Lily's Bakery

Fresh Bignets! Delicious coffee! Super friendly owners! What a treat to be able to enjoy these Vietnamese and French inspired treats!I got two dozen bignets made fresh at 6 am. The owner lady was super friendly and showed me how it was made. Love the desserts and coffees. Love the small sandwiches bahn mi. Love the desserts and customer service!

Nope. Never get beignets from this place..I don't know where they got their recipe from, and what made them think they could advertise it. What they have is a shell of a bread -- nothing inside, just a shell. Only $7.50 for a dozen and after the big fail, you would think you got what you paid for. Nope--this price is even too much for what you actually get because now I'm forced to throw it away. The vanilla sauce is so-so..it's cheap, too -- paid an extra $1.79 for it, but what good would your sauce do to a bunch of hollow bread?

Stopped by for a quick bite in the afternoon. The store is cozy and feels very vintage/antique-y. We were helped by a woman who I assume was the owner, a very sweet lady who gave us a sample of the beignets. We ordered some iced coffees (hazelnut and cafe su dua) which were good. The beignets were a nice treat and good texture. We got some of the grab and go sandwiches which were both just okay. A bit bland imo but very nostalgic of the 90s and older style bakery selections.

We came here for the supposed "best beignets" of OC. Inside of the pastry is completely hollow and the outside of the beignet is tough. We hate wasting food but could only chew through 2 before we gave up on the rest.Not like Louisiana soft pillowy doughy beignets at all. Instead, they were like Vietnamese bánh tiêu with powdered sugar. If you want bánh tiêu, you can find it for cheaper around the area.

Since Covid lockdown, I'm very disappointed w the cutthroat pricing n the low quality of almost every bakery. There's only 1 left that still maintains the same standard as before but they close early n it's a hassle to order there, they are located on Westate st but I forgot the name. Many yelpers complain this bakery is not hip enough! Lol too many old geezers are hanging out in the patio. I have no problem w that as you guess it, I'm way over the hill myself. I ordered flan, again it has no caramel but the vanilla sauce was good . The cream horn I thought should have a yellow cream like Bavarian cream but nope, it had the same very rich white cream too buttery, if you want real Chantilly you'd have to go to France. I can't wait to go to Côte d'Azur next year. Paris food now is cooked by migrants it's more like African cuisine, Cannes still has real French food. I have bought bûche de Noël for years here, last year my daughter made a log n it was too much work n not enough decorations on the log. Unfortunately all they have is mocha, I'd rather have strawberries but oh well, I'd still rate this bakery a 4 because of reasonable prices. $38 for a medium n the owner is very nice , she always gives you beignets while you wait for your order.Today is 1/1/2024 I finally update about the bûche de Noël we had on 12/24/2023. I was disappointed it was so lame not as I remembered it fr years ago. From now on there's only 1 bakery for me it's called Final Touch bakery it's an elevated experience bakery n they do add rum on request, it's expensive but so worth it. Im not coming back here, sorry the lady was very nice but I have to be accurate.

We don't frequent Garden Grove but happened to be driving by, and saw this place was pretty crowded (so figured it must be good, right)-- WRONG!! I bought this cute individual size "mocha" cake that was decorated like a flower wood log. When I got home, I cut into it, it looked a lil weird but thought maybe it's just food coloring, but when I took a bite, it didn't taste like anything and was stale... I cut all the way through and flip the piece over to see the bottom and literally see it covered in blue-green fuzzy MOLD. YUCK. OMG it wasn't even a tiny bit of mold, it was throughout the entire cake serving (hence the weird look and taste)!! How can you be serving this!?! How many MONTHS OLD is this thing!?! I ate 1 bite, and I guess I'll see if I get food poisoning symptoms tonight. I'll update again if I do. We also ordered the beignets, which were okay. Overall, I will not be returning, and definitely will not be recommending this place. I will also say their patio seems to be a popular hang out for older men who smoke cigarettes.

Awesome beignets! The place is fairly small and is usually crowded with older Vietnamese gentlemen sitting around and talking. They have a lot of desserts on display in their glass cases and looking amazing!I highly recommend trying their beignets! They're super delicious and fresh. There are also many other items on the menu that are made to order like bánh mì that are also tasty. We tried also tried their raisin croissant that was pre-made and sold near the front of the register. That wasn't good at all and was also fairly expensive. Some items are hit-or-miss, but their cakes and dessert treats are definitely the best!

I'm giving this place 1star since I can't give them 0 star. I paid extra for the black and gold graduation theme and showed them a picture of it. They said of course we can do this. Let and behold when I picked upthe cake, it does even look like the picture. Way off. Never coming back here again !!!

We really didn't know what to expect having never experienced viatnamese French bakery. It was wonderful. The beignets were soft fluffy and just perfect! The coffee was bold and fullOf flavor and the best was the egg and French sausage sandwich... wow.. never had that flavor ever... it was so delicious and fullOf flavor! The service was good and ambiance was ok. A little crowded so no place to sit so we ate in our car. That didn't matter since the food made up for that!

I had a really nostalgic experience here the other day! I hadn't been here in around 20 years(since childhood), but I decided to stop in with my partner to get some sandwiches. My parents used to work at/frequent a salon next door years ago. Service at the bakery was excellent and the same person still works there helping guests. She even gave us some free beignets. I was moved to tears seeing the nostalgic decor and their always cute cakes. I'd love to come back when I'm in the area.