WhatCoffee & Bakery

1002 Monroe St, Santa Clara
(408) 279-3333

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Suriya Arumugavelan

Coffee is okayish. Can be a little pricey, but the space is fine to get some work done.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

Jeff Williams

This is a wonderful coffee shop and bakery across from Franklin Mall.
The baked goods are fresh and very delicious! My wife order a pistachio croissant and I had a mushroom & avocado sandwich on a ciabatta bun - so good!
We also had drinks. A hot oak milk matcha and a flat white. Both drinks looked good and tasted even better!
I highly recommend checking this place out.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Katia L. Rivera

While visiting Stanford University on a campus tour from Austin, Texas, we stopped by a charming bakery stand and were genuinely blown away. We tried both the chocolate croissant and almond croissant—and they were phenomenal. Flaky, buttery, and perfectly balanced in sweetness—honestly, on par with (if not better than) some of the pastries we've had in Paris.
A special shoutout to David, who was working at the time. He was incredibly warm, welcoming, and took the time to talk to us about the shop. His hospitality made the experience even more memorable. Highly recommend stopping by if you're in the area!

Update 2026: Ube tiramisu was underwhelming and tasted nothing like Ube, I took a star off due to inconsistency in flavor and crushing my hopes in hoping it was good.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Y T

Went there on Monday morning. Coffee is quite good, nice and strong just the way I prefer. But pastries are disappointing. I wanted to try the brioche donut but they didn’t have any and croissants didn’t look very fresh. So I had a scone instead. Honestly, a supermarket pastry would be fresher and cheaper. On the other hand, it has good ambience and seating inside. Parking wasn’t difficult.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 3

Uliana Mazan

Visited this place the day after Christmas. The mousse cake I ordered tasted old, almost as if it wasn’t fresh. The cake’s coating was sticky and very difficult to eat with a spoon. The latte was also quite cold, whereas I usually expect it to be served hot.

Shreya Ranga

My dog and I stop by here most weekends.

Great drinks that the staff is happy to customize.
Delicious food! Love their chocolate cakes and I’m not even a huge chocolate fan.

They also are always happy to provide water for my dog :)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

D\u0026B

Ordered one strawberry danish and cappuccino. It tasted not bad. The surrounding is pretty quiet and good for study.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Sabrina Barbara

I’ve been here twice because I wanted to give it a second chance. The service is ridiculously slow. I ordered two mochas and two croissants to go and I’ve been waiting for almost 20minutes. Note, they are not slammed, yes, there are people in the cafe but there is no line. Yes, there is only one worker, but the “process” is not efficient.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 3

Isabel Limosnero

Love working here. Beautiful neighborhood, window seats, a lot of natural light, cushy seats. The cashier is always really nice. I came to try their mango donut but they were out. The berry danish was really good (and not dry like how I feel like a lot of danishes are) so I don't really care that I didn't get the mango donut!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Sarah

Best croissants ever. Made in house. This is my go to for croissants. If there's a flavor that isn't on display, you can check with the staff and they're bake one to order. The cafe is spacious and bright. I love this place.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Junseok Oh

Best coffee in town.
+ I had roll cake and that one was also amazing.

Highly recommended

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ash

We were there on a weekday late morning. There was only 1 person working the counter and not too many customers. He was very friendly but a little slow making the drinks. The cakes and pastries were not labeled; would have been nice to be able to see what they are while waiting to order instead of just standing around. There were little bugs in one are of the display case. The croissants were very crunchy, it might have been better warmed up. Not sure if that's possible though as we weren't offered that option. The coffee was rather generic. The place itself though is very well decorated and cozy.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 3

han wang

They get flies all over their bakery when I visit…I can’t forget that and probably won’t visit again. I got their croissants before and I’m not sure if those were safe now

3 stars are all for their coffee. I used to love this place because they have a good espresso machine and their coffee tastes really good

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 4

cassandra pichette

I am coming from Canada just to go there and enjoy their pistachio crescent 😍😍😍😍😍

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Omega Three

I’ve passed by this place many times in the last two weeks, and finally decided to give it a try today. At first, we felt welcomed. But when it came time to order, we had no idea what the cakes were—none of them had name tags. The staff stood behind the counter without offering any help or guidance. When we asked for utensils for our to-go order, we were told, “No utensil for to-go.” How are we supposed to eat our food without any utensils? Our first impression wasn’t great! We won’t be coming back.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 1

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