Orange Blossom Bakery & Cafe

Crazy place!!! Packed -inside and outside. That alone tells you how good this place is! It was the best chocolate muffin I have ever had-Ever! The Apple Ugly was so yummy..best if eaten fresh and warm. The chocolate Danish was also very delicious. One of the nicest ladies came down the Long Wait Line to help people take sandwich orders to help move the line along. Highly recommend this Cute, Little, Very Busy Bakery!!!!

Lol. Big ugly apple fritter. Thats it. Mic drop. Do it without hesitation. One in the world like this bad boy. My God. Lasted us 3 days on our road trip and stayed soft the whole time. AMAZING !!

I’ll say it again in case you missed the other review: the cinnamon buns with icing are to die for! We also got breakfast sandwiches here and a couple apple uglies. It was busy both times we stopped in (on a vacation) and we were not disappointed about the hype! Delicious, delectable, yummy, not-sharing-mine, obviously not freezer food, generous portions… I’ll miss you Orange Blossom Bakery. There’s no one quite like you back home… Other notes: you can’t eat-in but there’s a porch that seats around 16 or so. It’s not wheelchair friendly so please have your friend pop in for you.

Okay what everyone says about the apple uglies is true, you definitely want to try them!!! But there are also a lot of other yummy treats: cinnamon rolls, hand pies and lots of different breakfast sandwiches. The place itself is small and quaint. The only downside is this isn't really a place you can sit and enjoy. The only seating is outside and its been super hot so that's not an option right now. But totally worth it to pick up and take home!

Apple Uglies are as big as your face and the double-dipped donuts weigh about as much as your fat cat. The food is delicious and always fresh. You need to get there early enough to get the goods before they sell out. Careful in the parking lot - the space is tricky but, my goodness, the wait and the patience is worth every bit of it.

Bought 3 apple uglies which look delicious! Got a bagel burner sandwich which was really tasty. Nice people working there. Very happy I finally get to try an apple ugly. Very very busy establishment so I knew it was going to be good.

I was told about this place from a friend. Try the apple ugly.... you will not be disappointed! I will make the trip each time I am on the OBX.

Food was good. Coffee you have to make it yourself. Have several choices for breakfast items. Have bakery items like their famous apple uglies.Got 2 apple uglies for the first time; they are big enough to share. Get one and enjoy. They close at 11am. No inside seating just outside which can be challenging during summer season. They have an area that sells t-shirts and some cups. Now comes the part I truly disliked to post about. Let me tell you, personally not a fan of posting negative reviews but sometimes they are necessary. We have a place down in Hatteras Island so we are here regularly. The girl at the register had the most unpleasant and rude attitude. Honestly if I have a choice next time wouldn't go back and wouldn't recommend going unless you want the attitude early in the morning and before noon with your breakfast and coffee. The food sometimes as good or great it can be is not worth having the extra attitude as a side.

Apple ugly! Been here more times than I can count. The Apple ugly and chugly (chocolate covered ugly) are out of this world. The mondo breakfast sandwiches are huge and tasty. We normally stop in and bring our treats to the beach. Line moves fast, parking lot can get interesting! Don't miss the chance to grab an ugly.

My husband talks about apple uglies year round! I had the pleasure of ordering a chugly (chocolate apple ugly) this summer and my husband and I both agreed we preferred it! This place is popular so make sure you keep your wits about you in the parking lot, we witnessed an accident when we were there.

First time trying an apple ugly and woww... SO GOOD! Our first attempt to try Orange Blossom was a fail. We arrived around 10:30 am and they were completely sold out of pretty much every pastry, including their iconic apple uglies. They are only open 6:30am - 11am, so the next day we decided to come back around 8am and were able to secure the goods! My biggest tip is arrive early if you want options. The staff working was very friendly and helped us decide what to get. We ended up going with an apple ugly and cinnamon roll. One apple ugly could feed a family of 4....this thing is huge! And so delicious. We also really enjoyed the cinnamon roll. Everything was baked fresh and warm. It made for a very delicious treat!

The Apple Ugly was worth the wait! I would say the line moved quickly. It took me two days to eat the Apple Ugly. It is definitely sharable. It was probably 8in round and 4in tall. I could see it being the perfect treat in the fall time. My husband ordered an everything bagel toasted with butter and got a plain bagel not toasted. It was a little disappointing for him, since he is not a breakfast person. They also didn't have plain orange juice. Parking was a mess! Originally we pulled in and waited for a spot for someone to then pull through and take the spot we were waiting for. We parked down the street at the tackle shop and walked.

Wow! So many awesome baked goods to choose from, the cinnamon rolls are to die for. Cant go wrong @ orange blossom

Stopped in for another Apple Ugly cinnamon roll. It's huge! Also got a regular cinnamon bun with the crumble on top. One day I will try a hot breakfast. Staff were friendly and helpful. Several places to eat outside on the deck.

Wowza those apple uglies are something else! Huge and deliciously stuffed with cinnamon apples. Bonus if you're able to get one fresh and warm as they come out.

Definite vacation OVERINDULGENCE! The service is fast paced to keep up with the line (as quick as they can be with everyone ogling the array of pastries and added more of their delicious items to their order) Everyone is always friendly and helpful (both employees & those patiently waiting in line We make it a point to stop, no matter where what village we are staying in The ugliest are worth wait & the drive!

I planned my entire day around this bakery and it did not disappoint. Get here EARLY and be sure to get an Apple ugly! I got the apply ugly and a bacon, egg and cheese biscuit. The sandwich is huge and the biscuit is perfectly moist and flakey.

This place is worth the hype & waiting in line! I visited on a Sunday morning around 9am. The parking lot was slammed full, but managed to grab a spot. There was a long line, but it moved pretty quick. At this cafe, you order your food inside & then go wait outside for them to call your order You select your pastries, donuts, muffins, danishes, & apple uglies at the counter & are handed them at check out. For the breakfast sandwiches & burritos; you order them at the counter, pay & then wait outside for them to call your name with your order. It's a unique cafe since it doesn't have indoor seating. (Well it does, but it's closed off) There are a few tables & chairs outside for seating. Today I tried their: Chocolate Covered Apple Ugly, Sprinkle Donut, Danish, & Breakfast Burrito, Decaf Coffee Everything was so delicious & made with love. The burrito was cooked perfectly, filled with lots of food, & was yummy. I could even taste the salsa! **It important to know that there's a $10 minimum for card purchases. I forgot to grab drinks when I checked out the first time so then I had to buy more because the drinks were under $10. Just a little something important to know! :)

This is a take out bakery. You go in, order and wait on the porch for your order. SO had read that orange blossom had a few special items that we needed to try. We both got breakfast sandwiches- his with sausage, mine with bacon. Sandwiches can be gotten on multiple breads, a bagel, or croissants. (I think there may have been other breads, but I just don't remember.) Ours were on croissants and we're really very tasty. Saved half of mine for a snack for later. (Heated well even in a microwave.) Cheese in it seemed like mozzarella and was really thick slice, really good. The bonus was the Apple Ugly. I just couldn't wrap my head around why you would call it that until be broke into it. There is a strip of apples and cinnamon in the dough and then the dough is wrapped around in a ball and baked. It seemed to weigh at least a full pound. When we picked it up, it was still warm. This also tasted good a day later. Parking is a small sandy parking lot. People come and go while some enjoy their morning goodies right there on the porch. It's a cute bakery, has good food and is always busy. Go for the apple ugly.

Really cool place and worth a visit, for sure! The apple uglies are out of this world. Coffee is good too. So glad I got to try this place.

Come for the apple ugly, come back for the apple ugly. Very busy cafe on Hatteras, but worth your stop. The apple ugly is worth the hype. Big enough to share with three people! Small cafe inside, outdoor seating available.

This place is really cute with seating on the deck. Super busy so you know they're good! I tried the pastries today. I got the cream cheese danish, a chugley, a chocolate Danish and a cinnamon twist. Ive had a better Danish in my hometown in md. This was pretty good though. The cream cheese was lacking flavor and the Danish pastry could use a little more sugar in it. I did like how flaky the crusts were though. Still would go back for more. I heard the breakfast omelets or sandwiches were the best around so I will try that next time.

Worth the wait on line. Apple ugliest and delightful breakfast sandwiches! Every year, it's our first breakfast stop!

If your looking for a bakery in OBX this should be your first choice. Get here early if you want dibs on what's supposed to be available.

This is one of the few places in OBX that you can count on for consistency and quality. The food is plentiful and drivers while the service feels of midwestern hospitality!

Fabulous Bakery, obviously known for the $6 Apple Uglies, but apparently, they make magnificent breakfast sandwiches and other pastries as well. No line, very fair prices, adorable patio, clean, and delicious. Employees are super friendly and happy to be there, but who wouldn't be getting to smell that all day? An absolute must stop when you're in Hatteras/Buxton. I will be dreaming about that Apple Ugly.

An amazing breakfast cafe. There can be an extended wait so be prepared. Well worth the time. The Apple ugly was fantastic. Sitting on the front porch was very comfortable. Get there early before the bakery is sold out. The workers were very nice and provided excellent service. I'll be back tomorrow early and inhale another ugly and I recommend you do the same.

Absolutely amazing! The employees were super sweet and the food was delicious! Don't know why it has to be 86 letters to post a review lol..

WOW. we make sure to come here once or twice during our yearly visits to the obx. the absolute BEST cinnamon rolls and "apple uglies". donuts are so fresh and amazing. the staff is so friendly and welcoming! love, love, love this place.... you have got to try it!

Just stop here. We've driven past for years--hurrying to get to Ocracoke. But today we decided to stop on our way back north and WOW...these are the best pastries and worth the (quick & friendly) wait in line. The only thing we regret is not stopping here sooner--but we'll definitely be back next time.

Cute place. I tried a few things off the menu, all of which were very good! Try the apple ugly if you have the appetite. It's huge!

Staff was very friendly! The Star, of course, are the Apple uglies. We also bought a donut and muffin, which were delicious! We always make sure to stop during our vacation!

10 am is too late if you want the apple ugliest! Try again later I will. Service was great, got donuts and giant fruit filled tarts: very excellent. Husband say the tart is the best pastry he has ever had. Go early

Absolutely delicious!!!!!!! My father-in-law absolutely loved cinnamon rolls, always had to get them to try them out where ever he went. He gave them thumbs up A++++++++. Enjoy!

I came back here for another visit. Unfortunately, the day I came, they had no apple uglies or donuts. They did not have enough material to make them supposedly. I went with one of their breakfast sandwiches, the shadow. It was a double decker sandwich with 2 layers of ham, bacon, lettuce, tomato, onion, and mayo on their homemade bread. This was very large and stuffed. The key to this was the bread. It was soft and held up all the sandwich filings. The bacon was crisp while the rest of the ingredients seemed fresh. The bread was definitely the highlight here.

The ugly thing was outta this world! I can see why people go back every time they visit. It was HUGE like the size of my head huge. I didn't eat it all but totally worth it!

Great breakfast foods and awesome staff. There is usually a like but it goes super fast

Interior is small, but very clean. It can get really crowded with their little patio seating area and no interior seating, but their pastries are literally to die for! They get you what you order quick as possible, so the service is great. They never make a bad pastry, they all are beautiful and delicious

Drove 20 miles to get an Apple ugly. Got stuck in traffic and didn't get there until just before closing! We arrived at 10:40 & it was busy but we were hopeful! We walked in behind some clown who took the last 2 apple uglies! So we settled for a cinnamon roll, a hand pie and doughnut holes. They were good especially the cherry pie! Wish they stayed open a little longer in season.

The Apple ugly was huge and tasted incredible! The cinnamon roll was flaky and the cream cheese frosting on top made it!

Picked up two of their "uglies" (basically a giant apple fritter) fresh first thing in the morning. They were *so* delicious fresh and warm! The other sweets and breakfast Sandos I saw others eating looked good, a cool vibe on the patio too! Service was friendly and kind, fast and prompt. Parking was a challenge but not a big problem for me!

This place rocks! We came in for Sunday breakfast. Ordering is quick and easy, there's a display of all of the fresh pastries and a menu with savory breakfast as well, so they take your order and you pay. Then they bring it out to you on the patio. There are several tables on the patio that are nice and spacious. The food is really good and quite reasonably priced. We had to try the Chuglie, which is a gigantic apple fritter with chocolate sauce. It was sooo good, definitely get it! Then for something savory, I got the egg and cheese biscuit. The biscuit was so flaky and buttery, and it had a lot of cheese, very tasty!

The most amazing delicious apple ugly pastry. It is something I look forward to every year. I like their other pastries as well but I order at least 2-3 of the uglies a week. If you haven't stood in line for 30 minutes to get one you're missing out.

Apple uglies were so good this morning ! Thank you for such an amazing experience. I heard so many good things about this place.

EVERYONE who visits the Hatteras Island area needs to stop here for the legendary Apple Ugly....most unusual MUST HAVW when in the OBX. Also has some of the best cinnamon buns on the Island.

Save your money and only stop by if you're after the Uglies. The Uglies are the only good thing about this place, but the rude staff ruined the experience. After spending $130 on food and Uglies, we walked away disappointed because of the terrible customer service. They expect you to know an unposted 'system,' and if you're a first-time visitor, don't expect any help--just attitude. What could have been a nice family meal was spoiled.

I had seen online that coming here for an "apple ugly" was a must. It was our last stop as we left to go home, and we would have eaten there everyday had we gone sooner. The apple ugly was HUGE and so so delicious. The apple pie filling in the bottom was an unexpected but delightful surprise. We also got a cinnamon roll that we didn't eat until two days later. It was also delicious. Would have never known it was two days old just from tasting it. Service and atmosphere was great. I hope we come back someday. Definitely stop and get an apple ugly!

These folks have it going on! Apple fritter(Ugly) is the best I have ever had. Breakfast sandwiches have plenty of good quality fillers

Stopped for coffee and bought a lot of beautiful pastries! Our first time in the area and this bakery will bring us back

If you're singing while taking orders, then I kinda love ya. Came to this quaint little bakery because it's so close to our summer beach spot and was delightfully surprised. I had glanced at the reviews but was honestly in a hurry to chill and relax. But since I'm addicted to coffee, I had to search and destroy looking for some. This was the first place that came up when I typed "coffee." I will say that I took one star away, and it was for the coffee. The coffee was ok, nothing special... but everything else after that was like a dream. The apple uglies, as so many reviewers have pointed out, is THE star. Oh, my goodness. They're the size of a small baby and sweet enough to gobble it up like one. LOL there's no way one can possibly eat a whole apple ugly by themselves. They're a fantastic treat to share with someone. The cinnamon buns are equally impressive in size. Good lord! Diabetes here we come! The sweets are delicious and worth the wait in this cramped, hot bakery. In the savory side, we also got breakfast sandwiches. Of which we only got 3 out of the 4 sandwiches we ordered. Didn't notice till after we unpacked our goodies. At $10 a sandwich, missing a sandwich did put a damper on things. The bill ended up being $60, which was reasonable for all we ordered but next time we'll definitely check to make sure we got everything we ordered.

The donuts are ok, the cinnamon rolls were very good but the ugliest!?! Phenomenal. Definitely worth the hour+ drive from where we were staying in Duck.

The food seems to be baked fresh daily. The breakfast sandwiches are out of this world. I must say the service was excellent. The girls are always on point ready to take care of you. Ambience, there is outdoor dining ads and lens to a wonderful brisk morning here in the spring

My brother delivered some donuts and of course, the apple ugly. This is such a treat! The donuts were both glazed and frosted (with sprinkles) and the apple ugly. Oh my it was delicious with a cup of coffee :)

The best Outer Banks recommendation I've gotten so far was to come here and get an apple ugly. Covid-19: I didn't look into ordering online, but I was in and out very quickly right now in the off season. Every one working there had a mask on and I was the only customer in the store. I just got an apple ugly and based on how good it was, I wish I would have gotten more. It's huge. My husband and I split it and my half was the size of a normal apple fritter. It's one of the most delicious pastry items I've had. The fried, glazed cinnamon dough on its own is amazing. Then there is apple filling swirled throughout. I wanted another one immediately after finishing (even though I was stuffed). I would drive an hour just to get this, but if you're staying up north, you'll probably be coming down to the Cape Hatteras area anyway, so make sure to stop here.

My wife and I randomly stopped in for a coffee and something to eat. We asked about the huge pile of what looked like large cinnamon Buns. We were then introduced to their apple ugly. OMG it was amazing ! I encourage everyone to wait in line for at least one of these huge delicious treats - you will come back again!

We were staying in Buxton and haven't been here in years so we decided to try it. We were not even in the door before the girl behind the counter said Can I get you a breakfast sandwich? A simple hello or welcome would have been enough. We ordered two breakfast sandwiches. We also got an apple ugly and some donut holes. Well the sandwich was average at most. The Apple Ugly was deep fried and well it seemed over cooked. The donut holes were average. This place is normally packed and even though what I ordered was OK, I probably will not be back.

The apple fritters are good and they are very popular ! My favorite is the iced cinnamon roll ! Give this bakery a try . You will need to get your early to get in line if you want an apple fritter but it's worth it .