the essential chocolate collection, babies at the bakery

friday, august 25 around 1:00pm
the babies at the bakery event is every friday from 1pm to 4:30pm.

review by yucaree.

1. Are aisles wide enough for strollers?
no, it's best to park your stroller outside near the small tables. you can keep an eye on it through the large windows.

2. Highchairs available?
not that i know of ... there's really no place to eat inside. the store is split up into two rooms, the actual storefront and the playroom. there are chairs set up along the wall in the playroom where you can eat, but there's no seating (with tables) except for the cafe tables set up outside.

3. General ambient noise
on fridays when they have the "babies at the bakery" events the playroom can get pretty crowded and loud. no surprise since there are lots of babies under the age of 2.

4. Outdoor seating
a few cafe tables

5. Spacing between tables
it's the sidewalk so there's some extra space.

6. General service/attitude from staff
they are very friendly and accommodating, probably because they're used to having so many moms and babies visit on fridays.

7. Tolerance/attitude of other diners
i've never been there on a regular day (i.e., non-babies at the bakery day) so i don't know how the other customers feel, but since it's not a sit-down sort of place i can't imagine the staff or other customers being rude.

8. Separate rooms available
n/a

9. Changing table in the restroom
don't know

10. Parking/transit availability
there's metered street parking out front on washington boulevard. the number 1 line of the culver city bus runs along washington.

11. Breastfeeding?
breastfeed away. no one seems to mind at all.

12. Other
the great thing about the babies at the bakery event is that they have a nanny there to watch your child. this was especially helpful today when the moms were getting their massages. the $1.50/minute massage fee includes babysitting with the nanny.

THE ESSENTIAL CHOCOLATE COLLECTION
10868 Washington Boulevard
Culver City, CA 90232
(310) 287-0699