Sage Bakehouse

Beautifully put together and the food is very European and incredible. Manager Pam is awesome and very lovely as her staff.

Visiting Santa Fe? Don’t miss this fantastic bakery, tucked away near the Railyards, with lots of free parking. Full of locals, enjoying exquisite baked goods, breads and small but appetizing brunch menu. Coffee’s good with continuous refills. Nice courtyard. Bag a seat outside on those sunny New Mexican days. Terrific place.

The food was fresh. but the service was outright unwelcoming on both occasions. I feel that there is a lot of stress and lack of leadership at this workplace. I will try again as it has great potential.

Overpriced, overrated and no internet. The baked goods are dry. Chairs are functional but not comfortable. Not sure what all the fuss is about…

Have you had a croissant here? My philosophy is it’s ok to eat something carb filled and caloric, as long as it’s good quality and truly worth the calories. This place fits the bill. The owners and staff are very friendly. I do wish they had more seating. May be time for this place to find a bigger location but I won’t count that against them in this review as that is a sign of their success.

Have got to confirm that the almond croissant and cinnamon roll are both superb. Other stuff looked very tasty. Good coffee, great relaxed ambience as the small retail segment of what seems to be a major bakery. Espresso good, didn’t have the food, but everyone around seemed happy & digging in. Nice menu breakfast, lunch.

The chocolate almond torte was the best thing that we had, the cinnamon rolls (which are called something else) were lacking in cinnamon but very buttery and flaky, the cream cheese Danish needed a little more cream cheese in my opinion but the place was okay but nothing incredibly special, the service was quick but not incredibly friendly or welcoming, overall our experience was alright. The chocolate almonds torte was really good and I nearly devoured the whole thing but the rest of the food was just okay. I will probably not be back just because the service and all but one item of the food was lacking.

Love it. Very little seating and it’s always packed, but for a good reason. Food is incredible and fresh-​made. Delicious. They make a good cup of coffee too. Excellent baked goods and sandwiches.

Whoa. Kale, ham, and gruyère quiche. Almond croissant. Cinnamon roll. A loaf of hatch green chili and cheddar bread for the road. The quiche slayed me off the bat. So flaky. So dense in the middle. The cinnamon roll was good but not really my thing… a bit bread-​y for my liking. We DID fight over the super spice bomb middle though. The almond croissant did us well the next day at 5:30a.m. on our way out of the tent into the stream for some early morning fly fishing. Almond IS up my alley and this one fits the bill. I will stock up on the baked goods the next time I’m in Santa Fe. The coffee was not a stand-​out but there aren’t any notable micro-​roasters in New Mexico who would map onto the Sage Bakehouse anyway.

Thanks for reserving my large loaf of raisin bread, sliced and bagged, while passing through town this morning. We ate it for breakfast and lunch on our trip to to Colorado.
When you want or need specific items from this bakery that sells out of stuff early, make an advance call to reserve or custom order.
Get here early and park behind the building. Try all their goodies! Yummmmmm.

Sage Advice… Go!
We stopped in to get some bakery items and a couple of lattes to go. There was a nice selection of things like almond croissants and cinnamon rolls. Back at home we heated up these bakery treats and they were great. They weren’t overly sweet and the pastry was not too gooey.
Our only complaint was with the coffee. I wish that baristas all over were property trained in the difference between a latte and a cappuccino. At Sage Bakehouse, we got a «latte» that was only about ²⁄₃ liquid and ¹⁄₃ foam. We should have sent them back, so shame on us (but we were in a hurry).

It was just alright, not as wonderful as I had made it out to be from all the Unilocal reviews. The muffins for sale were burnt, or maybe just burnt looking. The chocolate croissant was just alright, and the tarragon egg salad sandwich was lackluster.
It isn’t the worst quiche/​muffin/​croissant/​bakery that also serves sandwiches and toasts, but it also isn’t the best.
Cute looking, but meh.

Excellent bread, baked goods, open faced sandwiches. Very friendly service and nice little terrace.

O… M…G!!! I could spend the time to write a lengthy and eloquent description of this very quaint café however I will let the photos do the talking…

After a not-​so-​great breakfast the day before, we visited Sage because of its reviews on Unilocal.Frankly, we were disappointed. My husband’s PB&J muffin was dry and burnt on the top, but at least it was an interesting flavor combo and was (by SF standards) relatively cheap. I had a chocolate croissant, which was huge and flaky, but only had two very thin strips of chocolate inside. We also shared the spinach, blue cheese and sage quiche, which was mostly phyllo dough and very minimal quiche. The only bonus was outdoor seating, where we could enjoy breakfast with our pooch.

By far the best bread in Santa Fe. They also make great sandwiches, my favorite is the Avocado Smash, it’s smashed avocado with Serano Ham, absolutely delicious!

From the moment we entered and took in the incredible smells from the bakeries I grew up with in the ’60’s, this place had me! We enjoyed an almond and chocolate croissant, splitting each, along with a delicious latte and cappuccino; the coffee was delicious, smooth and well crafted.
There is not a lot of sitting space on a rainy day like today, but there is a patio out front with additional seating.
The Owner and Baker, Pam, was very welcoming and checked in with us part way through our meal.
The flavor of her almond croissant is incredible!
We will be back!

Food
Walking into the café, or even walking up to the café, you can smell the scent of baking bread, which is wonderful. I’ll probably come back sometime to try a loaf or three of bread. I only refrained because I’m not a carbovore, and just bought myself some good bread a couple of days ago.
I ordered the spinach, blue cheese with sage quiche, and it was delicious. The pastry crust was flaky; the spinach was fresh; the blue cheese was flavorful but not overly salty or overpowering. Yum.
I also bought an almond croissant, and while it was also delicious, I felt that mine may have been «overcarmelized.» There were many outer layers of pastry that were a little bit too browned and crispy. Also, some of the filling either oozed or, or the topping slid off, so there was a significant amount of sugar/​almond crust. It was absolutely delicious when I bit into the bulk of the croissant and got the trifecta if you filling, softer inner layers, and crispy exterior. I also love that the croissant was not cloyingly sweet.
Prices
Since I’m incredibly cheap, prices seem just a little steep to me, but it’s quite reasonable considering the freshness of ingredients, labor/​skill required, and location. Expect $ 8 – 9 for a sandwich, $ 2 – 5 for a muffin or pastry.
Ambience, etc.
This place is charmingly rustic, instead of pretentiously hipster rustic. This could also be because the target clientele is definitely older and/​or Santa Fe outdoorsey thing people, if the customers who visited the place are an accurate cross section. It seems like many locals and recurring customers (lunch and bread loaves) came in.
It seems like those lucky enough (and/​or wealthy enough) to live near the Plaza and tourists staying in the area could walk here. It’s nice, for those of us who live elsewhere, that there’s a decent-​size parking lot.
I love how real plates, flatware (in a real hands towel!), glasses and mugs are used!

I went to Sage for coffee. It was good, but would have been better if they served it in the French style, deep and roasted. It was a pleasant cup of coffee with many refills. I sat in front of the busy bakery part, it was very warm, and Santa Fe was not even 50 degrees in the morning.
But the best part was the bread — tender flakey flakey croissants and toasted rustic bread, chewy pecan raisin bread, served in the French style with soft butter and preserves. IF YOU LIKE BREAD YOU WILL BE IN HOG HEAVEN. There is much much more…

I was looking for a place to walk to, because I needed to purchase some goodies for some appointments I was going on before picking up the rental car. French Pastry ws recommended, but I called and they don’t take credit card. (Since it is a business thing, I need to use the card and get a receipt.) So, I walked to Sage and here is my experience…
Ordered a dozen muffins from here and mixed it up with peanut butter & jelly (what!?), bran, blueberry, and banana. I purchased them for some colleagues and they were all super pleased with the tastiness. Since I got a dozen, they were packed in three boxes, which made it a little difficult to carry and they didn’t have any bags besides bread bags that don’t have handles. That was a little weird. The woman who answered my call (to verify they take credit card) and who helped me upon arrival was super friendly.
Bottom Line — The rest of their pastries looked delicious also. I’d go back to try their breads b/​c it looks amazing!