"This is one of the best breakfast sandwiches I've had! The potato bread bun melts in your mouth. The southwest sandwich ingredients blend wonderfully and the food came out fast! The offer military discount. The environment is street café style where you order in side and sit outside. Really happy to have found this on accident on a trip to REI. Itching to come back soon!"

"I loved this bakery/cafe, which I visited for the first time, on 8/19/25. They have quite an imaginative variety of fresh-baked pastries, & all of them look so pretty in their lengthy glass patisserie cases. Of the 3 pastries we tried, I liked the Cinnamon Apple Cruffin best. It was like having Grandma's apple pie, placed in the center of a light & flaky croissant. My next favorite was their Coconut Passion Fruit Cake-a delicate multi-layered cake, topped with a creamy frosting, with tart & tangy passion fruit jelly in between layers, plus a bit resting on top of the frosting. Scratch Bakery Cafe has a decent menu of food choices, including breakfast sandwiches, breakfast burritos, & the like, plus a fairly impressive list of lunch sandwiches, cradled in their delicious fresh-baked bread. Speaking of bread, cello-wrapped loaves of different varieties of breads are available for purchase here, as are wrapped packs of multiple cookies types, as well. I had a Turkey Avocado Sandwich, on sourdough. This sandwich was tasty, & it came with choice of potato chips, or potato salad. I got the potato salad, & really enjoyed how creamy it was, plus I loved the dill & herb nuances. Overall, the sandwich was really good, with lettuce, tomato, avocado, red onion, cheese, plus 3 thin slices of turkey. For $15.95, I felt they could've added a bit more turkey, on this one, if I'm honest. The sourdough toast it was served on, was amazing. Scratch Bakery Cafe serves a full selection of coffee drinks, & I chose a medium Americano, which I really enjoyed, with a Chocolate Bomb mousse goodie. The coffee complimented this delicate chocolate treat, so nicely! They have a large wrap-around outdoor patio, with lots of tables & chairs. I found this to be a relaxing place, to enjoy delicious fresh-made food & treats. It was hard to find fault with this bakery/cafe, hence my 5 star rating."

"I recently hosted a Christmas party at my home and had a very specific dessert vision. I wanted a variety of desserts with slices of different cakes and cookies so guests could sample a little of everything, not multiple large cakes or cupcakes. After what felt like visiting every bakery in Mission Viejo and striking out again and again, I remembered Scratch Bakery Cafe and I’m so glad I did. Every other place I tried offered only full cakes, cupcakes, or breakfast-style pastries, which just didn’t work for an evening party. Scratch was exactly what I was looking for. While it’s already fantastic for breakfast and lunch, their dessert and pastry selection is truly outstanding. The desserts were absolutely out of this world. Every single guest raved about them, especially the carrot cake, lemon cake, and the gluten-free dulce de leche cheesecake. The double chocolate cake was incredible, and my personal favorite was the carrot cake. It was hands-down perfection. One tip: don’t leave without a dozen chocolate and vanilla cream puffs. They are a must. I’m so glad I chose Scratch. It completely made the dessert table and I’ll definitely be back."

"This is a great place to get breakfast. It also is very popular and gets busier year after year. I remember going there in the morning and it was not as busy, but through the years I've seen it first hand get more and more busy."

"I cruised through Laguna Hills and thought I’d make a pit stop for breakfast. I went for the egg, ham, cheese sandwich, an almond croissant, and a cappuccino. Let me tell you, the English muffin bread on the sandwich was fantastic! It was perfectly crunchy on the outside and so soft inside. And that almond croissant? Absolutely divine! Even though it’s almost an hour away, I can’t wait to return for more."