Crust Bakery

Crust really shines when it comes to sweet pastries. While there isn’t much seating inside, and it’s not quite the kind of place to linger, there is public seating outside during warmer weather, tucked between the sidewalk and the street. Located right in the heart of a busy downtown area, it feels energetic and very much part of the neighbourhood buzz. There’s a long-established bakery just a few doors down, but the two couldn’t be more different in their approach. Crust’s take on pastries is distinctly modern, and it’s easily my favourite bakery in the area for sweet treats. The cookies are my go-to: generously sized with that perfect balance of chewy centres and slightly crisp edges. You can’t go wrong with any of them: ginger molasses, snickerdoodle, and chocolate chip are all excellent. Other standouts include the passionfruit curd tart topped with toasted meringue and the delicate, flavourful raspberry lychee danish. I also love the rocky road, a modern twist on the classic marshmallow fudge bar that feels both nostalgic and elevated.

ordered the asparagus prosciutto savoury pastry which tasted nice but the asparagus could have been in smaller pieces to eat in bites since it was in a pastry. loved that the cinnamon roll my friend ordered had raising and it was a nice sweet pastry. they have a really wide selection of baked goods! the coffee was strong and would highly recommend! the place itself can be a little cramped, and without a restroom to use

They've got really good recipes! I loooooove their tarts. If you bring their tarts and pastries to any friends or gatherings, you'll be loved that day. I hope the person who made this recipes to be happy and healthy 🤗🙏

Incredible wedding catering! We ordered the “mini treats” from Crust Bakery for our August wedding, and they were a highlight of our reception. Not only were they absolutely delicious, but the team made the whole process easy and stress-free. Their prices were very reasonable for the quality we received. Our guests were raving about the treats all morning. Truly a 10/10 experience. Highly recommend!

We ordered the spanakopita and we fell in love! 😍 The taste was authentic and it was delicious! (I’m Greek and very picky with places that make Greek desserts!) The staff was friendly and courteous! I loved how they all had smiles on their faces. It shows that they love what they do and they appreciate working there.

We tried a few types of their baked goods, but in our opinion, the tarts were the best. The pistachio tart was phenomenal, incredibly delicious. We still talk about it to this day! :)

Small cozy bakery, delicious food and drinks. Very friendly staff. Absolutely love their Tiramisu croissant. Space is quite small and always busy. It is hard to look at the food menu (you basically have to walk in and out to the street and back in as you see the baked goods on display to make a selection). There is a small dine in area, however due to traffic is very tight spot. Overall all, great spot for their food items and drinks if you wish to grab and go. Totally recommend!

Crust Bakery always gives off the best vibes. Everything feels fresh, warm, and inviting the moment you walk in. The pastries are consistently delicious, the atmosphere is relaxed, and the whole place just has a really positive energy. Definitely one of those spots that brightens your day without even trying.

Small, takeout only, exceptional good bakery. Brought back a bunch of baked goods and the kids loved it and so did their friends. Now, if kids loved the food you got, something is right with the world... Highly recommended.

first time to crust bakery here in victoria canada! the locals rave about how good their pastries are! i think i ate the creme brulee tart late, i didnt get to enjoy the bruleed part of it service was ok, just waited in line to pick pastries! no seats make up the ambiance!

Saw the window display and had to try it. Both pastries I got were incredibly flaky and flavored super well! Loved the strawberry rhubarb with cardamom cream. They had a huge variety from what I saw and I'd definitely like to try more of them!

We went here on a whim after we saw all the pastries in the window when we walked by. We got the egg nog brûlée. It was absolutely incredible. I had to fight the urge to get a second one since I wanted to save room for more deserts elsewhere. Definitely coming back here just for that one single dish.

A must do in Victoria! There was a line out the door but it moved fast and the pastries are very good! We bought only the sweet pastries - almond croissant, blueberry pastry, almond twist, vanilla poached apple pastry, and something else that I already forgot even though it was just an hour ago. Everything was delicious but if I had to choose a favorite, it would be the blueberry pastry. Highly recommend!

I came to this place for a quick breakfast to grab and go. There was a line but it went by fairly quick. There were lots of sweet and savory choices to select from. What caught my eye was the cream brûlée tart but I completely forgot about it when I was ordering due to so many other options inside. I needed up getting the bacon quiche, sausage roll, the pistachio tart, the brûlée donut, and the almond croissant. The pistachio was a tad bit sweet for my liking but the pistachio flavor was good for those whom love pistachios. The almond croissant was the best! It wasn't too sweet, light and airy. The sausage roll was sooooo delicious! 10/10 recommend. Ramsey would not be disappointed by the one sold here! The donut was alright, it was not as delicious as how my eyes perceived it.

My niece brings me treats from Crust whenever she visits Seattle. A recent trip to Victoria meant visiting the store and bringing back pastries from Crust. Love their fruit-filled pastries. So flaky and buttery! There is usually a long line, but there was no wait when we went. Highly recommend.

Returned for a revisit because...you have to when youre in Victoria! I got many of the same things including their Raspberry Lychee Rosewater Danish but we also got the almond twist, egg and bacon pastry, mango lime cheese tart, sausage roll, asparagus and prosciutto pastry and their raisin roll. All amazing, all flaky and buttery, all good :)

Still thinking about the Raspberry Lychee & Rosewater Danish from here! The hype and line is very much worth it! I felt like the queue wasn't that bad, especially on weekdays. I also tried their chocolate cookie - absolutely divine. Wish my stomach was bigger so I could have tried more things!

Had what felt like one of everything and the clear stand outs were the chocolate or vanilla cronut, the cruffin, and the lychee raspberry rose water pastry. The cronut was filled with chocolate (or vanilla) pastry cream and drizzled with chocolate or vanilla on top as well. The cruffin had a light crispy exterior and moist, chewy, airy interior and lots of filling. The lychee pastry was really special--have never had anything like it before and the flavor was insanely good! Lots of people working behind the counter, service was pretty fast. Oh and coffee was great too! Liked this place so much we had their stuff 3/5 days we were in Victoria. Easy to order online and then pick up, but not everything is listed online so I ended up getting more when I showed up to pick up my online order. Def run to this place! (And run after to burn it all off...)

Crust had the most beautiful shopfront full of decadent looking pastries and sweets, I just had to drop in and try some goodies. You order at the counter and your pastries are boxed up. I wanted to share with the group I was traveling with so I grabbed a blueberry pastry, gluten free chocolate raspberry bread, berry tart, and cruffin. Everything was so delicious and just perfect! I appreciated that there were gluten free options for my husband to enjoy. Highly recommend!

I visited again and the sourdough bread was actually very good. Would come back for the bread and may try another pastry. Would not recommend any of the gluten free treats however.

Got a plain croissant and a pain du chocolat. Both were good taste and texture. Nothing spectacular, but solid.

I ordered my cake, for my wedding. December23,2024 I paid for x2 choc plates to print on the cake as it was round white cake they were supposed to have both our names on it and the wedding date and yea. They didn't do that. I paid for something I did not get. and they wrote on the wedding cake sloppy on top thin chocolate writing which looked awful I was very dissatisfied. the cake was delicious but pictures of the cake looked terrible. Maggie

Line was long but moved fast! I started in line outside the building but was already ordering within about 5-10 min. I got a few tarts: Mango lime - my personal fave, get this if you like mangos/tartness! Pecan bourbon chocolate - 2nd favorite! Tasted like a pecan tart but with chocolate & a hint of bourbon! Pistachio - just okay. Wasn't a fan of the pudding-like texture of the ganache and it tasted more sweet than actual pistachio. Other items I got: Vanilla cronut - tasty but didn't realize the vanilla was filling (thought it was just a glaze). Very messy for my toddler who I bought it for! Sausage fennel roll - it was good, nothing amazing but I enjoyed it with some ketchup.

Yummy pastries! We came in the mid-morning to grab a bite before lunch, and there wasn't too long of a wait. The line moves fast and you pick the pastry you want and they package it up nicely for you. We got the raspberry peach pastry with pistachio crumble, and it was great! The pastry itself was flaky and not too sweet, and the raspberry cream paired with the custard underneath was delicious.

Delicious pastries, great hummus falafel wraps, coffee Africano was okay, but the London fog was A1 Staff was nice, place is a little cramped but that ain't their fault. Go here.

Probably the most underrated place Victoria has to offer. There's tons of bakeries around, but this one is just doing everything right. The pastries are the best around, as all had consistently crisp bottom and flakiness throughout. The flavors were very balanced without being overly sweet. Their best ones are definitely the Sour Cherry, and Apple Crack ones. If you're lucky enough to get a cruffin with strawberry jam...just do it. I found myself making a return trip just to get a bunch more for the trip home.

Not a single item we didn't thoroughly enjoy! We tried the lychee rose water pastry, the cruffin, the snickerdoodle, and the passion slice. All were extremely delicious and struck the right balance of buttery and sweet without going overwhelmingly in either direction. The line was long, but went quickly, so don't let that deter you!

Crust Bakery where have you been all my life!?? Goodness gracious #superyummylicious I had no idea about this bakery until I got to Dutch Bakery 2 shops away. What caught my attention was the long lineup but fortunately, it was moving fast. Please note - zero indoor seating available. This is a pick-up & go bakery. The cashier was very helpful & was involved with my selection - Vanilla Kro-nut, Lemon Passionfruit Slice, Banana Bread & Lemon Brioche Donut & Strawberry Custard Pastry. It was all fresh & oozing in deliciousness. This bakery supplies bread to Bear & Joey were I had brunch. See my review. When I come back to Victoria, you'll find me right here! It's been voted best bakery in Victoria.

High quality fresh baked goods. I truly enjoyed my sour cherry danish but did not find it better than other high quality bakery's. Staff was polite and helpful.

We came back to Victoria in June and made a point of coming back to this incredible bakery. I will say - stick with the sweet items. The savory are not as good. But the sweet items - pistachio tart, passion fruit slice, a nutella almond pastry - YUM!

Amazing! Long lines outside the door indicated this is a popular place! The window display shows the baked goodies and the inside has a smaller display with names/prices of each item. The croissant was the BEST I have ever had, even better than the ones I have eaten in France. It was HUGE. It was crispy, flaky, buttery with a light touch of honey on the outside, even on the bottom. It was soft, with layers, and light on the inside. It was also the least expensive of the baked goodies and the best tasting. The bacon quiche was good; the chocolate filled chocolate cronut was very rich; and rasberry danish was tasty. I wish I ordered another croissant.

Very cute, small bakery! It can get pretty crowded in the morning, I came here at around 10 and the line was about 5 minutes long. Other than that it was great! The employees were kind and efficient, and our food was delicious. I got a blueberry croissant and a decaf cortado. Highly recommend!

Super delicious and worth the wait! Too bad our bellies can't really accommodate "one of each, please!" No room to enjoy at the shop, but if you can walk and eat, you should stop in and delight a few of the five senses!

My favorite bakery in Victoria BC so far! So many options, opens early, and not one item we didn't love. We got 2 quiches, 2 pastries, chocolate chip and pecan cookie, oatmeal cookie, and creme brulee tarts. The pastries are flaky and crispy. Cookies were crunchy and chewy. The fillings and topping on the quiches and pastries were plentiful and delicious. Definitely recommend.

Oh my goodness, if you're ever in Victoria, this is a MUST STOP bakery that you cannot miss out on. Everything is freshly made and the taste of the fresh ingredients was so evident with every bite. I can't remember the exact names of everything we ordered, but it was something along the lines of Cranberry and Orange Muffin, Blueberry Lemon Brioche Donut, and Pumpkin Cheesecake with Gingerbread Crust. The Cranberry Orange Muffin was so so fluffy, and we got it warm so it felt fresh out of the oven! I loved the bits of orange and cranberry that added such a nice tang. Blueberry and lemon is not a flavour combination I'm used to, but I loved it in this donut! The donut was nicely coated in sugar, but wasn't overly sweet which makes it perfect for an early morning or late night snack! The star of the show was definitely the Pumpkin Cheesecake though I love cheesecake and pumpkin, so the two combined was just heavenly. The Gingerbread Crust was such a new, interesting concept for me as well; I thought it was so smart to use a crust that uses spices that also pair perfectly with pumpkin. Be warned: they usually have a line up so you may have to wait in the cold rain. Definitely worth the wait though!

Go...just go here. We spent 4 days in Victoria and visited 3 times. Highly, highly recommend the pistachio custard tart, the sausage roll and vanilla cruffin. Don't go too late or the selection is more limited. Enjoy!

You absolutely cannot go wrong here, I'm gluten-free the hubs is not, and we both loved this place. It's busy but the line goes fast. The front window is full of things to look at while you're waiting. We had the gluten-free banana bread and a gluten-free pumpkin muffin, as well as a sausage roll and a vanilla cream cronut. The best was the seasonal filled doughnut that was amazing! Gah! I need to go now!!!

Our second visit to Crust Bakery and it was so delicious! We got some old favourites like the pistachio tart and berry danish but ended up getting some new items as well like the almond croissant and a kouign. My personal favourite this time around was the kouign and the pistachio tart was tasty as usual. A must for any visit to Victoria!

Crust Bakery was the bomb. Fresh and delicious pastries that made us come back three times during our recent trip to Victoria. This place can get busy, but they get through the crowd pretty quickly. Crust is an absolute must try!

Surprising little find while roaming the streets of Victoria. You can tell they're popular because they had a steady flow of customers, but moved quickly. They have some items displayed to see from outside and others that you have to enter to choose from. We went with the kouign-amann, chocolate croissant and pecan pie. Everything was delicious! The kouign-amann had the perfect crunch. That bottom layer of sugary glaze was everything. The chocolate croissant also had a great crunch but was so buttery and flaky on the inside. The little pecan pie was super cute and perfectly sized for one person. It was a little mini pie! All in all, 3 out of 3 hits from this little unassuming shop filled with delicious treats.

I walked past Crust a few times in Victoria and new I needed to stop. Their window was always filled with amazing things so I had a hard time deciding what to grab. I decided on the blueberry danish and then the donut of the day (which was flavored with lemon inside). The danish was TO DIE FOR. I would absolutely order this again in a heartbeat. The crust was SO flaky and you could tell they put a ton of effort into it. The donut though wasn't my favorite and I would order something else next time but that's not to say it was bad- it was light and fluffy and perfectly made, just wasn't my favorite. Honestly a superb little place that deserves all the love it gets.

I bookmarked Crust before our visit to Victoria because I saw they had kouign amman, and ever since we found the perfect kouign amman in Quito, Ecuador (of all places), we have been on the hunt for something on par with it close to home. Crust's kouign amman is a reasonable substitute. Flakey but not excessively carmelized on the outside (which my husband marked as a negative), their kouign amman is light, sweet, and addictive. The star of the show, though, is the lemon brioche with lemon custard and a blueberry on top. If you love lemon like I do, you'll love the unapologetically intense lemon flavor of the custard. We visited on a Wednesday morning so it wasn't as busy, but I could see how the small space could get packed on a summer weekend. Visit during an off hour and try to find street parking around the corner.

So good. Got sour cherry pastry, egg bacon tomato pastry, almond pastry, sausage roll and blue berry pastry. They were all super yummy! Would def go back if I had a chance.

Amazing pastries and wide selection. We went at 7:55 am and there was already a (short) line at the door waiting for the shop to open at 8:00. Everything was fresh, except maybe the little quiches, which I should have had heated up. Not a ton of space to sit inside, but great place to grab and go. Would come here all the time.

I've ordered twice from this bakery. Very delicious deserts and friendly staff. ......

Good coffee and and amazing selection of pastries. The line moved quickly. Very little seating.

Totally an accidental discovery which turned out to be what I can say with conviction the best bakery I have ever been too. Lives to its name where the desserts had a nice signature crusty base. I ordered the blueberry danish and the raspberry lychee danish. Both were just at the right level of sweetness. I am definitely coming back to this place to try more of their desserts. I am leaving them with 4 stars because I wish they had more place to sit and cherish the dessert with the coffee. It was awkward to take their danishes to a Starbucks and enjoy it with their coffee which I am definitely not at all fond of.

Customer service and welcomeness was first rate. The pastries all looked fabulous. I settled on the Red Velvet sandwhich cookie and I was not disappointed. Hands down the beat cookie I have ever had. Highly recommended the "Crust" if you are in visiting Victoria.

I saw photos of the lychee, raspberry, and rosewater cream Danish pastry and I knew I needed to try it. I went closer to the evening and they still had it. My friend saw the apple Danish too and decided to get one. Both were very good. I think if they offered toasting the pastries, it would be taken it up a notch as it was a little harder to chew at room temperature. I still enjoyed it because I like crunchy textures but my bf couldn't enjoy it as much. The flavors were all there and intermingled well for the lychee one. The apple one made me think of apple pies. Pastries were around $5.25!

Lovely bakery! I snagged the last savory feta, tomato, and pesto pastry and it was sooo good. The staff is extremely friendly and service was fast. Highly recommend!

Unfortunately, there isn't any outdoor seating. That would make this place surely a 5! We had an iced latte and an iced mocha latte. Both met expectations. We tried three different pastries- two were amazing- the strawberry turnover lacked much strawberry. The service was great.

Fortunately, found this bakery on our first day in Victoria and ended up getting breakfast here 6 out of 7 days visiting. Wide variety of pastries and savory items. Consistently busy in morning and only a few seats inside but most business is take out. Service was top notch and would be a shame not to visit Crust when in Victoria.

Crust Bakery is the way to go for a quick bite breakfast. In terms of COVID safety, they have a good system in place. They limit the number of parties inside with two lines outside, one for picking up orders, and another waiting to place them. After we were mesmerized by the window of offerings, when it was our turn, we decided on ordering two of the Raspberry, Lychee, Rosewater and Pistachio pastry's and chai tea lattes. For breakfast dessert, I had the marshmallow smore tart and my partner had a chocolate raspberry loaf. All of the baked goodies were packed in a carry-friendly box and we found a bench to sit and eat outside. Everything was so yummy! The smore had me in a guilty sugar shock (but I walked that off). What a scrumptious delight of a bakery! If you're downtown and in the mood for a baked sweet, go to Crust Bakery, you won't be disappointed.

PRETTY GOOD. Some set backs as stated below Ordered: Mushroom quiche: good balance between mushroom and cheese. Easy to eat. Good crust. Apple danish and sour cherry danish: good crust. Probably better warm. Nice sweet taste, not overly sweet -wished the apple one had more fruit Cruffin: too much chocolate frosting, hard crust, better warmed.

There was a line out the door at 10 am on a Thursday morning, but for good reason! They might just have some of the best tarts I've ever had. I'm just disappointed that I didn't bring more home. Can't wait to come back and try more.

Fantastic bakery with a wide assortment of delicious savory and sweet pastries. Some unique flavor combinations like lychee and raspberry and more traditional like a delicious almond croissant. We've never been let down by anything here. Highly recommend!!!!

We came to Crust twice during our stay in Victoria, for breakfast each time. We arrived early to avoid the lines we read about and each time we walked right in. They have a wide assortment of baked goods, including all the classics and some special offerings. Each time we grabbed some sweet and savory options to try. Every item we got was good and some were incredible, such as the spinach and tomato tart and blueberry almond croissant. We were able to briefly sit on a very small counter with stools, which was the only seating inside, and help ourselves to complimentary water. For most this will be a grab and go situation. Prices were fair and service was prompt and accurate. Put it on your Victoria list!