Crema's Take
“Esko's Cafe trades on Solvang's bakery reputation but consistently disappoints: customers report resold supermarket pastries marked up to premium prices, and while a few regulars swear by the Turkish coffee and baklava, the 3.6 rating and chorus of complaints about quality-to-price mismatch suggest it's a gamble. It's open later than competitors and has outdoor seating, which explains the crowds, but you're likely paying tourist prices for grocery-store goods.”
What to expect
Classic coffee drinks done right. A slow-sit, outdoor seating spot, good for meetings. Pastries on the menu.
Google Reviews
See all on Google →Looking for a good bakery because you are in Solvang, right? This is NOT where you want to go. Pastries are not good but exorbitantly priced. They are just reselling supermarket and Costco food. Most packaged items are from Costco with Eskos label stuck on them. Others are…
This is our favorite pastry spot in Solvang, and whenever we’re in town, we always make a stop here. We usually get Turkish coffee, baklava, and Danish pastries, everything is consistently delicious. This time, we also had the pleasure of meeting the owner, Esko. He’s incredibly…
Cute, small café that is takeout only but has a lovely small seating area outside. We just got ice cream - a cup and an ice cream sandwich - but it was pretty decent. Service was fine. Prices are about what I'd expect for a tourist area. There's a very large selection here that…
It is kinda a small bakery, there are outdoor seatings but line is quite long. I got a lemon pistachio berry pie (forget full name), it has some mojito alcohol taste, which gives it a hint of butter. I really like it, not too sweet~ kinda pricy but good! also got two buckets of…
Extra star for being a bakery that is open later than most in the area. We visited the day after Christmas Day. It was very busy with the line out the door. When we finally got inside, the line was wrapped around again. We had 2 savory pastries( ground beef, spinach and cheese)…
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