Bricks And Birch

A little pricey for what it is. $15 for one pizza (only about 6 slices) The baked goods are also overpriced. Overall decent quality for a high price. The atmosphere is nice. Nothing that I would go out of my way for. The cashier was not very friendly and seemed like she either didn’t want to be there or didn’t care.

Bricks and Birch is one of my favorite restaurants in the entire Inland Empire! All of the food they offer - pizza, salads, pastries, coffee - are all delicious and use high quality ingredients. The pizzas are all wood-fired in a brick oven and have a perfectly crispy yet still chewy crust. I usually order 1 pizza and 1 pastry to split between me and another person and the total comes out to around $20. You can even order half-half pizzas but they'll charge at the price of the more expensive pizza. Some of my favorite pizzas are: -Mushroom brie: sooooo good but I'm probably biased because I love mushrooms & brie. -Rocket man: comes with prosciutto, arugula, burrata, and pine nuts. It's a great choice and you can't go wrong with this one. -Thai pie: a unique pizza that tastes kind of like pad thai on a pizza. Even though it has both sweet chili & peanut sauces, they weren't overpowering. Their pastries are also really good and I really like their cheesecakes. For their coffee, they actually use Stumptown coffee beans. Stumptown isn't a local roaster, but it's still a high quality one. I've had a lot of coffee both here and at Augie's close by, and I actually think they're comparable. Interesting fact about me: the first cappuccino I had here was so good that I started getting into espresso and even purchased an espresso machine. Overall, this is a great restaurant and you should definitely try a bit of everything here!

We had a BBQ chicken pizza and Redlands Bowl salad for lunch. Food quality is above average but the price is higher than the quality. Salad was small for the price. Pizza crust was good texture and wood-fired perfectly, but low on flavor. We will maybe try a morning coffee break some day. The baked goods look great.

Hmm, where to start with this wonderful cafe? It's in one of the prettiest and oldest buildings in Redlands, and near other impressive structures - so you've got a good view. Literally everything here is good - I'm used to going to a coffee place for a great pastry and okay espresso, or vice versa - not here. Everything is good. The espresso is delicious. The chai is perfect. Their baked goods are really high quality - an old friend of mine used to be the primary baker here and his influence is still all over everything - the cheesecake is worth the trip. Just divine. Better than Cheesecake Factory, better than anything else. And the pizza! Oh the pizza - it's not Lil Caesar's cheap but by GOD it is worth a nice meal every once in a while here. Oh, and the vibe is perfect. I miss coming here for homework or just to chill mindlessly on my laptop. What a treasure for Redlands!