Renaud's Bakery

Cuisine: It’s very good, there’s nothing to say about it (5/5)Service: I found the employee who received me not very friendly. It’s a shame (3/5)Atmosphere: The terrace is really very nice as well as the decor inside the bakery (5/5)Price: Even if it is good, I find the prices slightly excessive (4/5)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 3

“Breakfast is on me,” said Mike. I acted surprised for a moment before continuing to order an array of tiny desserts to go and an entire pie.“What time do you want to pick up the pie?” Asked the man behind the counter. I told him, and he informed me I could pick it up at Gelson’s, the grocery store a few door down on the day before thanksgiving. He told me the total and I double clicked my Apple Pay, scanning it over the click to pay spot.Denied. Shocked, I tried again with the same results. Then it dawned on me. The notification I had received a notification on my phone at 6:17am. It had woken me up. I had been sleeping, not adding auto renewing additional services on LegalZoom, so I immediately contacted the credit card company to dispute the charge. They hadn’t mentioned that they had locked my card.The man behind the counter looked at me impatiently and I turned to Mike.“I’ll pay you back.” I said.We finished ordering our breakfast and sat down to wait.The food arrived quick and cold, but we ate it anyway.A week later, it was the day before Thanksgiving, and I made my way to Gelsons to retrieve the pie. The place was packed, a type of crazed urgency hung in the air. Everyone was calm and courteous, but the tension was palpable with the invisible chaos of rich people.I braced myself and headed toward the bakery, where I waited in line. When it was my turn I told the girl my name. She flipped through the pages, scanning the list of dozens of names. Mine was nowhere to be found. I tried Mike’s name, still to no avail.I shrugged and grabbed one of the pies from the display and an orchid and continued onward to the checkout line.Two months later, my mother texted me at 8am. Her water heater had exploded and flooded her garage. I grabbed the carpet cleaner that my neighbor had given me after I helped her move, and hurried over to help. We spent an hour removing boxes from the garage and I used the carpet cleaner to suck up gallons of water from the floor. Luckily nothing was greatly damaged, I’ve seen much worse.My mother was grateful and insisted on taking me out to breakfast. She suggested Alysia bakery but I told her I didn’t want to go downtown.“Whereever you want to go!” Said my mother.“Renaud’s,” I said.On the drive over, the memory of the pie returned. We bypassed the self ordering and waited in line for the cashier, who was the same fellow who had assisted Mike and I.“Hey, I don’t know if you remember me…” I said, before telling him what happened with the pie.“I can’t do anything,” he said. I stared at him silently. “Maybe if you had come back like the next day we could have helped, but we can’t do anything now.”We then ordered our breakfast, which again arrived quick and cold but we ate anyway.It turned out that the Legalzoom charge was made by my now ex-roommate Imperial who is lucky that there’s a statute of limitation on pie.

Food: 5

Service: 3

Picked up a couple of pastries to go and they were superb! We got a morning bun and a sticky bun and they were perfectly executed. I used the self-ordering station. I loved that for each pastry item added, there was an option to have it warmed up, cut in half and in a paper bag. I wish we had time to sample the other treats and coffee. We asked for refills for our reusable water bottles and were graciously accommodated.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Bakery

Good food and friendly staff

Their raspberry tart was pretty good- I liked it best out of the decadent chocolate and the exotic one. Their ice tea was a little too sweet for me, and they do a small sale after 3:30 I believe for some of their pastries.

The food is amazing I come here all the time with my kids but it’s way to hot inside awfully hot I feel bad for the employees as they’re wearing full suits and always sweating I don’t know if the ac works but they should get it fixed iTs almost summer and the heat is deadly

We ordered quiche Lorraine and a breakfast jam, egg croissant, a latte, hot tea and a cherry crumble…a baguette to go. All of it was excellent and the price just right. Nestle in a small shopping area with great sitting and beautiful people all around. Gabe helped us with our order and he was just perfect. Thank you all

Got the Exotic Cake and while it was a bit weird, it was surprisingly tasty. Very pretty cake, but on the pricey side.

Got the Exotic Cake and while it was a bit weird, it was surprisingly tasty. Very pretty cake, but on the pricey side.

I usually like Renauds but I just got a 123 and it was horrible. The eggs were completely flavorless. The "french toast" was literally just a giant piece of stale bread. The only thing that was edible was the bacon. Maybe it was so bad because it was delivery? I paid $10.40 for orange juice and it was super sour. It tasted like orange juice you would get at a school cafeteria. I threw most of it away. What's happening Renauds?! This was incredibly subpar.

Best croissant and french danish in Santa Barbara

For sidewalk/courtyard cafe goodness, Renaud’s is hard to beat. The pastry offerings are consistently excellent, and you’re going to need to sample a few. Just because. Don’t miss the chocolate croissant and lemon tart, but you really can’t go wrong with anything they serve you. The meal entrees are tasty and satisfying, no micro portions here, and the French soundtrack playing in the background finishes off the scene just right. The wait can be a few minutes on a busy day, but we’ve never had to wait too long, even with a group of eight. Seat yourself, order a scrumptious pastry at the counter and pour your own coffee. All in all, Renaud’s is a hassle free, delicious cafe experience. Parking is easy. There is a single bathroom that is always clean and stocked.

Amazing bakery with a wonderful collection of delicious cakes, pastries and breads. Must visit for bakery lovers.

Racist bias employees blonde, Mexicans gossip on the job about homeless not getting mail in a illegally run county where us legal citizens are forced homeless due to sanctuary policy puts illegals got cops falsely accused trespassing sitting on public bench 3 workers slander humiliation avoid troubled cafe illegal to call cops on person for sitting on bench in public plaza false complaint called by workers closed cafe 15 feet away Ice report on cafe hire illegals

I love this place and have never been disappointed, until now.How they could mess up a simple grilled cheese sandwich is beyond me.It was semi-melted cheese between two slices of cold bread.How dis they serve a GRILLED cheese sandwich without even heating up the bread is beyond me!The remembered the shallots though completely forgot the cornichons!!!