Peninsula Pastries

This is the best bakery ever! I’m not from the area but got married at the Club at Crazy Horse Golf Course in Salinas two weeks and had them do my wedding cake!
All of the guests loved the cakes! My husband and I did a cake sampling and fell in love with three types and couldn’t choose just one so we did 3! The raspberry lemon mousseline, the Frazier, and the chocolate ganache. I’m not usually ever a chocolate cake fan but this is AMAZING!!! We chose a 3 tier cake of 12,9,6. Then two half sheet cakes of raspberry lemon and the chocolate ganache. One of the first to go was the ganache!
The cakes were all so delicious and just perfect. The price was absolutely amazing and so affordable! I love this bakery and so glad I found it. We will continue to keep coming down from Gilroy because the cakes are that good!

They made a cake for my birthday party to serve 30 people. We chose the chocolate truffle cake. It was absolutely delicious and everybody loved it. It cost $ 35 for a ¼ sheet – the woman who took my order told me it would be plenty and she was right! We even had some left over.
Best place to get a top quality cake for a reasonable price!

We needed a wedding cake with only one week notice. Peninsula Pasties not only pulled through but the cake was the best tasting and most beautiful wedding cake. Everyone especially the bride and groom loved it. Thank you so much.

The best there is! Highly recommended!
We got a 3 tier-​wedding cake and 4 of their 9-​inch round cakes for our wedding in Carmel by the Sea. The taste, flavors, clean classic look, and price couldn’t have been any better! My favorites were the fraiser (white and strawberry), lemon raspberry, and chocolate raspberry. Each tier can be a different flavor.
Cloren and David are the owners. Cloren runs the shop, and David delivers and assembles the cake (s), incl. decorating with flowers that you provide, on the day of the wedding.
The shop will loan you the cake plates, pillars, and a silver base board (pictured) for a deposit, but they do not have any platform cake risers, so I purchased white cake stands (pictured) from Wilton online.
After you shop around at other bakeries that charge way too much for wedding cakes, and after you’ve had the cake tastings, you will realize (like I did) that Peninsula Pastries is simply the best choice. C’est magnifique! (they’re French)

Love this place. I’ve tried just about everything they offer. I highly recommend their mix fruit or strawberry Tarts they are the best I have ever had. Delicious Muffins, cookies, zucchini bread, pumpkin bread, and their cakes are phenomenal. The bread pudding is one of mothers favorites during the holidays.

A very gracious owner indeed! I placed a large order this week for a friend’s BD celebration this weekend — cake and many pastries. I arrived at the bakery this morning, IN PALM SPRINGS, only to find out that I had ordered from this bakery, in Salinas. Obviously, I couldn’t drive 350 miles to pick up the order from the right bakery. Luckily, the two bakery owners know each other so she called this bakery to let them know about the mix up. The Salinas owner even called me afterward to confirm cancellation of the order. I feel terrible about making them prepare all of the delicious desserts and being unable to pick them up. But the owner was never rude about the mix up and didn’t even charge me! If I’m ever in Salinas I will be sure to visit this bakery and give them my business.

This place is a poor excuse for a bakery. I will say they have beautifully displayed pastries, however, most of them are NOT for sale. Don’t ever rely on Peninsula Bakery for your holiday treats. They will take your «preorder» at Thanksgiving, but NOT Christmas, unless you want to wait in line at 7:00 am on Christmas Eve.(Who has time for that?)
This is a bizarre business model. This is why we and many other locals go to Monterey for our bakery needs.

And that one is outta here!
A home run every time and quite a few grand slams.
It sits off South Main in a strip mall called Park Row. Living just a few blocks away from this french gem is a blessing. Early morning walks in overcast skies will end with a perfect apple turnover, flaky croissant or buttery fruit tart. And of course coffee.
They also make delicious breads and wonderful cakes. You can have cakes made for special occasions, there very helpful in making it something special for you.
So search your sofa cushions for some change and drive past Winchells for a bit of the good stuff.
Last words… breathe deep my friends.

Loved the chocolate eclairs filled with chocolate custard. Fruit tart was amazing as was the chocolate truffle cake. If I lived closer I’d be big as a house.

They have delicious pastries. Love thier wedding cookies and sugar cookies. They have the best praline cake and delicious chocolate truffle cake.

Prices used to be great, now they’re just good since the recent price increase, always satisfied with purchases, but if you are willing to pay more there are a couple places within 15 minutes that are mind blowing. For Salinas I think it’s the best in Salinas ;)

If you like French type pastries this shoppe is the place to go to!
Their fruit tarts are very yummy as are their cakes, cookies, eclairs, and breads. All what needs to be said is try a little of each or what catches your attention and you can not go wrong!
They will do custom order cakes, but give them a couple days or so time.
I just wish they will do napoleons!

Cloren did the cake for my wedding in September, and I loved it! When we showed up for the cake tasting, she’d prepared about a half dozen cupcakes with different cake and icing combinations. They were all delicious. You know things are going to end up well when you have a hard time deciding what to choose because they’re all so good.
We chose strawberries and cream for one tier, and raspberry/​lemon for the top two. I gave her pictures of what I wanted, and she really worked with me. She called and emailed to make sure she was doing what I had asked, and I really appreciated her attention to detail.
Her husband delivered the cake to King City, which is about an hour away. It came on time, they put the cake topper on it, and it looked beautiful! I was very happy with how the cake looked and tasted!

In my previous review, I sound like I’m on speed when talking about this place but they are truly that amazing. I always get so hyped up when I talk about them.
In my previous review I also mentioned that they were unable to do our wedding because of the timing, but in the end they were able to make it work for us — because they are truly that wonderful! They delivered everything we ordered to our Monterey Wedding and it was a hit! They also made all the desserts that we had at my bridal shower!
We ordered a 3 tier wedding cake in addition to 11 assorted cakes of different sizes as well as trays of petite pastries and eclairs and tarts as well as bread pudding! We ordered a large amount for our wedding of 150 and let me tell you. there were no leftovers. People wanted more and always will when it comes to this place. The price was amazing (a steal!) for what we got for a wedding. I would highly suggest booking them for your wedding desserts! or any desserts for that matter!

I loved this place! The cake itself was amazing. A vanilla cake topped with fresh delicious strawberries was just the best I had in a very long time.
The workers here were very friendly and gave me pointers as to care for the cake since I had a bit of a drive. Helpful! When you actually go into a business and have the workers care about their jobs and enjoy it, it makes it that much better of an experience.

I’m a fan… BUT, since I wrote my last review, I would like to add… They struggle with keeping stuff in stock. I know they have to play it safe with the quantities they make, but seriously — running out of almond croissants before 9:30 in the morning is unacceptable. I haven’t been in a while due to this, but the last time they ran out, they were very unapologetic about it.
I have also ordered a cheesecake for a friends birthday, hoping since I was paying more than store prices from a bakery that it would be awesome… Not so much… Though it looked nice, it didn’t have much flavor. Costco’s cheesecakes are better.

This started out as a 4 star rating but the more I thought, the more I drooled.
I normally get the coffee cakes but I decided to add the almond croissant. Wow! It was so good, my wife ate half of it. So moist. They have really upped their game. I also love their bread pudding. And their prices are so reasonable. I rarely give out 5 stars but for quality and value, they are doing it! (But I will get my scones at Bakery Station). And they don’t take plastic so I never over spend.

I don’t know why it took me this long to write a review about this place, but here it goes… A small lil bakery in south salinas which is hidden in a plaza. This place has some weird hours, so you have to be familiar with the fact that its closed on sunday and mondays and closes early on tuesdays.
The pastries offered are pretty legit! I love love the chocolate almond croissant and the chocolate ganache, which is sometimes available by the slice. You can actually request a slice and have it ready for you the next day. thats some great service!!! and better yet, the slice is super cheap.
The only downfall to this place is the fact you have to come in super early in order to get the great selection of pastries. Alternatively you can call ahead of time and place what you would like on hold and pick it up before they close. Remember to bring cash or a check. they do not accept credit cards.
Must tries:
chocolate almond croissant
chocolate ganache cake
pear tart
bread pudding
giant cookies. a steal for 1.25

Peninsula Pastries is a total gem!
Yes, the hours are limited and the pastries sell out quickly, but it’s worth the heartache.
The shop is very clean — no frills — and the service is always very attentive and polite. They package everything really well, which is wonderful. They don’t try to jam everything into one bag or box. The prices are really reasonable as well, and they are extremely consistent in the quality and presentation of their desserts.
My recommendations:
–Praline cake (I don’t go for pralines or white cake, but this is fantastic)
–Fruit tart
–Peach turnover
–Blackberry and cream cheese danish (my dad’s top choice)
–The croissants! (especially their mini varieties)
–Pumpkin pie (which you can pick up before Thanksgiving)
–My absolute favorite, the raspberry chocolate truffle cake! This is a great whole cake to order for a special occasion — layers of chocolate cake, chocolate mouse with real, whole raspberries, and decadent ganache.
I’ve really never had anything bad here. I even ate a bran muffin here that was tasty.
My friend had her engagement party, bridal shower, and wedding desserts catered here, and it was great! They made beautiful miniature desserts (crème puffs, tarts, eclairs) and a lovely variety of whole cakes. I ended up picking up the miniature desserts for her shower. I was so worried that something would happen to them in transport, but everything was so well packaged! No dessert mishaps!

This place is THE BEST. Their sugar cookies are sweetly delightful and crisp. Their chocolate chip cookies are huge and slightly chewy with crisp edges. The chocolate chewies are flourless, dense, chocolaty, rich, and there are some tiny peanut (?) bits inside, with a crisp exterior. The lemon raspberry cake is good. The cheesecakes are PHENOMENAL fluffy ounces of heaven in your mouth. Orgasmic. Sinful. Seriously… The chocolate truffle cake is good (I get it almost every time). I’m also obsessed with any of their tarts. They have a sugar cookie crust, sweet homemade cream, and fresh fruit. Also heavenly so try one. (Cheap at $ 3). My birthday tradition is to order the «fraiser» aka strawberry and white cake. It’s very creamy. The bread pudding is always a hit– go early to get some. The eclairs are DELCIOUS. I’ve eaten anything and everything this place has to offer, but the above-​mentioned will leave you wanting more!!! (Too bad they’re on vacation as I write this. But they deserve it.)
The bakery store has been there for years (about 20 years), but Cloren and her husband David dominated about 8ish years ago… I’ve been going here before Cloren and I remain a customer because of Cloren! They know and love their customers. I ordered my wedding cake from here. They are helpful, professional and friendly. They don’t disappoint (except when the goods are sold out!!!). I love them and I want them to keep up the good work. Ps-​royal deli is complete sh*t compared to Peninsula Pasteries. Go when they reopen in Spetember!