Panya Bistro & Bakery

★★★★☆ 3.5 (888) • $$

"Panya Bistro is an absolute gem! The atmosphere is casual with good music, creating a relaxed and enjoyable vibe. The service is quick and friendly, with servers checking on you often to ensure your waters and beverages are always filled.The food is simply outstanding. The clam chowder was creamy and filled with nice big chunks of potatoes, clams, and celery. The Thai basil steak salad was bursting with flavor, and the chicken wings were perfectly seasoned with a tasty dipping sauce. We also tried the iced milk tea latte, which was smooth and delicious, and the plantation iced tea, which was incredibly refreshing. To top it all off, the mango mousse cake was divine!Parking is plentiful, with options at Ward Village, South Shore Market, or in the Hokua building, and they even validate your parking. Panya Bistro is a great place to gather with friends or for a quick lunch date with your significant other. Highly recommend!"

La Palme D'Or Patisserie

★★★★☆ 3.9 (560) • $$

"Birthday cake from Ala Moana Center in Honolulu, Hawaii...La Palme D'Or = The Golden PalmIt's an award given to the Director of the Best film at the Cannes Film Festival. This means that the pastry shop with this name must have goods of the highest quality, right?Let's check them out...I had never been to La Palme D'Or Patisserie before, but I have passed it many times since it's next to The Lanai Food Court on the Mall Level, near Macy's on the Mauka (mountain) side.I saw the picture menu of the beverages in the window... wow... such a variety! I also learned that they serve pasta, salads, and sandwiches! I should return for those!This time, my goal was to secure a Strawberry Shortcake to serve after dinner. I chose the one with the chocolate drippings on the edge of the cake. I asked if the cake could be personalized... yes! I asked if they could hold it for me for about an hour while I walked around the mall... no problem! I just had to leave my phone number. Okay!They offered me a bag for a small price, but I thought I could manage without. Our dinner restaurant was about ten minutes away. They held it in their refrigerator while we ate.When the cake was served, everyone enjoyed the fresh berries, light, fluffy texture, and the not too sweet flavor! Thank you for this excellent cake!"

Kulu Kulu

★★★★☆ 4.3 (350) • $$

"We wanted a sweet treat after a terrible dinner experience at Yama udon. We got the cream puff and the rainbow cake. It was delicious! The cream puff was just the right amount to sweet and creamy. The filling was filled perfectly, not too little and not too crazy. The pastry part was fresh and flaky.The rainbow cake was moist and tasty. It even looked great. The layers were small and cool looking. As you know, pastry should look good to the eye as it's part of the experience. I would not hesitate to buy these items from this bakery. I will be back again for sure!"

Kulu Kulu

★★★★☆ 4.2 (143) • $$

"Everything that I've had from Kulu Kulu has been delicious. This chocolate Christmas cake was amazing! So creamy and delicious.Service is always fast and friendly. No line when I went. I always try to come to this older location because it's not as busy as the Royal Hawaiian Center locationThankfully, I have as much self control as I do or the cake would be gone. Delicious!"

85°C Bakery Cafe-Kapolei

★★★★☆ 4.1 (126)

"New Asian bakery in Kapolei-- one of those spots that you gotta go early if you want the full selection of baked goods. I came in around 2-3pm --- so most of the stuff was cleared out already. I picked up a basque cheesecake, matcha and cream pastry, and sausage bread. Surprisingly, the one I thought I'd like the most, the matcha cream bread, fell short for me. The sausage bread surprised me in the best way, can't believe that they didn't all get swooped up in the morning! Saved the basque cheesecake for later when we got home -- some folks hate the burnt taste but I like the slight bitterness that gives to offset the sweet. It's super new, clean, and bright. It's mostly self-service but you can also order drinks like coffee, matcha, and tea. Their cake selection here is awesome too -- think light and airy with cream and fruit! If you're already on the west side, this bakery is a great spot to pick up some asian pastries!"

Napoleon's Bakery Koko Marina

★★★★☆ 4.4 (11) • $$

"Sunday, May 6, about one p.m., after church, we stopped for desert at Zippy's (our favorite location) We didn't eat because on that day Calvary Chapel The Ranch in Waimanalo had its monthly pot luck lunch - We were not hungry but we wanted to have coffee and some desert. We love Napoleon's deserts, they bake everything on site.I wanted to write about the wonderful service this Zippy's always has. Everything looked scrumptious but I finally settle for a cinnamon twist, my husband had a chocolate glazed donut topped with Reese's and some of their fresh unique testing coffee. I forgot the name of the wonderful white mid-fifties sweet lady that took our pastry order - thru the outside window. She was very nice and helpful in suggesting a lemon merengue pie to take back home (KoOlina). It's always nice to seat outside in the fresh air overlooking the Koko Marina. I like this place no matter the weather is always pleasant. Lots of birds too, always looking for handouts too. In two years am yet to have a bad communication with the servers - it must be the management that keeps the workers happy."

Napoleon's Bakery Waipahu

★★★★☆ 4.4 (5) • $

"I am updating this review so I'm hoping my earlier one-star review shows up as a corrected- starred rating of this Napolean's Bakery.The one-star review started out because I purchased two bakery items: a donut and a cake and both items had foreign material in it: a hair on the donut and a plastic/nylon or other strand of scrub brush or equipment in the cake. I would have just let the hair on the donut go, because in all my years of eating, there has been a hair, here or there. I have found pretty disgusting things worse than hairs in my food, so I was ready to let it go, but then my son found what appeared to be a plastic strand in his cake, so it was time to take action. I didn't want to be out $16 for donuts and a cake we didn't want to eat.I called the Napolean's Bakery location in the evening and spoke to a really nice manager who was really apologetic about the whole thing. He was very sorry and offered me complimentary items for the hassle of having to come back to the store to return the items, but I said there was no need, I just wanted my money back. I told him I'd be coming back the next day with the items, so they can see for themselves what I've found (I took photos but decided to let Napolean Bakery figure it out, so I've taken them down voluntarily).The next day I took the products back to the same store and had to deal with different manager who was not well-versed in customer service. I won't go into detail here but let's say it was not a pleasant experience at all and I left feeling perturbed.I got an email from two managers asking me about my experience so I let them know what transpired, from the time I found the things in my baked products to the service I got, and they were concerned and addressed some of the problems. I knew then Zippy's/Napolean Bakery takes their Yelp reviews and things like this seriously. I'm upping my review rating here from a one-star (eeks! I think not!) to a three-star (A-OK) solely based on the fact that Napolean's Bakery reached out to me and they really were concerned. I would have thought a company so huge that has cornered the local market couldn't be concerned with just one complaint, but they do take all matters seriously and that's all right in my book."

Napoleon's Bakery Waiau

★★★★★ 4.5 (4) • $$

"AMAZING! My family and I had Maple Bars here on Friday then we went in today and ordered 12 Maple Bars for next Sat for my hubbys birthday and donuts for today of course. They're always Fresh and polite customer service with a smile... We have found our Donut Home"