Operational since 1952, Merritt Restaurant & Bakery is located in Oakland, Calif. It serves cheese cakes, cookies, donuts, croissants, ice cream, muffins and pastries. Additionally, the bakery offers a variety of pies, tarts, rolls and wedding cakes. Merritt Restaurant & Bakery operates a coffee shop that serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. It also has a to-go bar that serves macaroni and cheese, lasagna, candied yams, coleslaw, mashed potatoes, bakes beans and macaroni salad. In addition, the restaurant sells polo shirts, T-shirts, caps, thermos, cake servers, tongs and aprons. Merritt Restaurant & Bakery offers gift certificates of several denominations for various occasions.