Thank you Morice, seasoned cyclist from the streets of San Francisco for sharing this exceptional place with us! A true French flavor in the United States, French heritage is honored! Special mention for the butter croissant which couldn't be more delicious than that. Go there with your eyes closed!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Anushka Shetty
You can never go wrong anything that you buy from here. Their almond bostock and cannelle have the perfect texture and level of decadence. The head baker/owner is super sweet and opened the bakery a little earlier than the stated opening time. It seems that they are up super early (around 3 am or so?) making these lovely baked goods, so I truly appreciate how friendly the service is as well :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Clayton Summitt
My only complaint , they close too early. Probably good for my waist. Butter 🥐 is best around North Berkeley and Albany. Try the bostock, you will be happy you did.
Edit: Quick response from the owners! Not everybody knows what bakers hours are, and I am glad they shared the impressive numbers they are able to do in such a tiny location. If I didn't start work at 6am, I would be there at 730 or 8 regularly.
Food: 4
Service: 5
Bing Robinson
Da best!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Акбота Зейтен
I fell in love with the plain croissants; they were so light and crispy, absolutely perfect! I highly recommend pairing them with Alexandra’s 85% butter made from A2 milk for the ultimate experience. My husband tried the pain au chocolat and loved how flaky the pastry was, with a smooth chocolate filling that was just the right amount not too much or too little. What I appreciate most about this bakery is their dedication to quality, which truly makes them stand out. Waking up early on a Sunday and waiting in line was totally worth it. Thank you to the whole team! keep up the great work, guys!🥰❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Croissants and Pastries
Sanjeet Arora
I was very sad to find out today that Rotha has stopped making Kouign Ammans. Imo they had the best KAs in the Bay Area. Do bring them back team Rotha.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Hyungsuk Yoon
Sold out really fast. We visited here at 9:30 Friday, but only got three types of pastries. Be there earlier as possible!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Croissant Au Chocolat, Croissants and Pastries
J L
Delicious! Everything was good. The bostock was so moist and tender inside. Croissants did not disappoint
Honestly, I can't believe I waited this long to review. This is simply the best croissant ? you'll find in the bay
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Croissants and Pastries
Caleb S
Line forms in the morning and they sell out quickly! Was worth it especially the croissants and pain aux X (for different values of X)
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Efthymios Philip Papageorgiou
All the pastries were very good, even excellent or fantastic, the staff are very friendly, the place looks nice.
But it is not so much better than all the other fantastic Bay Area pastry shops that I would wait 45 min at 8am for them on a Sunday. Perhaps the line is shorter on other days, I haven’t been.
It seems their business model is to be open limited hours, but sell large volumes to the people coming in. Most people who were in line before me were EACH ordering e.g. 10 croissants, 10 chocolate croissants, 6 almond croissants, and a smattering of other pastries. I’m not sure if they’re catering events, but it really doesn’t make sense to me to order so many pastries that are really only good for a few hours after they’ve been made.
It seems they prefer this business model and it is working for them (great, congrats to them!). However, if it was me, I’d likely limit the number of items per patron and extend my hours, so that more people could try the items rather than a small selection of fervent customers.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Croissant Au Chocolat, Portuguese Egg Tart, Almond Croissant Chocolate Fondant Croissant Almond Croissant, Apricot Croissant, Croissants and Pastries, Chocolate Almond Croissant, Tarte De Nata Portuguese Custard Tart
Travis Woodrow
The plain and chocolate croissants have the best texture and taste my wife and I have found so far in the bay.
Rotha also has other creations, but we've generally found these to be something we don't buy a second time.
Best croissants in the world!!!!!
Quite simply, the best croissants we’ve ever had
Food: 5
Thank you Morice, seasoned cyclist from the streets of San Francisco for sharing this exceptional place with us! A true French flavor in the United States, French heritage is honored! Special mention for the butter croissant which couldn't be more delicious than that.
Go there with your eyes closed!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
You can never go wrong anything that you buy from here. Their almond bostock and cannelle have the perfect texture and level of decadence. The head baker/owner is super sweet and opened the bakery a little earlier than the stated opening time. It seems that they are up super early (around 3 am or so?) making these lovely baked goods, so I truly appreciate how friendly the service is as well :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My only complaint , they close too early.
Probably good for my waist.
Butter 🥐 is best around North Berkeley and Albany. Try the bostock, you will be happy you did.
Edit:
Quick response from the owners! Not everybody knows what bakers hours are, and I am glad they shared the impressive numbers they are able to do in such a tiny location. If I didn't start work at 6am, I would be there at 730 or 8 regularly.
Food: 4
Service: 5
Da best!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I fell in love with the plain croissants; they were so light and crispy, absolutely perfect! I highly recommend pairing them with Alexandra’s 85% butter made from A2 milk for the ultimate experience. My husband tried the pain au chocolat and loved how flaky the pastry was, with a smooth chocolate filling that was just the right amount not too much or too little. What I appreciate most about this bakery is their dedication to quality, which truly makes them stand out. Waking up early on a Sunday and waiting in line was totally worth it. Thank you to the whole team! keep up the great work, guys!🥰❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Croissants and Pastries
I was very sad to find out today that Rotha has stopped making Kouign Ammans. Imo they had the best KAs in the Bay Area. Do bring them back team Rotha.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sold out really fast. We visited here at 9:30 Friday, but only got three types of pastries. Be there earlier as possible!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Croissant Au Chocolat, Croissants and Pastries
Delicious! Everything was good. The bostock was so moist and tender inside. Croissants did not disappoint
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Honestly, I can't believe I waited this long to review. This is simply the best croissant ? you'll find in the bay
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Croissants and Pastries
Line forms in the morning and they sell out quickly! Was worth it especially the croissants and pain aux X (for different values of X)
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
All the pastries were very good, even excellent or fantastic, the staff are very friendly, the place looks nice.
But it is not so much better than all the other fantastic Bay Area pastry shops that I would wait 45 min at 8am for them on a Sunday. Perhaps the line is shorter on other days, I haven’t been.
It seems their business model is to be open limited hours, but sell large volumes to the people coming in. Most people who were in line before me were EACH ordering e.g. 10 croissants, 10 chocolate croissants, 6 almond croissants, and a smattering of other pastries. I’m not sure if they’re catering events, but it really doesn’t make sense to me to order so many pastries that are really only good for a few hours after they’ve been made.
It seems they prefer this business model and it is working for them (great, congrats to them!). However, if it was me, I’d likely limit the number of items per patron and extend my hours, so that more people could try the items rather than a small selection of fervent customers.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Croissant Au Chocolat, Portuguese Egg Tart, Almond Croissant Chocolate Fondant Croissant Almond Croissant, Apricot Croissant, Croissants and Pastries, Chocolate Almond Croissant, Tarte De Nata Portuguese Custard Tart
The plain and chocolate croissants have the best texture and taste my wife and I have found so far in the bay.
Rotha also has other creations, but we've generally found these to be something we don't buy a second time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Croissant Au Chocolat
The best!
Food: 5
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