What kind of hot cross bun (rab) doesn't like a good coffee? Not me. When I heard about this cute bakery/café in Berkeley, I decided to get down to the crux of the batter.

Service:
Place your order at the counter, pay, take it to your table.

Atmosphere:
Cute intimate little bakery/café. There are a few students, but mostly just grown-ups ducking in for a coffee and pastry. The place has a rabbit for its logo, so you know it's alright by me.

Rhubarb pie with crème chantilly ($3.95):
This pie had the perfect amount of sugar to coax out the flavor, but not enough to interfere with the lovely tanginess of the singed stalks of rhubarb. I was worried that the cream and liquid given off the rhubarb would make the crust soggy and limp, but they served it up fresh so that there was still a buttery crispness to the pastry

Chocolate Pave with crème chantilly ($3.65):
Think brownie-light, but with good ingredients. I only wish it was cooked a teensy bit less so that it had a more moisture, but hey, that's what the whipped cream is for right?

Ginger cake ($2.95): The first time I had gingerbread with fresh ginger I was grossed out that there was hair in my snack. Now when I see those lovely fibers waving their flavorful greeting to me, it is a salutation of salivation. Frosting or powdered sugar would only interfere with this unadorned, moist ode to ginger.

Coconut Oatmeal cookie ($1.40): Like a macaroon with oatmeal. Chewy and delicious.

Traditional molded cookie ($1.85): I could definitely see this as transporting someone back to their childhood memories. These cookes have a lovely perfume and appearance, but they still can't steer my mind away from the ginger cake…

Coffee:
I like the coffee they serve here. Rich, fresh and flavorful. Order a large (since there aren't refills.)