The Poached Pair

This was my favorite spot. I used to go a few times a week for my pastry and iced tea fix. I miss it terribly.

Perhaps the best bakery in town, this place actually made me like scones. I always thought those were just for girls at tea parties or British people… but Poached Pear made me a believer. They have this unbelievable rosemary scone that makes my mouth water just thinking about it. And the bacon cheddar… yes please. Yes sometimes the customer service can be a little sketch but I always figure they’ve been up since 4am baking, so who wouldn’t be cranky. I’ve never had anyone be rude, just not bright and shiny and full of Chick Fil A style gusto. I recommend calling before you go as sometimes they change hours. Oh and try the sea salt cookies. Also delicious.

The scones are amazing! It’s really hard to find a top notch bakery, especially in Santa Clarita so I was super excited to find The Poached Pair. The savory scones are the best and no matter how hard I try I can’t bake anything that comes close myself. The only downside — it’s on the other side of town from where I live: (
I used to come here after dropping my son at daycare but now he’s at a new school.

Food poisoning alert!!! I went here and got a couple baked items for me and my mother. Soon after we both became severely ill and had terrible stomach cramping and indigestion. It wasn’t a good experience and I would never recommend coming here.

Like the other reviewers mentioned, customer service is lacking. I went in October 15, 2013 (it was my birthday) and told the lady behind the counter that I had never been there. We mentioned that it always seems to be closed when we are in the area and said that they were recently closed for a month. The lady rudely snapped back and said that was in January (apparently time flies faster than I thought) and was «going to get mad» if we used that as an excuse for never coming there.
We bought two bars (one apricot crumble and one berry custard) that were $ 3 each. Pretty reasonable considering they are fairly large and good quality.
Afterward, we went to A Spice of Life next door and received exceptional customer service from the lady in there. It’s very apparent that the a Poached Pair has a pretentious attitude and I would rather give my hard-​earned money to businesses that have a better attitude.

We recently had food catered by The Poached Pair for a wedding shower with 35 people, and the food was amazing! The curry and couscous salad was my favorite but the beet salad was a very close second. All of our guests were very impressed with the food… everything was so fresh and colorful and the flavors were wonderful! Thank you again ladies!

I’m not really into coffee, but I was really happy with my ginger peach tea! Delicious!
And… I fell in love with their Hummingbird cupcake! I keep thinking about it and want to go back for some more! I loved the whipped topping on that cake! I will definitely come back here again!

I have tried a variety of sweets here, and a few savory. The stand out items are definitely the cookies. The brown butter sea salt, chocolate sea salt sables, Anzac, and blue corn chocolate chip cookies are all excellent. The cupcakes are decent, not great, but I like the hummingbird the best and think the pineapple flower is a nice touch. The scones are really good but not outstanding. I have had a few of their mini frittatas and their fine but kind of unremarkable.
Something to keep in mind is that they seem to have a a fairly small amount of each thing they bake so they often run out. I have recently been there at 1:00 in the afternoon on a weekday and almost everything was gone, and this isn’t the first time this has happened. I don’t really fault them for this because it is a small artisan bakery, but it is kind of a drag to walk away empty handed.

I stopped in with my boys for a quick afternoon snack. I got the sandwich of the day (fresh tuna salad) and ginger peach tea, iced. My kids got a raspberry crumble bar and a zucchini chocolate cookie, with a cup of skim milk for each. Everything was very tasty, and the lady who served us was very friendly. My only complaint would be that my sandwich for here was served on an itty-​bitty little paper plate; it would have been nice to have a real plate, or at least a bigger paper one, as the sandwich was very generously sized; however I do realize that most people come here for the sweets and not the savory. I had tried often to stop by this place, but the hours are sometimes unpredictable. Glad I finally stopped by when they were open. I’d stop by again to check out their other baked goods.

Bookmarked this place and finally had a chance to stop in, overall it was ok. There was nobody in there except 2 of the women working, they were in the sitting area and I told the woman that I had never been there & she said «Oh, well Welcome» but nothing about their business or baked goods. I think that kind of stuff gets people excited about your food, when they learn about it. But anyhow I got a zucchini chocolate cookie ($ 0.85), choc chip cookie ($ 0.85) & red velvet cupcake ($ 3). Choc chip cookie was pretty standard, good. The red velvet cupcake was good, but I prefer the moister Cakegoodness (Little Devil) one from down the street, and it’s the same price. The zucchini cookie was my favorite, moist & chocolatey! The cookies are kinda small, like 2 – 3 bites, but I like them like that. I may be back if I’m in the area, but won’t necessarily go out of my way to come here.

FIrst time visitor based on reviews and was less than impressed with the customer service. The lady behind the counter was either very tired or was having a bad day. Too pricey for my taste and would not likely return.

Quality ingredients and delicious flavors in their cookies, cupcakes, biscottis, sandwiches, and scones. Everything’s made on site and it’s fresh and tasty. Nice space to hang out and snack too.

The pastries and cookies are made with only the highest quality ingredients. The friendly owners are happy to explain: it’s pink salt! Real butter!
The brown sea salt butter cookies, savory scones, and coconut macaroons are my favorites. Everything is made fresh on site.
This place is awesome.

LOVE LOVE LOVE the Strawberry Cupcakes!!!
Friendly staff… I also like how they post the daily menu online.
Seriously, I haven’t tasted better cupcakes… this is it!!!

I first went here in May to check out their cupcakes. I tried the coconut lime which did not disappoint. While the coconut cake was not as moist as cupcakes I have tried from other bakeries, it worked well in this combination. The white chocolate/​lime cream cheese frosting was delicious and had a strong (but very pleasant) lime flavor. I also tried the cold brew latte for $ 3.25 which was strong (how I like it) but not at all bitter.
…I have since become hooked on their cold brew. They sell it by the glass or you can buy a quart-​sized milk jar to take it home and make it yourself. For a hot drink, the Americano is great. I was never big on scones, but I now regularly buy their blueberry lemon scone. The other items I have tried have also been good including a peach scone with real peaches inside, macaroons, and the cranberry orange scone. Their website features a helpful «today’s menu» if you want to see what they’ve got before you stop by. Occasionally they have sandwiches, which look amazing, but I have yet to try one.

A cool little spot to satisfy your sweet tooth. I went in just to check it out, and see what they had, as I wanted to have something sweet for later… which was supposed to be maybe 2 or 3 hours later not 30 minutes. lol. I purchased the Italian cream and Chocolate Chip Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes along with a couple coconut macaroons. All were delicious. Especially the coconut macaroons… toasty outside, chewy, moist coconut inside. WOW!!! lol. After looking at their menu at the other items they make, I will be going back sooner than had I planned.

I’ve only been here once. I had their cold-​brewed iced latte. OMG!
Nice environment, minimalist, and pretty cozy.

Normally, it’s pretty easy for me to pass up baked goods. (Not worth the calories…) But one afternoon, an aspiring client brought bribes — I mean goodies — to the office to win us over. Win she did with amazingly delicious macaroons and cookies from The Poached Pear!
I am a sucker for macaroons… Not those hoity toity French ones with only one O — I’m in love with the classic toasted coconut macaroons! The small toasted lump of coconut made my The Poached Pair was one of the most perfectly made I’ve ever had. I like that they’re not ginormous either… It makes for quality over quantity and gives it the right ratio of toasted-​outside to mushy-​inside. Yes, the ratio matters.
I also had what I’m assuming was the crispy cookie… I can’t even describe how amazing the texture and flavor were of that cookie, but I enjoyed every single bit of that mound.
My only drawback to this bakery is that they’re very expensive for what they serve. They are amazing, don’t get me wrong, but I just can’t consistently justify spending at least a dollar more on most baked good items.
Word of advice: go early. Otherwise you will be left with whatever they haven’t sold out of that day. I tried their bacon cheddar chive scone because of this (not the same as a macaroon).

Blueberry goat cheese muffin. Maple oatmeal scone.
Both had great texture and subtle, well-​balanced flavors. I definitely wanna come back to try more. Since the menu changes every day, I’ll probably be dropping by a lot.
*Update for 2^nd visit*
Their cookies are delicious! I usually prefer soft, chewy cookies, but I loved these. A little crisp on the outside, soft inside. They’re small, and only $ .85. My favorite was the crunch cookie. I’m gonna keep coming back just for the cookies!

I had an affair with a baked good this weekend and his name was RV short for Red Velvet… Fine. No infidelity took place. Totally not my style.
BUT I did have the most sinful/​orgasmic Red Velvet Cupcake by The Poached Pair!
I was invited to my boss’s baby shower on Sunday and The Poached Pair had provided catering including their famous macaroons and cupcakes!
The Red Velvet Cupcakes were actually dyed blue for «It’s a Boy» theme which I thought was brilliant but confused a few at first. My foodie intuition said «it’s Red Velvet Manda grab one.» So I did. And I loved every heavenly bite.
Scrumptious.