Rustica Bakery

Other than the fact that you can hear anything, it is an amazing cute place too meet for a quick coffee

Big windows? Lots of outlets? Good vibes? This is your spot! I enjoy coming to this location because the natural light and outlet availability makes it a perfect place to work on your laptop. I came in the late afternoon so they didn't have lots of baked goods available so I just went with a chai tea latte with a shot of espresso. The small cup seems a bit too small so I went with the larger size. The beverage was really tasty though I must admit, I didn't taste the espresso very much. The service was great, friendly team. I did have to wait a little bit but it wasn't too bad. Parking was pretty easy & free as it's a parking lot in the front. It can be a little busy with the mall next door but I'd say it's not too bad.

Great coffee, great food, great service, terrible website directions930 on a Wednesday morning, the place was busy and packed, but the service was fast and personable. Really nice person taking orders, she seemed naturally excited and happy. The store itself is new and attractive. A little noisy, but hey, it was full of happy people talking to friends and family. The music was not too intrusiveAnd then the coffee. They brew Dagwood, which is a great choice. I ordered a red eye and it was delicious- sting but not too strong, great by itself and the way I like it, with an unhealthy amount of half and half. The food is also great. Not French patisserie level, but well better than most coffee shops The only negative? Online directions to this location blow. They are basically we are in the mall. Where in the mall? Just kidding, you can't get there from the mall. Access is only from the outside! I refused to be denied and drove around the mall untill I found it. So, website directions are a big fat ZERO. But everything else is five stars. So I forgive the directions.

I wanted to go to Lake Calhoun Rustica, but my GPS took me here which made me discover the second location.Very classy area and I would say high class. People were doing business inside or ladies were meeting and talking.Slot spaces between tables like the one on Lake Calhoun.Clean inside young servers, very polite, and the whole place with the high ceiling was relatively quiet they could do second floor restaurant if they want to maximize income, like many corporations do.Both items my wife and I ate were excellent.

The bakery items and chai are delicious here! I stopped in around 1:00 on a Saturday and there was plenty of seating and no wait.

They lost a point because they don't have sugar free syrups, but I do like that they have "for here" cups that are actual china cups with handles. And I like the design on the top. The process to brew decaf coffee was long and convoluted but it gave me time to write this review, so I suppose that's a positive! I had a soup one day that was very good. You can watch people in Lifetime Fitness play pickleball through the back window if you're bored. What's not to love?

Okay, I admit I come here for the cookies. All of their cookies are great. The Olive Bread is very good and so is the Kouign Amann. The whole family likes the Monkey Bread.It would be nice if they had a wider selection of sandwiches; not a big fan of ham. And sometimes the baguette is VERY chewy.The new location is very nice with lots of parking.

the staff are so sweet and wonderful. i paid $15 for a slice of bread with avocado on it, truly the blandest thing i've ever eaten. Shook to my core that cost $15. I hope the staff gets paid well given the insane pricing

This location has a nice ambience and is a great place to study. Four stars because a 10 oz brewed coffee cost me over $4. I thought, surely they have free refills, but there is a $1 charge. I probably won't return, as there are equally nice shops in the area with better coffee that is reasonably priced.

Rustica Balery is a delightful bakery. I have been to their Minneapolis bakery a few times, and just moved near the Edina location. I tried a few items: the honey lavender latte was nice, as well as the pastry I got, and a quiche. They have a wide variety of seasonal coffees and pastries. A few things keeping this review from 5 stars- I was underwhelmed by the coffee. It was just okay. And next is the quiche. Don't get me wrong, it was tasty, but I was shocked when I opened to see how small it was with the dressed greens. (Pictures below, smaller than my hand for a slice)For 12$, I'll stick to the quiche from down the road. The dressed greens were wet in olive oil, no lemon, salt or pepper. Instead of it being fresh, it just tasted like heavily saturated olive oil spinach. The Edina location staff were friendly and quick. Ambience is wonderful, nice lighting and tall windows! Overall I will go back, but probably will stick to a pastry.