Manresa Bread

Manresa has been well known in the area for a while now, but only in the past couple of months have my husband & I become regulars. A spontaneous pop in last Dec (when our usual cafe was closed) surprised us with excellent coffees and at least 1 vegan baked good (though we wish they'd have more!). Sure the coffees, pastries and bread are pricey (2 almond milk lattes total up to over $14), but that's become pretty standard in the Bay Area. Certainly not a daily visit here with these prices but more like a weekly or every other week "treat yo'self" moment!The delicious coffee most certainly stems from the fact that they use Verve Coffee from Santa Cruz. They've also been selling Cat & Cloud Coffee beans on their merch shelves, also a dope Santa Cruz coffee company! We always bring in our own mugs, but they don't give you a discount for that like other coffee shops do.That one vegan baked good they sell is a chocolate banana bread with coconut chips on top. We personally wish it was just banana bread minus the overpowering chocolate. That might be an unpopular opinion, but not everyone wants chocolate for breakfast lol! Favorite bread is for sure their Multigrain Loaf - great texture and density, and incredible flavor!Inside is minimalistic, clean and very spacious (high ceiling, wooden accents, etc). Though there's only an L-shaped tall counter top by the front window with stools for seating, there are tables right out front in their parklet. Service is typically pretty friendly and fast, maybe catering to a faster-paced get in-get out type of bakery crowd. We'd love it more if they also offered dine-in plates and mugs, but every time we've been there everything gets put in a paper bag and single-use cups (except that we bring our own travel mugs).Overall a great bakery/cafe for locals & visitors alike in Downtown Los Gatos!

I haven't been to Manresa for a few years. I used to go to the other location before they relocated. My friend and I had trouble finding the location. The gps took us to the back of the building. When we finally find it, we were lucky there wasn't too much of a line. After a few minutes, it did get packed so I would suggest coming in early. We ordered a box of pastries. My friend ordered a grilled cheese sandwich. She shared half the sandwich me. HOLY MOLLY that grilled cheese sandwich was so good! The bread was light and fluffy. I would definitely come back and order it again!

Saturday around 1pm and no line, no crowd. Empty shelves and bare counters so they already sold out of a lot breads and pastries.Ordered a grilled cheese and a plain croissant. Pretty straight forward. Not the best grilled cheese, not the worst. Same with the croissant. Inside there were only counters along the wall with stools that were too short for the counters. Outdoor seating was crowded, as expected on a gorgeous sunny day. Service was friendly but they let someone inside with their dog (not a service dog). That dog kept jumping up and putting their dirty paws on the counters by the registers. (Paws are never clean when walking on any street/sidewalk - even Los Gatos.) The dog owner didn't control their dog and the employees didn't bother disinfecting the countertops...Los Gatos is crowded on the weekends so parking can be a hassle.

Like the pastries here! I've gotten the pumpkin bread and the croissants.They seem to rotate and change out pretty often. There's seating outside and they're pretty friendly.

I literally only tried one item here and so this five stars is for their stellar kouign amann. For the uninitiated, a kouign amann is a croissant but in a different form - more folded in itself almost like a muffin shape and results in a far better crunch to flaky ratio in my opinion. They can be pretty hard to find as most bakeries don't have them, but Manresa not only has them in stock - they have THE butteriest, THE flakiest, and perfectly sweet version of them all. Manresa says they only use European butter and you can definitely tell in their pastries.Logistics wise, it's located in downtown Los Gatos. Parking in the area isn't bad, there are some scattered parking lots parallel to the main road and an underground garage below the Gap / William Sonoma as well. There's outdoor seating, but not too many tables inside. Pricing is a bit high, but if the quality of their other items is anything like the kouign amann, it has to be worth it!

Pastries, bread and coffee options, serving verve, and have some place to seat indoors and outdoors. Nice coffee snd delicious fresh pastries. Its a great place in downtown.

Overpriced. Small portions. Food was ok, nothing special. Went once to see what the fuzz was about but not going back.

The sausage, egg, & cheese biscuit was the most premium breakfast sandwich I ever had in my life. Is it worth the $14? Yes- the onion jam, cheddar take it to the next level. The pork sausage was just thick enough and the egg silky smooth. The biscuit was crumbly, firm, and flat with a flaky texture- how a biscuit should be! It's served warm. If you happen to be here on a Sunday, pick up some honey sticks at the local farmers market and drizzle it on top for a sweet and salty breakfast sandwich.

My husband and I stopped by for breakfast this past Sunday and we were so disappointed with the quality of the food.Parking: street parking all the way. It's located in Los Gatos downtown so parking will be difficult Ambiance: barely any chairs, no table seating indoors. There's a few bar seats for counter seating. It's meant for a take out spot. There are tables outside the bakery though.Food: poor. We ordered the almond escargot, a Jambon Beurre sandwich, a decaf iced latte and an iced strawberry matcha drink. The almond escargot was severely burnt and the inside was hollow. The sandwich was too salty and the matcha drink tasted like powder and bland. Prices were very expensive given the poor quality and amount of food. On top of the high prices, there's a 4% surcharge for everything to help pay market rate wages for employees which this employer has chosen to shift to customers. Service: poor, I asked for napkins because there were none on the counter and it took over 10 minutes for it. We will not be back as there are way better bakeries in the Bay Area. Manresa bread should have stayed as a stand alone bakery and maintained their quality instead of becoming a chain.

Amazing bread and coffee but how are you guys not open until 8am on a weekday?!!! Crazy. Please consider opening earlier on weekdays.