Andersen Bakery & Cafe

…I dunno why everybody raves about this place.
Granted, I’ve only been here once, and it was to get a sandwich. Turkey & avocado on foccacia with havarti. The bread was fresh and tasty, but the (barely there) lettuce was beginning to wilt. Tiny portions of meat and avocado. It was served on a massive platter with a pickle wedge and no sides or condiments, a badly planned presentation.
My boyfriend ordered the roast beef on sourdough, which came with next to nothing on it. A single small piece of lettuce on the bread, about a piece & a half of roast beef, no cheese (?). He asked for no tomatoes, but still got tomatoes (which I ate).
They use meager amounts of mayo, so the sandwiches are quite dry. The bread is, yes, fresh and tasty… but everything else leaves a lot to be desired. And over $ 20 for us to get 2 mediocre sandwiches and one drink to share? Ridiculous! If we do come here again, it’ll only be to try some of the baked goods… and that’s a very strong IF.

2 words. BREAD PUDDING. Try it and thank me later.

We come here mainly for the cheese-​stuffed breads (can’t remember the name) … they ask us if we want it heated up and they must put it in a panini press. It gets flat and crispy, and with the cheese inside it’s SO good with a morning coffee. A couple of months ago they stopped serving them so I haven’t had one in a while … please bring them back!

Delicious Desserts !

I’ve LOVED Andersen’s since I was a little girl & best believe I was ecstatic when they opened in Antioch awhile back. The staff is always so friendly. I usually go in & buy LOTS of eclairs & slices of cake. Sometimes I even call ahead of time & they have it ready for me by the time I show up at the shop. Let me tell you, their eclairs are to die for!!! Not too sweet which I LOVE! I can seriously eat about 5 eclairs per day. Andersens, please stay in Antioch forever so I don’t have to go to the Concord mall to enjoy you! =)

Love this place! I love the sourdough bread my favorite. If you in the mood for soup and sandwich this is a great place. For $ 6.95 you get a reasonably sized sandwich and soup with a pickle lol. I love the chicken avocado on sourdough bread with the tomato basil soup!!!
Also, I like to get sometimes the apple raisin cinnamon bread its yummy! The jalapeño cheese bread is so good to snack on as well!
We also purchased a small pre made cake, very good, lite not heavy nice for a small b-​day party!
Nice staff as well!

So, They have good bread as well! fresh, soft & delisious! the cake prices have gone UP.
a Cappuciino Cake was dang near 18 bucks. but what can I say. it’s really good though.
We’ve also bought a starwberry shortcake from them, and that one isn’t so great.
but I did find a new LOVE. toasted almond croissant!!! OH it’s GREAT!

Sunday night I made it here 10 minutes before they closed. Andersen Bakery has very reasonable prices! The cashier was really nice and let us try the dream cake, which was deliciously light, moist, and not too sweet. I had the raspberry cream cheese pastry, which was good. The almond croissant was OK, the saffron almond twist was crunchier than I expected/​preferred. After we ordered the cashier gave us a free extra slice of the dream cake since it was a sample slice and they were closing for the night — yay for good customer service!

One of our favorite places in Antioch for a dependable and delicious large BLT sandwich with avocado and sprouts («California Club»). Best way to get it: on sourdough, not toasted, with extra bacon. Try that plus an anpan, creamy french baguette, and any other pastries that catch your eye, and you’ll be a happy customer.

I’m from Los Angeles and have a Baby Shower to attend in Antioch so I looked up Unilocal to find a decent bakery to order a cake from.
I was calling from the 5 Freeway on the way to Antioch to order the cake. The young lady on the other line was very helpful and made the whole process painless and quick.
The filling to the cake was great. The frosting was made of whipped cream and wasn’t too sweet which is a plus for me. The cake itself wasn’t the best though. All in all, the cake was OK.
But what I really want to try are the pastries on display in the bakery. Will definitely visit this place during another visit. Maybe their pastries are wow-​inducing… it certainly looked like it…

decent food with a decent price. We ended up eating sandwiches with salads that could have been shared. As we were considering iYogurt to sweeten the pallet, we were kindly interrupted with samples of chocolate fudge cake. That calmed our sweet tooth. The food is decent, but the service made the food taste better. Thank you for nice experience.

If you love pastries this place is for you. My girlfriend stops occasionally on her way home for breakfast. Love this place great food Delicious to the end. I can feel my arteries hardening every bite I take, but you know what I will die with a smile on my face.

Rolled in last night at the request of my twins who, apparently, have been here before. Ahhh… the things you learn after the fact, huh?
Very helpful staff working the counter and making the sandwiches!
And the results from our family sandwich share plan:
The turkey pepperjack — loved it
turkey and mozzarella — it was OK
italian combo — really good
pastrami ciabatta — very good except the bread was so toasted every time i took a bite it scratched my gums… OWIE
They individually wrap each sandwich in halves and include a pickle.
We were offered samples of the cream puff — yum, and the chocolate éclair — even yummier!
The sell pastries and cakes and loaves of bread here, too.
I also ball shaped breads that had been hollowed out and filled with things like cheese and garlic and herbs… another said «bacon and cheese» ahhh calling my name.
I can feel the seams on the ass of my jeans stretch apart… but i’m not going to be able to hear them over the sound of my chewing.

Ok so my boyfriend and i were visiting his Grandma who raved about this place.
We finally get around to checking it out and our retarded gps American butts took FOREVER to find it. By the time we got there I wasn’t even hungry and had a headache. THATS how much of an ordeal it was to find this stupid place.
LUCKILY they were empty, service was really good and they were really nice. I got the turkey, avocado, bacon sand-​which with whole wheat bread. It was GREAT. The bread was really good. They had a lot of fresh looking baked goods and deserts even though I didn’t try any.
It was reasonably priced. A little more then a subway sammy but still worth it – and thats coming from a broke college student :)

I’ve been making my sandwiches these days, so it’s been awhile since I’ve given this place my love. Today I actually wanted a good, fresh, healthy alternative to the 5 dollar footlongs and the 4 dollar torpedos. I knew this was the place.
I got the new turkey pepperjack sandwich and some loaves to take home — the international cheese and this new sugar egg roll loaf. The sandwich was awesome! I actually ate all of it for fear that it wouldn’t taste as good if it cooled down. The bread was warm and toasty and not soggy at all. Avocado, romaine, and tomatoes were fresh. The little slivers of red onion gave it just the perfect amount of bite. The pepperjack was kickin’ — one bite accidentally went down the wrong pipe and I felt a hot chili flake tickle my trachea with heat. That was weird!
I tried the bread for dinner. The international cheese bread was good. Split with everyone else in my fam bam, it vanished within 5 minutes. Andersens loaves never last long in the Layugan household! The sweet egg loaf was good. Delicately sweet, never overpowering. It reminded me of a Hawaiian sweet loaf.
Andersen’s always gets a thumbs up. The place was pretty empty, which I thought was kinda eerie. I’m sure some people can appreciate the quiet. If you need a place to have a good lunch and possibly a nice and quiet place to work or read the morning paper, come to Andersen’s!

it’s llooks slow here. the half sandwich/​half soup (6.85) looked interesting. very friendly, attentive service. limited pastries on display. they all looked good.
international cheese bun?(2.95)
–the ladies here warmed it up and sliced it to go. very flavorful, cheesy taste.
leftovers
–peerless coffee (l.1.70) kind of harsh, in thermos bottles. not a draw.

I heart Andersen Bakery!
A welcome change from all the fast food chains.
We try to go at least once a week. The bakery section is small but the pastries are so good. We see Jose who works behind the counter and he’s always so pleasant! I like the half turkey mozzarella on pane de campagne bread and half ceaser salad or soup. The sandwhiches and pastries are fresh. The service is always friendly.
Love that they walk around and offer samples of the baked goods! My daughter loves the bread samples (she likes the organic bread samples are wrapped in a small clear bags!) I usually get a loaf to bring home!

I LOVE the turkey, swiss and avocado sandwich on pain de campagne bread. There is nothing like that bread and I should really bring a loaf home with me so I can make my own sandwiches.
The service is friendly and free wifi!
My only complaint is that they close by 5:30pm everyday. When I’m in need of a sandwich, bread or pastry I can only go on the weekends. My work hours won’t allow me to make it during the business hours on the weekdays. =/

Andersen bakery is my go-​to spot for a quick bite or a leisurely breakfast on the weekends. It’s clean, quiet, cozy and has lots of natural light. The staff is friendly and patient which is a huge plus these days.
The pastries/​sandwiches are pretty good. I usually get the turkey/​mozzarella or breakfast panini on sourdough. The panini is always hot and fresh. Best of all, I don’t have to cook or clean!
The desert case has several individual portions of crème brûlée, flan, etc. I ordered the strawberry cake for my bro’s b-​day, and received many compliments on the freshness and light, airy texture. Not too sweet either. There were no leftovers.

I love Anderens, but they no longer carry my cheese rolls (tear).
The cheese danish is yummy, and anything with fruit and flaky goodness is heaven.