Astranda Bakery

CINNAMON. ROLL. Not your dry, mass-produced Cinnabon. Small batch, right in your backyard.I will say HotPlate (the reservation system) has somewhat gamified the reservation and shopping experience which makes landing an order at this bakery quite the thrill. I was lucky enough to snag one for a pickup on a Saturday morning at Four Barrel Coffee in the Mission. To my delight, the line moved quickly due to their reservation system previously mentioned. It was only a couple of minutes before my order was ready and my coffee order placed. The roll is HUGE. I would defnitely advise splitting this massive delicious treat. Fluffy in all the right places; crispy, crunchy at the bottom. Tangy cream cheese frosting to balance out all the sweetness.Excited to try the hot cross buns the next time I'm able to catch an order!

Small but mighty team working the pop up today outside of Bernal Cutlery. There was one line for both pre-order and walk-ups, but the line moved pretty fast. I got the black sesame cinnamon roll, salted caramel banana scone, and tamago sando (though got an email that the milk bread dough didn't turn out so was refunded night before). Even though there wasn't a sando, they offered a replacement, free of change! Hence the burnt orange crostata. Everything had amazing flavor - especially the subtle banana flavor in the scone and the sugared orange zest on the crostata. The cinnamon roll was the perfect soft pillowy lightness. Def recommend signing up for the pop up notifs!

These coffee cinnamon rolls were one of my favorite things that came out of the pandemic. The coffee frosting is so unique and I really like the texture of the rolls. But the last few times I've bought them at the pop ups, they've been a bit dry which is disappointing. Not sure if they're being made too far in advance, but please make cinnamon rolls moist again.

Snagged a cinnamon roll with coffee frosting at a pop up in San Jose. Decadent, sweet, and a lovely treat that was still good after microwaving the next day.

Cinnamon roll.That's it in a nutshell.Really? I read about this vendor while shopping at a food consolidating company and decided to give it a try. I read a little about the company's and the owner's background and ordered a sampler along with various other food from different sellers (four on one particular weekend). With my menu already filled with other options, I knew that this order would become two morning breakfasts. I first tried the chocolate cinnamon roll (https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=i57IfJIgWJTIaXq2iLxtUQ&userid=saJuyv784apZzH--psHZ3Q) almost a week later; it was a bit on the drier side given my tardiness. Following the provided heating instructions (https://discoverpastel.notion.site/All-Cinnamon-Rolls-Choc olate-Coffee-6a704f5103834d728acd29f11712ef18), the roll softened and was more airy while I used a spoon to mixing the frosting with each bite of the roll. A couple days later, I tried the cinnamon roll with coffee frosting (https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=NjWR2YxshFXRgLd-s-VT_g&userid=saJuyv784apZzH--psHZ3Q). I enjoyed this a little more as the coffee frosting contrasted the roll better making it less sweet. The rolls are large and proved to be a filling breakfasts on two mornings. Again, do eat them sooner than later so that it is not on the dry side.This was a nice treat in bunching several items from various food vendors on one particular Saturday. I recommend this for cinnamon roll fans.

Hands down the best cinnamon rolls I've had. It may be a little hard to pre-order these before they sell out and track down what venue they'll be doing pickups at, but it's so worth it!I think I've ordered 4 times now, and gotten them at Excelsior Coffee before it was all pre-orders. I had been searching for a really good cinnamon roll at random places across the bay area and was always left underwhelmed until I came across this place on Instagram.I love the whole wheat flour dough. It's really great, and keeps a nice moisture content while still remaining fluffy and a perfect carrier for the cinnamon sugar mix. I also love that these don't eat that sweet. The cinnamon layer is not crazy sweet with sugar, and the frosting is cream cheese, not a pure icing like some other cinnamon rolls.I've tried the chocolate and coffee frostings as well, and while those are great too, I think I prefer the original to pair with the cinnamon flavor the most. I hope there's a more permanent arrangement to get these soon!

I got to try the cinnamon rolls after hearing so many great things about them. It is a pretty big roll so it's shareable. After cutting it in half, I can see it's super dry inside. I put it in the microwave for about 20 seconds and that helped the texture a bit. I tasted the coffee frosting before I heated it up and loved it. I think I got a bad batch because there's tiny little hard balls all over in the roll. It's like it wasn't mixed well or something before baking. I don't see why everyone is saying these are the best cinnamon rolls they've had. TBH these are one of the worst rolls I've had. I would pick Cinnabon or canned rolls any day over these rolls. Golfeados- super dry like the cinnamon rolls. These tasted bad too. Yes, there were also the tiny little hard balls in this as well. WTH?!3 of us tried these and thought it tasted really bad. I recommend trying your baked goods before selling it. Or if you did try these and still thought it was ok to sell them, shame on you!

heard about astranda through one of my clients pastel ventures, an online platform that allows foodies like myself to select and order treats for meetup / delivery to the location of your choice! Everytime I would go check out the portal, astranda cinnamon rolls were ALWAYS sold out! The description in the pastel platform says as featured in the chronicle! Pastel Ventures does a good job in showcasing small local businesses that would've not otherwise been recognized! I saw on the Pastel portal that even though the cinammon rolls were sold out, you could possibly be a first come first served at excelsior coffee! I went on a whim, one morning, and I was the FIRST in line to have them! I couldnt wait to try them and had the chocolate at work where I could sit down and enjoy them! The chocolate frosting was perfect! I didnt think chocolate and a cinnamon roll would go together, but it DOES! I brought my leftovers home, and tried the coffee next! Like the reviews say, the cinnamon rolls itself are big enough to be shared, and me being a coffee freak, I enjoyed the aroma of the coffee frosting! I warmed it up, and spread the coffee frosting across the roll! My god, this was absolutely stunning and flavorful! There's nothing like this in the bay folks! And to support someone that does it out of their car, yes a real life person who pops up since their original job is still in relocation processs! Kudos to you my friend! Great job and love your passion!

Loved my experience at one of their pop ups! I heard about it from a raving customer and had to check it out. I could tell how fresh the cinnamon rolls and frosting were, especially for being at a pop up location.

Stumbled upon these folks at Fort Mason. Egg salad sandwich was phenomenal!Wow...just wowAlso had both a traditional and an apple cinnamon roll and when cutting into them at first I thought they were going to be dry b/c they are (for lack of a better word) 'heavy' but we were rewarded with a moist, delicious treat. We were truly blown away at how decadent everything was. If you have an opportunity to try anything this bakery makes, do so