One of the best bake shops is Santa Cruz! Keep up the excellent work! ?
Sarah Liu
Great local fresh breadsParking: Lots of parking out front of the buildingWheelchair accessibility: Yes big ramp
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pecan Pie
John Hopping
Beckman just look at ingredient list tells the whole story thank you
Bruce S.
This review is only for the Pecan Pie which is incredibly delicious. We bought the smaller one as we've never tried their Pecan Pie. We will definitely be buying the regular size soon. The Pecan Pie is a 2023 winner at the National Pie Championships! We've eaten several types of their pies in the past and they're all delicious. The Cherry Pie, Pumpkin Pie and The Berry Bomb were all 2023 winners in their divisions. You can order the pies online or at many Farmers Markets or some grocery stores. I would highly recommend giving them a try.
Food: 5
Clover E.
They come to the Tracy and Santa Cruz Farmers Markets. I love their granola, scones, and pies. They also have many types of bread with additions/flavors but we prefer another bakery for bread.
Harvey K.
Delicious, delicious pies!Hailed from Santa Cruz, CA, Beckmann's is a bakery without a retail storefront. Several of my friends have been raving about their pies for years. I finally got a chance to try them out recently and I must say, they were right!The two pies I had were the Berry Bomb and traditional apple. The crust was simply amazing - flaky and buttery with a beautiful golden brown color. The filling of the Berry Bomb, made with four different types of berries, had a balanced sweet and tart taste. The apple pie filling was not overly sweet and had some texture in it. Both were very enjoyable.Prices were reasonable. The Berry Bomb was $24 and the apple one was $22. You can order them on their website (beckmannsbakery.com). They are also available in many Bay Area farmers markets and selected Safeway stores. Other baked goods are available as well. If you are a pie fan, give them a try!
Kiley J.
Only found out about them from DT Campbell's Farmers Market.Their baked good did not disappoint, i'm a fan!Perfectly balanced, not overwhelmingly sweet/salty- depending on whatever it is you choose!
Zoltan Egeresi
Just wonderful place, excellent bread, this is the only one I eat. They have many varieties of good, fresh ? breads.
Nia Marie Ripley Mack
Best bread ever! Especially their Asiago loaf ??? Their cookies etc
Kathy L.
Great bakery! Nice people and service with a smile ! Must get something every single time, sooo good and so bad
I have been purchasing your Asiago cheese sourdough bread for months now. It was so good that I would drive across town to Whole Foods every week and pick up 2 loaves. However, this past month or so I’ve noticed there is very little cheese on top of the loaves. Cutting costs is not always the best route. If this is the new trend I don’t think I will be driving across town to pay $8 plus to purchase basically plain sourdough bread.
Lillian S.
Pies are great! Love their crusts and fruit pies. Wish they had a store front. bakery that I can go to instead of relying on farmer's markets. Why are they not at Alemany's in SF?
C G.
Recently discovered the apricot pie and wow...sooo delicious!!! The tartness of the fruit keeps it from being too sweet like a peach pie might. And the crust-another wow for being so buttery! Perfection!
Darren E.
Beckmann's used to have a retail presence but hasn't for some time. They sell their wonderful pies in supermarkets, but the problem is you can only buy very basic types. The boysenberry, cherry, rum-laced pecan and strawberry rhubarb pies are incredible but often very difficult to find. They sell their pies at farmers markets in larger quantities than markets, but often run out. The pies are the big treat and it's frustrating to see their lorries on the highway all-the-time but it's so difficult to get anything of interest. Sometimes, they'll make smaller pies that are produced in higher quantity for the markets. I'm sure they have the problem of not being able to make product fast enough, but it's too difficult to buy and having to go to a farmers market is too much work and still no guarantee you'll get what your looking for. Given they already have a bakery in Santa Cruz, it's frustrating they cannot sell product there, or create a second location that's both baking product and retail. They can never seem to keep pies in stock at the local supermarket chains and so they probably miss a lot of profit. While it's cheap for them to sell goods at a farmers market, it's not convenient for customers and eliminating profit. Thus, only 3 stars for such wonderful pies and friendly staff at farmers markets but poor logistics, production and supply. It's irritating to see their lorries multiple times on the highway in one day, but not being able to get any kind of pie I'd like. With this being said, I haven't ever seen or tried their bread but I can't imagine it's very easy to get unless you go to a Santa Cruz grocer. Lastly, they have online ordering, but how practical is next-day UPS air for a pie; especially when you live in the region? I wonder if the pie would be edible. Bread goods don't ship well and it's too expensive to get next-day air when you can drive to the bakery. I'd be angry if I was an investor, because they have a great product but can't manage, produce or sell it very well. Most reviews I add lots of photos, but that's not necessary here. You can see them on their website, as you might go over a year before seeing many of the pies in your local grocer. This outfit could easily garner a 4 or 5 star review otherwise, so they have potential. The products fine, it's just managed poorly. Two drunk undergrads in a dorm could deduce they need to make more product, or reduce how many places they sell it...it's not rocket science.
One of the best bake shops is Santa Cruz! Keep up the excellent work! ?
Great local fresh breadsParking: Lots of parking out front of the buildingWheelchair accessibility: Yes big ramp
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pecan Pie
Beckman just look at ingredient list tells the whole story thank you
This review is only for the Pecan Pie which is incredibly delicious. We bought the smaller one as we've never tried their Pecan Pie. We will definitely be buying the regular size soon. The Pecan Pie is a 2023 winner at the National Pie Championships! We've eaten several types of their pies in the past and they're all delicious. The Cherry Pie, Pumpkin Pie and The Berry Bomb were all 2023 winners in their divisions. You can order the pies online or at many Farmers Markets or some grocery stores. I would highly recommend giving them a try.
Food: 5
They come to the Tracy and Santa Cruz Farmers Markets. I love their granola, scones, and pies. They also have many types of bread with additions/flavors but we prefer another bakery for bread.
Delicious, delicious pies!Hailed from Santa Cruz, CA, Beckmann's is a bakery without a retail storefront. Several of my friends have been raving about their pies for years. I finally got a chance to try them out recently and I must say, they were right!The two pies I had were the Berry Bomb and traditional apple. The crust was simply amazing - flaky and buttery with a beautiful golden brown color. The filling of the Berry Bomb, made with four different types of berries, had a balanced sweet and tart taste. The apple pie filling was not overly sweet and had some texture in it. Both were very enjoyable.Prices were reasonable. The Berry Bomb was $24 and the apple one was $22. You can order them on their website (beckmannsbakery.com). They are also available in many Bay Area farmers markets and selected Safeway stores. Other baked goods are available as well. If you are a pie fan, give them a try!
Only found out about them from DT Campbell's Farmers Market.Their baked good did not disappoint, i'm a fan!Perfectly balanced, not overwhelmingly sweet/salty- depending on whatever it is you choose!
Just wonderful place, excellent bread, this is the only one I eat. They have many varieties of good, fresh ? breads.
Best bread ever! Especially their Asiago loaf ??? Their cookies etc
Great bakery! Nice people and service with a smile ! Must get something every single time, sooo good and so bad
Restaurantji Recommends
I have been purchasing your Asiago cheese sourdough bread for months now. It was so good that I would drive across town to Whole Foods every week and pick up 2 loaves. However, this past month or so I’ve noticed there is very little cheese on top of the loaves. Cutting costs is not always the best route. If this is the new trend I don’t think I will be driving across town to pay $8 plus to purchase basically plain sourdough bread.
Pies are great! Love their crusts and fruit pies. Wish they had a store front. bakery that I can go to instead of relying on farmer's markets. Why are they not at Alemany's in SF?
Recently discovered the apricot pie and wow...sooo delicious!!! The tartness of the fruit keeps it from being too sweet like a peach pie might. And the crust-another wow for being so buttery! Perfection!
Beckmann's used to have a retail presence but hasn't for some time. They sell their wonderful pies in supermarkets, but the problem is you can only buy very basic types. The boysenberry, cherry, rum-laced pecan and strawberry rhubarb pies are incredible but often very difficult to find. They sell their pies at farmers markets in larger quantities than markets, but often run out. The pies are the big treat and it's frustrating to see their lorries on the highway all-the-time but it's so difficult to get anything of interest. Sometimes, they'll make smaller pies that are produced in higher quantity for the markets. I'm sure they have the problem of not being able to make product fast enough, but it's too difficult to buy and having to go to a farmers market is too much work and still no guarantee you'll get what your looking for. Given they already have a bakery in Santa Cruz, it's frustrating they cannot sell product there, or create a second location that's both baking product and retail. They can never seem to keep pies in stock at the local supermarket chains and so they probably miss a lot of profit. While it's cheap for them to sell goods at a farmers market, it's not convenient for customers and eliminating profit. Thus, only 3 stars for such wonderful pies and friendly staff at farmers markets but poor logistics, production and supply. It's irritating to see their lorries multiple times on the highway in one day, but not being able to get any kind of pie I'd like. With this being said, I haven't ever seen or tried their bread but I can't imagine it's very easy to get unless you go to a Santa Cruz grocer. Lastly, they have online ordering, but how practical is next-day UPS air for a pie; especially when you live in the region? I wonder if the pie would be edible. Bread goods don't ship well and it's too expensive to get next-day air when you can drive to the bakery. I'd be angry if I was an investor, because they have a great product but can't manage, produce or sell it very well. Most reviews I add lots of photos, but that's not necessary here. You can see them on their website, as you might go over a year before seeing many of the pies in your local grocer. This outfit could easily garner a 4 or 5 star review otherwise, so they have potential. The products fine, it's just managed poorly. Two drunk undergrads in a dorm could deduce they need to make more product, or reduce how many places they sell it...it's not rocket science.
Burnt bread in Commissary again today!