have easily heated up our pastries, but they opted not to, likely because there were so many other people waiting in line to place their order. They gave us a number placard to put on our table while we waited for my daughter's bagel and my pistachio latte. They brought my daughter's bagel to her 10 minutes later, but didn't remember the latte. I was already done eating my pastry and I had to flag down one of the staff to ask again about my latte. He told me that they were really backed up and he would get it out to me as soon as possible. Five minutes later, he brought it to the table. It wasn't very well presented, and it was disappointing. The espresso was burnt, and you couldn't even taste the pistachio. It took so long to get it in the first place, that I didn't even bother asking them to remake it. I would've given this place a better rating if the staff were a little more responsive to offer better customer service and learn to work better under pressure when they have a mad rush of customers. I understand it was busy, but they were a little too hasty and they could have gone the extra mile to take a minute of their time and heat up the pastries. They had plenty of counter space to have a toaster oven on hand to do that. It didn't appear that they had enough people dedicated to barista duties to make a decent cup of coffee and make sure the coffee was served the same time they brought out the food. It's really disappointing for a place like this that has so much potential to be great. Please do better going forward for the sake of your customers. read more

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A cute bakery tucked behind the USPS store that offers a wide variety of baked goods and drinks! I ordered the morning sugar latte which I thought would have a caramelized sugar taste but was sadly let down as it tasted like a normal iced latte. Loved the pastries! Donut had a good amount of whipped chai filling that wasn't too overwhelmingly sweet. Sad that the meringue got smushed but it balanced well with the pumpkin filling! Will visit again to try more pastries! read more

Rye Goods - Iced Morning Sugar Latte - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Laguna Beach, California

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..... $17 for the driest most flavorless breakfast burrito I've ever had. Money aside. Say local eggs tortilla made in house whatever whatever....This pains me to write but not even the "cilantro crema" helps which isn't even cream based it tasted like straight cilantro blended. The ketchup was also sour. It didn't even have a protein in it. I knew from the moment I held the burrito that most of the weight was the giant tortilla and minimal filling. Cute patio and ambiance that's all I got to say. read more

Awful customer service. I was excited to try this place with my friend before work. We got there at 7 AM, their posted opening time. The door was locked, so we waited outside in 45 degree weather while we could clearly see staff inside getting ready. We were completely fine waiting. A few minutes later, a woman approached the door, unlocked the latch, and walked away without saying a single word. Inside, she was rude, dismissive, and acted inconvenienced by our presence. I have never experienced service like this. If I were the owner, I would reevaluate who is representing the business. I understand mornings can be busy, but basic hospitality goes a long way. Left genuinely shocked and won't be returning based on this experience. read more

I wish I could say more...the bread and other goods here were pretty but a bit flat and lackluster. We ordered the focaccia, morning bun, egg sammy bagel, and seasonal drinks, like the pistachio rose latte and rose latte. Rye Goods promotes as organic and likely serves healthy options as a whole, but perhaps this depleted the flavor and overall pleasurable qualities of the food. The focaccia was yummy, but it was quite tough and I think it needed more olive oil and seasoning. I think if I made a nice pairing with freshly-baked with soup my opinion would change. The egg sammy was a bit plain, and I didn't appreciate the roasted potatoes inside (they were marketed as crispy, yet they weren't) because it felt like an added starch with hardly any salt. I could also see the vision with chive cream cheese, chili oil, and over medium egg inside - but the flavors seemed to blend into one taste, rather than complement each other. My favorite was the morning bun, which tasted homemade and had a good dough consistency. It was soft and fluffy on the inside, and well-spiced throughout. The coffees were good, yet I wish they had a fuller, maybe more concentrated flavor. The service people were pretty nice, and they brought out the food at a decent pace for it being a Saturday afternoon. There were also plenty of open seats inside, but for a sunny day, the patio tables and chairs outside made a great outside brunch spot. read more

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I agree, the shop is not big enough! I always feel cramped and the layout is definitely weird. The food and drinks are mid but the people working are nice. read more

Just behind the post office on Forest- I discovered this gem' i need a whole extra day and would get a picnic lunch for the beach from here! Iced coffee hit the spot! And Almond Lemon poppyseed cake, but if i was not sharing i would just get the peach handpie/popover! Maybe on my way out of town i will stop in again with the kids before we head to Lido Marina where there is another location! (I believe the original one) If i lived nearby would totally get my bread and everything from here. Nice serene location.. read more

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Cute small spot perfect for a chill day in town. The service was friendly. I got avocado toast (kid version) and flat white and they're perfect just what I like! Worth check it out if you're in the area. read more

Rye Goods - Avocado toast and flat white - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Laguna Beach, California

Came here for the first time today for a quick bite and was very pleasantly surprised. The grilled cheese sandwich they serve here was excellent, and I love their pastry selection as well. I'll happily stop by next time I'm in Laguna. read more

Stopped here for a little chai tea and SAFRAN latte. We were convinced to buy some of their daily made banana bread. Great service and quaint little place. read more

Rye Goods - Banana bread, saffron (yellow) and chai teas. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Laguna Beach, California

Try the summer lattes! I was hesitant to try the iced peach latte, but the kind lady at the counter ensured me it was worth it. Magnificent flavor; not overly sweet and tasted true to genuine peach. The pastries were also delicious and the shop had a very calm atmosphere. read more

Rye Goods - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Laguna Beach, California

Fresh, delicious pastries. The cook impressed me when he served my order. Daddy loves a team effort.

Pretty small cafe but they have so many pastry/food options. Good amount of seating too and there's a parking lot nearby. Morning lattes were great (had a little bit of orange in them) and so was the bread pudding. I would say savory pastries could use a little bit more flavor/spice but still overall very good. Would definitely come here again. Side note not a great study spot since the tables are pretty small but great place to come and read :) read more

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Sooooo Disappointing!!!! The bread is so dense and basically lacking flavor. The only thing worth eating was the scone because of the butter and jam, not the scone. The store is not accessible for anyone using mobility equipment. Save your money, get your bread fix somewhere else read more

The good: I got the breakfast yogurt parfait, an almond croissant, a granola cookie, a rosemary latte, and a Kringle. The almond croissant was very different than most I've had before. It had a denser and more layered texture with more spice flavors and less of the almond paste flavor. My daughter really enjoyed the granola chocolate chip cookie. I got this because our cashier seemed enthusiastic about it. He was friendly and had a contagious best friend type of energy. The $11 parfait was part of their breakfast menu (served until 11 am) and it had apples, Greek yogurt, flax seeds, a fruit compote and more. It was enjoyable and quite sweet. The appearance in color and the flavors were very autumnal. The latte art was great and the flavor was subtle. The interior is very modern, hip and simple. They sell sodas and jams that look organic, local or healthier. I liked their modern wooden table number sticks. The bad: The Kringle tasted as good as a Costco Danish. So, this isn't a bad thing necessarily because those are good but it was just a less interesting eat for me. When you walk inside from the back door the space to view the pastries is quite narrow. I wanted the seasonal cranberry vanilla latte but they ran out of cranberry syrup. The interesting: There's indoor and outdoor dining areas. The outdoor areas are both in the front and back alley space. I thought its discrete location sandwiched between a few other shops was cute and quaint. read more

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