Birkholm's Bakery & Cafe
460 Alisal Rd, Solvang
(805) 688-8188
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Many beautiful baked items.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Good luck choosing just one!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bought a milk for my daughters, asked to warm it up, cashier refused, just gave me a cold one from the fridge. Then in couple minutes I came back and asked for a small cup, cashier asked did I bought anything? I guess small paper cups are super expensive in today’s reality. Will never come back again. Thank you.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
The pastries were fresh, but far too sweet, even for a bakery.
I also ordered a caramel latte, which was extremely sweet. I asked if it could be changed to a regular latte, but Chilo, the barista, responded rudely and said I would have to pay again. When I requested to speak with the manager, the attitude became even worse. They eventually changed the drink, but the behavior was disappointing and not what you expect from a welcoming town like Solvang.
Customer service is just as important as the product, and unfortunately, the staff’s attitude negatively affected the experience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 1
Order the organic salad and added some turkey. Very delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Hands down best danish I have had in a long long while!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pastries, Bakery, Apple Strudel
To say the least, they are a bunch of very rude staff and not customer friendly at all!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 1
The absolute best!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
To start, all the treats were DELICIOUS- top quality! The front staff were SO SEWET and friendly.
The problem I have is either the manager or owner. A man who works back-of -house in a black chefs coat.
I watched this man berate one of the young front girls for “socializing” with a customer she knew. I was witness to the entire “socializing” about a 30 second exchange of pleasantries.
His tone and words were set to embarrass, and it did. She immediately dropped her head and was fighting tears. The other girl had a similar look. I know this dynamic and I can assure you what he says behind the scenes is far worse.
For some reason men like this continue to be “allowed” for lack of a better word to exist in food service. These young girls don’t yet have the voice to push back and this man loves the imaginary power he thinks he has. It truly was disgusting. This was on Sunday 8/16/25 and I’ve thought about it multiple times a day since, which is why I’m writing this.
Young girls are NOT your prey! They are not there to be subservient to you so you can have your little baby ego boost!
They are your employees, they are just starting out in the world.
I will go back, I will buy delicious pastries, I will tip the staff privately and VERY WELL and I will be asking to talk to the man in the black chefs coat in back.
Do better.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tons of coffee and pastry options!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Pastries, Strawberry Cheese Danish
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We first discovered this place two months ago, and today, while in Santa Barbara, we couldn’t resist making the 45-minute drive just to enjoy their delicious Danish bakery treats. A hidden gem! Tip: don’t miss their lemonade — it’s surprisingly amazing.
Please check hours before you go
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Coffee and pastries were decent. Mine was a little stale but it was afternoon by the time we ate.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Absolutely delicious pastries, fresh and the filling inside them not super sweet and made with fresh fruits, they go great with coffee. Will go back again next time we're in Solvang.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
People can be nicer here. Such a rude guy! And the pastry was ok!
Food: 1
Service: 1
we have toast sandwich and apple salad 🥗! It was really delicious!! amazing pastry 🥐 ,love every bite!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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