Emily's Good Things To Eat

I'm really not sure what the appeal is of this place. It's overpriced for one. 3.75 for a breakfast burrito that's nearly bite sized, $4.50+ for a croissant​ with very little filling. Just handed over cold. Maybe I just don't know the tricks to enjoying this place but $8-9 for a cold stuffed croissant and a coffee that I have to go fill myself out of an urn seems a bit steep.But other people seem to love it for some reason so maybe I'm crazy. I wouldn't recommend it.3* because...read full review

I ordered a Blueberry Scone and a matcha tea, the scone wasn’t too flavorful and when I asked for it to be heated up the staff pointed at a microwave by the entrance, they also had a toaster over in front but it was not working. I wasn’t going to heat up pastry at a microwave so I ended up not esting it. Also, the “matcha” tea was just a bag of tea. The seating area was quite pleasant.

This is my first week in Santa Cruz, and I’ve made it my mission to visit every coffee shop/bakery while I’m here. Emily’s was a bit of a mixed bag. I loved my croissant and my girlfriend loved her coconut muffin, but the rest of order was so-so. The americano had way too much water, and the single shot latte was essentially a big cup of hot milk with a slight taste of espresso (I understand I only ordered one shot, but I should’ve been given less milk to fix the ratio!)....read full review