Suzanne’s Cake & Pastry

I checked the Unilocal reviews and decided to try Suzanne’s bakery for a birthday cake. I ordered the chocolate mousse cake eight inches and it was one of the best cakes I have ever eaten. Everyone loved it, the fresh fruit decorations were lovely and the cake very fresh. It made a friends birthday very special.

Got their Portuguese egg tarts, and they were pretty good! Flaky crust with soft egg custard, and not too sweet. Buy six of any bakery items and get 1 free. There were breads, cakes, and other pastries, which I’ll be interested to try next time.

3.5 stars. This shop has been in the area for years and years, when I was in high school probably. It’s an Asian bakery so I sort of expect the Asian cake style — which is lighter and less sweet cake body with cream instead of the overly sweet buttercream or sugar frosting. When I got the chocolate mousse cake, it looks great, it’s good but sweeter and heavier than our whole family expected. Don’t get me wrong, definitely still a good tasting cake.
I got an egg tart and some pineapple short cakes to taste as well. All was good, just not great. I will come back, but not with urgency.

I frequently get birthday cakes for coworkers from this bakery and it does not disappoint. You get a 10% on weekdays! I’ve tried a few of their breads and man, they are sooo good! You know how people rave about 85’s blueberry cream cheese bun? The blueberry cream cheese buns from Suzanne’s is exponentially better! The top crust is crispy, light and fluffy inside, and the filling has a higher real blueberries to cream cheese ratio.
Their Portuguese egg tart and pork sung bun are also must-try’s!

The best custard tart (Portuguese egg tart) I’ve had comparable to Golden Gate bakeshop. Very very good, we tried 2 then ate it in the car, it’s soo good and cheap we came back and bought 2 dozen for our family. And it’s Buy 6 get 1 free!!!

I would go back. More of a Asian bakery.
Enjoyed the…
Egg tart
Some type of pineapple bun with cream filling
Some type of hot dog bun.
I think it’s somewhat reasonably priced. I wish they had more selection though ;)

Portuguese egg tarts were awesome & warm!
I would be back again. FYI they are at $ 1.35 per tart which is still a little pricey but cheaper than Golden Gate Bakery’s in San Francisco.

Just your average Chinese bakery, but a lot of their pastries are offered at really good prices! It was my first time in here & everything was really cheap compared to other Chinese bakeries that I’ve been to. I decided to try their famous Portuguese egg tart. One bite into it & I was already happy with the decision of which pastry to get, it definitely lived up to my expectations based on other people’s reviews that I read. I would definitely come back to try their other stuff especially with the good prices they sell them at!

The Portuguese egg tarts rival Golden Gate Bakery’s (*gasp!). They are sold warm, custard is silky and tops are slightly burnt and crispy.
In the Battle Royale:
Taste: close to Golden Gate Bakery.
Parking: Suzanne’s (come on, who wants to deal with Chinatown parking?)
Likelihood to be open: Suzanne’s — except Monday’s. You never know when Golden Gate Bakery is going to be open!
Prices: Suzanne’s is a little cheaper, plus if you buy 6, you get on for free.
Nostalgia: Golden Gate Bakery
Tip: Call ahead and they can reserve you some because they do sell out.
The other stuff Suzanne’s sells is sub-​par and I would skip.

Delicious Portuguese egg tart. It should not be considered the same as the Chinese one, aka dan taat. The Portuguese one is like a crème brûlée in a flaky crust. The tops of the tart are carmelized. There is also less sugar.
The dan taat is more of an egg custard in either a short crust or a puff pasrty like flaky crust. The custard is never carmelized.
Suzanne’s gets my vote for the best Portuguese egg tart. Golden Gate Bakery in San Francisco gets it for the dan taat. Best of both worlds!

Craving for some egg tart since Golden Gate Bakery is still close. Reviews for this place is good so we went to check it out… Special is buy 6 get 1 free (goes to everything in the store excluding cakes)
Ordered 6 Portuguese egg tart and other goodies from the shelf. this place reminds me of ShengKee bakery also. The egg tart is flaky and tastes like Crème brûlée but much sweeter (or maybe I just got the ones with much sweeter ones). I like the fact you get 1 free for buying 6… great deal! Definitely no waiting in line on this place and much easier parking (comparing in Chinatown at Golden Gate Bakery (GGB)).
This is a good alternative place to buy egg tart.

It’s a small shop, but they sell some of your standard Chinese pastries. We didn’t get the standard. We got an almond croissant, which was decent. Also tried the pineapple cake and a green tea flaky pastry. Both were OK — not amazing. Some of the other pastries looked great though, especially the salty and savory ones on display.

Suzanne’s Portuguese egg tarts are so on point. If you’re ever in the Millbrae area, you have to try them. They’re relatively inexpensive ($ 8 for 7) and are consistently good. I’ve also tried their pork buns and other pastries and they were good too, but the egg tarts are by far the best of Suzanne’s.

This review will be primarily based on their Portuguese egg tarts since this is the most outstanding feature about Suzanne’s Bakery. The other pastries are generally quite good, but can be found at other similar Chinese bakeries in the Bay Area. There’s also not much seating space (only 1 table), so plan to get the order to-​go. If you want to know what all the Bay Area craze on egg tarts is about, Unilocal «Golden Gate Bakery» in SF and check out their photos. You’ll know understand what I mean.
If you’ve never had an Chinese egg tart, imagine eating the part of a crème brûlée underneath the layer of caramelized sugar, except it’s surrounded by a flaky or crumbly crust.
If you like Portuguese egg tarts and want to find a legit place in the Bay Area that serves this, look no further. This is an equally-​good (if not better) bakery for egg tarts that rivals the famous Golden Gate Bakery in SF’s Chinatown. Oh and if you buy 6, you get the 7^th one free.
For those of you who don’t know the difference, a Portuguese egg tart (Po Tat in Cantonese) always come as a flaky crust (like a croissant) whereas traditional egg tarts can be crumbly (like pie crust) or flaky. Portuguese egg tarts have a characteristic burnt, caramelized-​sugar look similar to the surface of crème brûlée, except the surface is softer.
When comparing egg tarts from Suzanne’s Bakery and Golden Gate Bakery (in SF), you can’t go wrong with other. However, Suzanne’s Bakery has the extra touch of Portuguese style that make it worth coming here for. Furthermore, for those of us living along The Peninsula, going to Suzanne’s for delicious egg tarts without the hassle of waiting in long lines (there’s usually no line here) or driving up to the city and dealing with parking, is a big plus in itself. Given that you’d normally have visit Macau (traveling from Hong Kong) to try these, having this here in the Bay Area is also fairly convenient. And that’s a big understatement. Oh and I don’t think Suzanne’s Bakery goes on random unpredictable vacations like a certain SF bakery…
If you haven’t been here, you’re seriously missing out.

New owners… The family that owned the bakery previously have sold the business. No longer the same delicious morsels to be had…
I miss you, we no longer have a go to place for celebratory cakes. We now make our own. :-(

Five star only for the Portuguese custards (egg tarts). Friendly service.
They have a good variety of other asian baked goods but we didn’t really try anything else. Came for the egg tarts only.

Do you know how hard it is to find a chestnut cake in the bay area? Sheng kee is probably the only place from my memory. I was so glad when i walked in here and asked if they have a chestnut cake, and they do! They have two sizes too, and at a reasonable price. I got the smaller cake (i think it was 6 inches, i dont’ really remember) and it was 15.00. Not bad at all. The girl behind the counter was helpful and sweet. She told me there are chunks of chestnuts inside mixed in with the chestnut paste. The cake was super moist! i absolutely loved it! I will be back next time to try their rest of their cakes and their Portuguese egg tarts

I go to Millbrae about once a month to get my phở fix. After lunch, I ALWAYS stop by Suzanne’s Cake & Pastry for a mocha roll. If you love coffee and you love cake, you’ll love the mocha roll. It’s only $ 1.89! Also, the lady at the cash register is always nice, upbeat and greets you with a smile. :)

Bought a red bean green tea toast — was so looking forward to it at breakfast but was disappointed to see only the edge slice has red bean swirls :(

My hubby and I are kinda addicted to asian sweets! And Suzanne’s bakery is the best there is in the area! Everything tastes great (we pretty much tried everything there). I love the chocolate roll and the vanilla pudding stuffed bun, and the cocktail one and… well everything.
Definitely give it a try when your in Millbrae!