Its a really nice cafe. Its a bit expensive but you get choices I have not seen anywhere else. Plus the sweet bread is just heaven. The quality and taste is well worth the price. And the customer service is really goid.

The place was clean and the food I ordered was good. I felt some age discrimination. It was my first time here. I didn’t feel like my business was welcomed.

To be honest is expensive.. but the cookies are good..

The café de Olla is great!

Bakery items especially the tea cookies are yummy but the espresso they use for their coffee drinks isnt good they need to switch it, over powers their flavors rather than complimenting them.

One of the best coffees and hot chocolate I have ever tasted. Cakes and cookies are delicious.

Love the cafe de oje and the horchata latte.

I really enjoy coming to the place, every visit takes me back to my childhood memories

Ive been wanting to try this place for a good while and today found the time before heading to work.The place inside is nice and clean with great music playing. You get that friendly warm feeling walking inside.The staff is friendly. I was greeted when I walked inside and customer service was on point.I walked over to the bread section and and picked out the guayaba with cheese croissant and guayaba and cream danish. I love trying guayaba pastires and I definitely wasnt disappointed . The danish was my favorite of the two.For coffee i tried the Cafe Oaxaca (espresso + Mexican chocolate + steamed milk) and I loved it it had just the right amount of Mexican chocolate that I prefer in my drinks. I want to try the Cafe De Olla next when i come back. I heard a lot about that coffee from friends.I didnt know this when walking in but they have breakfast Tortas and thought why not try it out. I ordered the Chipotle beef machaca. It comes with a salsa which is good. Its not a large portion of meat so if your starving you might not get full. Its just right of your feeling a bit hungry. Overall it was good, the salsa added the extra good flavor to it.Overall it was a great experience and will be returning I came in with the idea of only getting coffee and came out with more goodies.

Some of the best pan dulce Ive ever had. Also had the guava cake and the Mexican Mocha cake. Good stuff.

Love this place!!! Their chocalate is incredible and their cafe del carmen is amazing!!! My all time favorite is the tres leeches cake 🤤🤤🤤🤤

Suuuupppeeer nice and good food :)

Cafe de olla...really good! Pricey for everyday but definitely worth treating yourself once a week!

Great place for bread

Love their Great café de Olla, the pan dulce well I love everything and the customer service is amazing!!

To say that Monarca is the Latin equivalent of Starbucks wouldnt do neither one a favor. Simply put, Monarca is a Latino bakery with a somewhat Americanized fancy store presentation. Aside from that, their products are the same products youd find at a Latino market, only pricier of course. Their coffee is average and definitely not as good as Starbucks although their prices are similar. But the similarities pretty much end there. If you go to Monarca, expect to overpay for stuff youd get much cheaper somewhere else, but do not expect the same quality youd find at Starbucks.

Love the conchitas and the butter cookies are the best

The staff was great but the problem was the food I had ordered/purchased. First time here and ordered 3 slices of cake: mocha, dulce de leche, and tres leches. All 3 were horribly dry. I had a bite of each one and each one was a disappointment. So dry and flavorless. Tastes as if they had been sitting in the display case for days on end, drying out the cake. Honestly at $4.75 a slice I cannot believe this is what they’re selling to people. I only went here because it’s less than a mile from my house but damn I regret it. Looks like I am going back to Tierra Mia for their MOIST pastries!!

Hot chocolate so good

Nice and clean took some open top sandwiches were not very good will not go back

Ok....Where the beans at though? SMH

Friendly helpful staff. Pastries always fresh. Best Cafe de Olla Ive had by far!

Good coffee and pastries.

Loved the service, very helpful and courteous. It was also clean and organized inside. Their pan dulce was delicious.

Good place for fresh pastries... the staff are very 👍 friendly / good 👍 customer service ...

EXCELLENT bakery. Cakes oastries, cookies. Healthy breakfast

Cafe de Olla is the bomb!

I gave La Monarca a 2nd try and I still think they are not that great. Theres nothing unique or special about them. I just felt they were an ordinary Mexican bakery and overpriced at that! Customer service was good though.

My go to spot for some sweet Mexican breads and some coffee.....cafe Oaxaca

This location is clean, Covid safe and food items are beautifully displaced. Prices are moderate.

Love horchata latte and a piece of their delicious cake slices.

Amazing coffee & being organic so much better for us, delicious pastries & great customer service.

Well I usually love this place, but I went today and was very dissatisfied with the employees. Usually their so friendly and welcoming. But today the employees working seemed too busy with talking to each other. It made me feel like I was interrupting their conversation

This place is amazing and always has a great selection of pastries. Their product does change with the season so there is always something to look forward too. However, they always have their most popular breads available.

Coffee there is hard to find. But glad I found it, after looking for a while. Very tasty & place is so inviting, quite too! They have WiiPlace is very clean. Mexican goodies, breads & etc. Parking is OK...only problem I see is walkway goes pass some other small shops. But worth it...Try it & enjoy.😀

Have been going to the La Monarca at the Pasadena store. But when the one at Pico River open. My mom and myself have been going there often. But we where here on September 17 and again today the 21 of September. The bread is great and the drinks too. But there was very few bread left. Thats is the only negative thing lately. I love the big ears sweet bread. I sure miss them.Well we are back here, and what after 4 days ago and again, they are very short on bread. Its never like this before. I dont know if they have a all new crew or what.

They need to work on their hot chocolate

The mollete was not toasted its sag☹

More than just a delicious one. During our 1st meeting, the staff was very polite, patient and knowledgeable to explore options and choices for cake.

Easy parking. Staffs were welcoming and easy to approach. I always love their coffee matched with some bread.

La Monarca is a great neighborhood bakery-cafe. An alternative to a certain ubiquitous corporate coffee chain with something more charming and culturally interesting. LM has Mexican sweet bread, cookies, cakes, Mexican food and coffees. Its a tasty diversion from the usual.

I went by today for some pan dulce. Tony rang me up he was helpful and very courteous. Excellent customer service ☕🍰

Guava cake is delicious! Staff is friendly and helpful. Definitely will get cakes and other pastries from this bakery again.

Ordered a coffee, pan dulce and a torta did not dissapoint me.

This bakery has the traditional pan dulce, pastries, and drinks. They serve lunch. Good customer service. The place is always nice and clean. A bit pricey.

Love, love, LOVE their Cafe de Olla and basically everything else they have!

Delicious cakes, the best in town.

Go there pretty frequently. The pan is the best. Like the ham and cheese trensa always hits the spot. Great job guys. Keep up the good work.

Hours should be adjusted correctly online says you guys close at 9pm when your employees were leaving home by 8:51pm

One of my favorite cafes when I lived in California and was in Pico Rivera. The food is great (try the tortas, tacos, etc., Theyre yummy), the coffee wonderful (especially the café de olla), and the desserts, dont even get me started! The only con is that the place itself is pretty small and I wish they had more ample and comfortable seating.

Friendly staff clean environment also vegan options great but not gluten-free and wheat-free?

Great customer service and really good food.

Love the bread - made fresh every day.

If you’re looking for some cafe de olla I his is the place! Anytime I’m headed to the LA area I make sure I stop for some pan dulce and coffee. They have a variety of baked goods; also breakfast and lunch options. I like this very authentic Mexican feel to this place. They also have a great selection of cakes for any occasion.

Love it, the first time we went fell in love with/their mini bolillos which to they ask you to order 3days in advance, so we decided to order some for my grandsons baptism, that was the worst experience weve ever had, not only did they not have our order ! We had a house full of family (hungry family) they gave us some excuse about their oven, even stopping by to check, maybe pick up our order early, we were told it wasnt ready yet, why didnt they let us know about their oven problem at that time, no they wait till we go p/u our order...! I myself or any of our family will NOT be supporting that business...

Very clean inside. Was quiet and peaceful. Friendly staff. Good Latin inspired eats. Could be cheaper on some items. Overall, nice.

We have an 8mm yet but they look delicious I can smell them in the car

Awesome bakery. They have quality specialty Mexican sweet bread for around $1 per piece of bread.

What can I say about this place. New, fresh, different idea with a nice old school feel to it. Lets start with the bakery super modern twist to old fashion favorites and staying old school is what you want they have all the old classic Mexican bread you can handle. There coffee and teas are really good down to my favorite cafe de la olla its like regular coffee but an awesome cinnamon twist to it.

Clean and welcoming atmosphere. Employees not too friendly. Parking is not that great. During the night parking is a bit sketchy! Bread & cakes are a bit pricey but definitely delicious!

Revelation to find out they have breakfast Tortas. The only issue is that they are addictive diet busters. Seriously high quality Cakes for all types of events. Keeper.

Very clean and lots of space. Service was great and the coffee and cake is exquisite!

Great Coffee & Mexican Bread. Excellent Customer Service.

Terrific coffees, pastries. Immaculate. Fast service.

Great coffee, food and ambience!!!! Flavors you wont find anywhere else.

The service here is always great, all 5he employees are helpful and friendly and the drinks and bread are delicious.

So good! Love this place!

The pastries ate delicious!!! Not the food, it doesnt have that much seasoning. The conchitas de Nuez are the best!!

Cafe De Olla... Its Amazing here!!!

Lots of Delicious Mexican Pastries...Very Tempting but I can no longer enjoy them...Diabetes...Sucks

THIS IS AN AWESOME MEXICAN VINTAGE BAKERY IN PICO RIVERA,CALIFASLIKE NO OTHER WILL EVER COMPARE 2-IT🤗🤣😄

La Monarca Bakery is good but I would have second thoughts if your thinking you are going to be in and out .I ordered a cup of coffee the girl at the counter ask me for my name, I gave her my name at this point I had already paid, I replied to her and said I only ordered a cup of coffee she said pick up your coffee at the other side of the counter ok,I had to wait for all of these orders of specialty coffees to be made before I was given my simple cup of coffee that took less than 15 seconds for the barista to pour and put a lid and said coffee ready .So I had to wait 15 minutes to get a coffee that took 15 seconds to pour and hand to me . La Monarca Bakery is on the slow train, if you are on time frame do stop in that shop you will definitely be running late .Slow at customer service I asked the barista why I had to wait for a cup of coffee she replied we are busy.

Tres Leche Latte is amazing! Pan Dulce was fresh. Great customer Service!

Rude short girl with tattoos. Should not work there with customer ...

The place offers amazing bread and more so the cakes. The place offers the best tres leche cake.

The care de olla is the best in town

I had heard a lot about this place, but was somewhat disappointed. It is an attempt at being a hipster panaderia (Mexican bakery). The Mexican sweet bead seemed smaller than what Im used to and over priced. My recommendation is to give or a try to see if it fits your tastes, but as for me Ill stick with my local old school panaderia.

Love this place. Very good and fast service. Many items to chose from.

I love the green salsa beef torta, the bean salad with garbanzo, and the horchata latte, which is tasty and made with rice water instead of milk!

I like the coffees but not the pastry. My favorite one is cafe with horchata

The bread is good.

Not a big deal. Nothing special and expensive.

La monarca is the most friendly service and most tasty pasteries and cakes in town Ive never experienced a more friendly service than from La Monarch Bakery😎

Can never go wrong with Cafe de olla

Amazing sweet bread. Their pastries are delicious

Great Oaxaca coffee. Great is delicious and so are their cakes. Staff is friendly.

Great little spot. Definitely going again

I really like their mole torta, it was delicious. I also love their conchas, enjoyed the environment and coffee de hoya

Fresh and delicious Pan dulce. The Mexican Chocolate cake is Fuego!!

Vegetarian chorizo open sandwich and cafe de la olla.

Awesome bakery, has many options, Try the Strawberry Cheesecake, its one of their best.

Over priced burritos and tortas.

Excellent cafe de olla and sweet bread!

Better than average pan dulce and always well stocked...my faith in them is restored after a bad experience in their uptown Whittier location.

Always have a good experience trying new stuff here

Pastries good reasonably priced drinks expensive no wifi

I stopped in for lunch and wasnt disappointed. The chipotle beef machaca torta was delicious. So much flavor! The cuernito pan dulce and the cafe Oaxaca on ice were an amazing follow up to the torta.

I love me some La Monarca. Mexican Latte is life.

Went Friday morning. I ordered a Vanilla Latte, ice coffee, and a small coffee. I waited 20 min and the girl at the register never asked me, if I needed room for creamer. I told the lady at the register If I could have a small cup and at first she hesitated and I told her it was for creamer. Poor customer service and workers are so slow and not friendly.

I stopped by to get a champurado for my wife... and she said it didnt taste like champurado. So wont be going back. Was disappointed