Spanish Bakery

Food Is ok, if you been in Spain this is nothing like it. My husband and I went thinking it would be great, bc of all reviews… Empanadas needed more salt…

Cute little place with only outside seating. Got a seat right by the entrance, it was right by the speakers and I love the music they were playing.
Ok! On to the food review!
We got Beef empanada and chicken empanada $ 4 each,
It was ok. Definitely get the hot sauce (it looked like ketchup). The hot sauce made it much better. I can’t eat spicy and the hot sauce was good for me. Any hotter and I would need milk, lol. Hubby can handle spicy food and the heat of the hot sauce was mild for him.
We also got the picadillo, the flavor was good, how’ve it was greasy. We got it without rice and maybe the rice would have helped absorb some of the grease.
And for dessert we got the apple turnover $ 2.75. It was a little too sweet but it was good.

Great soup, great beef empanadas, great bread and great prices! That about sums it up! Make sure you go there!

it was a really awesome bakery. i would go again, and again… it is a little piece of heaven. if you visit, enjoy the scenery as you sit outside and take in the smells and the st. augustine scenery… love it for a quick lunch,. love, love, love !!!

We have only gotten rolls and a loaf of bread here– but they were the freshest, lightest, yummiest rolls and bread we have had. After a few days of being stored in Tupperware– the rolls were still fresh

freshly made, authentic empanadas. Great place

Excellent soups. Chicken and rice for a daughter with a cold; spicy clam chowder was great. Chicken empanadas also tasty. Datil pepper sauce was a nice addition.

The empanadas are amazing! But the best thing in the world are the caramel apple turnovers! I had to take one to go because it was so good. The combos are a really good deal. You get am empanadas, drink, cookie, and a roll. The rolls are so good!

Really good place for lunch, quick and delicious. Get the lunch combo! I got a beef empanada, a bread roll, a cookie and a drink for $ 6.50. You can sit and eat outside on picnic tables.
Don’t forget the hot sauce with the empanada, I realized it too late!

Hm. Crust was bland. Insides were bland. I can taste the herbs/​spices for the inside, but it badly needed seasoning! Hot salsa was doused over it. I still enjoyed it though. Lemon cookie was a nice touch. Service was friendly.

They have wonderful empanadas, but I always come back for the lemon cookies. There is, of course, the added benefit of eating at a picnic table in the shade, telling the stories of the legendary lemon cookie squirrel. The legendary squirrel himself is long gone, but his descendants live on and if you’re really lucky you’ll have the honor of having your lemon cookie lifted by the crafty squirrels that bound through the Spanish moss, ever seeking delicate lemon cookies and other assorted goodies available here at the Spanish Bakery.
Ask them about the lemon cookie squirrel when you go, they’ll tell you a chilling tale of terrifying derring-​do!

I was disappointed. I ate both the chicken and beef empanadas but they were like eating frozen food. The hotdog was good though :-)

They’re back! Actually, they never left! There was a foul rumor in some newspaper that the Spanish Bakery was closed down, and I wept. A little piece of Saint Augustine died today — I thought. Then a few days ago, as I’m strolling down St. George’s, THERE IT IS! They’re back! When I went in raving about how happy I was to see them come back, the lady behind the counter told me they never left. All they did was close down for a few weeks in the winter to renovate, and some newspaper, without interviewing them, assumed the worst!
Well, now for the review itself.
I had the beef empanada, and my wife had the serrano ham and cheese. The empanada was nice, but especially good with a side of that hot/​sweet sauce. Their bread is light and buttery as always. My wife enjoyed her sandwich, and we both enjoyed the cookies. They keep things very simple here. It’s all baked goods, a few sandwiches and salads, chips, and canned sodas. If I was going to recommend any change, I’d like to have had the option of a small side salad (and I don’t mean pasta salad) with my empanada. An empanada with a side of the bread roll, and a cookie, is rather heavy on the starch, though I don’t deny I enjoyed it.
They also will usually have two soup options, and you can sample. I sampled the picadillo. It tasted like a good no beans chili. I liked it fine, but it was a hot day and spicy chili was not hitting the spot. Glad I went with the empanada.
Be sure to get a loaf of bread on the way out. They are $ 3 these days. I remember when they were a dollar in the 90s, but I know they’d go out of business if they sold them that price in 2015… so $ 3 is fine. Made a nice addition to dinner that evening.
PS NEVER LEAVE ME AGAIN!

$ 4 for an empanada with no taste. We had the chicken and beef. The chicken literally tasted like there was no seasoning and the beef had a little bit of flavor. But basically just tasted like Taco Bell meat. I really wish I would have read some of the other reviews before actually heading here. Sometimes the star rating doesn’t tell you enough.

Excellent food for the price! The only reason I select four stars instead of five is they have limited offerings during lunch and seating is outdoors with umbrellas, so no way to get out of the humidity while you eat. Fortunately, this isn’t much of an issue since I’m accustomed to the heat and humidity of Florida.
Enjoyed the chicken empanada meal that included a Coke, fresh bread roll, and cookie. The receipt also has a 10% off coupon for Whetstone Chocolates. Looks like this is going to be our new stop each time we visit St. George Street!

If you have been to St. Augustine any time in the last 30+ years I hope you have stopped by here. Tucked away on St George street is one of my favorite lunch spots and long standing St Augustine faves. With the area changing so much… martini bars, urban chains, and pirates around every corner it is nice to still have this little gem. Formerly family owned and operated the bakery was briefly closed and then acquired & renovated by Whetstone with the son of the original owner on board. A replica of the Salcedo house this place serves fresh, rustic Spanish fare in a no nonsense outdoor setting for reasonable prices. Those beautiful airy rolls with just a touch sourdough still remain, along with empanadas, sausage rolls, cookies and soups. They have added salads, pastries, an icee type machine and a few other items as well as extending the hours daily. & a credit card machine (cha Ching).
After running from the rain at Ft Matanzas we headed to the old city and searched for some prime parking. The ominous clouds must have deterred tourists because they were empty at 1:30. We ordered a chicken and rice soup combo that comes with a cookie and roll; a side of picadillo soup, a beef empanada combo with cookie and roll; a sausage roll combo with roll and cookie; 3 canned beverages for $ 28. The chicken & rice soup is hot and flavorful with large chunks of chicken and a complementary portion of white rice and just the right seasoning. Picadillo — think the inside of a stuffed pepper turned into a soup. This soup is hearty and eats like a rib sticking chili. The sausage rolls or as my kids call them giant pigs in a blanket are always a hit. Not too spicy or greasy. We always enjoy an empanada. A good portion of filling to baked dough outside. The dough isn’t overly worked or dry but has a nice sheen and crispness. A variety crispy cookies from an old recipe with flavor like cinnamon, lemon and almond. If you are a crisp sugar cookie lover you will enjoy this little treat. Soups are served in styrofoam cups with plastics spoons. All meals are served on wax paper on a basket. Receipt has 10% off Whetstone.
Always clean patio tables available with a few in the shade. A clean restroom just feet away. The service is more lunch lady cafeteria friendly than friendly tourist hospitality. No soup for you ring any bells?

Recommended by the affiliated or associated Whetstone Chocolate, the Spanish Bakery is a quick spot to grab some okay food to fill up on. Prices are decent and selection is limited.
We didn’t try the bakery items (stuck to the hot dog in a blanket and empanada), but the buns and crumbles looked awesome.

We made it a point to visit Spanish Bakery based on the positive reviews here on Unilocal.And as proven time and time again, the Unilocal community hardly fails in their recommendations.
Spanish Bakery serves rustic, traditional Spanish baked goods. They are quite reasonably priced and they have a picnic area under a tree where you can enjoy their offerings. We ordered the soup and the empanadas, The service was really quite friendly. When the lady overheard me say that I do not eat red meat and was ordering the sausage under the notion that it was made of pork, she kindly informed me of this and told me that her husband was at that very moment making chicken empanadas and asked me if I was willing to wait. That was very much appreciated.
If you are in the area, I suggest you check them out for a quick bite.

Cool Spanish Style Bakery
Authentic Spanish empanadas, tapas, sausage rolled in pastry, cinnamon rolls and peanut butter cookies.
The small bakery building, officially named the Salcedo House, and the outside picnic tables underneath a shady cedar tree are owned by the University of Florida, which rents out roughly 30 historic state-​owned properties scattered around the city.
The bakery, started by Marge and Dewey Adelsperger approximately 38 years ago.

Spanish Bakery was a favorite stop on school field trips to St. Augustine. I was super sad when I heard they were having to close, but giddy like a school girl when I heard they were going to be able to remain open. Today it was the first stop on our snacking tour of Old St. Augustine. We ordered a chicken empanada and a soda.
The crust of the empanada was not too thick and was cooked just right. But for me it was kind of plain, like it needed a touch of salt (or something) in the dough. The filling had good flavor and was piping hot. For an afternoon snack, it was the perfect stop on our tour.
I’ll have to remember this little place tucked away off the main street, but with the new signage, it’s much easier to find.