Olive Tree Bakery & Cafe

Is this place even still open? I walked around Oakridge like 5 times looking for it and couldn’t find it and it’s not even on the directory. Wanted to get some macarons so I ended up going to Cocola Bakery in Santana Row.

I love their pastries here! Especially the Chocolate Mousse Cake. It looked really cute that I didn’t even want to eat it.
I always buy from here whenever I’m at Oakridge. They have all the pastries on display & they looked so good. How can anybody pass by the display of pastries and not be tempted to buy anything?!
I never have to wait in line & the staff is really nice.
The prices are fair, I think it was $ 4 for a cake?
I’ve tried the Tiramisu & the Red Velvet. Soooo good.
This place never seems to disappoint me.

Came here for the macaroons, I’ve been looking for a place with somewhat cheap French macaroons and were of a decent size. My sweet tooth can only handle so much.
I got the Strawberry, Mango and Pistachio and they were lightly flavored, but perfectly sweet.
Come here if you’re not down for spending $ 3 for a slightly larger version at Cocola across the street.

I’m a sucker for a good macaroon, mmmm!
When I saw these, I couldn’t say no. I got one of each flavor (pistachio, vanilla, strawberry, mango, chocolate, and mocha). By the time I realized how much it was, it was the point of no return.
It’s around $ 1.50 each, EXPENSIVE when you buy many. But it’s definitely cheaper and bigger than the ones at Cocola on Santana Row.
Skip the strawberry, mango, and vanilla. It’s blah. But definitely go for the mocha or chocolate!!! The chocolate one is rich and delicious, not too sweet. If you must, pistachio is also pretty good.
I will be back only if it’s a life or death situation because its pretty expensive and it’s situated in the 2^nd worst mall in the Bay Area (Eastridge places first).

CLOSED FOR GOOD!!! I was so bummed! I hear some really great things about this place and wanted to check out their infamous French macaroons. So I stopped by the mall to visit this place. To my surprise it is no longer there and it’s all boarded up. I even called their number to see if perhaps they relocated. No such luck. The number has been disconnected. Too little. Too late.

Macarons were not fresh. The inside frosting was not good. Not ganache-​like at all. Yuck.
The other desserts looked overpriced.

best French Macaroons EVER!!! I just discover this bakery three weeks ago & first time bought 6 macaroons w/​different flavor :), a bit pricey thought. Just bought dozen of them yesterday: D, my flavor is pistachio, choco, mocha, but they are too sweet thought. :(but my favorite so far from the bakery, haven’t try their cake and bread yet, next time :)

what a nice little shop
there are some pretty nice baked goods here. i had macaroons for the first time here and they were quite good. i had the vanilla and the mango flavors. both were packed with flavor however were a bit sweet. way too much sugar. the vanillla one was quite chewy which i really liked, but the mango was soft. i dont know how the real ones are since this was my first time trying it. i also tried a slice of a cake with mousse. it was nice, light and fluffy. it has a crispy hazelnut flavored wafer and a subtle flavor of espresso.
not too shabby for a fairly new shop.

I got the the pistachio and strawberry macarons. The pistachio was better than the strawberry, but they were just ok. I have had better.

Went back to try the Mango and Mocha macaroons. The mango one was a bit too much for me but the mocha macaroon was delicious.
Boo-​yah macaroooons!

The best macaroons I’ve had so far! The price for one is only 99 cents, which beats any other place I’ve been to. They are bigger than most places also.

Very good European style bakery.

All I can say is that I miss Beard Papa!
One day, I stopped by to pick up 6 pieces of mini cakes. It was for someone’s birthday, and I figured little cakes would be kinda fun, considering how pretty all of them are. To our surprise, the cakes tasted horrible. The frosting on most of them were really dense in a bad way, and the red velvet cake was such an utter disappointment. I really felt sick after having one of those.
Now, their french marcaroons/​macarons are a whole different story! Whatever you’d like to call them, they’re great. Considering their size and taste at 99 cents a piece, it’s a steal!

Before heading to the theater to see Toy Story 3, I passed by this little bakery. What did I see to my surprise? FRENCH MACAROONS!
These babies are much bigger than those of other bakeries I have seen. Quite tasty and at only 99 cents a pop! There are very few places that have these macaroons and I’m glad there’s finally a place to grab some in San Jose. Who knew it would be at oakridge mall though! I got one of each flavor that was left: strawberry, mango, coffee, vanilla and chocolate. They were out of pistachio, boo. All were really good, nice cookie texture with delicious filling. Dare I say they were even better than the bakery in redwood city that specializes french macaroons!
They have an array of other sweets and pastries, but I only come here for those parisian cookies.

this review is solely for their french macaron. mind you, these are not the coconut MACAROONS, but MACARON. if only people knew the differences in the spelling and the type, the world would be 10x better… anywho, i got a whole boxful from a dear coworker for my birthday with a variety of flavors: pistachio, strawberry, lemon, vanilla, raspberry/​chocolate. it was heavenly – crunchy, crispy outside with chewy, moist inside and creamy filling (ganache?). they weren’t too sweet and i could definitely finish them all if they weren’t so big (a palm-​size). even that’s not a bad quality! they even tasted like they were baked there, not manufactured someplace else.
i’ve been scouring Unilocal and google for the nearest and least expensive macaron in the bay area. several other places were either too expensive (99 cents for one or $ 5 for 3… pffft). the bakery in los gatos also has a very good selection of macarons too, but they’re pricey. I heard there were 89 cents each with probably a deal if buying in large batches. i’d totally take these over a birthday cake any year!

Soooo glad I found this place… the macaroons here are the best Ive ever had!

In place of where Beard Papa’s used to be is now this little bakery café shop. The sweetie and I were intrigued upon exiting Oakridge Mall when we saw these great looking individual serving slices of cake. We opted we’d get 2 to go and try them at home after dinner.
Might I say this place is very expensive, at $ 4.25 a slice I already felt the regret of getting food here versus someplace like Sheng Kee Bakery. Nonetheless, we wanted to try something new and I liked the fact that they had Fro Mage! One of my absolute favorites. The sweetie ordered a strawberry pear mousse cake.
I also noticed they serve coke by the bottle. Nice touch, but anyways on to the cake. We had placed them in the fridge until we ate them and they held their own. My cake didn’t taste like it was soaked in coffee/​espresso but it was really good. The cake was moist and the layers were noticeably thin. The presentation is amazing but didn’t help the overall flavor. For the price tag, it’s not really worth anything more than just a fling try.
The sweetie’s cake could have been a little more sweeter too. Oh well maybe we’ll be back to try their clam chowder and other things on the menu!

Got some yummy macaroons here. Their desserts are very good!

I was standing in line for the movie theaters when the gaudy, alternating pink and brown stripes caught my eye. I thought to myself, ‘oh my god, i think it’s a new cupcake place.’ I impatiently waited until I finally got my movie tickets and then I skipped on over to Olive Tree Bakery & Café. To my dismay, there were no cupcakes in sight. However, there were a lot of baked goods – fruit tarts, vibrantly-​decorated cakes, and a variety of other pastries.
I forgot what it was called but I think I went with the ‘almond tart.’ I wasn’t expecting it to be as good as it was. The cake was soft and tasted fresh. The almond flavor was maintained throughout the entire tart and the lightly sugar-​coated sliced almonds were perfect. The outer crust was also super flaky and yummy!
I got too excited and forgot to take pictures. Will do next time.

Olive Tree is a café/​bakery in the food court of Oakridge mall. It is conveniently located on the left hand corner of the food court, well decorated with pink and brown wall paper, almost imitating Juicy Courture. The pastries are light and fluffy, fresh and flaky. The chocolate croissant is buttery and delicious, as is their almond custard pastry. I also ordered off their childrens menu for lunch. A healthy sized sandwhich, enough to satisfy any hungry adult, fries and milk or soda for only $ 3.99! What a deal! The ham and cheese sandwhich was tasty and just the right portion size. The fries were a tad dry. I hear the chicken pesto sandwhich is really good as well.
They have a minimum $ 5 balance for credit card charges which is a little annoying since I never carry cash on me.
But I have been here 3 times within my last 3 visits to the mall. I just can’t get enough!