Croissants worth building a morning around
Breakfast pastries for weddings, showers, birthdays and work mornings — baked in La Jolla the morning of and delivered across San Diego. Add the styled table and we set the whole thing up for you.
Pastries for your event
Baked the morning of, boxed and delivered across San Diego. Tell us how many guests and how generous you want to be — we bake up to 150 pastries for any one event — and the more you order, the less each pastry costs.
How the pricing works
Start with your guest count, then pick a style: one and a half, two or three pastries per guest — two is our usual. Each band is priced at its own rate — the first 50 pastries at $5.50, the next 50 at $5.00, the last 50 at $4.60 — so the average price per pastry falls as the order grows. Our kitchen bakes 150 pastries at most for a single morning, which is where the table ends. Fill in the form below and it does the math for you.
Upgrade your pastry delivery with a styled table
Add it to any order and we arrive before your guests with everything it takes: the table dressed in white linen, a silver platter for the almond croissants, a footed ceramic stand for the cinnamon buns, an engraved wooden tray for the croissants, napkins, kraft plates, and a bouquet of seasonal flowers.
We set it up, leave you to your event, and come back later to collect everything. You do nothing but open the door.
- Table, linen, platters, stands.
- Silver tongs for serving, napkins, and kraft plates.
- Seasonal bouquet
- Set up before your guests arrive, collected afterwards
What comes to the table
Nine pastries are included in the per-guest price. Tell us your preferences in the form and we’ll put the mix together — or leave it to us.
Included in the price
Tell us what you’d like to see, or leave it to us — we’ll balance the box.
Add on, if you'd like
Salted Maple Banana Bread $22
A petite loaf, glazed with pure maple syrup and topped with flaky sea salt.
Add for $22
Two minutes, and you'll see your estimate as you go.
A two-person kitchen on Soledad Avenue
Merci Bakery is the two of us. Every event order is the same pastry we bake for our weekend boxes, made by the same hands, in the same small kitchen at 1543 Soledad Avenue. Nothing is outsourced and nothing arrives frozen — which is also why we take no more than 150 pastries for a single morning.
- Croissants laminated over three days — there is no faster way to do it
- Baked the morning of your event, never the night before
- The same two people bake it, deliver it, lay the table and come back for it
We are new to events. We are not new to baking.
From first message to the morning of
Request
Fill in the form below. It gives you an estimate straight away.
We confirm
We reply within one working day with a firm price and a payment link.
Deposit
30% holds the date. The balance is due 48 hours before.
The morning
Baked that morning, delivered, and set up if you've chosen the table.
No payment now — we'll come back with a firm price.
Questions we get
How far ahead do I need to book?
One week, any day of the week. Closer than that, ask anyway — if the morning is free we'll often say yes.
How is this different from ordering boxes from the shop?
Shop boxes are for the weekend, delivered in La Jolla. Event orders are baked for any day of the week and delivered across San Diego, as one curated order, with the styled table if you want it. On a mixed order the price per pastry is also lower than the shop: $5.50 to start, stepping down to $4.60 as the order grows.
It works the other way too. Need fewer than about 28 pastries? The shop is the faster route — pick a box, choose Saturday or Sunday, pay online, done.
What does the styled table include?
The table, linen, platters, stands, baskets, greenery and a handwritten label for every pastry — set up before your guests arrive and collected afterwards. It covers up to two hours on site and ground-floor access.
How do I pay?
Not here. Send the request and we'll reply within one working day with a firm price and a payment link. A 30% deposit holds the date; the balance is due 48 hours before.
What if I need to cancel?
Tell us 72 hours or more before the event and we refund your deposit in full. Inside 72 hours the deposit is kept — by then the morning is blocked and the butter is bought. Once the balance is paid, 48 hours before, the order is baked for you and is no longer refundable. If you need to move the date, ask early and we will do what we can.
Allergies?
Tell us in the message and we'll do what we can. Everything is made in a kitchen that handles wheat, dairy, eggs and nuts, so we can't guarantee an allergen-free environment.
How big an order can you take?
Up to 150 pastries for any one event — that is 75 guests at two pastries each, or 50 at three. Add-ons like banana bread or a box of cookies come on top of that. It is a two-person kitchen and one oven, and we would rather bake 150 properly than 300 in a hurry. If your group is larger, email us or call (858) 349-3147: we can sometimes split across two mornings or point you to the right people.
Tell us about your morning
No payment now. Fill this in and we'll reply within one working day with a firm price and a payment link.
Prefer to talk it through? Call (858) 349-3147 or email mercibakeryca@gmail.com.
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