Erin McKenna’s Bakery - Santa Monica, California

Jon H.

This place was amazing! I’d have to say this has been the best gluten free and vegan bakery I have personally been able to visit. I tried the maple donut, cinnamon roll, and chocolate chip sandwich cookie. They were all super delicious! I hope I get a chance to go back to the LA area and make another visit here to try more of their sweet treats. I sure wish they’d put one of these locations near where we live as well! If you need gluten free and vegan desserts then do yourself a favor and give this place a try. You won’t regret it.

Sophia J.

Everything is gluten free! 😱 We got a Samoan donut and a chocolate cupcake with vanilla frosting.

The Samoan donut was amazing! Seriously. 5 stars. The thick coconut shavings… the soft donut.. delicious!

The chocolate cupcake with vanilla frosting was ok. Nothing special in my opinion. 3/5.

But the Samoan donut was so good it made the whole experience a 5/5 still!

Jeff W.

Vegan? Food allergies? Then this is the place to come. Unlike the Larchmont location, the Santa Monica location has items like biscuits and gravy or this lovely breakfast sandwich. And of course, this yummy goodness is still accomplished without dairy, meat, soy, or gluten!

Shelly P.

Must visit while in LA; delicious sweet and savoury items (and beverages, schwag, boxed mixes) which happen to be vegan and gluten-free.

They are very mindful of allergens and have some items not sweetened with cane sugar.

Due to supply chain issues with covid, prices have gone up a bit but that’s across the board, not just here.

LaSha' H.

Vegan Cheesie Sausage and Egg breakfast sandwich; enough said. I truly enjoyed my savory and sweet selections from this all vegan bakery. Lack of the 5th star is due to the need to have a warmer reception from counter staffer. Note however that the chef was on point. This was my 1st visit; I will be back.

Shanelle S.

Trendy, vegan and gluten-free bakery on Montana Ave. This is the first location that currently serves a savory brunch menu according to the worker. Came here to grab breakfast with a friend who was visiting from SF on a Saturday at 9:30am.

Food wise, the doughnuts are good. Not just “good for being gluten-free good”, but actually tasty. As a bonus, they’re baked, not fried. I got a cinnamon roll and matcha latte with oat milk, plus a brownie to-go. The cinnamon roll icing was good but the bread wasn’t as soft as I wanted it to be. The brownie was pretty (it’s 1.50 extra for frosting) but the brownie was dry and tasteless. Matcha latte wasn’t too sweet and they also have rice milk as an option.

Miscellaneous - no parking lot available, street parking. There’s indoor and a couple of outdoor seating. There’s one gender neutral bathroom available. They do take credit card and there’s a stamp card you can get. Online ordering is available and they do ship things across the country.

Overall I really liked the cutesy atmosphere and how it caters to a vegan and gluten-free audience. However, I think that it is pretty pricey and not all the pastries were worth it. I’d come back again for gluten-free doughnuts.

Lucy F. J.

We were really looking forward to trying this place and it didn't disappoint. AMAZING vegan bakery with a real homemade feel. The coffee was the best coffee we have had so far in LA. I couldn't say enough good things about this place. We will be back!

Katharine G.

Fin and flirty pink totally gluten free cafe 🎀 on Montana. The Veggie Bombe was good, (waffles a bit dry) wish they rolled out more savory items - still true to the cupcake 🧁 and cookie 🍪 Babycakes origin.