La Monarca Bakery - Santa Monica

Excellent croissants and a small but great drink menu! Their pastries and quiche are delicious and the atmosphere is quite tranquil even though they're on a busy street! Outdoor seating and a kind staff seal the deal.

Wow! The pastries are authentic and delicious! If you?re looking for a quant but cozy coffee shop in Santa Monica, THIS IS IT! Morning beverages with a Mexican twist, along with great pastries to fit the part. The Vegan pan dulce was outstanding. I ordered a mollete and the beans were seasoned just right, the cheese added that special zing it was missing! The cake display looked so good I had to take more things home. The staff was delightful but I would recommendadding a tip option for card transactions, they do an amazing job and I would have loved to reward them a little.

Okay I absolutely love ???? this location. It is great to sit and have a Mexican coffee, a pastry, and read a book. The staff are so amazing and I have never had a pastry I didn?t like- so fresh and delicious. The coffee is phenomenal! I am recommending this bakery to all my friends????

Giving 5 stars even though they gave me a coffee so hot I had to wait over half an hour to be able to drink it. I think that's just an American habit though. The 5 stars is because despite that the breads and breakfast biscuits at this place as amazing and the salsa verde goes perfectly with it.

Ha, I'm actually reviewing about the time I came here a year ago. I bought my birthday cake from here, and when we asked to try a piece, we were offered spoonful of samples, for free, right from a small piece of cake on display. It was kind of shocking and we decided to buy that cake after trying it out. And the PIC even let us take the piece of cake we taste test from.