My favorite is strawberry shortcake! It’s so good, slightly too sweet but tastes amazing
Matthew Temmer
I’ve been to the Erin McKenna’s in Orlando, Florida, and I have to admit that this Santa Monica location is even better with the inclusion of savory options like the ABSOLUTELY amazing vegan breakfast sandwich! The donuts are to die for, too! Don’t skip out on this gem of a bakery!Vegetarian options: Everything is vegan! What more could you ask for?Dietary restrictions: It’s food allergy heaven!! They’re incredibly conscious of dietary restrictions!!
Everything is gluten free! ? We got a Samoan donut and a chocolate cupcake with vanilla frosting.The Samoan donut was amazing! Seriously. 5 stars. The thick coconut shavings… the soft donut.. delicious!The chocolate cupcake with vanilla frosting was ok. Nothing special in my opinion. 3/5.But the Samoan donut was so good it made the whole experience a 5/5 still!Dietary restrictions: Gluten free
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Hgirlrice
I might be partial since I tend not to like GF baked goods but I just haven't found anything that good here. Everything is dry or overly sweet or weirdly textured. To me their baked goods taste "vegan and gluten free" instead of not being able to tell the difference
AdventureZ
The vegan breakfast sandwich was amazing and I can't wait to come back!Vegetarian options: Vegan options
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Emily A.
Ugh kills me to write this such a great bakery and cute space but too sweet and too extra. It used to be better the stuff I got was so unbearably sweet which is hard to do fro someone w my sweet tooth. The coffee cake was way too sweet and just inedible. The cookie sandwich w the frosting filling also too sweet. Ugh I am sad I always loved this place but something def changed w their recipes it was different. Girls who work there so sweet tho
Colleen C.
Incredible options for people with specialized diet / allergies. Everyone is knowledgeable and nice. And there are so many options! Between my kids and I we have half a dozen food allergies and we can all eat everything here, it's such a treat.
Katrina G.
I went there to get cupcakes it's ridiculous that they don't even have candles or happy birthday things. I've never been to a bakery that doesn't have them. The only reason I went there is because my regular store was closed. Also I asked the girl to make sure that the cupcake would be secure and when I opened the box to give to someone it was smushed and melted. Overpriced and product is not good!
Christina Haratian
We found this bakery on a whim in the morning when I was starving. So happy to see an all vegan and gluten free place to eat. This is a super cute establishment. They keep it very clean and super welcoming. They are dog friendly which made it an even better experience since we had our pup with us. The service was superb— she was so patient with me since it was my first time there. She explained anything I had questions about. They have food items, but the bakery is next level. I got the breakfast sandwich that was good, but I struggled a little bit with the mung bean on it— not used to it— but it is all made in house and was super tasty. Their sausage on it had such great flavor and really made this breakfast sandwich delicious— it comes on a house made biscuit. We got the lemon blueberry cake—this was absolutely delish and moist! My pup was loving it too! We also got the blueberry donut and a veggie bomb biscuit to go. I had the donut with coffee later and it was moist and yummy. I had the biscuit the next day and it held up nicely with a reheat, and was very flavorful. While we were there, we got coffee as well and they were both okay— not my favorite though. All in all, definitely should try if you’re in the area and have dietary restrictions like me.Parking: Parking lot is next to Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf. We found free parking there no problem.Dietary restrictions: This is an all vegan and gluten free place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Donuts
CaShawnna E.
Beautiful cupcakes with the worst taste. I spent $16 dollars and tipped $2 for cupcakes that I literally spit out on the first bite. Tasted worse that cupcakes you'd get at Ralph's. Cold, tasted like cardboard, hard and the icing was a weird texture...like it felt like melted play dough. Disgusting. I've never had a cupcake that tasted as bad as the one I bit into and spit out.
I was disappointed about my experience here. I thought that I had stumbled across a vegan gem. A cute little diner that offered a taste of the US. Unfortunately instead I came across a tacky, unclean and poorly executed space. It didn't feel warm or comfortable, and the staff didn't make an effort to provide that feeling either. Nevertheless we stayed and tried it. Our coffee wasn't great whilst the food (of which there was not much choice) was very heavy and kinda tasteless. The cake looked nice but after our brunch we were put off. We left feeling disappointed and frustrated. It's such a shame and I don't like leaving reviews like this for independent places. I hope that things have improved by the time you visit.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Vegan Breakfast Sandwich
spise01
The frosting I love but the brownie cupcake was dry
Sheik As'Sami Al'Basir EL
Peace: Gotta love the ingredients ? for the ingredients goes a very long way in this Asiatic Moorish Americans ? book for certain. Excellent products good customer service.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Donuts
Jon H
This place was amazing! I’d have to say this has been the best gluten free and vegan bakery I have personally been able to visit. I tried the maple donut, cinnamon roll, and chocolate chip sandwich cookie. They were all super delicious! I hope I get a chance to go back to the LA area and make another visit here to try more of their sweet treats. I sure wish they’d put one of these locations near where we live as well! If you need gluten free and vegan desserts then do yourself a favor and give this place a try. You won’t regret it.
anir117
Very cool vibe inside with lots of options.
Tried the jalapeño cheese biscuit and blueberry donut- perfect spice and sweet!
My favorite is strawberry shortcake! It’s so good, slightly too sweet but tastes amazing
I’ve been to the Erin McKenna’s in Orlando, Florida, and I have to admit that this Santa Monica location is even better with the inclusion of savory options like the ABSOLUTELY amazing vegan breakfast sandwich! The donuts are to die for, too! Don’t skip out on this gem of a bakery!Vegetarian options: Everything is vegan! What more could you ask for?Dietary restrictions: It’s food allergy heaven!! They’re incredibly conscious of dietary restrictions!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Donuts, Vegan Breakfast Sandwich
Everything is gluten free! ? We got a Samoan donut and a chocolate cupcake with vanilla frosting.The Samoan donut was amazing! Seriously. 5 stars. The thick coconut shavings… the soft donut.. delicious!The chocolate cupcake with vanilla frosting was ok. Nothing special in my opinion. 3/5.But the Samoan donut was so good it made the whole experience a 5/5 still!Dietary restrictions: Gluten free
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I might be partial since I tend not to like GF baked goods but I just haven't found anything that good here. Everything is dry or overly sweet or weirdly textured. To me their baked goods taste "vegan and gluten free" instead of not being able to tell the difference
The vegan breakfast sandwich was amazing and I can't wait to come back!Vegetarian options: Vegan options
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ugh kills me to write this such a great bakery and cute space but too sweet and too extra. It used to be better the stuff I got was so unbearably sweet which is hard to do fro someone w my sweet tooth. The coffee cake was way too sweet and just inedible. The cookie sandwich w the frosting filling also too sweet. Ugh I am sad I always loved this place but something def changed w their recipes it was different. Girls who work there so sweet tho
Incredible options for people with specialized diet / allergies. Everyone is knowledgeable and nice. And there are so many options! Between my kids and I we have half a dozen food allergies and we can all eat everything here, it's such a treat.
I went there to get cupcakes it's ridiculous that they don't even have candles or happy birthday things. I've never been to a bakery that doesn't have them. The only reason I went there is because my regular store was closed. Also I asked the girl to make sure that the cupcake would be secure and when I opened the box to give to someone it was smushed and melted. Overpriced and product is not good!
We found this bakery on a whim in the morning when I was starving. So happy to see an all vegan and gluten free place to eat. This is a super cute establishment. They keep it very clean and super welcoming. They are dog friendly which made it an even better experience since we had our pup with us. The service was superb— she was so patient with me since it was my first time there. She explained anything I had questions about. They have food items, but the bakery is next level. I got the breakfast sandwich that was good, but I struggled a little bit with the mung bean on it— not used to it— but it is all made in house and was super tasty. Their sausage on it had such great flavor and really made this breakfast sandwich delicious— it comes on a house made biscuit. We got the lemon blueberry cake—this was absolutely delish and moist! My pup was loving it too! We also got the blueberry donut and a veggie bomb biscuit to go. I had the donut with coffee later and it was moist and yummy. I had the biscuit the next day and it held up nicely with a reheat, and was very flavorful. While we were there, we got coffee as well and they were both okay— not my favorite though. All in all, definitely should try if you’re in the area and have dietary restrictions like me.Parking: Parking lot is next to Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf. We found free parking there no problem.Dietary restrictions: This is an all vegan and gluten free place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Donuts
Beautiful cupcakes with the worst taste. I spent $16 dollars and tipped $2 for cupcakes that I literally spit out on the first bite. Tasted worse that cupcakes you'd get at Ralph's. Cold, tasted like cardboard, hard and the icing was a weird texture...like it felt like melted play dough. Disgusting. I've never had a cupcake that tasted as bad as the one I bit into and spit out.
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I was disappointed about my experience here. I thought that I had stumbled across a vegan gem. A cute little diner that offered a taste of the US. Unfortunately instead I came across a tacky, unclean and poorly executed space. It didn't feel warm or comfortable, and the staff didn't make an effort to provide that feeling either. Nevertheless we stayed and tried it. Our coffee wasn't great whilst the food (of which there was not much choice) was very heavy and kinda tasteless. The cake looked nice but after our brunch we were put off. We left feeling disappointed and frustrated. It's such a shame and I don't like leaving reviews like this for independent places. I hope that things have improved by the time you visit.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Vegan Breakfast Sandwich
The frosting I love but the brownie cupcake was dry
Peace: Gotta love the ingredients ? for the ingredients goes a very long way in this Asiatic Moorish Americans ? book for certain. Excellent products good customer service.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Donuts
This place was amazing! I’d have to say this has been the best gluten free and vegan bakery I have personally been able to visit. I tried the maple donut, cinnamon roll, and chocolate chip sandwich cookie. They were all super delicious! I hope I get a chance to go back to the LA area and make another visit here to try more of their sweet treats. I sure wish they’d put one of these locations near where we live as well! If you need gluten free and vegan desserts then do yourself a favor and give this place a try. You won’t regret it.
Very cool vibe inside with lots of options. Tried the jalapeño cheese biscuit and blueberry donut- perfect spice and sweet!