Le Diplomate Bakery Cafe

I love this place, but the quality is taking a serious dive. I don't know if something is going on with ownership, but I really hope quality improves. The type of sandwiches you guys offer are great. Please just improve the ingredients and the sandwiches are made.

I've been coming to Le Diplomate since it opened more than 25 years ago. Although ownership has changed hands a couple of times since then, my favorite Toasted Turkey Sandwhich still tastes the same. It does not have the same amount of meat as it did in the old days, but the way it's made and ingredients are still the same, and that's why I come back from time to time. The common outdoor seating area is the other reason, it's just nice to sit out there.

Simple tasty sandwich and nice outdoor seating. The 9" is about $10. Italian soda was $3.50. My only complaint is that their "Vietnamese coffee" is just a regular coffee and not that strong. Good bread.

Great food!

very yummy sandwich. sandwich reasonably priced. one of only reasonably priced eating places in UTC.

i am sitting here picking out stringy rubberized chicken from my teeth. I used to frequent le dip in the mid 2000s when i was in high school/ college. it was something i dreamt of often. I moved away after college and came back in 2021. I have since ordered Le Dip 3 times and every time the chicken has tasted OLD (like forgotten in a cardboard box in the back of the walk-in" old. Its so bad that i couldnt even finish the first half of my sandwich. Every time i went after returning I gave them the benefit of doubt and assumed i just caught them at a bad time. This is time was the final straw. You guys built a reputation for your quality and now you're just pocketing the money and giving us garbage. PLEASE try eating your own food then decide if its worth selling. I am disgusted. I wish you luck.

Went for a quick breakfast. Smoothie came out of a box and blended with ice- the menu made it seem it was 'fresh'. Bagel with ham and egg was grilled, top parts of bagel came off, whole thing was looking very very sad. Won't return, but maybe their sandwich's are better. I'll spare y'all a photo of the travesty.

Their smooth sailing smoothie was just okay. Tasted a bit artificial.

NY Liason was bad in general and the salad within warm and soggy. Smoothies are very sweet but delicious.

Vietnamese coffee, mocha, smoothie,… all three were too sweet, tasted bad, … such a shame because the service was good

GREAT spot for some quick and fresh Vietnamese Bánh Mì for lunch! . . . cold or hot (grilled) . . . LOVE there fresh bread . . . and conveniently located in University Towne Center (UTC) near UCI . . . Friendly staff and plenty of outdoor seating!

Had a smoothie and a sandwich, both were good and hit the spot.

I use to be a huge fan when I was a UCI student. I was having nostalgia today and decided to revisit the campus. Also came to Le Dip as it was my favorite thing to eat near campus back in the day. I must’ve ordered this sandwich over 50 times in my lifetime but I will no longer be ordering from here. The chicken is dry and old. I estimate it’s been sitting for at least 4+ days. Literally picked out all the chicken and ate bread, broccoli, sriracha instead. This experience ruined my memory of this establishment Please use fresh chicken again

This place is really pricey and the coffee was sub par.

I used to like this place, but recently I ordered a chicken eggplant sandwich and the chicken was stale.

Great sandwiches! Had it for my first time recently and highly recommended.