Euro Pane Bakery

(626) 577-1828

950 E Colorado Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91106 34.1459 -118.1307

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Neighborhood: South Pasadena

Price:

$

Last updated 9.05.09

Category:

Bakeries, Dessert Shops

Payment Methods:

Visa, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Family-Friendly Dining, Quiet, Outdoor Dining, Hidden Find, Lunch Spot, Cheap Eats

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What People Are Saying About Euro Pane Bakery

Featured Review

Martha Burr

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The Scene – Line up alongside the near-fanatical followers who swear by this hole-in-the-wall bakery. With sunny decor, as well as a few tables and chairs strewn about, it's the perfect place for Cal Tech students and faculty and nearby neighbors. Service is always friendly and helpful. – – The Food – Sumi Chang cut her chops at La Brea Bakery's cafe, helping to perfect the croissant and, indeed, Euro Pane's croissants melt in the mouth. One taste of the chocolate croissant will release your French inner child: flaky, buttery, light layers of pastry surround an…

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Know Before You Go:
Euro Pane is located on the ground floor at the east end of the mall. Look for the small tables out front.
The Extras:
Stock up on fresh-baked breads, especially tangy olive loaf, fragrant rosemary bread or a charming country round that makes delightful toast (especially slathered with butter).
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “The atmosphere is kinda cozy.”
  2. “personally have grown to love this place, and am greatly looking forward to the opening of their new, more fashionable location across from Paseo Colorado in two months, and hope they are a big hit so I can more easily enjoy their treats.”
dessert
96.14999771118164% positive
  1. “My current favorite is the "french brownie" which looks a little like a chocolate muffin.”
  2. “Yes, there are other items on the menu, such as the famous egg salad, but make no mistake - people may come for lunch, but the real draw is the dessert.”
  3. “Great lunches and amazing deserts.”
  4. “My only complaint is that they no longer give you one of their fabulous lemon bars as a complimentary dessert with lunch-- I got a subpar cookie the last time I visited.”
  5. “recommend the pear slices on puff pastry or the Lemon bars with a fresh lemon taste, just the right amount of sweetness and soft enough to melt in your mouth on a nice cookie crust.”
  6. “Go here if you like baby meat pie.”
  7. “brioche (pistachio/hazelnut/chocolate are the best in my opinion) are only made on weekends - if you're lucky on Thursdays.”
  8. “This place has the BEST gourmet desserts around.”
  9. “hear their desserts are great, but have you SEEN the portion size compared to the price?”
  10. “The first thing that I usually do when I go to a new bakery/pastry shop is to try their croissants (and chocolate croissants), as I have had the real stuff in France, and other places that claim to be pretty authentic french bakery.”
  11. “When you order take-out they usually give you a cookie or a lemon bar with your order as a complimentary dessert.”
  12. “don't even like cake, but I order their blueberry cake with mascarpone cheese frosting every y.”
  13. “They have the best cake I've ever tasted.”
drinks
66.66999816894531% positive
  1. “When you order take-out they usually give you a cookie or a lemon bar with your order as a complimentary dessert.”
  2. “The coffee is also fresh and served with a smile.”
  3. “I'm not even a huge lemon bar fan, but these are absolutely delicious!”
  4. “Order your breakfast, a cup of coffee and get yourself a good book or morning paper, and you're set.”
  5. “drink straight espresso, no sugar, so I notice bad coffee immediately.”
  6. “Their coffee is excellent.”
food quality
88.38000297546387% positive
  1. “The egg salad sandwich and chicken salad sandwiches are great.”
  2. “The food is really good and the macarones are amazing but the price is high and the service is poor.”
  3. “Amazing sandwiches on fresh breads - personal favorite walnut cranberry.”
  4. “highly recommend the meatloaf sandwich, moist and tasty.”
  5. “The squash quiche is also very yummy.”
  6. “recommend the pear slices on puff pastry or the Lemon bars with a fresh lemon taste, just the right amount of sweetness and soft enough to melt in your mouth on a nice cookie crust.”
  7. “Actually all of their pastries are to die for; love those ginger scones.”
  8. “Go here if you like baby meat pie.”
  9. “best lemon bars, brioche, egg salad”
  10. “I'm not even a huge lemon bar fan, but these are absolutely delicious!”
  11. “Egg & chicken salad sandwiches & lemon bars are easy to get wrong, but EuroPanes are the best I've tasted.”
  12. “Rasperry and Blueberry muffins are delicious!”
  13. “The food is excellent although the service has went downhill ever since they expanded.”
  14. “Some of the best restaurants in the area get all of their bread from Euro Pane.”
  15. “Secondly, they have an extremely delicious feta and red pepper sandwich on rosemary bread.”
  16. “If you like "slow" food come here.”
  17. “As an example, when they put "lettuce" on their sandwiches, it isn't a big leaf of iceberg, it's mixed greens.”
  18. “love the egg sandwich!”
  19. “got the sandwich on regular french bread, which was horribly dry and hard.”
  20. “The first thing that I usually do when I go to a new bakery/pastry shop is to try their croissants (and chocolate croissants), as I have had the real stuff in France, and other places that claim to be pretty authentic french bakery.”
  21. “everything is fresh and delicious.”
  22. “The pastries are the best in LA.”
  23. “think I'd feel differently if their food was actually tasty.”
  24. “Great sandwiches, very chocolaty brownies”
  25. “The pastries are the best in LA-totally worth the price-lunch is great-I love the unsusual sandwhiches on fresh bread”
  26. “The pastries are the best in LA”
  27. “The coffee is also fresh and served with a smile.”
  28. “Yes, there are other items on the menu, such as the famous egg salad, but make no mistake - people may come for lunch, but the real draw is the dessert.”
  29. “Has to be the best bread bakery around.”
  30. “particularly like their oat breads when they sprinkle the tops with fresh oats.”
  31. “blueberries are my favorite and i love how she (owner) incorporates blueberries in a lot of her pastries.”
  32. “was looking for some good pastries, and figured I'll go here since there were so many wonderful things being said.”
  33. “If you crave a special treat - something that tastes wonderfully fresh out of the oven, this is probably your best bet in the area.”
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. “Yes, there are other items on the menu, such as the famous egg salad, but make no mistake - people may come for lunch, but the real draw is the dessert.”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “I'm not saying it's awful - but I feel the best places are the ones that you would drive out of your way to go to and this isn't the place.”
service
93.33000183105469% positive
  1. “Yes, there are other items on the menu, such as the famous egg salad, but make no mistake - people may come for lunch, but the real draw is the dessert.”
  2. “Everyone else are super friendly, and fast.”
  3. “The food is excellent although the service has went downhill ever since they expanded.”
  4. “Her current service staff are all good without any attitude.”
  5. “The food is really good and the macarones are amazing but the price is high and the service is poor.”
value
52.3799991607666% positive
  1. “Euro Pane is excellent, but not a great value.”
  2. “I'm not even a huge lemon bar fan, but these are absolutely delicious!”
  3. “The pastries are the best in LA-totally worth the price-lunch is great-I love the unsusual sandwhiches on fresh bread”
  4. “The food is really good and the macarones are amazing but the price is high and the service is poor.”
  5. “hear their desserts are great, but have you SEEN the portion size compared to the price?”
  6. “Yes, this place is pretty pricey.”
  7. “Unfortunately, they weren't what I expected from a pricey bakery.”
wait time
50.0% positive
  1. “If you like "slow" food come here.”
  2. “Service can be slow, but whatever.”
4 Star Rating: Recommended

01/25/12

Thanks Euro Pane for supporting the Human Society

by tducay

I really like the sandwiches and the bread which is used. But another strong reason for supporting a local business like Euro Pane is their support in helping homeless pets who reside at the Pasadena Humane Society. I believe it takes a community to make a difference. Thanks Euro Pane! The more you support PHS the more I love you.

1 Star Rating: Poor

09/15/11

Incompetence at best

by austin_c

I have been there two times in the last two weeks for take out and each time the staff has given me the wrong order. I don’t realize it until I get home. When I try to phone the manager, I get a busy signal. Given the high prices, I expect minimum service of getting my order correct, especially since I was very specific in what I ordered and received a receipt, which was correct. I cannot recommend Euro Pane to anyone.

3 Star Rating: Average

02/25/11

Macaroony

by cjbuttercup

***Macaroons Macaroons Macaroons***

Every flavor is great; coffee is my least favorite but still tasty!

This fine, smallish, establishment is filled with fresh baked bread with high-end but still cafeteria-type seating. Windows on two sides brings in plenty of light and cheer from the outdoors.

I found both lunch and breakfast here to be filling but otherwise unmentionable, and though it is stylishly arranged, the meals were altogether unappetizing.

The service, though courteous, was slow and they gave my sandwich to someone else and had to remake it.

HOWEVER!! Are you looking for french macaroons? This is the place to be for the most scrumptious and colorful macaroons around!

So, don't go there for the egg salad sandwich unless you want 4 or 5 eggs barely sliced on a piece of bread (served open face) but by all means run there for their incredible, sweet, macaroons.

~CJButtercup~

At your service. ;)

2 Star Rating: Below Average

05/18/10

Poor Service

by kellbell112

The food is really good and the macarones are amazing but the price is high and the service is poor. They forgot our food and were not very friendly in the process. For paying that much and hearing such good reviews, they did not impress us with their service. Maybe they should also try writing down our orders at the counter instead of making them wrong and forgetting.

  • Pros: good food
  • Cons: $$$ and not very good service
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

03/07/10

A real treat

by lindalemonjello

At the original location, the decor is not trendy - the focus here is on one thing: the baked goods.

Yes, there are other items on the menu, such as the famous egg salad, but make no mistake - people may come for lunch, but the real draw is the dessert.

When I moved to Pasadena, I came to Europane based on the glowing reviews and word of mouth, only to be disappointed. I even gave them another shot, only to have the same mediocre experience. It was not until I was having guests over and I picked up a wide selection of pastries that I fully appreciated that Europane is capable of serving up tiny pieces of sublime heaven.

My current favorite is the "french brownie" which looks a little like a chocolate muffin. And I agree with other reviewers that the lemon bars are something special. If you've jumped on the macaroon bandwagon, I don't think you will find any better than here. If you crave a special treat - something that tastes wonderfully fresh out of the oven, this is probably your best bet in the area.

Frequently, I am surprised and delighted at the excellence of some of the items there. On other days, there have been small disappointments.

Time of day is critical to get the most out of your experience here. After trying Europane many times, I finally realize why some of the treats have not quite hit the spot for me - I wasn't there early enough in the day.

Other reviewers have raved about the croissants - I tried them several times (I'm a croissant snob) and never found them to be special. The other day, I went to Europane at 8am - the earliest I have ever gone - and had a croissant. Amazing!! I finally understand what other people have been talking about. It was filled with buttery, flaky goodness.

I personally have grown to love this place, and am greatly looking forward to the opening of their new, more fashionable location across from Paseo Colorado in two months, and hope they are a big hit so I can more easily enjoy their treats.

Europane is capable of shear taste-bud-popping brilliance - if they don't get it just right for you your fist time there, I would urge you to give them another try. It took several visits for me to begin to really appreciate how special some of the baked items are here. The reward has been both sweet and delicious.

  • Pros: best pastry shop in town
  • Cons: a bit inconsistent

The Details on Euro Pane Bakery

Place Categories:

  • really good coffee
  • incredible place
  • like food
  • best pastries
  • great chicken salad sandwiches
  • whatever service
  • best lemon bars
  • great gourmet desserts
  • hard regular french bread
  • fresh bread
  • order blueberry cake
  • super friendly everyone
  • delicious everything
  • great chocolaty brownies
  • famous egg salad
  • big hit
  • best restaurants
  • wonderful danish
  • love unsusual sandwhiches
  • amazing macarones
  • love egg sandwich
  • like baby meat pie
  • nice baked breads
  • pricey bakery
  • favorite french brownie
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