I guess because they are in the heart of a tourist town & will do business regardless — they take NO pride in doing good business. Fell in love with a box of cashew brittle on a Thanksgiving trip back home. E mailed them afterwards to see if they could ship some for me(proof of what I requested!) got an immediate answer &2 phone calls later I ordered and paid for 4 boxes. I received 4 boxes of peanut brittle. NOT the same & these were to be given along with Christmas gifts. To add insult the poorly packed shipping box literally crushed 1⁄3 of each box. The finely crushed powder covered each box and made them embarrassing to give so we were out $ 55. Not even a F you in response to my e mail. Even a subsequent trip on Christmas to address in person resulted in a useless promise to have owner contact us. Update 1−18−16. Someone with my name & account opened today decided to compliment me with a nasty gram. Guessing the Bakery isn’t fond of honest reviews!
Tara M.
Classificação do local: 5 Yorkville, IL
This is the best bakery I’ve ever been to. Reasonable prices and amazing donuts. Staff was super friendly and helped us navigate through all the amazing choices they had. Will definitely be getting breakfast here again next time we are in town!
Linda W.
Classificação do local: 5 South Haven, MI
Best place to get doughnuts. Always fresh. Always a friendly wait staff. Sometimes you will be staying in line for a couple minutes but that just tells you how popular they are. Make sure to grab a number right when you walk in.
Sandy Z.
Classificação do local: 4 Brown City, MI
Enjoyed breakfast both times we visited. Looks like a cafeteria, but breakfast was cooked to order and brought to you. The marble rye was excellent.
David A.
Classificação do local: 4 Lansing, MI
Great food, great atmosphere, and great staff. Its a great way to end a vacation in the beautiful town of south haven. The reason I didn’t give 5 stars is that the price is not 1 dollar sign; definitely is a 2 dollar sign
Mike P.
Classificação do local: 3 Bloomingdale, IL
Stopped in around 1130 for a late breakfast. I did not have the bakery items although they looked fresh and very good. We stopped in the dining room where the kitchen is a cafeteria style line to order food and they will bring it out to you. I had a western omelet with sausage gravy. The eggs were a bit tough and the cheese was raw. It was ok but not great. Others that were with me had a few sandwiches and they enjoyed those. I would come back and try the bakery items
Sean M.
Classificação do local: 4 Carmel, IN
Great doughnut and pastry selection and open early all week. Everything was quite fresh.
Douglas P.
Classificação do local: 4 Columbia, MD
Breakfasts made to order. Prices are good, as is the coffee. Get there early as the place has a lot of local regulars and the best tables get picked first. Get a window seat and you can watch the town wake up. They have a daily special, but don’t stop at that. Everything I have tried is good. We have been coming back for well over a decade. It is the place for breakfast when we are in town.
Ryan S.
Classificação do local: 5 South Haven, MI
Best Chocolate donuts and cream filled long johns around… Friendly staff that ways has a smile and welcoming.
Jen C.
Classificação do local: 5 Harrison, OH
Cherry fritters! Yum! My husband said the cake donuts were the best he’s ever had. We splurged and got four different kinds of the special brownies and each one was as good as the next. The coffee is okay and very hot! Though we like to try something different every day we couldn’t help but going back here three times so far and I predict we’ll go again a few times before our trip is over.
Angie H.
Classificação do local: 4 La Grange Park, IL
I came here yesterday morning as close to opening time as I could to make sure I had best chances for the widest selection. There were people waiting outside before they opened, so that was a good sign on a quiet Sunday. I ended up getting 4 doughnuts and the 2 dozen cookies deal. Everything was great. I’d love to go back soon and get some coffeecakes and more doughnuts and cookies. Unfortunately I didn’t realize their café was open and we had breakfast somewhere else. Wish I had known because their menu looked good.
David R.
Classificação do local: 4 Park Ridge, IL
Take a number – you may be here a while, at least on a Saturday or Sunday morning. But it will be worth the wait. Utilize the time to peruse all of the doughnuts, danishes, muffins, cookies, brownies, breads, and sundry other carby delights. These ladies know their stuff when it comes to doughnuts, particularly the cake varieties. I was hoping to see a bit wider selection, especially for yeast-raised types. But I walked out satisfied with three, two really tasty and one a mild disappointment. While they don’t carry an apple fritter per se, they do have a close approximation in the form of a glazed, spiralled, cinnamon-dusted, and apple-studded doughnut. Oh, and they make a pretty good chocolate-chip, oatmeal, and walnut cookie too.
KJ V.
Classificação do local: 5 Bloomington, IL
Awesome donuts! Some of the best I’ve ever had. Very moist. Several choices of cake and fried, glazed or frosting or plain or with sprinkles. Excellent almond donuts And cinnamon rolls!
Jelly R.
Classificação do local: 4 Indianapolis, IN
Went here hoping to get an éclair, but they were out of them. They were out of most of the doughnuts that appealed to me, so I settled on a cheese danish. Honestly, I don’t get the hype. It was about as good as any cheese danish, store-bought or otherwise. We also went there for breakfast. I think their breakfast is better than their bakery. The strawberry waffle with whipped cream(which was the special that day) was phenomenal… Best fruit waffle I’ve ever had. It was the perfect amount of topping and whipped cream and moisture and sweetness and crispness and tartness. I didn’t even need the butter and syrup they brought.
James D.
Classificação do local: 2 Douglas, MI
We had breakfast in the restaurant which took nearly an hour to get our food. No apologies, no acknowledgment of an issue. Typical diner food aside from better than average bread since it’s a bakery.
Peggy N.
Classificação do local: 2 Chicago, IL
The first star is for the price, and the second is for the cute place with friendly staff. Unfortunately, our breakfast pastries were terrible. Tasteless, overly buttery, greasy nothingness. Coffee was pretty meh. Will try Capt Nemo’s instead next time.
Pete S.
Classificação do local: 4 Lubbock, TX
This place was really good. Not familiar with South Bend, we relied on Unilocal. OMG. We were going to have the Ruben and patty melt, but they are made with marble rye bread. Yuk! The person in front of us had minestrone soup. It looked good. Sooooo, the lady showed us the minestrone soup and clam chowder. That was it. We had that and a grilled cheese sandwich. I NEVER order a grilled cheese sandwich out. The soups were to die for. The grilled cheese was just that. A grilled cheese. The Resturant was clean and the staff was very friendly. I would go back.
Greg D.
Classificação do local: 5 Frankfort, IL
I was walking by this bakery and I noticed the sign. 2 dozen cookies for 6.00. I dont like sweet but my kids do. We went in and bought the cookies and a loaf of French bread. They even had ginger cookies. Since I am a ginger, I love ginger cookies. They had a couple of ladies working here who looked like they had been there for a while. They were very nice. All in all, a real nice bakery.
Katie M.
Classificação do local: 4 Livonia, MI
I typically try to avoid bakeries because it seems like I can’t control myself when I enter… everything looks and smells so delish, it’s too hard for me to decide! This continues to hold true at Golden Brown. We were first introduced to the bakery by the owner of the home we rent in South Haven. She kindly left us some cookies and muffins to enjoy during our stay. My kids loved the cookies(of course, they are kids!) but also devoured the muffins! So later in our stay I walked into town to grab some more goodies. I settled on doughnuts. The sour cream glazed donuts were perfect, and I was impressed at their assortment of flavors. They even had nut covered donuts, which are hard to find(at least I can never find them) and my hubby’s favorite. The fritters seemed to look incredibly sinful so I avoided temptation and did not get one. They also have a cafeteria style restaurant attached to the bakery, and a few tables outside.
Rodger W.
Classificação do local: 4 Grosse Ile, MI
Chocolate mounds… See the picture. Yes it tasted as woinderful as it looks. Thats all!