Batter Bakery

I’m not sure why the reviews are so low for this place. I was looking for a nice baked good to satisfy a sweet tooth craving, and I asked the cashier for a recommendation. She was very friendly and picked out a cashew butter coconut bar concoction that was like a coconutty brownie, it was amazing. Good texture, a nice level of chocolatiness, coconut, and nuttiness, not overly sweet, and splendidly chewy. It’s worth your while for a nice sweet treat

Cute shop next to Peet’s in Embarcadero Center #2
Wider selection of baked goods including «gluten conscious» cookies at this location compared to the corner shop on Montgomery & California
I usually come here after 4pm when they have their happy hour
Happy hour means $ 2 scones, cookies, or shortbread squares
Deliciousness!

This perfect score is based solely on a taste of Batter’s «gluten-​friendly» brownie, which swirls off your tongue like melted love. Hard to believe there’s no flour, it’s ridiculously rich without any of the typical residual gumminess. This place was recommended by someone who works nearby, who consequently warned me not to go in the same breath: it’s as close as food gets to heroin, he said. And Batter’s awesome sales clerk admitted that isn’t the first time she’s heard that. So really, you shouldn’t go. Ignore everything I just said about the bliss you’re about to feel (temporarily, and with residual consequences!) The perfection isn’t worth it! Is it? Maybe it’s possible to sign up for cookie rehab and your first taste at the same time?

Hmmm. where should I start. I wanted to check this place out today since we’re around the city. Didn’t know what to expect. To be honest, I didn’t like the cookie we purchased. When you come into the store, you don’t smell fresh baked cookies and everything is already wrapped-​that was my first sign of hesitation to try one. But then my daughter insisted to get one atleast so we know if it’s something we’d like or love or not! So basically we didn’t like it. The cookie was flaky and a little dry.
You can’t taste the chocolate goodness but you can taste the mint. I don’t think $ 3.15 was worth the cookie-(chocolate mint cookie).
The service was good though, the cashier was very friendly and helpful.

I purchased a Himalayan sea salt shortbread cookie and hazelnut chocolate chip cookie. Both were very good. I was surprised that the cookies are pre-​packaged. This makes me question the freshness of the cookies. These cookies cost more than an average cookie (ie Specialty’s) so I would like to at least know the cookie was baked today. Since the store is not busy, I assume they do not sell-​out everyday and I am therefore probably eating a day (or 2) old cookie for +/​-​$ 3.

I like going to Batter because the brownies are really good BUT I know what keeps me from being a frequent customer — the people who work there! would it hurt ya to crack a smile?! or say thank you and please? Why do you look so miserable? aren’t you glad i’m buying your baked goods? its just common courtesy people especially being in the service industry and all. i find it very annoying and I always leave with a bad taste in my mouth. on the other hand the people who work at the 555 California St location are always super nice and I will only go to that location from now on.

Got the large chocolate chip cookie which was just A-​OK. For the price, I expected much more and found that the minor pieces of salt sprinkled on the cookie detracted from the flavor.
Got a pack of the orange pistachio small cookies are really enjoyed them. Definitely want to go back and try a few other flavors. If I find another flavor that I like, I will bump my review to 4 stars.

The cookies here are good but are not worth the price. I do not think I would pay this much for a cookie again and certainly would not intentionally go back just to get more cookies from here.
The person working in the store was a bit rude and strange.

Read somewhere that they sell one of the best cookies ever :), which is Sand Angel. They have their secret recepie, and you would not be able to find it anywhere else. So I decided to go to the Embarcadero store and get it for me and my co-​worker. The shop was super empty with very dull lighting. Everything looked o.k., but nothing mouthwatering. I got the Sand Angel Cookie, wich is pretty pricey. To tell you the truth, the secret recepie did not blow me away at all. I have had better. I mean it was o.k., it was a cookie. To my mind, it should not be costing $ 3.00, and on top of that the girl at the shop was not welcoming at all. She looked kind of demeaning. I am not coming back.

Batter’s cookies are out of this world! The ginger cherry and mocha chocolate are my favorites! They are pricey for a cookie but on par price-​wise with Specialties, another of my favorite bakeries.
I love Batter’s spare décor and modern displays.
The only downside to shopping here is that I have yet to meet a salesperson who will crack a smile. They are all very hip but not the least bit friendly. I have yet to be offered assistance, and when you take your selections to the register, it almost feels like you are putting the salesperson out.

On Saturday, Batter bakery brings baked items to the Ferry Building Farmers market and sets up a stall facing the Embarcadero (south arcade).
I think BB makes the best scones in SF… which could mean they’re one of the best in the world.
Today I got to sample something new for me: chocolate cake with puréed beets. It was so moist and lightly sweet. Delicious.
I am a huge fan of BB: their scones, their breakfast pastries and their ice cream sandwiches (OMG)!
Stop by on Saturday if you don’t live near their Russian Hill shop or their two Financial District locations.
Bön Appetit!

I bought a baggie of chocolate chip mint cookies. OMG those are so good and addictive! The mint wasn’t overpowering and the cookie was crunchy. Way better than La Boulange’s.

Decided to indulge and stop by the Batter Bakery pop up at 2EC due to the $ 5 Paypal credit. The cupcakes didn’t look that inviting, but it was hard to decide what to get. Nothing totally jumped out at me, but I decided to get a gluten free dark chocolate brownie and a Meyer Lemon Sea Salt cookie for us to share. I had to pay the difference of $ 1-​something change, so a little pricey, but it was to be expected.
The brownie was huge and a little on the dense side. We prefer the harder crunchier brownies, this one was really soft. Still had the decadent chocolate taste that most people long for in brownies though, but a little gritty. We enjoyed the lemon cookie, as it was crispy. It was a faint bit of lemon. I would honestly prefer a splurge on Specialty’s huge and caloric cookies, but Batter Bakery was a nice alternative. 2.5 rounded up.

Weird /​inconsistent hours. Uninviting lighting. MIA staff. Every time I walk by in the morning and think I might pop in looking for a scone or something for breakfast, they’re never open. The few times I have seen someone there in the morning, the door is locked and they ignore you even though you’re obviously interested in buying something.

The *best* chocolate sandwich cookie *ever*.

I came here this afternoon for a little treat. I’ve never had Batter cookies before, but, I heard that they’re good so I decided to give them a try. The setup is kinda weird in that it doesn’t seem like a bake shop, but, since it’s a pop-​up shop I guess it doesn’t really matter.
They have a table in the middle of the store with jars of individual cookies and packs of cookies on shelves along the wall. It was very quiet when I went, and at first I wasn’t even sure if anyone was in the shop. The cashier was hiding out behind the counter in the back of the store, but, I did find an information sheet for the cookies, which was helpful as I was hangry and didn’t really feel like talking to anyone. I couldn’t find the cookies they had on display in the window available for sale, which is a shame, because it looked delicious: (
Instead I grabbed an individual Chocolate Mint cookie and took it back to work with me. The cookie itself was good. Not mind blowing, but, a good treat and one of the better cookies I’ve had in the Financial District.