Mitra’s Bakery

I ordered a Carrot Cake for my Grandma’s birthday and it was probably the best carrot cake I ever had. It was fresh (not thawed from frozen like Safeway) and the frosting tasted very natural instead of processed like many of the store bought cakes. I would have given them 5 stars except when I showed up to pickup the cake it wasn’t ready since the date on the ticket that I wrote wasn’t clear and it got interpreted as ³⁄₃₁ instead of ³⁄₁₃. The owner made it in an hour though and was very apologetic and threw in an extra layer of cake and a piece of torte.

Excellent apple strudel! 30 seconds in the microwave with some whipped cream-​PERFECTION!

I really wanted to become a fan– finding a decent local Persian restaurant without driving to San Jose would be fantastic– but I’m sorry to say, I’ll need to keep looking.
We came in on a weekday evening, ordered the chicken entrée and the koobedeh to go.
The boneless chicken was dry and very tough, plus it tasted a bit strange, maybe past its prime.
The koobedeh was a decent size portion but, just like the chicken, was overcooked and chewy. The flavor, though I can’t quite put my finger on what exactly it was, wasn’t that bad; not amazing but not bad either.
I wish the bakery/​pastry selection was better– all the display cases were almost completely bare.
I think updating the décor and adding some lively music would make the place more inviting; sell some loose leaf speciality teas, Persian tea sets, middle eastern knick-​knacks, etc. to jazz it up.
The woman proprietor was friendly enough but the male was somewhat cold and reserved.

This place is amazing. Their customer service is outstanding and they go out of their way to please. My husband went in looking for a Tres Leches cake for my birthday. He was told they did not have them and had never made them but that it would be no problem — they would happily make one for him. They did — and it was TO DIE FOR. I will go continue to go there for unique pastries, custom orders and fantastic customer service!

This place does everything that is possible to satisfy their customer. They make everything to your order and go the extra mile for you. I recommend this place to those who expect service above and beyond expectations. I have purchased products and one of our friends has ordered a birthday cake at Mitra’s.

Well I am Persian, lived in Dubai for over 5 years (ate the best of the best!!) and in Toronto for 8 years (also wonderful quality bakeries in Toronto) and now 1 year in CA, I must admit Mitra’s Bakery has the best Baklava I have ever had during all these years out of the country! Their cakes quality also get #1 from me as they are so soft, fresh, delicious! and inexpensive ;) Highly recommend for birthday cakes, food, kebab and of course Baklava!
My shy friend finished the whole box of my Baklava! BCS it was so Perfect!!!

Like others I living in Morgan hill I have seen Persian food sign. Being a foodie I could not help but see what it is all about. Ordered the beef kebab plate. Kebab was spongey chewy did not have much flavor felt like plain. It seems they boil and them put on «grill» to give quick burn effect. Rice was ok. Too much onion really big piece, was overkill. They have the idea however I feel this is something they piece together just to say we have it and bring in a different fan base.

My husband and I are travelling through the area and saw a sign proclaiming Persian food. We both love Persian food so we stopped in for dinner.
I had the chicken kebab and Jeff had the Chelo kebab.
Both were FABULOUS! The seasoning on both was really unique and tasty, the meat was tender and juicy. The rice was really good as well, and the roasted tomato and cucumber salad were also really tasty.
This is a small store-​front and is advertised as a bakery, but don’t be fooled — the meals are really good. I read the negative reviews and can only think the folks who didn’t like the pastries and meals aren’t accustomed to Persian food. Their loss!
Try this place! You’ll love it like we do.

Well, I was very hopeful that I would enjoy the food from Mitra’s. I came in starving and looking forward to eating some Persian food — which I love.
I ordered the Chelah Kabob lunch for $ 9.99 which came with the beef kabob, a grilled tomato, a cucumber and tomato salad and rice. I also ordered a couple of cream pastries and a baklava.
The Kabob lunch was pretty sub-​par. It wasn’t very well seasoned — it was basically onion-​flavored-​and that’s all. Very one note. And I added a ton of salt. The rice was okay and so was the tomato. The salad was an afterthought.
The pastries were horrible. From what I saw, it looks like they only make a couple of puff pastry items — one with cream and one with jam — and baklava. They laid out as many of the puff pastry things to fill out the very empty pastry display.
The puff pastry with cream was awful. Stale and the «cream» was not cream — it wasn’t creamy at all. My husband thought it was something synthetic. Like paste. And they didn’t use much of it — the thing was dry — which is probably a good thing. The baklava — STALE STALE STALE. The baklava at Trader Joe’s is better. I think everything is pre-​made, frozen and then put out again the next day. I don’t think anybody comes in here to buy many pastries as there is no selection and the display is unappetizing so they just put the same stuff out over and over and over again. After a couple of bites, we threw the pastries out.
I give this place about 6 months before they close down. Unless they make some HUGE changes.

I had ordered a cake for my baby shower from Mitra’s bakery. I read reviews on Unilocal first and decided I would go with Safeway or some other bakery because of okay reviews. Well I went to Safeway, nobhill but they have standard cakes for baby shower and couldn’t customize the cake for me as i wanted and I wanted to stick to Morgan hill and not go far to San Jose to pickup cake at my baby shower. So I decided to go with mitra’s bakery. Mitra and her husband owns this place, I decided to give it a shot. Ordered my cake the way I wanted and mitra suggested not to order fondant cake even though its expensive, it’s just sugar and ppl would not like it. I decided to go with Mitra and trusted her and placed an order for my cake a week early from my baby shower. Picked up the cake on my baby shower day right on time it was ready and reza (mitra’s husband) helped me to put it in car. Everyone at my baby shower (about 50−55ppl) loved the cake and it was almost gone because ppl asking twice for it plus they wanted to take it home. I am so glad that I trusted mitra and went with my gutt feeling to go with this small bakery in town. oh yeah, price that I paid for this cake (wasn’t that cheaper) but was worth it !!
Pict coming soon.

There’s nothing particularly physical that I find attractive in a man. It’s men with a passion for something that I find attractive — Rhona Mitra
No men, the hot acctress model and one-​time Lara Croft model does not own this bakery :) But the quotes fits because this is a family owned business and it takes a bit of passion to open and run one.
The schizophrenia of the reviews I believe stems from the fact that what was once a German bakery has now been bought by a Persian family. The food selection is a bit odd too… a smattering of cakes and pastries (I enjoyed my éclair), a case of Valentines Day packaged items, a wedding cake display and a wall of a variety of teas and teapots. There are some coffeemakers too next to a couple of computers.
I come here there for the few home-​cooked Persian items they sell especially a very nice Koobideh served with rice, small tomato salad and large roasted tomato. I have had it several times and it is an excellent version of this dish. They also sell a few Persian sandwiches, a chicken plate and maybe a couple of other items.
The family that runs it is very nice and in the evenings their boys are usually on the computers playing games or doing homework. You know the shop must be struggling but you hope they make it because everyone who works hard should have a chance at success. Plus the Koobideh is very, very good. I just wish it came with some pita bread.
4 stars for this one dish and the pastries. Recommended.

I always have such high hopes walking into Mitra’s, but hardly anything ever looks enticing. The selection is limited. Since my sis and I were the only ones in the store, I felt bad walking out without getting something, so we settled on a container of baklava. Their display needs a lot of help, and sadly to say, their pastries need even more.
The baklava was stale and completely drenched in honey, heavy on the almonds, and the flaky layers of phyllo no longer discernible. An overpriced gift best suited for your most hated enemy.
Friendly service would have at least earned this place a second star, but the man behind the counter was cold. Sorry to have imposed, sir, won’t be doing it ever again!

This place frustrates me, because when I walk into a bakery I want to see excess of sugar — frothy pastries, gleaming tarts, chocolate chip cookies, snickerdoodles still stretchy from the oven. Think of the movie «Chocolat.»
Well Mitra’s has little of that luscious feeling. Ever since the bakery changed hands the new offerings are a lesson in lean-​ness: gluten-​free bread, flat cakes with minimal frosting, cookies that don’t have that correct balance of flour, sugar and butter.
As nice as the new owners are, they need to hire a real baker. Or maybe they want to preach we should all be on a diet, but then why are they running a bakery?
Your best bet is to go next door to Nob Hill bakery or even to the donut shop across the parking lot (which is great.)

I’ll admit that this place has its eccentricities, but I’ve often had very good breads, cookies, and cakes from Mitra’s, and the owners are super friendly. Mitra’s is my go-​to place when I have guests coming and no time to bake something myself. My favorites here are the chocolate thumbprint cookies, apple strudel, macaroons, whole wheat bread, and challah. They even make a lot of their breads with organic flour, which they don’t advertise. One of the best things about Mitra’s is that they are always experimenting with new recipes; they have something new here every time I go.
For me, the main downside of Mitra’s is that they don’t bake bread every day, and they sometimes keep the loaves on the shelf for a couple days. I have learned to ask them when it was baked before buying, and they have always been honest with me. Overall, I’m really happy that our small town has a nice family-​owned bakery.

A little Meh. A little ok.
Not much to get excited about.

We recently purchased 2 loaves of their «gluten-​free» quick breads. I have three complaints– size of the loaf– «too big»; texture: «not good»; taste: «lacking in flavor.» This being said, I so wanted to like the GF zucchini bread. Although it looked great, we all know, looks can be deceiving. Once cut, the loaf itself was raw in the center. Once I tasted it, I found it utterly disappointing and «doughy» in texture. Out of potentially 8 slices, only 2 were edible; these were the end pieces that were actually cooked through.
Note to the baker: if you made individual mini-​loaves, the bread would bake more evenly and you’d have more consistent results.
The GF Coffee Cake had the opposite problem of the GF zucchini bread. I found it dry, crumbly and tasteless. This recipe obviously needs work… more xanthun gum, perhaps? Yes, there is some science involved in gluten-​free baking, but it’s not «rocket science,» as I’ve tried my hand at GF baking and have had excellent results. I’m here to tell you that «Gluten-​free» does not have to mean «taste-​free.» You should not accept mediocre products! Please be aware that there are more and more gluten-​free products out in the marketplace now that are as good the original recipes made with wheat. I say, don’t waste your money here and Mitra’s should stick to regular baking, if this is the best can they can offer!

We have bought bread from Mitra and Reza for some time now, and really enjoy it.
My wife and I frequently drive down in the afternoon and have a tea and sweet there. More recently, they have begun serving a Persian Lunch which is delicious, hearty, inexpensive and healthy. We usually have the roasted chicken legs on basmati rice with baby limas and dill, small salad an soup or around $ 7. Mitra uses very little sugar and is always concerned about food being healthy. We really enjoy it, although we haven’t tried breakfast yet.

I never go in here since I left the last review some many moons ago, but, I did the other day just for a cookie. Nothing has changed, in fact, I believe it was worst than I was last in. There was literally nothing in the case… Had my two year old w/​me so I was not leaving without a cookie.
Me thinks they will go out of business…
Unless: they do something drastically different!
We desperately NEED a bakery in Morgan Hill! Here is what I suggest the owners of Mitra’s do: Drive to Dick’s Bakery, to Peter’s Bakery, Gayles Bakery. Take notes! They are producing what the public wants and it is NOT rocket science. We dont want $ 20 bread! or, Blehk, shortbread cookies with tons of food color! Give us a good burnt almond cake, white cake with fresh rasberry, fruit pastry rings, pear tartletts. Give me some decadent, homemade, chocolate brownies made with honey, and dusted in cocoa powder. (River street coffee in Santa Cruz). All we want is to not have to drive elsewhere! Good, fresh, imaginative, quality baked goods.

I’m sorry to say this local bakery just isn’t tasty. I’ve been twice. Once for a few cookies and once for their pumpkin loaf bread. The cookies didn’t have much flavor and the pumpkin bread didn’t either, plus it was very dry.
They seem like very nice people, but the goods just don’t seem fresh or tasty.

Mitra’s is a really great little local bakery with some delicious options. Some of the highlights are definitely the coconut macaroons and the apple strudel. The macaroons are made with a special recipe that makes them melt in your mouth. The strudel is made in a huge sheet and is sold in huge portions for about $ 7. Trust me, this portion could feed about seven people, so it’s quite a deal. Oh! And I almost forgot to mention the most amazing baklava! I recommend trying some of Mitra’s delicious baked goods. I’ll definitely be back for more!