Benjamin's Bakery & Cafe

One of the best Americanos I’ve ever had, which is saying something since that’s the drink I’ve ordered on my first visit to any coffee shop for over 25 years. It had a clean taste with notes of stone fruit and slightly nutty. I don’t yet know where they get the espresso, but I’ll be asking tomorrow. The drink came out piping hot and stayed a perfect temperature through breakfast. We ordered the “Lotsa Lox” bagels. The bagel itself was excellent. The toppings varied. A generous portion of mild smoked salmon, delicious and abundant cream cheese, slightly too heavy on the red onions and too light on the capers. The tomatoes were not good (but then, I’ve met few good tomatoes in February). I would recommended the chef consider swapping out “meh” slices of mealy tomatoes for a great handful of sweet grape tomatoes (this is another dish my husband and I have been eating for a about a quarter of a century now, having begun the tradition during our honeymoon in San Francisco). Just my opinion, but no tomato is better than a bad tomato!

Looking forward to coffee again tomorrow morning. You will be our spot during our stay in the area!

Kid-friendliness: Low-key cafe dining with plenty of easy seating, good eats, and kind staff would make this great for families with kids.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Bagel and Cream Cheese

Love y’all!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Breakfast Sandwich

This café is a great find. A friend told me about it, so I had to check it out for myself. I didn’t see anything gluten-free on the menu (it was very busy so I didn’t ask), so I just had coffee, but the coffee was fantastic. I bought my husband a package of their chocolate chip cookies, and he absolutely loved them. It’s a small place with not a lot of seating, but they do have some inside and out. They are very busy, but the line goes fairly quickly.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

The service was amazing!!! There is a reason this place has been in business for 30 years. The staff to the food. Highly recommend. Thank you for making our day.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Perfect brunch beach spot

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Bagel and Cream Cheese, Sandwich, Danish, Breakfast Sandwich, Bagel Chips, Bagel With, Pastries

Great French bread and behaves also great sandwiches

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Breakfast Sandwich, Pastries

Good coffee, good pastries, good breakfast sandwiches. Nice people. It's worth the trip to this place

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Sandwich, Breakfast Sandwich, Pastries

Everything about this place is stellar

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Sandwich, Breakfast Sandwich, Pastries

My sandwich was delicious the staff was very courteous patient and polite.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Sandwich

Wonderful neighborhood bakery with great food choices jest a little tight inside.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Breakfast Sandwich

Fabulous location, food and people. This is the perfect local spot to support and enjoy! Plus, my dogs love their treats.

Kid-friendliness: Yes! Such a great place

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Sandwich, Surfside Beach, Breakfast Sandwich, Blueberry, Bagel With, Pastries

Excellent baked goods. The raspberry filled, macaroons, and brownies we purchased were delicious.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Donuts, Pastries

this place is dirty and overpriced with mediocre bakery items at best....for the life of me, i dont know how theyre still open....

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Holy cow, i just paid 14dollars for a breakfast sandwich...completely unacceptable, and it doesnt even have A real egg on it. I ordered ""porkroll egg and cheese on a roll and add bacon""..what i received was "the porkroll" which is apparently 2 super thin slices of porkroll, liquid eggsubstitute and cheese on a roll for 9bux, wow!.... then the added bacon of is called "2oz of meat" i guess, and i received 2 slices for the 4dollar upcharge. Double wow!.....crazy overpriced at 13.89, and then theyre looking for a tip...Really?!?!..not worth it at all..not even close...ill just head to mcdonalds and get 2 breakfast sandwiches for 4bux..

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

great selection of pastries. I have to say I did try the chicken pot pie and was really disappointed. Very dry and had an odd taste to it. a waste of $25. Ended up throwing it out. Never again. My husband does love the cookies.