Beth’s Community Kitchen

Was so looking forward to Beth’s. I drove around and around then stopped in the Mill Valley market & inquired. I was told that she closed her bakery for now. I hope she opens again.

We ordered some chocolate croissants and I’ve been disappointed.
As I am french, I am pickier than the average. :)
Unfortunately, this croissant doesn’t have the real taste as a one from France but it is not too bad, just too dry.
The customer service was good, friendly and smily.

If you have never tried the pecan tart at Beth’s Kitchen, do yourself a favor and buy the entire pie. It. Is. Amazing! If you are having a dinner party and want a fantastic dessert, the pecan tart might be just the thing. It is rich, so slice it thinly and then enjoy watching the blissful faces of your guests.
Lunches are also fantastic here. It is obvious that they make regular trips to a farmer’s market for the freshest ingredients available.

Here’s the deal with Beth’s: outstanding quality. Cute and Charming. Nice place. Expensive? Yes… and No.
Let’s say you get a croissant Pete’s or another place down the road. It’ll cost you approximately $ 3.25… and it’s probably been hanging out staring down people for more than a day.
At Beth’s, I think they’re about $ 4.25 or about 30% more and they’re as fresh as Arnie the Doughnut (it’s a kids book people). But here’s the but: they’re the best… and it’s going in your mouth.
So, if you like the tastiest pastries in southern Marin and think you’re worth 30% more, go here. If not, there’s a Krispy Kreme for you somewhere. Okay, that’s extreme but have you had Beth’s Cronuts with the crème?

The croissant donuts are little pieces of heaven! I’m so glad that I never tried the commercial cronuts at the local grocery store because Beth’s Community Kitchen is the place to go and experience a true cronut. Each time I took a bite, I’d do the «close my eyes with bliss» look.
I need to go back and try the other pastries.

The food is SOOO good. But why in the world is the quiche not even available until afternoon? That makes no sense!

Divine
I ended up here for lunch, and left very happy. I’ve always been a fan of Beth’s cronut holes, which I discovered at Equator. For me, the cronut itself is way over the top. However, it turns out that Beth’s also makes delicious lunchtime sandwiches. I resisted the cronut and opted for the turkey club, with a side of two cronut holes. The club actually out-​shined the hole.
The club was gorgeous. Each sandwich was stacked high with three half slices of bread, perfectly seasoned turkey, generous amounts of avocado, apple wood bacon, lettuce, aioli, and thinly sliced red ripe tomato.
I will be back, but not today, because Beth’s is closed on Tuesdays.

Bad customer service. Over-​rated and over-​priced. Tried to buy a sandwich at lunch time as the doors were open and other customers were walking out. I was told they were closed after I walked «in» and they still had sandwiches sitting on the counter. The doors were unlocked when I entered. The appropriate thing would have been to move 2 feet and lock the door. Then, sell me a sandwich and walk two feet to open the door. Thereupon, they could have locked it again. Probably won’t go there again. Mill Valley Market has great sandwiches at much more reasonable prices.

YUMMY — I love this place. Only real bakery left in MV.
Apple turnovers are my addiction. From the moment you bite into it’s flaky crust and experience the crunch of the apples and cinnamon, you’ll start to levitate. Reminds me of my grandmothers apple pie. Always buy two — one to take home.
Recently had the apricot turnover — slightly firm apricots, a little tartness — great surprise when available. Wish I had a scope of vanilla ice cream to go with it.
Egg salad sandwich with salmon is delish, so are the buttermilk scones.
Good coffee and friendly counter service.
One small problem — they’re CLOSED on Tuesdays, so don’t disappoint youself by showing up that day.

I just have to say that I NEVER cheat with baked goods, but the Cronut in display here and at that place is ABSOLUTELY effing delicious OMG super dupper yum yum yum finger licking messy all over GOOOOODNNNNNESSSS! Holy SMOKES! If you haven’t had one, please, do yourself a favor. stop reading this… seriously STOP reading this… drive there and HOPE that they still have some available. Sold out by 10am so better call ahead and have them save you some. They laughed at me when I showed up there at 1:45pm looking for one. Laughed!

A very pleasant way to start the day. Good coffee and a nice choice of pastries and other baked goods. After trying a number of items here are my hits and misses:
Sourdough wheat bread – large, heavy loaf. Great for toast and sandwiches and easily lasts a week without getting totally hard and stale. Winner!!!
Mushroom bread pudding – not on the menu every day but when you see it, get it. Caramelized mushrooms, sautéed onions, a hint of bacon and cheese turn those old bread pieces into a symphony of tasty deliciousness.
Chocolate croissants – buttery layers with quality chocolate nuggets in every bite. THIS is dangerously addictive.
Morning buns – nope, sorry boys and girls but these are not anywhere near the best I’ve ever had. Dry, not particularly buttery, and no caramelization from the cinnamon sugar. Meh, meh, meh…
Counter help friendly and a good vantage point for watching all the baking going on in the back. A few tables inside and out make this a casual place to relax before you start your day, or, a good rest stop if you’re wandering around downtown MV.

I have been buying Beth’s baked goods for many years long before Beth’s Community Kitchen opened its doors from their former amazing mail order division. For so long other than Beth’s more shelf stable retail line there have been few places to turn to for brilliant baking when they stopped selling retail mail order.
Its awesome they are back with the mail order and the retail bakery/​café
I tried Williams Sonoma and Neiman Marcus and other upscale bakeries and frequently I was disappointed. Far too often I was purchasing elaborately decorated cakes and pastry that tasted poor
The world is a better and luckier place knowing that Beth and her marvelous hard working team are back and making America proud with some of the most exceptional baking to be found in their own retail and café /​bakery location. I would argue that some of Beth’s products could compete with the masters of the baking universe in Europe or the Asia pacific
Beth’s baking isn’t just about attractive products but desserts that have amazing taste, texture, flavor without sugar assault. What they should be elsewhere but frequently aren’t. While some might come about this very special bakery and think high quality products there is really so much more to this artist’s baking legacy.
Beth has appeared on television with the Food Network worked for some of America’s most prominent celebrity chefs as a pastry chef and worked and studied and baked abroad. Today American is richer and luckier to have this extraordinary talent baking for them. We here in San Diego have nothing to compare with Beth’s talent anywhere to obtain such high quality bakery products other than breads.
In Los Angeles perhaps the closest talent I can think of is Annie miler the owner of Clementime who could really compare.
My waistline may be getting bigger but thank you Beth for coming back and creating excellence for your followers. I envy any of you lucky enough to live close enough to Mill Valley and have this baking Oasis
For me it means more expensive shipping charges or a plane ticket to come enjoy the experience of their products
Looks like the San Francisco area will be seeing more of me thanks to Beth’s Community Kitchen

I can’t say that I’ve tried everything Beth’s has to offer, but the things I keep going back to — Morning Buns, Cinnamon Twists and Brioche Crème Doughnuts — are all excellent. My household especially likes the Morning Buns warmed slightly in the oven. They are flaky and amazing.
They recently introduced Cronuts, which, of course, we had to try. I have to say that the filled Cronut did nothing for me, but the plain is worth the drive into town. It is rolled in cinnamon sugar and has all the best qualities of a croissant and a doughnut. However, I think the Cronut holes are the clear winner here. They are about two bites of wonderful. I could pop them like grapes were it not for the fact that I don’t care to be the size of a house.
The only downside to Beth’s that I can see is that they are a bit «spendy,» but at least the prices are matched by the quality of the product.

Local Mill Valleyans took me to Beth’s this morning, and when I saw that they have a version of the Cronut I was delighted, as I had yet to experience the hybrid croissant/​doughnut I’d read about. The pastry lives up to its reputation, in both plain and custard-​filled varieties. I have to confess I had one of each, as well as a custard doughnut hole, mmmmmm!
The other pastries all looked equally good, and I will return next time I’m in the area. A great addition to downtown.
It is a boutique bakery and prices reflect it, so expect to pay for the location as well as baked goods.

Some very tasty treats and wonderfully convenient in a cute space tastefully done.
My only gripe is the service can be insultingly slow sometimes. That can really sour the experience of a good place that could be great.

Cronuts, cronuts, cronuts. Beth’s Community Kitchen has got them, and they’re delicious.
Because I am a whore for food trends, I raced down here after reading an Eater SF article claiming that Beth’s cronuts were better than those on offer in the city. At 9:30am on a weekday, there were still cronuts available (although the guy behind me snapped up almost all of the remaining ones, so I got lucky). They have both a regular and filled cronut. The regular is rolled in cinnamon sugar and the filled has a cream filling with a touch of lemon flavor inside. Regular are $ 3, filled are $ 5. They were both wonderful, but I think I liked the regular a little better. It’s perfectly fried, crispy goodness, with a tender interior and just the right amount of sweet cinnamon sugar. I’m glad I didn’t stand in line for three hours, but I do think the cronut lives up to the hype. Or, at least Beth’s does.
The other items for sale at this bakery look lovely, as well. There were a lot of croissants on display, some nice muffins and buns, and some pretty cookies, as well. I ordered a coffee that was very good. The shop is small but does have a front patio where you can eat, if you’re lucky enough to get a table. I will definitely return for cronuts and to try the other items at Beth’s.
$ 10 credit card minimum. Metered parking is available on the street or there is a pay lot just across the road.

It keeps getting better.
I was not a fan of the overpriced, under flavored items. However, the product quality now is far better than it was last year. There is more consistency, and now the taste is superlative.
I am a big fan of the plain croissants.

They boy&I stopped by here when we were walking around Mill Valley&just had to go in. I love the layout of this little café; I wish my kitchen was that huge! Anyway, we got two flourless chocolate cakes [one for his mom, and one for our friend], and a chocolate croissant. Prices are reasonable, and service is very friendly. The chocolate flourless cake was REALLY rich, so I couldn’t eat a lot of it, but it was still very tasty. The chocolate croissant was good, but I didn’t eat it fresh… but it still tasted good a day after we bought it! I’d definitely come back next time I’m in the area!

To call it the best bakery in Mill Valley would be damning with faint praise, so let’s just say it’s one of the best bakeries I’ve been to, period, and one of the only worthwhile food establishments in Mill Valley. Wonderful baked goods & friendly people. The croissants and breads were excellent. But the cinammon roll, which usually fails due to an abundance of sticky glaze and not enough spice, was perfect.
To the «locals» who live in $ 3 million bungalows, send their children to private school, shop at Whole Foods, drive Audi SUVs, and who want to complain that a $ 5 croissant is too expensive, well — I guess we all have our priorities.

I have a real soulful connection to this place. Beth and her hubbie bust their humps, as do the tons of staff they have to keep this place real, local and quality. Its the only real bakery in Mill Valley.
Sometimes a couple of the staff get a little slow or distracted, which is weird when it happens, but the goods are totally top-​drawer. Go for the breakfast sandwich, scones and muffins. Yum!