Merengue Bakery & Cafe - Monrovia, California

Kat Brashears

Happened by this spot as we were leaving the area. We will definitely be back! Friendly service and plenty of great little treats! This review is only for the bakery goods. We did not have time to sample any of the sandwiches or entree items but we went to come back to try them! We got mini smores, mini fruit tart, mini salted caramel, cookies, and a lemon tart! All the items were delicious!

Rosemari Martinez

A LOT to choose from! There is something for everyone. Very fresh food and great baked goods.

Dareesa Weir

Hubby took me for the first time last week. We had the meat filled potato balls(it’s called something different) and they were amazing! I also had the salted caramel tart. Yummmm!

Michelle Castro

Hi, My family member came in earlier today and your staff member Lorraine was rude to her when she asked for a bag to carry her things down the street where she parked. Your fruit tart also has no custard in it. It was whipped cream over a 1.5 inch cookie crust.

Tony Herrera

We visited by mere accident, actually headed just down the street to check out another restaurant but there was a long wait there, we are very happy we ended up coming in here, the food was delicious, the coffee is really good as well, we really enjoyed our visit, almost gave them five stars, but there was just one thing we didn't like, the fans in the dining area were going full blast and it made it way too cold to be able to seat there, we asked if that could be turned down and they said yes, than other people had already mentioned the same thing, but nothing was done, even at the end of our meal, it was all the same. Our table outside wasn't even level, the front area is slanted but we had to eat there instead of freezing.
We will come back to try their pastries and cakes, they look amazing.

Lisa Smith

What a cute shop with all sorts of goodies. The staff is really helpful and friendly. Everything was clean fresh and delicious. We tried the mini pies cream brûlée pumpkin cheesecake bar slice a cookies n cream cake. Would definitely recommend trying some yummy treats.

Marc Pacheco

For the past 2 weeks I've been coming here every
morning because I myself am a manager at
restaurant near,the customer service was fine and I
had no issues but today I got the worst experience
from this place, I ordered a cold sandwich and I
usually get them warmed up,the lady usually ask me
if I want it warmed but this time they didn't, I asked
kindly if I could get it warmed up she said the oven
is not working. I had no issues then asked if I could
cancel the order and get a refund ,she proceeded to
roll her eyes and tell me I couldn't get a refund, l
demanded a refund because I didn't want a cold
sandwich, then she walked toward her coworker but
made it noticeable she didn't wanna give me a
refund for some reason ,as the other worker was
giving me the refund the worker that rolled her eyes
at me was giving a lady her order and the lady asked
her nicely which was the different drink because she
ordered 3 ,2 were the same and 1 was different, the
worker once again roll her eyes at the lady and
completely ignored her and started talking and
gossiping with the girl refunding my order after a
minute she went back to the lady and she told her
rudely said the one on the right was different. This
was the most unprofessional and most rude
costumer service experience,rolling eyes should
never be done as a manager this shouldn't be
tolerated.Definitely not coming back. I have heard
other complaints,but I would talk great about this
place until today. It seems like other costumer's are
right. I will be returning back to cafe de olla they for
sure don't disappoint!

sbbcampervan

Food/Taste/Flavor: 4/5 - some pastries are much better than others. I can eat 10 of the mini salted caramel tart things if given! Carrot cake is must try with perfect blend of spice for the cake and sweetness from the frosting. It’s a much finer texture than usual which makes it that much more delicious. New York Cheesecake was extremely dense and more sour than expected. Napoleon had flaky pastry and extremely smooth pastry cream.

Ambience: 5/5 - nice and clean decoration. Very comfortable to be at and would loved to have eaten there if we weren’t meeting up with friends.

Service: 3/5 - had to wait around 8 minutes even though there was only one person ahead of us. Two staff was behind the counter but not sure what the other was doing.

Value for price: 4/5 - a bit more pricey but worth it for the yummier pastries