Gayle’s Bakery Menu (Update 2025)
Gayle’s Bakery, located in Capitola, CA, is a bustling gem offering a wide array of delectable treats. From sandwiches like the Reuben and Italian, to hot plates like teriyaki chicken and BBQ ribs, the menu is a haven for food enthusiasts. The bakery also boasts a variety of pastries and desserts, with standouts like the Princess Cake, Chocolate Eclair, and Raspberry Neapolitan. The rye bread is hailed as the best, impressing even those from the East Coast. Customers rave about the casual yet sophisticated ambiance, perfect for a quick bite or leisurely meal. With options for gluten-free and vegan diners, Gayle’s accommodates a diverse range of preferences. Parking may be a challenge, but the bustling atmosphere and friendly service make it worth the visit. Don't miss out on the delectable offerings at Gayle’s Bakery, a must-visit spot for food lovers.
Dinners February -Dinners February -
Beer & Balsamic Short Rib Dinner
Beer & Balsamic Braised Short Rib, Leek & Potato Gratin and Charred Lemon Broccolini.(Dinners are available COLD to take home and heat at your convenience.)
Ham & Artichoke Chicken Dinner
Ham & Artichoke Stuffed Chicken Breast, Pappardelle Pasta with snap peas & asparagus and Butter Lettuce & Arugula Salad with red wine vinaigrette. (Dinners are available COLD to take home and heat at your convenience)
Mediterranean Salmon Dinner
Mediterranean Salmon with olives, capers & cherry tomatoes, Saffron Mashed Potatoes and Garlic Sauteed Spinach. (Dinners are available cold to take home and heat at your convenience)
Chicken Schnitzel Dinner
Chicken Schnitzel with bacon-pepper gravy, Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes and Buttered Green Beans. (Dinners are available COLD to take home and heat at your convenience)
Salmon Piccata Dinner
Grilled Salmon with artichoke piccata sauce, Rosemary Roasted Potatoes and Fresh Asparagus. (Dinners are available COLD to take home and heat at your convenience.)
Chicken Schnitzel Dinner
Chicken Schnitzel with bacon-pepper gravy, Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes and Buttered Green Beans. (Dinners are available COLD to take home and heat at your convenience)
Dinners February -March Dinners February -March
Heart BaguetteHeart Baguette
Heart Shaped Baguette
Cheese & herb francese.
Spaghetti & Meatballs
Housemade meatballs made with pork and beef and Gayle's Red Sauce. lb.(all pastas and entrees are available cold to take home and heat at your convenience)
Butternut Squash Pappardelle
Roasted butternut squash & radicchio pappardelle pasta.
Spinach Gorgonzola Pasta
Pasta shells baked in a gorgonzola-bechamel sauce with spinach. lb.(all pastas and entrees are available cold to take home and heat at your convenience)
Penne D'Alba
Italian penne pasta with tomatoes, olive oil, roasted garlic, mozzarella & parmesan cheese. lb.(all pastas and entrees are available cold to take home and heat at your convenience)
Lasagne Bolognese
With fresh spinach, ricotta, fresh basil & oregano, parmesan & mozzarella cheeses, garlic and Bolognese sauce. Serves -.Pastas and entrees are available cold to take home and heat at your convenience.
Vegetarian Lasagne
With spinach & ricotta. Serves -. (Pastas and Entrees are available COLD to take home and heat at your convenience)
PastasPastas
Sides & AppetizersSides & Appetizers
Deviled Eggs Pack
Traditional deviled eggs. A favorite Gayle's appetizer.
Francese Garlic Bread
Francese Baguette half loaf ready for your oven.
Crostini, Bag
Serve with spread, use as croutons or eat them right out of the bag! oz.
Roasted Garlic Artichoke Dip
Roasted Red Pepper Cashew Spread
Savory Cheese Spread
Housemade Hummus
Red Wine Vinaigrette
Poppy Seed Dressing
Sesame Marinade
Chicken Capellini Salad
Grilled chicken breast, capellini pasta, cherry tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, garlic & fresh basil tossed with a tomato vinaigrette.
Gayle's Favorite Salad
Romaine & spring mix, black olives, carrots, green onion, pickled beets, garbanzo beans, cucumber & toasted sunflower seeds with a bright mustard vinaigrette. (contains egg)
Salmon Nicoise Salad
With lettuce, green beans, grape cherry tomatoes, hard-boiled egg, red potatoes and Nicoise olives with a Dijon red wine vinaigrette.
Sesame Chicken Salad
Romaine, oranges, almonds, cucumber, cilantro, scallions, marinated & grilled chicken breast and poppy seed dressing.
Bistro Salad
Mixed baby greens, goat cheese, spiced nuts, dried cranberries, cherry tomatoes, carrot and scallions with orange balsamic vinaigrette. Vegetarian.
Caesar Salad
Lettuce, shaved parmesan cheese and housemade croutons with a creamy Caesar dressing.
Caesar Chicken Salad
Lettuce, shaved parmesan cheese and housemade croutons with a creamy Caesar dressing with Grilled Chicken Breast.
Entree SaladsEntree Salads
Hot Breakfast AM-AMHot Breakfast AM-AM
Breakfast Burrito With Bacon
With bacon, scrambled eggs, roasted potatoes, pepper jack cheese, pasilla peppers, sour cream, tomatoes & scallions.
Breakfast Burrito, Vegetarian
With scrambled eggs, roasted potatoes, pepper jack cheese, pasilla peppers, sour cream, tomatoes & scallions.
Egg Croissant
Fluffy scrambled eggs stuffed inside a flaky croissant.
Egg Croissant With Bacon
Fluffy scrambled eggs and bacon in a flaky croissant.
Egg Croissant With Ham
Fluffy scrambled eggs and ham in a flaky croissant.
Quiche, Spinach & Tomato
Breakfast Biscuit
Breakfast Biscuit With Ham
Frittata, Slice
Italian frittata with mozzarella, spinach and basil,
Chicken Sausage, Each
with peppers and onions.
Slices Bacon
Chia Seed Parfait
with fresh berries and a seed & nut crumble. Contains pecans & almonds.
Breakfast Burrito With Bacon, Cold
Available cold to take home and heat at your convenience. With bacon, scrambled eggs, roasted potatoes, pepper jack cheese, pasilla peppers, sour cream, tomatoes & scallions
Breakfast Burrito Veggie, Cold
Available cold to take home and heat at your convenience. With scrambled eggs, roasted potatoes, pepper jack cheese, pasilla peppers, sour cream, tomatoes & scallions
Bacon Quiche - Double
per order. Bacon and scallion quiche in a flaky crust. (Quiche are available cold to take home and heat at your convenience.)
Spinach & Tomato Quiche - Double
per order. Tomato & spinach quiche in a flaky crust. (Quiche are available cold to take home and heat at your convenience.)
Cold Breakfast Grab & GoCold Breakfast Grab & Go
Gayle's CakesGayle's Cakes
Inch Salted Caramel Cake
Our Salted Caramel Cake features devils food cake with a housemade salted caramel filling. The outside is finished with a dark chocolate icing and topped with flaked sea salt. inch cake serves -.
Inch Black & White Cake
Wheat-free chocolate cake featuring chocolate ganache and vanilla whipped cream inside. The outside is finished with vanilla whipped cream and a chocolate ganache pour. inch cake serves -.
Inch Chocolate Mousse
Chocolate cake, mousse, whipped cream and glaze, with ground hazelnuts on the sides. inch cake serves -.
Inch Princess Cake
Vanilla sponge cake, pasty cream, raspberry jam & vanilla whipped cream inside with a marzipan shell in your choice of green, pink or lavender and a fresh rose. inch cake serves -.
Inch Gateau Au Citron
Lemon chiffon cake, lemon curd & lemon Bavarian cream filling with lemon whipped cream icing. inch cake serves -.
Inch Raspberry Bramble Cake
Vanilla sponge cake filled with raspberry jam and raspberry buttercream, With a marbled design of vanilla and raspberry buttercream. inch cake serves -.
Inch Burnt Almond Cake
Vanilla sponge cake, almond pastry cream inside, almond Bavarian cream and candied almonds outside. inch cake serves -
Inch Carrot Cake
Our Carrot Cake is a classic and features cream cheese icing inside and outside. With hand painted carrots. Decorated with hand painted holly in December. inch cake serves -.
New York Cheesecake
Classic New York Cheesecake with a graham cracker crust. Decorated with Valentine's hearts. One size only. Serves -.
Key Lime Pie
Creamy, sweet-tart key lime filling in a graham cracker crust and topped with whipped cream. Serves -.
Cherry Pie
All butter crust filled with delicious cherry filling.
Small Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
Double crust strawberry rhubarb pie. Perfect size to serve -.
Blueberry Bread Pudding
Salted Caramel Cream Puff
Pate au choux dough with chocolate ganache, caramel whipped cream, dipped in caramel and a sprinkle of sea salt.
Chocolate Pot De Creme
Individual Cheesecake
Individual New York Cheesecake topped with cherries and sour cream.
Raspberry Napoleon
Puff pastry with raspberry jam and our Bavarian cream.
Chocolate Eclair
pate a choux filled with pastry cream and topped with ganache.
Florentine
Wheat-free. Honey, almond & chocolate with candied orange peel.
Whipped Cream, Pint
Pies & PastriesPies & Pastries
Cake & Pie SlicesCake & Pie Slices
Slice Of Black & White Cake
Flourless chocolate cake featuring chocolate ganache and vanilla whipped cream inside. The outside is finished with vanilla whipped cream and a chocolate ganache pour.
Slice Of Chocolate Mousse
Devil's food cake, rich chocolate mousse & chocolate whipped cream, with chocolate glaze and ground hazelnuts.
Slice Of Carrot Cake
Slice of our delicious carrot cake with cream cheese icing.
Slice Of Princess Cake
Slice of vanilla sponge cake layered with pastry cream, raspberry jam and a vanilla whipped cream dome. The outside is finished with a marzipan shell, dusted with powdered sugar.
Slice Of Key Lime Pie
Creamy, sweet-tart key lime filling in a graham cracker crust and topped with whipped cream.
Slice Of Cherry Pie
All butter crust filled with delicious cherry filling.
Slice Of Marionberry Pie
Mini Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Moist and delicious. Perfect for breakfast, or dessert.
Croissant
Chocolatine
Pain De Amande
Classic almond croissant. Dusted with powdered sugar.
Cinnamon Sugar Downtowner
Garlic Cheese Twist
Ham & Cheese Croissant
Apple "Not Fried" Fritter
So yummy!
Christopher's Bun
A gooey cinnamon roll with cream cheese icing.
Bear Claw
Pecan Schnecken
Bacon Jalapeno Cheddar Scone
Maple Pecan Crocodile, Slice
Flaky pastry with pecans and a maple glaze.
Old World Raisin Walnut Roll
Sweet without sugar
Breakfast Parfait
with Greek yogurt and Teal's granola. Contains almonds, pecans and hazelnuts.
Lemon Bread
Tangy and delicious.
Raspberry Pastry Cream Danish
Classic figure Danish with raspberry jam and housemade pastry cream.
Marionberry Turnover
Mushroom Turnover
Flaky pastry with a savory mushroom filling. Delicious warm or at room temperature. Available until July th.
Teal's Granola
With oats, oat bran, dried cranberries, sunflower seeds, almonds, pecans, hazelnuts, brown sugar, maple syrup, honey & cinnamon. oz bag
Breakfast & BrunchBreakfast & Brunch
Kouign Amann-Available after amKouign Amann-Available after am
Kouign Amann
Buttery, flaky, sugary croissant dough. Unbelievably wonderful! Available after am
Apricot Kouign Amann
Flaky, buttery and sugary dough filled with apricot jam. Available after am.
Brookie
Combination brownie and toll house cookie. What could be more perfect?
German Chocolate Cookie
Yummy cookie with chocolate chunks, coconut and pecans.
Chocolate Coma Cookie
Wheat-free. Intensely chocolatey.
Salted Peanut Butter Cookie
Wheat free cookie with lots of peanuts and mini chocolate chips.
Butterstar
Our popular butter cookie with valentine sprinkles.
Strawberry Shortcake Cookie
A cookie that is almost a scone. With fresh strawberries.
Old Fashioned Oatmeal Raisin
Classic oatmeal cookie studded with raisins.
Biscotti, Each
Our popular almond biscotti infused with cinnamon.
Toasted Sesame Magic Cookie
Delicious toasted sesame cookie with tahini and chocolate.
Cowboy Cookie
With coconut, oats & chocolate chips.
Gayle's CookiesGayle's Cookies
Cookies by the dozenCookies by the dozen
Brookie, Dozen
Combination brownie and toll house cookie. What could be more perfect?
German Chocolate Cookie, Dozen
Chocolate chunks, coconut and pecans in a yummy cookie.
Chocolate Coma Cookie, Dozen
Wheat-free. Intensely chocolatey.
Salted Peanut Butter Cookie, Dozen
Wheat free peanut butter cookie with lots of peanuts and mini chocolate chips.
Butterstar, Dozen
A dozen of our popular butter cookie with festive sprinkles.
Strawberry Shortcake Cookie, Dozen
A cookie that is almost a scone. With fresh strawberries.
Old Fashioned Oatmeal Raisin, Dozen
Classic oatmeal cookies studded with raisins.
Toasted Sesame Magic Cookie, Dozen
A dozen of our delicious toasted sesame cookies with tahini & chocolate.
Cowboy Cookie, Dozen
With coconut, oats & chocolate chips. A customer favorite!
Biscotti Bag, Piece
For dipping in coffee or sweet dessert wine. Gayle and Joe learned this recipe at a cafe-bakery in New York, from a former priest who made them promise to never share the recipe with anyone.
Cranberry Pecan Ashland Shortbread
While visiting Ashland, Oregon, Gayle found these buttery cookies during tea time in the lobby of an iconic hotel. They were kind enough to share the recipe.With cranberries, pecans, lemon & cardamom.
Hazelnut Crunch Cookies
Gayle and Joe discovered this crispy hazelnut cookie in Prague and knew Gayle's clients would go "nuts" over it.
Packaged CookiesPackaged Cookies
Take & Bake Cookie DoughTake & Bake Cookie Dough
Toll House Cookie Dough
One dozen toll house cookie dough balls ready to take home and bake.
Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Dough
Francese Baguette
Moist, chewy Italian bread made in the French style. A substantial crust with a very open crumb.
Rio Sourdough Baguette
Carpo's Seeded Francese Baguette
Joe's Bread, Round
Dark, caramelized crust with a chewy, moist crumb. Made with our sourdough starter, wheat flour, and sea salt.
Joe's Bread, Round, Half Loaf
Dark, caramelized crust with a chewy, moist crumb. Made with our sourdough starter, wheat flour, and sea salt. Available sliced or not sliced.
Joe's Bread, Oval
Dark, caramelized crust with a chewy, moist crumb. Made with our sourdough starter, wheat flour, and sea salt. Oval shape - perfect for sandwiches.
Joe's Bread, Oval, Half Loaf
Half oval loaf of our fabulous Joe's Bread. Dark, caramelized crust with a chewy, moist crumb. Made with our sourdough starter, wheat flour, and sea salt. Available sliced or not sliced.
Capitola Sourdough Round
Capitola Sourdough Sandwich
Olive Sourdough
Jewish Rye
Old World Raisin Walnut Bread
Organic Old World Raisin Walnut Bread - formally know as Raisin Nut Rye - new name - same great bread!
Muesli Sandwich Loaf
Filled with pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, sliced almonds and sesame seeds with just a hint of honey
English Toaster
Wholesome Wheat Sandwich
Challah Sandwich
Challah Twist
Francese Rolls, Pack
Francese Bun, Pack
Fresh BreadFresh Bread
MerchandiseMerchandise
Capitola Wharf Bag
Gayle's Goodie Bag
Capitola Landmarks Bag
Made from % recycled materials. Colorful, foldable bag featuring landmarks from Capitola.
Insulated Tote Bag, Black
Large insulated tote bag with Gayle's stamps drawn by Joe Ortiz.
Insulated Tote Bag, Green
Otter Coffee Mug
Women's Otter T-Shirt
Men's Otter T-Shirt
Princess Toddler T-Shirt, Mos
Toddler "I'm a Princess (Cake)" T-Shirt, size months
Princess Toddler T-Shirt, T
Toddler "I'm a Princess (Cake)" T-Shirt, size T
Beeswax Wrap
Perfect for wrapping that leftover loaf of bread.
Second Harvest Food Bank
Add to your order to help Second Harvest Food Bank and Gayle's will match it. Click here to show your support.