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Cake Bakery & Cafe

Address 131 Mill St Suite 1, Grass Valley, CA, United States
Phone +1 530-615-4126
Hours
Monday9:00am-4:00pm
Wednesday9:00am-4:00pm
Thursday9:00am-4:00pm
Friday9:00am-5:00pm
Saturday9:00am-5:00pm
Sunday9:00am-4:00pm
Website www.grassvalleybakery.com
Categories Bakery
Rating 4.1 17 reviews
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Cake Bakery & Cafe reviews

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Karen
December 29, 2023 2:15 am

My daughter and I visited your Cafe and everything was lovely except the "apple turnovers". I've had them over the years with lots of apple slices in a true pastry jacket. However, yours were disappointing because they were extremely light and had no apple filling. The inside was hollow with a little apple flavoring on the bottom of the crust. I suggest you change the name to something else or the recipe. Your staff, however, was the best!

Christina
December 27, 2023 4:07 am

We had just entered the café and were deciding whether to order when a woman who we presume to be the owner approached us and greeted us warmly. She welcomed us and explained a bit about the building and the café’s offerings, saying the baguettes are made fresh daily by a French pastry chef. She was so kind both then and while taking our orders. Shortly afterward, she came over to our table and gave us a free baguette and some butter to go with it. We felt very welcomed. Great service and great coffee, and the baguette was incredible!

Daniel
December 24, 2023 8:46 pm

Super friendly staff. Great coffee and variety of sweet treats! They also have a very fresh baguette that is baked daily!

Pucca
December 09, 2023 2:10 pm

My husband and I go here here all the time and the friendly owner, French Pastry trained chef, and staff are great!

Ashley
December 04, 2023 7:29 am

I visited for the first time today. I am not one to usually write negative reviews. I ordered a chai and as I was ordering the staff were busy arguing. I almost cancelled my order then but my daughter was already excited for her cookie. I then waiting over 10 minutes for my chai. The entire time I was in there the staff were yelling at each other making the entire atmosphere uncomfortable. I finally got my chai and went outside. I was outside and one of the workers walked out yelled at a customer that had been in front of me in line then practically ran my daughter over while cussing up a storm and making a scene. I will not be back. Hopefully it was an off day for everyone but I was shocked by the unprofessional behavior in a pretty busy establishment.

Bill
November 26, 2023 11:27 am

They have a sign, line forms here. There was two people apparently having a slow conversation about what to order. Not moving. The cashier was standing at the end of the counter doing nothing. I wanted simply to buy a baguette which was immediately next to her.
She refused to sell me the baguette and told me to go back stand in line behind the two persons who were still chatting and discussing their order with the other salesperson. Still while the cashier was doing zero, doing a second person came in, and she refused to sell him the single pastry from the case, immediately next to her.

Ultimately I got my baguette, several minutes later than was needed.
I would describe my treatment as Rude or dysfunctional.
I will not return. Everything overpriced might be tolerable but horrid service is not.

Cj T
October 24, 2023 4:26 am

I went out on a date with my partner we were walking down the street and I wanted to try the bakery cause I saw it online good bakery items although I am looking forward to trying other options they have next time aswell

Deborah
September 21, 2023 5:53 am

Excellent in every way. The chai is exquisite and everything I have bought there has been incredible

John
September 19, 2023 9:51 pm

This is our goto place for baguettes, pastries, and the best Chai. If you want baguettes best get there before noon because they sell out (or call and ask them to hold one or two for you).

L L
September 03, 2023 7:00 am

Person who helped me was super pretentious and rude. Scoffed their way through helping me, seemingly annoyed at my lack of knowledge of French patisserie. I couldn’t read the writing on the glass case for some things and had to ask what they were. At first I didn’t even notice the dry-erase marker writing on the glass case cause it was dark writing and my eyes shot past it. I want to say that I was very kind through the entire interaction as well, not being tense or agitated at all.

They also grabbed all of my ready-to-eat food with bare hands with rings on. Anyone who has a food handlers card knows that it is against health code (due to being a huge sanitation issue that can get people sick) to handle ready-to-eat food with bare hands. Also the same reason for wearing rings while handing food. Rings spread bacteria from the bathroom!

Lots of cafes have tongs for baristas to use to grab stuff out of pastry cases, ultimately just good practice to take a sec and throw gloves on first!

It’s also rrreeeaaalllyyy expensive while being underwhelming. I’ll probably just go to Daily Donuts the next time I want to get treats for my family as the environment is much sweeter and inviting.

Honestly most other bakerys in town are a good alternative based on my experience today. I say Daily Donuts in particular because it’s owned by POC and all of their staff is incredibly friendly. I feel better supporting a marginalized group over a pretentious one.

Overall just bummed I’m out $30 for this.

Serena
July 05, 2023 4:26 pm

Everything about this place is great. Go in the morning for lovely shaded outdoor seating.

Eric
June 17, 2023 9:19 pm

Good french baked items but terrible coffee and rude service. So, authentic, I guess. Much better experience basically anywhere else.

Rachel
June 14, 2023 4:45 pm

My mom had a shortbread raspberry triangle and an apple turnover that were so unbelievably delicious she said someone must have went to a professional pastry school and perfected these desserts. I had a regular and a chocolate croissant and they were by far the best croissants I've ever had in my life. We've been looking everywhere to find a good one and now we've found the yummiest bakery ever with the most gorgeous goodies!

California
May 21, 2023 12:35 am

I never leave this place without spending at least $40 because everything looks and is so good!

Aldo
April 17, 2023 12:08 am

Some of the best coffee in town! The staff are exceptional people. They're always so polite and efficient.

Renata
April 03, 2023 7:21 am

Love the environment here and the drinks are quite tasty. Staff always friendly and professional. The sourdough baguette is to die for. My husband and I always pick one up for pasta night. It’s so good you don’t even need butter with it - I just eat it plain! I do wish they would add some more vegan options to their menu though. Have never seen a vegan soup, salad, or baked good option offered and I’ve been here many times. Would love the chance to eat something else here besides the baguette!

Joseph
February 18, 2023 11:55 am

Popped in here really quick today. Had a great experience. Chatted with the owner, had an espresso (amazing) tasted an epic polenta/almond cake, And snagged a baguette. Deff coming back again some time.

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