Taste of Denmark

We have been going to the Taste of Denmark over the past few years and it has never disappointed. As one review said, the biggest challenge is nothing is labeled so you have to ask a lot of questions. But, even if what you get is not exactly what you wanted, you will likely still love it.
Any of their cream puffs are excellent. Thank goodness I think they only have the Neapolitans on the weekend or we would get one just about every day. Oddly enough, the Danish are delicious but they don’t have the typical texture you might expect similar to like puff pastry. When we are on an absolute carb binge, I think it’s called Spanish loaf… regardless it is awesome. Our family favorite is to pick up a couple loaves and come home and make a dipping sauce from extra virgin olive oil, pureed San Marzano tomatoes, and lots of garlic.
Awesome bakery. Give it a try!!! My mouth is watering because I wrote about their Neapolitans. Guess I know where I will be heading in the morning.

Everything here is SO delicious! My favorite is probably the almond croissant. If you’re in the area, you need to stop in and get a treat or two!

The jalapeño, ham, and cheese croissant might be my favorite thing on the menu. I also love the almond twists and cream puffs! You can’t go wrong with any delicious treat from this bakery. I recommend going early on weekdays, plenty of selection and not too crowded.

For a true made from scratch bakery, you can’t beat Taste of Denmark. From the donuts to my absolute favorite, the cream puffs… This place hits the mark. Great for lunch or take out. And the Holidays, they really out do themselves. The croissants stuffed with ham/​cheese and jalapeños are rich and buttery with salty ham. Great for breakfast or lunch. The service is friendly and quick. Prices are very reasonable for the quality.

I live very close to this bakery and it is by far the best bakery I’ve been to anywhere. This bakery is by far better than the bakeries I ate at in France and England. Also not to mention the prices are amazing for the quality of these pastries. If you are near or want a delicious treat on a Sunday morning I highly recommend giving this place a try.

MUST TRY!!! Awesome pastries and breads. We got a loaf of ciabatta bread that was amazing! Some sweet pastries and a croissant closed sandwich that was delicious. You can’t go wrong here!
The only tricky part is that nothing is labeled so plan to ask a lot of questions or just go off of what looks good to you!

If only I could eat pastries everyday… and only if I could eat their pastries everyday. Good heavens this place is tasty!
We’d driven by this place sometime ago and it’s been on the list ever since. After spectating last weekend’s Colfax Marathon I figured that eating pastries while watching others run a marathon was the best way to start the day!
Anyway, I must have traipsed in at a good time because there wasn’t a line. Since there’s pastry overload up in here — I had no idea what I wanted. Thankfully, the woman that helped me was able to make some great recommendations.
Lemon krinkle = hell yes.
Almond krinkle = double hell yes.
Blueberry Danish something = also a hell yes.
Cinnamon roll = pretty darn good.
Jalepeño, ham & cheese croissant = hubby says, «where the hell did you get this?!»
Needless to say, I’ll be making the 20 minute plus trek back out there again soon.

I love this cute little place. :) If you love almond, try a Napoleon hat! Every pastry I’ve tried here has been perfection, and they’re also cheap!

Just to tell you how much I love this place: I am buying a new house in Lakewood. The first thing I do when seeing a new listing is check how far it is from the Danish Bakery.
I grew up in Europe and the typical Sunday afternoon ritual where I lived was to have friends over for pastry or cake and coffee or tea. A Taste of Denmark serves exactly that kind of freshly made, delightful pastry that goes with an overcast sky, frigid temperatures, and a bunch of fun people that don’t want to count calories.
You can’t really go wrong with anything they make, but many of the marzipans are insanely sweet (go great with unsweetened coffee). Also, you really should plan on getting there in the morning for best selection.

Wow! Best pastries west of Denver. Always fresh, always a great selection. Ham and cheese croissant is the best. Seems very authentic. Unfortunately is near my running path so I frequent the establishment cancelling out all efforts for being good.

As a Turk, I miss european style bakeries and little crispy salty or sweet things to go with my tea.
I came in here because I drove by on the way to the dog park, and saw it while passing — I was honestly just curious, having never seen a danish bakery before. I came in and decided to get the hazelnut tart and a loaf of the sourdough. Both are EXCELLENT. the hazelnut tart in particular is SO good! I will come back to get several to have with tea next time I have guests, and while i’m there I will be sure to try something else that catches my fancy! price was also not as high as I anticipated (7.50 for the loaf and tart).

Oh Taste of Denmark, how I love thee! But seriously, Taste of Denmark is just fantastic. Unfortunately, they are so good that when I eat pastries from anywhere else I am gravely disappointed. Nothing compares. We usually get pies from them for Thanksgiving, which is always a huge hit with the family (last year we accidentally ate half of them ourselves before we got to Thanksgiving dinner… whoops…) and their bread is also amazing. Whenever my mom comes to town we have to go to Taste of Denmark. It’s that good.

Though Taste of Denmark is off of a very busy street, it has a neighborhood feel. Young families, seniors and 20 somethings all clamor for the deliciousness inside. If you love a good pasty, prepare to be overwhelmed because the selection, to quote «The Donald» is yuuuge! Speaking of huge, if you’ve ever wanted a croissant the size of your head, this is the place for you! My hubby is a big fan of the chocolate croissant, so I got one for him. It was soooo good that I may need a mop to wipe up the drool as I write about it. You could literally taste the butter in every last crumb, and the chocolate was the perfect balance (a touch on the sweeter side). In addition to the croissant, I also had an iced sugar cookie that was adorable and delightful. We currently have a cherry Danish on the counter as I type, and if I weren’t already so full, I’d be eating it right now. Seriously. That good. It’s definitely trouble that Taste of Denmark is on the way home from Red Rocks. I am rationalizing it by saying that I burned the calories climbing stairs, so it’s an even trade. Not sure the math works on that one, but I’m sticking to it!

So A has ben trying to get me to try this place since it is one of his favorites and we finally made it. Very, very good…
Positives
Huge selection of pastries and breads
Everything is fresh
Everything we got was great, we shared everything and I have to say going halves on some was really hard for me.
Take phone-​in orders
Negatives
Staff isn’t that great, some are pretty young and not that great at customer service plus they get a lot of regulars and have a tendency to ignore the non-​regulars (problem with that is you alienate your potential new regulars).
They really need to label the trays for the newbies, I kept having to ask what is that, what is the filling in this? Plus if they have them labeled they wouldn’t have to spend so much individual time on customers (help the staff).
Their website doesn’t do them justice, they do not have their full selection listed.
My favorites are the prune tart and the wood stick (marzipan and chocolate, the white tube with with chocolate ends in my picture). I will be going back. I keep fantasizing about the wood stick! Oh and some complain they run out of things. That is actually a good thing, means its fresh and they don’t have trays of frozen old stuff in the back waiting to be put in the displays… plus they have so many options you will get to try something new!

My mom is from Norway. I lived in Norway for 13 years and have been to Denmark so many times I can’t even count them. So we both have a fair idea of what a lot of these pastries should taste like as a lot of them are very common in Norway. This place reminds me of a cute little bakery that my husband and I stopped by on a bike trip from Århus to Copenhagen, which had the best danishes I have ever had. I don’t even know what a lot of the pastries are called in English, but I can confirm that literally everything we tried, which was just about everything in the first display when you walk in, is just as good as what you can get at some of the best bakeries in Denmark.

This place is really, really good. I have not had anything from here I do not like. They have an amazing variety of things to please most tastes. Although I haven’t been going here long (I had no idea they had marzipan), It is definitely a favorite bakery to visit.
Sadly my wife STILL hasn’t tried this place! I have even ordered pastries for her while I am there to satiate my cravings, they just don’t last the ride home.

MARZIPAN heaven!!!
Although everything is fresh, flaky and scrumptious most items feature almond paste. It is always just delicious enough without being heavy handed. Christmas is a special season with every European treat desired. I’ve added the photo is Holiday Hours for your convenience. We learned last year to preordered Yule logs, etc. makes it far easier to gather up the sweets.

Seriously heaven in my mouth! I started with the custard filled cinnamon roll it was so light and flaky it was falling apart and I was scooping up dropped bits off of the parchment paper and shoveling it in my mouth. I could not let one crumb of it go to waste. Good thing no one was around to watch me devour these incredible pastries. Next I started on the bear claw the almond paste inside was better than amazing so I moved on to the croissant as not to overwhelm my taste buds with incredible-​ness. Well that plan was foiled by more almond paste inside the croissant wow. Best croissant I’ve ever had so light, flaky and buttery. I stalled about one minute before finishing the bear claw because I didn’t want this experience to end. I couldn’t resist any longer. If you like almond seriously try the bear claw. Flaky tender pastry overflowing with almond paste topped with toasted almonds. WOW!!!

Taste of Denmark is always a solid when it comes to satisfying any sweet tooth. I always come for the Almond Twist– it doesn’t look as flashy as many of the others but I promise you won’t be disappointed! The selection however is huge and whether you’re a chocolate or a fruity fan you’re sure to find something you love. Everything is always fresh and top notch.
The service is okay. It’s often times run by high schoolers and as expected service is a little unpredictable. Sometimes you get the angst y teen who obviously didn’t leave their drama at the door before coming to work and is pretty much going to take it out on any customer that dares to ask what a particular pastry is filled with. Other times it’s not so bad… As long as you won’t take it too personally I think it’s worth the attitude. (We’ve all gone through that phase, right?) It’ll all be worth it after you take that first bite!

Amazing pastries. Not sure why the red head was in such a foul mood before she even started helping us. We waited for about 5 minutes for her to even acknowledge us while she stewed behind the counter.
My love is from Denmark and was so excited to learn about this bakery that we had a huge order that we phoned in the day before. It was pre-​packed and ready for us, but some of things were chilled when they shouldn’t have been and some was squished so she ended up throwing a bunch away and repacking almost everything. If she had known this was our order she probably would have stewed longer before helping us.
Funny thing is the gal warmed up to us and got more pleasant to deal with while she was helping us.
According to my Great Dane, some of the things were spot on while others missed the mark totally. I know she was very happy with the Napoleon’s Hat and the Marzipan cylinder thingies, I think called wood sticks, and was let down with the raspberry shortbread (which I liked cause it tasted like a pop tart to me).