Maria's Bakery - Port of Spain

Maria's has been consistent over the years. They do simple things and keep them good. The staff is friendly and since most of them have been there for a long time, they remember your likes and that makes things easier!

Visited with a friend and tried a mango scone which on returning to the office realized was stale... Like smelly and so hard could break a window hard. Was really disappointed they had something like that on the shelf with the intentions of giving to an unsuspecting soul.

As usual the service was excellent and would always return time and time again.

I had an egg crepe that gave me food poisoning for 1 full day. The egg was brown inside the crepe. Initially I thought it was shredded chicken.

I really enjoyed the hazelnut coffee, and the barista was very pleasant. I'd stop at Maria's for coffee anytime. Breakfast was a different story. I ordered a Breakfast Bagel, which comes with egg, cheese and sausage. I asked to swap the sausage with bacon, because I'm not a fan of sausage at all. Momentarily the cashier didn't seem to want to ask the kitchen to swap it out, but she eventually did. Nevermind they encourage you to customize your order if you want to. I assume the bagel bread is house made, which is good, but it was nothing like a bagel. It was more like an English muffin on the inside with a smooth texture on the outside. There was also some kind of aioli sauce which didn't complement the sandwich at all, and made it kind of soggy. It wasnt included on the menu so I would've opted out of it for sure. I was pretty disappointed, but there was a lot of bacon so I was pleased with that. I also bought a spicy beef pie, which I enjoyed. All in all, I would go back to Maria's but definitely will try some of their other breakfast options.