Maryam is awesome, her pastries are delicious, her business is local, well priced, and high quality. I recommend this spot to anyone with a sweet tooth or event!
Chantal L.
She did such a great job on my gender reveal cake! Thank you so much! And she made it the day of. Super impressive. It was very tasty.
Liz Zhang
Food from heaven! I moved away from San Diego but I asked my friend to take balboa bakery all the way for me. My persian azizam pissed them off saying this is not even the authentic middle eastern bakery but trust me that little brown flower will make you forget what authenticity is
Rachel P
Cute, rustic, lined with cases of pastries, the staff are kind and helpful. Our Persian black tea was strong and smokey. The walnut baklava was great. About four little tables to sit at while you drink and eat. Little to no music so peaceful.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Asha P.
Ordered a cake with strawberry cream filling for my daughter's birthday. It was amazingly light and delicious. I received many compliments and will definitely be ordering again from here. Thank you.
Carmen V.
First time at this awesome Persian coffee shop/bakery. Very friendly and welcoming customer service. Incredible assortment of sweets. The girl there told me they were not overtly sweet which is exactly how I like patisserie. The eclairs were as good as people commented here on Yelp. My favorite item was the Persian Neapolitan so flaky and with pistachios. My boyfriend and I shared that one, so good. The cream puffs are equally amazing. Super satisfied and now just can't wait until I go one day to have coffee seating there with a friend. Such a pleasant and cute store.
N Aguirre
What an absolute gem of a bakery! The quality of ingredients is what sets this bakery apart. If you know where the Chick-fil-A is in Clairemont on Balboa you can find this bakery which is behind it next to Sufi. Highly recommend the creme puff & Napoleon
Peter C.
Nice location. Lovely store. Friendly people. However, the pound of butter cookies I purchased were not good at all! I specifically asked if the cookies were made with butter. I was assuming they were. I couldn't tell for sure. There might have been a little butter in the recipe, but something less costly was substituted for it and the result was dry tasteless cookies. For $20/lb they should have been excellent. I couldn't eat any more after sampling 4-5 from the box I brought home. I should add that the cookies, as well as all the desserts, looked great. Maybe it's a cultural thing. I just don't know. As I said, the ladies running the small shop were friendly and pleasant. I'm sorry ladies. I very much wanted to like what I bought,
Nowell H.
My first time using this bakery. Wow, I was very impressed. I needed a special carrot cake for my grand daughter's Sweet 16 party. I sent a picture of what she wanted. They knocked it out of the park. Not only was the staff soo nice but the cake was absolutely delicious. I also bought a Cream Puff Tower for my sons birthday the day before. He does not like cake soo I thought this would be a nice option. He loved it. They were really fresh & good. All the staff in the restaurant kept coming to get a cream puff. It was a big hit. I will be coming back in the future. You won a new happy customer!
Fred Hart
We had a selection of delicious cookies and pastry's at a wedding. Everything was freshly made and also the presentation was perfect. Thanks for the great experience, we can definitely recommend this bakery if you love pastry and Persian specialties.
food from heaven! I don’t know much about the bakery and their culture but taking a bite of them definitely makes me want to know and EAT more!
Feven M.
Okay, but I don't think I have ever had eclairs like this in my LIFE. I am so obsessed. The desserts were delicious. We went with friends and there wasn't anyone who did not like their food. I wish they had more coffee and tea options but dessert wise, everything is amazing. I can't wait to break my diet for another delicious treat. I'm glad I discovered this place. It says balboa bakery on top so it was a little hard to find. I didn't notice it until I found it on yelp. Parking is plenty. Service is amazing. It is a tiny shop so I would recommend smaller groups.
Lisa O.
I never met a dessert I didn't like...until today.We are adventurous eaters and love all sorts of food. We tried 7 different desserts: 2 different Turkish delights, 2 type of zolbia, baklava, tiramisu, and the almond cake. We didn't like a single item. Truly unheard of. The tiramisu was not even soaked, the cake layers tasted like straight wonder bread out of the bag.
Raylex Viajero
Excellent and friendly service. Delicious pastries. Lots of parking lot. Their flavors are very good. Large variety of breads.
Maryam is awesome, her pastries are delicious, her business is local, well priced, and high quality. I recommend this spot to anyone with a sweet tooth or event!
She did such a great job on my gender reveal cake! Thank you so much! And she made it the day of. Super impressive. It was very tasty.
Food from heaven! I moved away from San Diego but I asked my friend to take balboa bakery all the way for me. My persian azizam pissed them off saying this is not even the authentic middle eastern bakery but trust me that little brown flower will make you forget what authenticity is
Cute, rustic, lined with cases of pastries, the staff are kind and helpful. Our Persian black tea was strong and smokey. The walnut baklava was great. About four little tables to sit at while you drink and eat. Little to no music so peaceful.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ordered a cake with strawberry cream filling for my daughter's birthday. It was amazingly light and delicious. I received many compliments and will definitely be ordering again from here. Thank you.
First time at this awesome Persian coffee shop/bakery. Very friendly and welcoming customer service. Incredible assortment of sweets. The girl there told me they were not overtly sweet which is exactly how I like patisserie. The eclairs were as good as people commented here on Yelp. My favorite item was the Persian Neapolitan so flaky and with pistachios. My boyfriend and I shared that one, so good. The cream puffs are equally amazing. Super satisfied and now just can't wait until I go one day to have coffee seating there with a friend. Such a pleasant and cute store.
What an absolute gem of a bakery! The quality of ingredients is what sets this bakery apart. If you know where the Chick-fil-A is in Clairemont on Balboa you can find this bakery which is behind it next to Sufi. Highly recommend the creme puff & Napoleon
Nice location. Lovely store. Friendly people. However, the pound of butter cookies I purchased were not good at all! I specifically asked if the cookies were made with butter. I was assuming they were. I couldn't tell for sure. There might have been a little butter in the recipe, but something less costly was substituted for it and the result was dry tasteless cookies. For $20/lb they should have been excellent. I couldn't eat any more after sampling 4-5 from the box I brought home. I should add that the cookies, as well as all the desserts, looked great. Maybe it's a cultural thing. I just don't know. As I said, the ladies running the small shop were friendly and pleasant. I'm sorry ladies. I very much wanted to like what I bought,
My first time using this bakery. Wow, I was very impressed. I needed a special carrot cake for my grand daughter's Sweet 16 party. I sent a picture of what she wanted. They knocked it out of the park. Not only was the staff soo nice but the cake was absolutely delicious. I also bought a Cream Puff Tower for my sons birthday the day before. He does not like cake soo I thought this would be a nice option. He loved it. They were really fresh & good. All the staff in the restaurant kept coming to get a cream puff. It was a big hit. I will be coming back in the future. You won a new happy customer!
We had a selection of delicious cookies and pastry's at a wedding. Everything was freshly made and also the presentation was perfect. Thanks for the great experience, we can definitely recommend this bakery if you love pastry and Persian specialties.
Restaurantji Recommends
food from heaven! I don’t know much about the bakery and their culture but taking a bite of them definitely makes me want to know and EAT more!
Okay, but I don't think I have ever had eclairs like this in my LIFE. I am so obsessed. The desserts were delicious. We went with friends and there wasn't anyone who did not like their food. I wish they had more coffee and tea options but dessert wise, everything is amazing. I can't wait to break my diet for another delicious treat. I'm glad I discovered this place. It says balboa bakery on top so it was a little hard to find. I didn't notice it until I found it on yelp. Parking is plenty. Service is amazing. It is a tiny shop so I would recommend smaller groups.
I never met a dessert I didn't like...until today.We are adventurous eaters and love all sorts of food. We tried 7 different desserts: 2 different Turkish delights, 2 type of zolbia, baklava, tiramisu, and the almond cake. We didn't like a single item. Truly unheard of. The tiramisu was not even soaked, the cake layers tasted like straight wonder bread out of the bag.
Excellent and friendly service. Delicious pastries. Lots of parking lot. Their flavors are very good. Large variety of breads.
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