Monica's Waterfront Bakery & Cafe - Silverdale, Washington

Sarah H.

High hopes were dashed as a cool coffee spot with a view. No view, and they desperately need fresh eyes on the interior. The second floor smelled awful. And everywhere, you could find dust bunnies from neglect.

The quiche was ok, but a bit wet for me. Coffee service was confusing, and the counter staff were having fun and friendly. $23 for slice of quiche & side salad, and coffee.

Susan W.

Monica's Cafe/bakery was delightful! The food was the best new lunch place I've been to all summer. Different kinds of salads, soups, wraps, sandwiches, all homemade with vegan options. Staff were friendly and helpful. Serves beer, milkshakes and good coffee. I loved it all and will definately return.
Update July 2023: I just had Monica's bakery make a vegan coconut sheet cake for a baby shower. It was delicious, the best vegan cake we have ever had! 10 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Update August 2024, we keep going back for the big events, baby showers, birthdays, they make the best cakes, cupcakes etc
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Megan A. J.

Monica's is a gem that you need to have patience while placing your order. During lunch hours they can get very busy but it is always worth the wait. It is a small building, and doesn't have a lot of parking (though street parking is easy to find). I appreciate the vegetarian and vegan options and their bread is the best!

Eduardo C.

Nice little cozy place with a unique vibe. The quiches looked delicious, but I think it just lacked of novelty and visual appealing, definitely try the lavender chai and the soup, they are amazing

Christine B.

Today is the first time I have driven into Old town Silverdale since 2019.
I decided to grab a drink at Monica's Waterfront Bakery & Cafe, the last time and only other time I ate something from them was 2018 or so.
My main goal was to try one of their Americano's. 8 oz Americano at $2.50.
Once I went in and discovered they had soup, I inquired about what soups were available; they offered two, but Allie had me at Broccoli Cheddar!
I chose a cup of soup, which also came with a roll.
The soup was heavenly and offered so many flavors on so many different levels. The roll, what can I say, it was a roll, nothing terrible about it, but nothing that made me think I would purchase them for a dinner party; but that's ok because it tasted great dipped in the soup 😉

The Americano? In my opinion, it had a robust taste with a floral background and a little bitter taste at the end. Was it my favorite? No, but I can appreciate trying something new in taste; in fact, I welcomed it! And just because it wasn't my cup of tea doesn't mean it isn't popular with many other people! You never know until you try!

Monicas Bakery is on the smaller side but offers the "wow" factor due to the array of baked goods and quiches displayed, amongst many other delightful yummies. The little cafe itself is colorful, bright and draws your attention to everything!
Monica's offers up not only baked goods and quiches but sandwiches, soups, salads, wraps, and combos.

Allie was my server, although not very talkative, she wasn't rude either; I feel Allie is a bit shy, nothing wrong with that, but pleasantries go a long way.

My only small issue is that I would like to see Monica's switch to wrapped plastic ware instead of loose uncovered items, at least until Covid is more under control.

A couple of major takeaways from Monica's Waterfront Bakery and Cafe say a lot about them; everything is made fresh daily. They are a small business that is all about earth-friendly practices that support other small businesses like local farmers if, for no other reason, that is a plus in my book!

Anyone interested in trying Monica's Waterfront Bakery and Cafe, you can find them at 3472 NW Byron Street in old town Silverdale, within walking distance to Silverdale Waterfront Park. Although Monica has a small parking lot, Old town Silverdale is under major construction, so there is no street parking on Byron Street, at least for now.

**Please continue to support all locally owned small businesses; they support our community when we help them. Stay strong and stay safe together!!**

Nicolette C.

not a regular, but every time i’ve come had a good experience and the food is always great! i usually get the chocolate croissant or chocolate chip cookie. today i came and saw they had a mexican spiced sandwich cookie and i’ve never seen it before and i was nervous to try it, but it was soo good. i was highly impressed and it was tree-nut free! so bonus points. amazing place i’d recommend to everyone! (mexican spice cookie is pictured)

Sunrise A.

Update: November 16th 2018..stopped in for lunch and yummy pastries. Line out the door!!@@ I have no idea who their pastry chef is but they completely ROCK it Many items are sold out...! Dang It..!
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We stumbled on this place about a month ago while out and about. OMP " Oh My Pasteries" 😉 They have some pretty dang good digs! LOVE their lemon bars! They are mini Tangy Creamy Lemon Pies on a yummy crust base. We have returned three times now and there is always a waiting line! Sandwiches are great. They have Quiches and homemade bread. You cannot go wrong at this place;) Customer Service is great and friendly. The last time we stopped in they were packing lunches for a large event . It was cool to see the care taken to pack each lunch box with so many goodies and healthy food. Monica's is tucked away in the Old Silverdale waterfront area...go check it out 😉

Jim B.

The whole ordering process is not very efficient, very crowded and stressful, like how I imagine a loud crazy new york deli would be. Everything tastes homemade, but not in a "Wow! This was homemade" excitable way, but in a bland, dried out kinda way. The roll I had was very stale, which came with my chicken soup, and that was also very very salty. The one good thing we had that was delicious was the crab quiche. They did mess up my sandwich when I ordered in-house even though the person taking our order went over our order and asked us to re-answer a few times so it was a bit frustrating, and the wait was long enough/it was busy enough I didnt want to wait for them to fix it, and they are INSANELY expensive. It was just not worth it. Also, the owners answers to some of the feedback is a little demeaning. Just because something is homemade doesn't automatically make it superior, and feedback is good to tweak things to make them better. This place is not worth it IMO.