Baking You Crazy

Kind of an awkward dining area and the backed goods are wrapped in plastic wrap. Atmosphere was disappointing and so was the breakfast.

Wow! Fantastic food. Way higher quality than I would expect from a small local café. Had the chicken soup — lots of white meat, fresh veggies and little tiny barley in it. Also enjoyed the apple cranberry walnut salad. My companion had the penny pasta with vodka sauce — very cheesy, and delicious! I will definitely be back.

I was really excited when this place first opened. But after a few questions, I came to realize it’s not for me unfortunately. I am allergic to soy. So that means no margarine, shortening, soy byproducts like preservatives/​chemicals/​emulsifiers etc. In most owner operated bakeries that’s not an issue; Foods are made fresh from real ingredients like butter, cream etc. But here, the cupcakes and cookies are made with shortening. The whipped cream isn’t actually made by whipping cream and adding sugar, rather it’s made from a «whipped cream base» of 20 or so ingredients most of which are chemicals (i know because i looked at the carton). This is all very sad for me because it is so close to our house and i love sweet treats. I love to bake myself, but sometimes i just want to buy one cookie or cupcake, as oppose to make a whole batch. Anyway, my husband said everything tasted great. But if you’re looking for real natural
Ingredients, this is not your place. You can get baked goods laced with artificial ingredients for far less at price chopper.

My fiancée and I were glad to find a decent restaurant in Rensselear. The food is well executed. We’ve been about four times now, usually getting omelettes and sandwiches. (I’ve gotten the chicken parm sandwich several times.) The quesadillas are also good.
Dessert is a must. This isn’t the absolute top bakery in the capital district but is in the upper tier.
Note that there is a parking lot behind the restaurant.

Great place for lunch … hot crispy French fries. The Buffalo chicken sandwich is delicious. Also there is an all day Breakfast menu. I am happy to see a local restaurant doing well!

The good: is that it’s clearly manned by knowledgeable folks. I haven’t yet been able to have a sit down, but have run in for a sweet fix a number of times. It’s a pleasure to see that the store makes sweets that are so very tasty and also look appealing. The sweets are the real thing, nothing tastes artificial. Also, they have good coffee; not something you see every day.
The con: Several times I brought home a bakery item that was way past it’s time. Such as, at least twice (fool me once?) I got the excellent-when-it’s-fresh coffeecake; those couple of times the cake was actually hard. I mean knock it on the table hard. Once I even took pity on the only cinnamon roll and took it home – it must have been many days old.
They are delving into the macarone arena – yaay! Perfect little cookies, but they should find appropriate fillings. Jam out of a jar, or flavored buttercream do not suffice.
It seems to me that I could easily stop or at least slow down my love for BYC due to the lack of concern over the age of the inventory. That would be a shame, because when the goods are fresh, THEY ARE FANTASTIC.
Update 3÷30÷16: Had lunch a few days ago; buffalo chicken sandwich and ff. Both were good. FF were nicely done. Crispy outside, tender inside. DH had meatball sandwich and FF. Reported a good lunch.

Nice breakfast spot to have as an option on your way to the train. It’s conveniently located on the corner of Broadway just before turning on to the bridge to the train station.
The surrounding buildings are a bit on the sketchier end of the spectrum and the back parking lot may make you feel like your risking your life a bit too much for that cupcake but hey, we survived. If you can get past your surroundings, once inside you’ll be transported to a cute little café.
I ordered the coconut french toast which was a delicious thick slice of toast covered in coconut flakes. The portion was massive and definitely enough to share. My friend had the pancakes which he said were great. The coffee was pretty standard but did the job.
They have a sit down dining area as well as what seems like a baked goods takeout counter. I meant to check out the cupcakes before I left but I must’ve forgotten in the stupor of my my coconut french toast-​induced coma… next time.
If you’re high tailing it to the train station this a great alternative to whatever’s inside the train station. However, it’s worth coming with some time if you want the sit down table service.

LOVE this new place! Have been twice and the food is fantastic (I love their breakfast/​brunch options — the coconut crusted French toast is awesome! my fiancé likes their lunch options), there’s parking, and they have scrumptious baked goodies — what more can you ask for?

This place definitely has potential. The coffee was excellent and the service is very friendly. However, I think they need to make a few changes to really make it work.
Firstly, the menu is not really clear. I like the simplicity of the menu and the pricing is really decent. but only some of the meals come with extras such as sausage or hash browns. And it’s not clear which ones do. For example, the menu says that the two eggs meal comes with hash browns, a meat, and toast but it does not say that for the omelets. Yet the omelet came with hash browns and toast but no meat.
Second, I ordered the regular french toast and another ordered the coconut crusted french toast. Mine was made with the same bread as the side order of toast but the coconut crusted was made with nice thick cut bread. Was severely disappointed with the regular and would have much preferred it made with the thick bread. And paid $ 2 for a side of mediocre sausage.
Third, the waitress seemed a little lost. Likely she’s just getting the hang of things.
All that being said, the food was pretty good itself, coffee was excellent, the décor is sweet and well done, the staff are nice, and the simplicity is refreshing. I will definitely come back once they have some time to work out a few kinks.

Stopped in for some lunch in a rush, was seated and served quickly. Had a burger and fries at a good price, but the mini cheesecakes sealed the deal.
If you want great dessert with different options than the norm this is the place.

the hamburger was terrific and great fries. the restaurant is clean and bright. Great place to pick up a breakfast sandwich before you board the train!

So happy to find this place! Root bear float cupcakes and a salted caramel brownie made my day. I think i had the turkey bacon pesto sandwich on a ciabatta and it was perfect, coming back soon!

Just opened and the food is great. The chicken noodle soup was hot, filled with big chunks of chicken, and lots of noodles. Grilled chicken sandwich on a ciabatta bread was great as well as the hamburger. The hamburger was free form, not an already shaped burger.