An absolutely delightful place. Friendly staff, customers, and fantastic baked goods of all types. Great coffee too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
joseph donahue
Wonderful family owned and run bakery and coffee shop. The staff and owners are warm and helpful. The entire menu is delicious
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ernest Montague
I've been going here for a couple of years. This is a wonderful coffee spot, and the interior is a pleasure. I highly recommend them.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jamal Mohsin
I love coming here, especially after the gym. Very welcoming atmosphere, all the staff is super friendly. Love the cold brew, but every sandwich I’ve had is awesome as well. One of my favorite spots in Oakland.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kent Brooksl
I am an out of towner and always walk the 7 blocks each way to get their bagels and people watch. Food, service and atmosphere are great. Steady stream of customers but worth any delay.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Peggy Olofson
I have only one gripe, most of the baristas make my cappuccino too hot! Oh, two gripes, it's very hard to hear or understand when they call out a complex order name from behind the counter, I suggest they use numbers or peoples names. Or install speakers.
So the rest of everything is just awesome. House made dog treats, wide selection of delicious bakery items, unique iced drinks (with teas, lemonade, kombucha, flowers, coffee), bagel and ciabatta sandwiches with top quality ingredients and fresh, house made bagels and ciabatta bread. I am currently obsessed with the ciabatta bread, every bite is delightfully crunchy and flavorful.
The workers are really engaged and friendly. They seem proud of their store. And the customers cover the whole range of Oakland Awesome. And its just a couple blocks from my apartment! I love this place :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nomad
Been a patron here for several years and been seeing dogs coming into the place and also I just hope they're more considerate of lactose or dairy free folks. I may not eat a ton of dairy but I try to avoid it when I can. Whenever I specify a croissant with egg and avocado I don't expect cheese to be in there. Couple of times they have added cheese when I never asked for cheese. I just hope they consider more non dairy eaters and they also mentioned they have milk in the eggs, who would ever guess there's milk in the eggs?
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Dennis Williams Jr
First of all… great service from the young Lady who helped us. Right next to our hotel, the Kissel, was perfect. I’d recommend 👌🏾
The bagels 🥯 are GREAT. Great selection and texture. Exterior had great structure with a soft interior. I had the jalapeño bagel breakfast sandwich and it was great. Bacon, cheddar, egg and jalapeño 🤌🏾
We also got the blueberry scone and it was more like the texture of a muffin. Softest scone I’ve ever had. Crunchy sugar on top 🤤
I gave the atmosphere 3 ⭐️ because it was average. No bad by any means but it just didn’t stand out in any particular way. Service and food well above average.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
N N
Great atmosphere!! Fantastic egg and cheese bagel.
Good place to get a quick coffee. I had the matcha and it was prepared well. Sweet treats and bagels look good but I didn’t try any. They have other drinks, like kombucha.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Quinyatta Mumford
I was truly disappointed by my recent visit to Sweet Bar Bakery. While waiting at the register, I witnessed a dog brought in by another customer stand up with its front paws on the counter where transactions take place. Not only is this unsanitary, it’s a clear public health concern in any food service environment.
What made the situation worse is that the same dog then followed its owner to the coffee pickup counter. Thankfully, my drink was ready before the dog had a chance to jump up again. But at no point did any staff member address or correct the customer.
I called afterward to share my concern, not to be confrontational but because food safety matters. Unfortunately, the manager I spoke to was completely dismissive and lacked any sense of accountability.
I understand that staff can’t always control what patrons do, but how they respond matters. A simple acknowledgment of the concern and a commitment to reinforce health protocols would have gone a long way.
As someone who works in public health, this type of disregard for basic hygiene and customer feedback is exactly why I won’t be returning. Clean surfaces, safe environments, and respectful communication should not be optional in a food establishment.
Sweet Bar missed the mark on all three.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Emily Ko
Ordered a toasted bagel and waited over 20 minutes before the cashier noticed. Turns out the cashier had only shouted out the order to the staff and did not place it regularly. I appreciate the cashier for giving a complimentary cookie, but this shouldn’t have happened in the first place. To top it off, the bagel I got was burnt…
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
Sue Flay
Went on a great date here! 🫣 Don't really remember how the coffee was, but the date was great 😉...
Just kidding! The maple cardamom latte was a delight! I tried my date's cold brew when he was in the bathroom and it was good too
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nicole Roman
the best bagel sandwich in the bay!! family run and so delicious!
I love this cafe! Well priced and authentic
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
An absolutely delightful place. Friendly staff, customers, and fantastic baked goods of all types. Great coffee too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wonderful family owned and run bakery and coffee shop. The staff and owners are warm and helpful. The entire menu is delicious
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I've been going here for a couple of years. This is a wonderful coffee spot, and the interior is a pleasure. I highly recommend them.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I love coming here, especially after the gym. Very welcoming atmosphere, all the staff is super friendly. Love the cold brew, but every sandwich I’ve had is awesome as well. One of my favorite spots in Oakland.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I am an out of towner and always walk the 7 blocks each way to get their bagels and people watch. Food, service and
atmosphere are great. Steady stream of customers but worth any delay.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I have only one gripe, most of the baristas make my cappuccino too hot! Oh, two gripes, it's very hard to hear or understand when they call out a complex order name from behind the counter, I suggest they use numbers or peoples names. Or install speakers.
So the rest of everything is just awesome. House made dog treats, wide selection of delicious bakery items, unique iced drinks (with teas, lemonade, kombucha, flowers, coffee), bagel and ciabatta sandwiches with top quality ingredients and fresh, house made bagels and ciabatta bread. I am currently obsessed with the ciabatta bread, every bite is delightfully crunchy and flavorful.
The workers are really engaged and friendly. They seem proud of their store. And the customers cover the whole range of Oakland Awesome. And its just a couple blocks from my apartment! I love this place :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Been a patron here for several years and been seeing dogs coming into the place and also I just hope they're more considerate of lactose or dairy free folks. I may not eat a ton of dairy but I try to avoid it when I can. Whenever I specify a croissant with egg and avocado I don't expect cheese to be in there. Couple of times they have added cheese when I never asked for cheese. I just hope they consider more non dairy eaters and they also mentioned they have milk in the eggs, who would ever guess there's milk in the eggs?
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
First of all… great service from the young Lady who helped us. Right next to our hotel, the Kissel, was perfect. I’d recommend 👌🏾
The bagels 🥯 are GREAT. Great selection and texture. Exterior had great structure with a soft interior. I had the jalapeño bagel breakfast sandwich and it was great. Bacon, cheddar, egg and jalapeño 🤌🏾
We also got the blueberry scone and it was more like the texture of a muffin. Softest scone I’ve ever had. Crunchy sugar on top 🤤
I gave the atmosphere 3 ⭐️ because it was average. No bad by any means but it just didn’t stand out in any particular way. Service and food well above average.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great atmosphere!! Fantastic egg and cheese bagel.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Good place to get a quick coffee. I had the matcha and it was prepared well. Sweet treats and bagels look good but I didn’t try any. They have other drinks, like kombucha.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
I was truly disappointed by my recent visit to Sweet Bar Bakery. While waiting at the register, I witnessed a dog brought in by another customer stand up with its front paws on the counter where transactions take place. Not only is this unsanitary, it’s a clear public health concern in any food service environment.
What made the situation worse is that the same dog then followed its owner to the coffee pickup counter. Thankfully, my drink was ready before the dog had a chance to jump up again. But at no point did any staff member address or correct the customer.
I called afterward to share my concern, not to be confrontational but because food safety matters. Unfortunately, the manager I spoke to was completely dismissive and lacked any sense of accountability.
I understand that staff can’t always control what patrons do, but how they respond matters. A simple acknowledgment of the concern and a commitment to reinforce health protocols would have gone a long way.
As someone who works in public health, this type of disregard for basic hygiene and customer feedback is exactly why I won’t be returning. Clean surfaces, safe environments, and respectful communication should not be optional in a food establishment.
Sweet Bar missed the mark on all three.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Ordered a toasted bagel and waited over 20 minutes before the cashier noticed. Turns out the cashier had only shouted out the order to the staff and did not place it regularly. I appreciate the cashier for giving a complimentary cookie, but this shouldn’t have happened in the first place. To top it off, the bagel I got was burnt…
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
Went on a great date here! 🫣 Don't really remember how the coffee was, but the date was great 😉...
Just kidding! The maple cardamom latte was a delight! I tried my date's cold brew when he was in the bathroom and it was good too
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
the best bagel sandwich in the bay!! family run and so delicious!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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