Criminal Baking Co & Noshery

Came here three times in a span of 2 days while in town for a wedding. Delicious baked goods, great coffee and super spicy ginger lemonade. Gluten free options too.

From out of town and went to trusty Unilocal for coffee and breakfast. I would give it five stars for the breakfast sandwich alone. I got the chicken apple sausage with pepper jack and DH got bacon with cheddar. Both full of a variety of flavors and I thought the touch of sweet others complained about really made the sandwich. Such a subtle hint — we loved it. Our coffee on the other hand was enough to knock off a star. We got two hand pour overs. Simple enough. The coffee was almost cold. After the first sip, I was looking for a microwave to warm it up. Not sure who their roaster is, but just not great either in terms of flavor. You’d be better off going around the corner to Atlas for your coffee. But for food, etc, this is the place to be.

I ordered a frittata for some girlfriends and I who were spending the weekend at a nearby airbnb. Their service was fantastic, as was the food. I also picked up some scones. The bacon/​apple/​cheddar scone was amazing. It was so good, I was tempted to go back the next day for more! I definitely recommend them. I also had to thank my airbnb host for recommending them.

Hole in the wall bakery in a suburb neighborhood. No one was inside when we went in and it a had a very «used» dirty feel that made me embarrassed I brought my mother-​in-​law here, based on Unilocal reviews. We all got smoothies and pastries. Nothing special. Mother-​in-​law did not like her smoothie at all. My coffee was not great, the almond milk they offered me curdled and tasted off. However, my significant other had a great breakfast and smoothie.
Service was excellent. She offered to replace the coffee but we were in a rush.

I never leave comments or ratings but I eat food for a living, and I seriously had the best breakfast sandwich I’ve ever encountered. Everything about it worked. I got it with Apple chicken sausage and pepper jack cheese and it almost brought me to tears! 5 stars! This place is small and definitely a hidden gem. From the crazy smoothies, fresh baked goods, and coffee… I can’t ask for anything more. Bravo! I will return

Everything was delicious! The dessert bar didn’t last long at our wedding, people piled up on 4 – 5 pieces (in addition to cake!). We were extremely happy with everything made by Criminal Baking Co.

I am a breakfast lover and take it over seriously as you can see on other of my reviews. If you live in the Santa Rosa area chances are you have had something from their bakery somewhere else without realizing it.
This place is tied with Tea Room Café in Petaluma for best breakfast in Sonoma County.
You absolutely must get their egg sandwich. It is my second favorite goto breakfast dish. It’s just plain perfect. You will find yourself licking your fingers from the dusted bits from fresh made muffin and wondering how the hell they get the sweet lemon curd to synergistically combine with the rest of the sandwich. Add the potatoes which are quite excellent (though tea room does these best) and you are in business. And then there are… the baked goods.
You cannot have a bad pastry at this place. It’s not possible. If you disagree then I suggest you check for micro imperfections on a rapidly rotating circular saw. Get real close, you might miss something.

We have had Criminal Bakery cater a couple of events at our office. Many of us our gluten free and we LOVE the breads and pastries. The prices are great. The service is friendly and always timely. The owner Dawn has been a bakery chef in our county for many years. Stop by for breakfast or lunch, or have them cater your events!

I’m a coffee snob and just let me say, wonderful! The breakfast sandwich and pastries were delicious! Great find while visiting Santa Rosa!

Bacon, cheddar, Apple scones and cinnamon roll with cream cheese icing to die for. Best kept secret in Santa Rosa. Friendly excellent service and they take good care of you can’t wait to try other goodies.

I thought English muffins were supposed to be dry but the fresh baked on at Criminal Baking Co was soft and buttery. The absolute best breakfast sandwich I have ever had.

The food was delicious but the environment was a little depressing. Plus we didn’t know about «winter hours» (which I found out after the fact are only up to date on their website but not on Unilocal or on their storefront hours,) so right after we got our meal the music was turned off and then we were told it was okay if we stayed even though they were closing. Which is nice that they let us stay… But wasn’t very pleasant to be sitting in a room with no music while the owners were shutting down. Also if you’re going to have a public restroom for your customers in your store then it should be at least somewhat pleasant to make the journey from the food area to the restroom and the toilet paper should be stocked and paper towels in the dispenser. I felt like I was visiting a college house the way that none of the toiletries were in their right place in the restroom.

Wondering selection of fresh and delightful food. Great atmosphere and service. We tried a few dishes to share and all were tasty, breakfast sandwich with pesto and soft muffin. The coffee was strong and a great compliment to the bacon and cheddar scone. Enjoy!

The coffee here is really fabulous. I also like their breakfast fare and pastries. Everything tastes wholesome and fresh.
I was a little hipster shamed here when asking for nonfat milk. As a matter of fact, this is the most hipster joint that I think that I’ve ever been to. I feel both super cool and super old and not cool at the same time.
The place is pretty dang small. Only a few tables that seat very small parties of 2. I like the intimacy of that, though. Also, the staff is pretty friendly and chatty.
It is pretty pricey, although I think that the quality is worth it. I will be back!

Normally a five star experience, today was eh. Punk music too loud; tried turning it down but staff turned it up again. Potatoes were not cooked enough… I will come back– hoping to give them another chance

As a visitor to Santa Rosa, I relied on Unilocal to point me in the right direction and I scored on this one. Tucked away in a creative arts area a block off the main drag it was a gem. Eclectic collection of furniture and a creative menu. I choose the breakfast bowl since I was trying to avoid gluten. It included potatoes, veggies, bacon and a baked egg. They substituted the English muffin for gluten free bread. The other selections were creative and looked great. The baked goods were so tempting and I left with a GF scone! Service was great and you can tell the regulars are treated as such. Seasonal coffee beverage — cardamom caramel latte. Need I say more. Obvious they care about what they offer and how they treat people. Wish I had you in Boston…

Service for me trumps everything. I called in an order at 10:23am. The call was 2 minutes long. My order was a breakfast sandwich with a side of fruit. They asked when I’d be arriving, I said in about 20 minutes. I arrived 30 minutes later and they hadn’t even made it yet. It took them 50 minutes from the time I placed the order to get it to me. This better be one tasty breakfast sandwich.
Just sat down to eat the sandwich. I’m pretty pissed now. It tastes sweet, like abnormally sweet. When I called I asked the gal if they had any sugar free pastries, she said no, but I didn’t think to even ask if there was honey or sugar on a breakfast sandwich. This breakfast sandwich has honey slathered onto one side of the bread! She never mentioned this would come on it. For folks that do not know, honey, agave and maple syrup all require insulin to process in your body. Super not great for diabetes or anyone allergic to sugar. Sugar is not healthy for anyone regardless of not having those issues.
Sandwich tastes good. But doesn’t everything with sugar? Now I have to deal with my allergic reactions unexpectedly. Awesome, not awesome.

I have been to this bakery once before and ordered a coconut cream pie, in the personal size. It was okay, but that was years ago, I have not returned since.
However, I was at the west end farmers market yesterday and stopped by their booth and purchased their last chocolate chip cookie. Holy crap. It was amazing, the bake on that cookie was PERFECT! It was slightly under baked and slightly crispy around the edges, just how I like my cookies. Based on this one cookie, I will be a. Stopping by their booth again and b. Giving their store another try.

Happiness is anything from the baked goods case here at Criminal!

The quiche was wonderful, with fresh potatoes, chard, mushrooms and pepper jack cheese. The cream of tomato soup had intense flavor and the salad was great! The waffles was decadent! A very eclectic Noshery! A definite 5 stars