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.)

$24.95

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)

$23.95

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)

$25.95

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)

$23.95

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.)

$25.95

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)

$23.95

Dinners February -March Dinners February -March

Heart BaguetteHeart Baguette

Heart Shaped Baguette

Cheese & herb francese.

$8.50

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)

$21.95

Butternut Squash Pappardelle

Roasted butternut squash & radicchio pappardelle pasta.

$16.95

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)

$19.50

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)

$18.50

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.

$31.95

Vegetarian Lasagne

With spinach & ricotta. Serves -. (Pastas and Entrees are available COLD to take home and heat at your convenience)

$28.95

PastasPastas

Sides & AppetizersSides & Appetizers

Deviled Eggs Pack

Traditional deviled eggs. A favorite Gayle's appetizer.

$11.25

Francese Garlic Bread

Francese Baguette half loaf ready for your oven.

$10.50

Crostini, Bag

Serve with spread, use as croutons or eat them right out of the bag! oz.

$9.75

Roasted Garlic Artichoke Dip

$7.95

Roasted Red Pepper Cashew Spread

$7.95

Savory Cheese Spread

$7.95

Housemade Hummus

$7.50

Red Wine Vinaigrette

$8.95

Poppy Seed Dressing

$8.95

Sesame Marinade

$8.95

Chicken Capellini Salad

Grilled chicken breast, capellini pasta, cherry tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, garlic & fresh basil tossed with a tomato vinaigrette.

$16.95

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)

$14.50

Salmon Nicoise Salad

With lettuce, green beans, grape cherry tomatoes, hard-boiled egg, red potatoes and Nicoise olives with a Dijon red wine vinaigrette.

$17.95

Sesame Chicken Salad

Romaine, oranges, almonds, cucumber, cilantro, scallions, marinated & grilled chicken breast and poppy seed dressing.

$17.50

Bistro Salad

Mixed baby greens, goat cheese, spiced nuts, dried cranberries, cherry tomatoes, carrot and scallions with orange balsamic vinaigrette. Vegetarian.

$14.50

Caesar Salad

Lettuce, shaved parmesan cheese and housemade croutons with a creamy Caesar dressing.

$11.50

Caesar Chicken Salad

Lettuce, shaved parmesan cheese and housemade croutons with a creamy Caesar dressing with Grilled Chicken Breast.

$15.50

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.

$11.95

Breakfast Burrito, Vegetarian

With scrambled eggs, roasted potatoes, pepper jack cheese, pasilla peppers, sour cream, tomatoes & scallions.

$10.95

Egg Croissant

Fluffy scrambled eggs stuffed inside a flaky croissant.

$9.50

Egg Croissant With Bacon

Fluffy scrambled eggs and bacon in a flaky croissant.

$10.75

Egg Croissant With Ham

Fluffy scrambled eggs and ham in a flaky croissant.

$10.75

Quiche, Spinach & Tomato

$7.25

Breakfast Biscuit

$6.95

Breakfast Biscuit With Ham

$7.50

Frittata, Slice

Italian frittata with mozzarella, spinach and basil,

$8.25

Chicken Sausage, Each

with peppers and onions.

$6.95

Slices Bacon

$6.75

Chia Seed Parfait

with fresh berries and a seed & nut crumble. Contains pecans & almonds.

$7.50

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

$11.95

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

$10.95

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.)

$14.50

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.)

$14.50

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 -.

$35.00

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 -.

$35.00

Inch Chocolate Mousse

Chocolate cake, mousse, whipped cream and glaze, with ground hazelnuts on the sides. inch cake serves -.

$35.00

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 -.

$35.00

Inch Gateau Au Citron

Lemon chiffon cake, lemon curd & lemon Bavarian cream filling with lemon whipped cream icing. inch cake serves -.

$35.00

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 -.

$35.00

Inch Burnt Almond Cake

Vanilla sponge cake, almond pastry cream inside, almond Bavarian cream and candied almonds outside. inch cake serves -

$35.00

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 -.

$35.00

New York Cheesecake

Classic New York Cheesecake with a graham cracker crust. Decorated with Valentine's hearts. One size only. Serves -.

$35.00

Key Lime Pie

Creamy, sweet-tart key lime filling in a graham cracker crust and topped with whipped cream. Serves -.

$48.00

Cherry Pie

All butter crust filled with delicious cherry filling.

$35.95

Small Strawberry Rhubarb Pie

Double crust strawberry rhubarb pie. Perfect size to serve -.

$16.95

Blueberry Bread Pudding

$6.95

Salted Caramel Cream Puff

Pate au choux dough with chocolate ganache, caramel whipped cream, dipped in caramel and a sprinkle of sea salt.

$4.95

Chocolate Pot De Creme

$6.95

Individual Cheesecake

Individual New York Cheesecake topped with cherries and sour cream.

$7.25

Raspberry Napoleon

Puff pastry with raspberry jam and our Bavarian cream.

$6.95

Chocolate Eclair

pate a choux filled with pastry cream and topped with ganache.

$6.95

Florentine

Wheat-free. Honey, almond & chocolate with candied orange peel.

$3.95

Whipped Cream, Pint

$7.25

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.

$7.95

Slice Of Chocolate Mousse

Devil's food cake, rich chocolate mousse & chocolate whipped cream, with chocolate glaze and ground hazelnuts.

$7.95

Slice Of Carrot Cake

Slice of our delicious carrot cake with cream cheese icing.

$7.95

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.

$7.95

Slice Of Key Lime Pie

Creamy, sweet-tart key lime filling in a graham cracker crust and topped with whipped cream.

$7.95

Slice Of Cherry Pie

All butter crust filled with delicious cherry filling.

$5.95

Slice Of Marionberry Pie

$5.95

Mini Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Moist and delicious. Perfect for breakfast, or dessert.

$5.95

Croissant

$4.75

Chocolatine

$5.50

Pain De Amande

Classic almond croissant. Dusted with powdered sugar.

$5.75

Cinnamon Sugar Downtowner

$4.95

Garlic Cheese Twist

$5.25

Ham & Cheese Croissant

$6.75

Apple "Not Fried" Fritter

So yummy!

$5.50

Christopher's Bun

A gooey cinnamon roll with cream cheese icing.

$5.95

Bear Claw

$5.95

Pecan Schnecken

$5.95

Bacon Jalapeno Cheddar Scone

$5.95

Maple Pecan Crocodile, Slice

Flaky pastry with pecans and a maple glaze.

$5.95

Old World Raisin Walnut Roll

Sweet without sugar

$2.75

Breakfast Parfait

with Greek yogurt and Teal's granola. Contains almonds, pecans and hazelnuts.

$7.95

Lemon Bread

Tangy and delicious.

$8.25

Raspberry Pastry Cream Danish

Classic figure Danish with raspberry jam and housemade pastry cream.

$5.00

Marionberry Turnover

$5.25

Mushroom Turnover

Flaky pastry with a savory mushroom filling. Delicious warm or at room temperature. Available until July th.

$3.50

Teal's Granola

With oats, oat bran, dried cranberries, sunflower seeds, almonds, pecans, hazelnuts, brown sugar, maple syrup, honey & cinnamon. oz bag

$15.95

Breakfast & BrunchBreakfast & Brunch

Kouign Amann-Available after amKouign Amann-Available after am

Kouign Amann

Buttery, flaky, sugary croissant dough. Unbelievably wonderful! Available after am

$6.50

Apricot Kouign Amann

Flaky, buttery and sugary dough filled with apricot jam. Available after am.

$6.50

Brookie

Combination brownie and toll house cookie. What could be more perfect?

$3.25

German Chocolate Cookie

Yummy cookie with chocolate chunks, coconut and pecans.

$2.95

Chocolate Coma Cookie

Wheat-free. Intensely chocolatey.

$2.75

Salted Peanut Butter Cookie

Wheat free cookie with lots of peanuts and mini chocolate chips.

$2.75

Butterstar

Our popular butter cookie with valentine sprinkles.

$2.35

Strawberry Shortcake Cookie

A cookie that is almost a scone. With fresh strawberries.

$3.25

Old Fashioned Oatmeal Raisin

Classic oatmeal cookie studded with raisins.

$2.75

Biscotti, Each

Our popular almond biscotti infused with cinnamon.

$2.50

Toasted Sesame Magic Cookie

Delicious toasted sesame cookie with tahini and chocolate.

$2.75

Cowboy Cookie

With coconut, oats & chocolate chips.

$2.95

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?

$35.75

German Chocolate Cookie, Dozen

Chocolate chunks, coconut and pecans in a yummy cookie.

$32.50

Chocolate Coma Cookie, Dozen

Wheat-free. Intensely chocolatey.

$29.95

Salted Peanut Butter Cookie, Dozen

Wheat free peanut butter cookie with lots of peanuts and mini chocolate chips.

$29.95

Butterstar, Dozen

A dozen of our popular butter cookie with festive sprinkles.

$25.50

Strawberry Shortcake Cookie, Dozen

A cookie that is almost a scone. With fresh strawberries.

$35.50

Old Fashioned Oatmeal Raisin, Dozen

Classic oatmeal cookies studded with raisins.

$29.95

Toasted Sesame Magic Cookie, Dozen

A dozen of our delicious toasted sesame cookies with tahini & chocolate.

$29.95

Cowboy Cookie, Dozen

With coconut, oats & chocolate chips. A customer favorite!

$32.50

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.

$18.95

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.

$13.95

Hazelnut Crunch Cookies

Gayle and Joe discovered this crispy hazelnut cookie in Prague and knew Gayle's clients would go "nuts" over it.

$13.95

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.

$17.95

Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Dough

$17.95

Francese Baguette

Moist, chewy Italian bread made in the French style. A substantial crust with a very open crumb.

$5.50

Rio Sourdough Baguette

$5.50

Carpo's Seeded Francese Baguette

$5.50

Joe's Bread, Round

Dark, caramelized crust with a chewy, moist crumb. Made with our sourdough starter, wheat flour, and sea salt.

$9.50

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.

$4.75

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.

$9.50

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.

$4.75

Capitola Sourdough Round

$6.75

Capitola Sourdough Sandwich

$7.50

Olive Sourdough

$7.95

Jewish Rye

$8.25

Old World Raisin Walnut Bread

Organic Old World Raisin Walnut Bread - formally know as Raisin Nut Rye - new name - same great bread!

$8.50

Muesli Sandwich Loaf

Filled with pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, sliced almonds and sesame seeds with just a hint of honey

$7.50

English Toaster

$5.95

Wholesome Wheat Sandwich

$6.95

Challah Sandwich

$6.50

Challah Twist

$6.50

Francese Rolls, Pack

$4.50

Francese Bun, Pack

$6.50

Fresh BreadFresh Bread

MerchandiseMerchandise

Capitola Wharf Bag

$15.95

Gayle's Goodie Bag

$15.95

Capitola Landmarks Bag

Made from % recycled materials. Colorful, foldable bag featuring landmarks from Capitola.

$15.95

Insulated Tote Bag, Black

Large insulated tote bag with Gayle's stamps drawn by Joe Ortiz.

$16.95

Insulated Tote Bag, Green

$16.95

Otter Coffee Mug

$16.95

Women's Otter T-Shirt

$29.95

Men's Otter T-Shirt

$29.95

Princess Toddler T-Shirt, Mos

Toddler "I'm a Princess (Cake)" T-Shirt, size months

$22.95

Princess Toddler T-Shirt, T

Toddler "I'm a Princess (Cake)" T-Shirt, size T

$22.95

Beeswax Wrap

Perfect for wrapping that leftover loaf of bread.

$16.95

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.

$0.50