Turquoise Cafe and Bakery / Herbert's Bakery & Bistro

I was visiting my parents in Daytona and my mom wanted to go out for lunch. I don't make a very good tourist, so I wanted to find something that was non-touristy and not a chain. To my delight, I found Herbert's Bakery & Bistro. I hate to leave a review because I feel like I found a local secret and should keep it all to myself. 😁 Follow the directions on Google because you won't see a sign from the road. I don't know all the details but it appears to be a true family affair... run by a European family from Hungary. The menu has a great variety of real food, food with flavor, texture and color, carefully prepared... a complete delight for the senses. If you're still hungry, there is an excellent variety of baked goods and deserts. The dine-in area is small and quaint. If you are in a rush phone ahead, otherwise relax and imagine you're in a European cafe. Take your time to enjoy the delicious food and friendly people.

So we live in Lake Mary and have been looking for some authentic Hungarian food in the Orlando area for a while... My wife has found it!! It is a fairly long drive as it is in Port Orange, but so worth the trip! I had the Letcho omelet and it was superb!! A small cafe that is nothing short of wonderful! GREAT, AUTHENTIC HUNGARIAN FOOD! AMAZING!!!

Delightful gem tucked into the plaza!!! The new owner's have renamed it Turquoise and the menu looks great!! We picked up some pastries and took them home. The Nutella croissant [my husband broke into it before I could get a good picture] was delicious... as were the dark chocolate cake and cinnamon rolls cheesecake!!! Make sure you drop in and try it out for yourself!!!

Worth the visit! As soon as you walk in, you can tell you’re in for a treat. Pretty wallpaper, neatly written out chalk menu board, and the pastries in the display window all looked gorgeous! We ordered the Breakfast Croissant and the Hungarian-Style Omelette for the main event, a few pastries to share, and cappuccinos. We may even come back for a grab-and-go selection before the airport tomorrow!
The staff all were very friendly as well, adding to the whole experience. Highly recommend!

Absolutely delicious food. You can go for breakfast and lunch. They bake their bread fresh everyday. I was very pleased with the food, quality of service, and overall experience. Local bakeries like these are rare so I’m very glad I found this. I got the Cafe Latte Mocha and French Onion Toast (Oven Baked) - in the pictures below. I will be coming back soon!!

Update 01/14/2023: ownership has changed and it is now a Turkish bakery ran by a sweet Turkish family. A lot of the menu items are the same still, with some new additions. I overheard the owner say they spent time transitioning with the old owners and learning all their recipes. We both had gyros and I had a cup of the soup special (red lentil) with fresh baked bread. All very good, the bread was delicious! They also gave me a sweet little bracelet as a gift. Please go support their little business as they get started here!

Highly recommended!! The food here was amazing, homemade, delicious, fresh. We had a lot of things - started with a cheese bite (melts in your mouth) and a cream cheese peach strudel. I had the French onion toast special with ham (in the photo) and my boyfriend had the Hungarian omelet. Both so so good! We took to go 4 more cheese bites, a piece of carrot cake, and two eclairs. Can’t wait to try them! I can’t wait to come back here and try other items on the menu.

Cute bakery with some good flakey pastries. We tried the Nutella croissant, an apple turnover, and a panini Nutella and strawberry croissant. All were very nice!

My go to every Thursday for lunch out! I adore this place. Their heavenly greens salad is my favorite! I always get a cup of red lentil soup as well - the BREAD they serve with it … is amazing. My husband usually get a panini and a Turkish coffee has now been added! It’s a great small little cafe with the owners on site - and so kind of helpful. Keep room for dessert …. They are all made there ! Ask for a Turkish delight too if you’re too full. It’s the perfect ending to a meal! I alway intended to take more pictures but always end up eating first and forget! Great place for breakfast dishes as well!

Excellent!! Great service, fantastic food and pastry. Cannot rave enough about this place. We tried 5 different items and i had a cappuccino. Amazing. Homemade Turkish recipes. The owner is so friendly and welcoming. The lemon cheesecake? Oh my gosh!! Prices are really good and the size/amount you get is very generous. Highly highly recommend. Oh, and they just last week started opening at 9:30am. From 9:30-4:00 all options are available and from 4-8pm coffee and pastry is available. Its not on Google yet - she told me this morning (3/18/23). Anyway GO HERE!

Such a great little place. We used to go there when it was Herbert's and were sad to see the ownership had changed. I am happy to say our sadness was unfounded. It was a very busy day and when we ordered our brunch the owner apologized that there would be a slight delay as her husband was out getting more eggs. We didn't mind because as usual the food was fantastic!. The people at this family run cafe are friendly, the food is great and to top it all off, the pastry case is full of diet-busting goodies. Will we be back?....A resounding yes!