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Cafe, American
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Breakfast
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Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible, Seating
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Reviewed 12 August 2023 via mobile

Enjoyed sandwiches and pastries. Great local bakery to enjoy while on vacation. Pies were amazing. Staff was super friendly.

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed 25 May 2022 via mobile

I come to South Lake Tahoe 3 or 4 times per year, staying 1 week each time ! When I wake up each morning I head straight to Sugar Pine Bakery…. They have a awesome assortment of bakery items freshly made 😋😋 Each day we...try something different, everything is so so delicious . Great service and Anna is very friendly and always so helpful !!!More

Date of visit: May 2022
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Reviewed 2 March 2022 via mobile

We came to Heavenly for a week with a ski group and it happened to be my mom’s birthday. I called Sugar Pine and asked if they could make her favorite cake (chocolate with peanut butter icing) and they were happy to do so. When...I asked if they could deliver because I didn’t have a car they said that they only deliver wedding cakes. After checking they said they could deliver to our hotel. We took the cake to the restaurant and my mom was so surprised. Our group enjoyed the delicious chocolate cake with peanut butter mouse between the layers and covered with chocolate ganache. The server even remarked at how incredible the cake looked and smelled and immediately said it had to be a Sugar Pine cake! Thanks for making my mom’s birthday so special!More

Date of visit: March 2022
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Reviewed 25 October 2021

This place is good, no complaints, nothing outstanding but good basic bakery. I returned a second time during my week there for cinnamon rolls, they were special w/ flaky dough, like croissant dough.

Date of visit: October 2021
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Reviewed 4 October 2021

Supporting local small businesses is important to me and I was looking forward to trying this bakery for lunch and pastries. I arrived at 2pm, their sign said they close at 2:30. There was a sign placed on the lower part of the sandwich board...menu that said "sandwiches not available." When the employee came over to greet me I asked if just those sandwiches on the lower part were not available and she said, "We aren't serving any sandwiches, we close soon." I wasn't aware it takes 30 minutes to make a simple sandwich.More

Date of visit: October 2021
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Reviewed 29 June 2021

Mediocre pastries and no pourable half and half - my biggest pet peeve at breakfast places. Who wants to open 11 little containers of half and half for their large coffee? We tried the chocolate croissant, baked chocolate donut, cranberry/orange muffin, cinnamon roll, everything (super...heavy on the poppy seed and low on everything else) and plain bagels. All just meh. Flavorless, low fruit content, not enough cinnamon - too much icing. I don't get the hype.More

Date of visit: June 2021
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Reviewed 5 October 2020

53 years ago my husband and I would walk to a bakery to buy a cream horn on our date. One the years it has been difficult to find a bakery that still makes them. On our last trip to Lake Tahoe we found that...the Sugar Pine Bakery makes them. They were so delicious and everything we bought at the bakery was wonderful.More

Date of visit: September 2020
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Reviewed 17 September 2020 via mobile

Best TRUE sourdough bread in the Lake Tahoe basin, CA/NV region. Wish I known about your two-day advance order requirement. Was here long enough to have a whole loaf ☹️

Date of visit: September 2020
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Reviewed 17 August 2020

We were vacationing in Tahoe, north shore, and delebrating my Grandson's 30th Birthday. We ordered the cake which we were to pick up on Sunday, The decoration of the cake was lovely but unfortunately the cake was DRY. In fact what was left over went...into the trash! Certainly not worth the $45 that was spent on the cake.More

Date of visit: August 2020
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Reviewed 11 March 2020

They are small but mighty. The pastries are very good and the coffee is fresh. They don't have a lot of choices but they have great fresh baked goods.

Date of visit: March 2020
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Reviewed 22 September 2019

While the food looked amazing, our particular choices (key lime pie and tres leches cake) were not great. We both left wishing we had made alternate choices because everything looked sooo good.

Date of visit: September 2019
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Reviewed 29 August 2019

We went searching for various bakeries while on our vacation in Tahoe. We found one in Carson City, but came across this one by chance. We arrived in the early afternoon, and there weren't many baked goods left. They had both plain croissants as well...as chocolate ones, and we tasted the plain one and it was delicious! My husband and I split a ham and cheese croissant, and that was so very good, that we went back inside and ordered my birthday cake. We deliberated, and we ordered a white cake with chocolate mousse filling covered in chocolate ganache. I didn't know what to expect when picking it up, and when it was shown to me, it was absolutely gorgeous- even the sides of the cake were decorated! Later that evening, my family sang Happy Birthday to me, and I didn't even want the candles on the cake, because it was so beautiful. When I cu the cake, I was surprised to see pink on the knife, and thought something was wrong. We found it was a chocolate cake with raspberry filling- my son does not like raspberry, and even though we tasted it, it was just too rich for the rest us. I was so deeply disappointed- I really wanted the cake I ordered! I called the bakery and left a message in regards to the cake. We went back to the bakery with the cake the next day. The young lady behind the counter greeted us and told us she heard our message. It seems the woman making the cakes switched the outsides. They refunded us the cost of the cake & we ended up buying more treats while there.More

Date of visit: August 2019
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Reviewed 22 August 2019

We stayed right across the street at Lakeland Village and visited Sugar Pine quite a few times for bagels and morning danish. They also make our Challahs for our wedding! Delicious.

Date of visit: July 2019
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Reviewed 27 July 2019

I wish they opened a little earlier. I went one day about 6am or just after and they were closed. I think they open at 7am. We got a couple things and this is how it was: the day old cupcake - half price -...don't get it. Super dry. the cranberry orange muffin made that day - get it! So good! the blueberry streusel muffin made fresh that day - get it! so good! So they do make good stuff but either they don't hold up past a day or the cupcakes were over cooked. Anyways, good desserts.More

Date of visit: July 2019
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Reviewed 14 July 2019

If you want fresh and the real thing....come in here and grab anything. Also had a smoothie. Good prices but mostly is fresh!

Date of visit: July 2019
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Sugar Pine Bakery is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travellers:
  • Food: 4.5
  • Service: 4.5
  • Value: 4
  • Atmosphere: 4